Illustration: The Verge Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is here, and rumors suggest a brand-new virtual reality headset will get top billing. It’s time to see Apple’s plans for virtual reality. At WWDC 2023, the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple is expected to introduce its first VR headset and tell the world why it thinks this tech is the future. There’s a lot riding on the introduction: this is one of only a few major new product categories that Apple has stepped into under CEO Tim Cook, and it’s one that many other companies have tried and struggled to succeed in. Meta’s high-end Quest Pro was a flop; Samsung discontinued the Gear VR; HTC has struggled to gain support from app…

Macworld Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too. Apple’s fourth revolution A week before the Macworld San Francisco keynote kicked off on January 9, 2007, Apple updated its website on New Year’s Day with a cryptic message that read, “The first 30 years were just the beginning. Welcome to 2007,” an obvious tease for the expo. But until Steve Jobs took the stage and said, “Every once in…

Macworld The biggest Apple event of the year is a few days away! So in this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we preview what’s in store at WWDC! Operating system updates, Apple watch enhancements, new Macs, a new way to see reality, and more on the show! Stay tuned! This is episode 843 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola.  Listen to episode 843 on Apple Podcasts Listen to episode 843 on Spotify Get info This episode is a summary of what we think could happen at WWDC. Before this episode, we dedicated shows that discuss in greater detail each platform. If you’re interested in listening to any of those shows, here are the links. Episode 838: Apple’s headset…

Macworld The biggest Apple event of the year is a few days away! So in this episode of the Macworld Podcast, we preview what’s in store at WWDC! Operating system updates, Apple watch enhancements, new Macs, a new way to see reality, and more on the show! Stay tuned! This is episode 843 with Jason Cross, Michael Simon, and Roman Loyola.  Listen to episode 843 on Apple Podcasts Listen to episode 843 on Spotify Get info This episode is a summary of what we think could happen at WWDC. Before this episode, we dedicated shows that discuss in greater detail each platform. If you’re interested in listening to any of those shows, here are the links. Episode 838: Apple’s headset…

Tired of toggling your iPhone's Orientation Lock for certain apps? Keep reading to learn how you can make iOS do it for you automatically. In iOS, many apps display a different view when you rotate your iPhone from portrait to landscape orientation. Depending on the app and the way you use it, this behavior isn't always desirable, which is why Apple includes the Orientation Lock option in Control Center. However, certain apps work more usefully with Orientation Lock disabled – think YouTube or the Photos app, where rotating your device to landscape orientation makes for a better fullscreen viewing experience. If you tend to keep the lock on, you have to disable it in Control Center each time you open…

Macworld Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch or dinner hours too. One week to go There are just seven days to go until Apple’s WWDC 2023 keynote presentation, the second biggest event in the company’s calendar and the first of any kind since last fall. This time next week, the lucky few will be attending the watch party at Apple Park (and looking forward to their special tour; no, of course,…