News tagged ‘WWDC’
Apple TV to Be Updated with New Processor, Siri and More This Year
According to what people familiar with the matter write, at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference scheduled for June, the guys from Cupertino plan to announce a new Apple TV set-top box. The new media device will reportedly boast of Apple’s A8 processor and a big amount of internal storage. Apart from that, the sources claim Apple will add Siri to its next-generation set-top box and create a special App Store version with applications for Apple TV. SDK for developers to create apps will become available this summer as well.
New Beats Music Based Online Radio to Be Announced at WWDC
Earlier this year I told you that the guys from Cupertino were planning to launch a revamped music streaming service based on both Beats Music and iTunes Radio functionality. According to the latest report from people familiar with the matter, the debut of the service won’t take place at the “Spring Forward” media event, scheduled for March 9th. Instead, insiders claim Apple will unveil its new creation at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June. The service will use the technologies Apple obtained after acquiring Beats Music and will have a monthly fee of $7.99.
Apple Makes OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 Public Beta Available for Users
Just as we expected, Apple on Monday made the latest beta of OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 available to all those people who have previously registered as a member of OS X public testing program. As I have already told you, this pre-release version of Apple’s desktop operating system contains a wide number of stability and performance improvements, the support of Google’s two-step verification, new emoji picker as well as one noticeable feature, which is a new Photos app.
Apple to Release First iOS Public Beta in March - Rumors
According to the latest reports released by people familiar with the matter, Apple is currently thinking about launching a public beta program for iOS. In such a way, the guys from Cupertino hope to fix more bugs and make their mobile operating system more stable and efficient. As to the first iOS version, which will become available for public testing, this will be iOS 8.3. First users will be invited to try the new iOS as soon as in mid-March, sources claim. Moreover, the same sources claim that Apple’s iOS 9, which is expected to be announced at Worldwide Developer Conference, will also be available as a public beta.
Apple Releases New OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 Beta to Developers for Testing
Apple has recently released a new beta of OS X Yosemite 10.10.1 to developers for testing. The release comes just one week after the release of the previous OS X 10.10.1 beta, which had a build number 14B17 and contained a wide number of stability improvements and bug fixes.
iOS 8 will be released on September 17th
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus needs new iOS 8 that is on the way as well. Apple just confirmed the next-gen operating system will arrive next week, on September 17th. It will be free as usual. The compartible device list includes every iPhone from the 4s on, every iPad starting with the iPad 2, and the fifth-generation iPod touch.
Apple Releases OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 3 to Developers
Apple has recently seeded OS X Yosemite Developer Preview 3 to developers for testing. The new version of the operating system for Macs contains a number of new features, bug fixes and stability improvements.
CarPlay to Debut in Audi's 2015 Cars
German carmaker Audi has recently announced that beginning from 2015, its vehicles will support Apple’s CarPlay system. What is interesting, though, is that aside from CarPlay, Audi plans to add the support of Google’s Android Auto system to its new cars. Sources at German company claim that the users will even get the opportunity to switch between the rival platforms "at any time."
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It's Sunday today, so looks like it is time to talk about the most interesting stories of the past seven days. Let's begin right now.
QuickType and Third-Party Keyboards in iOS 8
Apple on Monday introduced a new iOS 8 feature called QuickType. This feature is developed to predict which word you will type next. And it really works, I must admit.
WWDC 2014 Keynote is Now Available on YouTube
Apple has posted a high-resolution video of Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote to YouTube. This happened several hours after the same video appeared on Apple’s official website. You may watch it below.
Monday's WWDC Keynote Video Now Available Online
As you probably know, Apple on Monday announced its new OS X Yosemite 10.10, iOS 8 and a bunch of new features for developers. This happened during the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. The guys from Cupertino organized a live stream of the event.
iOS 8: What's New?
Apple has announced its long-anticipated iOS 8. In this short post I’ll try to give you an idea about what new features the guys from Cupertino have added to their operating system for iPhone and iPad. So, let’s start.
OS X 10.10 Yosemite: What's New?
Apple has just announced the next version of the operating system for Macs - OS X Yosemite 10.10. The new operating system features numerous improvements and bug fixes. And, of course, some worth mentioning new features. More details - below.
Watch WWDC 2014 keynote video live
You can watch streaming video from WWDC special event and see all new announcements. It starts June 2nd at 10am PDT. The video will be available
Live streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later. Streaming via Apple TV requires second- or third-generation Apple TV with software 5.0.2 or later.