Apple Takes On Distracted Driving With New Feature

Now the new MacBook lineup starts from $1300, for the entry level 13 inch model without touch bar. The research firm eMarketer says than 35 million people in the USA are expected to use a voice-activated speaker at least once a month this year, more than double its estimate from last year. As an added bonus, developers who have integrated Siri into their apps will now get support for more categories, including to-do-lists or reminders, banking and apps that use QR codes. Will you need to upgrade your device? Find out how your digital experience needs real world input here. With iOS 11, you should get much more than that. This year, the company is up to iOS 11 and explained numerous new features during its developers keynote presentation Monday.

You’ll still see a 10-hour battery life, a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 7-megapixel front-facing camera on the new iPad Pro.

Apple’s iPad is no longer the sexy thing that had an entire episode of Modern Family built around it. The new machines come in configurations of 8-, 10-, or 18-core Xeon processors, with a memory cache of up to 42 MB.

The raw power is shown through the apps on offer as well – while these are obviously picked by Apple to show off the capabilities of the tablet to its fullest, the speed with which you can paint or manipulate images made us wish we had any modicum of artistic talent. This has led to the introduction of a 120Hz refresh rate for reduced response times.

The update won’t be released until the fall, but already people within Silicon Valley and the tech industry are praising the Do Not Disturb feature. In largely the same footprint as the 9.7-inch iPad Pro chassis, because Apple could reduce the bezels to fit the larger display. Apple has also added support for person-to-person payment transfers using Apple Pay, redesigned the App Store and improved iOS’ Control Center settings bar.

There are also a number of hardware improvements on the horizon, with a particular focus on updates that will enable virtual reality.

The app switcher looks a lot more like Spaces on macOS. The software will include a new AI and augmented reality features.

Apple saved more of the big design changes for iOS 11 on the iPad, which is more multi-tasky than ever.

Every year, Apple launches a new iOS operating system on their iPhone and iPad devices.

Developers of ARKit took on stage and revealed a sharper, better stable version of Pokemon in the iPhone.

If you have reservations but are still undaunted, you might want to wait until the public beta arrives next month. The final hardware showcased in the conference was new iPad and iPad pro. The 12.9-inch version starts at $799 and lacks the rose gold color option. Pricing and India availability details are awaited.

The updated iPads are available for sale now, but won’t ship until next week.