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All the new iPadOS 15 features coming to your iPad (including widgets)

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The iPad was in need of a big multitasking revamp. Apple on Monday announced new ways to multitask in the next version of iPadOS 15 at this year’s virtual WWDC keynote, along with features like App Library and …

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Apple’s iOS 15 Find My upgrade could make it easier to recover stolen devices

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple announced plenty of improvements in iPhone software at its WWDC event on Monday, from FaceTime and iMessage upgrades to new Maps and Wallet changes. These are just a few of the updates, with more having come to light after Apple posted its iOS 15 …

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Apple’s ‘universal control’ feature in MacOS Monterey makes dual

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple said Monday it’s introducing a new feature that will let you move content between a Mac computer and more than two devices, including an iPad, with a single mouse and keyboard. Apple announced the universal control tool at its Worldwide Developer Conference, …

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Apple hopes iOS 15 can tame the app notification deluge

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The average US smartphone owner receives 46 push notifications each day, telling them about the latest news, a friend’s response to their latest post or an alert that an item they ordered online was just delivered. Whatever it is, it’s a lot, which …

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Best Father’s Day gifts under $50 in 2021

This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. Father’s Day 2021 (which arrives Sunday, June 20) will be nothing like Father’s Day 2020. That’s because many coronavirus-related restrictions have been lifted, meaning dads can get the hugs and in-person celebrations they missed last year. This dad right here just wants …

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AT&T and Google team up for new promotion that offers six months of free Stadia Pro

Google’s Stadia video game service expanded to Android TV and Google TV on Monday, but that doesn’t mean Google is done making moves. On Tuesday the search giant announced a new partnership that will offer six months of Stadia Pro for free to AT&T wireless and Fiber users.  Stadia is Google’s video game streaming service that is meant to compete …

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Apple M1 Macs get a fast, new version of Adobe Lightroom Classic

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Adobe released on Tuesday its first Lightroom Classic version adapted for Macs powered by the new M1 processor, a boon to photographers who want to get more use out of Apple’s energy efficient hardware. The new software sports a major new feature: the …

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FaceTime’s iOS 15 upgrades: Blur backgrounds and schedule calls, just like in Zoom

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s FaceTime will soon look a lot more like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The iPhone maker on Monday said it’s adding features to its videoconferencing software that will let people schedule calls and even access them via a browser on Google Android and …

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WWDC 2021: From AirPods 3 to new MacBook Pros, all the hardware Apple didn’t announce

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s WWDC events are always software-driven spectacles. Given that they’re targeted towards developers, that makes sense. With the rare exception of the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR in 2019, most recent WWDCs have kept the focus on what’s coming next in platforms …

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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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