All you need to know about the new Apple software

Apple launched Monday a wave of software updates covering almost all of its product line. No announcements are expected to lead to the creation of new products or new revenue streams, but a number of new features are already praising social media because of the protections afforded to consumers.

Apple CEO Tim Cook quickly became acquainted with the show, updating the audience at the World Developer Conference in San Jose, California, on previous announcements.

It all started with a reminder of TV +'s announcement last March, which included a large number of exclusive television programs produced by renowned Hollywood stars, such as Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg. Monday's WWDC kicked off with the trailer for "For All Mankind," a television show based on the Soviet Russia's landing of the moon before the United States.

The Apple Arcane, a subscription gaming service, was also announced in March. While the initial announcement left many details about the next service, we now know that you will be able to play these games with the Xbox One S and PlayStation DualShock 4 game controllers. However, the games will only be playable on the devices. Apple. Monday's announcement still does not tell us a launch date or subscription price.

Apple continues to cut the previously needed connection between the Watch and the iPhone. Two years ago, Apple gave the Watch a cellular connection, removing the need to keep the iPhone within reach. Apple has now added the App Store to the watch, allowing users to install applications and updates directly to the device.

There are also some new features that may become popular on the watch, including a calculator and a voice recorder.

Apple also continues to develop the watch as a health device, the addition of this year being reserved for women. Called Cycle App, it will help women monitor their menstrual cycles. The application works on both the Watch application and on the iPhone.

There was some certainty before Monday's event, it was the launch of iOS 13. The second most likely outcome was the launch of a feature called Dark Mode . Both were announced as planned by Craig Federighi, Apple's vice president of software engineering. The launch was accompanied by a number of "dark" jokes while the song "Dark Celebration" by Depeche Mode was broadcast in the background.

Dark mode is a feature that uses light-colored text and icons on a dark background. Many users think that it's easier for the eyes – a point that is still the subject of controversy – and easier for your battery.

Apple has announced the release of a significantly redesigned Apple Maps program, which aims to finally complete Google Maps. This version has been long coming for Apple. When Apple launched iOS 6, Apple dropped Google Maps as the default mapping application on the iPhone for its own software, which was notoriously inaccurate. The new version of Apple's Google Maps has many features, such as Google Maps, and seems to offer smoother graphics for real-world navigation than Google's Street View.

But what will probably be the best part of the launch of Maps is the announcement of Apple that attacks the applications that control your data, including your GPS location and other personal information, such as your e-mail address. -mail.

Apple has also launched a new feature called Sign In, designed to prevent third parties from collecting personal information. Many applications require users to create accounts by logging on with the help of their Facebook or Google information. With Apple Sign In, Apple provides users with unique, random identifiers that allow them to log in anonymously. In cases where an application requires an email, Apple will provide a unique and random email address. Apple Sign In can be used with Face ID or Touch ID to facilitate access to these applications. Apple said that it would not profile users or their activity when using the connection.

Apple also includes a security feature in other areas, including HomeKit, the software system that controls third-party home security cameras and other "Internet of Things" devices, which often capture sensitive data and videos from the Internet. inside the house. Apple will now encrypt this data before leaving these devices, thus ensuring their security. Apple even goes so far as to include this HomeKit feature on home routers, ensuring the security of all system data, even those from non-Apple devices connecting directly to the router.

Apple apparently thinks that Siri looks too much like a robot and tries to smooth his speech. When iOS 13 comes on the market later this year, Siri will now use what Apple calls "Neural Text to Speech," a software that makes its sound less robotic.

Siri is not the only part of Apple's software to benefit from a voice upgrade. iOS13 now receives voice control that allows users to control their iPhone, iPad or Mac entirely with their voice.

One last note about iOS 13 is that it has added additional navigation and editing tools for photos. This application now looks a lot like Google Photos.

With WatchOS, MacOS, iOS and TvOS, Apple now adds iPadOS to the menu. It is a separate operating system, although derivative, whose goal is to make the iPadOS a replacement for a laptop, but also for a large non-cellular iPhone. At launch, iPad users can now open multiple different Windows applications and have a desktop web browsing environment instead of the mobile web browsing provided with iOS. It will even include support for USB sticks and micro-storage cards.

Although it is part of the new Mac OS and not the iPadOS, Apple is also launching an application called SideCar, which will allow Mac users to connect their iPad to their MacBook as a second screen.

At the end of the software announcements, Apple announced a long-awaited update of its Mac Pro line. Based on the specifications and announced prices, Apple targeted home developers with this computer, not your average consumers. It starts at $ 5,999.

If it sounds expensive, it's because it's designed as a premium workstation, even if the configuration would make any player incredibly happy. It has an Intel Xeon processor with 28 cores, 1.5 terabytes of system memory and 8 internal slots for PCI extensions. It also includes what Apple calls the most powerful graphics card in the world. When it reaches its maximum, the machine will work with nearly 26 teraflops of graphics processing power and 128 GB of video memory. For comparison, the Xbox One X runs at 6 teraflops. High-end gaming video graphics cards typically operate at approximately 11 teraflops.

However, the online reaction to the design of the new Mac Pro, designed to handle heat more efficiently, has already earned it its nickname, the cheese grater.

If you thought the price on the Mac Pro was expensive, wait until you see the accessories. Apple has also launched a 32-inch professional-grade monitor with a resolution of 6K for $ 4,999. The company has also launched a Pro booth (no monitor, it is a very well designed monitor support) priced at $ 999.

The death of iTunes has not been exaggerated. During the demonstration on Monday, Apple has clearly indicated that it is moving away from this iconic software, which will be replaced by three applications, namely Apple Music, Podcast and AppleTV applications. Applications will be available on most Apple devices.

Apple continues to make progress with augmented reality, adding new layers to emerging technology. He launched ARKit 3, which now incorporates motion capture technology, made famous by actor Andy Serkis in the movie series The Lord of the Rings. Technology records the movements of a person, which creates a realistic animation. Apple introduced the technology to WWDC by asking presenters to register in a version of the popular Augmented Reality game Minecraft.

It was difficult to determine Monday how good the news about the new Apple software was, because just when Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, was preparing to speak, the US government announced a Federal antitrust investigation against Alphabet Facebook and Apple.

Reuters reported that the Ministry of Justice had jurisdiction over the Apple investigation.

Alphabet ended the day down 6.12%. Facebook fell 7.51% to $ 161.01. Apple was down 2.7%, but subsequently recovered slightly more than 1%.

Apple also faces several price and allegedly anti-competitive behavior lawsuits on its App Store. The ongoing lawsuits, coupled with technology concerns in the US-China trade war, have already resulted in Apple's estimated market capitalization of less than $ 800 billion. Last August, the company became the first publicly traded company to be valued at more than $ 1 trillion.