WWDC 2012 Rumor Roundup: iOS 6, Mountain Lion, iCloud, and Macs

[iMcLovin]

The whole Retina rumors are BS I think. Apples upgrade of icons is just something they keep doing to think ahead. It´s not ready yet and its not really needed yet. I think it will happen as much as the iphone 5 teardrop design that didn´t happened - its rumors and hype invented.

 

[MythicFrost]

iOS 6
The banners Mac Rumours found online pretty much prove this.

OS X Mountain Lion
Probably will be talked about with it's release this year. So I say Mac Rumours got this one right.

iCloud
Very plausable to hear some iCloud talk with regards to OS X Mountain Lion and iOS 6. So MacRumours probably have this right too.

MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, iMacs and Retina
Good rumours? Yes. WWDC rumours though? Probably not. This is a WWDevelopersC not a WWHardwareC. It could be a footnote on the Keynote but that's about it. So MacRumours saying it will definantly be talked on the WWDC keynote is obviously wrong.

Apple TV
They will probably talk about opening up the TV to developers. That is a safe bet. But a physical Apple brand television? MacRumours has been smoking the "we want a Apple brand television" pipe for way too long. Any smart person will realise this will not happen on the WWDC keynote. The MacRumours (as do many other people) need to wake up and realise this. If this was to happen it'd get it's own keynote later in the year.

iPhone
I'd say Plausable. Based on past years. Not a certain but I would not rule it out either.

Live Keynote Coverage
By Apple won't happen. We'll get the keynote on the website a little after the keynote is done. But will many websites have a live weblog of the keynote? Yes. MacRumours is no exception to this.

The MacBook Pro is their main money making Mac, you can be sure it'll be demonstrated -- particularly if it is touting a retina display. The iMac, Mac Pro and Mac Mini may get a briefer mention though.

We definitely won't see or hear anything about the iPhone based on Apple's past history.

 

[AppleHater]

The rumors are way out of control. There are too many things predicted which will not appear that will lead to much disappointment. Lower your expectations.

I agree. Not only the hype is going out of control but also I don't know how Apple could pull any major surprise in current environment. Mostly, it's a confirmation meeting not an announcement meeting.

In a way, it's like watching movies after spoilers.

 

[charlituna]

Please announce immediate availability of Mountain Lion. Plzzz

IF there is new hardware then it is likely that they will release Mountain Lion right away. Or within a few days/couple of weeks. Because it is logical to release the new hardware with ML installed.

quite the opposite. This WWDC doesn't look like it'll be that big of a deal.

In the sense that the rumors are always way blown out with things like total redesigns of everything and tons of amazing crazy new features, yes it will likely be a disappointment. Because a good half of what the rumors are saying, if not more won't be mentioned at the keynote. Some of that missing stuff might be silently released while others are totally MIA. And of what is mentioned/released it will be deemed yet another 'stupid minor upgrade' because folks don't get that that is Apple's style. Almost all updates are 'minor' to the tune of 80-90% and they don't redesign just to do it. It has to have some vital benefit to be 'doing it better'

Also, isn't this year's WWDC presentation supposed to be shorter than the usual ones? I thought i read that somewhere, correct me if i'm wrong.

they have done 90 minute keynotes before.

But I just want the storage that was available under MobileMe to continue.

I don't. iDisk was crap. slow, buggy, etc. Apple never got that one right. Everyone I know, myself included, moved to things like Dropbox the moment we could and never looked back

Unless Apple goes and buys Dropbox or a similar company I'm thrilled they are out of that system.

what about the new iWork? we are still using iWork 2009

I think that we'll get a small update (not a redesign) to work with iCloud etc and the number will be dropped from the name.

You do realise that SJ had a hand in the 4S, New iPad and iPhone 5? he planned out 4 years of products,

If not more. Tech moves at about 5 years from idea to released product at a minimum, as much as 8-10 years start to finish isn't unusual either. There are things that Jobs might have been working on at a concept level that the company goes forward with that we won't see for a good 7-8 years.

