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Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to Kick Off with Keynote Address on Monday, June 8

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 8 at 10:00 a.m. A team of Apple executives, led by Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will deliver the keynote. WWDC will offer in-depth sessions on both iPhone™ OS 3.0, the world's most advanced mobile operating system, and Mac OS® X Snow Leopard™, an even more powerful and refined version of the world's best desktop operating system and the foundation for future Mac® innovation.

"Last June, we gave developers an early look at the powerful new technologies that form the underpinnings of Mac OS X Snow Leopard," said Bertrand Serlet, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering. "At WWDC, we will be giving our developers a final Developer Preview release so they can see the incredible progress we've made on Snow Leopard and work with us as we move toward its final release."

Snow Leopard and Mac technical sessions will showcase hundreds of refinements to the operating system and dive deep into its new technologies including a 64-bit architecture, QuickTime® X, next-generation multicore and GPU processor support, and amazing new accessibility technologies. iPhone OS 3.0 technical sessions will cover introductory and advanced concepts to help developers get the most out of the iPhone OS 3.0 SDK and over 1,000 new APIs available for iPhone OS 3.0.

WWDC also offers attendees the unique opportunity to work side-by-side with Apple engineers to solve code-level issues, gain insight into development techniques and get expert advice on interface design.

Other activities at Apple's WWDC 2009 include:
· more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers on a wide range of technology-specific topics for developing, deploying and integrating iPhone OS 3.0 and Mac OS X technologies;
· over 1,000 Apple engineers presenting the latest in Apple technologies and providing one-to-one direction in hands-on labs; and
· the opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPhone and Mac developers from around the world.
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What is WWDC?
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is the most important annual event for anyone innovating with Apple technologies. Thousands of developers from around the world come to California each year to receive in-depth information and instruction from Apple’s technical architects and engineers.

When is WWDC?
WWDC takes place June 8-12, 2009

Where is WWDC?
WWDC will be held at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, California. For more information about the convention center, please visit the Moscone Center website.

What are the topics for WWDC?
Information about sessions, labs, and special events will be provided on the WWDC website as they become available.
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What is rumoured for WWDC 2009?

  • Next Generation iPhone Hardware
  • Release of next iPhone OS update 3.0
  • Unveiling of OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
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Next Generation iPhone Hardware
Rumoured items:

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Release of next iPhone OS Update 3.0
Some features rumoured/announced for the iPhone OS Update 3.0:

System-wide Copy and Paste (text and photos)
MMS for photos, vcards, audio
SMS forwarding
Landscape keyboard in major apps
System-wide Spotlight Search
App Store subscriptions (i.e. subscribe to magazine apps)
In App purchases (i.e. buy a weapon in a FPS)
Turn-by-Turn GPS Navigation in App Store (bring your own maps!)
Push Notification Service for badges, alerts messages, sounds
Peer-2-peer service using Bonjour and Bluetooth for interaction and data exchange
Access to Dock port for Apps to work with accessories
Voice memos
Audio/Video tags
Live streaming
CalDAV Calendars
Calendar subscriptions
Improved Stocks widget, landscape mode for details
Stereo Bluetooth (A2DP)
YouTube Account login
YouTube Subscriptions
YouTube Ratings
iTunes login
iTunes account creation
Encrypted profiles
WiFi Auto Login
Call log
LDAP (directory services)
Shake to shuffle music (like iPod nano)
VPN on-demand
EAP SIM
Proxy Support
OTA Profiles
Revoke Certificates
Exchange ActiveSync Policies
Notes sync
Media Scruber
Parental controls for TV, Movies, Apps
Languages: More languages, better keyboards
Anti-Phishing in Safari
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Unveiling of OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard)
Some Snow Leopard features rumoured/announced:

Support for connecting to Microsoft Exchange 2007 servers will be included in Mail, Address Book, and iCal.
A smaller hard drive and RAM footprint and faster installation times, under 15 minutes versus over an hour for Mac OS X v10.5.

Support for up to a theoretical 16 terabytes of RAM by further developing 64-bit kernel technologies.

Grand Central - A parallel-programming technology that aims to take greater advantage of modern multi-core CPUs, included in all current Macs.

QuickTime X - Which will feature optimized support for modern codecs.

OpenCL - Same as Nvidia CUDA or Microsoft Computing Shaders will allow developers to more easily code applications to take advantage of the GPU for non-graphics computing purposes.

A 64-bit kernel which provides a complete 64-bit environment for applications, along with 32-bit support for older Macs. This completes a long-running attempt by Apple to completely unify their products in 64-bit capabilities, dating back to Apple's original adoption of the PowerPC in 1994, which anticipated 64-bit CPUs using the same architecture. With the PowerPC G5 Apple incrementally built 64-bit support into OS X starting with Mac OS X v10.3 "Panther" in 2003.

Stacks - Will receive an update, allowing users to drill-down into the contents of subfolders within the stacks interface.
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Where can I watch WWDC 2009?

Unless you have a ticket, sadly it's still out of bounds. Apple doesn't cover the keynote live, and others are prohibited to do so!

