Now through June 12th, you can score a rare $10 discount on the purple, pink, and blue PS5 console covers. | Image: PlayStation Whoa, Nelly. There are a whole lot of PlayStation-related deals going on right now as part of Sony’s ongoing Days of Play promo, which runs through Monday, June 12th. Sony has a wide-ranging deals page that pulls together deals on digital games for the PlayStation 5, PS4, and even some of its PC ports on Steam, but the promo also extends to physical PS5 and PS4 games at a number of different retailers. At Amazon, for example, you can get The Last of Us Part I for $49 ($20 off), Gran Turismo 7 for $39.99 ($30 off),…

Free for all developers, Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will take place in an online format from June 5th through 9th, with an opportunity for developers and students to celebrate in person at a special experience at Apple Park on opening day. The biggest and most exciting WWDC to date launches with a first look at exciting updates coming to Apple platforms later this year. The keynote presentation takes place on June 5th at 10 a.m. PDT / 1 p.m. EDT. The keynote address will be available via apple.com, the Apple Developer app, the Apple TV app, and YouTube, with on-demand playback available after the conclusion of the stream. The packed week of events and activities will help developers learn…

Illustration by Hugo Herrera for The Verge If Apple’s mixed reality headset is going to succeed, it’s going to be because of the apps. On Monday, Apple will take the stage at its 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference to talk about FaceTime and Apple Books and all the other cool built-in stuff you’ll be able to do with its ski goggles strapped to your face. But if it can’t get third-party developers on board, and those developers don’t figure out how to build life-changingly great stuff for those goggles, the Reality Pro (or whatever it’s called) doesn’t stand a chance. Apple knows this better than anyone, of course. The iPhone took off when apps like Instagram and Uber showed what you…

One of Apple's biggest events of the year is right around the corner, with a jam-packed keynote kicking off WWDC 2023 on Monday. Apple's long-rumored AR/VR headset is all but certain to finally come to fruition, but it looks like there will be much more than that revealed at the event. In addition to the standard previews of upcoming major operating system updates and the headset, it looks like we'll be seeing multiple new Mac models. And of course, the headset will come with a brand-new operating system rumored to be called "xrOS," so read on below for all the details on these stories and more! What to Expect at 'One of Apple's Longest Ever' WWDC Keynotes on Monday Apple's…

Macworld Of the big Apple events of the year, WWDC is the most reliable: In each of the past 16 Junes, like clockwork, Apple has held a big get-together for its developer partners and announced a raft of important software updates. The September iPhone launch and the March/April spring event (which didn’t happen in 2023) seem almost unpredictable by comparison. In this article, we list the major announcements (and some of the smaller titbits) you can expect to hear about at WWDC 2023 this June. Some of these–updates to the five big Apple operating systems, most obviously–are as predictable as the timing of the event. But we reckon Apple will spring a few surprises too. WWDC 2023 will kick off…

WWDC 2023 kicks off next week with multiple keynotes and sessions that developers can join online, plus a special event at Apple Park. But for those who weren’t able to attend the conference in person, Apple is now highlighting “Beyond WWDC” events happening next week around the world. more… The post Apple highlights ‘Beyond WWDC’ events happening next week around the world appeared first on 9to5Mac.