My Notes From Apple's WWDC Announcements

Software

OS X Mavericks

Finder

• Tabs
• Tagging
• Safari speed improvments & new features
• Apple Maps for Mac
• iBooks for Mac
• Calendar redesigned for the better
• Notification Center improvements
• iCloud Keychain (1Password has to be nervous)
• Lots of under-the-hood speed improvments and new frameworks for developers to take advantage of.
• Multiple displays
  1. Taking a window full screen now doesn't affect apps or windows on your second display.
  2. You can now access the menu bar or paneled windows on multiple displays.
  3. You can move or access your dock on either monitor.
  4. Mission control is now independent to each display, keeping track of two sets of spaces for each display which are independent from one another.

iOS 7

• OS-wide, overhauled design. New design if "flat" but has depth as well.
• In-depth page from Apple outlining all new features
• New Control Center, a Notification Center-like panel that slides up from the
• bottom giving you easy access to frequently toggled options or functions.
• AirDrop functionality added to share sheets where applicable. Useable with other nearby iOS devices.
• Overhauled UI for Notification Center, Multitasking, Photos, Camera, Safari, Siri, Mail, Weather and Messages. Gizmodo article on the new design.

iTunes Radio

• Build your own playlist on any Apple device (Mac, AppleTV, iPhone, iPad)
• The more music you listen to whether it is music you own, download or just play, stations will build around those selections intelligently.
• Define your own rules such as "New station from song", "New station from artist", and a slider bar that allows you to tune between Top Hits, Mix, or Discovery.
• Completely integrates with Siri.
• Purchase songs for download directly into your collection.
• If you subscribe to iTunes Match, then iTunes Radio is ad-free.
• Station history is stored in iCloud and synced across devices.

Hardware

New MacBook Airs - I noticed on Apple Store, that you can now configure a 13" MacBook Air with a 1.7Ghz processor, 8GB RAM and a 512GB SSD for $1849.

New Mac Pro (holy shit)

• My next computer.

New Airport Extreme

• Perfect timing for our new house for when I network everything.

Complimentary articles from reputable sites:

The Wirecutter's brief rundown of Apple's announcements.

MacStories Numbers Roudup

WWDC 2012: The News

Watch the video from the keynote. Well, that was exciting. Now that the WWDC Keynote has concluded, Apple has now revealed what they've been working on lately and was ready to release to consumers (or at least developers). Here is a rundown of the basics. I'm sure you can get much more detailed coverage from your normal sources:

The Hardware

MacBook Air:

• New Ivy Bridge Intel-based CPUs up to 2Ghz, dual-core i5. Turbo boosts to 3.2Ghz
• Up to 8GB RAM
• 60% faster graphics
• Up to 512GB SSDs
• USB 3.0
• Factime Camera now 720p

• Prices have decreased - 11" $999 & $1099, 13" $1199 & $1499

  MacBook Pros:

• New Ivy Bridge Intel-based CPUs up to 2,7Ghz quad-core i7. Turbo boost to 3.7Ghz

• Up to 8GB RAM
• 60% faster graphics - GeForce GT 650M, Kepler architecture. Up to 1GB video RAM.
• USB 3.0

• Prices the same - 13" is $1199 & $1499, 15" is 1799 & $2199

  Next Generation MacBook Pro:

• Ridiculously thin (.71 inches thin) - 25% thinner.

• Retina display - 2880 x 1800, 220 ppi. 15.4 inches. (5,184,000 pixels)
• 4.46 pounds - lightest MBP ever - lighter than a 13" MBP
• Glare/reflection reduced by 75%
• Battery life - up to 7 hours, 30 days of standby.
• HDMI port
• Up to 768GB SSD flash storage
• Up to 16GB RAM
• Using the new nVidia Keplet GPUs
• Quad-core i7 Ivy Bridge Intel CPUs
• Ports - SD Card, HDMI, two USB3, Magsafe 2, two Thunderbolt ports, headphone jack.
• Backlit Keyboard
• BlueTooth 4.0
• FaceTime HD Camera
• 802.11 N
• Dual microphones (uses beam-forming to enable a new generation of voice applications)
• No built-in Ethernet (see adapters below)
• No built-in optical drive (why need it?)
• Price is $2199 for the base model. Two new Thunderbolt Adapters:
• Thunderbolt to FireWire 800

• Thunderbolt to Gigabit Ethernet

  Mountain Lion

• Over 200 new feartures

• Highlighted in the keynote: iCloud, Messages, Reminders, Notes, Documents in the Cloud, Dictation, Notifcation Center, Sharing Services, new Safari (synced tabs, unified address/search bar, tab view gestures, fastest javascript engine, share sheets), Power Nap (fetches email, reminders, calendar updates, photostream...in the background while asleep, Time Machine backups, auto Software Update), AirPlay, and Game Center.
• Ships in July for $19.99

• Developers get the Gold Master release today (Apple called it "near final" on stage).

  iOS 6

• Lots of new Siri improvements: Sports info, Restaurants (Yelp & Open Table), now launches apps, "Eyes Free" (working with various car manufacturers to have built-in Siri integration with their cars), lots of new international languages (including local search for these countries).

• Siri coming to the iPad
• Facebook Integration - just like Twitter in iOS 5. Photos app, Safari, Maps, Came Center, iTunes Store, App Store (you can like apps or see what people have liked), Notifcation Center posting (Twitter also gets notification center posting), Contacts (Contacts data within Facebook will show up in Contacts app).
• Phone app (messaging/reminders options to incoming calls).
• Notification center: Do not disturb feature
• FaceTime over 3G/4G
• Unify Apple IDs with your phone #.
• Safari: iCloud Tabs, photo uploads, smart app banners
• Shared Photo Streams: Easy way to share photos with other people.
• Mail: VIPs, add photos & video from compose window, pull to refresh.
• Passbook: OS integration of movie ticket, starbucks card, plane ticket type apps. Makes it easy to find your tickets for various things within apps.
• Accessibility: enhanced features to benefit autistic kids (kickass Apple), single app-mode (allows teachers, for instance, to lock an app preventing the home buttom from being used).
• Maps: Local Search(Yelp integration), Traffic Service (pools data from other iOS users), Turn-by-turn navigation (routes you around traffic, can display on lock screen for mountin in a car while driving), Siri integration, Flyover (3D views).
• Beta 1 released to developers today.

  Post-keynote Update: Mac Pros

Not that big of an update. Disappointing. No USB 3, no Thunderbolt. Mac Stories has a good rundown of new vs old.