Travel Technology - Apple all set to announce iOS 6 tomorrow, but what else?

Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference is about to start today and as usual, it's a big industry event - one, which has seen the announcements of new iPhones, new iPods and iOS versions in recent years.

Eye-witness photos of the Moscone West convention center, where the event is held, show the place is being rigged up for tomorrow's event. And the new banners confirm the highlight of the opening Keynote will be iOS 6, the next iteration of the mobile OS.

It's good to know we'll be getting another major release, but bear in mind the final version won't come out before fall. Perhaps we'll see several beta versions come out before that to give us a taste of what's coming. We have a small roundup of the stuff supposed to go in the new release, but there will surely be a lot more.

What's even more interesting is the things that were left out of the banners. Rumors suggest we might see certain developments in the MacBook series - unveiling of a refresh or even a complete discontinuation of the Pro series, making the Air the single MacBook in the lineup. Another expected debutee would be the final version of Mac OS Mountain Lion.

But whatever it is, you can be sure we'll be here covering it for you as it happens, so stay tuned. The event's keynote starts Monday, 6 p.m. London time.

CNBC just reported a rumor that all Apple laptops will get Retina screens.

CNBC just reported a rumor that all Apple laptops will get Retina screens.

Rumors used to be the domain of small bloggers - but now apparently all sites want a piece of the traffic.

geez, i haven't even updated my ipad 2 to ios 5 yet....

Well, one that is no longer a rumor

Apple on Monday announced a new laptop with a high-resolution display it says will contain 3 million more pixels than a high-def television.

The new "retina display" MacBook Pro measures 15.5 inches across and contains an Intel quad-core i7 processor. It will feature up to 16GB of memory and up to 768GB of internal flash storage, Marketing Vice President Phil Schiller told attendees at the company's annual developers' conference here.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/11/tech/innovation/apple-wwdc-keynote/index.html

768 GB of flash? Cool.

There was no immediate word Monday on retina-display screens for the MacBook Air.

Well, one that is no longer a rumor

Apple on Monday announced a new laptop with a high-resolution display it says will contain 3 million more pixels than a high-def television.

The new "retina display" MacBook Pro measures 15.5 inches across and contains an Intel quad-core i7 processor. It will feature up to 16GB of memory and up to 768GB of internal flash storage, Marketing Vice President Phil Schiller told attendees at the company's annual developers' conference here.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/11/tech/innovation/apple-wwdc-keynote/index.html

768 GB of flash? Cool.



Very impressive specs. Are you listening Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba, et al?

While 768 GB of non-mechanical memory is indeed cool, how is "flash" memory different than an SSD? (This is not rhetorical; I'm looking for the technical explanation.)

I'd be interested in knowing how they plan on cooling this i7 machine since mine is hot as hell.

Very impressive specs. Are you listening Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba, et al?

While 768 GB of non-mechanical memory is indeed cool, how is "flash" memory different than an SSD? (This is not rhetorical; I'm looking for the technical explanation.)

I'd be interested in knowing how they plan on cooling this i7 machine since mine is hot as hell.

SSD is flash memory.

Flash and SSD are mostly the same now. Usually SSD refers to it mounted in a drive case so that it is a direct replacement for a standard hard drive. So an SSD is a case containing Flash memory.

Some SSD drives use RAM instead of flash, but I don't think that's common anymore. The difference is flash retains it's memory when turned off, RAM does not. Obviously, RAM SSD drives could not be the only storage on board, it would usually be reading from a regular disk.

The other big difference in hardware is flash is usually not upgradable, it's soldered to a board. SSD's can be removed and replaced with a larger one if you want in many cases.

I wonder if they used "flash" because it isnt' a standard SSD format (like in the MBA)?

In its software update, Apple is dumping Google's popular Maps program for its own Maps service, one that features turn-by-turn directions with large graphics and traffic information.

A new feature called flyover is a stunner — it features helicopter images shot by Apple that simulate the effect of flying over destinations.

USA Today

A new feature called flyover is a stunner — it features helicopter images shot by Apple that simulate the effect of flying over destinations.[/B]

USA Today

Because THAT'S useful.

How about a Mail app that doesn't crash?

Because THAT'S useful.


Because ZOMGW-T-FBBQ it's Apple that did it, so IT'S AWESOME!!!1!11!!!! :p :D

Very impressive specs. Are you listening Lenovo, Sony, Toshiba, et al?

To be fair, Sony has had a 1080p 13.3" screen for almost (over?) a year now. I'm sorely disappointed no one has made a 14"(-ish) 1080p screen.

To be fair, Sony has had a 1080p 13.3" screen for almost (over?) a year now. I'm sorely disappointed no one has made a 14"(-ish) 1080p screen.

This is better than 1080p, if I read correctly: Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display (http://www.cnet.com/laptops/apple-macbook-pro-with/4505-3121_7-35331572.html).

What do you call 2880 x 1800 besides something that will require reading glasses? :)

Because THAT'S useful.

How about a Mail app that doesn't crash?

