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Apple will finally kill off iTunes in MacOS Catalina

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Music is officially replacing iTunes after 18 years as part of an app suite for the latest MacOS, which was announced at WWDC 2019 in California. The update is part of MacOS Catalina (coming in fall 2019), which also …

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Four AirPods and an iPhone: Share music with a friend in iOS 13

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has unveiled the ability to connect two pairs of AirPods with a single iPhone, which will be available in iOS 13. The updated mobile OS, including this new dual-connect feature, is expected in fall 2019, which is also when the company is …

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Apple Watch getting its own App Store

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has managed to sell a lot of Apple Watches, but one of the complaints some users have is that there’s no native app store for the Watch — you have to find iOS apps that are compatible with the Watch. Well, that’s …

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Microsoft’s rumored dual

Microsoft reportedly has a dual-screen Surface prototype up and running. The Windows maker recently demoed a dual-screen Surface internally, according to a report Monday from The Verge. Going by the codename Centaurus, the new device is said to likely use the company’s Windows Lite OS, which is a slimmed-down, dual-screen version of Windows designed to compete against Google’s Chrome OS. …

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Apple Pro Display XDR is Apple’s insane new 6K monitor, starts at $5,000

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is back in the computer monitor business. Today at WWDC 2019 the company announced a new monitor targeted toward pro users — the same folks who might want to buy the powerful new Mac Pro computer. Called the Pro Display XDR, it …

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Your next iPhone or Mac? Apple’s WWDC offers the best tease

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2019 2019 on Monday, Apple may be talking to developers. But it’s really all about you. Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is an annual gathering at which Apple hosts designers and engineers making apps for iPhones, iPads, the Apple Watch and other Apple …

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Apple adds mouse support with iPadOS, reports say

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Among its many WWDC announcements, Apple is reportedly also adding mouse support to the iPad. A video appearing to show a mouse working on an iPad was tweeted out by Steve Troughton-Smith, an app developer, on Monday afternoon. Hello mouse support on iOS 13! It’s …

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Apple Project Catalyst brings iPad apps to the Mac: What you need to know

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. As expected, Apple announced Project Catalyst Monday at WWDC, its annual developer conference. Project Catalyst — previously referred to as Marzipan — is a piece of software that Apple’s been working on that will make it possible to install and use your favorite iPad apps on your …

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Meet Catalina: Apple’s newest MacOS

Apple unveiled the new name of its MacOS Monday at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference held at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. According to Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering, the new OS is called Catalina. Catalina takes a turn from Apple’s last few years of naming patterns. MacOS Mojave began a California geographical feature …

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Apple update lets you use iPad as a second screen

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple unveiled plenty of new features for the iPad on Monday at its WWDC 2019 confab for developers — including one that works hand-in-hand with Macs.  “Sidecar” lets an iPad work as an external monitor for Macs running MacOS Catalina.  Though this feature …

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