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Brain Not Needed: Ballmer at Apple WWDC and Visual Studio writes native codes iPhone, iPad and Mac OS X.

Seriously, I need to get a job as a “Analyst” now. Think about the ridiculous amount of money people are willing to pay me for some random analysis I made up.

Steve Ballmer at WWDC? Unlikely.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 to write native codes for iPhone, iPad and Mac OS X? Seriously? Apparently someone needs attention really bad. Writing Mac OS X apps in Windows, that’s making as much sense as giving Carlos Mencia his own show.

Don’t know what I’m ranting about? Ask John Gruber.

Brain Not Needed!

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Apple hints iPhone OS 4 and next iPhone release sometimes in early July 2010.

According to an imaginary source who claimed to be an Apple Executive that is definitely not Phil Schiller, Apple is aiming for early July 2010 for the release of iPhone OS 4 and the next iPhone (dubbed as iPhone 2010). July 2nd might be a possible release date.

Apple is somewhat planning to announce the public availability of iPhone 2010 and iPhone OS 4 at WWDC on June 7th, 2010 in San Francisco.

In addition to iPhone OS, Apple is also somewhat planning to reveal a thing or two or five about its Mac OS X platform.

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Mac OS X Snow Leopard: Upgrading from Leopard

Generally I avoid OS upgrade but this time I am giving it a try in a production machine.

Upgrading from Mac OS X Leopard to Mac OS X Snow Leopard Developer Preview on my MacBook Pro.

My colleague tested the upgrade on a MacBook Core Duo and it went smoothly.

I’ll see if the upgrade went smoothly on my MacBook Pro Core Duo.

P.S. I ordered another 320GB 7200RPM SATA hard drive for the MacBook Pro. It is still much cheaper than the 500GB 7200RPM notebook hard drive.

Western Digital Scorpio Black 320 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 2.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD3200BEKT

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WWDC 2009: New MacBook Pro Line-Up

Apple introduces new line-up for MacBook Pro at WWDC 2009 with lower price point.

The new 15-inch MacBook Pro now features non-removable longer-lasting battery. In addition to that, the 15-inch MacBook Pro gains an SD-Card slot in lieu of the ExpressCard slot. 15-inch MacBook Pros are priced at $1699, $1999 and $2299.

The 17-inch MacBook Pro is also getting updated and lower price point. Now starts at $2599 and retains the ExpressCard slot.

As anticipated, Apple also upgraded the Unibody 13-inch MacBook into the Pro line. It now gains FireWire 800 port and SD-card slot. It is priced at $1199 and $1499.

More info to come.

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Apple WWDC 2009 Live Coverage Links

As usual, numbers of sites will be providing live coverage of Apple WWDC. More links will be added as they are found. Links will be updated as they are confirmed.

NOTES:
According to a completely bogus information from an imaginary person who is definitely not Phil Schiller:

  • New iPhone OS 3.0 will be released on Monday/Tuesday following WWDC 2009 Keynote.
    Please note that iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 will definitely expire by the end of June.
  • iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade will be released ahead of the new iPhone.
  • A “few words” regarding Apple’s portable computers during WWDC.