This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is finally getting into augmented reality. The iPhone maker on Monday announced ARKit, a platform that invites third-party software developers to created augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad apps. AR, one of Silicon Valley’s newest obsessions, …
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The iPad Pro is now available in another size — 10.5-inches — and Apple is hoping that it’s the perfect size for everyone. Sitting in between the 12.9-inch and 9.7-inch iPad Pros, this new middle child is up for preorder from today in the UK and will start at £619. That will get you the 64GB model, with Wi-Fi, or …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Augmented reality: what the heck do you do with it? No one really knows for sure, but everyone’s trying. Apple is making a concerted push towards AR with iOS 11, adding a developer toolset called ARKit that helps create augmented experiences on iPhones …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple demos iOS 11 on the new iPad Pro 1:31 Apple says the new iOS 11 will make multitasking easier for the iPad. During the tech giant’s annual WWDC developers conference, Apple software head Craig Federighi said the new software features include: …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Sorting through files and folders may not be your idea of fun — but as Apple transforms the iPad into a work-ready laptop replacement, those files are coming along for the ride. The new Files app — arriving as part of iOS 11 this …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: New iPad, new screen size 1:00 Some people say the large iPads are too big, others say the smaller ones are too tiny. Can there be one that’s just right? That’s what Apple’s hoping people will say about its …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. It’s 2017. It feels like it’s been years since I dreamed of the iPad as a true laptop replacement. (Actually, it’s been five years.) I’ve come to accept that that day may never come. Instead, the iPad’s destiny might be to ride alongside …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. A drone hovers about 3 feet above the long wooden table. A man holding a shiny iPad Pro types something on the screen, and the drone suddenly flips over backward then comes to rest on the table’s surface. Next, a small gray robot …
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New options for cutting the cable TV cord just keep coming, and some of the most intriguing use a good old broadcast antenna. Plex, the media service best known for allowing easy access to your video, music and photos from just about anywhere, has a new capability that should further enhance its stature among people loath to pay for TV. …
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The iPad offers excellent battery life but after so many charges, battery life invariably begins to fade. How can you keep your iPad’s battery running for a good, long time on a single charge? Let us count the ways: 1. Lower screen brightness Apple states, “There are two simple ways you can preserve battery life — no matter how you …
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