OS X Snow Leopard Says Goodbye to PowerPC?
Numerous sources (Engadget, Gizmodo, Mac Rumors) are reporting that the next version of Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, will drop support for the PowerPC architecture. A screenshot from the system requirements page of the developer preview seeded to developers this week at WWDC confirms this. What we don’t know is if the change is temporary or permanent.
Video: MarketWatch Interviews Mossberg After WWDC Keynote
The fine folks over at MarketWatch took a chance to interview everyone’s favorite journalist, Walt Mossberg after the WWDC keynote on Monday. He talks about some of the missing features still such as copy & paste and sending MMS messages. He won’t give us his final take until he reviews it though.
Apple posts stream of WWDC08 keynote
If you missed the exciting WWDC08 keynote yesterday, Apple has now posted both standard- and high-definition streams of the keynote which covers all the announcements made from MobileMe to the iPhone 3G. We’re kind of bummed that Apple had to edit out “It’s a Small World” from the keynote (after all, it is a Disney song, couldn’t Uncle Steve pull a few strings?) and Phil Schiller’s corny “ActiveStink” joke.
Find both streams here.
YouTube: Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 CNBC Interview
After the lengthy WWDC 2008 keynote, Steve Jobs found time to sit down and chat with CNBC’s Jim Goldman about the iPhone 3G, availability in Russia & China, and more. Be sure to check it out, it’s worth watching.
Apple posts info on 10.6 “Snow Leopard”
Apple has posted a quick overview of what’s to come in the next version of Mac OS X 10.6 dubbed “Snow Leopard.” Instead of focusing on new features, they’ll be focusing on security enhancements and stability. The only new “feature” is support for Microsoft Exchange out of the box.
An interesting note: “Snow Leopard dramatically reduces the footprint of Mac OS X, making it even more efficient for users, and giving them back valuable hard drive space for their music and photos.”
Take a look for yourself at Apple’s website.
New Details on iPhone 3G Data Plans
After a little sneaking around AT&T’s corporate website, we discovered some new details on the new iPhone 3G data plans.
- Unlimited data & email for consumers: $30/month
- Unlimited data & corporate email for enterprise: $45/month
Also interesting is the “GPS-enabled YELLOWPAGES.COM mobile application” which we didn’t see today from Apple. Take a look at the PDF & webcast of the AT&T conference call here.
Update: It looks like current customers will continue paying the standard $20/month. “All iPhone 2G users will be grandfathered and won’t be required to pay more per month for as long as they choose to use the service, including past the end of their contract.”
Update x2: If you thought you wouldn’t have to activate your new iPhone 3G in an Apple Store, you will. According to the AT&T conference call, it’s the same process and the same procedure in both stores. (Editor’s Note: I miss the iTunes activation already!)
Apple posts iPhone 3G television ad
Apple has posted the iPhone 3G television ad that debuted today at the WWDC keynote. You can view it at Apple’s website here (QuickTime required, of course).
Apple introduces MobileMe internet service
In addition to the iPhone 3G, Apple also introduced the successor to .Mac - MobileMe. It’s a new Internet service that delivers push email, push contacts and push calendars from the MobileMe service in the “cloudâ€? to native applications on iPhone, iPod touch, Macs and PCs.
There is also a guided tour available.
MobileMe, available on July 11, is a subscription-based service with 20GB of storage for $99 (US) per year for individuals and $149 (US) for a Family Pack, which includes one master account with 20GB of storage and four Family Member accounts with 5GB of storage each. MobileMe subscribers can purchase an additional 20GB of storage for $49 (US) or 40GB of storage for $99 (US) annually.
Apple Introduces New iPhone 3G
SAN FRANCISCO—June 9, 2008—Apple® today introduced the new iPhone™ 3G, combining all the revolutionary features of iPhone with 3G networking that is twice as fast* as the first generation iPhone, built-in GPS for expanded location based mobile services, and iPhone 2.0 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs the hundreds of third party applications already built with the recently released iPhone SDK. In the US the new iPhone 3G is priced at a stunning $199 for the 8GB model, and just $299 for the 16GB model.** iPhone 3G will be available in more than 70 countries later this year, beginning with customer availability in 22 countries—Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK and the US—on July 11.
Read the press release here.
BREAKING: Apple announces 3G iPhone
Well, there you have it folks - Apple has just announced the 3G iPhone at today’s WWDC keynote address. We’ll have more info up shortly, including full specs and details…
It comes to the US and other countries on July 11th - from $199 to $399.
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