HOWEVER - not all is lost, mac-related websites/blogs around the world are here to give you the latest breaking news via RSS-News Feeds and other "Live Update" blogs.

Here are a list of sites that will bring you "Live Updates":
Macrumorslive.com
Engadget.com
Gizmodo.com
GDGT.com

As always, Apple are kind enough to upload the keynote shortly after it's finished. You are often able to stream it from Apple Events or alternative, you can wait 24 hours after the keynote to download it in high quality straight from your iTunes!

The keynote starts at 10:00 AM (PT), also known to us brits as 18:00 PM (GMT), on the 8th June 2009! Be there!

Other times are:
07:00AM - Hawaii
10:00AM - Pacific
11:00AM - Mountain
12:00PM - Central
01:00PM - Eastern
06:00PM - London
07:00PM - Paris
02:00AM - Tokyo (June 9th)
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I will continue to update this thread during the week - if you have any information let me know and I'll throw it in!
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WWDC 2009 Summary

Macbooks
  • Macbook Air has been made more powerful, and more affordable! The "Air" is now available in two models:
    * £1,149 for a 1.86 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system with a 120GB hard drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics
    * £1,349 for a 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo system with a 128GB solid state drive and NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics.
  • 13" Aluminium Macbooks have been updated and rebranded as "Macbook Pro's". The updates are as follows:
    * Non-User-Replaceable Battery included (Like the one found in the 17" Macbook Pro)
    * Firewire 800 Port Added
    * SD Slot Added
    * £899 for a 13" MacBook Pro. 2.26GHz, 2GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9400, 160GB HD and Firewire.
    * £1,149 for a 13" MacBook Pro. 2.53GHz, 4GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9400, 250GB HD and Firewire.
    * "Macbook" is now the reserved name for the previous white polycarbonate model.
  • New 15" Macbook Pro Model has been released with the follow price points/features:
    * £1,299 for: 2.53 GHz, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, 250GB HD and Firewire.
    * £1,499 for: 2.66 GHz, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT, 320GB HD and Firewire.
    * £1,699 for: 2.8 GHz, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GT, 500 GB HD and Firewire.
    * Other additional upgrades have also been made available.
  • Minor Spec Changes made to the 17" Macbook Pro Model. Features are as follows:
    * £1,849 for: 2.8 Ghz, 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT with 512MB and a 500 GB HD.

Safari 4
  • Safari 4 has now been made available publically for Mac and Windows.
  • "Apple today released Safari 4, the world's fastest and most innovative web browser. Available for Mac and Windows PCs and introduced as a beta in February of this year, Safari 4 features the Nitro engine which runs JavaScript up to 4.5 times faster than Safari 3. Safari 4 makes browsing more intuitive and enjoyable with innovative features, such as Top Sites, Full History Search and Cover Flow, and support for modern web standards like HTML 5 and advanced CSS Effects.

    "The successful beta release helped us fine tune Safari 4 into an even better, faster version that customers are going to love," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "Safari is enjoyed by 70 million users worldwide and with its blazing fast speed, innovative features and support for modern web standards, it's the best browser on any platform.""

Snow Leopard
  • Announced that Snow Leopard will be released in September 2009.
  • Will be priced at $29 for current OS X 10.5 Leopard users (UK Pricing Currently unknown).
  • A $49 "Family Pack" will also be made available (Again, UK Pricing is currently unknown).
  • Tiger users with Intel machines will be able to purchase a Mac Box Set containing Snow Leopard, iLife '09, and iWork '09 for $169 for a single license or $229 for a family pack (UK Pricing has yet to be made official).
  • Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard was also announced and is scheduled for release in September at a price of $499, including unlimited client licenses on Mac, Windows, and Linux.

iPhone 3.0
  • iPhone 3.0 is now in GM (Gold Master), and can now be downloaded by Developers.
  • It will be released on June 17th 2009.
  • Free Update for ALL iPhone users.
  • $9.95 for ALL iTouch users.
  • Update includes many features such as:
    * MMS
    * Internet Tethering
    * "Find My iPhone" Service (For MobileMe)
    * Push Notification

iPhone
  • iPhone 3G has been announced.
    [*]It will be released on June 19th for the following Countries:
    * UK
    * United States
    * Canada
    * France
    * Germany
    * Italy
    * Spain
    * Switzerland
    [*]Six other countries will get the release 1 week on (26th June).
    [*]It will then be released to other awaiting countries in the next few months.
    [*]It is identical in design, to the iPhone 3G.
    [*]It will be made available in Black and White.
    [*]o2 pricing is available at: o2.co.uk/iphone
    [*]The main features of the new iPhone are as follows:
    * Digital Compass
    * Video Recording
    * Voice Control
    * 3 Megapixel Camera with autofocus
    * Faster Mobile Internet Speeds
    * Longer Battery Life
    [*]The iPhone 3G will be released with iPhone 3.0 included as standard.
    [*]iPhone 3G Guided Tour


Please note, you are now able to watch the WWDC 2009 Keynote on the Apple website.
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Two fresh new rumours :p:

TheiPhoneBlog.com said:
Apple Insider, citing “sources” reveals that:

Carphone Warehouse, the largest independent European mobile phone retailer and an official iPhone reseller, added four placeholders to their inventory list for new iPhone models earlier today

Whether they officially know something we civilians do not, or they’re just getting assuming the same thing everyone else in the iVerse is — that Apple will announce next generation iPhones during the WWDC 2009 Keynote this Monday — remains unclear, but word is they’ve pushed back their next marketing efforts to July 7…
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Source - Carphone Warehouse Listing 16GB, 32GB Next Gen iPhones?

