As it happenedended

Apple WWDC as it happened: Tech giant updates every product it makes and releases new HomePod Siri speaker

Monday 05 June 2017 05:02 EDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook walks off stage after speaking during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at the Moscone West centre (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Apple just updated every single one of its products. And released some new ones as well.

The company is holding its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, and kicked it off with its most wide-ranging event of the year.

As well as updating the software for all of its products, as it always does, the company showed off. That included updates to the iPad and Mac line – but most of all was the Siri speaker, a talking music system for the home.

Find full coverage on each of those releases – iOS 11, the new macOS, a new Siri and the HomePod speaker – below.

Please allow a moment for the liveblog to load.

Here's everything about iOS 11, and your updated iPhone.

Apple just revealed the future of the iPhoneThe IndependentApple has revealed iOS 11, the future of the iPhone. The software comes with a range of new features, including changes to Messages and other iOS apps. But it also added a range of "technologies" – new tweaks intended to make the apps run much better.

Andrew Griffin5 June 2017 20:25

There's a new Monument Valley

Monument Valley 2 has just been revealedThe IndependentApple has just announced Monument Valley 2 at WWDC 2017. It's available right now, and costs $4.99 in the App Store. "Guide a mother and her child as they embark on a journey through magical architecture, discovering illusionary pathways and delightful puzzles as you learn the secrets of the Sacred Geometry," reads the description.

Andrew Griffin5 June 2017 20:25

Apple launched HomePod

HomePod is Apple's next new productThe IndependentApple has officially launched HomePod, a Siri-powered talking music system for the home. It looks unusual, like a cross between Google Home and the Mac Pro, all wrapped up in mesh. Apple says it has "the power to rock the house", thanks to its use of seven different tweeters, and the huge bass woofer that sits right in the middle.

Andrew Griffin5 June 2017 20:26

And here's the incredibly nice and fast iMac Pro

The new iMac Pro is the most powerful Mac ever madeThe IndependentApple has just launched the new iMac Pro, the most powerful Mac the company has ever made. The company says it's as fast as a full workstation but inside a Mac. It looks the same as the iMac but comes in the dramatic dark grey finish on the MacBook Pro and other new Apple devices. The all-in-one comes loaded with a 5K display, an AMD Radeon Vega graphics GPU and an 8-, 10- or even an 18-core Xeon processor for monstrous performance.

Andrew Griffin5 June 2017 20:26

And here's some information on Siri's new voice

Siri just got a new voiceThe IndependentApple has given Siri a new voice. The virtual chatterbox found inside the iPhone now sounds much smarter and more human, according to the company, which unveiled the changes at WWDC. The new voice uses machine learning to replicate the way that people actually speak, according to Apple's engineering head Craig Federighi.

Andrew Griffin5 June 2017 20:27

That's a wrap. Check out our full stories on all the announcements below. Thanks for joining us!

Andrew Griffin5 June 2017 20:27

OlderNewer

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Thank you for registering

Apple WWDC as it happened: Tech giant updates every product it makes and releases new HomePod Siri speaker

Join our commenting forum

Thank you for registering