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Some Kind of Educated Guesses: iOS 5 and iPhone 5

Some sites are picking up a report by TechCrunch that Apple is pushing iOS 5 release to Fall 2011.

In fact, the plan right now is to wait to launch iOS 5 until the fall, we’ve heard from two solid sources.

Is this a new information?
Not really.

March 19th, 2011
There will be no #iPhone5 announcement at #Apple #WWDC 2011. It is all about Mac OS X Lion. September 2011 for iPhone 5 in time for Holiday.

It is likely that Apple would introduce iOS 5.0 during WWDC 2011, alongside with everything Mac OS X Lion. It seems that Apple has been planning iPhone 5 release in September 2011 before the introduction of CDMA iPhone 4. Nine months are long enough for a new CDMA iPhone alongside the GSM iPhone.

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Train of thoughts:

Apple released iPhone for Verizon back in January 2011 and many questioned what Apple would do on WWDC 2011 this Summer. Would Apple unveil the next iPhone, six month after the release of CDMA iPhone 4? Since 2007 Apple has been releasing new model of iPhone in June or July. Would 2011 be different?

In February 2011, some sites intrepreted John Gruber’s guesses that iPad 3 is coming in September 2011. It then became news in the Apple world. Right after the introduction of iPad 2, the rumor of iPad 3 in September 2011 was marked as false; for Apple called 2011 “The year of iPad 2.”

Fast forward to March 25th, 2011; which is yesterday. TechCrunch’s MG Siegler reported that Apple is readying Mac OS X Lion for release around WWDC 2011. MAC OS X Lion build 11A390 was seeded to registered Mac Developers on February 24th, 2011. Historically, Apple would release several builds of its upcoming Mac OS X before the Golden Master. One month after the release of Mac OS X Lion, Apple has yet to release any updates to the Developer Preview. It is likely that Mac OS X Lion would see the release this WWDC. Should Apple release Mac OS X Lion this WWDC, then would Apple also introduce iPhone 5? Probably not.

Selected iPhone and iOS chronology:

As of March 26th, 2011 Apple has yet announced anything related to iOS 5. Will there be previews of iOS 5.0 in late March or early April this year? Only Apple knows.

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NDA Is A Three-Letter Word, Mac OS X Lion Edition.

What does NDA stand for?

  • National Dance Alliance
  • National Dance Association
  • National Dart Association
  • New Drug Application
  • National Deaf Academy

It also stands for: Non-Disclosure Agreement

Let’s talk about Mac OS X Lion. Sites like AppleInsider and 9 to 5 Mac have been posting tons of stuff about Mac OS X Lion that were supposed to be covered under NDA. Here are a little samples of what they have revealed:

Well, if you really want to read more about Mac OS X Lion and you’re a registered Mac Developer, head to https://devforums.apple.com/community/mac/lion. There are a lot of discussions of new features, missing features and known bugs.

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Using Dropbox with Mac OS X Lion.

UPDATE 3 (2011-07-20):
Dropbox 1.1.35 is compatible from OS X Lion.
If you’re feeling a bit adventurous, you can use the “forums build“.

UPDATE 2:
Dropbox Team Member Rian H. posted a reply assuring that the team is working to make Dropbox fully compatible with Mac OS X Lion.

“hey everyone, just wanted to give you all a heads-up that we’ll be working diligently on making dropbox 100% compatible with 10.7 over the next couple of months. stay tuned!”

UPDATE:
Apparently the current version of Dropbox caused the Finder to crash right after login.
Apple Engineers have confirmed this and recommended Developers to wait until the issue is resolved. If you are a registered Apple Developer, head to Apple Developer Forums for the discussion.

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Numbers of users are reporting they found out that Dropbox.app would not work with Mac OS X Lion.

You can’t use this version of the application Dropbox with this version of Mac OS X.

