WWDC 12 - Announcements, Rumours and Everything Else

DubDJ

jack presley wrote: »

Only tuning in now, were there dates given for ios6 or Mountain Lion releases?

Mountain Lion - July. iOS 6 - dev's get it today so about 3 months or so for us.

gorevs

end next month for mac , iOS 6 in fall- aka september/october whenever they release new phone

Duggys Housemate

Yeah, read the tea leaves wrong on that one.

Sad Professor

As I suggested earlier in the thread, the TBAs turned out to be nothing. If/when Apple announce anything TV related it will probably be at a dedicated event in which everyone will be no doubt as to what is going to be announced.

Zhane

Was hoping for apps on AppleTV. The TV needs more love Tim! :eek:

Bell Butter

DubDJ wrote: »

Excellent feature! Passbook? Can't imagine it'll be useful for Ireland.

Yeah it looks class, looks very useful, but in this feckin country where we put in our infrastructure after something is developed it will probably take a few years to catch on, the whole 4G thing is very annoying. Have any of the carriers said they're actively pursuing mobile wimax or LTE?

Hogzy

Bell Butter wrote: »

Yeah it looks class, looks very useful, but in this feckin country where we put in our infrastructure after something is developed it will probably take a few years to catch on, the whole 4G thing is very annoying. Have any of the carriers said they're actively pursuing mobile wimax or LTE?

The spectrums need to be auctioned off first. Apparently the mobile companies have cash on reserve for upgrading to the 4g spectrum. So blame Comreg for their inefficiency for not going ahead with the auction.

DubDJ

Check the Apple website now for everything from today

EDIT: Store is still down.

ben_bernanke

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

You'd be wrong,( and you don't understand how AAPL normally works)

im happy to be wrong , i just havent heard anything about the presentation bar what ive read on this thread

Zhane

I agree Passbook looks amazingly handy. I hope to Superman its intergrated in this backward country.

Hogzy

Has siri been adapted for the irish accent yet?

Sad Professor

Hogzy wrote: »

Has siri been adapted for the irish accent yet?

No.

Stainless_Steel

Tim Cook hasn't done a "just one more thing" yet. Maybe he prefers not to imitate Steve that much.

Zhane

local look ups should be coming soon though?

adox

Just on Mountain Lion, the price announced - is that for an upgrade from Lion only? I'm still on Snow Leopard and will probably move to Mountain Lion next month. Will I need to buy Lion first as a stepping stone or will I be able to upgrade straight from Snow Leopard, and will there be a premium for doing so?

gorevs

according to macrumourslive web feed

Price good for upgrades all the way back to Snow Leopard. One purchase updates all your personal Macs.

gorevs

store s intermittent but saw 11 air with 1.7 processor, 4 gig ram, 128 hd for 1199

upgrades 4-8 gig ram 100 euros
1.7 processor to 2.0 250 euros
256 hd upgrade 300 euros
512hd upgrade 800 euros

Sad Professor

The Mac Pros got a silent update.

DubDJ

Just noticed that the new Retina Macbook has an HDMI port. Thats a first for Apple along with finally supporting USB 3.0. Or maybe the Mac Mini has HDMI. Still it's handy not needing an adapter. Also the Superdrive has been removed.

Really making me want to upgrade but there's no chance.

opinion guy

Stainless_Steel wrote: »

Tim Cook hasn't done a "just one more thing" yet. Maybe he prefers not to imitate Steve that much.

I thought that was Jackie Chan's Uncle's thing ?

gorevs

normal 11 air spec, 1.6 processor 2 gig memory and 64 gig hd flash storage is 995 euros

13 air basic 1.7 processor, 4 gig ram, 128 flash drive 1300 euros
13 air 1.7 processor 4 gigram 256hd is 1605 euros

Sarn

Ouch, the new retina MBP starts from €2349 and only comes with a 256 GB flash drive.

DubDJ

Republic of Ireland Store is back up.

Just a few additions that got silent updates.

New Mac Pro as Sad Professor mention.

New iPad Smart Case - Front and back protection.

New Airport Express Base Station. - Now looks just like an Apple TV, but in white.

New Apple USB Superdrive. - Not sure if it's USB 3.0 or not.

Sad Professor

DubDJ wrote: »

New Airport Express Base Station. - Now looks just like an Apple TV, but in white.

I was just about to buy a new Airport last week. So glad I waited.

opinion guy

DubDJ wrote: »

New iPad Smart Case - Front and back protection.

