Apple today announced that a team of Apple executives, led by CEO Steve Jobs, will kick off the company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address beginning at 10am. on Monday, June 9, 2008 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. This year’s WWDC will showcase two revolutionary development platforms, the ground-breaking innovations of OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone, the world’s most advanced mobile operating system.
The five-day WWDC event, which runs from June 9 to June 13, will feature the first ever iPhone track for mobile developers with in-depth sessions and hands-on labs to fully explore the capabilities of the OS X iPhone 2.0 software, including the iPhone SDK and the App Store, a breakthrough way for developers to wirelessly deliver their applications to iPhone and iPod touch users.
The iPhone track will also enable mobile developers to work side by side with Apple engineers to create amazing applications that leverage iPhone’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface, animation technology, rich set of APIs, including programming interfaces for Core OS, Core Services, Media and Cocoa Touch technologies, built-in three axis accelerometer and geographical location technology to deliver truly innovative mobile applications.
This year’s Mac track will give newcomers and seasoned veterans alike the technical foundation and techniques needed to develop world-class OS X Leopard applications with sessions that discuss every level of the system, including interface design and implementation, application frameworks, security, localization and networking.
WWDC 2008 will offer over 150 information-rich sessions and labs where Apple engineers will go in-depth on the innovative technologies that power OS X iPhone and OS X Leopard. Developers can bring code to the labs and work one-to-one with Apple engineers, applying development methods and best-practices gained from sessions to enhance their applications.
Other activities at Apple’s WWDC 2008 include:
• Presentation sessions led by engineers that provide an in-depth look at OS X iPhone, OS X Leopard and innovative tools and technologies such as the iPhone SDK, Cocoa Touch, Interface Builder, Xcode and more
• Practical hands-on sessions where attendees can learn Apple’s own coding strategies and techniques
• Technology labs where attendees can work one-to-one with Apple engineers
• Special events, including the Welcome Reception, Apple Design Awards, Lunchtime Speakers and Stump the Experts
Visit Apple’s WWDC website for registration and complete session details here.
OS X iPhone 2.0….. Bring it on!!
Yep, I can see it now –
Steve Jobs will be jumping about the stage – sweat flying, pit stains on his turtleneck, spittle flying from his lips – as he shouts “Developers Developers Developers Developers …”
Oh, wait, which dignified “Steve” am I thinking of?…
save the whales
I’m surprised. Steve J. usually doesn’t like the limelight at these sorts of events.
Surprised they’re not calling it OS X touch, since it runs not only on the iPhone but also the iPod touch (and whatever else they have in development).
I can’t wait 10.5.3. And I hope it will solve the many problems that in Leopard “just don’t work”. My brand new MBP with Leo 10.5.2. crashes every other day… Kind of getting tired ot the power button restarts. 🙁
Bender I’d change out your RAM. I don’t think 10.5.3 is going to stop whatever it is you have.
Mine has trouble waking up from sleeping. Just hangs with no screen. Kinda embarrassing.
@@bender do you have secure virtual memory on? If so turn it off that was the culprit on mine. Also both of you try fresh installs.
I don’t kow… I have multi-touch MBP with 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM installed by local “Apple premium reseller”. My system is otherwise quite stable – it only totally freezes couple of times during week. And it usually happens doing some trivial stuff – like writing e-mail or browsing around in iTunes.. I don’t know what to do, usual suggestions (like “repair permissions”) make no good. I’ll wait for 10.5.3. to come out and then see what happens…
From the press release: ‘… built-in three axis accelerometer and geographical location technology to deliver truly innovative mobile applications…’. GPS?
built-in three axis accelerometer = Wii control
@Bender – your MBP should not freeze at all, ever. Can you tell us what other programs you have installed? Did you delete anything from the system library? Have you run a hardware test using your installation disc?
@Bender –
This is not how Macs, or any computer for that matter, works. It does not freeze twice a week. You can not look to 10.5.3 for it to be a saving grace. Something is wrong, outside of software.
