![]() Apple is taking on money-sharing apps like Venmo and Square Cash, as you'll be able to use Apple Pay to send friends money via chat. In iOS 11, Apple's forthcoming mobile operating system, the company is introducing peer-to-peer payments through iMessage. The neglected MacBook Air is not dead, but it only got one brief mention. The company is also adding a cheaper $1,300 MacBook Pro option. MacBook and MacBook Pros are getting updates as well. The company had Industrial Light and Magic's John Knoll on stage for a live demo of a Vive virtual reality Star Wars game using a Mac. They'll also include higher performance graphics chips to support VR. iMacs are getting across-the-board speed improvements and more storage. "That iMac Pro really is bad ass," said Cook.Īpple's other PCs are all getting speed and performance updates. Apple says the machine is fast enough for real-time 3D rendering, code compiling and designing virtual reality content. It can have up to 22 teraflops of graphics power. Starting at $4,999 for the basic configuration, the 5K machine will come with an 8-core, 10-core or 18-core Xeon processors. The new iMac Pro is a matte gray 27-inch computer that Apple says is the most powerful Mac it's ever made. To bridge the gap, it's built a superpowered version of its all-in-one iMac that will be available in December. Its Mac Pro hasn't been updated since 2013, and Apple says the next version will be available some time next year. "It's time for a more modern file system," said Federighi.Īpple really wants to hold on to its professional users. Video compression will be higher quality, according to Apple. For example, duplicating a file will be nearly instant. It's a mostly under-the-hood change, but users will notice a difference. Categories, faces and favorites will be synchronized across devices.Īpple is porting its Apple File System to macOS. The Photos app is adding new filters, and Apple says it has improved the face detection feature. The browser is also adding "intelligent" tracking prevention in order to cut down on ads that follow you around the Internet. Safari is adding autoplay blocking, so videos don't start playing without your approval. There are number of small changes in High Sierra. ![]() The OS is getting VR support, said Craig Federighi, including support for Unity, Unreal and Metal for VR. Coming this fall, macOS will be called High Sierra. The company is releasing a new version of its operating system for Macs. Related: What to expect with the iPhone 8Īpple is pushing the Mac as a machine that's made for virtual reality, with new hardware and software updates built for VR. In 2015, Amazon went so far as to pull listings for the Apple TV from its online store. The announcement marks a detente of sorts between the two companies, which have been locked in a streaming rivalry for years. CEO Tim Cook said Apple was pleased about the partnership, and mentioned some original Amazon content like Transparent. ![]() Amazon's Prime Video app will soon be available on Apple TV. While Apple is going after Amazon with the HomePod, it's offering an olive branch with Apple TV. It also does the usual smart speaker tasks, like playing the news, setting timers and answering basic questions. If you have other devices connected to Apple's smart home app, you can control them though the speaker as well. It has six microphones that are always listening for the trigger phrase "Hey, Siri." It works with Apple Music and your existing iTunes library to play tunes or podcasts. ![]()
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