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iOS 8: All the New Features For Your iPhone and iPad

The new Apple iOS 8 presented at WWDC 2014 is a lot more than Healthkit—Apple’s new vital statistics monitoring system—and a few adjustments to the interface introduced last year. Here you will find the complete catalog of new features along with live commentary on all of them. Healthkit Apple has created a new API called…

Apple’s new desktop operating systemOS X 10.10 Yosemite will be available as a public beta this summer, and just like Mavericks before it, it will be free.

Apple’s Turning Your Mac into a Phone

At today’s WWDC conference, Apple made a string of announcement that essentially turns all your devices into one, synchronized, Apple-fueled monster. The most notable of these is the fact that, in OS X Yosemite, Apple is more or less literally turning you computer into a second phone, allowing you to receive both calls and texts…

Apple’s iCloud Drive Takes a Swing at Dropbox

Apple just announced on stage at WWDC iCloud Drive, its cloud storage syncing system that sounds sneakily similar to Dropbox. iCloud Drive syncs your stuff across all your devices, and across all platforms—even Windows. Documents are now accessible from the Finder and syncing is automatic. Which means, iCloud is better. And that’s a good thing.…

​OS X Yosemite: Everything You Need to Know About the Big Redesign

Apple’s follow up to OS X 10.9 Mavericks, will be OS X Yosemite, following with the theme of naming OS versions after impressive California landmarks. Last year’s WWDC was all about giving iOS an overhaul. This year’s star will be Apple’s desktop operating system. Here’s what you need to know. As we suspected, the new…

Our WWDC 2014 Liveblog Starts Right Here, Right Now

It’s that time of year again! Later today at WWDC 2014, Apple’s going to trot out its latest and greatest offerings developments for all the world to see. iOS 8! OS X 10.10! And very possibly a plan to take over your home in a way that should totally not freak you out. We’ll be…

Even Security Dogs Need Badges to Get Into Apple’s WWDC Keynote

Every tech nerd in the world wants to be at the Apple WWDC keynote that starts in just about one hour. Sadly, uhhh, we don’t all get to go, and security at the event is so tight that even the guard dogs have badges. We first learned about the WWDC guard dog badges from CNET…

From today, Spotify’s Android and iOS apps allow you to make all your tracks—or at least, up to 3,333 of them—available offline with just a single button press.

​iOS 8 Wish List: What We Want (And What We’ll Get)

Over the course of the last year, we’ve debated, accepted, and ultimately learned to enjoyiOS 7, but that doesn’t mean we’re not ready for another round of improvements. Here’s what we’re hoping to see when Apple shows off iOS 8 next week. Of course, we don’t expect anything quite as drastic at Monday’s WWDC as…

How to Watch Today’s WWDC Keynote Live

Now that there are leaves on the trees and air conditioners in windows, it’s time for this year’s WWDC in San Francisco. Apple will be livestreaming the event through Apple TV and on its website. It’s the perfect combination to our liveblog, which kicks off at noon. The keynote itself starts at 1pm EST. You…

WWDC 2014 Predictions: What’s Next for iOS, OS X, and Apple (Updated)

WWDC kicks off Monday June 2nd, and as usual we’re expecting exciting things from Apple’s annual developer extravaganza. It’s almost a given that we’ll get a parade of updates to iOS and OS X, but what else do Tim Cook and Co have planned for the party? Here are our best bets. iOS 8 Every…

Rumor: Leaked OS X Images Could Reveal the iOS-Like Future of the Mac

Ahead of today’s WWDC keynote, where Apple will reveal its latest and greatest offerings, a set of leaked OS X images purport to show what we can expect from Apple’s desktop OS update. We’ve been expecting OS X to see a large-scale aesthetic reboot overseen by Apple design chief Jony Ive. Late yesterday, a thread…

WWDC: What Are You Looking Forward To Most?

Just when we’re finally getting used to iOS 7 and OS X Mavericks, it’s time for Apple to reveal what’s next in the future of these platforms. WWDC 2014, Apple’s annual developer conference is happening in San Francisco’s Moscone West in less than 24 hours and we’ve got many, many things on our iOS 8…

How to Stream Anything from Android to AirPlay

The AirPlay wireless streaming system makes sharing stuff between your phone and TV incredibly easy—but only if stick with Apple gadgets. Try to share content from an Android and suddenly you’re out of luck. But with these third-party streaming apps, Airplay and Android can finally speak the same language. DoubleTwist DoubleTwist is a triple threat.…

An Alarm Clock App That Wakes Skiers Earlier For Freshly Fallen Snow

For devoted skiers, there’s nothing quite like finding a slope covered in a blanket of fresh snow. And with Helly Hansen’s First Tracks alarm clock app, they’ll have a better chance at being the first on the mountain after an overnight snowfall since it automatically wakes you up earlier if there’s fresh powder to be…

An iPad-Controlled Drum Machine That Plays Whatever You’ve Got

If you’ve ever realized how much potential a box of dry pasta has as a shakeable instrument, you’ll immediately understand why Lorenzo Bravi’s Hit the Beat drum machine is so wonderful. Because whatever you’ve got on hand, from dry beans to bottle camps, suddenly becomes a real-life drum sample. You don’t need to be a…

Is This the Back of the iPhone 6?

Australian blog MacFixIt has gotten its hands on what it claims is the upcoming iPhone 6, leaked by “sources inside the supply chain”— and it seems to reaffirm the shape hinted at by earlier rumors. https://gizmodo.com/could-this-curvy-screen-be-the-front-of-the-iphone-6-1573512156 The leaked rear chassis purports to be from the 4.7-inch model—the smaller of two devices rumored to be planned…

Watch a new Mac Pro full of C4 explosive blowing up in slow motion

RatedRR has taken their gadget torture from shooting at things to blowing them with C4—a plastic explosive—and detonation cord. The victim will make Apple fanboys weep: A new shiny Mac Pro. The results are obviously spectacular—but perhaps even more impressive is how hard the Mac Pro is. First they drop it on the ground and…

Here’s How a 1984 Macintosh Tutorial Taught People to Use a Mouse

A generation of us grew up interacting with computers through a mouse—but that has not always case and will not always be the case. (Hi there toddlers on iPads!) When the Macintosh 128K debuted in 1984, it had to teach users how to point, click, and drag with a charming, game-filled mouse tutorial. Apple’s Lisa…

Report: Amazon’s Streaming Music Service Will Only Have Older Tunes

Buzzfeed reports that the rumored Amazon Prime streaming music service will launch this June or July, and that will only contain songs that have been out for six months or longer. That way it’ll be an added service for its own customers without providing a comparable alternative to services like Beats Music and Spotify that…