WWDC was today and boy was it exciting! We saw the release of a whole new line of macbook’s, details of snow leopard, Safari Four’s official release iPhone 3.0, and a new iPhone.

The Macbook Line

Now this one came from no where generally before new products are released their are a couple of know details about the product with these macbook’s we knew nothing.  The new line of Macbook Pro’s,  like before includes the 15 inch and 17 inch models although now the 13 inch Macbook has been re-branded as a Macbook Pro. All 3 Macbook Pro’s now include the aluminium unibody enclosure, the green battery, a backlite keyboard, along with support for processor speeds up to 3.06GHz, Memory up to 8GB, Hard drive up to 500GB, and a 128GB or 256GB solid-state drive. The Macbook line will now only carry one computer that being the Macbook 13-Inch Plastic. Next up the Macbook Air announced January of last year, it is apple’s closest competition to a netbook. The Macbook Air recieved a price drop (1799>>>1499) and a system processer update. To view apple’s new laptop lineup check out their site.

Snow Leopard
Apple’s new operating system got some attention at apple’s press event. Today apple announced the release date and a price. 10.6 (Snow Leopard) will be out septemer of this year, it will retail for an outstanding price of $29! The price point signifies that apple wants everyone who own a mac to upgrade. For those who are on tiger the upgrade will be the usual $129.

snow leopard
Safari 4
Safari 4 has been in a public beta for the last month or so and today has been released.
Apple today released Safari 4, the world’s fastest and most innovative web browser. Available for Mac and Windows PCs and introduced as a beta in February of this year, Safari 4 features the Nitro engine which runs JavaScript up to 4.5 times faster than Safari 3. Safari 4 makes browsing more intuitive and enjoyable with innovative features, such as Top Sites, Full History Search and Cover Flow, and support for modern web standards like HTML 5 and advanced CSS Effects.“The successful beta release helped us fine tune Safari 4 into an even better, faster version that customers are going to love,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. “Safari is enjoyed by 70 million users worldwide and with its blazing fast speed, innovative features and support for modern web standards, it’s the best browser on any platform.”
For those looking to download Safari you can find it on their site
iPhone OS 3.0
iPhone 3.0 which was announced earlier is still on track. It has been given a release date of June 17th. For those that are registered developers it will be available today. 3.0 has been in beta for quite a while. Some notable features include cut, copy and paste, buying movies, and tv shows, MMS, and tethering.
The free iPhone OS 3.0 Software Update includes some great new features, as well as all the features from previous updates. iPhone OS 3.0 also lets you run the next generation of iPhone apps, like peer-to-peer games1 and more. If you’ve never updated before, now is the perfect time.
Apple’s 3.0 Website


iPhone 3GS
The device we’ve all been waiting for the iPhone 3GS! Apple today released the much anticipated iPhone 3GS (The S Stands for Speed).  The new iPhone will be released June 18th, which is the day after the new iPhone 3.0 software. It’s key features are, it’s blazing speed, an advanced new camera and advanced voice controls! Apple claims the new iPhone is 2x’s faster. The new camera adds a megapixel, and adds auto-focus which can be activated just by touching. The camera now has a macro mode along with video (finally). The camera will capture in 30 FPS, which is a huge step up from the jailbroken iPhones which could only take 15 FPS. The 3GS will have support for editing, and even uploading straight to youtube. Furthermore, the new phone has support for advacned voice controls. For example you could say ‘Play Songs by Artist Name’  and songs by that artist would start playing. Voice Controls are activated by holding the home button down for a second.

The National Geographic site on iPhone 3G S, with a 2x faster badge.

The Fastest iPhone Ever

The first thing you’ll notice about iPhone 3G S is how quickly you can launch applications. Web pages render in a fraction of the time, and you can view email attachments faster. Improved performance and updated 3D graphics deliver an incredible gaming experience, too. In fact, everything you do on iPhone 3G S is up to 2x faster and more responsive than iPhone 3G.

Video

Images of the iPhone 3G S camera's tap to focus feature and the video camera interface.

Now you can shoot video, edit it, and share it — all on your iPhone 3G S. Shoot high-quality VGA video in portrait or landscape. Trim your footage by adjusting start and end points. Then share your video in an email, post it to your MobileMe gallery, publish it on YouTube, or sync it back to your Mac or PC using iTunes.

3-Megapixel Camera

The new 3-megapixel camera takes great still photos, too, thanks to built-in autofocus and a handy new feature that lets you tap the display to focus on anything (or anyone) you want.

Voice Control

Voice Control recognizes the names in your Contacts and knows the music on your iPod. So if you want to place a call or play a song, all you have to do is ask.

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