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Apple Sets WWDC 2026 Keynote and Conference Dates

Apple today announced that its 2026 Worldwide Developer Conference will run June 8-12. And as the event does every year, WWDC 26 will kick off with a special keynote event on June 8. The event will be broadcast live inside the Apple TV app and on YouTube. Apple hasn’t announced an official time for the keynote, but it typically starts at 10 a.m. Pacific/1 p.m. Eastern. During the keynote is when we’ll get our first look at Apple’s next generation of software releases, including iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 27. In its announcement for the event, Apple says updates will include...

CoolRetroTerm Brings 80’s Vibes to Your Modern Mac Terminal

When I think back to the 80s, several things come to mind: MTV, big hair, tube tops, arcades, Walkmans and (who can forget) the Rubik’s Cube. The 80’s were notable for another cultural shift: home computing. My earliest memories of using a home computer involved staring at a tiny 12 inch cathode ray tube (CRT) and typing arcane commands. Displays such as these could only display green or amber colors, and would often flicker (or occasionally jitter). As imperfect as that experience might seem now, in light of modern 4K, 5K and even 6K displays, I have a lot of...

How to Control Your iPhone Camera with Your AirPods and the New Camera Remote Feature

One of the most useful features of the Apple Watch has long been the ability to control your iPhone’s camera remotely. The Watch’s Camera app even let’s you see a preview of the shot so that you can frame things up and it allows you to monitor video recordings. Now with iOS and iPadOS 26, Apple has added another way for users to control their iPhone and iPad cameras from afar with a click of an AirPods stem or, in the case of the new AirPods Max 2, a press of the Digital Crown. Apple calls the new feature Camera...