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iOS 12 is shaping up to be one biggest software updates Apple’s ever released and it’s so stuffed with major and minor new additions there wasn’t time to go over a lot of them at the WWDC 2018

With Screen Time, Apple may change the way we interact with our devices. Instead of being controlled by addictive apps, or intrusive notifications, we can now easily choose how we use our own

Will your Mac, iPad, or iPhone run Apple's newest operating systems? Find out which devices work with iOS 12, and macOS Mojave. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

Near the end of Monday’s WWDC 2018 keynote, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi addressed a question that’s been circulating in the tech press for a while: Are Mac

The Foxconn-owned Sharp Corp. has agreed a deal to acquire an 80 percent share in Toshiba’s PC business. Foxconn currently assembles Macs for Apple, while Sharp is an iPhone display maker. The move

Apple didn’t deliver the new iPad we were hoping for during its WWDC keynote on Monday, but it seems the company is certainly working on it. iOS 12 makes small but significant changes to the user

It’s important to keep a hard-working, complex machine like your Mac clean and well-maintained. For most of us though, computer care stops at emptying the recycling bin and wiping the screen. So it’s

Apple has revealed the winners of its prestigious 21st Apple Design Awards, offering a nice boost to the indie developers in question and some good recommendations for users. The awards span nine

June 5, 1977: The first Apple II, the personal computer that puts Apple on the map, goes on sale. Having previously been shown off to a few thousand rabid fans at the West Coast Computer Faire, the

Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to include new rules for remote desktop clients. Apps can no longer display a “store-like interface” that allows users to “browse, select, or purchase

Following yesterday’s WWDC keynote, Tim Cook participated in an interview on CNN with Senior Technology Correspondent, Laurie Segall. In a wide-ranging interview, Cook discussed everything from the

The just-released beta of iOS 12 can be set to partially deactivate the Lightning port after an iPhone hasn’t been used for an hour. This is a clear attempt to make useless the unlocking tools

It is always exciting to capture the WWDC keynote in sketchnotes, and this year I filled up four pages of my notebook with drawings showcasing the biggest new features coming in iOS 12, macOS Mojave

The first iOS 12 developer beta debuted after today’s WWDC keynote. Intrepid souls who’ve already installed this early version on their iPhone X noticed that Face ID can be trained to recognize more

Wall Street must have liked what it saw during Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote this morning because the company’s stock has shot up to a new all-time high. Despite the lack of any new hardware

If Dad wears Apple Watch, Cult of Mac Watch Store’s Father’s Day gift guide gives him what he wants. We’ve rounded up Apple Watch bands and accessories at price points high, low and in between. Use

Apple kicked off WWDC 2018 with what was perhaps the best damn video the company ever created. Taking a page out of David Attenborough’s playbook, Apple crafted a hilarious nature mockumentary all

Apple’s WWDC 2018 keynote lasted nearly 130 minutes and was jam-packed with new software goodies for developers and regular old Apple fanboys. But if you were hoping to see some shiny new hardware

Developers received an early look at macOS 10.14 today, which bears the far-less-silly-than-last-year’s-High-Sierra name “Mojave.” After what Craig Federighi called a “four year mountain bender”

Apple TV introduced a better picture in 2017 with 4K HDR. In 2018, tvOS 12 will add cinematic sound to match. Apple announced today that tvOS 12 will support the Dolby Atmos soundbar for an audio