Apple macOS 11.0 Big Sur announced with redesigned Finder, Dock

Apple's macOS 11.0 Big Sur will be released later in 2020, and Apple has revealed that it will be bringing a refreshed design to all of its apps, and the Finder, plus adding an iOS-style Control Center, and improvements to Maps and Messages.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 40

Siri gets improved voice in Germany

German users are reporting that Siri is suddenly sounding much more natural, especially on HomePod, following a long-promised update to iOS.

William Gallagher 6 years ago 8

Apple software head Craig Federighi explains iPad's trackpad support

Apple's iPads are officially getting full support for mouses and trackpads later this month. Company SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi demonstrates how the unique system works in a video released Wednesday.

Mike Peterson 6 years ago 29

Apple shifts iOS 14 development strategy to cut buggy releases

Apple is allegedly adjusting how it develops its operating systems internally, shifting to generating new builds of iOS, iPadOS, and others to make more of an effort to try and catch bugs and issues that have affected software updates that ship to the public.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 43

Apple's Craig Federighi offers aspiring programmer advice for the future

Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi has offered some advice to an aspiring programmer in an email, with the Apple executive advising to keep studying, become an expert, broaden their horizons, and to follow their heart.

Malcolm Owen 6 years ago 24

Craig Federighi: lyrics visualizer coming in iOS 13.1, iMessage scheduling considered

A pair of emails from Apple Senior Vice President of Software Engineering Craig Federighi have shed some light on Apple's plans for music lyrics in iOS 13.1, and possibly for the Messages app as well.

Mike Wuerthele 6 years ago 21

Apple's Craig Federighi says Catalyst will boost quality of both Mac & iPad apps

Catalyst, meant to simplify porting apps between iPads and the Mac, offers the potential of improving the quality of apps on both platforms, said Apple software engineering head Craig Federighi in an podcast interview published on Thursday.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 11

Apple's Federighi and Joswiak talk iOS 13, macOS, Mac Pro and more in interview

Following the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple executives Craig Federighi and Greg Joswiak went into more detail about Monday's announcements, including how the Mac Pro had to be 'something special,' and how iPadOS is less of a marketing ploy and more something that was needed for iPad as a platform.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 11

Craig Federighi says iPadOS created because iPad is now a 'truly distinct experience'

The splintering of the iPad-specific "iPadOS" from the iPhone's "iOS" is due to it being a "truly distinct experience" separate from the company's other platforms, according to Apple's Craig Federighi in a post-WWDC keynote interview.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 33

Apple reveals ARKit 3 with motion tracking of people for better presentation and walk-around

The new ARKit 3 features replace hours of frame compositing with real-time calculations that make it quick to build interactive environments and also to place people and objects within the same scenes.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 1

Bad Lip Reading skewers Apple's keynotes in latest video

Bad Lip Reading, known for lampooning everything from political speeches to sports games, has taken on Apple in its latest YouTube video, skewering company executives over the course of several product keynotes.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 45

Apple's recent software problems are bad, but shouldn't lead to knee-jerk personnel decisions

By any account, Apple had a rough year with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra from a software quality perspective — but there are lessons to be learned and corrective measures to execute that can only be fully undertaken with the Apple leadership staying in place.

Mike Wuerthele 8 years ago 85

Apple's Federighi promises APFS boot support for Mac Fusion Drives 'very soon'

Apple will have news on APFS for the Fusion Drives in Macs "very soon," according to the company's software engineering head, Craig Federighi.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 24

Top Apple execs earn nearly $22M each in vested stock

Apple's annual bonus structure paid out for seven top executives last week with the vesting of batches of restricted stock grants worth up to nearly $22 million.

Mikey Campbell 8 years ago 13

Craig Federighi argues against renewed push for law enforcement backdoor to iPhone

Apple's senior VP of software engineering maintained the company's hard line on encryption in response to a story saying the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice are renewing their pursuit of backdoors for searches by law enforcement.

Roger Fingas 8 years ago 42

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