Macrumors has an international focus and not US only and it annoys me that you only post the US time for all Apple events (10am Pacific).
Many of your readers will have no idea what Pacific actually refers to.

Sorry but if you can't figure out what Pacific is referring to when in relation to an event taking place in California which is on the Pacific Ocean coast or how to look up a time zone translation on the good old World Wide Web, then you need to have a talk with your school teachers because they failed.

 

[d0vr]

iOS 6
The banners Mac Rumours found online pretty much prove this.

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MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, Mac Pros, iMacs and Retina
Good rumours? Yes. WWDC rumours though? Probably not. This is a WWDevelopersC not a WWHardwareC.

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iPhone
I'd say Plausable. Based on past years. Not a certain but I would not rule it out either.

This, right here, is the person to be watching. I swear they must have insider knowledge.

Seriously though, so it being a developer conference means we won't see mac hardware announced, but phones obviously aren't hardware. I want what you are smoking. If you rule out Macs for being hardware, you must rule out phones for the same reason.

Just one small fact though, developers need hardware to develop for.

 

[tallyho]

I hope not. Apple seems to care about limiting the amount the devices someone has to carry. I would rather they focus their efforts on improving the tech of the camera sensor inside the iPhone. There is plenty more they could be doing there.

I'm actually in two minds about this. Yes, obviously I'd like the iPhone camera to keep getting better, as that really is the camera I have with me pretty much all the time. On the other hand, a camera-phone lens is never going to be as good as a larger camera, so perhaps Apple can do something innovative with the category of cameras in between camera-phones and full-blown pro SLRs. I'm not quite sure what that something might be, but it would be interesting to find out what Pogue is referring to!

 

[d0vr]

If they are gonna introduce iOS6, I find it hard to believe them not talking about the new hardware. The new form factor surely comes with a lot of features that solely will be available for the new hardware, and I can't imagine they won't mention those.

They could quite easily tell developers to prepare for a taller screen in the other meetings regarding iOS6, and that would eventually get to the public. No need to put it in the keynote, or release new hardware right now. Though, being able to one/two/three(?) up the GS3 this quickly would be pretty amazing.

 

[conorm19147]

If it means paying some extra money I would be happy to buy a MacBook Pro with retina graphics, I'm sure everyone would. I'm really looking forward to at least an ivy bridge refresh on the MBPs, as for the rumors on discontinuing that MBP 17" I think it's a nice addition to the Mac family, although the 15" MBP does pack a lot of punch I think the bigger screen is a really nice option... even though I would never even consider buying one

 

[Viking2]

David Pogue of the NY times wrote:

"Camera. I bought the amazing Canon S100, a tiny pocket camera with the biggest sensor on the market. I wrote about my reasons here. But in two weeks, I’ll be switching my allegiance. You cannot believe what’s about to come down the photographic pike. Trust me: If you’re in the market for a small camera with astonishing photographic results, hold off for a few weeks."

Is he talking about an Apple Camera?

Sony announces Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 large sensor enthusiast compact

Sony’s New Advanced Cyber-shot RX100 Camera Packs Large Sensor and Bright Lens into Stylish, Pocket-Size Body

http://www.dpreview.com/news/2012/06/06/Sony-announces-DSC-RX100-large-sensor-compact

Perhaps I will leave Canon S95 and iPhone...and look at Sony and Samsung?

 

[doomque]

I am hoping that they get right to the goods since they have so much to present. I don't want a whole lot of stats and patting selves on the back. Last year for Steve's Final WWDC, apple did it just right...4 minutes and right to the good stuff. Do it again apple and drop the hammer on the competition. I want them to show some pretty innovative things that makes the comp. have to innovate...we all win. Please give us something good with iMacs and bring an even better iPhoto than the one you released for iOS. iMOvie too for that matter. If and that's a huge if....they show the "new iPhone", please be a design that is different from the parts leaks that we have been seeing with a 4.3 or 4.5 inch screen (not and elongated 4). For the "iMaps" app...please don't forget the TBT Navigation with different voice options for Siri. That's what i would like to see.

