Its that time of year again:Appleis hosting its Worldwide Developer Conference, AKA WWDC.

Lets get started then.

Here are the biggest announcements from the show you oughta know.

WWDC 2022: Apple announces M2 MacBook Air, iOS 16, and more

Surprise: its called M2.

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Unsurprisingly, Apple claims its chips offer significantly greater performance-per-watt than competition from Intel and AMD.

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Of course, well have to see real-world benchmarks to know how meaningful that difference really is.

Except for the notch, that is.

Yup, thats right: Apple has brought its advanced screen cutout technology to the MacBook Air.

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The new design also increases the screen size to 13.6 (up from 13).

It also comes in four colors now.

The MagSafe cable even comes in a matching color.

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But who am I to question the wisdom of Cook and crew?

The new MacBook Air starts at $1,199 and will be available in July.

For some other strange reason, itstillhas a Touch Bar.

MacBook Air 2022 magsafe charger

Its basically the same old MacBook Pro, chunky bezels and all, except it has M2 this time.

Pricing starts at $1,299 and the laptop will be available in July.

A 35W charger with two USB ports

Behold, a 35W charger with two ports!

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The other most notable feature is Continuity Camera, which basically lets you use your iPhone as a webcam.

There are plenty of other new features; you could read more about macOS Venturahere.

iOS 16

A new year, a new version ofiOS.

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Developers, meanwhile, can give it atrynow.

it’s possible for you to read more about the updates at Apples blog posthere.

you’ve got the option to even connect an external display and manage apps across multiple windows now.

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Oh, and you might finally use the Weather app on iPad too.

On the software side, Apple continues to blend its desktop and mobile OSes.

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