The AppAdvice Tech Week in Review: Prepping for WWDC 2016

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) begins tomorrow, June 13. Not surprisingly, tomorrow’s 10 a.m. PDT keynote address is likely to focus on software. Here’s what should be unveiled in San Francisco, California:

• Apple unveils “iOS 10”
• Siri comes to Mac
• Apple Pay arrives on the web
• App Store subscriptions get a makeover
• iMessages for Android is announced
• OS X becomes macOS
• iTunes, Apple Music get a facelift

We’ll be providing full coverage of WWDC on Monday. As usual, Apple is live streaming Monday’s address.

Other news:

• Amazon to Take on Apple Music With Its Own Streaming Service
• Could Apple’s ‘iPhone 7’ Be Available in Blue, Instead of Space Gray?
• Apple vs. Samsung Case Could Return to Lower Court

This week, one of the most impressive Live Photos apps was released … by Google. Motion Stills allows iPhone 6s users to see Live Photos without having to place a finger on the image.

Additionally, the app offers an easy way to convert Live Photos to animated GIFs (so the rest of the world can experience them). Motion Stills also includes a great stabilization feature.

Other app news:

• Great Alternatives To Apple’s Camera App
• Embark on a Mysterious Journey Through Panic Land
• Play Trivia Against Some Real Animals in Quiz Tales

This week’s reviews feature infinite puzzlers, gorgeous platformers, and more:

• Clear the Grid by Spelling the Best Words in AlphaPit
• Jump Through a Typographic World in MAJUSCULA, a Gorgeous Platformer
• Lay Waste to Dungeon Foes in the Action-Packed Heroes of Loot 2
• Flip Your Way Through Infinite Puzzles in Flipominos
• You’re Never Alone in This Gorgeous and Cultural Puzzle-Platformer

Father’s Day is one week from today, June 19. To celebrate, be sure to check out AppAdvice’s Ultimate Father’s Day Accessory Gift Guide.

Other accessory news:

• Coach Apple Watch Bands Are Launching in Time for WWDC
• Customers Seem to Prefer Chromecast to Apple TV