We’re here in Moscone and ready to rock. Watch this space for upcoming coverage and live streaming from the convention center. What will we see from Apple? An iPhone 3GS? A tablet? Steve?
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by John Biggs on June 8, 2009
by Devin Coldewey on June 7, 2009
We were going to do a roundup of all those rumors, things we know, things we don’t know, etc, but then we thought: “Why don’t we make some nachos?” So we did. And then it was time to publish the rumor roundup, so we just stuck ‘em all on an old-timey bingo card.
Seriously, though, this is a pretty good representation of the major points we expect to be covered at WWDC this coming week. I’m not sure how we’ll know whether there’s a robot Steve Jobs or not, but it seemed prudent to put the possibility on the card regardless. Click through for the big version.
by Matt Burns on June 5, 2009
Is this the new iPhone? Maybe. Maybe not. We’ll find out on Monday. One thing is for sure though. These pics do show a different iPhone with a small button on the bottom right, and the headphone jack possibly relocated to the bottom of the phone. Thoughts?
by Matt Burns on June 4, 2009
WWDC is next week and the Internet gods are saying that there is a new iPhone coming. This screenshot from UK’s Carphone Warehouse hints that they might be right and the new iPhone will come in 16GB and 32GB flavors, with a white model available for both options.
by John Biggs on May 19, 2009
For those of you who haven’t noticed, the Pre will launch two days before the WWDC keynote, traditionally a time of great nerdgasm when Apple announces some new products but, more importantly, has been recently been announcing new iPhone hardware and/or software. The Steve-less Steve-note will happen on June 8 while the Pre will excite and entice us on June 6.
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by John Biggs on May 13, 2009
When it’s a Schiller-note! Apple has confirmed that the 10am keynote on June 8 at WWDC will be led by Philip Schiller, the corporeal form that Apple now takes when it needs to leave the astral plane and speak to us humans.
Fun fact: Did you know that Apple is really run by a spiritual energy field so bright and blinding that Apple engineers have to wear special “sensory suits” in order to enter the special lead-lined conference room in Cupertino where they present their new ideas to the “the one whose name is the death of stars and the giver of life to all that lives?”
by Nicholas Deleon on April 22, 2009
As Apple’s WWDC gets ever closer the rumors begin to hot up. Today’s drivel: the MacBook and MacBook Pro may see slight upgrades there. Apple may throw in built-in 3G support, along with the usual speed bumps; it may also make the battery more difficult to remove, in the interest of aesthetics.
by Nicholas Deleon on March 26, 2009
Yup, WWDC will run from June 9-12, more or less as that one guy predicted a few weeks ago. It’s at that Moscone West place, where Apple usually likes to hold its big rally-round-the-flag meetings
by Nicholas Deleon on June 11, 2008
Let’s say you don’t have the time to watch the entire WWDC keynote address. Let’s say you have a real job with real responsibilities, and only have a few free minutes each day. If that’s the case, then praise be to Mahalo, for the human-powered search engine team cut down Steve Jobs’ dog and pony show to a more reasonable 60 seconds. Every major announcement, everything you pretend to care about, yours to see right here. Great.
by Nicholas Deleon on June 10, 2008
Somewhat lost in the iPhone 3G hype/madness yesterday was Apple’s announcement of the next version of Mac OS X, to be called Snow Leopard. The big news: rather than promise wiz-bang new features along the lines of Spotlight or Time Machine, Apple says it will focus on “enhanc[ing] the performance” of the operating system. Says an Apple senior vice president:
We have delivered more than a thousand new features to OS X in just seven years and Snow Leopard lays the foundation for thousands more. In our continued effort to deliver the best user experience, we hit the pause button on new features to focus on perfecting the world’s most advanced operating system.
Still, there are a few new things to look forward to. Grand Central will supposedly make it easier to take advantage of today’s multi-core processors. There’s also native support for Microsoft Exchange 2007! If I were the IT guy of a Fortune 100 company, that’d probably excite me; MobileMe should take care of all my syncing issues.
Look for it in about a year.
by Doug Aamoth on June 9, 2008
Apple’s stock is about 4% lower (as of 3:45 PM on the east coast) than it started today after Steve Jobs’ keynote speech at Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference. Trading opened at $184.92 per share this morning and is currently floating around $178 per share, with a daily high of $184.94 and a daily low of $175.75, according to Yahoo! Finance.
Apple’s stock price could have dropped for a number of reasons. The new iPhone 3G that was announced will be available in 70 countries on July 11th and will carry a base price of $199 everywhere, and the relatively low price and the fact that the device won’t be available until next month may be contributing factors to the stock’s value. The new iPhone’s low price is good for consumers but might be making investors a bit nervous, although the almost-worldwide release should help matters. The low price comes with a catch, however; you must sign a two-year contract with AT&T.
by Doug Aamoth on June 9, 2008
Apple’s online store has come back up and, although the 3G iPhone is featured on the main page, it’s not yet available for pre-order. There’s just a message saying “iPhone will be available in 8GB (black) and 16GB (black or white) models at Apple Retail Stores and AT&T Stores.”
