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apple is giving Android users a feeling of deja vu I'm Dan Graziano filling in for Bridget Carey this is your cnet update apple on monday announced the next version of both its iOS and OS 10 operating systems iphone ipad users will see improvements the Siri voice assistant and increase battery life in iOS 9 the OS 10 update for Mac users isn't considered a major update and focuses mainly on performance and security although it will add new features to the Safari web browser the Apple Mail app and improvements the desktop search function unfortunately both the iOS and Mac updates won't arrive into the fall but there will be a public beta that allows anyone to test them out but you should remember that a beta isn't finalized software and may contain bugs the public beta will be released in July to sign up head on over to beta apple com some Android users may be having a feeling of deja vu when it comes to iOS 9 many of the new features apple announced have actually been on android for quite some time in iOS 9 Syria will be able to remind you to leave for upcoming calendar events sound familiar that's because this is what google already attempts to do with its google now voice assistant one of the other big features is the addition of transit directions to Apple maps but this too has been on android and even iOS through the Google Maps app in fact Google announced transit directions in google maps for android way back in 2011 staying on topic with android samsung has announced the new rugged version of its popular galaxy s6 smartphone it will be released exclusively on AT&T on Friday June twelfth the device is nearly identical to the original galaxy s6 it has the same 5.1 inch quad HD display the same 16 megapixel rear camera but there is one key difference the device can be fully submerged in water for up to 30 minutes and will even survive a drop from up to 4 feet in other news showtime is following in the footsteps of HBO and will be offering a standalone streaming service designed for cable cord cutters Showtime announced that's new service will roll out in July online and to users of Roku TV and other Roku streaming devices as well as Sony's cloud-based PlayStation view TV service the app will deliver a live broadcast and offer unlimited on-demand access to every season of all showtimes original shows along with access to a variety of movies documentaries and sports programs the service will cost eleven dollars a month which is four dollars less than HBO's competing service and will launch prior to the season premiere ray Donovan on July twelfth that's your tech news update you can find out more in the stories we talked about over at cnet com from our studios in New York i'm dan graziano