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Inside View on Apple WWDC Rumors
AppleLurker writes "In a recent interview with DVD newsroom an Apple employee talks WWDC rumors including the iPhone, Blu-ray, MacPro and the Apple Tablet. More realistic about what not to expect next week when Steve Jobs hits the stage." Apple's next move is always a hotbed of debate leading up to a product release and with all the rumors flying this year all bets are off until we see the checkered flag, so take with the requisite grain of salt.
I'm an attendee and have noticed that the online schedule of sessions still has about 40% of the slots with "To Be Announced" as their descriptions. In the past Apple has done this when new technologies are to be announced; the session titles are filled in after the keynote is over.
So perhaps there's going to be quite a bit of new software this time.
Maybe if they announce Windows Vista at the WWDC it might actually materialise?
I think that the author should take the bull by the hand and avoid mixing metaphors.
If you haven't bothered reading TFA, don't. It's sub-Mac-rumor-site rumors, complete with a (probably fictitious) phone conversation and cheesy backstory.
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- Introduction of the Core 2 Duo to the iNtel Mac lineup;
- Conroe will be featured in the iMac and the new PowerMac; Quad capability may or may not be present...
- Merom will be featured in the MacMini, the MacBook, and the MacBook Pro [evidence of meromac]
- Woodcrest MAY be present in the next revision of the XServe and XServe RAID
- Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
- Point releases are traditionally announced at WWDC.
- Point releases usually accompany upgrades.
- Conroe, Merom, and Woodcrest bring x86_64 (EM64T) support, 10.5 should take advantage of it fully.
- A bigger shift to the iMac line.
- A shift to the iPod nano line (they've been killing off stock by giving the freaking things away with new Mac purchases).
- Something less useless than the iPod Hi-Fi.
Everything else is gravy. Don't count on an iPhone, Apple's not ready for that market. I think Motorola may be on hand to announce a sister to the ROKR and SLVR, something akin to the RAZR with a better capacity. And it will synch with iTunes via Bluetooth. We may also see a Bluetooth-enabled iPod. Stock TV Tuner support for the Mac Mini would also be expected, as would SLi/Crossfire for the MacPro.Informatus Technologicus
Actually, in my case it's because my girlfriend (well, wife) watches Apple with bated breath. I wish she paid attention to me like she does Steve Jobs!
;)
Cheers
The NeXT Version of Windows(TM) has been announced at WWDC several times in history. Most recently, Longhorn was announced at WWDC 2005. The result in that instance was a name change and schedule slip.
If you mod me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
Meanwhile, it's full speed ahead for mixed metaphors!
Hey now, there's no need to be a wet blanket just because you're not ready to drink the Kool-ade. Some people are really revved up about the curtain being drawn back next week. I, for one, am on pins and needles while I'm holding my breath for the big fireworks.
Information wants to be anthropomorphized.
In a recent interview with DVD newsroom an ex-Apple employee talks WWDC rumors.
I'd like to transfer them to the video iPod
Try plugging your iPod into your USB port. It happens automagically.
watch it during a rail-commute
Place your iPod in your hand. Get on trin. Sit. Turn on iPod. Select show. Watch.
or plug it into a friends tv for playback.
Attach small end of video cable to headphone jack. Attach other end to friend's TV. Set iPod TV output option to "on." Select video. Press play.
Either you're the dumbest electronics customer in history, or you don't have an iPod and you're just trolling.
-- I'm old enough to have lived through six different meanings of the word "hacker."
A realistic-looking accounting system. Enough to convince the SEC.