Apple WWDC Coverage

..Apple WWDC event
. 5,200 attendees
. 57 Countries
. Sold out in 8 days

..iPad is Magical!!!
. Steve reads out one email from a user : "I was sitting in a cafe with my ipad and it got a girl interested in me. Now that's what I call a magical device"
. One iPad sold every 3 seconds
. 19 Countires by July end
. 8500 Native iPad apps + Iphone apps
. 5M ebooks downloaded in first 65 days
. Apple holds 22% share of total eBook sales

..App Store
. Two platforms supported. HTML 5 & App Store
. 225,000 apps
. 5 Billion downloads crossed
. $1 Billion paid to developers
. 15k App approval submissions a week in 30 diff languages
. 95% of all apps submitted are approved within 7 days
. Netflix App for iPhone to be out this summer (for free) and there will be seamless integration between the iPhone and iPad. You can resume on the other device where you left off from the first device). It will work on 3g and wifi and can seamlessly switch between the two without affecting video
. Farmville (cough cough) is launched today for the iPhone. It will sync with user's facebook farm profile. Farmville has over 70m active users and have raised over $2million for Haiti. Withering crops can now push notifications. It will be available end of June
. Guitar Hero has come with a revamped version for the iPhone & Ipod Touch. Interface is totally awesome. Available for $2.99


..iPhone 4
. 100 New Features
. New Design. Scratch resistant Glass on front & Back, Steel Around the sides
. 24% thinner than iPhone 3GS (officially the thinnest smartphone at 9.3mm)
. Front facing camera
. Micro Sim tray
. Backside : 5 megapixcel Camera, 5x digital zoom, tap to focus & LED flash
. Camera can record HD video (720p@ 30fps) and new iMovie app for iPhone ($4.99)
. Facetime: Video calling supported on Wifi only in 2010. From iPhone 4 to iPhone 4 without any new setup. Will support potrait and landscape modes. Works on open standards.
. Noice Cancellation Dual Mics
. The usual Quad Band HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps, WiFi n band, GPS, Compass, Accelerometer and upto 32GB of storage
. New Addition : A 3 axis Gyroscope which when integrated with the other sensors makes iPhone a six axis motion sensor
. Thin Balck Bands on the side : Part of the antenna system
. New Retina display : 326 pixcels per inch. Four times the earlier pixel density amount
. Display : 3.5inch, IPS technology, (better than OLED) 960 X 640 display with 800:1 Contrast ratio (4x better than 3GS)
. Powered by A4 chip
. Bigger battery with 7 hours of 3G talktime, 6 hours of 3G browsing, 10 hours of Wifi Browsing or Video, 40 hours of Music and 300 hours of standby
. Available in two colors : Black & White
. Pricing : $199 for 16GB & $299 for 32GB
. AT&T offer : If user's contract expiring anytime in 2010, you can upgrade to iPhone 4 upto 6 months early.
. iPhone 3GS now to be priced at $99
. Sell date : June 24th (US, France, Germany, UK, Japan). In July, 18 more countries will be added)
. Pre Orders start June 15th





.. iOS4
. Multitasking
. Folder support
. Will not support 1st Gen iPhone & 1st Gen iPod Touch
. iPhone 3G model would not support all the features of iOS4
. Current iPod Touch users wil get upgrade for free (June 21st)
. Retina DIsplay integration
. Mail : Unified Inbox & Threading
. Enhansed camera & Photo apps
. Deeper Enterprise support
. Better Data Protection
. Multiple Exchange acocunts & Support for Exchange 2010
. Wireless App Distribution
. Mobile device Management
. SSL VPN Support
. Bing Search being added
. iBooks part of iOS4
. iAd - A new way for developrs to earn revenue

..iAds
. Emotion + Interactivity
. iAds keep user in the App
. Built in iOS4
. Apple sells & hosts the ads
. Revenues -> Developers
. Some Partner brands : Nissan, Citi, Uniliver, AT&T, Chanel, GE, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, Geico, Campbells, Sears, JC Penny, Target, Best Buy, Direct TV, TBS, and Disney
. Advertisers have committed to $60m for iAds
. iAd will be turned on on all iOS4 devices on July 1st

Click here for comparison of iPhone 4 with iPhone 3GS