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iOS 11 for iPad includes bigger dock, drag and drop features

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple demos iOS 11 on the new iPad Pro 1:31 Apple says the new iOS 11 will make multitasking easier for the iPad.  During the tech giant’s annual WWDC developers conference, Apple software head Craig Federighi said …

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What’s new with the 2017 MacBooks: tl;dr edition

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with Apple’s new MacBooks 1:27 Apple‘s 2017 WWDC keynote was chock full of big news — everything from new iPad Pros, new iMacs and even its new HomePod speaker, in addition to the usual overhauls of its Mac, …

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Apple Music has 7 million new subscribers since December

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s racked up 27 million Apple Music subscribers, said Craig Federighi, senior vice president of software engineering, Monday at WWDC.  That’s about 7 million more since December.  For context, music streaming service Spotify hit about 50 million subscribers in March. Apple Music was …

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Are Macs safe from viruses?

Macs were immune to the widespread WannaCry ransomware attack, the huge cyberattack last month that targeted older versions of Windows. Before Mac users become too comfortable or smug, you should know that although Macs are less frequently the target of cyberattacks than Windows PCs, they have been attacked in the past and will undoubtedly be targeted again. Wait, there have …

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iPhone 8 could bring you wireless charging, face recognition

Apple’s annual WWDC conference is less than a day away, but you may not have to wait until then for some saucy Apple news. A trio of people who work within Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer that makes many of Apple’s products, did an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit over the weekend, where they dished on the iPhone 8, Apple Glasses, …

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How iOS 11 could change the iPhone

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The iPhone improves every year in two ways: through a big hardware launch every September that also comes with a software refresh. Everyone knows that a new iPhone debuts every fall. But three months earlier, Apple‘s annual WWDC developers conference gives an early …

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Apple says iOS app developers earned $20 billion last year

The market for iOS apps is growing, and so are the rewards. That’s the word from Apple, which said Thursday that since the Apple App Store launched in 2008, app developers have been paid more than $70 billion, or $20 billion more than the total Apple announced last year. Downloads from the App Store have also increased, growing 70 percent …

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How the iPad could improve at WWDC

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. It’s 2017. It feels like it’s been years since I dreamed of the iPad as a true laptop replacement. (Actually, it’s been five years.) I’ve come to accept that that day may never come. Instead, the iPad’s destiny might be to ride alongside …

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Apple’s Siri Speaker is reportedly in the works

Now playing: Watch this: Apple may announce Siri speaker next week 1:27 Enlarge Image Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off June 5.  Apple We’re learning a bit more about Apple’s alleged Siri speaker as the rumor mill heats up before the company’s annual developer conference. The voice-control speaker is reportedly already being manufactured, according to Bloomberg, and an unveiling at the …

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Google expands Android Pay to Canada

Canadians no longer need their wallets in certain local shops, they just need their Android phone. Google said Wednesday it’s launching Android Pay in Canada. The pay-with-your-phone feature is supported by several major banks, such as Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank, and can be used in a handful of chain retailers like McDonald’s, Petro-Canada and Tim Hortons. Canadians will also …

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