Apple WWDC Rumours
Here’s my 2 cents on the rumours that are floating all round the web at the moment, chances are I’m going to be so far away from what actually gets announced by Steve Jobs on the Monday 9th, Tuesday 10th Australian time, but hey I’ll take a stab in the dark anyway.
Mac Tablet (iTablet or iTouch) - Apple have already proved that they have an extremely solid and stable operating system in OSX, and they have one of the best touch screens on the market in the iPhone, what happens when you combine the two. Mac Tablet. Mac Tablet is the sort of product you would have around your house, build it into appliances like your fridge, stick a TV tuner in it and mount it to a wall wherever you want a computer and a TV, the possibilities are actually endless.
iTunes TV (Australia) - We’re about to see the first Apple store open in Australia, in Sydney to be precise, and I think this might coincide with a number of big things for Apple lovers in Australia. Apart from the obvious, aka. the iPhone, I think we’ll see the expansion of the services available to us via the iTunes store.
Currently available only in the US, Canada and UK, Apple you can buy / rent movies and television shows from the iTunes store. This service has been missing in Australia and I think we might just be ready for this with the imminent launch of the iPhone and the potential content service sales that will come from that.
..and last but not least, and probably a foregone conclusion..
iPhone 2.0 - Yep, we’re going to see a new iPhone, and yep it’s going to be available in Australia via Optus and Vodaphone, and yep we will see it some time in the month of June. Spec wise I think it will be very similar to the current version, except for 3 big differences;
- 3G network capability
- Built in GPS
- Push Email (same as Blackberry)
What are your thoughts, am I way off track?
And the Aperture saga is over!
Finally, finally, finally! It’s all over and Apple has just sent me my new serial number for Aperture v2.0. This has seriously been a trial, and it has proven to me that Apple is just like all the other computer companies out there in that they do also have problems with their systems from time to time. I’ve been a big big Apple fan and do my best to speak the gospel that is Apple, but now I’m not sure if I will be so quick to sing their praises.
Essential Application for Bloggers
Darren over at Problogger posted a great blog today called ‘14 Essential Mac OS X Applications for Bloggers‘.
Normally I’m pretty savvy with Mac Apps and usually know what’s good, bad, and all that but there’s a few apps that Darren mentions that I had never heard of so I decided a bit of further investigation was necessary.
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