WWDC 2012 keynote
Apple's developer conference gets underway in San Francisco
Published by Bassano
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference begins today and as is customary, all eyes are on the keynote presentation. Tim Cook will take the stage and give us a hint of what's in store over the next few months. Anticipated mentions are iOS 6 and a closer look at Mountain Lion. Speculation is bigger than ever on expected announcements. They include; an SDK for the Apple TV - to allow devs to write 3rd party apps, Facebook integration in iOS, non-Google sourced 3D maps, Siri for iPad and a remote chance of a retina display return of the MacBook line, slimmed down and minus an optical drive. Video coverage is rare but there are enough tech sites with live updates. Share your favourites, join in on the anticipation and give us your thoughts on what's about to be revealed.
Time to gather refreshments, charge devices and fire up the news sites
back home and (almost) ready.
Here's what sites I've lined up so far, with live blogs of the keynote
live.appleinsider…g_Keynote_Address
www.engadget.com/…dc-2012-liveblog/
http://www.macrumorslive.com/
cheers chap. are twit streaming anything?
Good point, usually they do
http://live.twit.tv/
Leo, Sarah Lane [from iPad today] and guests are warming up.
MacBreak Weekly will kick off when the keynote starts
Chris Breen saying that the developer previews of Mountain Lion aren't trouble free yet
'A bit funky' were his words
am almost all set :)
what announcements are we hoping for today?
Apple TV SDK
Leo's starting a Google hangout for selected bloggers/journos
mine (in prefered order):
- retina mbp or retina display (either will do)
- apple tv sdk
- mac pro
Seems likely but possibly expensive
www.appleinsider.…ina_graphics.html
that's okay, i'm not paying for it ;)
I can't imagine why mobile devices would remain with better resolution than the desktop
we have a major problem not being able to fit the ipad simulator on any desktop screen right now.
They're raving about Prometheus on Twit
I can imagine
Cinema Displays first?
It begins
comedy siri?
Complete with drum roll :)
"Hey, any of you guys been working with ICS or Jelly Bean. Who's working up these codenames? Ben & Jerry?"
Did you see any of Tim Cook from D10?
not a bean. reports said he was great tho.
I kinda like him. All Things D had some clips and I heard that the full interview was released today
numbers game for a bit. can tune out for a few mins :)
Million this, billion that, blah blah users, credit cards. General backslapping
This is the equivalent to the ads before a film
yes! ice-cream time.
did someone say ice cream? hope i've not missed much!
Who would've thought 10 years ago they'd be teaching with iPads in India today
Just starting
ta.
ah, thought you meant the trailers had finished.
hey lou!
Not quite
What's first, iOS 6 I guess
Hi Lou
Tim Cook back on stage
w00t!
New laptops
goood. i need specs :)
Phil Schiller, product marketing VP
bassano, are you still into usb3 btw, or not bothered if they have it?
MB Air first
Nope, waiting for cheaper TB hardware
Retina graphics on the Air
same here.
YUUUSSS!
3rd gen Ivy Bridge CPU
Up to 2.0ghz i7
Up to 8GB of memory, 1600Mhz
Up to 512GB of flash storage now available.
massive flash storage. neeed!
USB 3
No retina in the 11"
nice comparison - www.blogcdn.com/w…2liveblog3531.jpg
MBP
Up to 512GB of flash storage now available.
I already want the new MacBook Air and I've only seen it described in text...! I'm assuming it actually looks the same as this 2 generation old one.
Oops.
MBP: Up to 512GB of flash storage now available.
One of the sites won't allow copy
Seems to
wait, no retina in the mbp. so no retina screen announced yet?
Aw, the yellow post-it note on the down online store has been replaced by a new linen look.
Nope
And optical drives remain
No update announced for 17"
mbp's still have optical drives. i have absolutely no use for one. shame :(
More...
Yet...
heh.
MacBook?
Next Gen MBP
next gen mbp!!
ohhhh!!
omg, this might make my day.
#ohtheemotion
Retina display
"Radically thin"
ahhh thinner too!!!
Ohhh, maybe I want to go back to a MacBook Pro... ;)
It's about time you watched one of these things and were actually happy afterwards.