 

[Jasoco]

iOS6 is a given. It's the only predictable thing left about Apple.

Mountain Lion will also be definitely be shown off with a release of who knows. The release will probably either be within a few weeks if the bugs are good and fixed or by the end of "summer" which always meant "September 20th" or so.

These two are given because they are the two things WWDC is about. The OS. They show off the new OS' for both their Macs and iDevices so developers can build for them. Since ML was revealed way ahead of time I'd suppose it will be released much sooner while iOS6 will most likely have the "summer" date. This has also become what Apple is now going to consider "normal". When they showed off ML in the winter they said they were switching to an iOS-like release schedule for OS X in that it will now be yearly updates with a similar release schedule of iOS which is great. As for pricing, well I want to play Devil's advocate and suggest that they may possibly switch to a FREE OS X release. After all, they're not Microsoft. They don't make their money off the OS, they make it off the hardware, and they sell a BUTTLOAD of hardware. And Apple's philosophy has always been that the hardware and software need to be made for eachother. You can't have the Mac hardware or iDevice hardware without its OS counterpart, and since they've switched to an automated update system without needing a box from a store, you can bet that they will want it to be FREE so they can get it to every machine they can as soon as possible. This is basically what Apple has been striving for since the beginning when they didn't nearly have the ability to do it. Now that it's possible, you can bet they're going to take advantage of it.

A new iPhone is probably not coming until Fall. Last years 4S release happened in the fall. I am willing to bet this will now be the phone release schedule. You reveal the OS for release at the end of Summer, then release the new phone around the same time so people buying the phone will get the new OS and not be forced to upgrade so shortly after. So I don't expect a phone.

New Macs would be nice. But are the new Macs really WWDC Keynote worthy, or could it be possible that they hold them back for a week and release them next week or so instead? I mean, of course if they're big enough updates they'll probably want to roll them out on stage, but I assume it depends on what Apple thinks is a big enough update. New designs? Definitely? New processors? Possibly.

Prepaid iPhones will most definitely be talked about. We know Cricket and Virgin have announced it and I can bet that Apple will mention them during their "This is how many iPhones we sold this year" portion of the keynote. This is the part I look forward to because now that Virgin is getting the phone, I will FINALLY have an iPhone after 5 long years. Problem is I could easily wait until the iPhone 5 comes out and get a prepaid 5 instead of a 4S for the same price as the 5 will be, but would I want to wait until fall? No damn way. My current Virgin Android is begging me to put it in a drawer for the rest of its life so I have no choice. New iPhone for me come July!

Apple TV. Well, if we're talking about a physical TV, I still think it's silly. But as for the box itself, I am hoping for an SDK finally so the Apple TV can compete with Roku. I bought my dad a Roku for Plex because I couldn't be arsed to fiddle around with Jailbreaking an Apple TV just to install a buggy Plex app. If Apple finally made the Apple TV have apps, Plex and all the others could finally put their video services on it. Plus I can totally see the games that would come out for it that utilize iOS devices. It only makes sense! I hope Apple sees this.

 

[shandyman]

These two are given because they are the two things WWDC is about.

you missed off the 3rd thing that's a given, iCloud....

 

[AIP5]

You do realise that SJ had a hand in the 4S, New iPad and iPhone 5? he planned out 4 years of products, he specifically cited a new iPod, iPad, iPhone, and MacBooks

Yup. Which is exactly why I think apple is trying to stretch out SJ's ideas for as long as possible. Because their level of innovation is unfortunately not the same as SJ's.

 

[theonekcrow]

iOS6 is a given. It's the only predictable thing left about Apple.

Mountain Lion will also be definitely be shown off with a release of who knows. The release will probably either be within a few weeks if the bugs are good and fixed or by the end of "summer" which always meant "September 20th" or so.