Yeah this looks good actually

DubDJ

opinion guy wrote: »

Yeah this looks good actually

Don't think so. It wraps around the front of the iPad, which I don't think looks good, also your can't just pull the magnetic cover off. Still a few people i'm sure will be delighted with it.

miralize

I pre'd about 10 times today.. Anyone want any old apple devices? :P

DubDJ

Just having a quick look through the new features. Seems Mountain Lion won't get Facebook integration until Autumn. Alongside iOS 6 i'd say. Probably a few other features too,

Also in iOS 6 it gives a brief preview of what the redesigned stores will look like. Not too much of a change but looks a lot better and more refined. Glad it wasn't too big of a shift, I like how simple the stores are now.

Zhane

I recently read an article about how Google will loose a couple of hundred million a year with the loss of Google Maps from iOS. Did anyone read the same thing, can you remember where the article was from?

DubDJ

Actually why is the 17" Macbook Pro gone from the store? Has it been discontinued?

Sad Professor

DubDJ wrote: »

Actually why is the 17" Macbook Pro gone from the store? Has it been discontinued?

Yeah, discontinued. This has been predicted for a while, so it's not a huge surprise. The new Retina display MBP replaces it.

DubDJ

Sad Professor wrote: »

Yeah, discontinued. This has been predicated for a while, so it's not a huge surprise. The new Retina display MBP replaces it.

Personally i'd never use a 17''er as I find them way too big. But I know of a lot of people who couldn't use anything smaller. I'll say there will be a few upset fans. The Retina screen will have to fill the void I suppose.

eirlink

i wonder will new maps app work offline, ?

displaced dub

Had a semi when I saw the video with retina and the beautiful fan and look how slim it is. Then I saw the price and I lost the semi in a nano second and tightened my arse like ya do when you go, oh that's gonna hurt!

This one is really for pros.

DubDJ

Think the Education Discount has been dropped from "up to 10%" down to "up to 6%". Unless my calculations are wrong (which they probably are). Lots of angry students. We may have another riot on our hands

DubDJ

Apple has just posted the Full Keynote video here.

Also they have just released iTunes 10.6.3 for everyone, not just Dev's.

DubDJ

Wow. About 10mins 30secs into the video are some shots of the quays around Capel Street. Wasn't sure it was Dublin until the fella started speaking in an Irish Accent. Weird seeing it in one of Apple's videos.

Shane732

Is the new navigation only for iphone 4S and ipad2 up?

Edit: I think the reference is to the Siri features?

Sad Professor

Shane732 wrote: »

Is the new navigation only for iphone 4S and ipad2 up?

Yeah, iPhone 4S/iPad 2 or higher only.

splashthecash

DubDJ wrote: »

Siri for iPad, Facebook integration confirmed. Maybe now they'll release a decent app.

When will these be out?

Sad Professor

iOS 6 will be out in Autumn sometime. Whenever the new iPhone arrives, so probably late September/early October.

Oh and Siri for iPad is iPad 3 only.

God Father

Improvements and the new Macbook Pro look good...........But those Fcuking prices!!! :eek::mad:

kaizersoze

So nothin really for iPhone users this time around.
Well besides alot of talk about an update we won't be getting for 4 or 5 months.

Shane732

kaizersoze wrote: »

So nothin really for iPhone users this time around.
Well besides alot of talk about an update we won't be getting for 4 or 5 months.

At which time we'll presumably only be a couple of months away from a new iphone......

Professey Chin

Map data coming from TomTom by the looks of it (partially anyway)
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/11/apple-tomtom-ios-6-maps/

bertie4evr

Well, I'm selling my MacBook Pro and buying an Air.

Red Alert

Discontinuing the 17" is a strange one ... I had one of the non-unibody ones and I can honestly say it was the best computer I've ever owned. They do suit some people.

bertie4evr

Red Alert wrote: »

Discontinuing the 17" is a strange one ... I had one of the non-unibody ones and I can honestly say it was the best computer I've ever owned. They do suit some people.

I heard that the 17" only accounted for 1% of all their sold laptops.

DubDJ

One thing that always bothered me about FaceTime and iMessage was if somebody calls you through your phone you can receive the call or message. But to be able to get them on your Mac or iPad they had to use your email address. I always hated it and thought it made both FaceTime and iMessage useless on the iPad and Mac for receiving calls and texts.

Just seen now that Apple are integrating/combining both your phone number and email address so it solves that problem. One of my favourite features from iOS 6.

120_Minutes

kaizersoze wrote: »

So nothin really for iPhone users this time around.
Well besides alot of talk about an update we won't be getting for 4 or 5 months.

What were you expecting?