It’s WWDC 2013 time. We’ve run down what we know about Apple’s announcements, what surprises we could see, and what we wish for the conference. Be sure to stay tuned at 10 AM Pacific/1PM Eastern time for the full keynote live blog.
Update: Since Apple will be live streaming the event on the Web, iOS and AppleTV, we will be doing real-time updates only on our Twitter account and posting stories as they become available. Also we’ll post the best pictures from Moscone below:
Before Event VV After Event Started ^^^
iPhone beta today for iOS 7. iPad betas in the coming weeks. Final release this fall. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iOS 7 is a major release for developers. 1500 new APIs. AirDrop, MFI game controllers, New multitasking APIs. SpritKit. Barcode scanning.
Activation Lock feature. If thief tries to wipe phone, they will not be able to re-activate it. MASSIVE APPLAUSE. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Per app VPN, new dictionaries. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
New Smart mailboxes. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Phone, FaceTime, and Message blocking. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Audio only WiFI calls! http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iTunes Radio keeps track of all songs you listened to. Cloud syncs a history. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iTunes Radio has song skipping. Creating your own stations. “Play more songs like this” http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Apple redesigns Siri with new features in iOS 7, introduces iOS in the Car http://t.co/aneqM68a1d
iTunes Radio. Built right into the Music app. Cue demoing now. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
ITUNES RADIO! http://t.co/0kzJmzE7qJ
New landscape album view. Replaces cover-flow.
iCloud movies, TV shows in Videos app library, http://t.co/0kzJmzE7qJ
Brand new Music app interface in iOS 7. All iCloud and on-device songs. Tap to listen. New Now Playing screen. http://t.co/0kzJmzE7qJ
iOS 7: App Store updates apps automatically (cc @ john mccain)
Redesigned Stores. Very white/black UI. New categories for kids. Apps near more. Popular apps based on current location.
Honda, Mercedes, Ferrari, more… Cue jokes about which car he’ll be buying. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Apple has created a while new UI for car console systems. Built in Maps, directions, Siri, Messaging. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Cue talking iOS in the Car. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Siri has an all new voice. Sounds incredible and realistic. Male and Female voices. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Gorgeous new Siri interface. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Eddy Cue on stage to talk Internet Services: Siri http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Photo Stream: Multiple people adding to same stream. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Photos organized – in iOS 7- into “Moments.” http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
New Camera interface. CAMERA FILTERS!! http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
AirDrop for iOS announced. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
New Safari. New full screen look. Focus on content. Smart search. One tap access to all favorites. New Tabs view. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Multitasking: Swipe between apps. Sort of like webOS. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Multitasking for all apps with great battery life. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Federighi announces Control Center. Swipe up for quick controls. Music, brightness, Flashlight, AirPlay, AIRDROP! http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iOS 7 officially announced at WWDC; Jony Ive major UI overhaul now on display http://t.co/lAFkIjjkzh
Tim Cook: Incredible collaboration between Ive and Federighi for iOS 7. Federighi going through new features. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iOS 7 is defining an important new direction and in many ways a beginning – Jony Ive
Motion sensing!
“I think there is a profound and enduring beauty in clarity, efficiency”
Design is the whole thing. The way something works on so many levels. Design defines so much of our experience. – Jony Ive
Jony Ive talking in video.
“The biggest change to iOS since the introduction of iPhone.” Amazing new features, stunning new interface. Video now.
“We know that we can positively affect developers and users with a new version of iOS. This is exactly what we’ve been up to.”
iPhone named JD Power winner 9 times in a row. iOS satisfaction at 97%. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Tim Cook introducing talk of new iOS! http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iWork on iCloud supports Safari, IE, Chrome. iWork everywhere. Today in Developer beta. Public beta later this year.
Apple announces iWork for iCloud, new apps for Mac and iOS coming later this year http://t.co/qWjdhCZRUV
Numbers on http://t.co/kWuXCZ23xs has 250+ functions. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Looks like iPad version.. but on the web. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Editing options are there. Gorgeous.
WHOA! iWork for iCloud. Browser-based. On Mac or PC. Bye, Google Docs! http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
New iWork for Mac and iOS later this year. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Tim Cook back on stage http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Mac Pro: Later this year. MADE IN THE USA. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
New Mac Pro has motion sensor to light up ports when turned over http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
New Mac Pro is literally a small fraction the size of current design. 1/8 Volume. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Can support 3 simultaneous 4K displays.
6 Thunderbolt devices per port. Double performance of Thunderbolt 1. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
New Mac Pro: Flash storage. PCIe, 1.25 GBPs speed. 10X faster than any HD in previous Mac Pros. All expansion is external. Thunderbolt 2.
New Mac Pro all build around a new thermal core. State of the art Intel Xeon. 12 Core. PCI express Gen 3. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
WHOA OH MY GOD. WHAT IS HAPPENING.
