June, 2021

• 7 June

  WWDC 2021 starts today: M2 MacBook Pro, iOS 15 and everything we expect from Apple

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC21 is happening — watch now. Apple’s big event kicked off Monday with a virtual keynote at 10 a.m. PT. CEO Tim Cook and team are likely to announce iOS 15, a new M2-chip MacBook Pro and new versions …

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• 7 June

  OnePlus to offer 5G phone for under $250, report says

  

  The OnePlus Nord N200 5G will include a 6.49-inch, 1080p LCD display and cost less than $250, PCMag reported Monday. The Chinese phone maker hinted at the “accessible” 5G device in a blog post last week. This would be a step up from the Nord N100, which has 4G connectivity and a 720p screen. The upcoming phone’s display matches that found on …

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• 7 June

  Apple’s iMessage gets new sharing features at WWDC 2021

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With intense competition in the messaging app market, it stands to reason that Apple would introduce some new features to its homegrown iMessage service at WWDC 2021 to keep ahead of its rivals. For the second year running, WWDC is an online event …

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• 7 June

  Apple’s new iCloud Plus will upgrade your account with more privacy features

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your iCloud account will soon be getting an upgrade. At Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, executives unveiled a new service called iCloud Plus, adding in more privacy features to your existing iCloud account.  iCloud Plus will include a new service called Private …

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• 7 June

  Apple adds digital legacy service so users can prepare for the inevitable

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is adding a digital legacy service for user accounts, allowing you to assign an administrator who can access your data in the event you die. The administrator will sign in through a “legacy contact Apple ID” and will need an access key …

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• 7 June

  Zuckerberg calls out Apple’s 30% cut, says Facebook creator tools will stay free until 2023

  

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday said the social network’s tools for creators — including paid online events and fan subscriptions — will be free until 2023. When the social network does eventually take a cut, it’ll be less than the 30% that Apple and other companies take, Zuckerberg said in a post on Facebook.  “To help more creators make …

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• 7 June

  Apple overhauls notifications with summaries and focus tools

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple on Monday overhauled its notifications system for iPhones to help people deal with the flood of alerts on their phones.  One new feature, called Notification Summary, lets people schedule when notifications are delivered, like in the morning or evening, so they can …

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• 7 June

  Apple Live Text takes on Google Lens, can read your photos

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is pulling more information out of photos: its new Live Text feature coming to iOS 15, announced at its virtual WWDC developer conference, looks like a variation on Google’s clever computer vision smarts baked into Lens. The feature will recognize text in …

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• 7 June

  So long, wallets. In iOS 15, your iPhone will even hold your driver’s license

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s Wallet app is getting a big upgrade in iOS 15. At Apple’s WWDC keynote on Monday, Apple announced that it will be adding support for hotel keys and driver’s licenses to help ditch more physical cards. Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s vice president of …

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• 7 June

  Apple iPads get new widget and multitasking tools

  

  This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s iPads are getting some new tricks, including the ability to add widgets to the home screen and new multitasking tools, the tech giant announced Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The new widgets for Apple’s tablets will be larger than the …

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