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14 big announcements from Apple's annual developer conference WWDC 2018
Jun 04, 8:20PM
Apple’s annual developer conference, WWDC, started this afternoon down in San Jose — kicking off with a keynote as it does every year where it announced a bunch of updates to all of its major operating systems. We’ve wrapped up all the big announcements from its keynote below, and there will be plenty more information […]
Apple's Create ML is a nice feature with an unclear purpose
Jun 04, 8:18PM
Apple announced a new feature for developers today called Create ML. Since machine learning is a commonly used tool in the developer kit these days, it makes sense that Apple would want to improve the process. But what it has here, essentially local training, doesn't seem particularly useful.
Stride.VC, a new seed fund founded by Fred Destin and Harry Stebbings, sees first £40M closing
Jun 04, 8:09PM
We already knew that veteran venture capitalist Fred Destin had teamed up with podcaster-turned-VC Harry Stebbings to raise a fund of their own, but now more details have emerged, including that the new VC firm has reportedly achieved its first closing. According to my sources, Stride.VC — as the VC is to be called — […]
Xiaomi CDRs, SoftBank's successors, and China's Samsung investigation
Jun 04, 8:07PM
The weekend provided no rest to news-wary reporters, with major announcements coming from Xiaomi, SoftBank, and the Chinese government the past few days that will continue to change the global tech landscape. Xiaomi Chinese Depository Receipts One of the most important yet underreported stories of 2018 has been the development of Chinese Depository Receipts (known […]
Announcing space speakers and startups featured at Disrupt SF
Jun 04, 7:42PM
At Disrupt SF (September 5-7), TechCrunch is running two big stages and doubling the amount of programming compared to past years. The goal is to cover more of the ever-expanding startup ecosystem, including those amazing founders aiming to get off planet earth and tap the vast domain of space (Yes, the final frontier!). Space startups […]
Apple to bring iOS apps to macOS
Jun 04, 7:26PM
Today at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, Craig Federighi, SVP, Software Engineering, announced Apple is working to bring the best of the iPhone to the Mac. But this will not happen overnight, Federighi basically said. This is a multi-year project, he stressed, adding the first iOS apps Apple will bring to macOS will be made by Apple. […]
Apple aims to simplify the Mac App Store with a redesign
Jun 04, 7:02PM
Apple is rolling out a redesign of the Mac App Store to bring it more in line with some of the experiences it’s focused on with the iOS App Store, which the company showed at its annual developer conference this year. Apple is following-up on a redesign of the App Store on the iPhone, which […]
The new Gmail will roll out to all users next month
Jun 04, 6:58PM
Google today announced that the new version of Gmail will launch into general availability and become available to all G Suite users next month. The exact date remains up in the air but my guess is that it’ll be sooner than later. The new Gmail offers features like message snoozing, attachment previews, a sidebar for […]
The next version of macOS is macOS Mojave
Jun 04, 6:52PM
Apple isn't done with macOS just yet. The company presented the next version of macOS at the WWDC developer conference. With macOS Mojave, Apple is leaving the mountain metaphors behind. "Today we're excited to take Mac a huge leap forward," Apple CEO Tim Cook said. Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering Craig Federighi started […]
Apple TV gets a 'Zero Sign On' mode for TV providers' apps
Jun 04, 6:44PM
Apple TV is adding a new feature that will make it easier for users to sign on to their “TV Everywhere” applications – you know, the ones that require you authenticate with your cable or satellite TV provider in order to watch the channel’s content. Called “Zero Sign On,” the feature is an extension to […]
Apple TV gets Dolby Atmos and streamlined sign-ons for channels and services
Jun 04, 6:38PM
Apple TV, still definitely not a hobby, has some new features to add as it grows. Tim Cook mentioned that there are 50 percent more users now than there were last year, and no doubt they'll be happy with the addition of Dolby Atmos audio.
Apple gives users control of Siri with new Shortcuts tool
Jun 04, 6:35PM
Siri has long been one of the most broken experiences on iOS. Apple didn’t have much to say about improvements to quality, but at WWDC the company did highlight updates to the interface making it easier for users to create their own commands and get proactive updates from Siri. Siri suggestions allows the digital assistant […]
YC looks to help more of its companies lock down Series A funding
Jun 04, 6:29PM
Y Combinator, the popular startup accelerator program, has never been shy about experimenting. Now, in its latest trial, the outfit is launching what it’s calling a Series A program. The idea is to help alums that maybe picked up seed funding after one of YC’s famous Demo Day presentations but that could use some help […]
It turns out TechCrunch writers have really strong opinions about Apple's new Walkie-Talkie feature
Jun 04, 6:23PM
Apple today said it is rolling out a walkie-talkie like feature for the Apple Watch, which is something that seems a really long time coming but just never made it until 2018 when the Apple Watch was out for many years and is on its third iteration. The new watch has a cellular connection, which […]
Apple Watch gets Walkie-Talkie mode
Jun 04, 6:22PM
At Apple’s annual developer conference today, the company showed off a new walkie-talkie feature for Apple Watch. The app is uniquely called Walkie-Talkie. “It’s a fun, easy way to talk with friends and family,” Apple VP of Technology Kevin Lynch said at WWDC. The first time you use it, you send a request to your […]
Apple unveils new screen time controls for children
Jun 04, 6:22PM
Apple this morning announced a new set of parental controls for iOS devices at its WorldWide Developer Conference this morning in San Jose. The company had already acknowledged back in January that it had new, more robust parental control features in the works, following an open letter posted by two large Apple shareholder groups, Jana […]
Apple introduces watchOS 5
Jun 04, 6:22PM
Kevin Lynch from the watchOS team introduced the next version of watchOS at Apple's WWDC keynote. It's been a slow and steady rise for the Apple Watch. It's by far the most popular smart watch, and it's becoming slightly more useful every year. This year is no different. There's a new workout type for yoga, […]
Apple unveils a new set of 'digital wellness' features for better managing screen time
Jun 04, 6:09PM
Apple has become the latest tech giant to prioritize digital wellbeing. At its Worldwide Developer Conference this morning, Apple announced a series of new controls that will allow iOS users to monitor how much time they spend on devices, set time limits on app usage, control the distraction of notifications, and control the device usage […]
Apple is adding group FaceTime video calls to iOS 12
Jun 04, 6:09PM
Apple is adding the ability to FaceTime more people onto a video call, allowing up to 32 people to be on the call — and tapping an increasing interest in group video calling stemming from apps like Houseparty As far as features go, this was a pretty natural addition to the FaceTime App. Houseparty exposed […]
Apple adds camera effects like stickers, filters and Memoji to messages
Jun 04, 6:07PM
Apple is invading Snapchat’s territory with new effects that let you embellish what you shoot through the Messages camera. Today at WWDC, Apple announced that iOS 12’s Messages camera will offer a variety of sticker packs, style transfers like a “comic book” filter, drawn shapes and both Animoji and the new personalized avatar Memoji. These […]
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