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What a night. Apple showed its mid-2012 cornucopia, impressing with the world’s highest-res laptop display; its own Apple Maps service; new Ivy Bridge MacBook Airs, and Siri for the iPad. Not to mention a tonne more juicy foodstuffs, all of which you can see below.
- Apple’s Next Generation MacBook Pro Has the “World’s Highest-Resolution Notebook Display” > Read more.
- Apple’s New Ivy Bridge MacBook Air Has Up to a Whopping 512GB of Flash Storage > Read more.
-Final Cut Pro X Is Being Updated for Retina-Screen MacBook Pros > Read more.
- Smaller Apple MagSafe 2 Chargers Are Skinnier, And Probably Expensive as Hell > Read more.
- “Power Nap” for Apple Syncs Your Computer While It Sleeps > Read more.
- The Mac Pro Lives! Apple Has Resurrected One of its Most Venerable Lines > Read more.
- iOS 6: New Features Coming Soon to Your iPhone and iPad > Read more.
- Apple Has Its Own Maps with Turn-by-Turn Navigation, 3D, and Tonnes More > Read more.
- Siri Might Actually Be Incredibly Useful Now > Read more.
- Siri Is on iPad with iOS 6 > Read more.
- iOS Vs. Android Fragmentation: Apple Users Stay Current > Read more.
- iOS 6 Gives You Amazing Control Over Which Calls You Receive > Read more.
- Passbook Is the Beginning of Mobile Payments On iOS > Read more.
- OS X Mountain Lion Coming With Dictation and Deeper iCloud Integration > Read more.
- iCloud Floats a New Feature Set > Read more.
- Apple Drops a New Airport Express With AirPlay, and Thunderbolt Accessories > Read more.
- Apple’s Brand New Smart Case for iPad Is the Worst Thing Apple Announced > Read more.
- Apple Has Sold 30 Billion Apps in the App Store > Read more.
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I’ve put my opinion on the new MBP on that article, I think it’ll lose a lot of what is actually useful in a laptop, for some glamour. But otherwise, pushing forward! New design language please, though.
What would be actually useful in a laptop? I for one can live without a DVD or Hard Disc Drive. Even an ethernet cable isn’t needed all the time!
I do need ethernet, but I’ll happily use an adapter. I haven’t used a CD in years, even though my laptop has one. In fact, a Macbook Air pretty much matches my specs. Maybe a bit more power, the new non-high-res Macbook Pro. But like I say in my post, then Retina Display will probably have too low a battery for my liking.
Just thought I’d point out 9to5Mac’s article here, that the Mac Pro has been quietly updated: http://9to5mac.com/2012/06/11/apple-quietly-updates-the-mac-pro/
Having said that, what’s actually new? Not even a Thunderbolt port from what I can see.
WWDC – Where Wankers Dribble on Computers. EAT SHIT APPLE!!?!1/1?!!
There’s no “o”…
there is, between “Dribble” and “Computers”.
You don’t have to include a conjunction in an acronym.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office = FCO, not FACO.
You’ve been working on that one for a while, eh?
Entirely apathetic. Though mind you, I felt the same way about any android ones. I’m still running my original milestone, three years on, contributing horribly to that fragmentation problem they were whining about.
I think I’ve finally got over my “I must have the newest thing ever” fixation. Mind you, that could be due to the lack of a disposal income “in the current financial climate”.
So basically, whatever anyone comes up with, you’ll be disappointed.
The maps update sounds great, and I’m interested to see how deep the Facebook integration goes, such as with contacts.
I’d expect it to sync up your facebook contacts with your phone contacts, allowing you to view their statuses/photos from their contact listing as well as pulling down their profile picture to use as a contact picture.
That’s what my phone’s been doing. It’s also possible to comment and like from within the phonebook.
Kind of like Windows Phone 7
Kind of like Android phones.
Well, pretty much like any current phone that’s not an Iphone.
Yeeeeeeeeeeeess, and that’s why I’m all ‘Meh’. I’m even more ‘Meh’ when it’s iPhones.
But just think! Apple have new maps now! And a Siri that might not be broken!
Does it still talk in that stupid man voice over here?
With regards to Siri, I have no idea. I’ve never owned an iPhone 4S and don’t know anyone that does. If that’s the voice that was on it previously, I presume so.
US gets the female voice from pretty much all the news and videos online. Male siri voice seems to be for UK only.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmatsnkd2Lk
I wonder if they’re trying to tell us something?
I thought this was much better than last year’s WWDC. I would have loved to have seen a slightly revamped look for iOS 6 with Widgets etc. but hey, at least the iPad now has a Clock app!
Seriously, that’s what I’m most looking forward to (I have the iPad 2, so I can’t get Siri unfortunately).
iPad Smart cases!!!
http://store.apple.com/uk/product/IPAD_SMART_CASE_POLY-114501
The best WWDC I know of, I don’t remember this many things being announced at once, nothing to disappoint.
