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Apple brings iOS apps into Mac, but won’t merge platforms

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Macs will be able to run some apps written for iPhones and iPads on the next-generation MacOS Mojave software, a big new step in bringing the two technology platforms closer together. Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of …

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Here are the Macs that will work with MacOS Mojave

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. When Apple announced iOS 12 at WWDC 2018, it made a point of noting how many devices would be able to take advantage of the updated mobile operating system and its new features: All iPhones and iPads from 2013 to the present, just …

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WWDC 2018: Start time, live blog, how to livestream, what to expect

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: WWDC 2018: Best new iOS 12 features and more 5:43 As WWDC 2018 approached, Apple released the last version of iOS 11 recently, 11.4, with important updates such as Messages in iCloud and AirPlay 2 for multiroom, stereo audio with HomePods. We speculated as …

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Apple Music web player allows for song streaming outside of iTunes

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple Music subscribers can now listen to songs from a computer using a web browser without having to fire up iTunes — but it’s not a full-blown iTunes replacement.  Apple has updated its MusicKit developer software for this week’s WWDC conference, announcing Monday that developers …

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Apple overhauls Mac App Store to try to get you to actually use it

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has struggled to get people to use its Mac App Store to find and install software, but the company hopes an overhaul will help. The new Mac App Store, unveiled Monday at Apple’s developers conference, will come with a discovery tab to …

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MacOS Mojave adds Dark Mode and Desktop Stacks at WWDC 2018

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s latest operating system for Macs is on its way.  The company on Monday announced the newest version of its MacOS software, called Mojave, at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California. Now playing: Watch this: WWDC 2018: Best new iOS …

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Apple’s Stocks, Voice Memo apps will be available for iPad, Mac

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple will make its Stocks and Voice Memo apps available for the iPad and Mac, company executives announced at WWDC, Apple’s annual developer conference that kicked off today in San Jose.  The company also announced updates to the apps. Stocks will now include business …

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iOS 12 turns your iPhone into a virtual tape measure

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Now playing: Watch this: Apple shows new Measure AR app 1:22 Augmented reality was one of the first topics Apple tackled at its yearly WWDC keynote on Monday, with new ARKit2 features in iOS 12 designed to help people put the technology to …

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Trust me, the favicons in MacOS Mojave will make you like Safari better

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has a slew of new features coming with MacOS 10.14 Mojave — a dark mode, stacks to organize files, the terrific screenshot tool already iOS, a gallery view in Finder, and even the ability to run iOS apps on your Mac. Fine, great, whatever. For …

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Apple Watch’s Siri watch face getting smarter

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has some new features for its Siri watch face on the Apple Watch. The Siri watch face, first introduced last year, brings a handful of the voice assistant’s features right up front on your Apple Watch, providing your calendar, reminders and commute times. …

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