Ahead of today's keynote at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the company has once again made its "Apple Events" channel available on the Apple TV, signaling that it will streaming live video of the event on the device.
Apple will also be streaming the event live on its website, as users will need Safari on Mac/iOS or QuickTime 7 on Windows in order to watch the stream.
New products likely to be revealed at the keynote include iOS 8, OS X 10.10, a home automation platform, and potential new hardware. Apple is also said to be unveiling more plans for its iBeacon technology.
Apple's keynote kicks off at 10:00 AM Pacific Tine, and MacRumors will also be providing a live blog, live tweets via the MacRumorsLive Twitter account, and a spoiler free page for those who want to watch the full keynote at a later time.
Wednesday September 2, 2026 12:35 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple has added a new "iPhone Handoff" feature to iOS 27 that will allow you to switch between two iPhones while using the same phone number on each device.
This functionality was briefly mentioned during the WWDC 2026 keynote in June, on a slide that listed hundreds of new features coming in iOS 27 and corresponding software updates, but Apple never shared any further details at the time.
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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today further outlined what to expect from the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 set to be unveiled on September 9.
While it was initially rumored that Touch ID may be coming to the Apple Watch this year, Gurman reiterated that he does not expect the Series 12 or Ultra 4 to have any major design changes compared to the current Series 11 and Ultra 3 models.
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Wednesday September 2, 2026 6:31 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple's former hardware engineering chief John Ternus became its CEO on Tuesday, and the company made a controversial decision on his very first day in charge.
As of Tuesday, Apple Maps users in the U.S. see the name "Lake America" instead of Lake Ontario for the Great Lake that straddles the New York—Ontario border.
Apple made this change after the U.S. Geographic Names Information...
I've banned my girlfriend from using the internet during the live stream in case any unnecessary online shopping causes bandwidth issues with the video and she's also been told not to disturb me unless she's delivering food or alcohol :)
Comes on at noon in central US, so that is perfect. However, I did take the day off to work at home so I can watch on my ATV.:)
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I've banned my girlfriend from using the internet during the live stream in case any unnecessary online shopping causes bandwidth issues with the video and she's also been told not to disturb me unless she's delivering food or alcohol :)