I could write screen after screen on the iPhone Mail app, like how Apple decided I can't possibly need more than 1,000 messages or that I couldn't possibly want to hold an individual message just to name two egregious defects.

Will lightning strike me if I said I want Outlook for the iPhone?

At WWDC today, the company unveiled Passbook, a tool that aggregates users' boarding passes, movie tickets, coupons, and loyalty cards. Essentially, when it comes to loyalty cards, the feature will let users scan things like their existing Starbucks cards and the like, allowing them to stop carrying a wallet full of plastic. Next time they go into Starbucks, for example, they'll be able to pull out their iPhone and pay, rather than fishing around for the plastic card.

No more giant key rings of affinity cards for all the stores, restaurants, libraries, etc you visit? How cool is that?

I could write screen after screen on the iPhone Mail app, like how Apple decided I can't possibly need more than 1,000 messages or that I couldn't possibly want to hold an individual message just to name two egregious defects.

Will lightning strike me if I said I want Outlook for the iPhone?

THANK YOU. I thought I was the only one.

No more giant key rings of affinity cards for all the stores, restaurants, libraries, etc you visit? How cool is that?

These kinds of apps have been on Android for quite a while...

THANK YOU. I thought I was the only one.

Kaiten Mail for the iphone :D

now, the flyover maps, whoopsdedo, useful? No. I am not flying, I am driving!

What is useful are the speed limit alerts, camera alerts, traffic alerts etc.

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The "new" Airport Express form factor is a major step backwards & ruins an excellent travel router/home network extender by doing away with the direct plug in form. Seriously disappointing & lazy design putting it in a white Apple TV case.

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The "new" Airport Express form factor is a major step backwards & ruins an excellent travel router/home network extender by doing away with the direct plug in form. Seriously disappointing & lazy design putting it in a white Apple TV case.

Trendnet and linksys have apple smacked on the travel router/wifi feature set and size factors.

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The "new" Airport Express form factor is a major step backwards & ruins an excellent travel router/home network extender by doing away with the direct plug in form. Seriously disappointing & lazy design putting it in a white Apple TV case.

Trendnet and linksys have apple smacked on the travel router/wifi feature set and size factors.

Wasn't aware Linksys had a current travel router in their product line?

Do they or anyone offer interchangeable plugs for international use (per the Apple travel kit)?

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Wasn't aware Linksys had a current travel router in their product line?

Do they or anyone offer interchangeable plugs for international use (per the Apple travel kit)?

actually you are right on that, they don't have a current product now :D I use a trendnet, and many times just USB powered.
http://www.asus.com/Networks/Wireless_Routers/WL330N3G/ This asus unit looks nice, I may pick it up to give a try.

Every time they add something cool (Retina display), they do something to annoy their core fans (removing the 17" MBP). Also, no thunderbolt on the updated desktop machines is just plain stupid. Even my new Asus motherboard has Thunderbolt support.

The "new" Airport Express form factor is a major step backwards & ruins an excellent travel router/home network extender by doing away with the direct plug in form. Seriously disappointing & lazy design putting it in a white Apple TV case.

lol, I ordered one to replace the one I use as a wireless bridge in my office. Would you like any of my old AEs? I finally stopped carrying one around with me, since I haven't needed to use one in years.

-David

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The "new" Airport Express form factor is a major step backwards & ruins an excellent travel router/home network extender by doing away with the direct plug in form. Seriously disappointing & lazy design putting it in a white Apple TV case.

lol, I ordered one to replace the one I use as a wireless bridge in my office. Would you like any of my old AEs? I finally stopped carrying one around with me, since I haven't needed to use one in years.

-David

I have two or three around the place & I agree that I don't need it as much as I did for travelling, but I still see a couple of antiquated hotels a year with wired only access or poor wifi reception.

But even as a home unit (I use it to extend my network) moving from a plug in form factor to something that requires a lead and a table is poor design IMO. E.g. I have one in a wall socket in a narrow hallway that I would now need to move a table to support it. Poor design and a retrograde step.

Every time they add something cool (Retina display), they do something to annoy their core fans (removing the 17" MBP).
the core fans weren't buying the 17" macbook pro. very few people were, which is why it was discontinued. the new macbook pro effectively replaces it, since it has far more pixels than the 17" did.

Also, no thunderbolt on the updated desktop machines is just plain stupid. Even my new Asus motherboard has Thunderbolt support.
the mac pro update is a joke. why even bother, when there's a real update coming, according to tim cook.

But even as a home unit (I use it to extend my network) moving from a plug in form factor to something that requires a lead and a table is poor design IMO. E.g. I have one in a wall socket in a narrow hallway that I would now need to move a table to support it. Poor design and a retrograde step.

Sure, the old form factor was convenient for some people, but not so much for others. Either one works for me.

-David

These kinds of apps have been on Android for quite a while...

and also for the iphone. it's called KeyRing and i've had it for a long time. apple has just built something with the same functionality plus added a mechanism to organize your tickets, boarding passes, etc.

i hope delta gets onboard.