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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 …

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Here are the Macs that will work with MacOS Mojave

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. When Apple announced iOS 12 at WWDC 2018, it made a point of noting how many devices would be able to take advantage of the updated mobile operating system and its new features: All iPhones and iPads from 2013 to the present, just …

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How to enable dark mode in Windows 10

Mac users may be excited by the addition of a dark mode to MacOS Mojave but did you know this is something Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) could already do? When the Windows 10 Anniversary Update arrived a few years back it brought the ability to put your device into Dark Mode, which offers black windows instead of white ones. Whether you’re …

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Apple’s WWDC 2018: Forget the gadgets, it’s all about services and software

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s next pitch is to get you to put your iPhone down. Wait, what? The effort, a response to experts’ and investors’ growing fears about smartphone addiction, is likely to be one of the key themes at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June …

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Mojave is the new macOS

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. If you’re wondering which California geographical feature the latest Mac operating system is named after, the answer is MacOS Mojave. This ends “a four-year mountain bender,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, at the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday …

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Apple TV can replace your Charter Spectrum cable box later this year

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The Apple TV streaming-television device can replace the clunky cable box for Charter Spectrum cable subscribers later this year, Apple said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose. WWDC is the event at which Apple details the newest software that will hit its devices …

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Apple WWDC 2018: App Store yielded $100 billion for app makers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The App Store is about to turn 10 years old, and so far, it’s paid out some big bucks to software developers.  Revenue for iOS developers is $100 billion so far, said CEO Tim Cook at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, …

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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 …

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Apple Watch’s Siri watch face getting smarter

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has some new features for its Siri watch face on the Apple Watch. The Siri watch face, first introduced last year, brings a handful of the voice assistant’s features right up front on your Apple Watch, providing your calendar, reminders and commute times. …

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Apple News adds browse tab, widens to Mac computers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is adding a new browse tab and sidebar to its Apple News curation of articles, the company said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. Apple News is also getting integrated into its Stocks app, so you can see …

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