Apple's biggest conference of the year kicked off with a lengthy keynote as usual, bringing us news about its take on the smart home speaker, updates to its MacBook and iMac lines, and a look at what's to come from iOS 11. Catch all the latest news right here as we go through the week at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, CA.
Jun 9, 2017, 6:05 PM UTCNatt Garun
Here’s how Apple is making iMessage take on Facebook Messenger bots
Facebook Messenger gets a new formidable rival
Jun 8, 2017, 6:05 PM UTCAshley Carman
AirPods will automatically pair with your Apple TV running tvOS 11
Jun 8, 2017, 5:07 PM UTCLauren Goode
How will iMessage payments stack up to Square Cash and Venmo?
Apple’s peer-to-peer network already exists, and it’s called iMessage
Jun 8, 2017, 2:11 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Apple will now let hobbyists build their own HomeKit devices
Jun 8, 2017, 1:00 PM UTCPaul Miller
Drag and drop on iOS is more powerful than it's ever been on the desktop
Jun 8, 2017, 12:30 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
Apple’s HomePod looks like a jack-of-all-trades, but master of none
And that’s just how Apple likes it
Jun 7, 2017, 1:04 PM UTCSean O'Kane
Apple still hasn't fixed Siri's biggest problem
Calling everything ‘Siri’ doesn’t solve bad voice recognition
Jun 7, 2017, 1:00 PM UTCPaul Miller
Apple needs to sell a computer with a good GPU for $1,000, not $5,000
Jun 7, 2017, 11:30 AM UTCSam Byford
Who needs a HomePod when you could have an iPod Hi-Fi with Alexa?
June 7th, 2017
Jun 6, 2017, 11:09 PM UTCNick Statt
Apple will likely expand NFC features beyond Apple Pay with iOS 11
Tap-to-pair for Bluetooth speakers would be really neat
Jun 6, 2017, 6:37 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
Apple reportedly adds support for FLAC lossless audio in iOS 11
Back in FLAC
Jun 6, 2017, 6:22 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Breaking down Apple’s new augmented reality platform
A stepping stone, but a pretty cool one
Jun 6, 2017, 1:37 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
Apple halves cost of 2TB iCloud plan to $9.99 a month
Replacing the 1TB option
Jun 6, 2017, 1:21 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
How does Apple’s HomePod compare to cheaper options from Amazon and Sonos?
Smart speaker spec shootout
Jun 6, 2017, 12:59 PM UTCChaim Gartenberg
watchOS 4 will let Apple Watches sync data with gym equipment through GymKit
Jun 6, 2017, 12:05 PM UTCVlad Savov
The iPad takes a big step toward being the computer for everyone
As the MacBook Pro loses features and ports, the iPad Pro gains versatility and power
Jun 6, 2017, 10:26 AM UTCJames Vincent
A $29 holster for the iPad Pencil might be the most Apple product ever
Say hello to the Pencil Case
Jun 6, 2017, 2:53 AM UTCDieter Bohn
Apple’s HomePod sounds really good in its demos
It has more bass than you expect from such a small speaker
Jun 5, 2017, 11:51 PM UTCNatt Garun
Apple’s Business Chat takes on Twitter DMs for customer service messaging
Jun 5, 2017, 11:06 PM UTCDieter Bohn
Apple’s new HomePod speaker is really cute in person
Hands-on with the smartest speaker yet
Jun 5, 2017, 10:50 PM UTCNick Statt
Apple says only iMac Pro buyers will get space gray mouse and keyboard
Not cool
