Archive for June, 2012

WWDC 2012 Keynote Summary

Monday, June 11th, 2012

Mac Air Updates

  • USB 3.0
  • 720p FaceTime Camera
  • 512 GB flash memory
  • Flash memory in this new Airs is up to twice as fast.
  • 60% faster integrated graphics.
  • up to 2.7GHz quad-core Core i7s.
  • 11-inch model 1366×768, starts at $999 and goes to $1099.
  • 13-inch 1440×900, $100 cheaper than current models.
  • 15-inch, $1799 and $2199.

Mac Book Pro

  • Retina Display
  • Weighs 4.46lbs
  • 15.4-inch display with a pixel density of 2880 x 1800. “That four times the number of pixels than the previous generation of MacBook Pro display.” That’s 220 ppi. 5,184,000 pixels.
  • This is the world’s highest-resolution notebook display
  • Now, applications do have to be updated to take advantage of this Retina display.” Those that have not been can be pixel-doubled, but they’ll look a bit jank.
  • Up to 2.7GHz quad-core Core i7s. And yes, up to 16GB of RAM!
  • Kepler GT 650M graphics.
  • 768GB of internal flash storage! “That’s three quarters of a terabyte.” Phil again with the math lesson.
  • On the right have SD, HDMI and USB 3.0. On the left, MagSafe 2, Thunderbolt, USB 3 and a headphone jack.
  • FireWire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet Thunderbolt adapters
  • There’s a glass trackpad, backlit keyboard, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, FaceTime HD, dual microphones with beam forming for a “new generation” of voice apps. And, stereo speakers.
  • This display has over five million pixels. That’s three million more than an HDTV
  • $2199 is the starting price with a 2.3GHz quad-core chip, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of flash storage.

Mountain Lion

  • Documents in the cloud
  • Reminders
  • Pages
  • Updated Media Center
  • The new voice dictation
  • Power Nap
  • AirPlay Mirroring
  • GameCenter coming to the Mac
  • Multiplayer supported Mac-to-Mac and cross-device as well. Yes, you can play from your Mac against someone on an iPhone or iPad and, yes, any of them can push that over AirPlay.

iOS 6

  • 365 million iOS devices sold through March. 80 percent of their customers are on iOS 5.
  • It has more than 200 new features
  • Siri learned sports
  • Launch apps from Siri
  • iPhone App update, Remind me Later and Do not disturb, call me later, push notifications muted
  • FaceTime on Cellular now
  • Safari, offline reading list
  • PhotoStream – shared photo streams
  • New Features in Mail VIP
  • Passbook. The simplest way to get all your passes in one place
  • Passbook takes all of these passes and combines them together in one place, and integrates it right into the OS.
  • Maps! entire new mapping solution from the ground up.
  • Already ingested more than 100 million business listings
  • TURN-BY-TURN NAVIGATION!!!
  • Building a traffic service.” It’s a simple presentation, with red bars showing traffic slowdowns and icons showing construction, accidents, etc.
  • More importantly, that traffic data comes from “anonymous, realtime” information from iOS users
  • Integrated into Siri!
  • Fly-Over. 3DMaps
  • Maps are vector-based, again like Google Maps. There’s quick rotating and zooming with gestures. Zoom in far enough and 3D pops up. There’s very, very quick tapping through info cards. It’s incredibly smooth.
  • They’re working on “Made for iPhone” hearing aids even, certified hearing assistance.
  • New signatures coming for personal vs. work email accounts.
  • Custom Vibrations for alerts
  • There’s a “Lost Mode” for iOS devices. Send a phone number and it’ll show a notification on the screen. If anyone finds it they’ll tap, it’ll dial that number automatically.
  • It ships this fall, supports 3GS and greater iPhones, 2nd generation iPads and newer, and the 4th generation iPod touch.