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WWDC: Apple highlights forthcoming changes in visionOS 2

During Monday’s WWDC keynote, Apple highlighted several major features and revisions en route for visionOS 2, the operating system for its Vision Pro wearable headset. Upcoming features include the following: The first visionOS 2 beta is now available to developer beta testers and the update will be released to the public in the fall. Stay […]

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Apple support document explains how macOS Sonoma’s Game Mode functions

If you snagged macOS Sonoma a few days ago, you may have been eager to try the operating system’s new Game Mode feature, which prioritizes CPU and GPU performance for games. Apple on Tuesday offered the following support document offering additional information as to how to use the feature: Game Mode optimizes your gaming experience […]

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Apple patent hints at invisible input areas which could replace buttons on future devices

A recently published patent shows how Apple could be working to develop technology that could allow virtually invisible input areas that can display information to a user while replacing physical buttons or controls on its products. On Tuesday, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 11,237,655, covering a “concealable input region for an […]

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Apple patent hints at next-gen iPad keyboards, complete with touch-strips and multi-function keys

A newly published patent application hints that Apple may be developing new keyboard input methods, such as multi-function keys, and touch strips, for its mobile device. The patent is geared at the keyboards for smaller portable devices, wherein the size of the UX methods “remains an issue.” The patent, entitled “Portable Computing Input Devices and […]

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Rumor: Apple may be developing an iPad keyboard with built-in trackpad

A new report published on Thursday posits that Apple may be planning to introduce an iPad keyboard complete with a built-in trackpad. While Apple has traditionally offered a Bluetooth keyboard for its iPads, iOS 13 added support for Bluetooth mice and keyboards. This latest rumor could tie into a previous rumor that the next Smart Keyboard could […]