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Apple announced macOS 10.14, the next major update to its Mac operating system, today during the WWDC 2018 Keynote. In doing so, the company has left the mountains behind and headed for the desert. Specifically, the desert at night. macOS Mojave's most visually striking new feature, called Dark Mode, is the ability to alter the user interface to adopt a night theme. Doing so envelopes the interface with a dark theme ideal for creative professionals and developers who prefer dark backgrounds to edit images and write code. It also appeals to users who want the reverse of the bright, light backgrounds and interface elements that the original OSX has been known for since its inception. Other exciting new updates include new ways to organize the Desktop, use FaceTime, and more.

Call me a geek, but arguably my favorite portion of today's 2018 WWDC Keynote presentation was the hilarious mockumentary, titled The Developer Migration, featuring Apple developers. Shout out to my old friends, blogger and analyst Jim Dalrymple and Vainglory developer Tommy Krul for their surprise cameos in the short, introductory hilarity. After the brief, pre-show levity, Apple got right down to business. The highlights of this year’s WWDC were undoubtedly a peek at what we can expect to see in upcoming versions of Apple’s new operating systems, to be released to the public later this year. Apple gets an A from me this year on its Keynote presentation. Here are some of my thoughts on the company's newest software:

Since WWDC 2018, we've been eagerly awaiting the release of WatchOS 5 this September. Now that Apple has confirmed the official date for the September announcement (that's the 12th of September for those of you keeping score) we're more excited than ever to dive into the rumors surrounding the Apple Watch. What might the new design feature, and what do we already know about WatchOS 5? Read on to dig into all the rumors leading up to the big announcement.

Last Thursday, we hosted our first ever, free live workshop on improving your battery life on iPhone or iPad. If you weren't able to attend (or simply want to watch again), check out the replay of that first workshop below. Over 500 of you registered and over 150 of you attended! We are incredibly humbled by the wonderful response, and I so appreciate hearing how helpful it was for many of you. This is one of the most in-depth pieces of content we've ever been able to offer, and that's because of the incredible people that joined us and asked fantastic questions. We look forward to hosting many more and connecting with you all regularly. Check out the replay of the workshop from last Thursday below.

Good news for everyone who was disapointed when Apple's fall 2018 events came and went without the announcement of AirPods 2, the AirPower Charging Mat, or a new set of over-ear headphones, potentially called Studio Pods: We may be getting at least one, maybe two of those devices very soon. The latest rumors point to an Apple AirPods 2 release date. The rumors of an accompanying wireless charging enabled AirPod case, indicate that Apple may finally be ready to release the promised AirPower Charging Mat as well. In this rumor roundup, we'll cover every update about the new rumored new wireless earbuds and wireless charging case, as well as Studio Pods and AirPower related rumors.  

In 2017 Apple rolled out the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the iPhone X, and it looks like a repeat performance is slated for September 12. Rumor has it that three new iPhones will be revealed this year during the September announcement. From rumors about upgraded CPUs to the possiblity of universal edge-to-edge displays, we've got you covered. We're updating this article with all the mockups, tech rumors, and specs we can find leading up to the announcement. Read on for what to expect for the three anticpated iPhone models.

The numbers in the Cambridge Analytica Facebook scandal just keep climbing, from an original 55 million to a new estimate of nearly 87 million account holders who have had their data breached. This is because the quiz, "This Is Your Digital Life," collected data not only from Facebook users who completed it, but from all their Facebook friends as well. Facebook has barred the personality quiz from the platform and sent a message to all account holders who took the quiz, but if you'd like to make sure your data wasn't also breached, there's a way to find out. Let's check and see if our Facebook accounts have been compromised by Cambridge Analytica; it's easy to do right from your iPhone.