Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference 2017 At A Glance

Apple held its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference yesterday at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. This is one of the most awaited three-day conferences where Apple unveils its latest products with the keynote on the first day. This year’s keynote was also filled with announcements and some major upgrades.

If you missed out on the announcements, here are the highlights of the keynote address.
 
The iOS 11 will be unveiled this fall but what can be expected is a giant leap that will make the Apple experience better than before. Both the iPhone and the iPad will get a revamp when iOS 11 is officially launched. Apple also upgraded their Apple TV and WatchOS4. WatchOS4 will now also have Siri intended to work as a personal assistant on your wrist.

The iPad Pro will now be available in a new size. The 10.5-inch tablet will feature incredible new cameras and powerful AX10 Fusion chips. iMac is going to have better storage capacity, faster processing systems, higher retina display along with a better VRAM. All MacBook Pro models will also receive software upgrades for a smoother experience.

The one announcement that stole the show was their newly launched voice enabled speaker that will be powered by the Apple assistant Siri. Joining the race a little late, Apple’s all new HomePod will be able to answer questions and responds to request for information with better sound quality. HomePod is priced higher than its competitors, Google Home and Amazon Echo. HomePod also provides an alternative to other high-end speakers such as from Bose and Sonos.

 Apple SVP Craig Federighi took the stage to give a glimpse at the next version of macOS: High Sierra. The new macOS will have better and enhanced privacy controls for Safari, more sophisticated editing tools in the Photo apps, and most importantly VR Support. VR makes its debut on iMac, with the ability to edit 360° videos in apps like Final Cut Pro and create cutting edge 3D VR content.

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