08.07.2006 WWDC 2006: Steve Jobs' Keynote
Steve Jobs Opens Keynote:
- WWDC 2006 4200+ registered atendees from 48 countries.
- 1000 Apple Engineers to answer questions.
Phil Schiller Continues With Mac Intel Transitions
- Mac Pro with Intel Xeon (codenamed Woodcrest)
- Woodcrest: "Core 2" Micro-architechture, Dual Core, Up to 3GHz, 4MB Shared L2 Cache, 128-bit Vector Engine, 64-bit architechture.
- All Mac Pro: Xeon Quad (4 cores).
- Dual 1.3 GHz FSB.
- 4 Channel, 256-bit, 667 MHz, Up to 16 GB of memory.
- 4 Hard Drive Bays; up to 2 Terabytes.
- 2 Optical Drive Bays.
- USB 2.0, FireWire 400, and FireWire 800 front panel.
- Double Wide Graphic Slot.
- Hard Drive Cage for wireless and tool-free installations.
- Mac Pro: Quad Xeon 64-bit Workstation.
- Mac Transition to Intel is complete (January 10 - August 7 2006).
- Quad Xeon Xserve.
- Redundant Power Supplies.
- 3 SATA Hard Drive modules, up to 2.25 Tera Bytes.
Steve Jobs Talks About Mac OS X
- Smooth Intel Transitions.
- Mac OS X Cheetah, Puma, Jaguar, Panther, Tiger, and Tiger Intel.
Bertrand Selet jokes about Windows Vista
- "Redmond, Start Your Photocopier."
- A joke, but Microsoft is taking it seriously.
Steve Jobs Introduces Mac OS X Leopard
- There are some top secret features that Apple won't disclose.
Scott Forstall Talks about Mac OS X Leopard
- 64-bit Unix, UI, Carbon & Cocoa.
- Runs both 32-bit and 64-bit apps.
- "Time Machine"; Automatic Back-Up, Back-Up Everything, Restore Everything, Restore Ala-Carte, To Hard Drive or Server.
- "Time Machine"; Incremental Back-Up.
Steve Jobs Talks More About Leopard
- Boot Camp
- Front Row
- Photo Booth
- "Spaces"; Virtual Desktop on Mac OS X
Scott Forstall Talks more about Mac OS X Leopard
- Spotlight for Leopard.
- Core Animation.
Steve Jobs Talks More About Leopard
- VoiceOver
- Braile Support
- New "Mail" with Stationary, Notes, and To Do's.
Scott Forstall talks about DashBoard
- Dashcode
- Web Clip
Jobs
- iChat Cinema
- iChat Backdrop
08.07.2006 WWDC 2006: Live Coverage Links
08.07.2006 WWDC 2006: Predictions
- Separate install discs for PowerPC and Intel Macs
- Apple releases updates for their softwares on Monday after Keynote or Tuesday
Pure predictions.
08.07.2006 WWDC 2006 Banner: 'Hasta La Vista, Vista'
MacNN posted pictures to another banner taking jab at Microsoft Windows Vista. It says 'Mac OS X Leopard! Hasta La Vista, Vista."
http://www.macnn.com/articles/06/08/07/hasta.la.vista.vista/
08.05.2006 WWDC 2006 Banner: 'Introducing Vista 2.0'
A flickr user posted WWDC 2006 banner taking jab at Microsoft Windows Vista. It says 'Mac OS X Leopard - Introducing Vista 2.0 "
08.03.2006 Apple Rumor Mill: WWDC 2006 Banner
One Digital Life has posted a supposed banner from the upcoming Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2006. Some interesting picture if it's real. Some unfamiliar icons, and a 64 bit reference.
http://www.onedigitallife.com/2006/08/02/wwdc-2006-banner/
From the article, "iChat Mobile" is also mentioned.
http://www.tuaw.com/2006/08/02/ichat-mobile-could-this-be-the-iphone/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v520U3vS2iI
Remember folks, take it with a grain of salt.
