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WWDC: iOS 14 features rumored to be coming to your iPhone

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s annual developer’s conference, WWDC, is almost ready to begin, which means we may soon find out what new features Apple has in store for the iPhone with iOS 14. But in the meantime there are plenty of rumors …

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Apple finally counts past 10 with MacOS Big Sur, aka MacOS 11

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. After 19 years stuck on the same major version number, Apple is finally unsticking MacOS. MacOS Big Sur, the first incarnation of its operating system to run on Apple’s upcoming Arm-based Macs as well as its older Intel-based lineage, will get the version …

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Apple WWDC: Developers can order Arm

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s virtual Worldwide Developers Conference for 2020 started Monday, and while it was a given the online-only WWDC would bring updates to the company’s operating systems such as iOS 14, new hardware announcements are rare. This year, though, we got news about Apple’s …

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WWDC 2020: Apple adds cycling directions to Maps for iOS 14

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple revealed how it’s tweaking Maps for iOS 14 and WatchOS 7. It led with cycling directions, which product design director Meg Frost noted was its “most requested” feature. The dedicated Cycling option helps you …

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Signs point to big Apple WWDC announcement beyond iOS 14, Watch OS 7, new MacOS

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. People often obsess over the designs of Apple‘s products: Their smooth glass screens, the aluminum and stainless steel edges, and the colorful designs. But one of Apple’s most attention-grabbing design changes may be on the inside rather than the outside. At WWDC on Monday, …

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Apple TV Plus reaches a billion screens, Apple says (which we already knew)

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple TV Plus reaches a billion devices, a figure the company was touting even before the service launched, but Apple nonetheless called it out Monday during the keynote of the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple also said the its TV app, which is where Apple …

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Apple jazzes up iMessage with pinned contacts, mentions and in

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple debuts Messages for iOS 14 with new Memoji 3:05 Apple is bringing changes to Messages. Screenshot Apple announced a whole range of changes coming to the next version of its iPhone software, iOS 14, on Monday during its …

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Apple still plans to support Intel

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple finally confirmed its long-rumored plan to switch to using its own Arm-based processors for Macs at its Worldwide Developers Conference Monday, but that doesn’t mean it’s giving up fully on Intel.  Appearing on video at its WWDC 2020 event after a demonstration detailing …

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Apple’s WWDC 2020 by the numbers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple on Monday unveiled a slew of new products and features, including its latest operating system, a redesigned virtual assistant and a revamped home screen that includes widgets. Apple executives also shared a number of stats at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which …

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Apple typo calls new MacOS Big Sur ‘Bug Sur’ instead

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. On the big debut of Apple’s new version of MacOS Big Sur, a slip of somebody’s finger led Apple to accidentally call its new operating system “Bug Sur” instead. The typo was in an email sent to people who’d signed up to test …

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