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WWDC 2009
Apple had their Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) today and they announced much more then we expected.
1. iPhone 3.0 software available on June 17th. Free for iPhone users. (apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate)
2. Macbook Pro’s have been updated. There are no longer any Macbooks except the $999 white machine. (store.apple.com)
3. iPhone 3GS announced with faster processor, video recording, better battery life. (apple.com/iphone)
4. Snow Leopard due for release in September. (apple.com/macosx)
The full keynote should be available for viewing shortly at:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/guide/appleevents/
Macworld 2009
Hope everyone got a chance to catch all the updates from Macworld 2009 but if not here is a complete list of the list of new products.
iLife ’09
- iPhoto ’09 – “Organize photos two new ways: Faces, based on who’s in your photos, and Places, based on where your photos were taken. Then share on Facebook or Flickr with a click.” New facial recognition feature allows you to sort by the most important things in the photo.
- iMovie ’09 – “Make a great movie in the time you have. Choose a dynamic theme to enhance your movie in seconds. Or refine every shot with the Precision Editor.”
- Garageband ’09 – “Learn to play piano and guitar. Learn songs from the artists who made them famous. Rock like a legend with new guitar amps and stompbox effects.” Includes a new store which allows you to download music lessons for a small fee on the instrument of your choice.
- iWeb ’09 – “Design a website to share your photos, movies, and music just by dragging and dropping. Add new dynamic widgets and publish and share with a click.”
iWork ’09
- Pages ’09 – “With advanced tools for writing and easy page layout, your documents in Pages are beautiful beyond words.” There is a new feature with all of iWork which allows you to share documents online and make notes on them.
- Numbers ’09 – “Numbers helps you get more from your data with easy-to-create formulas, one-click charts, and table categories.”
- Keynote ’09 – “New cinematic animations, transitions, and effects in Keynote will keep your audience captivated.”
New 17″ MacBook Pro with the new graphics chips, unibody enclosure, LED display, and extended battery (giving you around eight hours of battery life).
New iTunes pricing levels will be 0.69, 0.99, and 1.29. For an extra fee you will be able to download ANY song DRM free so you can do what you want with your music.