“In less than a month, Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco,” Dave Smith reports for ReadWrite. “Apple typically uses this event to unveil new versions of its mobile and desktop operating systems, and WWDC 2014 should be no different.”
“At last year’s event, Apple’s iOS 7 was easily the star of the show. The new version of Apple’s mobile operating system was packed with the most striking visual and functional changes since the very first iPhone operating system arrived in 2007. iOS 7 was the first iOS version directly managed by Apple’s lead designer, Sir Jony Ive, who took over ‘human interface’ duties in late 2012 after longtime iOS chief Scott Forstall got the boot following the disastrous launch of the Apple Maps app as part of iOS 6,” Smith writes. “Considering iOS 7 was generally better reviewed than its predecessors, iOS 8 is expected to arrive with plenty of polish as well as some new features. (Apple typically releases the latest version of iOS to the public just a few days before launching its newest iPhone, which usually takes place in the fall.) But what can users actually expect from iOS 8, even before its presumed unveiling at WWDC 2014?”
Smith writes, “pple didn’t have much time to focus on Maps in time for last year’s release of iOS 7—an effort that required borrowing engineers from the Mac team in order to ship on time. But this year, Apple is expected to release a major update to its Maps app that will reportedly accommodate local businesses and those that commute via subway, bus, train, taxi, biking or walking.”
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