UPDATE: Check out all the new features for iOS 7, release date, and specs here
After much hype and anticipation, Apple is finally set to kick off its annual WWDC today with its popular keynote session. What CEO Tim Cook decides to unveil at San Francisco’s Moscone Center is anyone’s best guess, though persistent rumors and speculations have pushed themselves to the forefront of the debate.
The big news has to do with iOS 7, Apple’s flagship mobile operating system. After the ouster of iOS Chief Scott Forstall late last year, VP of Industrial Design Jony Ive took the helm and is navigating Apple through uncharted territory. Rather than continue the tradition of glossy skeumorphic user interfaces across all platforms, Ive opted for a flatter design that he contents will bolster user-friendliness.
While iOS 7 might be snagging most of the headlines, be sure to check out our live blog below where we’ll be reporting on other anticipated announcements, like with OS X 10.9, the MacBook Air and possibly MacBook Pro series, the fabled music streaming service unofficially named iRadio and much, much more.
Check out our live blog of Apple’s WWDC posted below – Live blog to start at 1pm ET.
(3:05)– Tim Cook signing off. But not before saying they’re manufacturing in the U.S. now!
(2:58)– iOS 7 beta available for iPhone today!!! Consumer release this fall. iPad and other iOS devices available in “coming weeks”
(2:57)– Activation Lock allows for security in iCloud when iOS 7 device is lost or stolen.
(2:56)– iTunes Radio is free with ads, but ad free if you’re an iTunes Match subscriber. Also built into Macs and MacBooks, plus Apple TV, and launching in the U.S. soon before other countries.
(2:55)– Stations are modifiable so you can play similar songs or not stream them. iTunes Radio keeps track of all your songs and stations across all devices so you can preview and download right there.
(2:53)- iTunes Radio announced! Available in Music app. Shows songs trending on Twitter and elsewhere, customizable stations to your likes, what’s popular via your iCloud library and popular on the web, share stations with friends or base new stations on playing songs.
(2:52)– New Music features. Artist images and songs, purchased music from iCloud right in your library. Turn device sideways to view albums.
(2:51)– New App Store features. Find popular apps near you based on where you’re currently located. App Store updates apps automatically instead of sending you messages.
(2:50)– iOS for your car?? Make phone calls, play music, receive message, or use Siri to do all smartphone functions using voice recognition received right to your car’s dashboard. Siri allows for this in the car eyes-free. Expect iOS car integration by 2014
(2:49)– Siri now recognizes a slew of new commands and answers more questions using new Twitter services, Wikipedia, and Bing search results.
(2:47)– Siri updates! New interface includes cool voice activated sound wave. All new voice for Siri includes new female and option of male voice
(2: 46)– iCloud photo sharing supports pics AND videos!
(2:45)– New offering of filters, photo app for managing and sharing pics, putting photos in collections (albums), and pulls out interesting and patterned photos.
(2:41)– Air Drop shows you which friends are in close proximity and makes items easy to share with multiple friends. Apple’s response to NFC “bumping” using securely encrypted peer-to-peer Wi-Fi
(2:40)– Multitasking for iOS 7 is just as easy as swiping and tapping in Safari.
(2:37)– Browsing made easy by swiping back and forth to get to previous pages. Bookmarking improved with better organization. Tabs not limited to just 8.
(2:36)– Safari for iOS 7 has new full-screen look focused on content, can now get a smart search field and access to favorite bookmarks. Also has parental controls, and iCloud.
(2:34)- Intelligent scheduling and updates, adapts to networks, double tapping.
(2:33)– 10 new features for iOS 7. Control center swipes up from the bottom to tweak settings, airport, brightness, etc; Multitasking for all apps with great battery life for using an app while taking calls, etc.
(2:30)– New unlock screen features rounded numerals, multiple pages for each app, cleaner typography, full screen edge-to-edge photos, swipe between messages or apps, notifications center available from lock screen, “today view” shows all that’s on tap for the day. Comprehensive end to end redesign
(2:26)– Lock screen animation and homescreen animation. The device actually tracks motions to give you the best view no matter the viewing angle for all apps; messages, calendar, game center, etc.
(2:24)– “Biggest change to iOS since the iPhone”
(2:23)– Flatter icons, color-coded apps, new color palette, gridded design for ubiquitous apps, synced typography. The entire axis shifts with the movement of the device in your hand.
(2:22)– Tim Cook showing a video of the latest iOS 7 features.
