This morning apple kicked of their yearly developers conference with the opening keynote which touches some of the new products apple is going to release. The first product was the MacBook pro and the MacBook Air both has been updated with ivy bridge chips, USB 3.0 and Nvidia Graphics for the pro. The next thing is the Next Gen Macbook Pro which is just under 0.71 inches and has a retina display. The resolution for this laptop is 2880X1800 which gives us a ppi of 220. With this slim new designs some things must be gone to make room, the optical drive is no longer there. The I/O include 2 USB 3.0, 2 Thunderbolt ports, SD card slot, and HDMI. Pricing starts at 2,199 for a 2.3 GHZ Quad-Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB Solid State Drive. All pixels are driven by the Geforce GT 650M and the battery can last up to 7 hours. All of those hardware makes this the lightest Macbook Pro apple has ever made.
Next up is OS Mountain Lion which is going to be released in july for $19.99. Mountain lion can be upgraded from lion or snow leopard, Macs bought from today will get a free upgrade to mountain lion when it comes out. The next big thing on mountain lion is power nap which is something like the intel ultrabook instant on.
Next is iOS 6 which is now available for developers with the developer beta. iOS 6 brings 200 new features to the table, apple only showed 10 items from that 200 features. The biggest thing is that siri will be available for 2nd and 3rd gen ipads via iOS 6. Now siri will be available to do more things like opening apps and searching for places nearby. The rumored facebook integration is also present and it is like the twitter intergration but just facebook. There is a new function when answering a phone which is either remind me later or send a message. There is also something called do not disturb mode which is basically dropping calls when this is on automatically and you can set your preferences. Factime is finally available through cellular data which hints 4G on the next iphone. Your phone can also integrate with your apple ID so you can answer calls on your ipad or Mac. Next is shared photo streams which mean you can share photos with selected people and when you upload a photo they will get a notification. The mail app has also been revamped adding VIPs and special contacts. You will also be able to attach photos and videos to messages. Passbook is the next big feature on iOS 6, it is a place where you put your plane tickets, movie tickets, and others. One new feature present on iOS 6 is guided access which allows the iOS device to run the particular application only. Lost mode the enhancement added to the existing find my iphone app and allows the owner to send a number to the phone and whoever finds it just needs to tap on the message to reach the number. Apple also mentioned that they are going to add some china specific features for iOS devices to help gain some more market share in china. The last and greatest addition to iOS 6 is apple is booting google maps and throwing in their own map services and this adds turn by turn navigation on iOS 6 devices. To the eye this map service looks pretty stunning especially in flyover mode.
That is pretty much what apple showed today at WWDC, stay tuned as we will be doing a separate post about the new maps service.
Source: TheVerge
WWDC is a conference for developers but on the first day there is a keynote which apple uses this to introduce new products. This keynote used to be the stage for the iphone's release but starting last year apple changed it to an October iphone release. This year i speculate that the iphone will be released in the September-October time frame. Even if apple decided to show the iphone in WWDC tomorrow i am pretty sure it is going to be a sneak peek only. This year there are two things which are confirmed to be showcased at the keynote which is iOS 6 and OS X Mountain Lion. What i predict will be new in iOS 6 is a new notification system, maybe some room for widgets, better multitasking, new maps service, and siri can do many more things. Like iOS 5 last year apple is most probably going to give us a sneak preview and let developers try it, and iOS 6 will be launched alongside with the iphone. Next is OS X Mountain lion, which is expected to be released this fall. Voice dictation like the ipad is going to be available in the next iteration of OS X, as apple said OS X Mountain Lion is inspired by the ipad. The next speculation is pretty obvious which is the refresh of the MacBook Pro lineup and maybe the Mac Pro which is has not been refreshed for well over a year now. The MacBook Pro is speculated to have USB 3.0, Nvidia Graphics opposed to AMD, a thinner design which removes the optical drive, and a retina display. Speculations also say that apple might take the 'Pro' out of the Macbook and apple is rumored to retire the 17" Macbook Pro. The Mac Pro in the other hand has been not refreshed for more than a year and is rumored to be discontinued. Some rumors say that the Mac Pro if not discontinued will have the new intel E5 processors. So stay tuned as the WWDC 201 keynote starts tomorrow at 10 PM PDT at Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco. To find out what time the keynote starts at your location click here
WWDC 2012: What to Expect (Key Items)
- iOS 6
- OS X Mountain Lion
- Macbook Pro Refresh
- Mac Pro Refresh
- Maybe the iphone 5
There are some rumors around the web suggesting that iOS 6 will be unveiled next week at WWDC. Today this is confirmed by the banner which was put up at Moscone West in San Francisco where the event will take place next monday. This could be a sneak peak or a full unveiling of it, there is not much info about iOS 6 but many reports suggest that the google map service will be replaced. By looking at the logo apple is claiming it to be the worlds most advanced mobile operating system, we have to see it to believe it. we will be doing live updates on WWDC on our facebook page and we will also do a wrap up of the keynote but after the event.
Source: 9To5Mac
