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Apple’s Craig Federighi says that Apple is “not into touchscreens” for forthcoming Macs

In as much as you may crave a touchscreen Mac, according to Apple SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, this probably isn’t in the works. Despite Apple’s iOS-to-Mac app porting tools, universal multiplatform apps, and Apple’s announcement that it will start porting some of its own iOS apps to the Mac this year and allow […]

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WWDC: Apple announces iOS 12, focuses on Siri improvements, augmented reality, performance boosts, etc

Apple dropped just about every announcement and update possible at its WWDC keynote today, among the most important being iOS 12, which will feature improvements to Siri, performance, communication, enhanced augmented reality tools, and addiction controls. The Siri fixes will hone in on responsiveness to users, including the ability to trigger Siri with key phrases […]

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Apple’s Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi hint at redesigned Mac Pro, pro-level display in 2018

Following a late 2017 interview with BuzzFeed, Apple’s Phil Schiller and Craig Federighi stated that a new Mac Pro is en route, but that it wouldn’t be released until 2018. The duo also stated that a new display is coming, with teams working hard on a new kind of modular Mac Pro. Per Phil Schiller: […]

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Craig Federighi confirms that Apple will add Apple File System support for Fusion Drives

This is a bit of good news, even if it lacks a specific date as to when it will be implemented. Following up on news that the first version of macOS High Sierra limited the Apple File System to Macs featuring all-flash built-in storage and excluded iMacs and Mac mini machines that feature Fusion Drives, […]

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Apple releases details about Swift Playgrounds 1.5, points to hardware that will be controllable via the update

This could lead to something pretty neat. Apple released an update on Thursday in which it provided a detailed update as to Swift Playgrounds 1.5 will let students control robots, drone, and musical instruments. The announcement reads as follows: Apple® today announced that Swift Playgrounds™, its educational coding app for iPad®, will offer an exciting […]