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If Apple’s splitting with Intel’s processors for MacBooks, we have questions

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The big buzz right now, at least in the tech community, is that Apple may be ready to discuss shifting the brains of its Mac systems — away from CPU heavyweight Intel to under its own proprietary wing …

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New iMac rumored to get XDR redesign, ARM CPU and ship in 2020

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s virtual Worldwide Developer Conference starts June 22, less than two weeks away, so it’s no surprise that the rumor mill has begun churning away in anticipation of what new technologies and products the company may reveal during the event. It’s a given …

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Apple’s virtual WWDC features keynote June 22, 1

Apple CEO Tim Cook will take the virtual stage at 10 a.m. PT on June 22, kicking off his company’s first all-digital conference amid the coronavirus pandemic. The company on Thursday said its Worldwide Developers Conference will take place June 22-26.  Along with two keynotes on the first day, the event will feature over 100 engineering sessions and 1-on-1 developer …

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Apple Arcade on TV: Eight months later, still not much progress

It’s been over a year since Apple Arcade was first announced and more than eight months since the subscription video game service was released. One of its big pitches is the ability to play its library of games not only on your iPhone, iPad or MacBook, but also on your couch at home with the Apple TV. I last looked at Arcade for Apple TV in October on …

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Apple to reveal plans for using its own chips in Macs at WWDC, report says

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. In 2010, Apple surprised the tech world when it announced it built its own chip, then called the A4, to power its newly revealed iPad tablet. This year, the company might do it again, but this time to announce a shift to its homemade chips …

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Apple Stores are reopening, but you’ll need a face mask to get inside

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. As cities across the globe begin to ease shelter-in-place measures, Apple is reopening a smattering of its retail stores. Just under 100 Apple Stores have reopened their doors to customers — around a fifth of its worldwide total — the company said in an …

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Apple’s AR glasses won’t launch until at least 2022, analyst says

Apple’s long-rumored foray into the augmented headset market won’t happen until 2022 at the earliest, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reportedly said in a note to investors. Sources told CNET in 2018 that Apple would reveal its plans for an augmented reality and virtual reality headset sometime this year. But the coronavirus pandemic has created supply chain issues in China and a …

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Apple said to begin plans to return workforce to the office by summer

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Companies around Silicon Valley are reconsidering their work-from-home strategies amid the coronavirus pandemic, telling employees they can work remotely after the crisis subsides. Apple is reportedly taking a different tack, sharing plans to potentially bring employees back to its offices by the summer. …

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New features for Apple’s rumored AirPods Studio headphones get detailed in report

Apple’s been rumored to be prepping over-ear AirPods headphones for some time, and now we seem to be getting a little more detail about what some of the features will be in the rumored AirPods Studio.  The latest rumor, via 9to5Mac, details how the new headphones will have “neck detection” sensors that may function similarly to how current AirPods pause …

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Apple highlights how to shop and get technical help from home

To help those who are home because of the coronavirus pandemic, Apple is now offering in its online storefront some of what you’d find in the company’s brick-and-mortar Apple Stores. Spotted earlier by AppleInsider, Apple’s shopping page collects in one place the company’s various in-store services, including getting help from an Apple Genius and chatting with an Apple specialist about a purchase. …

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