Apple event 2022 – as it happened: New MacBooks unveiled alongside new iPad and iOS 16 at WWDC
All the news, updates and announcements from Apple’s annual developer conference
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Your support makes all the difference.Apple began its Worldwide Developers Conference – WWDC 2022 – in California on Monday, the annual software event that sees updates to all of its products.
All of Apple’s products saw new additions, from the smallest Apple Watch to the biggest Mac, through new iterations of the WatchOS, iPadOS and MacOS operating systems. All will be available for Apple users later this year, while developers will have instant access to a beta version.
Apple also launched new hardware, too, with a new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro – both powered by the M2 chip that gives significant performance gains.
The event was live streamed on Apple’s website and official YouTube channel. You can read the whole even, as it happened, in our blog below.
WWDC 2022: Onto the Mac...
We’re getting an update on Macs now, with a brand new M2 chip.
It features 20 billion transistors, which are used to enhance features like memory.
It is a significant improvement from its M1 predecessor.
New MacBook Air 'redesigned around M2’
Apple has unveiled a brand new MacBook Air, the first device to be announced that is powered by the M2 chip.
It is “strikingly thin from every angle”, “feels incredibly solid” and is “built to last”.
It comes in four different colours.
Apple reveals completely redesigned MacBook Air
You can read more about it the all new MacBook Air right here:
Apple reveals completely redesigned MacBook Air
Apple has revealed a new MacBook Air, with a complete new redesign.
Apple MacBook Air with M2 chip
And here’s the all-new MacBook Air at a glance:
New Apple MacBook Pro
M2 is also coming to the MacBook Pro, which is the world’s second best-selling laptop (behind the MacBook Air).
It features 24GB of active memory and comes with a cooling system that it’s slimmer counterpart lacks. 20 hours of battery life is also a step up. It’s hard to see what will set it apart from the MacBook Air, with both seeming to get more similar as each year passes.
MacBook Air and MacBook OS prices
MacBook Air starts at $1199 and MacBook Pro starts at $1299. We’ll have UK prices with you shortly.
MacOS Ventura unveiled
MacOS 13 has been named macOS Ventura, which is just south of Monterey on the California coast.
It comes with a big update for Spotlight, which can now find images from the photo library and be used to start actions like starting a timer.
MacOS Ventura highlights
Other highlights for macOS Ventura include an overhaul of the search function within Mail and improvements in speed and performance for the Safari browser. There’s also a new feature called Passkey, with helps protect users from hackers.
Apple continuity gets useful updates
After some gaming updates - which PC gamers will likely be scoffing at - Craig is back to tell us about continuity.
Calls can now be handed off from any device to another, so users can switch “seamlessly” from their iPhone, to their iPad, to their Mac.
Desk view also makes it appear as though users have an overhead camera, making use of the ultra-wide lens of the iPhone, which can be clipped to the top of a MacBook.
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