Ahead of WWDC 2023 next month, the finalists for this year's Apple Design Awards have been revealed online. Apple says the awards "recognize and celebrate the art, craft, creativity, and technical expertise of Apple's developer community."
This year's Apple Design Award winners will be revealed to the public via the Apple Developer app and website on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. Pacific Time following a ceremony at WWDC. The full list of finalists is on Apple's website, with categories including Inclusivity, Delight and Fun, Interaction, Social Impact, Visuals and Graphics, and Innovation.
Developers invited to attend the special day at Apple Park on June 5 will be able to attend the Apple Design Awards ceremony. Winners receive a unique keepsake in the form of an aluminum cube with an Apple logo and the name of their app.
Apple shared a WWDC 2023 schedule earlier today. The developers conference will kick off with Apple's keynote on June 5 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time.
Apple currently plans to unveil its first smart glasses at WWDC 2027 next June, and privacy will be a focus, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
For the glasses, Apple is prototyping "a slew of new hardware and software-related privacy features" that are not available on current products, he said. He did not mention any specific features, but he noted that Apple's marketing will likely...
Thursday August 20, 2026 8:00 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Apple has yet to reveal when the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra will be announced and released, but the dates usually follow a familiar pattern.
As usual, the iPhone event is expected to take place in the first half of September.
Labor Day falls on September 7 this year. The last time the holiday was on that day was in 2020, but the iPhone event that year was delayed until October due to...
Thursday August 20, 2026 2:19 pm PDT by Joe Rossignol
macOS 27 Golden Gate is not compatible with any Macs with Intel processors, marking the end of an era. The update, which is currently in beta ahead of a release later this year, is limited to Apple silicon Macs with an M1 chip or newer.
Last year, Apple said that macOS 26 Tahoe would be the final macOS release compatible with Intel-based Macs, so this was an expected development.
Intel...
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