Kotaku.com said:
Next week at Apple's annual World Wide Developers Conference the company will be unveiling its new iPhone, a device that will sport a built-in 3D graphics chip, operate on a new, higher-speed network and hit mid-July, sources tell Kotaku.

Our sources told us that the new iPhone will also tout much more robust Bluetooth support, an upgrade that will allow third-party developers to to release add-on products like a keyboard or game controller.

The new network, which AT&T is currently working on, in theory may also allow AT&T to extend its exclusivity deal with Apple.

Both the new iPhone and the new firmware for the current iPhone will roll-out on July 17, sources tell us.

This rumor comes as word hits that Apple is also starting to hire in-house game developers.

The inclusion of the 3D graphics chip and hiring of developers are, in many ways, Apple's acknowledgment of the growing importance of gaming to the platform. Another thing the developer is considering to help bolster gaming on the iPhone include the possibility of a new store dedicated solely to gaming. The company will also be watching with great interest the roll-out of in-game microtransactions with the latest firmware.

We were unable to confirm any of this beyond our sources, so take this with a grain of salt and keep your fingers crossed for the big announcement hitting this coming Monday. We've contacted Apple for clarification on the matter.
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Source - New iPhone Will Include 3D Graphics Chip, Hits July
 
wush said:
Whut? It has had a 3D graphics chip since day one.
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Possibly they are hinting at instead of just a integrated graphics chip, it will be a full 3D graphic chip (I.e. the equivilent of upgrading your stock PC from integrated graphics card to an ATI 4870)

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New image up of most rumours that are flying around for the iPhone, and their possibility to showing next Monday ;)

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rscosworth said:
At the moment....but if they brought out a iPhone Nano for example, there is no reason they could not offer it as SimFree?
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Wishful thinking. Who knows whats been drawn up in their contract? For all we know, o2 could have requested that ANY apple mobile phone will be under o2 until the contract date.
 
I think that with all the rumours of Jobs recovery, I can see him coming to the keynote and making a least a small speech :p

Anyone think this?
 
More iPhone rumours heading your way:

TheiPhoneBlog.com said:
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Yeah, we’re suffering just as much anticipointment over all these possible maybe blurry photoshopped “leaks” of the 3rd gen iPhone as you are. But the wait for WWDC’s Monday keynote — for the real answers! — is just about driving us batty anyway, so we might as well distract ourselves.

Engadget grabbed this one from Nowhere Else. How does it grab your?

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TheiPhoneBlog.com said:
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We get leaked third generation iPhone pictures. Not all of them are compelling enough to post or link to, but every once and a while, something comes in that fires off the old brainstorms. See above.

This one was sent to us by Emanuel who said simply, “Hello, this is leaked Photo of the iPhone video coming out June 9.”

iphone_video_wider_screenDate aside — how tall is that screen now? Quite a bit taller than the current iPhones and iPods touch. We’ve heard rumors of a repositioned ear piece before, and this could certainly be a reason for it.

Not only is it taller, however, it’s also exactly 16×9, that magical widescreen video ration the current iPhone achieves by letter-boxing, and what the Zune HD will have by going with a slimmer 272×480 display.

Apple can’t cut pixels — it would play havoc with all those 40,000ish apps that count on every single one of the current 320×480. Assuming Apple adds to them then, we’ll be looking at 320×570...

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And a June 8th release date?

TheiPhoneBlog.com said:
Gearlive (via BGR) is reporting that Apple will not only announce the third generation “iPhone video” (that’s the name they use, so we’ll mirror it here) this Monday, June 8, but actually have it available for sale at Apple stores the same day.

"It will be available in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB models. A 4GB model is in the works as well, but it won’t be available on Monday, and when it is released, it won’t be sold in Apple Stores. All the things you’ve been seeing about an auto-focus camera, compass, etc. are all true. A camera on front along with a camera on back, that is the real deal - although it may just be for you to take video of yourself, and not for iChat video communication (although that would freaking rock.) A faster processor is also a lock (although I have heard nothing on additional RAM, it would make sense.)"

Gearlive basically thinks Apple was going to release in July, but are rushing it up in an effort to counteract the release of the Palm Pre tomorrow, June 6.

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I will walk into a clothes shop, pick up a hat, buy it, and then proceed to eat said hat in front of till staff... if it is released on the 8th.
 
Gizmodo.com said:
Hey that guy in the image below found Ross’s pink shirt from Friends. Yes, I watched Friends. And I like Coldplay. Wanna fight about it?
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lul :p

They just announced that everyone please turn off their cells and pagers :p
It's about to begin guys :)

EDIT:

Gizmodo.com said:
I just did a quick scan of the people in front of me and I literally only see two women.
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Haha :p
 
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