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Apple TV 4K finally gets Dolby Atmos sound

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The latest sound technology will finally come to the best high-end streaming TV box. This fall as part of the upgrade to TVOS 12, Apple TV 4K will support Dolby Atmos object-based surround sound with iTunes titles, Apple announced on …

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Apple’s software

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Sorry, folks. After last year’s hardware-heavy WWDC, we got nothing this year. Bupkis. Not that we were expecting much after a recent Bloomberg report said WWDC 2018 would be all about software, not hardware. But it still stings a little that we have …

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Apple TV can replace your Charter Spectrum cable box later this year

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. The Apple TV streaming-television device can replace the clunky cable box for Charter Spectrum cable subscribers later this year, Apple said Monday at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose. WWDC is the event at which Apple details the newest software that will hit its devices …

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12 iOS 12 features Apple didn’t mention at WWDC

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple’s annual iOS update, iOS 12, will be hitting devices later this year. It’ll bring things like your standard performance improvements, new Animoji features, Memoji — since everyone has always wanted to turn themselves into an Animoji — group FaceTime, camera effects, ways to …

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Apple’s iOS 12 photo search suggestions simplifies sharing at WWDC 2018

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At WWDC 2018, Apple announced a new photo find feature to take the work out of surfacing all the great shots you want to share.  “This year we’re making Photos even better, and it starts with search,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice …

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How to measure things with your iPhone right now

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At today’s WWDC, Apple showed off a new AR-powered feature: Measure. See the video below. When iOS 12 arrives, you’ll be able to use your iPhone ($285 at Amazon) to take measurements of real-world objects. Now playing: Watch this: Apple shows new Measure …

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Apple TV gains ‘zero sign

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Sick of signing into TV apps all the time? There’s an Apple TV for that. The company’s streaming video box, CNET’s favorite for Apple fans and big spenders, will roll out a new feature called “zero sign-on” as part of the update to …

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How to enable dark mode in Windows 10

Mac users may be excited by the addition of a dark mode to MacOS Mojave but did you know this is something Windows 10 ($144 at Amazon) could already do? When the Windows 10 Anniversary Update arrived a few years back it brought the ability to put your device into Dark Mode, which offers black windows instead of white ones. Whether you’re …

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Apple WWDC 2018: These iPhone models will get iOS 12

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. At its WWDC conference on Monday, Apple took the wraps off iOS 12. If you already own an iPhone ($285 at Amazon) or iPad ($170 at Amazon), especially an older one, you might be wondering whether the device will be able to run the …

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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 software engineering, announced the change …

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