These two are given because they are the two things WWDC is about. The OS. They show off the new OS' for both their Macs and iDevices so developers can build for them. Since ML was revealed way ahead of time I'd suppose it will be released much sooner while iOS6 will most likely have the "summer" date. This has also become what Apple is now going to consider "normal". When they showed off ML in the winter they said they were switching to an iOS-like release schedule for OS X in that it will now be yearly updates with a similar release schedule of iOS which is great. As for pricing, well I want to play Devil's advocate and suggest that they may possibly switch to a FREE OS X release. After all, they're not Microsoft. They don't make their money off the OS, they make it off the hardware, and they sell a BUTTLOAD of hardware. And Apple's philosophy has always been that the hardware and software need to be made for eachother. You can't have the Mac hardware or iDevice hardware without its OS counterpart, and since they've switched to an automated update system without needing a box from a store, you can bet that they will want it to be FREE so they can get it to every machine they can as soon as possible. This is basically what Apple has been striving for since the beginning when they didn't nearly have the ability to do it. Now that it's possible, you can bet they're going to take advantage of it.

Apple TV. Well, if we're talking about a physical TV, I still think it's silly. But as for the box itself, I am hoping for an SDK finally so the Apple TV can compete with Roku. I bought my dad a Roku for Plex because I couldn't be arsed to fiddle around with Jailbreaking an Apple TV just to install a buggy Plex app. If Apple finally made the Apple TV have apps, Plex and all the others could finally put their video services on it. Plus I can totally see the games that would come out for it that utilize iOS devices. It only makes sense! I hope Apple sees this.

1. On the top paragraph, I see Apple having a tactical advantage against Microsoft and their OEM counterparts by releasing Mountain Lion and the new Macs at WWDC. Apple can say "Hey, buy a Mac in a couple of weeks when these new models come out and you get Mountain Lion for free with the system, or if you really need a mac now, you can upgrade to Mountain Lion anytime for $29.99, not just for a limited time if you buy your hardware today or are a current user." Currently Windows and the OEMs are only offering Windows 8 for $14.99 for anyone that bought a computer between 6/2/12-2/1/13 and that you probably have to redeem by the end of Feburary 2013.

2. As far as the Apple TV goes, I would like to see a Pandora app too... I hate the iTunes Radio as half of the stations never like to work.

 

[ritmomundo]

I really hope the "Facebook integration" will have an on-off toggle. I don't mind using the standalone app, but I don't need "like" or "update your status" buttons everywhere.

 

[shandyman]

I really hope the "Facebook integration" will have an on-off toggle. I don't mind using the standalone app, but I don't need "like" or "update your status" buttons everywhere.

it'll be the same as the current twitter integration, basically you can share links from safari or photos from photo library.

 

[theonekcrow]

I personally would not use the facebook integration. This is because I mainly use Twitter to share stuff anyways and that gets forwarded to my facebook as I have the accounts linked. If I really want to share something on just facebook, I would do it from the facebook app or the web.

 

[ritmomundo]

it'll be the same as the current twitter integration, basically you can share links from safari or photos from photo library.

Ah, thanks for the clarification. Thats not too bad then.

 

[pmz]

I'm actually looking forward to the 100 to 200 new features of iOS 6 that are utterly unknown right now...far more than those incredibly lame known features.

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Macs are way overdue for updates, IVY bridge and USB 3 are out there, model numbers already in the inventory, and stock drying up or being pulled from shelves. I think it's safe to say, THEY'RE BEING UPDATED.

 

[thecurryman]

I disagree with both those points. I'm not sure what issues you might have with the leaked redesign but to me it looks great! The idea of a smaller dock alone is worth highlighting - that extra space is potentially better speakers, signal processing, battery life, etc...

It also seems typical for Apple to redesign with every major generation. The 3G/3GS shared the same form factor as does the 4/4S. Nothing out of the ordinary if the 5 is a redesign.

If true, the extra height won't have an effect on single-handed use. That is more to do with the width. The benefits of going to a 4-inch display far outweigh any of sticking with the 3.5-inch one.

Also, the 4S was essentially just a pretty basic updated 4 and that is the best selling iPhone to date. Imagine the numbers a "new" iPhone will do!