(2:20)– iOS 7 finally announced.
(2:15)- Tim Cook finally talking about iOS!
(2:14)– Public beta for iCloud available later this year
(2:11)– iWork is an app, not a drive, so be aware that you have to download and open up to use. A lot of the same drag and drop techniques as with Mavericks
(2:09)– iWork for iCloud allows the user to create a new document while having other docs available to use. Think Apple’s answer to Google Docs though available on the desktop
(2:07)– Talking about iCloud. The graphic is definitely a lot flatter than we’re all used to, hinting at the iOS 7 UI
(2:06)– Mac Pro is coming “later this year” so stay tuned to BostInno for the latest updates
(2:05)– Oh by the way, new MacBook Air starts shipping today! Now back to Mac Pro
(2:04)– New Thunderbolt 2 is up to 2x faster than previous. 20 Gbps throughout. Dual workstation GPUs, 4096 stream processors. 6 ports!
(2:00)– Mac Pro features an intel chipset with fastest ECC memory
(1:57)– MacBook Air prices running as low as $999
(1:56)– 11-inch MacBook Air now gets 9 hours of battery life while the 13-incher gets 12 hours!
(1:55)– All-day battery life for the laptop. iPhone next??
(1:53)– MacBook Air time!
(1:52)– iBooks with Mavericks makes interactive studying feel like fun! Take notes and copy and past interesting passages
(1:50)– Maps now synced with calendar so you can look up and compare times with maps and calendar engagements
(1:49)– New maps features shows awesome 3-D images of buildings and landmarks, can sync favorite locations and directions across all devices,
(1:45)– New maps app for Macs with Maverick. You can send directions from computer to iPhone
(1:41)– Notifications to your devices from Safari whether Safari is running or not. They’re using the examples of fantasy football and breaking news. And it’ll update apps automatically for you in the background so you don’t have to!
(1:40)– App Nap keeps track of what’s being computed versus what’s being used and automatically drops CPU power usage to conserve battery life and energy
(1:38)– Accelerated scrolling in Safari allows for fast search through, for example, dense email inboxes and conversation, and seamlessly scrolling through image-heavy webpages
(1:36)– Browse from bookmarks, reading list allows for scrolling from article to article on your bookmark bar.
(1:35)– Safari updates now.
(1:33)– Mavericks compresses memory for favorable battery life and super responsive graphics. Timer coalescing intelligently reduces the number of high-powered optimizations and low-powered ones to create the most efficient battery life possible
(1:31)– Can hook up three screens if applicable, and seamlessly display items, windows, apps, etc. across three platforms… they’re using the MacBook and Apple TV
(1:30)– Multiple displays now makes it easier to move windows across displays, open an app on the second display with the navigation bar at the bottom, and mission control allows for easy to use app dragging and display on both screens
(1:30)– Tags basically make things easier to find, organize them according to however you want, and keep important items easily accessible
(1:26)– Awesome drag, hover, and drop feature for saved documents and other apps, items, etc.
(1:25)– Multi-display features look awesome. No messing with desktop features and images. Pan backgrounds independent of each other. Cleaner and smoother features for cross-device usage.
(1:25 p.m.)– New features: First up, Finder tabs and tagging. Can tag items to keep things easily searchable.
(1:23 p.m.)– New Apple OS to be called Mavericks! Whoa.
(1:21 p.m.)– Here comes the OS 10 news
(1:20 p.m.)– Tim Cook taking shots at Windows 8
(1:20 p.m.)– Tim Cook is talking about the Mac now
(1:18 p.m.)– anki drive is available this fall thought downloadable demo is available today
(1:16 p.m.)– anki drive is a “video game in the real world” and everything is customizable on physical characters we can actually touch
(1:15 p.m.)– Anki drive is the new Apple app that uses robotic technologies with iOS to drive itself, as evident by the robotics racecars driving themselves
(1:12 p.m.)– CEO and cofounder of anki takes the stage to annouce his new company and product
(1:11 p.m.)– Apple has paid developers over $10 BILLION, 3x more than all other platforms combined
(1:10 p.m.)– 90% of 900K apps by independent developers downloaded
(1:08 p.m.)– Crazy video of the making of this year’s WWDC
(1:05 p.m.)– Tim Cook is now on the stage. Here we go!
(1:00 p.m. ET)– Tim Cook about to take the stage and kick off the WWDC keynote
