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The new Mac Pro makes its debut at WWDC 2019: Starts at $5,999, available fall 2019

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has debuted the new Mac Pro — a dramatically retooled version of its flagship desktop computer that had not been significantly updated since 2013 — on Monday at WWDC. The new $5,999 entry-level configuration features an eight-core Xeon processor, 32GB …

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Apple’s ARKit gives AR apps motion capture, lets you step inside a digital creation

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple updated its ARKit tool set to make it easier for iPhone augmented-reality apps to capture people’s movements by pointing the camera at them and recognize when somebody steps in front of an AR digital creation, known as people occlusion.  The announcements, made at …

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WWDC 2019: Apple’s Marzipan is actually Project Catalyst and means more iPad apps on your Mac

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Later this year you’ll be able to get more of your favorite iPad apps on your Mac. Announced at Apple’s developer conference, WWDC 2019, Project Catalyst will help developers bring iOS app experiences to the next version of MacOS, Catalina.  At the end …

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Apple’s iOS 13 brings new photo and camera tools

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With the release of iOS 13 coming this fall, iPhone and iPad users will be getting some intriguing new photo features, including the ability to adjust the intensity of portrait lighting with a slider, other dynamic adjustments and the ability to rotate videos …

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Pokemon Go won’t connect to your Apple Watch after July 1

If you use your Apple Watch to play Pokemon Go, you’re going to need a new routine.  Niantic, the developer of Pokemon Go, said in a help page that it will be ending support for Apple Watch after July 1. The company said it wants to focus on Adventure Sync, which lets players use their phones to track steps and …

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Apple’s WWDC 2019 invite is full of iOS and MacOS hints and Easter eggs

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. In a matter of hours Apple will begin the keynote at its Worldwide Developers Conference 2019. This year’s WWDC presentation takes place at 10 a.m. PT on Monday, June 3 in San Jose, California. The weeklong conference will likely show off upcoming versions of iOS 13 and …

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Apple Voice Control widens voice accessibility to iOS, MacOS

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple on Monday revealed Voice Control, new voice commands for its iPhones and computers that allow people with physical motor limitations to browse and operate their devices by speaking.  The new commands, unveiled at Apple’s WWDC 2019 confab for developers, let users do things like request …

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Dark mode color scheme is coming to iPhones with iOS 13

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. WWDC, Apple’s annual developers conference, brought the usual slew of software announcements meant to power Apple’s hardware through the new year. Among them: An alternative dark mode color scheme for devices running iOS 13, the newest version of Apple’s operating system for iPhones. …

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Apple Find My unveiled as Find My iPhone and Find My Friends merge

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Lost your phone and your friend? Some might say that’s a tad careless of you, but we’re not here to judge. The good news is there’s now one single Apple app to help you find them. Apple announced on Monday at its WWDC …

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WWDC: iPadOS leak reveals Apple plan to rename iOS for iPad

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s iOS is getting a spinoff.  A new leak spotted right before the company’s WWDC developer conference revealed the new name for the iPad focused version of iOS: iPadOS.  Spotted by a number of notable Apple followers, including developer Steve Troughton-Smith, the company appears …

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