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Apple just honored these 12 apps with its ultimate award – download them now Not everything at WWDC 2023 is new, as Apple has also taken the opportunity to honor some of the best existing apps and games on the App Store, with its 2023 Apple Design Awards . Twelve downloads have been honored in all, with an even split between apps and games, and Apple has further divided the winners into categories. First up, there’s ‘Inclusivity’, with winners in this category supporting “people from a diversity of backgrounds, abilities, and languages.” The app winner here is Universe — Website Builder by Universe Exploration Company, which takes the complexity out of website building, so it’s accessible to everyone. The winning game meanwhile is stitch from Lykke Studios, which is a casual embroidery-based puzzle game, with cross-generational appeal. Image 1 of 2 Universe - Website Builder (Image credit: Universe Exploration Company) Image 2 of 2 stitch. (Image credit: Ly

Apple announces iPadOS 17 for a more personal iPad Apple has announced iPadOS 17, the next version of its tablet operating system, at WWDC 2023 . It will bring the enhanced personalization that Apple brought on the iPhone to the iPad, with new apps, and machine-learning-powered productivity features.  Apple's iPads have lagged behind iPhones in the customization space for a while now, and Apple is bridging that gap with support for widgets and tweakable lock screens in iPadOS 17 . The new iPadOS will let you put widgets on the home screen, just like you can on iPhones. You'll be able to see things like your to-do lists and tasks without tapping into the apps directly.   The lock screen also sees some love from Apple, with the company adding the same customization features that Apple brought to the best iPhones last year. This means you can add widgets to the lock screen, tweak the fonts and colors on the clock, and link wallpapers to focus modes.  The lock screen upgrade

iPadOS 17: everything you need to know Apple is expected to unveil iPadOS 17 at its Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC 2023 , and the software update is set to bring changes to the company's first-party apps and improvements to the overall experience of using your favorite iPads. Though the Android counterpart of iPadOS 17, Android 14 , also targets big-screen devices, Apple’s greatest strength is its rate and breadth of developer uptake of its features. The company is expected to make its case at WWDC 2023 to developers ahead of the September release of iPadOS 17 to new and existing iPads. Though Apple hasn’t said anything about iPadOS 17 yet, we already have some idea of what it could look like due to possible overlap with iOS 17 via rumors and past release patterns. We've rounded up the latest info below and we’ll update this article as more rumors and reports emerge, so make sure to check back!  iPadOS 17: cut to the chase   What is it? Apple’s next big iPad upd

macOS 14: latest news, rumors, and everything we know so far Expectations are always high whenever a new version of Apple's Mac operating system is on the horizon. 2023 is no different, with Apple expected to announce macOS 14 during the WWDC 2023 event on June 5. Some of Apple's recent Mac software updates have received a bumpy reception, so how will this one fare? One thing we definitely don't yet know is what Apple will call it; that's something we'll have to wait and learn on June 5. But whatever replaces macOS 13 Ventura will wind up powering millions of Macs around the world and quite possibly the one you're reading this on. WWDC will also see the unveiling of iOS 17 and a raft of other software updates for the iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV and it's probably fair to say that it's the iPhone that gets the most attention. That doesn't mean that we don't know a few bits and pieces about macOS 14 — but we've included a wishlist to o

WWDC 2023 live blog: Apple VR headset, MacBook Air 15, iOS 17 and more Apple's World Wide Developers Conference officially kicks off today at 10am PT in Cupertino, California, when its smiling CEO Tim Cook saunters on stage and says, "Welcome to WWDC 2023 !" (That's 6pm BST / 1pm ET and 3am ACT (on June 6) for those of you not in California.) As for what else he might say, well, we think we know quite a lot. Cook will briefly touch on all of Apple's major and critical platforms, including iOS 17 , macOS 14, tvOS 17 , iPadOS 17 , and watchOS 10 . This being a developers' conference, he'll also mention Swift and Xcode. Granted, Cook's job is not to dive deep into anything. He'll leave that to, in large part, Craig Federighi, Apple's SVP of Software Engineering, and a host of other development leads. By the way, if Apple follows the script from the last few years, even though this is an in-person event, much of the presentation may be pre-reco

Multiple Macs tipped for WWDC 2023 unveiling, but what could they be? Apple's big WWDC 2023 event will kick off on June 5 with the company streaming the big opening keynote for everyone to watch online. There's sure to be a lot to get through and with hopes high, we're now learning more about what we should expect from the big event. With Apple already expected to announce the Reality Pro AR/VR headset and show off the software that will power the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch into 2024, it's shaping up to be a big event — and that's before you remember that the 15-inch MacBook Air is also on the horizon. But now Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has added further fuel to the fire, stoking expectations that there will be "several new Macs" unveiled at an event that he also believes will be "one of Apple's longest ever." How long? It'll "easily exceed two hours," he thinks. More Macs, but which ones? Gurman'