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This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. Apple has announced that as part of the update to iOS 15, FaceTime will offer spatial audio to make people’s voices appear to come from their position on screen, during its annual WWDC keynote. The feature is designed …

Apple released new iPad Pros powered by its M1 chip earlier this year, but the tech giant apparently has more updates in store for its high-end tablets. Apple is working on a new iPad Pro with wireless charging that it plans to release in 2022, according to a report Friday from Bloomberg, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The …

The iPad Pro models for 2021 are fully loaded with plenty of features and processing power. In fact, both of the tablets use the same M1 Apple Silicon processor that’s being used in the latest MacBooks and iMacs. This processor helps power Center Stage, a feature that’s sure to change the way you use FaceTime on the iPad Pro for video calls. The first …

This story is part of WWDC 2022, CNET’s complete coverage from and about Apple’s annual developers conference. What has an M1 chip and isn’t a Mac? Apple’s newest iPad Pros. Apple’s latest high-end tablets are extremely fast, have improved displays and cameras and higher-speed Thunderbolt throughput. And while some iPads have A-series chips and some have the Mac-like M1, there’s …

Apple is preparing redesigned versions of its AirPods and AirPods Pro in-ear headphones for release in 2021 and 2022 respectively, Bloomberg reported Friday. The new AirPods design will apparently resemble the Pro more closely and include “updated motion sensors with a focus on fitness tracking.” The company is also reportedly experimenting with a stemless version of the Pro, which could …

Ahead of WWDC 2021, Apple on Monday released its latest operating system update, iOS 14.6. While iOS 14.6 isn’t quite as large as iOS 14.5, there are still new features to check out. Apple also released TVOS 14.6, WatchOS 7.5 and MacOS 11.4. With the update, you’ll get a new way to find lost AirTags trackers and you’ll get high-fidelity Apple …

Apple AirTags launched in April alongside iOS 14.5, which added a slew of new features on top of support for AirTags, like a setting to turn off ad tracking within apps, the ability to unlock your phone even if you’re wearing a face mask, new emoji and new Siri voices. Now with iOS 14.6, one of the most useful features on …

Apple’s newest iPads now have the same processors and expansion ports as Macs. They also cost about as much. The 2021 iPad Pros are pushing Apple’s hardware into territory that looks indistinguishable on paper from the high-performance Macs of the last six months, especially now that they all use M1 chips. So why would I say, for most people, you …

The M1 processor’s reign as Apple’s flagship chip may be nearing its end. The company’s next big processor, likely called the M2, entered into mass production this month, Nikkei Asia reports. The report, which cites unnamed “sources familiar with the matter,” says that shipments of the new processors could “begin as early as July for use in MacBooks that are …

Apple will include new notification settings, an upgraded home screen for iPads and a handful of other changes in its new iOS and iPadOS operating systems rolling out later this year, according to a new report from Bloomberg. The report didn’t give further details on exactly what those updates will be, but it said that iOS 15 will also deliver …