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Apple WWDC 2018: App Store yielded $100 billion for app makers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The App Store is about to turn 10 years old, and so far, it’s paid out some big bucks to software developers.  Revenue for iOS developers is $100 billion so far, said CEO Tim Cook at the Apple …

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Original Apple Watch won’t get WatchOS 5 update

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Traditionally, gold watches are heirlooms that never go out of date. The 18-karat gold Apple Watch Edition, however, is now officially behind the times.  According to Apple (via Kyle Seth Gray on Twitter) the original first-generation Apple Watch, gold or otherwise, won’t get …

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Apple’s new ARKit has multi

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is getting more serious about augmented reality. The company on Monday announced a new version of ARKit, Apple’s set of tools that let developers create augmented reality apps for iPhones and iPads. The updated version will have multi-user functions, so more than …

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Apple definitively confirms iOS and MacOS will not merge

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: MacOS and iOS are definitely not getting together, or… 1:12 Apparently, Apple’s been asked this question a lot: “Are you merging iOS and MacOS?” At the company’s WWDC, Senior VP Craig Federighi wanted to tackle it head-on, saying, “I’d …

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Apple News adds browse tab, widens to Mac computers

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple is adding a new browse tab and sidebar to its Apple News curation of articles, the company said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. Apple News is also getting integrated into its Stocks app, so you can see …

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WatchOS 5 adds Walkie

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Going into Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote, rumor had it that with the arrival of WatchOS 5 Apple would finally allow third-party developers to create and sell watch faces for the Apple Watch. That didn’t happen, but Apple did announce enhancements to the Activity …

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Apple’s new 2018 iPhones may actually be getting cheaper

If the $999 starting price made you skip the iPhone X, perhaps you made the right move. This year, you may be able to get your practically-all-screen iPhone for a fraction of the cost — with a new notch-equipped 2018 iPhone starting as low as $600, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo, who is known for his Apple forecasts, made the …

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Group notifications help you streamline your attention on iOS 12 at WWDC

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Your notifications are about to get simpler. At WWDC on Monday, Apple showed off group notifications.  If multiple people send you an iMessage, instead of all of those messages clouding your notifications tray, they’ll be pulled together into a single notification letting you know …

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FaceTime gets 32

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. With a new feature called Group FaceTime, up to 32 people will be able to chat online together, Apple said Monday at its developer conference. Now playing: Watch this: Now you can group FaceTime with multiple friends 2:04 The change is significant for …

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Apple’s WWDC 2018: Forget the gadgets, it’s all about services and software

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s next pitch is to get you to put your iPhone down. Wait, what? The effort, a response to experts’ and investors’ growing fears about smartphone addiction, is likely to be one of the key themes at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June …

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