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Apple Announces WWDC 2013 Scheduled for June 10-14, Tickets on Sale Tomorrow
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Just asked Jim Dalrymple whether he thinks the logo is referring to an iWatch (due to roman numerals, shapes and colours) or something much subtler like a UI redesign. @jdalrymple: @StellarSoul2001 I think UI, but who knows.
I personally think it could be either or both. Guess I'll weigh in with my thoughts and predictions from most to least likely. Just based on the logo.
1) UI redesign across iOS and possibly OSX. New system wide font, flatter graphics and logos, a lot more simplicity and colour. Some subtle system animations.
2) Stacked app icon graphic refers to headless apps. Sandboxing as we have come to know it will be a thing of the past as inter app communication is given much more priority.
3) The iWatch! In all seriousness. To me the square iPod nano was a not so subtle iWatch test product. Clearly the public responded with a lot of demand. It's shape is still remarkable and beautiful. I think Apple will refine it slightly to be thinner and more minimalistic. The shapes on the logo are like apps yes, but why the multiple colours? To me, colours/shapes and roman numerals means iWatch.
I don't think the iWatch will be announced at the WWDC, but I do think it is coming. Notice Gruber says the following in reply to Cook's comments after the conference call:
Cook said:
Gruber said:
Now, think about that for a moment. Augment with services probably means more iCloud stuff or something like a streaming radio service. As for exciting new product categories, and Gruber's emphasis on entire new leg on the stool, notice even the Apple TV is already one leg on the current stool, even though it is a "hobby". So if its not a phone, tablet, new desktop/laptop, or as I'm suggesting an Apple TV, that pretty much means an iWatch or iBand of some sort, unless anyone have other novel ideas.
I think it's more the presence of the Roman numerals themselves. And where would one be most likely to see Roman numerals on a typical day? On the face of a watch, perhaps?
The rounded squares (no rounded corners jokes, please) vaguely resemble the appearance of a watch crystal.
Of course, this is all speculation, but there are multiple indicators that Apple is working on an iWatch (actually, the name sounds slightly creepy, come to think of it). I might go as far as to suggest that the iWatch will be announced at WWDC, with a beta SDK, an emulator, and a 3-4 month window for developers to adapt their apps prior to the iWatch hitting the market.
OTOH, Apple could merely be suggesting a new appearance (and perhaps functionality) for icons in iOS 7.
That's almost as unpredictable as when they called the iPad 3 "the New iPad" That aughta knock some people off their feet!
WWDC keynote runs for 2hrs. 30min spent talking about their success and expension and perhaps new hardware. Then 1.5hrs to announce both iOS 7 and the next OS X version. That isn't much time at all. I'm not sure if I should be expecting much this keynote or not.
Also no way will a new high end iphone be announced here. Perhaps lower end multi coloured iPhones yes but the one we've all been waiting for will only come in September once iOS 7 comes out of beta.
Also no way will a new high end iphone be announced here. Perhaps lower end multi coloured iPhones yes but the one we've all been waiting for will only come in September once iOS 7 comes out of beta.
And after..be disappointed.
I'm keeping my expectations really low.
I'd love to see a new Mac Pro or a Retina Quad Core Air
or a 13" Retina with a real Gpu...not to mention I.Tv or I.Watch..
but it won't happen....quite for sure i fear.
So i prefer to wait for :
Ios 7 preview
Osx 10.9 preview
Haswell Laptops
and to see Ipad 5,Iphone 5s/6,Ipad Retina Mini with A6^^ next Fall only.
Who thinks Apple is going to announce a phone at WWDC.
New iPhones have been announced at WWDC in the past so it's not implausible t say the new iPhone could be announced at WWC this year. Sure the main focus is software, API's and software development at the WWDC's but hardware has been mentioned in the past at the keynotes. And could be this year too.
Is this this kind of result realized with?Saturation?Or just a P.Shop artwork?
By way it could be a "cube modular Mac Pro"
MMXIII reflection could mean one module above the other and
M M stand for Mac Modular...with 13 just to suggest the year ..
also the DC kept my attention the D is below the C...maybe means a sort
of linking between the modules or the fact ,as Tim talk'd about the ecosystem Apple has,
the Ios and Osx will be closer than ever starting by this year
..but..i'm keeping my expectations low...
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Tim Cook specifically mentioned hardware announcements "this Fall" in the earnings call. So I think that is a subtle hint that we shouldn't expect big hardware announcements. They always try to manage our expectations with hints like these.
Slightly updated Haswell editions of MacBooks and maybe a new Mac Pro is plausible.
And of course design improvements for iOS 7 with new lock screen features, overlaid replies for messages and a better notification center. Low hanging fruit for iOS at this point, I think. Probably some SDK improvements for inter app communication as well.
We won't see Athentec technology until the Fall announcement of iPhone 5S, even though it probably is a big part of iOS 7.
OS X 10.9 "Lynx" will of course be shown off as well. And we'll get the developer preview. Maps and more Siri functionality are sure bets. Other than that I think an improved iCloud-enabled Finder is on the roadmap. Apple bought some patents related to this earlier this year.
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The shape also looks like an AppleTV... Just came to mind.
Perhaps apps on appleTV (I can hope)
Perhaps apps on appleTV (I can hope)
Being able to get hands on, ask questions and network with other devs is massive.
Considering this is a developers conference, anyone expecting the 'Apple TV', iWatch or a new iPhone to be announced is living in Cloud 9. It's entirely possible that the MacBooks will be updated, but they will likely have silent upgrades on the website rather than a stage announcement.
The talk will all be about iOS and OS X - if one is going to undergo dramatic changes, then the other will need to follow suit.
The talk will all be about iOS and OS X - if one is going to undergo dramatic changes, then the other will need to follow suit.
And that's a bad thing? When all is said and done, the Windows Phone GUI is amazing. It just doesn't work so great on a desktop computer...
Nothing more than a gradient mask and a blending mode on the mac pro image layer in photoshop.
Why do you 'fear'? This is a DEVELOPER'S CONFERENCE. New hardware is rarely announced. Sometimes it is, but it's not the norm. This is basically a SOFTWARE conference. Keep your expectations in check and you won't be disappointed if there is no hardware, only surprised if there IS.
The Mac Pro is a long time coming, and since DEVELOPERS want Mac Pros more than regular folk, I would bet highly on that announcement over others - if I had to bet on hardware showing up.
Reading all the comments here about what the WWDC logo would mean beats reading 'The Da Vinci Code' book!
LOL...You seriously gathered that from the image? If I play along, why wouldn't that show a new view of folders?
The reason AAPL has tanked and plateaued is because there is not much more money to be made in it. The amount of money it would take to buy enough shares vs the amount the stock price would have to raise to make any money is ridiculous. All Wall Street is concerned with is can they make any money. Products have nothing to do with it sadly. Anyone who invested a significant amount of cash in AAPL before it took off is now getting dividend checks. I'd say it's a slow-growth stock for current investors from here on out. The time to buy for first-timers is LONG gone.
Of course other posters have pointed out that I'm a complete dumbass when it comes this stuff, so anyone feel free to put me on a bus to smackdown town.