This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The latest sound technology will finally come to the best high-end streaming TV box. This fall as part of the upgrade to TVOS 12, Apple TV 4K will support Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound with iTunes titles, Apple announced on …
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Apple definitively confirms iOS and MacOS will not merge
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: MacOS and iOS are definitely not getting together, or… 1:12 Apparently, Apple’s been asked this question a lot: “Are you merging iOS and MacOS?” At the company’s WWDC, Senior VP Craig Federighi wanted to tackle it head-on, saying, “I’d …
Read More »Apple’s iOS 12 photo search suggestions simplifies sharing at WWDC 2018
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2018, Apple announced a new photo find feature to take the work out of surfacing all the great shots you want to share. “This year we’re making Photos even better, and it starts with search,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice …
Read More »Group notifications help you streamline your attention on iOS 12 at WWDC
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your notifications are about to get simpler. At WWDC on Monday, Apple showed off group notifications. If multiple people send you an iMessage, instead of all of those messages clouding your notifications tray, they’ll be pulled together into a single notification letting you know …
Read More »Apple Music web player allows for song streaming outside of iTunes
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Music subscribers can now listen to songs from a computer using a web browser without having to fire up iTunes — but it’s not a full-blown iTunes replacement. Apple has updated its MusicKit developer software for this week’s WWDC conference, announcing Monday that developers …
Read More »Apple brings iOS apps into Mac, but won’t merge platforms
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Macs will be able to run some apps written for iPhones and iPads on the next-generation MacOS Mojave software, a big new step in bringing the two technology platforms closer together. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, announced the change …
Read More »WatchOS 5 adds Walkie
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Going into Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote, rumor had it that with the arrival of WatchOS 5 Apple would finally allow third-party developers to create and sell watch faces for the Apple Watch. That didn’t happen, but Apple did announce enhancements to the Activity …
Read More »Wearables’ market growth slows, but they’re getting smarter
We’re not as gung-ho on the basic wrist device as we have been, or on wearables in general, according to IDC’s latest report on wearables. But smarter devices are making a bigger stand in the market. The report, published Monday, is based on first-quarter year-over-year unit shipment growth — that’s the number of wearable devices available for sale in inventories, …
Read More »iOS 12 turns your iPhone into a virtual tape measure
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple shows new Measure AR app 1:22 Augmented reality was one of the first topics Apple tackled at its yearly WWDC keynote on Monday, with new ARKit2 features in iOS 12 designed to help people put the technology to …
Read More »Lego AR lets Batman come to life with iOS 12 at WWDC
This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Batman’s latest trick is coming to life on your kitchen table. At Apple’s WWDC, the company showed off a cool new use of Augmented Reality — a Lego game you can play with friends. LEGO + AR + Apple at WWDC! pic.twitter.com/TXlx0pyTz4 — …
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