New MacBook Air: All-day Battery life. Haswell chips.
Schiller announces new MacBook Air. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Phil Schiller out to talk more about the Mac.
OS X Mavericks. Preview today for developers. Public release this Fall.
iBooks demo going great. Textbooks very smooth. Interactive, pinching, videos. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Apple announces improvements to Notifications for Mac with quick reply, iOS push notifications, and more http://t.co/yOXjUn9rfF
Whoa, location-based venue/restaurant/weather suggestions/info for calendar appts + travel time http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Continuous scrolling in Calendar. Federighi making more fun of the leather! Ha!
Maps demo is very, very fluid. Silky smooth panning. 3D looks fantastic. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iBooks for Mac. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Developer SDK for Maps for Mac apps http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Syncing of iOS push notifications to Mac Notification Center… huge..
QUICK REPLY FOR NOTIFICATIONS! http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
iCloud Keychain for browsing.
New UI, animations, scrolling for Reader mode. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
All kidding aside, the Mac stuff just isn’t hugely interesting. Mac OS X has been solid for a long time and they’re not doing Franken-OS.
— Paul Thurrott (@thurrott) June 10, 2013
New Safari lets you browse links posted in your Twitter/Linkedin feeds. Improved rendering engine.
New Safari. Clean new home page for Top Sites, new sidebar with bookmarks. Integrated with Reading List/Shared Links
New technologies to improve Mac battery life and performance.
Apple TV can work as full powered display with Mavericks.
iBooks App and Maps App are in the Dock.
Multiple Displays http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Finder tagging. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Craig Federighi takes the stage, to talk about Mountain Lion. “We’ve hit a real issue for the next release; running out of names of cats.”
— Andy Ihnatko (@Ihnatko) June 10, 2013
Wow, so Federighi was joking.
OS X Mavericks is the real name.
OS X SEA LION!
Craig Federighi out to talk OS X!
Mountain Lion: 28 million copies sold. Best selling release of all time. 35% of all Mac users are on ML.
72 million Mac installed base. New iMac #1 desktop in the U.S. MacBook is #1 notebook.
Anki, an app developer, is launching their company on-stage right now. Artificial intelligence and robotics.
For the record, couldn’t care less about a new Xbox 360. But would love to have the Xbox One controller on the 360 today. :)
Video running of new Berlin Apple Store opening. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
1 million daily visitors daily last year to apple retail.
6 million registered developers. WWDC 2013 sold out in 71 seconds. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
66 countries attending. 64% first timers. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Tim Cook is on stage! http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
4 AM. Apple is doomed. pic.twitter.com/uS6YKVavvH
— Mark Gurman (@markgurman) June 10, 2013
People being allowed inside moscone
Covered Banner upstairs in Moscone. pic.twitter.com/k6evsUpjQB
Front of line pic.twitter.com/4DOiaPkWdQ
Don’t even try cutting, mister.
WWDC 2013 will also be streamed via Apple’s website http://t.co/DpWhdcW4TQ
The coffee machines for press look like Mac Pros.
Apple providing bagels, coffee, pastries and my favorite odwalla flavor #breaking pic.twitter.com/9dbrW95bDr
PRO TIP “@stevewoz: Park at 5th and Mission and take Segways to Moscone. (@ Moscone West w/ 98 others) http://t.co/pYyH1k6AQq”
— Zac Hall (@apollozac) June 10, 2013
How’d he get up the stairs? “@JonErlichman: Check out Woz arriving at WWDC …on a Segway! via @masoncohn pic.twitter.com/z1BnzwUsyt”
— Seth Weintraub (@llsethj) June 10, 2013
I believe that shirt is “Wave” Green “@JonErlichman: Apple’s Eddy Cue arrives at WWDC pic.twitter.com/Mmqx6Mwto7”
Wow. “@realdanlyons: Eagerly awaiting the Jony Ive video where he talks about the iOS7 redesign. Can he top the one about the EarPods?”
Looks like @jdalrymple spent a few extra hours at Tim Horton’s this morning pic.twitter.com/z7NqSTWJ1d
Sign a loan agreement before you eat. RT @jyarow: Food for media at WWDC https://t.co/ZcwTrF9P1Z
— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) June 10, 2013
This doesn’t look like ‘Presentation Hair’ “@jyarow: Kevin Lynch, former Adobe CTO pic.twitter.com/SylRoM8Tx3”
Secret projects=watchish stuff
60 minutes until keynote
Made it pic.twitter.com/6BfpNqAfy8
Keynote panorama. pic.twitter.com/mrfD34diBB
— David Smith (@_DavidSmith) June 10, 2013
Ive is in a t-shirt. Would you consider that presentation attire?
Look close…real close. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer just arrived at Apple’s developers event WWDC pic.twitter.com/8sVLmCjPCG
— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) June 10, 2013
Video playing now http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
Emotional tone. Video is about design. http://t.co/FLyGh0MUfS
