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TUAW WWDC 2008 Day 1 coverage roundup
That was a heck of a way to start off WWDC 2008, don't you think? Just in case you didn't get a change to read all of our 40 or so posts today, I thought I would highlight a few.Be sure to check out our WWDC 2008 coverage page for lots more info.
The Stevenote
TUAW Meta-Liveblog of WWDC 08 Keynote: Our award winning coverage of other sites' live coverage of the WWDC keynote
iPhone 2.0 firmware will ship in early July, touch users pay $9.95: iPhone users get the 2.0 firmware for free, while iPod touch folks have to pay Apple ten bucks.
iPhone 3G announced: Did you know Apple makes a phone? The new iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 3G, sports faster networking, longer battery life, GPS, and a flush headphone jack. All of that, and it costs much less ($199 for an 8 gig and $299 for the 16 gig model).
MobileMe announced: .Mac is dead, long live MobileMe. Well, at least that will be the case on July 11. The .Mac replacement offers up push email, calendaring, contacts as well as Web 2.0 apps for checking said things. It still costs $99 for an individual account and $149 for a family subscription (all subscriptions last for a year).
WWDC Reader Q&A Liveblog: You had questions, and we tried to answer them.
Apple posts video of WWDC 2008 keynote: Watch it in the comfort of your own Mac.
iPhone 3G
3G iPhone: What it means - a look at the hardware: Cory checks out what comes in the iPhone 3G box.
Where can I buy an iPhone 3g?: Christina whipped up a very cool map showing you all the countries that Apple will be selling the iPhone 3G in.
AT&T talks iPhone 3G plans, apps: AT&T spills the beans about the new iPhone service plans (spoiler alert, they are more expensive) and talks about the Yellowpages.com app they are working on.
Confirmed: GoPhone is No Go and in-store Activation only: Erica confirms that the iPhone 3G will have to be activated in store, no more iTunes activations for you! Also, the GoPhone plan won't be available for the iPhone 3G.
MobileMe
.Mac to MobileMe: what's the deal?: Apple explains the transition from .Mac to MobileMe for current subscribers.
Get a $30 discount on MobileMe: A little bargain hunting never hurt anyone.
What isn't making the cut from .Mac to MobileMe: iCards will be no more. A nation mourns (or at least a WiFi expert does).
Snow Leopard (aka OS X 10.6)
Apple posts details about Snow Leopard: A press release details some of the features found in Snow Leopard.
Apple posts Snow Leopard website: Even more about Apple's next cat.
Apple posts Snow Leopard Server information: Some information about the server flavor of Snow Leopard, which will include some very cool new features.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Chris said 1:54AM on 6-10-2008
10.6 is a misnomer for snow leopard, from the technotes I have seen, it is more like a 10.5 service pack 1, refining core technologies, than actually a dedicated 10.6 update with more system stuff on it.
Server side more updates are happening as you can see (ical server, addresbook server, which is awesome, etc.). But this is really to push the platform ahead so the desktop has solid technology on it to move forward 3 years from now.
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Kizorblade said 4:01AM on 6-10-2008
Not too sure about that really. The new "features" might be really big, namely "Grand Central", OpenCL and the optimization of the code. However, it might provide very little benefit, in which case I agree with the service pack idea.
Craig L said 4:54AM on 6-10-2008
Question about MobileMe.....
Does the push email only relate to @me.com addresses, or will my current pop3 mailbox be routed so that it will be pushed also?
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tukan said 4:55AM on 6-10-2008
Keynote podcast is available too, sporting a hefty 1.18GB :D
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Frank said 9:34AM on 6-10-2008
how could you forget to mention the appstore? that was almost the first hour of the keynote!
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