I did not attend Apple's WWDC 2009 in person but thanks to the Web, I still could follow along as we all look for the new iPhone G3S, SDK 3.0, Macbook Pro and more. This is what I learned from following the chatter online:
Computers
- Launched 3 new Macbook Pro models at 13, 15 and 17 inches
- All have built in SD Cards
- The 13 inch version was formerly the Macbook
- Lowered the prices on the Macbook Air
OS X
- Finder was rewritten in Cocoa programming language
- Faster installs by 45%
Safari
- Safari 4 will ship today with faster Javascript than IE 8
- Separated out plugins so that the entire browser won't crash
Quicktime
- Launched Quicktime X with a new logo to boot
- Offers http streaming
- New user interface
- Offers ability to trim and share videos directly within QuickTime to iTunes, MobileMe or YouTube
Dock Expose
- If you click and hold any application icon on your dock it will just expose the windows associated with that particular program
- Drag and drop support allows you to drag a file to the a docked icon and all of your windows will line up, allowing you to drag the file directly to the right one
Mail, iCal & Address Book
- Offering new exchange support orks with Mail, iCal, and Address Book
- Spotlight search will now search PC docs and attachments from within Mail
- Meeting invitations can now be accepted from within Mail
- iCal now does search to find available times for group meetings
iPhone OS
- 1,000,000 SDK downloaded. 50,000 apps in store. 40,000,000 iPhones & iPod touches sold already
- New OS 3.0 available today with 100 new features on June 17th to all iPhone users for free and for $9.95 to iPod Touch users
- New OS supports cut, copy, paste, MMS support, landscape mode in all Apple applications
- Support for sending Photos, contacts, audio files, etc over the cell network
- MMS Support won't be available by AT&T till later this summer
- Spotlight: enables search across entire phone, contacts, apps and details within apps, etc.
- Tethering allowing users to share the Internet connection with with Mac/PC, USB or Bluetooth
- Parental controls introduced
- iTunes: Rent and purchase movies right from the phone!
- iTunesU also now available on the iPhone
- Safari Mobile: Performance upgrades, HTTP streaming audio/video, Autofill, HTML 5 support
- Find My iPhone: MobileMe Service launched that allows users to locate iPhone on a map then send wipe command to delete all items on the phone remotely
- In App Purchases: enables the purchase of content within applications
- Real-time data straight out of iPhone (i.e. medical alerts)
- Turn-by-turn navigation via TomTom GPS app on the iPhone
- Textbooks on the iPhone via Iceberg app on the iPhone
- ZipCar on the iPhone allows users to book and even unlock a car with the iPhone
iPhone 3GS
- iPhone 3Gs is for SPEED
- Photo Camera - 3.2 Megapixel auto focus - Has a new autofocus, tap to focus, autobalance, low light sensitivity, auto macro
- Video Camera - 30 frames per second with auto focus, exposure control, and more
- Videos are kept in your photo library and you EDIT videos on the phone!
- Videos can be auto share to iTunes, MobileMe and YouTube
- Voice control - make calls & play songs, playlists and play similar songs with the sound of your voice
- Digital Compass
- Accessibility settings - voice over, zoom in, invert colors and mono audio
- Nike Plus Support
- Hardware encryption for business
- Better battery life
- Most environmentally friendly iPhone
- Priced for $199 for 16GB and $299 for 32GB in black and white
- Available June 19th
iPhone 3G
- Available now for $99
