Apple decorates for WWDC10
The Moscone Center is fully decorated for Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference starting tomorrow, June 7. This year’s WWDC is a big departure from previous years, with the exclusive focus being on apps created for the iPad and iPhone. Specifically, there are no awards for Mac applications – a move which is sure to leave some developers scratching their heads. Sessions and labs are still being run on getting the most out of Snow Leopard technologies though.
Self-proclaimed geek and brilliant photographer Adam Jackson has posted an exceptional set of shots of the Moscone West building, in which the WWDC conference will be held. The top image is just one of the set.
The new iPhone and iPad focus is particularly evident in the new WWDC app released specifically for conference goers. You may be disappointed if you think users of the app will get the first scoop on the exciting announcements in store. The app simply contains schedule and parking information: a nice boon for those at the conference, but certainly nothing special.
The major anticipated announcement at WWDC10 is that of the iPhone 4G (fourth generation) and what a long and eventful road it’s been to get to release. The official release of iPhone OS4 is also expected, bringing with it the much sought-after multitasking feature for iPhone and iPad. For those you in the Developer program and not aware, beta versions of iPhone OS4 are already available for testing.
iPhone OS4 also will include folders, which should allow us to organize our iDevices a little more easily. iBooks for iPhone is also part of the OS4 package, although hopefully the range will have improved by the time it finally makes it to iPad’s pint-sized cousin.
(Above is Kevin Rose’s iPhone after iPhone OS 4 developer beta update installation!)
In anticipation of WWDC10, a full gallery of impressive HTML5 demos has also been released on the Apple website. This coincides with the soon-to-be-released iAd platform, also based on HTML5. In creating the gallery, Apple is laying the groundwork for the hard sell to advertising companies who have grown attached to the Flash platform over the past decade.
We’ll have more announcements as they arrive from WWDC10!
