Apple's developers conference

Apple Inc. is expected to announce its latest Mac OS V and iOS updates and unveil its latest projects, particularly on music and music-related services.

Apple's annual developers conference kicks off with a keynote June 8. The company will unveil the latest updates to its iOS and Mac OS X software, as well as talk up its music service plans and other projects. Check out our full coverage at www.cnet.com/wwdc/.

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"The upgrade rate for iOS has been fantastic. 83% of active iPhone users currently using the current OS. Not only getting new features but up to date on security"

by Shara Tibken edited by Michelle Meyers 6/8/2015 5:29:12 PM

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Again, curious how much Metal is more about pushing lower-power CPUs like those on 12-inch MacBook, Macs w/o big graphics.

by Scott Stein via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:56 PM

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Current big release is iOS 8. "huge release with tons of new features for users."

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:47 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:44 PM

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Next is iOS

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:35 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:31 PM

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And that's it for OS X

by Shara Tibken edited by Michelle Meyers 6/8/2015 5:28:25 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:23 PM

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"We'll be doing a public beta once again in July and rolling out to everyone with a free upgrade this fall"

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:23 PM

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El Capitan is available to all of you developers today, Federighi says

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:28:07 PM

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I didn't feel a huge need to play that game, though.

by Scott Stein via CNET 6/8/2015 5:27:55 PM

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Lots of names - Unity, Blizzard, Feral, Unreal Engine, the Foundry using this

by Shara Tibken edited by Michelle Meyers 6/8/2015 5:27:53 PM

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Federighi is back on stage

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:27:35 PM

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Zombies are always good for demos.

by Scott Stein via CNET 6/8/2015 5:27:23 PM

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And now the demo's over

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:27:19 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:26:43 PM

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Now they're playing the game, showing us the different imagery

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:26:31 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:26:23 PM

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My expectations run pretty high for PC games. Hard to impress on this.

by Scott Stein via CNET 6/8/2015 5:26:23 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:25:43 PM

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Game graphics look good. Fortnight: "the end of the world scenario you've been training for since you were a kid."

by Scott Stein via CNET 6/8/2015 5:25:43 PM

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Can destroy things, gather resources, build a fort

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:25:39 PM

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Fortnight is the game we're seeing. End of the world scenario

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:25:31 PM

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We're seeing a 70% reduction in CPUs, Epic exec says

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:25:23 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:25:23 PM

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"The interesting thing here though is all the effects you're seeing are being done completely in time," Epic exec says

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:25:03 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:24:52 PM

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It looks like a parking lot outside a burger restaurant

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:24:38 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:24:34 PM

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He's showing us off an image of a game right now

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:24:18 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:24:06 PM

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"This is great news for games but also for the tools we use to make those games," Epic exec says

by Shara Tibken edited by Michelle Meyers 6/8/2015 5:24:06 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:24:02 PM

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Josh Adams and Billy Bramer from Epic are taking the stage for a demo

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:23:50 PM

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Huh. Macs now take advantage of Metal in El Capitan, too. I wonder if game development between iOS and Mac will start feeling more similar, over time, or if this is totally separate.

by Scott Stein via CNET 6/8/2015 5:23:42 PM

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Brought in Epic

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:23:34 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:23:34 PM

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Up to 10X improvement in drawing performance in games.

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:23:30 PM

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"Take UI previously not interactive and make completely flawless and interactive, thanks to Metal. Adobe committed to adopting on apps"

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:23:22 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:23:10 PM

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"Adobe came in and in short order was able to deliver 8X improvement in rendering effects inside of AfterEffects."

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:22:54 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:22:42 PM

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"Also great for high performance apps."

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:22:38 PM

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Better battery life

by Shara Tibken via CNET 6/8/2015 5:22:22 PM

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by James Martin via CNET 6/8/2015 5:22:18 PM

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