WWDC 2010 — Everything you could possibly want to know!

The days leading up to WWDC were just as stress-filled as ever, with nerds around the world constantly bickering back and forth as to what Apple was going to reveal. Now that the dust has settled and everything has been ‘splayed before our eyes, it’s time to get into the nitty gritty of Apple’s latest portfolio. So without further fan fare, jump inside for the full rundown of WWDC 2010…

Another iPhone 4.0 prototype slips out into the public.

Giz may have dropped the iPhone 4.0 bombshell several weeks back, but that’s old news and old hardware. Feast your eyes on an even newer, (yet still pre-production) iPhone 4.0 device.

From what we can see, this more recent build (right) it’s a tad cleaner, coming without the two bottom-side screws that adorned the Giz model (left). Unfortunately, this iPhone also has a misplaced memory and refuses to boot into the actual OS leaving us yearning more than ever for a glance at that sure to be gorgeous screen.

One other tidbit that’s been gathered since Giz’s leak is confirmation that the processor inside the next-gen iPhone is in fact the Apple A4 chip that powers the iPad. That’s tantalizing enough is it not?

And we continue to wait. In the meantime, slip inside and check out the vid which details this latest incarnation of iPhone 4.0 hotness…

iPhone OS 4.0 recap: The Goods, in full. [iPhone OS 4.0]

The iPhone 4.0 Preview event just wrapped up and wow, I’m pretty impressed. While 2.0 –> 3.0 wasn’t that big of a transition, 4.0 is huge! Yes, a lot of the features have been around for months to years on other platforms, but if Apple can actually pull it off as they claim, it will sail past previous attempts at this smartphone thing. So, without further delay, iPhone OS 4.0.

Multitasking -3rd party background apps are now supported

• When in any app, double tapping the home button now brings up a hiding dock that displays all of the running apps — nice!

• 7 multi-tasking API’s for developers to use.
  1. Background Audio: only uses resources for audio playback in the background — smart.
  2. Background VoIP: Skype and friends…in the background. When not running in the foreground, you can receive normal phone calls as well. Navigation outside of VoIP apps is handled like the phone — double title bar.
  3. Background Location: GPS/location aware apps can now update, direct, notify you in the background — great!
  4. Push Notifications: A bit misleading — not really a new multi-tasking service as it’s been there all along. Oh well, it’s in!
  5. Local Notifications: Like their “bigger brother” Push notifications in operation, except they don’t need to use Apple’s servers to send/receive information.
  6. Task Notification: Get notified when file download/upload is complete — handy.
  7. Fast App Switching: Seems kind of like it should belong as a “service” of the other things mentioned above. But nonetheless — switch between apps quickly…pretty self explanatory.
  8. First gen iPhone (EDGE) and first gen iPod Touch a no-go!!

To recap, the above — Multitasking, Folders, improved Mail, iBooks, Enterprise, preview of Game Center, and iAd — are the supposed 7 “Tent Poles” of iPhone OS 4.0′s 100 new features. iPhone OS 4.0 will be coming to all devices except first gen (EDGE) iPhone and first gen iPod Touch. iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G will have limited new feature support with the biggie being no multitasking.

So there you have it. How’s it look everyone?!

Personal Opinion:

I really like the multitasking and realize you can support old hardware forever, but the iPhone 3G is more than capable. Jailbroken iPhones running Backgroundr have proven in this time and time again. So that is disappointing. But new iPhone 4.0 hardware will likely cause the eyes of many to glaze over and open their wallets. So it may be a moot point anyway.

As far as the rest of the features seen today — it’s definitely making me look at the iPhone platform again. Though, the uber tight control Apple employs is still a worry for me. We’ll see how it goes…

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iPhone 4.0 to include haptic feedback, RFID reader, and finger print scanner? [Rumor]

Ahhh yes. The iPhone 3GS and OS 3.0 have been out for almost a month now and already people are looking ahead to 2010 and what the next iPhone announcement will bring. Fresh up on today’s list-o-iPhone rumors centers around three main technologies: haptic feedback, RFID, and finger print scanning. The benefits of each or pretty straight forward. Haptic feedback would give a more “physical” response to onscreen actions sort of but not quite like RIM’s surepress “clicking” touchscreen which in theory was great, but in real life isn’t so hot. Implanted RFID readers would give the next iPhone the ability to phone aliens from outer space….scan other items with RFID tags…lets your minds wander. And finally, fingerprint scanning would bring a new, James Bond-esque coolness to Apple’s iPhone line. While most of the iPhone user base wouldn’t need and doesn’t needed fingerprint aided security, one could also argue that in the age where we are becoming increasingly dependent on our mobiles, such a feature couldn’t come a moment to soon. I tend to side with the latter. It’s better to be over prepared than under. Now again, these are strictly rumor and have absolutely no official confirmation of evidence behind them. Still…it’s fun to speculate isn’t it?

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