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Here are a bunch of iOS 15 features that Apple didn’t mention earlier

New Maps interface. [credit: Apple ] As Apple’s annual WWDC conference wraps up, we have a whole week of developer sessions and press briefings to look back on, plus a bunch of bullet points on Apple’s various feature pages to sort through. The result? There are a bunch of interesting features coming to iPhones in […]

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These macOS Monterey features won’t work on Intel Macs

The back of the 24-inch iMac. [credit: Samuel Axon ] A page on Apple’s website has revealed that several features of macOS Monterey, the new version of the software that runs on Macs, won’t work on legacy Macs with Intel processors. Rather, those features will require the Apple-designed M1 chip (or presumably its upcoming successors) […]

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Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s WWDC 2021 keynote on 6/7 at 10 a.m.

Enlarge / Apple’s splash image for WWDC 2021, which references a meme from last year. (credit: Apple) Liveblog starts in: View Liveblog At 10 a.m. Pacific time (1 p.m. Eastern) this Monday, June 7, Apple will kick off the keynote presentation at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference. The company is sure to announce details about […]

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WWDC 2021: What to expect from Apple’s next keynote

Behold, the Steve Jobs auditorium on Apple’s campus in 2017. This is where Apple often hosts its events. [credit: Samuel Axon ] Apple kicks off its annual developer conference, WWDC, with a keynote presentation on Monday. As was the case last year, WWDC will be an online-only affair, but don’t let that fool you: We […]

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Apple job listing mentions “homeOS” days before WWDC keynote

Enlarge / Apple’s discontinued HomePod. (credit: Jeff Dunn) A reference to “homeOS” was recently found in an Apple job listing, suggesting that Apple may have plans to change how it classifies and presents the software running on devices like the HomePod mini in the future. Twitter user Javier Lacort discovered the terminology in an Apple […]

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Apple will reveal the next versions of iOS, macOS at WWDC21, starting June 7

Enlarge / Apple’s splash image for WWDC 2021, which references a meme from last year. (credit: Apple) Apple will host its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on schedule this year, with the event kicking off on June 7 and concluding on June 11. Like last year, it will be an online-only affair as the world […]