Apple today unveiled the next version of its Mac operating system, codenamed Sierra. But as expected, Cupertino is ditching the familiar Mac OS X moniker in favor of MacOS.
Among the new features coming to MacOS Sierra is Siri. Much like Cortana has been integrated into Windows 10, Mac users can speak to their computers and have Siri search the Web or find other items on the desktop.
Sierra also boosts Continuity on the Mac. Auto Unlock, for example, allows people to unlock their Mac with Apple Watch; no password typing required. Universal Clipboard, meanwhile, will let you copy something (images, videos, text) on one Apple device (iPhone) and paste it on another (MacBook).
Apple is also bringing Apple Pay to the browser. Supporting stores will let you use Apple's mobile payment service on your Mac. Apple Pay is also coming to Switzerland, France, and Hong Kong in the next few months.
On iCloud, Apple will let you sync data across desktops. But the OS also helps you "get rid of files you'll never use again" when syncing. With optimized storage, Apple will drop things you don't need (movies you've already watched, mail with a lot of attachments). In one test, doing so allowed a Mac to go from 20GB of free storaget to 150GB, Apple said.
On the desktop, Apple teased "tabs everywhere," which will allow for tabs within all windows. Picture in picture will also allow you to minimize a video on the desktop so you can work on two things at once.
Sierra will be available as a public beta July; it launches for everyone in the fall.