Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is scheduled to lift the curtains on its first all-digital Worldwide Developers Conference today. The conference will be streamed on Apple’s own platforms, YouTube and other online services.
While Facebook and Google have canceled their annual developer conferences, F8 and I/O, Apple feels the show must go on albeit in a different format. The tech giant's Worldwide Developers Conference will be hosted online today for the first time since it began more than three decades ago.
The biggest announcement at the event is likely to be a fundamental shift from Intel-based (NASDAQ:INTC) processors to ARM-based (ARMHF) chipsets that will be designed in-house for Mac desktops and laptops. Also expected: iOS 14 and its sibling iPadOS 14, a new version of macOS, some updates for watchOS and tvOS, a refreshed Apple TV and Apple AirTags.
The company also announced the Swift Student Challenge, an opportunity for student developers to showcase their love of coding by creating their own Swift playground.
Now in its 31st year, WWDC20 will be an opportunity for millions of creative and innovative developers around the world to get early access to the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS, and to learn from Apple engineers as they work to build app experiences that enrich the lives of Apple customers around the globe.
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