I’ve had a little while to play around with the MacOS Monterey public beta, and so far there are a handful of things that really blow me away. That said, like almost every OS update, from Monterey to Windows 11 to iOS 15, most of the new features are things you’ll probably never use, or …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple executives unveiled MacOS Monterey, the latest version of the Mac’s operating system, also known as MacOS 12. (Check out everything announced at WWDC 2021 here.) MacOS Monterey follows last year’s MacOS Big Sur. It includes …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple said Monday it’s introducing a new feature that will let you move content between a Mac computer and more than two devices, including an iPad, with a single mouse and keyboard. Apple announced the universal control tool at its Worldwide Developer Conference, …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s upcoming MacOS Monterey software will add a new low-power mode to extend your battery life. It’s just like what your phone already offers, but for your laptop instead. Apple showed the feature briefly at its WWDC developer conference on Monday, part of …
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Ahead of WWDC 2021, Apple on Monday released its latest operating system update, iOS 14.6. While iOS 14.6 isn’t quite as large as iOS 14.5, there are still new features to check out. Apple also released TVOS 14.6, WatchOS 7.5 and MacOS 11.4. With the update, you’ll get a new way to find lost AirTags trackers and you’ll get high-fidelity Apple …
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Formatting an external drive forces you to make some important decisions that will affect how and where you can use the drive, including whether it’ll work on a PC, Mac or both. Manufacturers often advertise that their external drives are compatible with both operating systems out of the box, and for the most part, that’s accurate. However, it’s more nuanced …
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Apple’s newest MacBooks are powered by the company’s own Apple Silicon M1 processors, and because of that Apple was able to extend the battery life of its M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro far beyond what we’ve seen in previous Apple laptops. But if you’re having battery life issues for any reason — on these MacBooks or others — we’re …
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Apple has added support for speech recognition technology into a version of its Safari web browser the company is testing with the release of MacOS 11.3 Big Sur for developers. The speech recognition interface lets websites and web apps listen to spoken words and use the resulting text. Apple released the developer beta version of MacOS 11.3 on Tuesday. The …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s latest Mac operating system, MacOS Big Sur, is now available for download on all compatible Apple devices. Big Sur — first announced at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June — includes major updates to the Safari web browser, and refreshed Maps and …
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MacOS 11 Big Sur arrived last month, and it’s got a few geeky features for long-time Mac users. But it also teams up with Apple’s new M1 chip (the first in a line known as Apple silicon) to turn the page on a new chapter for the Mac. So let’s break it down. If you’re a traditional Mac user, you’re …
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