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HomePod, iOS 11, iMac Pro: All the news from Apple WWDC 2017

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple unveils iMac Pro at WWDC 2:29 For WWDC 2017, Apple headed south to San Jose, dogged by damning comparisons with Google, Facebook and Microsoft over its lack of attention to mixed reality (VR …

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Apple introduces ARKit for developing augmented reality apps

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is finally getting into augmented reality.  The iPhone maker on Monday announced ARKit, a platform that invites third-party software developers to created augmented reality experiences for iPhone and iPad apps. AR, one of Silicon Valley’s newest obsessions, overlays digital images and animations …

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CNET’s live coverage from WWDC 2017 (Podcast Replay)

Watch CNET Live on Livestream | YouTube | Periscope Listen to CNET’s audio replay of WWDC 2017 Your browser does not support the audio element. Now playing: Watch this: CNET’s live coverage from WWDC 2017 (replay) 42:38 WWDC Show Notes: 12 top tricks iOS 11 will bring to your iPhone, iPad Apple already controls your life, now HomePod wants your …

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Amazon Video app coming to Apple TV later this year

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. After years without an official Amazon Video app, Apple TV is finally jumping into the river.  Apple Monday confirmed rumors that an official app for the popular Amazon Video service will be available later this year on its fourth-generation $150 Apple TV streaming and gaming box, which …

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Apple’s kid

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. A drone hovers about 3 feet above the long wooden table. A man holding a shiny iPad Pro types something on the screen, and the drone suddenly flips over backward then comes to rest on the table’s surface. Next, a small gray robot …

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AR app means hands

Your dad doesn’t know how to configure his router. Your grandma can’t figure out how to program her TV remote. Your kid has questions about science homework while you’re on a business trip. Or maybe you’re the one who needs help.   We’ve all been there — fielding requests for assistance when we aren’t physically around.  Now, PTC’s Vuforia augmented-reality …

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Apple iPhone 8 dummy unit appears in hands

A real prototype of the iPhone 8 has yet to appear in the wild, but we may have just got the next best thing. A short video of a non-functional “iPhone 8 dummy unit” appeared online courtesy of mobile leaker and renderer Benjamin Geskin. The iPhone 8 rumor machine has been running at a high gear, so much so that …

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Apple gives free app development curriculum to schools

Apple has created a free app development curriculum for high school and community college students interested in careers in the fast-growing app economy. The curriculum, called “App Development with Swift,” is a full-year course designed by Apple engineers and educators to teach students app design with Swift, the company’s popular programming language. The course work will teach students how to …

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Nike releases Apple Watch bands to match its VaporMax sneaker line

Now you have one more motivation for your morning jog: matching your fitness tracker to your sneakers. Nike unveiled its newest batch of Apple Watch bands today, which go with its upcoming Nike Air VaporMax shoes. The bands will retail for $49 (£49, AU$79) and will be available on the Nike website starting June 1. The bands coincide with Nike’s …

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Apple Watch is learning to track your blood sugar, report says

Apple CEO Tim Cook is working on a glucose monitor for the Apple Watch, according to a CNBC report. Cook has reportedly been seen testing out a blood sugar tracker paired to his Apple Watch on Apple’s campus. In a previous report, CNBC said Apple employees were testing out small sensors to continuously monitor glucose for diabetes patients. This isn’t …

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