WWDC 2009 Feature

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: iPhone 3Gs

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 12:13 pm PT

Schiller announces iPhone 3Gs. S is for speed. “This is a really fast iPhone.” Loads apps and Web sites very, very quickly. NYTimes.com loads more than 3x as fast. Schiller says its about 2x faster than the iPhone 3G. As expected, the device features a brand new 3 megapixel autofocus camera. Auto-focus. Auto-white balance. Auto-exposure. Tap-to-focus. Improved low-light sensitivity. Auto-macro. “The best thing about this camera is it also captures video.” 30 FPS VGA with audio. Auto-focus, etc. Quick demo of video shows that quality is impressive. Videos are stored alongside pix in the picture application. Edit and share videos with the tap of a finger. “And if my carrier supports it, I can even send these things via MMS,” Schiller quips in a poke at AT&T.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: A Few Last Words On iPhone 3.0

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 12:05 pm PT

Forstall returns to the stage for some final words about iPhone 3.0. Free for iPhone owners. $9.95 for iPod Touch owners. Available worldwide June 17. GM seed available to developers today. And with that he hands the keynote back over to Schiller. Schiller talks up the iPhone 3G, noting that two thirds of all mobile browsing is now done from iPhones and iPod Touches. He pulls up a graph of various app stores and the number of apps available at each. Apple’s App Store far exceeds them all.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: Zipcar, Pasco and Mr. Science!

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 12:02 pm PT

ngmoco:) is followed by Pasco, an education app. Using the app and an accessory to collect data on balloon pressure. Forestall joins demoer on stage in full “Mr. Science” get-up. “When you connect sensors to the iPhone, the whole world becomes a laboratory.”

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: Star Defense

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:50 am PT

Moving on to ngmoco:), which I believe also demoed at Apple’s iPhone 3.0 event. The company is showing off its newest game — Star Defense. It makes use of 3.0’s new in-app purchase feature. You can buy expansion packs from within the game itself. Game is launching today, but its 3.0 features won’t work until 3.0 goes live.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: 3-D Racing, Realtime Medical Data and TomTom Car Kit

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:40 am PT

Moving on now to in-app purchases, peer-to-peer support, accessories, and push notifications — things we heard about at Apple’s previous iPhone 3.0 event. Forestall invites gameloft to the stage to demo its new app for iPhone 3.0. Asphalt 5, a 3-D racing game. With media player access, users can access their iPod music via a “car stereo.” Developer describes Asphalt 5 as a console gaming experience. Doesn’t seem to quite live up to that description, but it’s still impressive. Onstage now, Airstrip Technologies, a medical app developer. Airstrip Critical Care. Wow. Realtime medical data delivered remotely to iPhone. Measurable, viewable with zoom, searchable.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: Photos By AllThingsD's Adam Tow

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:36 am PT

The AllThingsD team is live at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today, bringing you a liveblog of the keynote that includes beautiful photos by our own Adam Tow. Here they are, live and in living color.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: Photos By AllThingsD’s Adam Tow

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:36 am PT

The AllThingsD team is live at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco today, bringing you a liveblog of the keynote that includes beautiful photos by our own Adam Tow. Here they are, live and in living color.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: "Find My iPhone"

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:29 am PT

Oh, this looks promising: “Find My iPhone.” Cut to video clip from 30 Rock episode in which Liz loses her iPhone. “Find My iPhone” is a feature of MobileMe, apparently. Lose your phone and log in to Mobile Me and the service will locate your phone for you. It will also allow you to force the device to play an audio alert so someone can locate it. And if you can’t? Remote wipe. Nice.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: “Find My iPhone”

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:29 am PT

Oh, this looks promising: “Find My iPhone.” Cut to video clip from 30 Rock episode in which Liz loses her iPhone. “Find My iPhone” is a feature of MobileMe, apparently. Lose your phone and log in to Mobile Me and the service will locate your phone for you. It will also allow you to force the device to play an audio alert so someone can locate it. And if you can’t? Remote wipe. Nice.

WWDC 2009 Keynote LIVE: iPhone OS 3.0

John Paczkowski in News on June 8, 2009 at 11:20 am PT

So what’s next? iPhone OS 3.0, obviously. Its new features: cut, copy and paste, which works across apps and undo support via shake. Also, Landscape view and keyboard for all main applications — mail, messages, etc. MMS support has been added as well. But it’s carrier-dependent. In the states, for example, AT&T won’t be supporting it until late summer (audience groans).