10 Things We Learned From Apple's Conference

CEO Tim Cook announces updates coming in the fall.

Apple's 2014 WWDC Conference - Apple held its 2014 conference to discuss features and updates to its popular products — including a new operating system, iOS 8. With a laundry list of updates, we've picked 10 that the average Apple user might be impressed to hear about. — Nicole Phillip (Photo: Apple)

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Apple's 2014 WWDC Conference - Apple held its 2014 conference to discuss features and updates to its popular products — including a new operating system, iOS 8. With a laundry list of updates, we've picked 10 that the average Apple user might be impressed to hear about. — Nicole Phillip (Photo: Apple)

America, Say Hello to Yosemite - When Apple gives birth to the new Mac system, its name will be Yosemite — a shout out to a national landmark. (Photo: David McNew /Newsmakers)

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America, Say Hello to Yosemite - When Apple gives birth to the new Mac system, its name will be Yosemite — a shout out to a national landmark. (Photo: David McNew /Newsmakers)

Never Leave Your App to Answer a Text Again - Apple revealed that you'll soon be able to respond to texts without leaving the app you're using and will also provide a list of frequent contacts. (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)

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Never Leave Your App to Answer a Text Again - Apple revealed that you'll soon be able to respond to texts without leaving the app you're using and will also provide a list of frequent contacts. (Photo: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Getty Images)

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Exercise Your Body - The more you work out, the better your body gets at moving blood around. The result: your brain gets more of the oxygen-rich red stuff it craves and your memory gets better.   (Photo: Fuse/Getty Images)

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Check Your Health While You Check Your Stocks - iOS 8 will come with a health-tracking tool to help users keep an eye on their vital signs, diet and sleeping habits — similar to something its rival, Samsung, introduced with its Galaxy S5. (Photo: Fuse/Getty Images)

iGarage, iToaster, iSofa - How does using your phone to pull into your garage sound? Or using it to lower the temperature if you're feeling a little warm at night? Well, Apple announced technology that can control certain home systems on something called Homekit, but wasn't too clear on how it will actually work. (Photo: Martin Barraud/Getty Images)

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iGarage, iToaster, iSofa - How does using your phone to pull into your garage sound? Or using it to lower the temperature if you're feeling a little warm at night? Well, Apple announced technology that can control certain home systems on something called Homekit, but wasn't too clear on how it will actually work. (Photo: Martin Barraud/Getty Images)

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Bye-bye, Annoying Group Messages - Once you've said what you have to say and gotten all the information you need, there's no need to be bombarded by group text message. Apple came up with a way to fix that. With the new update for iPhone, you'll be able to leave a group text with a Do Not Disturb option. (Photo: Maria Taglienti-Molinari/Getty Images)

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Be Reachable  - Put your contact info — name, email, mailing address, website, LinkedIn profile link — in the body of the résumé so it is searchable. And don’t put it in the header or footer, as information typed there can be missed by the ATS and may be invisible to search engines. If you’re uncomfortable listing your full mailing address, at least include your city and state, as some HR departments search for potential candidates by city.  (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Keep Track of Your Kids - Apple will be bringing a Family Sharing feature that will let parents track their kids and keep an eye on their app downloads by requiring permission. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Beyond Auto-Correct - An iOS keyboard update called Quick Type will use predictive intelligence to figure out how you speak to different people in various apps to help you type out an entire phrase or sentence faster. (Photo: Windows)

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iCloud Extends to Windows - If you have an app on your Apple device that you want to access on Windows, Apple will make those apps available on your non-Apple system. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Kit Kat Might Be an Acquired Taste - In the spirit of competition, Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed out that 10 percent of Android users use Android's Kit Kat system compared to 90 percent of Apple users and iOS 7. (Photo: Jonathan Ross/Corbis)

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Kit Kat Might Be an Acquired Taste - In the spirit of competition, Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed out that 10 percent of Android users use Android's Kit Kat system compared to 90 percent of Apple users and iOS 7. (Photo: Jonathan Ross/Corbis)

Waiting for iOS 8 - Beta testers have access to iOS 8 starting on June 2, but other users will have to wait until the fall. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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Waiting for iOS 8 - Beta testers have access to iOS 8 starting on June 2, but other users will have to wait until the fall. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)