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Interesting new iOS 14 features you might not know about

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Yesterday Apple announced iOS 14, a major new release, as part of its WWDC 2020 keynote. As usual, the company spent a big part of the event discussing its new mobile operating system and its major new features, which includes things like updated widgets, new Messages, Maps, and Safari apps, Translate, updated Siri, improved CarPlay and App Clips. That's a sizable list of major new features to discuss in one event where Apple also had to talk about other things. So what Apple mentioned during its WWDC keynotes is usually just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to all the new features in its major new OS releases. And this year arguably has the longest list of changes hidden away in the 'All New Features' page on the company's website. So we went through the 191 new features listed on Apple's website to pick the ones that Apple missed out on mentioning during the keynote but are seriously worth your attention. For some of you, the features listed below might even b...

WWDC 2020: Apple cuts the clutter on iOS, and cuts Intel out of Macs :

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Here's everything that has been announced at Apple WWDC 2020 from iOS 14 to macOS Big Sur. No lines, no rush for the best seats and no waiting for the event to begin. WWDC was on YouTube this time, streaming CEO Tim Cook and gang directly into living rooms of thousands of developers and millions of fans all over the world. Even as  Apple  executives came on screen for cinematic cameos, improving one feature after the other on all the software, the biggest announcement was held for the last — the Appe silicon that will power future Mac devices. This is big, given that Mac devices will no longer rely on  Intel  processors. But this was coming, as Apple makes chips for almost all its products from the iPhone and iPad to the Apple Watch. Apple claims its processors will give more performance at lower power, the problem all chipmakers have been trying to solve for long. So, there will be a family of SoCs for the Macs, which will fuse better with Apple’s own software that ...