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Apple Scribble will let you write in text fields on your iPad instead of typing

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. A new feature for iPadOS 14 will let those using an Apple Pencil hand write into text fields on iPads, Apple executives said Monday at WWDC. Scribble essentially converts handwriting, making it possible to, for example, write something into a search box or …

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Everything Apple just announced at WWDC 2020: iOS 14, MacOS Big Sur, new Mac chips

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple‘s opening keynote Monday for WWDC 2020, its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, started with Tim Cook addressing the empty auditorium about Black Lives Matter and coronavirus before it launched into the announcement of iOS 14 and its home-screen redesign and new widgets. Thus …

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How to sell your Apple Watch for maximum profit

Ready to sell your old Apple Watch so you can buy the Apple Watch Series 5? Or maybe you’ve just decided this wearable isn’t the right one for you. (Amazfit Bip S, anyone?) Whatever the case, there are a few important steps to take when selling an Apple Watch. The first is to make sure you’ve wiped everything. The second: …

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Apple’s WWDC keynote was like no other. Why that’s a good thing

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. If you’ve ever wondered how quickly 5,000 seats in a convention center auditorium can fill up, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is a good gauge. I can say from personal experience that the running crowd of enthusiastic Apple fans, some of whom have literally …

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Apple shares new App Store rules changes as regulators eye policies

While new versions of iOS, iPadOS, MacOS and the upcoming switch from Intel to Arm processors dominated the opening of Apple’s WWDC virtual developers conference, the iPhone-maker has more subtly revealed some changes it is making as its App Store comes under fire from developers and regulators.  Included inside a press release on new developer tools, Apple details how it …

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I’m starting to think the ultimate iPad may be a Mac

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. What’s Apple’s computer of the future? I’ve wondered about this for a while. MacBooks have bored me, and I use them less and less. I mean, I’m writing this article on a MacBook. I’ll publish it on a MacBook. But I’d rather use …

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Apple’s own apps like Final Cut will support Mac Arm from Day 1

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference that kicked off online on Monday, Apple announced all of its own native apps — like Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro — will offer support for its first Arm chip and first Arm-based Mac within Apple’s newly announced …

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Apple gives thumbs up to Hey email app after update rejection

Apple approved an update for subscription-based emailing app Hey over the weekend, after rejecting one last week, developer Basecamp said on Monday. It came as Apple prepared for its Worldwide Developers Conference event on Monday.  Basecamp tweeted that updates had been rejected multiple times, as noted by TechCrunch, apparently because it didn’t offer an in-app purchase for the full $99-a-year …

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Apple Watch can track dance workouts, cooldowns with WatchOS 7

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. During Apple’s online Worldwide Developers Conference, the company announced new ways to track dance workouts, cooldowns and other types of exercises in the Workout app.  The Workout app has been the hub for any kind of workout you can track with the Apple Watch, …

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Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud will support Mac Arm natively

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference that kicked off online on Monday, Apple announced Microsoft 365 and Adobe Creative Cloud support for its first Arm chip and first Arm-based Macs, which it calls Apple silicon. The chips mark a move away from the …

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