Drag and Drop, new Files app raise speculation of new iOS 11 features

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Jose- Apple sees iOS on the iPad as a bona-fide operating system that can accomplish most of, if not more than, notebooks and desktop PCs.

One of the biggest limitations of Apple's iOS is that it lacks a user-accessible file system. macOS' Finder never made it to mobile but that looks like it is about to change. A leak showing a new Files app and hints towards Drag and Drop functionality will give iOS users more latitude and flexibility on using their iPad and iPad Pro devices more like traditional PCs. We'll know more in a few hours as the WWDC 2017 kicks off in San Jose.

Source: 9to5Mac

How to watch today's Apple WWDC 2017 Keynote

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Jose, CA - Apple has taken over the city of San Jose for this year's WWDC. The company will cover various updates to its tentpole technologies like iOS, macOS, watchOS, HomeKit, CarPlay and others and new hardware is heavily tipped as the Apple Store is currently down. 

Apple is streaming their Keynote. Below are the requirements for playback.

• A Mac on OS X 10.8.5 or later, running Safari 6.0.5 or later
• An iPad, iPhone or iPod touch running iOS 7.0 or later
• A 4th generation Apple TV, or a 2nd or 3rd generation one running 6.2 or later
• A Windows PC running Windows 10 and Microsoft Edge browser

Stay tuned for our live coverage of the event and any announcements here later today.

Social bookmarking site Delicious is finally getting shut down

What can be considered a piece of internet history is finally getting shut down. Social bookmarking site Delicious has met its end after Pinboard acquired the site for reportedly US$35 thousand. Before social booking marking sites like Pocket, Pinterest, and Pinboard became popular. Delicious was a tool early internet users relied on to store and share bookmarks.

Starting June 15^th, it’ll become a read-only site. Users won’t be able to save new bookmarks but you will still have access to your existing collections. As expected, Pinboard owner Maciej Cegłowsk is encouraging people to migrate to his site and says a disabled export feature will be reactivated if people want to bring their files elsewhere. Cegłowsk bought the service because he says he doesn’t want it to “disappear from the web” but he also warns people to “not attempt to compete with Pinboard.

Source: The Verge

Placeholder for ‘Files’ app goes live for a bit on App Store

With WWDC 2017 upon us, a new app from Apple shows up on App Store ahead of the event. Spotted by Steven Troughton-Smith, the placeholder app listing is for an app named Files. It’s just described as a “Files App for iOS” and other than that, there’s a blue folder icon. The app supposedly only supports 64-bit architecture. But other than that not much is known. Apple has already pulled the app from the App Store. It has been rumoured previously that Apple intended to drop support for 32-bit apps so this might be a good clue.

Source: MacRumors