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When Is WWDC 2016? Ask Siri

Just don't expect her to spill the beans on any product announcements.

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Apple hasn't publicly announced the dates for its 2016 Worldwide Developers Conference, but Siri says she knows when it is. As noted by 9to5Mac, Siri will spill the beans if you ask her "When is WWDC?" or something similar.

Siri WWDC

Her full statement reads: "The Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) will be held June 13 through June 17 in San Francisco. I'm so excited!"

Of course, asking Siri about which products will be unveiled or refreshed at the conference is much less successful.

Letting Siri announce the date is curious, if Apple intended to do it and it's not merely an oversight. Siri is available on virtually all Apple mobile devices, and she may be ready to set up camp on the Mac. So having her announce WWDC's date could be a sign of a major Mac OS announcement.

Indeed, based on other rumors and Apple's traditional WWDC announcements, it's a pretty safe bet that the company will announce iOS 10 and the next version of its Mac OS. One possible scenario is a major refresh and even a name change for the company's OS X. A rumor surfaced last week that Apple plans to re-christen the operating system to "MacOS."

New MacBook hardware is also expected to surface at WWDC, according to 9to5Mac.

For now, you may want to ask Siri to remind you when she knows more about what exactly Apple has up its sleeve. It's unlikely, but she may surprise you.

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