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iPadOS gives Apple’s tablets their own operating system

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has introduced iPadOS — a dedicated operating system for the iPad that brings a host of new capabilities to its tablet. Announced Monday at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference, iPadOS strengthens the iPad’s productivity capabilities and nudges it …

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Apple WWDC 2019: 12 things to do in San Jose, CA

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s kicked off its WWDC developers conference on Monday, introducing several products and software updates including the Apple Pro Display XDR, MacOS Catalina and  iOS 13, and the new Mac Pro. Though the audience sounded excited enough about the devices, it was to the collective …

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Apple privacy push takes on all the creepy ways you’re tracked online

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2019 on Monday, Apple upped the ante on privacy again. “We believe privacy is a fundamental human right and we engineer it into everything that we do,” Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, said at the annual developer’s …

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Apple Maps gets a makeover

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Maps is getting a new look. Apple on Monday unveiled a more detailed Maps app that the company said will roll out to US users by the end of 2019 and to more countries by 2020. The company also has added new features that …

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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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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 sends out WWDC 2019 keynote invites to Mac and iOS developers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple on Wednesday sent WWDC invitations to members of the media for its annual keynote address at its Worldwide Developers Conference. The WWDC 2019 presentation will take place at 10 a.m. PT on Monday, June 3 at the McEnery Convention Center in San …

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iPad 2 buried in Apple’s ‘obsolete’ product graveyard

Apple has added the iPad 2 to its list of “vintage and obsolete products.” Both the Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi/cellular versions of the tablet are included in the updated list, which means that Apple will no longer offer hardware service or parts. The exceptions: Consumers in Turkey and California can still receive service and parts. Apple, which updated the list Tuesday, didn’t …

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Apple’s worst failures of all time, from AirPower to Bendgate to the Newton

Apple last week did something it rarely ever does: It canceled an already announced project. Specifically, AirPower, a wireless charging pad that would charge up the iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods all at once. After 18 months, not a single AirPower device saw the light of day.  The unexpected death of AirPower is an uncommon occurrence for Apple, which so carefully …

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Apple pioneer Bill Fernandez on AR, VR and the design of the future

EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published on December 8, 2014 and is being republished today to commemorate Apple’s 43rd anniversary (April 1, 1976).  At Apple, Bill Fernandez rode shotgun on the creation of the personal computer industry. He was on the original Mac team that made decisions that defined the modern user experience. He worked on QuickTime, which helped …

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