Apple to hold Worldwide Developers Conference June 6 in San Francisco
Apple announced on Monday that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, where it has traditionally introduced the next generation iPhone, this year from June 6 through June 10 at San Francisco's Moscone West.
At this year?s five-day conference, Apple plans to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS, including demonstrations of the new kinds of apps that developers can build using Apple?s advanced frameworks and more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers.
"At this year?s conference we are going to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "If you are an iOS or Mac OS X software developer, this is the event that you do not want to miss."
The news would suggest that Apple will not hold its annual April developer event, to preview the next major release of iOS, as it has done in years past. That would lend support to a new rumor that Apple may not release its new cloud-based iOS 5 upgrade until this fall. New major iOS releases usually coincide with the debut of a new iPhone in June.
At this year's WWDC, 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 developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities.
Developers can even bring their code to the labs and work with Apple engineers, applying development techniques and best-practices to enhance their apps.
Activities at Apple?s WWDC 2011 include:
More than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers on a wide range of technology-specific topics for developing, deploying and integrating the latest iOS and Mac OS technologies;
Over 1,000 Apple engineers providing developers with code-level assistance, insight into optimal development techniques, and guidance on how they can make the most of iOS and Mac OS technologies in their apps;
The opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPad, iPhone and Mac developers from around the world; and
Apple Design Awards which recognize iPad, iPhone and Mac apps that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and outstanding design.
Interested parties can go to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 website (developer.apple.com/wwdc) to purchase tickets, as well as for updates and more information.
At this year?s five-day conference, Apple plans to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS, including demonstrations of the new kinds of apps that developers can build using Apple?s advanced frameworks and more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers.
"At this year?s conference we are going to unveil the future of iOS and Mac OS," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. "If you are an iOS or Mac OS X software developer, this is the event that you do not want to miss."
The news would suggest that Apple will not hold its annual April developer event, to preview the next major release of iOS, as it has done in years past. That would lend support to a new rumor that Apple may not release its new cloud-based iOS 5 upgrade until this fall. New major iOS releases usually coincide with the debut of a new iPhone in June.
At this year's WWDC, 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 developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities.
Developers can even bring their code to the labs and work with Apple engineers, applying development techniques and best-practices to enhance their apps.
Activities at Apple?s WWDC 2011 include:
More than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers on a wide range of technology-specific topics for developing, deploying and integrating the latest iOS and Mac OS technologies;
Over 1,000 Apple engineers providing developers with code-level assistance, insight into optimal development techniques, and guidance on how they can make the most of iOS and Mac OS technologies in their apps;
The opportunity to connect with thousands of fellow iPad, iPhone and Mac developers from around the world; and
Apple Design Awards which recognize iPad, iPhone and Mac apps that demonstrate technical excellence, innovation and outstanding design.
Interested parties can go to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 website (developer.apple.com/wwdc) to purchase tickets, as well as for updates and more information.
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They are a mixed bag, about two-thirds highly professional, expert, informative and about one third have a smarmy presenter, inappropriately friendly/informal tone, annoying voice or just content that is too commercialised/non-objective. But overall they are worth it. The Stanford iOS courses on iTunes are also very good if one is after dev videos.
Since Apple stopped attending MacWorld, WWDC has taken on a new importance as something to look forward to (since you can't really look forward to Apple events, for long anyway, as they are unpredictable).
Anyway, bring on the various case manufacturers, case designs, and left-on-barstool leaks for the iPhone 5! Honestly, I hope to hang on to my iPhone 4 for at least one more year. I really don't want to be RDF'ed (yes, willpower might help I guess) into an iPhone 5. I'm already getting an iPad 2 (if all goes well) in a few weeks time, one I don't quite *need*.
The serious question I have is how are people still finding and downloading all these iPhone apps? Are they still doing it? What are they looking for? What chances does an indie developer have? Are apps the real next big thing, not web or search? I question that, even as I somewhat believe it.
There's just too much hype with the iOS devices *themselves* to sort through the madness.
iOS 5 for developers here we come.
They need to have iOS 5 fully untethered. Seriously.
