Filipe Espósito

After a very long wait, Apple finally announced a new version of the Mac Pro powered by the M2 Ultra chip. As a result, the transition to Apple Silicon is now complete, and the company no longer sells any Intel Macs. For users, this could mean that it won’t take long before macOS drops support for Intel Macs.

iOS 17, which was announced on Monday, has a lot of new features. But one of the features that immediately caught my attention was StandBy, a new mode that shows widgets in full screen when the iPhone is in landscape on the charger. While this mode is certainly a great addition to the iPhone, it feels like it was created for another category of product – like a home-focused device.

This week, Apple announced iOS 17, the next major update to the iPhone operating system, bringing numerous new features, including NameDrop, StandBy mode, more Lock Screen customization options, and a smarter keyboard. But not all of these features will work with every iPhone model supported by iOS 17. Read on as we detail which features work with which iPhones.

Unlike watchOS 10, which has a completely new interface, iOS 17 has kept the same design language as previous versions of iOS. But even without major changes, Apple has slightly refreshed the interface of an important native app: Podcasts. With the update, the app gets a new Now Playing screen, plus more search filters and a better Up Next experience.

One of the new features in macOS Sonoma is Game Mode, which Apple claims improves gaming performance on Apple Silicon Macs. But there’s something else Apple has been doing to turn the Mac into a gaming platform, and that includes allowing developers to easily port Windows games to the Mac with a new Game Porting Tool. Read on as we detail how Game Mode and Game Porting Tool work.

macOS Sonoma, or macOS 14, was announced at WWDC 2023 with new features for Mac users. In addition to improvements to iMessage and FaceTime, the system also brings profiles to Safari, web apps, and a new Game Mode. But in addition to these features, macOS Sonoma comes with new wallpapers, such as those shown in the marketing images of the 15-inch MacBook Air. And you can now download these wallpapers right here.

iOS 17 comes with new features, including more options for customizing the Lock Screen, improved iMessage and FaceTime, StandBy mode, interactive widgets, and NameDrop. But another thing added to the system is a new default wallpaper. And if you don’t want to wait for iOS 17 to get the new wallpaper, you can download it right here.

With iPadOS 16, Apple introduced the DriverKit API, which, for the first time, lets accessory manufacturers create specific drivers to make their products compatible with the iPad. But iPadOS 17 brings an even more significant improvement. The update adds support for most external webcams and microphones connected via the USB-C port.

Every year, Apple nominates multiple apps available in the App Store to compete for the Apple Design Awards at WWDC. Following the keynote this morning, the company has now announced the winners of the 2023 Apple Design Awards, “celebrating 12 best-in-class apps and games.”

Apple today announced iPadOS 17, which introduces new ways to customize the Lock Screen and interact with widgets. Just like the iPhone last year with iOS 16, iPad now has a customizable Lock Screen with different font styles and widgets. Read on for a first look at how it works.

macOS Sonoma, or macOS 14, is the new version of the Mac operating system. It comes with multiple new features, such as desktop widgets, FaceTime and iMessage enhancements, web app support, and new tools for editing PDFs. But macOS Sonoma also has a new Lock Screen and aerial wallpapers. Read on as we detail how it works.

Just as rumors predicted, watchOS 10 was announced on Monday with a new interface that takes advantage of the larger screens of the latest Apple Watch models. Multiple apps have been redesigned, and there’s a new place for widgets. Now Apple is rolling out the first beta of watchOS 10 to developers.

Following the release of betas for iOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and watchOS 10, Apple is also rolling out the first beta of tvOS 17 to developers. The update brings a redesigned Control Center for Apple TV, plus a new way to find your Siri Remote with iPhone and FaceTime on Apple TV for the first time.

Since iPhone 6s, users can talk to Siri hands-free just by saying the command “Hey Siri.” This command was later added to pretty much every Apple device, and became crucial for HomePod – Apple’s smart speaker. But now with iOS 17, macOS 14, and other updates, users no longer need to say “Hey Siri” to talk to the viral assistant.

Apple on Monday announced macOS Sonoma, the next major update to the Mac operating system. It comes with multiple enhancements, such as a new Game Mode, desktop widgets, and aerial screen savers. Now the company is rolling out the first beta of macOS Sonoma, or macOS 14, to developers.

Apple on Monday announced watchOS 10, a major update to the Apple Watch operating system. As shown in the opening keynote of WWDC 2023, watchOS 10 comes with a refreshed interface that takes advantage of the hardware of the latest Apple Watch models. Read on as we detail which models can run watchOS 10.

Apple on Monday announced macOS Sonoma, or macOS 14, with new features and enhancements. This includes improvements to iMessage, desktop widgets, aerial screensavers, a new Game Mode, and more.

Apple on Monday officially announced iPadOS 17, the next major update to the iPad operating system. The new version brings significant improvements to Stage Manager, as well as Lock Screen customization, and interactive Home Screen widgets. Read on as we detail more about the new features coming with iPadOS 17.

Although WWDC is mainly a software-focused event, this year’s conference was packed with new hardware. During the opening keynote, Apple announced the second-generation Mac Studio, its desktop computer aimed at professional users. In its first hardware update ever, Mac Studio is now available with the M2 Max chip and the new M2 Ultra chip.

CrossOver is a popular platform available for macOS, Linux, and ChromeOS that lets all these systems run Windows apps as if they were native. This week, CodeWeavers (the company behind CrossOver) announced that the platform will get support for Microsoft’s DirectX 12 very soon, which is good news for gamers.

We’re only a few days away from WWDC 2023, where Apple will announce significant software updates like iOS 17 and watchOS 10. But this time, we also expect Apple to announce some major new hardware, including not only new Macs but also the company’s first mixed reality headset. Read on as we detail what to expect in hardware announcements for WWDC 2023.