He always buys though :)
i know what i want. i just need them to make it ;)
It's a MBP Air really
that is soooo thin!
a thin mac book pro is actually amazing. shame there is nothing wrong with mine. could really do with this being more portable.
Dan Moren at MacWorld says "It's thinner than Phil's finger" but do we know if Phil has fat fingers?
0.71" thin = 1.8cm
ooooooh, i neeeeed one.
ebay ;)
Get me one while you're there ;)
Leo's calling it MacBook Pro Elite
Weighs 4.46 pounds. The lightest Pro ever.
2880 * 1800
it still has the silly dent in the top, so it's not worth as much as it would be.. it's tempting but if it just suddenly breaks the company that gave this to me has to replace it with a new one... tempting... :)
<- Jaw hits floor
yoooooowwsers.
Glass display with reduced glare
i really really want this.
need! not want neeeeeeeed.
also frickin need.
So Mountain Lion must have great resolution
Weren't people complaining that the new iPad made websites look crappy though? What's a 2880 x 1800 display going to do?
sidepodcast is going to look STUNNING on that thing.
yep, so the sites need to update, like we have.
my mac is 2 years old i suppose... it's getting old ;)
actually it still works as well as it did when i got it. damn apple for producing amazing computers.
Corner video in Final Cut is now 100% 1080...!!
holy flipping cow. i need this yesterday. it's going to have to be a beast to play that quality though?
right, so that's decided then. i need to win the lottery so i can buy this macbook pro and then also a much much better camera. Then i can die a happy photography student :)
Up to 16GB of RAM
gonna need all of it too.
768GB SSD
7 hours on battery
Take that Ultra Book copy cats
But probably not running FCP
No Firewire
Apple! take my money! :)
MagSafe 2 - new power standard?
Firewire 800 is probably too big physically. Thundebolt to Firewire converter dongle?
Yup, Firewire 800 to thunderbolt adapter, and gigabit ethernet adapters coming.
here's what i wrote last year:
With phones and tablets already sporting [retina] screens (and the iPad may or may not acquire one during its next upgrade), plus the rumour mill suggesting that same technology might come to a laptop near you this year, it's about time we brought such high quality visuals to this site too. - sidepodcast.com/p…designs-revisited
gamble totally paid off :)
As predicted by...
;)
Back to School promo starts tomorrow too
Dual mics?
"the very best computer that we've ever built"
no kidding. i may not need a macpro now.
There's space in there for "the best speakers in a desktop or notebook computer"...? Don't some of the big, thick PC laptops have THX certified or similar?
TWIT are guessing this means no new Mac Pros
They weren't mentioned at the top of the presentation.
Maybe a separate event next week?
hard to see that there is much need to be honest. aside from custom graphics processor, this thing does everything else.
"We're told the fan will be "nearly imperceptible" to the user. That we will believe when we hear it -- or, rather, when we don't."
perfect for podcasting.
"Photographers have never been able to work on their images with this level of precision."
<3 <3 <3
now i just need monies...
Assymetric fans, er ok
Hey Mr C, I just thought that a 2880x1800 display would solve all my problems with screen real estate for live events...! ;)
I've got MacWorld live blog, Sidepodcast, Twitter and ITV live stream footy on my 13" MBA at the moment..! It's crowded.
Lots and lots of moneies I imagine.
yep!
ohhhh yes, it's a lottery win i feel :)
£2K I'm guessing
$2200, wow
No. They're going to do all this for the same price is my bet
Right, think I need to buy a Retina MacBook Provto go with my retina iPad.
that's minimum. maxed out, what 3.5k?
oh yes!
That's between the 15" & 17" of the current models
Ships today
starts shipping today!
That's hardware. Mountain Lion next
i don't even have that in my bank
#poorstudent
going to need to become a very famous photographer.
OK. I was wrong!
About £1750 for base model
Who does!?
Streamers got busted
Back
you're a student, you shouldn't have anything in your bank. #notpartyinghardenough
Agreed
Oh, that much? Might have a think about it then
Docs in the Cloud
This stuff has been announced before
I * always* had money in my bank account as a student. Probably tells you how much partying I did...
and relax. only apple tv api can make this keynote any better.
*happy dance*
"they better not change the direction of scrolling again"
:) :)
having no money is scarrrrryyy! besides if i had no money i'd have nothing for petrol and that means no driving, and that's a horrible thought. I don't have much tho.. neeeeeeddd a jobb!
