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Microsoft It is possible that Microsoft’s next system update might not be named Windows 12 after all, but rather a major overhaul of Windows 11 with extensive AI integration. According to Windows Central, Microsoft is expected to ship a “version 24H2” system later this year, which will succeed the version 23H2 of Windows 11 that was released last year. Many rumors have assumed the next Windows version would be a number upgrade due to the expected heavy AI influence. However, at this point, it seems more likely the…

Apple Music has always been a powerful platform for streaming and discovering new music. With the latest updates of iOS 17.1 and 17.2, Apple has introduced new features that make it even easier to add your favorite songs to your music library. Doing so takes just a few steps. Before getting started, be sure to install the iOS/iPadOS 17.2 update or later on your iPhone or iPad. Otherwise these steps aren't possible. Digital Trends How to add songs to Favorite SongsYou can now favorite…

Apple At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) earlier this year, Apple revealed that interactive widgets would be coming to macOS Sonoma. That probably sounds like a tiny new feature, and sure, it’s not as earth-shattering as the Vision Pro announcement. But it could turn out to be one of the most divisive new features in the Mac operating system. In macOS Sonoma, you’ll be able to plant widgets on your desktop instead of hiding them in the Notification Center. Many widgets will be interactive, letting you…

Prakhar Khanna / Digital Trends If you own an Apple product — be in the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or a Mac — you should update it immediately. Why? Apple has begun rolling out updates to all of its devices with fixes for a serious security vulnerability. The security vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-32434, and it has to do with the kernel privileges of Apple devices. Per Apple’s website, the vulnerability allows third-party apps to “execute arbitrary code.” In other words, if a bad actor knows how to exploit this…

Apple's iOS 17 brings a ton of new and fun features to the system apps. For instance, the Phone app gets Contact Posters, which lets you set full-screen photos for the caller screen. It's immersive and brings a fresh new look to the boring screen that comes up when someone is calling. Another fun feature is being able to create stickers in the Messages app. iOS 17 lets you create a sticker by choosing any image from your photos. It uses iOS 16's press-and-hold to pick the subject but works automatically. But…

Apple Apple gave us a jam-packed WWDC 2023 keynote, and it was one of the most significant ones in years. After all, it introduced a brand new product category for Apple with the Vision Pro mixed reality headset. It’s basically as significant as when Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone in 2007, then the iPad in 2010, and when Tim Cook showed off the Apple Watch in 2014. But the headset isn’t the only thing we got in the WWDC keynote. Since it’s a developer conference, it’s also about the software for all of our devices.…

During WWDC 2023, Apple announced its entire lineup of 2023 operating system updates, including iPadOS 17, bringing over many of the fun lock screen features from last year's iOS 16 release for the iPhone to the larger canvas, plus a new Health app and a better way of working with PDFs and Notes. As usual, the final release of iPadOS 17 won't arrive until this fall, but Apple has made its first developer beta available this week for those who would like to take an early sneak peek — and are willing to risk the…

Joe Maring/Digital Trends There were a lot of exciting announcements yesterday at WWDC 2023, Apple’s yearly developer conference, especially with things coming to iPadOS 17. But one small Easter egg seems to have made its way in with the software update for longtime Apple fans. Fans of the original iPad will remember the wallpaper that Apple’s first tablet had by default that was used in all of the promotional ads and marketing. Now, with iPadOS 17, it seems to be making a comeback. Spotted first by Filipe Espósito…

Apple At WWDC 2023, Apple announced iPadOS 17 for its tablets. The next version of the iPad operating system is claimed to deliver new ways for you to personalize the lock screen and interact with widgets while also making it easier for you to work with PDFs in Notes. You can also now access the Health app on your iPad. The lock screen personalization is much like the iPhone lock screen customization that launched with iOS 16. But iPadOS 17 is not available for all iPads that got iPadOS 16 last year. Here’s the…

Apple Apple announced a slew of updates to iOS — the operating system for iPhones — at WWDC 2023. With iOS 17, the company is rolling out features to not only apps like Phone, Messages, Safari, and Maps, but it’s also updating AirDrop to make it even better. But with every new iOS update, it begs an important question: Will my iPhone be updated? Probably, but also maybe not. Here’s every iPhone that will (and won’t) be updated to iOS 17. iOS 17 is compatible with iPhone Xs and newer Apple iPhone 8 Julian…