The new MacBook Pro looks incredible, £1500 for students though, can I justify buying that?
Probably not.
That is the only problem, justifying the price. It does look tasty indeed.
Kat, I rarely have any complains but this is not the first time this happens and I am on curious dude.
What is the sign under this blanket saying? http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/06/what-is-apples-wwdc-mystery-sign/
We had this tease last year (if I am not mistaken) and no answer.
Haven’t seen any news about the sign as yet — but will update the post if we do!
The Book is nice, pricey but nice.
I was also expecting a knock out overhaul of that dated and stale iOS, didn’t happen, just a few tweaks to do a few more Androidy things.
And 365m iOS devices shipped in 5 years is a good number, but sadly a figure that doesn’t take into account how big the market is and how big it is going to be, when you consider Android will be doing those kind of numbers in 12 months by the end of the year, having some 500m active devices in 2013.
The laptops are lovely, groundbreaking, pretty and whatnot, but goddamit Cook et al, WHERE’S THE iMAC????
Have been waiting weeks for this, and they let me down
Been running a 7 year old laptop for the past few weeks after my pc died and was ready to buy the new iMac
Suppose I’m going to have to buy the current model :/
I’m in the same boat – running my old 13″ which is full to the gills and has slowed right down.
Although to be frank, the price difference between the iMac 27 I was looking at and the new 15 MBPR is so slight as to be negligible – I guess I’ll have to have a play and see whether the extra screen space or the great pixel density wins me over…
Portability could be a factor too?
I think the biggest thing for me is the iOS 6 features. I’ve got an iPhone 3GS and was expecting lack of iOS 6 for it, but supposedly it’s fully supported! I particularly like the new phone app, with the ‘do not disturb’ setting, as well as Facebook integration (life saver for uploading photos!) and the turn by turn sat nav – amazing.
Sadly no turn by turn (or flyover?) for the 3GS/4
Ah, I didn’t know this, it wasn’t mentioned in the keynote was it? Has it been confirmed by anyone?
Yeah it says at the bottom of this page:
http://www.apple.com/uk/ios/ios6/maps/
No disc drive MBP!!!!!
This lot should keep apples turnover climbing upwards…
I hope I get female Siri on my iPad…
Why female? Dating? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZwx1zDTsSI
Because I don’t like the uk fellas voice for Siri… Not as good as US female Siri.
Hasn’t helped the share price much: https://www.google.co.uk/finance?client=ob&q=NASDAQ:AAPL
I’m looking forward to getting the new Siri on my iPad 3rd gen and the turn by turn on the maps. Any news on when iOS 6 will be released
I’m looking forward to updating my Mac, iPad and iPhone with all this new software.
One thing I am curious about, does this mean UK users can use Siri to find locations? Or is the whole US only bullshit still streaming through Siri’s veins?
Yep Siri can now find locations in the UK
I am very happy right now.
18 posts on one event? I thought GizUK didn’t “exhaustively” cover tech news?
Nobody cares about Computex. Everybody cares about WWDC. BIG difference.
Yes,
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same
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irritating.
Granted, lmao. I do think coverage could’ve been condensed and concatenated, but I assumed you complaint was that they are covering everything at WWDC and not Computex. >_<'
Nope, Computex was too full of exhibitors and rubbish to cover comprehensively. As Kat shows at the top of this post, it basically broke down into 4 topics – not 18…
(WWDC, that is, not Computex)
Brilliant explanation btw.
Everybody cares about WWDC? What?
Sorry for the delayed response. Thought I’d chime in and blame a.) readers for being so interested in Apple, thus demanding that many posts (seriously, if the traffic wasn’t there, I doubt any publications would go as crazy for Apple news as they currently do), and b.) media hysteria. It’s all a vicious circle at the end of the day, I know.
Apples Maps are pure crap in the UK, business listings? pfft. Forget it. Navigation? horribly slow and constantly tells you you are on toll roads, refuses to navigate you to a lot of places for no apparent reason. And general look of the maps just completely lacks detail (very few places actually named), all roads except motorways and major A roads are all the same colour so it’s lacking in detail compared to google maps.
over the moon with apple ..
I think personally the new macbook was underwhelming, it is essentially a beefier macbook air or an ultrabook with a snazzy screen.
The rest just seemed like catch up with android or windows 8 like embedded sharing and navigation.
Still gonna buy an iPhone though…le sighhh
I’m sure im not the first to say this but im a bit out of the loop, no new iphone announcements?
It was just iOS 6 this time, but expect an iPhone-shaped announcement around September.
How many more articles about Apple products do you reckon we’ll squeeze in today? I can barely move for amazing updates on what underwear Siri is wearing now…
I think I might’ve missed that one…
Well since you asked, I’m all kinds of ‘Meh’, really.