Edit 12/Jun : Updated with the actual announcements !
Quick note on the WWDC which is going to happen tonight. A lot of speculation is going on, and I just wanted to list down what I think is possible to be announced tonight. After the WWDC, then I will look back and see where I was correct ! Without further ado - my expectations:
Quick note on the WWDC which is going to happen tonight. A lot of speculation is going on, and I just wanted to list down what I think is possible to be announced tonight. After the WWDC, then I will look back and see where I was correct ! Without further ado - my expectations:
- With Intel launching the haswell chips last week, just in time for the WWDC, I expect the laptop and PC lineup to change to this new chipset.
- Got It !
- The macbook air line recieved the new chip and now gives full day battery life - a day in apples term is 12 hrs for the 13" MacBook Air
- We will also learn about the retina display IPad minis
- Missed it!
- No talk about iPads at all.
- OS7 is a given.
- Got It.
- No brainer here.
- OS7 will still keep skumorphic design in the apps. I dont expect apple to be more like windows flat textures.
- Missed it !
- Apple is going to remove skumorphic designs with a vengence ! However, it is not flat like windows.
- A streaming music service - I dont know whether it will be called iRadio ?
- Got It !
- It is streaming music.
- It is just called Radio and is within the music app. Makes more sense than having it as a radio.
- Still does not support FM though :-/
- An update to the maps software showing how it is better than before. However, if you checked the Google I/O a couple of weeks back and their Maps software, I think apple will still have a long way to go before catching up.
- Got It !
- The new 3d flybys seem impressive. Eiffel tower with the rotation around it is pretty cool. And as mentioned in the video - you can see through the tower - which is a lot of data processing happening.
- Still no idea how it will work in places like India ;-)
- I do not think an iPhone mini will be announced. If I was apple, i would not dilute the iPhone brand with a cheaper version. However, seeing that iPods are now available in all sizes, maybe someone in apple is thinking in this direction.
- Got It !
- No talk at all about a smaller iphone.
- Apple TV will now also stream the music
- Umm. I dont remember this. Was it mentioned ? Need to check the keynote again.
- No new product lineup (I hope I am wrong here)
- Sort of !
- The MacPro was announced - which is a whole new beast of a computer ! What a design !
