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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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s annual WWDC conference kicks off Monday, June 5, and runs through Friday, June 9, in San Jose, California. In addition to including seminars and workshops between developers and Apple engineers, Apple uses WWDC to unveil primarily software (and sometimes hardware) updates. This …
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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. I like the Apple TV a lot. It’s one of my favorite streaming media devices, coming in third place on my list after a couple of Rokus and ahead of Amazon’s Fire TV Stick. There’s still room for improvement, however. WWDC, Apple’s big …
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Many of Apple TV‘s apps have been adding livestreaming features over the past few months. As on Monday, ESPN has joined the fold. The new ESPN app starts a livestream right off the bat, auto-playing like a regular TV channel. The app plays on-demand videos, including “30 for 30” and “E:60.” The new design is cleaner than before and looks …
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Fire up your Apple TV; it’s time to rewatch all of “Westworld.” Apple has now added HBO Go to its list of TV streamers compatible with Apple’s single sign-on feature. (See them all here.) Drafting HBO Go to the lineup is potentially a big step. Previously, single sign-on (SSO) was compatible with streams from networks like ABC, Telemundo, ESPN, and …
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The holidays have come early for Apple TV owners. The hit game Minecraft is now available on Apple‘s set-top box. Minecraft: Apple TV Edition, which was first announced in October, lets players dig for resources and construct buildings out of textured cubes. You can also fight monsters, explore the never-ending world and craft various items. The game is available now …
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Apple aims to make it easier for you to use the video apps included in your cable or satellite TV subscription. The company on Tuesday launched a new single authentication tool that allows iOS and Apple TV users to enter their account credentials just once to have instant access to the apps from their programming provider. Previously, cable-specific apps such …
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Apple TV single sign-on became available Thursday night to those with access to the tvOS 10.1 and 10.2 betas. Apple revealed the single sign-on feature in June, but when tvOS was released the feature was nowhere to be found. Single sign-on solves the issue of having to separately sign into apps like Watch ESPN and FX Now which requires users …
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