Well I have to say I almost completely disagree... IMO I think the leaked design looks awful. Its basically just the 4/4s but longer and a bit thinner.. Not really a redesign. I like the smaller dock however but the leaks just doesn't seem right. Yes 4 inch display is a must but that size display would be perfect on a wider and longer display. PLUS what about all the people who use the phone for texting or in portrait for most apps wouldn't see a benefit. Only video or maybe games would be nicer. But to each his own!

 

[MacinDoc]

Yup. Which is exactly why I think apple is trying to stretch out SJ's ideas for as long as possible. Because their level of innovation is unfortunately not the same as SJ's.

SJ may have nixed some ideas and sent others back to the drawing board, but he wasn't the one who designed anything that Apple currently makes.

I'm actually looking forward to the 100 to 200 new features of iOS 6 that are utterly unknown right now...far more than those incredibly lame known features.

I take it you're being sarcastic here.

 

[conorm19147]

Either the MBPs are gonna get a retina revamp, or they are going to release a new display with retina graphics that is supported on all devices. But either way it seems like the MBPs are gonna get some new ivy bridge chips

 

[shandyman]

Well I have to say I almost completely disagree... IMO I think the leaked design looks awful. Its basically just the 4/4s but longer and a bit thinner.. Not really a redesign. I like the smaller dock however but the leaks just doesn't seem right. Yes 4 inch display is a must but that size display would be perfect on a wider and longer display. PLUS what about all the people who use the phone for texting or in portrait for most apps wouldn't see a benefit. Only video or maybe games would be nicer. But to each his own!

If you're gonna simplify matters like that then the same argument could be said for the OG to 3G, relatively same design, just replaced the aluminium with plastic.

Why make it wider and longer when it doesn't need to be?! Anymore and it's just clunky and not easily useable. Right now I can use my iPhone comfortably in one hand just using my thumb. Any wider and that's ruined.

 

[rikscha]

You do use a computer of some sort, don't you? Then use it to find out what time it is elsewhere in the world - e.g., http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

Did you complain about the transit of Venus time, too?

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Uh-oh. You're gonna hear from the editors who don't like grammar corrections.

Umm you do have a mac/pc? Under your time settings you will find the right time zone for any country. No need to use a browser.

 

[ahireasu]

And that is exactly what is wrong with our society (well, one of the things..). If the phone, or any item for that matter, that you own does what you need it to then you should stick with it. This whole, keeping up with the Jones' thing is, unfortunately human nature, ridiculous.

Well i am not going to speculate on what is wrong with our society but i will say this, i had a phone that was doing his job aka making calls and i also had an iPod for listening music and whenever i want it to go online i had to wait to go home after work, then the iPhone came out and it had the iPod in it + i could surf the net anywhere i was so i updated my phone.(ofc there were phones before the iPhone that you can listen music but it was not that functional by my standards).
I change phones every 2 years i had the iPhone 3g then the iPhone 4, the thing is you see there apps and this apps need power to run, apps that will appear in few months will not run so well in the old phone this is how it goes it always was like that + i really need a phone with a bit bigger screen i find the screen a bit small 4" to 4.3" i think is ideal for a smartphone nowadays(personal opinion always) and i really don't want to move to android i find the iOS great, so if the new iPhone is the one we see in the leaks i will have to wait 2 more years to buy a new one.....

Would you go any buy a new TV every year? HiFi, car, microwave.. it's just silly and doesn't make any sense.

In my opinion the current design is good and the software works very well. If anything they should leave it as it is and just update the battery.. I'd love a phone that could go a week or more.

No,no,no and no i don't buy those things unless they are broken but i do buy a phone every 2 years or so and i would love to see a iPhone with a better battery but will not happen do to LTE and the bigger screen that will make the new battery last the same as the one on iPhone 4/s (unless you watch movies or play offline games on it there i think the battery will last a bit longer if you have the LTE off).
PS.I love the design of the iPhone 4 but again i want to see something new after 2 years.
PS2.Well 21 hours to go we will see then, even tho i believe the iPhone will have its own keynote,well cross fingers who knows we might get surprised.