:D
That's what overdrafts were invented for
#fact
Once you go back into the black after running a big overdraft for a while, banks like you a lot more
Maybe that's what got them in trouble
my housemate has a £2,000 overdraft. that TERRIFIES me! I'm a photographer, so wont get paid well enough to pay that off quickly AND my loan.
You'll only pay back your loan when your income allows
Alerts in OS X - goodbye Growl
you guys are meant to be encouraging me to be sensible with my money! :)
No, we're just saying don't stress. It'll work out
All this cloud stuff is all very well, but will they make iTunes Match work properly across all devices..? I get no Genius mixes on my iPad (when the same track can spawn a Genius mix on the desktop) and it makes the iPad *so* unresponsive while it does stuff in the background (I assume). It's an awful UX...
Dictation on the Mac
Safari 6
Sync'd tabs across iCloud
Might have to switch that off during races
ouch yes.
we are? oh right...
I'll have to see it in person, but I'm not sure it will supersede Instapaper for me. I don't necessarily want to read it on another device right away.
Agreed but I often switch devices when I want to read now
Scrolling between tabs looks good
Mice are dead
Not for me
I hate trackpads
Magic Mouse has gestures though
Those multi-touch gestures are going to be hard with a mouse though, no?
I agree, always plug a mouse into a laptop
Mostly ok
Plug in? ;)
I have a trackpad on my desktop. :)
Dictate to Twitter
Old skool
Me three.
i love my trackpad more since they changed the direction of the scrolling and things with lion. so much nicer. However with PCs i have to use a mouse.
Updates email, Notifications, etc while sleeping. Power Nap :)
I find it much easier to switch hands with a trackpad, to reduce RSI
AiPlay mirroring of the desktop
*AirPlay
Game Center for the Mac
Meh
The Stig
Mountain Lion next month
$19.99 for a major OS release!
$20
New OS every year now
Good point, beats Window 8 to the market
At that price, it could be every 3 months and still be cheap!
nice. but that's been in the preview for ages.
i like that commitment.
And frequent and gradual updates mean most apps stay compliant
Interesting pie chart
images.scribbleli…-049894bad0dc.jpg
I'd forgotten there *is* Twitter integration in iOS. I still use Tweetbot
I use it from other apps quite a bit, Instagram, Zite
google have to fix that.
Convince the OEMs
Whatever happened to Android 3??
Tablet only?
And 4.0 was supposed to unify tablets and phones?
Think so
They made a deal with NBA, NASCAR and AFL for Siri info
Does anyone actually use Siri or is it just something you play with?
Yawn. ;-)
Yep, handy for reminders, texting while driving or lazy searching
I use it to set a timer because I've buried the clock app in a folder somewhere.
They need to open Siri location stuff to non-US markets
Haha. Just got an email from Gazelle saying 'sell your old Mac to Gazelle'...
They don't waste time.
:)
Shame it's not over here
Siri can launch apps
They'll give me $491 for my flawless MacBook Air, 2.13GHz, 245Gb SSD...
Not exactly generous.
forward it to lou.
But it's previous ten now. Get more on eBay
*Previous Gen
Canada never had Siri?
siri button on your car steering wheel. #eek
Korean is big, take that Samsung
It was already - it's the non-illuminated keyboard version
So half price in 2 years
Maybe $491 is all it's worth... Can't afford to upgrade right now anyway.
Local search worldwide - YES!
Siri on the new iPad :)
Another new iPad or just the latest new-ish iPad?
;)
Facebook integration (takes a time out for refreshment)
If I'd forgotten about Twitter integration, which I'm on all day, I'll never use FB integration, which I'm on about once every other day.
FB integration takes over from the ill-fated Ping
I think Ping was something they tried to build at the last minute when the previously rumored FB integration didn't happen.
i agree.
Do not disturb for notifications, texts, etc
Do Not Disturb on the iPhone might just see it supersede my old bedside clock radio...
Already does for me with http://cdock.com/
FaceTime over cellular - 4G only?
I like the fine control for repeat calls.
They're spreading Siri around a lot, but is it getting any better?
this is a long keynote.
it likes sports now.
I think it's pretty good. Did they say it'll be out of Beta?