One thread on Dropbox Forums is dedicated to this issue. Dropbox user “Filip S.” came up with a solution:

I’ve figured out a quick fix for this issue. Open Info.plist inside the application bundle, and change “Bundle Version” to 2.0 . Apparently Lion doesn’t allow applications with low bundle versions to run for some reason.

Now Dropbox v.1.0.20 works in Mac OS X Lion.

Dropbox info.plist before the modification:

Dropbox info.plist after the modification:

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Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview

Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview is now available to Registered Mac Developers. As usual, there’s the three-letter abbreviation known as NDA which may restrict flow of informations regarding Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview. Apple is listing current features of Mac OS X Lion on its own page.

From what has been posted on other sites:

  • Mac OS X Lion 10.7 build number 11A390.
  • Currently Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview is distributed through Mac App Store.
  • Mac OS X Lion requires Core 2 Duo Processor or better.

Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview is available to all registered (paying) members of Mac Developer Program, which costs $99 for individual developer.

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Back to the Mac: No New MacBook Pro in plain sight.

Apple is set to offer sneak peek on its upcoming version of Mac OS codenamed “Lion” on its “Back to the Mac” event this coming Wednesday October 20th, 2010. In addition to what Apple has hinted on its invitations, many speculates that a new MacBook Air will be introduced at the event. Supposed leaked pictures of the upcoming MacBook Air have surfaced. Another products up for refresh are iLife and iWork suites. Apple is likely to introduced iLife ’11 and iWork ’11 at the event. iLife ’11 is likely to feature a never before bundled application to the suite. iWork ’11 is likely to feature the same application bundle with numbers of new features included.

Many also wonders if Apple would refresh the MacBook Pro lines. According to an source within Apple who shall remain anonymous, there will be no real upgrade to the MacBook Pro lines. The 13-inch MacBook Pro might gain Core i5 at best, while its 15-inch and 17-inch counterparts remain virtually the same. Apple is likely to update MacBook Pro lines in early 2011 with Intel’s Sandy Bridge CPU.

We will find out more about the event starting 10:00 AM Cupertino Time on Wednesday October 20th, 2010. Stay tuned for live coverage links and possibly a live stream from Apple.

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Apple to hold “Back to the Mac.” event Wednesday October 20th, 2010.

Apple is sending out invitations to the Press for an event dub as “Back to the Mac.”

“Back to the Mac.”?

As many pundits have been chattering about, that includes you Leo Laporte, Apple seemed to have been “neglecting” the Mac for quite sometimes now. iPhone and iPad have been taking the lionhsare of attentions from Apple and the public. Well it is time for the Mac to take the lionshare with the next version of Mac OS, most likely be codenamed Lion. Lion, Lionshare… get it?

The hint is pretty obvious that the next Mac OS X will be previewed on this event. The first beta of the next version of Mac OS X may as well be made available after the event, as many Developers hope. Who knows if Apple might be dropping the “X” from its upcoming Operating System. There’s the iOS and here comes the Mac OS; one can only speculate. “Say hello to Mac OS 10.7 Lion.” That is so hybrid of 1990’s and 2000’s.

Many news outlets are also speculating that a new MacBook Air will be introduced in this event. A smaller MacBook Air perhaps. The rumor mills have been saying that Apple is working on an 11-inch MacBook Air. We all will find that out soon.

Will Apple also refresh the MacBook Pro lines? It is possible if Apple somehow managed to acquire the next generations of Intel Processors before its early 2011 release date.

“Back to the Mac.” event will be held on Apple Cupertino Campus on Wednesday October 20th, 2010 at 10:00AM Pacific Time (18:00 UTC). Is is unknown if Apple will stream the event on Apple.com just like the Spetember 2010 Music Event.

Check back for more info and ridiculous claims of telepathically obtained info of the “Back to the Mac.” event.

By the way, does that one site get the invite to this event? The site that bought and disassembled (broke) the “stolen” iPhone prototype?