While it was always likely that iOS 6 was going to be one of the main announcements at WWDC 2012, this has now been officially confirmed with the installation of a huge banner (see above) at San Francisco’s Moscone Center – the venue for the four-day event.
At an event held earlier today in San Francisco, Google unveiled “the next dimension” of Google maps to members of the press. The search giant announced improved 3D imaging for the mobile version of Google Earth – the iOS app will get the feature in the coming weeks, and offline map viewing for Android devices only.
Belkin has today announced a new upgraded version of their Thunderbolt Express Dock – a device which was first unveiled back in September 2011. The most notable upgrades include the replacing of its three USB 2.0 ports with faster USB 3.0 versions, and the addition of an eSata port. While those changes may be welcomed, the new price might not be.
Matrox has today announced the Matrox DS1, a Thunderbolt dock aimed at MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Ultrabook owners. Priced at $249 (£169), the DS1 is a cheaper alternative to Belkin’s $299 (around £200) Thunderbolt Express Dock, but lacks a couple of features that could be deal breakers for some potential customers.
With Apple set to turn MobileMe off at the end of this month, subscribers to the service have recieved emails reminding them of the shutdown date. The company appears to have sent out a couple of different messages, one urging customers to move over to iCloud to keep their email working, while the other reminds users to download Gallery photos & iDisk files, and to move iWeb websites.
Tim Cook had a lot of interesting stuff to say during his interview at AllThingsD’s D10 conference earlier this week. He touched upon Apple’s plans for Siri, its view on the Apple TV, and how the Cupertino company names its products. But how did his interview compare to those of his predecessor, Steve Jobs?
As Apple’s newly-minted CEO, Tim Cook took Steve Jobs’s place at this year’s AllThingsD (D10) conference, and as you might have expected, he had plenty of interesting things to say. Cook talked about the Apple TV, Siri, Facebook integration in iOS, Steve Jobs, and more.
Ahead of this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, which is now less than two weeks away, Apple has posted a schedule for attendees which confirms that the event will begin with a keynote on the 11th of June at 10:00am pacific time (6.00pm here in the UK). The company has also released an official WWDC 2012 app.
Sotheby’s are to auction off a rare working Apple-1 computer and a document created by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs during his employment at Atari. Both sales are due to take place on the 10th of June at the company’s New York auction house.