The down and dirty blurb-ish text on the new iPhone is as follows:
Introducing iPhone 3G. With fast 3G wireless technology, GPS, support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more amazing features in your hands. And just like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one —a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device.
And here’s a picture of the white version. The iPhone 3G will be available on July 11th for $199 (8GB version) or $299 (16GB version). The white iPhone 3G will only be available in the 16GB capacity. Pricing for both models requires a two-year contract with AT&T, unfortunately.
Apple Store [store.apple.com]
by Nicholas Deleon on June 9, 2008
The following is how TechCrunch’s Erik Schoenfeld interprets today’s announcement of the new .Mac, mobileme.
As was widely speculated before Steve Jobs’ keynote address today, Apple is relaunching its .Mac service as mobileme. The service syncs emails, photos, contacts, calendars, and other information between your iPhone and different computers. It works not only on Macs, but also on Windows. It will cost $99 a year, with 20 Gigabytes of online storage. The service, which will replace .Mac, will be available in early July.
Apple calls it “Exchange for the rest of us.” Interesting positioning. Usually Apple does not aspire to be like Microsoft. Video is below. [Well, on TechCrunch. Qik seems to be slow at the moment, so don't freak out if the video doesn't load immediately.]
by Doug Aamoth on June 9, 2008
Apple might be up to something today because the Apple store, she is down. I wonder why, though? J/K all the way, ROFL! Check out the downed store for yourself here!
Leave your guesses in the comments section as to what Apple might release today. I’m hoping for some sweet new stickers, apparel, and coffee mugs. I’d also like an Apple Netbook, an Apple Electric Car, and an Apple Theme Park.
by John Biggs on June 5, 2008
An AT&T employee just informed us that AT&T store employees are currently receiving iPhone 2 training in preparation for WWDC-day. More as we get it.
by Nicholas Deleon on June 4, 2008
Could developers be getting a sneak peak at Mac OS X 10.6 at next week’s WWDC? Maybe!
A little birdie told TUAW that Apple could well give developers an early build of 10.6 at the conference in San Francisco. It’s been suggested that 10.6 won’t bring much in the way of new features, but will instead focus on stability and security. That 10.6 could be the first Intel-only Mac OS has also been mentioned. How true any of that is, of course, no one knows for sure. Nor should it bother you, since the earliest it would be released is next January’s MacWorld.
We also don’t know the name for the new operating system. If Apple were to keep going with its “big cat” theme, there’s but a few of those left: cougar, lion (my favorite), lynx, and so on.
by Nicholas Deleon on May 30, 2008
Could “Mobile Me” be the new name for .Mac? That’s what it looks like, at least according to what Blogging Robots (is that name a social statement?) has discovered. Strings in the iPhone 2.0 SDK reveal the name “Mobile Me” left, right and center, as pictured here.
More evidence: Apple trademarked the name in 2006.
So reasonable minds have concluded that, yes, Mobile Me is the new .Mac. Dotmac is fairly opaque and doesn’t really convey what it does, while Mobile Me, I think, is a little more descriptive.
via TUAW
by Nicholas Deleon on May 30, 2008
Check this:
%@ is the new name of Apple’s online service (was .Mac)
This string, found deep within the code for iCal, makes it pretty clear that Apple plans to make some changes to .Mac, its online service, um, service. The $99/year service gives people e-mail, an easy way to share content, sync information between computers, etc. It’s sorta outdated, especially in today’s environment where Google Apps can some of the same stuff for free.
Some ideas that have been thrown around: over-the-air calendar, email and contact syncing; an all-around less expensive .Mac service, possibly with the purchase of an iPhone.
Personally, I never saw much use for .Mac, but maybe this new version will change my mind. We’ll find out for sure by WWDC.
by Nicholas Deleon on May 20, 2008
Someone, or something, has confirmed to GIZMODO that the 3G iPhone will be released on June 9, the day of the WWDC keynote. (I guess Jobs will be all, “Available… now! Go! Buy, buy buy!”) That’s a more or less worldwide launch date this time, with carriers in other countries able to set the price of the phone and plan, maybe.
On a scale of 1-10, how excited are you? I’m a 10, easy, but just because I hope for the day when 3G iPhone rumors go away forever. Then the 4G rumors start.
by Peter Ha on May 7, 2008
Rumors have been swirling about the launch date of the 3G iPhone since yesterday and I wanted to give it some time to settle down before posting. As he did last year, BGR has his hands on an internal memo to AT&T employees forbidding them to take vacation or PL between June 15 and July 12 (my birthday in case anyone wants to know). This is leading everyone to believe that the iPhone could and should launch on the 15th, which is two days after the end of WWDC. Feel free to make your own conclusions.
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