Apple showed off its new wares to the world today, but the biggest surprise wasn’t a shiny new “one last thing…” gizmo. Nope: it’s that the 2009 iPhone 3GS getting iOS 6. Is this the longest lasting smartphone ever?
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iOS 6 is the major story of WWDC 2012: at its keynote this evening, Apple has given its mobile operating system for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch a huge update, packing in a truckload of new features (More than 200). iOS boss Scott Forstall took to the stage to detail all the new features – read on for the scoop on all the big changes.
Apple announced the latest version of OS X for Mac, Mountain Lion, sometime ago, but today at WWDC, the company went into more detail about the update, with a big focus on the new ways it ties into iCloud. Read on to find out what they are.
The new MacBook Pro models that we’ve been hearing rumours about for months now are finally official. Apple has unveiled a brand new look design for the top line 15-inch MacBook Pro, complete with razor sharp Retina Display – and there are spec boosts galore for the other models too.
A clutch of new MacBook Air models had been long predicted for WWDC 2012 – and Tim Cook and co. didn’t disappoint. They’ve just been outed on stage in San Francisco, and we’ve got all the details on them right here.
iOS 6, the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, is widely expected to be revealed this evening at Apple’s WWDC keynote in San Francisco, but that still gives us several more hours yet for the goods to leak out early. One interesting titbit doing the rounds: iOS 6 may not run on the third generation iPod touch, or the original iPad. Is the very first iPad about to be put out to pasture already?
Next week is a big week in the mobile space. Google will kick off its annual I/O developer conference, but not before Apple’s had its chance to wow the world with a show of its own: WWDC.
WWDC 2012 kicks off on Monday, with most believing that Apple will take the chance to show iOS 6 off to its developer collective. We’ve already been through what we want Apple to unveil, but there are a few extra loose ends, that have either been promised or hinted at, that Apple really needs to address. These are as follows… Read more
Last night, Google outed a whole set of new features for Google Maps on mobile, including offline maps and a stunning new 3D look for Google Earth. But don’t be fooled: this press conference wasn’t for the Android loyalists. It was a begging plea for iPhone users to stick around – and a bold expletive lobbed in Apple’s direction.
Why so? Because it’s widely believed that Apple is about to oust Google Maps for its own custom mapping software in the iPhone, and that it will announce the move at the WWDC conference next week as part of iOS 6.