iOS 17 upgrades the communications experience with Contact Posters, a new stickers experience, Live Voicemail, and much more. Apple today announced iOS 17, a major release that upgrades the communications experience across Phone, FaceTime, and Messages; makes sharing even easier with AirDrop; and provides more intelligent input that improves the speed and accuracy of typing. iOS 17 also introduces new experiences with Journal, an app that makes it easy for people to practice gratitude, and StandBy, a new way to view glanceable information when iPhone is set down and charging. “With iOS 17, we’ve made iPhone more personal and intuitive by deeply considering the features we all rely on every day,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software…

iOS 17 upgrades the communications experience with Contact Posters, a new stickers experience, Live Voicemail, and much more. Apple today announced iOS 17, a major release that upgrades the communications experience across Phone, FaceTime, and Messages; makes sharing even easier with AirDrop; and provides more intelligent input that improves the speed and accuracy of typing. iOS 17 also introduces new experiences with Journal, an app that makes it easy for people to practice gratitude, and StandBy, a new way to view glanceable information when iPhone is set down and charging. “With iOS 17, we’ve made iPhone more personal and intuitive by deeply considering the features we all rely on every day,” said Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of Software…

Backing up the expectation that new Macs will be announced at WWDC 2023, Apple has temporarily shut down its online store and posted a link to watch the keynote at 10 a.m. Pacific.Apple regularly takes down its store ahead of events or announced pre-order dates. However, it most often posts just a general "Be right back" notice, or "You're early."This time the regular black-screen of the closed store page shows a distorted Apple logo from the company's WWDC promotion. Then it says the more familiar lines: "We're making updates to the store. Check back soon." Read more...

Backing up the expectation that new Macs will be announced at WWDC 2023, Apple has temporarily shut down its online store and posted a link to watch the keynote at 10 a.m. Pacific.Apple regularly takes down its store ahead of events or announced pre-order dates. However, it most often posts just a general "Be right back" notice, or "You're early."This time the regular black-screen of the closed store page shows a distorted Apple logo from the company's WWDC promotion. Then it says the more familiar lines: "We're making updates to the store. Check back soon." Read more...

Backing up the expectation that new Macs will be announced at WWDC 2023, Apple has temporarily shut down its online store and posted a link to watch the keynote at 10 a.m. Pacific.Apple regularly takes down its store ahead of events or announced pre-order dates. However, it most often posts just a general "Be right back" notice, or "You're early."This time the regular black-screen of the closed store page shows a distorted Apple logo from the company's WWDC promotion. Then it says the more familiar lines: "We're making updates to the store. Check back soon." Read more...

Apple turned the iPod into a status symbol. A headset might be a taller order. | Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images ‘This is the single greatest thing that could happen to this industry.’ As Apple prepares its long-rumored jump into augmented reality on Monday, doubts have shadowed every step of the way. There are reports of frequent changes in direction and skepticism inside Apple’s ranks. The device has allegedly been hard to manufacture and required numerous compromises. The process has taken years longer than Apple expected. And at a rumored $3,000, even Apple reportedly expects slow short-term sales. But among AR professionals, the mood is jubilant. “This is the single greatest thing that could happen to this industry,”…