Apple WWDC 2015: 10 major highlights of the event in photos

[caption id=“attachment_270520” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] The new version of OS X has been christened OS X El Capitan. While there weren’t any dramatically new features that were showcased with El Capitan, it seemed like more of a refinement of the features on the Yosemite. Apple has brought Metal to the Mac OS, which gives games and apps direct access to the graphics processor on your Mac.[/caption]   [caption id=“attachment_270103” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] Among the host of announcements to come from WWDC 2015, the iOS 9 seemed the most relevant to consumers. In terms of features, The space required for iOS 9 has been significantly reduced. Unlike previous iOS update capacities, the space required by iOS 9 has been dropped by less than half. The free upgrade will be offered this fall.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270521” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] The main feature on iOS 9 has to be the Proactive Assistant, which is Apple’s way of taking on Google Now. Proactive Assistant is basically a major upgrade to Apple’s virtual assistant Siri that can now give you contextual search results based on your location, search history and time of the day.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270523” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] Apple Pay will now be acceptable in the United Kingdom as well and will be coming to more countries in the near future. As usual there was no mention of India. Apple Pay has also added support for loyalty cards and in-store credit cards. Also Apple Passbook has now been renamed to Apple Wallet which will integrated your debit card, credit card, loyalty cards, all in one place. (Image: Reuters)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270526” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] Apple has finally announced its much speculated music streaming service simply called – Apple Music. Apple Music will be priced at $9.99 (approx Rs 640) per month and to get users hooked on to it, Apple Music will be free for the first three months. For a family plan for up to 6 accounts Apple Music will cost $14.99 (approx Rs 960). The service will be launched in over 100 countries by June 30. (Image: Reuters)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270527” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] The new “Transit” map introduced at WWDC will now focus on subways, busses and step-by-step “multi-modal routing” that includes multiple modes of transportation. (Image: Reuters)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270528” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] The company’s smart home platform, Homekit, has been updated to now adjust window shades, motion sensors and security systems too. Apple’s auto operating system has also got some big upgrades. CarPlay will allow auto makers to develop apps that control the car’s features. CarPlay will also support high-DPI screens at multiple display sizes.[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270529” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] At the conference, Tim Cook announced that the App store had surpassed 100 billion apps downloaded, paying out more than $30 billion to developers. (Image: Reuters)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270530” align=“aligncenter” width=“1280”] Apple has managed to quickly announce an update to the recently launched Apple Watch – watchOS 2. It brings more options for watch faces. Users can go beyond simply reading emails, and can now even reply to them. Developers will get more control and there’s also full support for HealthKit and HomeKit. Improvements in the iOS 9 will be made available for the Apple Watch too. (Image: Reuters)[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_270531” align=“alignnone” width=“1280”] News app was the other major iOS 9 announcement which basically aggregates news based on your interests, in a rich multimedia format. Think an amalgamation of Facebook Instant Articles and Flipboard and you have Apple’s News app. The News app has tied up with The New York Times for 33 articles a day along with magazine publisher such as Conde Nast as well as with countless bloggers.[/caption]