Not much time for an ATV 'one more thing'
Oh, fancy!
I loved it to begin with but got fed up of it telling me it couldn't do stuff in this country.
That's going to be solved in iOS 6
Then the answer is yes! Woo!
VIP in mail
Anyone use this for Priority Gmail?
Pull to refresh, about time
Insert photos from the compose window. At. Last.
eTickets in one app
I don't print boarding passes anymore, it's a good feature
Seems like an odd app. I've used e-tickets on my phone - they're just in an email. It's easy to find the right one with search.
As ticketing gets more popular, it's the way to go
I suppose it could combine with geofencing
Store loyalty cards
CardStar
"All of these cards are live, and you'll even get alerts when you have a gate change on your virtual boarding pass"
Live updating of eticket boarding passes is neat. Relies on airlines buying into Apple system though...
Ok, I want it, when's iOS 6 out? :)
Interest... waning....
Locking out the home button is something ALL parents would like
Oh, of course. Make me look heartless by talking about autism just as I say that!
3D Maps
"Teachers can use single-app mode to keep students from exiting from a test app. Museums can keep apps locked into their display apps."
ooooooh!
KAIIIIIIIIIIIIII !
It seems to me that 3D Maps demo well, but no-one really uses a map when they're flying around a city 150ft off the ground. It's not the view we actually see when we get there...
No more reliance on Google for map data, as predicted.
Google just lost 50% of it's realtime data for mobile
Turn by turn, US only?
Siri integration for navigation
Fancy Google Earth
Looks nice though, Google announced similar last week
images.scribbleli…-0a8338bbb01c.jpg
"Rotating 3D model of the Transamerica Pyramid"
When will that ever be needed except in an onstage demo of a rotating 3D building..?
:D
In car simulator - now that's much more useful.
wait, is it still going on? i've had dinner and everything!
Yup. Longest Keynote EVAH!
Yeah, we're still here. I just noticed the time myself!
Think I'll have to catch up with the rest of this later.
See you folks!
yeah, longest ever maybe?
see ya chap.
woaaah! have i missed anything amazing about iOS?
what else have they got to talk about?
in car siri. on the steering wheel of some new models.
"They're working on "Made for iPhone" hearing aids even, certified hearing assistance."
incredible.
oohh that's cool!
iOS 6 beta available today
One more thing?
no chance.
No Apple TV changes till Christmas
reading back through the quotes from various sites and i still hear them all in Steve's voice :(
damn, they're falling behind samsung on that one.
That's my guess but the next big announcement will be new iPhones around Oct
That's it
great keynote.
Frame that comment!
:)
yay for apple! now can someone buy me the new retina macbook pro? :)
:D :D
the colourful apple logo is growing on me too.
call your bank, get a second card. easy.
*makes plans to go to the bank first thing tomorrow morning* :)
That's just for WWDC
oh :( so no colourful logo then? :(
http://www.apple.com/
*boom*
http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/
*want*
http://www.apple.com/ios/ios6/
iOS 6 coming in the Autumn [with new iPhone, I guess]
i'm actually so excited.. and i'm not even going to buy any..
UK Prices [except BTO options]
www.apple.com/uk/…acbook-pro/specs/
£1,799 entry. ouch.
£1,799 for 2.3GHz Core i7, 8GB RAM 256GB storage
£2.300 for 2.6GHz, 512GB
or twice what i paid for this one...
As I said, priced between 15 & 17" non-retina MBPs
yeah. glad i'm not paying, but i still want one for meself.
You can keep wanting.
sorry. need. need one for myself.
Ah, well, that's different then. :)
17" MBP not on Apple page anymore
Confirm when Store back online
New iPad smart cases
http://www.apple.com/ipad/accessories/
are they not the same?
Rear case is new
ahah
I haven't used my iPad dock since the first week due to a rear shell
US Store is back
Front page only
Mac Mini has Thunderbolt now
that can't be new. this morning mac pro was the only product without TB.
Mac Pro has a new badge on the front page of the store
OK
Must be old
cheers for the comments all, enjoyed that one.
Bye all. No need to spend until October for me. Phew! :)
Maxed out Retina MacBook Pro £3,048.98
*gulp*
cheers for the thread too chappie.
Anytime
Ooooh.... if I had thought about it I would have been in here live commenting while watching it!
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