Few Hours separates us from the big event (WWDC10) , and rumors are flying all over cyber space about what Steve & Apple are going to announce, we’ve captured some and would like to share them with you:
- Mac Generation reports that Safari 5 and Mac OS X 10.6.4 will be announced at WWDC. According to the published release notes for Safari 5, the update will include:
- Safari Reader: view articles on the web on a single, clutter-free page
- Improved performance. 25% faster Javascript, Better caching and DNS pre-fetching
- Bing Search Option
- Improved HTML 5 support
- Safari Developer Tools
- Smart Address field
- Tab settings
- Hardware acceleration for Windows
- iPhone OS 4 & iPhone 4G ?
It’s guaranteed that Jobs will spend a good portion of the keynote talking about the upcoming iPhone OS 4. New iPhone SDK developer seeds have been regularly released every two weeks until this past week, indicating that Apple is likely saving up the most recent changes for WWDC. We’re not yet sure when the final version will be released to customers.
Also, Apple might finally release it expected iPhone 4G that caused a huge attention when a prototype was “supposedly” lost from an apple employee two months back, The device is said to be much faster that its predecessor and would allow video chatting (iChat) with dual cameras and flash!!
- Cloud-Based iTunes / MobileMe
While some observers have speculated about a possible launch of a cloud-based iTunes service at WWDC, industry sources suggest such a service isn’t imminent. Steve Jobs did reveal earlier this week, however, that Apple has been working on some sort of wireless syncing for the iPhone.
One unconfirmed rumor has also suggested that Apple may begin offering a free version of MobileMe as part of a cloud-based initiative.
- Mac Pro / 27″ Display
Apple’s Mac Pro line is overdue for updates. The last revision for the Mac Pro was in March 2009. Intel has already introduced new processors that would be suitable for the Mac Pro, though volume shipments of the 6-core Xeon chips were delayed until June. We’ve also heard whispers that Apple could be readying the new Mac Pros very soon.
A report from earlier this year also indicated that Apple was prepping a new 27″ LED Cinema Display for launch “by June”. The display is said to utilize the same panel used in the 27″ iMac and closely resemble the 24″ LED Cinema Display that launched in late 2008.
- Apple TV
A recent rumor reported that Apple was working on a completely revamped Apple TV. While streaming content will be the focus of the device, users will also have the option of pairing the new Apple TV with a Time Capsule for external local storage.
The new device is said to be based directly on iPhone OS 4. If true, WWDC might be a natural venue to introduce the device, although the report indicated that we should not expect an announcement there as Apple seeks to keep attention focused primarily on the iPhone.
More predictions to come, Got any?!? please don’t hesitate to share them with us, post your comments…..
