To the iCloud! Jobs to headline WWDC
Generally, the week before a major event is filled with wild speculation and rumors. Apple has, however, taken the lion’s share of topics off the table by confirming big Mac OS X, iOS and cloud services updates will be introduced or rolled out at this year’s San Francisco developer gathering.
Apple has announced that Steve Jobs will headline this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), giving the keynote on Monday, June 6 at 10 a.m. He will unveil Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, iOS 5 and the company’s upcoming iCloud services.
And, yes, there will be plenty of workshops and the usual code monkey geekery, too:
WWDC will feature more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers. Mac developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities. Mobile developers will be able to explore the latest innovations and capabilities of iOS and learn how to greatly enhance the functionality, performance and design of their apps.
Mac OS X 10.7 has been in beta for months and, thereupon, Lion’s new features are very well understood. However, little if any credible information about iOS 5 has leaked to the public.
Whereas there has been rabid speculation about iCloud, which is expected to be both a successor to MobileMe and provide cloud-based music services, little substantive is known. It has been rumored that Apple has signed agreements with two and perhaps three of the big four music labels with many analysts expecting an announcement at WWDC covering music services.
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