Editor's Pick: Apple's iOS 10 Goes to Eleven

Apple's iOS 10 Goes to Eleven

John P. Mello Jr. Jun 14, 2016 10:10 AM PT
	Apple on Monday kicked off its Worldwide Developers Conference with the biggest-ever release of its iOS mobile operating system. CEO Tim Cook called iOS 10, coming this fall, "gigantic" and "the mother of all releases." Among the new offerings in the upcoming version of iOS are more features in Messaging, and all new designs for News, Music and Photos. [More...]

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