Don’t expect new hardware at WWDC 2018
If you were hoping to see new hardware products revealed at next week’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), you might be out of luck.
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Apple planning to sell video subscriptions directly in TV app
Strategy in development would permit customers to subscribe to video services directly through Apple’s TV app for iPhone, iPad and Apple TV, as opposed to asking users to subscribe to them through apps individually downloaded from App Store.
iOS 13’s iPad features: tabs in apps, same app Split View, Apple Pencil enhancements & more
2019’s iOS 13 update will bring a handful of productivity-boosting, iPad-only features such as an updated Files app, unspecified enhancements for Apple Pencil and other perks.
Bloomberg: Apple to fold magazine app Texture into Apple News, introduce subscriptions
An upgraded Apple News app with Texture integration and an all-new subscription offering is expected to launch within the next year, according to sources who spoke with Bloomberg.
Internal memo reveals how Apple is sniffing out leakers
Apple employees caught leaking confidential information aren’t just let go, but can face “extreme difficulty finding employment elsewhere,” according to an internal memo.
Apple is reportedly working on touchless gesture control and curved screens for iPhones
Apple is planning iPhone models within three years that would use new touchless gesture technology and come outfitted with displays that curve inward gradually from top to bottom.
Apple’s reportedly approved “Kalamata” project to ditch Intel for custom Mac chips from 2020
Stop me if you’ve think you’ve already heard this one: Apple is reportedly exploring ways to replace Intel processors in Mac computers with a version of in-house designed silicon technology that already powers its iOS, watchOS and tvOS devices.
Bloomberg: Apple to unveil low-cost iPad and education apps next week
Apple is holding a press event next week and Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims that a new low-cost iPad model plus some new educational apps are up for an announcement.
Bloomberg: Apple is building its own micro-LED displays at a secret plant in California
Apple will likely outsource production of its new micro-LED display technology to avoid manufacturing snafus and because its secret California facility is reportedly too small for mass-production. The company wants to keep this promising proprietary technology away from its partners as long as possible, the story goes.
AirPods with “Hey Siri” support reportedly due in 2018, water resistant model in the works too
Those who have been waiting to pick up a pair of AirPods should consider waiting a tad longer.
iOS 12 code-named “Peace” reportedly includes a redesigned Stocks app
Apple’s annual software upgrades this fall will offer users plenty of new capabilities, including a revamped Stocks app for iPhone even though the company will push back some features that aren’t as polished to the following year.
iOS 12 may bring multiplayer support to augmented reality games built with ARKit
If you have been impressed with the initial version of ARKit, iOS 11’s augmented reality framework, then you’re going to love enhanced augmented reality gaming features afforded by iOS 12 with the rumored multiplayer support for ARKit.