Apple is in the house and they have dropped some pretty important announcements at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

Whilst there was plenty to talk about, s the big news that most Apple acolytes were waiting for was the new music service that had dominated the build-up to the event. We’ll start there and give you the breakdown from The Verge:

At first blush, it sounds like Apple Music has all the necessary features. You can stream your favorite artists, watch music videos and exclusive clips in HD, and listen to curated playlists. There’s also a feature (called “Connect”) that lets unsigned artists upload their music. Apple’s even created a global radio station called Beats 1 and hired Zane Lowe to run it. You get all that for $9.99 per month, and there’s also a $14.99 family plan option that lets you share Apple Music with up to five other people. That gives Apple a slight edge when it comes to pricing, but Jimmy Iovine, Drake, and Tim Cook didn’t mention much else that sounds all that different from the services Apple Music will compete against. It will be available on iOS starting June 30th and — maybe most importantly — it’s also coming to Android this fall.

I prefer to get my music the good old-fashioned way (from friends’ hard drives) but I suppose that if you’re so inclined to stream your tunes then good for you. Apple also announced OS X 10.11 or, as it is now known, El Capitan:

[It’s] more about tweaking the OS X experience and improving performance than redesigning the whole interface. Safari, for example, now allows you to “pin” sites, so they’ll load instantly from the landing page. It also lets you mute audio in tabs without entering specific pages. Spotlight allows you more extensive and integrated search capabilities: you can look up sporting event tickets, weather, and upcoming events using natural language. Improved windows management means that you can automatically split your screen between apps and store multiple desktop layouts in a navigation bar on top.

Fear not iPhone users because your new iOS 9 update has some nifty upgrades too:

The Notes app is gaining more functionality (like drawing!), while Passbook has become “Wallet.” Newsstand has become “News.” HealthKit tracks more data, including UV exposure and menstrual cycles. iOS 9 is supposed to even take up less space on your iPhone, and it offers a “low power mode” to squeeze three extra hours out of the battery. The iPad, meanwhile, has new productivity options — among other things, users can open two apps side-by-side on a single iPad Air 2. Developers can get their hands on all the new features when Apple drops the public beta — its first ever for iOS — in July.

I’ll believe that part about extra battery life when I see it in action, we’ve heard that one before.

If you want to see a breakdown of the other big announcements head over HERE.

[source:theverge]