They need to have iOS 5 fully untethered. Seriously.
As in 'free of iTunes' ?
Won't Ever Happen.
I guess this means that it is pretty likely that iOS5 won't be on time for it's yearly release. Oh well, I guess I can deal with this. However, I really really hope that they don't delay iPhone5. I really need/want a new phone, but it will be very difficult waiting several extra months.
I hear you. I skipped iPhone 4 because it was never released in white. so I'm still dealing with a VERY beat up white 3Gs. if Apple delays iPhone 5 I'll lose my mind. My contract upgrade date is in late June.
As in 'free of iTunes' ?
Won't Ever Happen.
Uh, why?
I usually buy the videos from these. Last year they were free to all with dev accounts which was a nice surprise, previously they had cost over $1000 (for all streams).
They are a mixed bag, about two-thirds highly professional, expert, informative and about one third have a smarmy presenter, inappropriately friendly/informal tone, annoying voice or just content that is too commercialised/non-objective.
I've attended enough conferences to know that you definitely want variety in your presenters. It is not all that easy to sit through hours and hours of monotone talk about APIs or other abstract material.
Oh by the way there is plenty to learn from the commercial side of the business too. I really have to wonder what you expect from these sorts of conferences? Seriously this is Apple focused and is there to support the developer community in all of it's needs. It is not a conference organized by a technical society.
But overall they are worth it. The Stanford iOS courses on iTunes are also very good if one is after dev videos.
Since Apple stopped attending MacWorld, WWDC has taken on a new importance as something to look forward to (since you can't really look forward to Apple events, for long anyway, as they are unpredictable).
Well this I agree with! WWDC communicates with more than the developer community.
Uh, why?
Don't bother.
He's a troll of long standing. His favourite position is "never" (on pretty much any topic).
Uh, why?
Because iOS has become increasingly tethered to iTunes in ways that go far beyond just adding music/video.
I could see having iOS be stand alone as an option (especially for iPads) or for there to be cloud connectivity, but for how iOS interacts with the Mac or PC directly, iTunes will always be needed (or some other Apple app that handles the sane functions). 3rd party apps have cropped up and will continue to, but for a variety of reasons they won't be 100% there.
Because iOS has become increasingly tethered to iTunes in ways that go far beyond just adding music/video.
I could see having iOS be stand alone as an option (especially for iPads) or for there to be cloud connectivity, but for how iOS interacts with the Mac or PC directly, iTunes will always be needed (or some other Apple app that handles the sane functions). 3rd party apps have cropped up and will continue to, but for a variety of reasons they won't be 100% there.
I don't understand. How has it become increasingly tethered? Hasn't it always used iTunes to get updates, backup, sync and transfer files? If anything, it's becoming less tethered from iTunes.
Is your head up your a$$ or what?
Well that was uncalled for. I have been frankly shocked in the past, the cost of these videos, and the size of company Apple is, how amateurish some have been. Everyone knows, in a dev team, which person has the best "people skills" and should be the one doing the presentations, but apparently some of the teams at Apple don't have even 1 guy like that. The worse thing is the "evangelist" ones. Gawd save us from evangelists and just give us the science.
I'm getting a bit sick of apps, actually. Is it just me?
Anyway, bring on the various case manufacturers, case designs, and left-on-barstool leaks for the iPhone 5! Honestly, I hope to hang on to my iPhone 4 for at least one more year. I really don't want to be RDF'ed (yes, willpower might help I guess) into an iPhone 5. I'm already getting an iPad 2 (if all goes well) in a few weeks time, one I don't quite *need*.
Uhm... have you forgotten this is a developer's conference? It's only about developing software. It's not about third party accessories like cases, unless they interact with the OS in some way. And even so, it's for the developers of said accessories to learn to write code, not to showcase them to the public.
The serious question I have is how are people still finding and downloading all these iPhone apps? Are they still doing it? What are they looking for? What chances does an indie developer have? Are apps the real next big thing, not web or search? I question that, even as I somewhat believe it.
There's just too much hype with the iOS devices *themselves* to sort through the madness.
I search the app store for what I want and read the reviews. How do you find anything on the Internet?