![]() ![]() Users of the iPhone will also be able to share their contact information with another user in proximity through a new feature called NameDrop. The Phone app also got an update that allows users to create personalized contact posters for when they receive a call. The new iOS 17 brings smart display-like features to iPhone, which can now double as a digital clock or a digital assistant when placed horizontally.Īpple also made upgrades to its native apps iMessage, virtual keyboard and FaceTime, which gets a voicemail feature. WIDGETS FOR APPLE WATCH, OS UPGRADES, JOURNALING APPĪpple announced fresh versions of operating systems across its products. It also upgraded the more compact Mac Studio with M2 Ultra and M2 Max chipsets. The company beefed up its desktop computers, introducing a new version of its flagship Mac Pro with the M2 Ultra chip, starting at $6,999. Apple also lowered the price of the base 13-inch version by $100 to $1,099. ![]() Starting at $1,299, the variant comes a year after Apple upgraded the 13-inch MacBook Air with the same processor. LARGER MACBOOK AIR, POWERFUL DESKTOPSĪpple launched a 15-inch MacBook Air featuring the M2 chip and an 18-hour battery life. ![]() It features a 24-core central processing unit and delivers 20% faster performance than M1 Ultra. The chip is essentially two of Apple's largest M2 chips bonded together, a similar approach Apple took to boosting the performance of its M1 chips. REUTERS/Loren ElliottĪpple unveiled M2 Ultra, its most-powerful processor so far, that comes to its desktop computers Mac Pro and Mac Studio. The headset is powered by Apple's M2 chip and a new custom-made chip called R1, which Apple said is designed to process information from its sensors in less time than the blink of an eye.Īpple's Vision Pro headset is on display at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S. ![]() It works with an external battery pack that has a two-hour capacity and connects to the device through a snap-on cable. Vision Pro sports 12 cameras and a digital crown similar to the Apple Watch to toggle between the AR and VR environments. Users can virtually project the apps onto the space around them and control interactions with the apps through eye movement, hand gestures and voice.Īpple said the device will run the Disney+ (DIS.N) streaming service, Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Office suite and apps from Adobe Inc (ADBE.O). The headset, that looks like ski goggles, blends virtual and augmented reality features, allowing its wearer to see digital content superimposed on their surroundings. Starting at $3,499 - three times Meta's priciest device - it will begin retailing early next year. Here are the major launches made at the event: VISION PROĪfter months of speculation, Apple finally showed off its AR headset. June 5 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) unveiled its first augmented-reality (AR) headset, as well as a series of upgrades to its devices and software, at the company's annual developers conference on Monday.Īpple's Vision Pro, pitted against Meta Platforms Inc's (META.O) Quest line and PlayStation VR from Sony Group (6758.T), marks the iPhone maker's foray into a new product category since the Apple Watch was launched nine years ago. ![]()
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