I would very much believe it’s a bad ram chip. Even if it was installed by Apple, there could easily have been a bad batch of ram…
I have original Leopard installation, everything is updated. On top of Apple standart new-Mac software I have: iWorks’08 trial, VLC player, flip4mac, Perian, Quicksilver, NeoOffice, Firefox, Skype, CoverSutra, Awaken, VisualHub, The Unarchiver. That’s about it. Everything is legal and the computer in general is still quite inhabited, I have still to transfer my stuff from PC. But here’s the thing – even if one of those small programs cause some problems, shouldn’t OSX be more resistant? I always crashes when iTunes is running. Music keeps on playing, but I can’t do anything – force quit doesn’t work, only beachball. I love my new Mac and I’m not totally new to Mac world, but I’m ashamed to admit, that my new MBP is currently far less reliable, than my old Windows XP PC.
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I’ll try that hardware test though!
Not to sound ungrateful or anything, but this keynote / wwdc will be a recap of 2006 and 2007. Leopard was announced at the 2006 WWDC. We as developers have been preparing for it ever since. They even had traveling Leopard talks which were basically mini-wwdc sessions on developing for leopard.
Granted the iPhone has a real SDK now… but to say we’re going to talk about developing for leopard, is a slap in the face. There isn’t any new technology this year for leopard. The way I see it is if you are going to dev for the iPhone… the 1200-1500 ticket is worth it. Other than that and networking, no other reason to go.
Bender,
If you can, return it for a replacement. 2x a week system crashes, to me, are unacceptable for new hardware. Demand a replacement. You may want to make sure that all your software is Leopard compatible, too. I had problems with crashes and lockups because of one program that wasn’t Leopard compatible at the time (Double Command). Once I got rid of it, all my problems went away.
@Bender
I have a 1st gen Macbook (you know, the ones that turned brown around the keyboard). I have zero problems with crashing and wake from sleep issues. I leave it booted constantly, and it always wakes up, always works.
I agree very much with the suggestions of checking your ram. I sell Macs and ALWAYS recommend Crucial Brand Ram.
http://www.crucial.com/mac/index.aspx
It might be worth $120 to just change out your ram to see if that helps you (no guarantees). Also, try reinstalling a fresh system on a firewire drive, and boot from that drive to see if it’s a software issue.
Otherwise, try Memtest to check your memory
http://www.memtestosx.org/
I am running a 1GHz Ti book from 2002. I have installed 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, and now 10.5 on it. I have never done a clean install. It works great, although not very fast.
I also suggest that you test your RAM with Memtest OS X. It is kind of technical, but it is the most reliable RAM tester on the market.
It’s too far away! The tension is too much! I may have to watch old keynotes just to keep from jumping off a bridge!
@bender,
My guess is either a system add-on (like Unity, etc.) or bad RAM. If you don’t have any third party apps installed that mess with the OS at a deep level, check the RAM.
@bender,
Didn’t see your list. My guesses are Awaken or Quicksilver or The Unarchiver. Try trashing them one at a time.
@Bender
Do you do a full shut down at night, sleep it, or keep it running and just shut down the monitor? Very late at night around 3AM to 5AM, Mac OS X runs various maintenance scripts in the background. If you are shutting down or sleeping the machine at night, the utilities will not run and can cause performance slowdowns and possibly the crashes you are seeing.
To run the script, open up Terminal and type the following after the prompt and hit return:
sudo periodic daily weekly monthly
A request for your password will pop show up; enter it and hit return. Wait till the prompt returns. It might take as long as 10 minutes, so just give it time.
When the cursor returns, quit Termninal and see if your machine has gotten any more stable.
Repeat the above once a month.
I know that this actually should be done daily, weekly, and monthly with each individual command:
sudo periodic daily
sudo periodic weekly
sudo periodic monthly
but do all three the first time.
For more info, google the terms leopard periodic daily and you’ll get lots more info on how to use this command from more intelligent people than myself. Good luck.
Why no 10.6 preview? Steve said that after Leopard, the major updates would come every 12-18 months.
“OS X Leopard and OS X iPhone”
Interesting naming choice. I guess Apple was finally forced to make a distinction for the sake of communicating with developers. They are still trying hard to avoid Windows-like naming though (no OS X Mobile or OS X Touch Edition)
@unsatisfied as usual –
Apple may not be showing off (or even announcing) OS X 10.6 at this WWDC, but that doesn’t necessarily mean there’s nothing new for desktop OS X. As I recall, there was talk at a recent WWDC of introducing true resolution independence into OS X in 2008. If that’s still true, and 10.6 isn’t imminent (which appears to be the case), then perhaps Apple is looking at some sort of mid-life semi-major update for Leopard, like the old days of Mac OS 8.5 or something.