Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June will be one of the most critical events in the company’s history, featuring one of Apple’s biggest product launch events ever with its new reality headset, a new xrOS operating system and accompanying SDK, new MacBooks, macOS 14, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10.
Mark Gurman for Bloomberg News:
The updated versions of iOS and iPadOS aren’t likely to offer major new features — unlike last year’s software, which ushered in a new lock screen. But they should satisfy a checklist of user requests with more minor improvements. I’m also not expecting major macOS or tvOS changes. The new Apple Watch operating system, however, will bring bigger enhancements, including an updated interface.
With the Reality headset — which I detailed in-depth here — Apple is preparing for a future beyond the iPhone and iPad. I’m told the device will come with a clear story for developers — in terms of how they’ll want to use it — and much of the weeklong conference will showcase the headset’s on-board App Store and accompanying tools…
Moving on to the Mac, Apple has several new models in the works: a 15-inch MacBook Air, an updated 13-inch MacBook Air, an entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro, a refreshed 24-inch iMac, the first Mac Pro with in-house chips and updated high-end MacBook Pro models. All of these should go on sale either this year or in early 2024. There are also two Mac Studio follow-ups planned, but their timing is less clear.
At least some of the new laptops will be announced at WWDC, I’ve been told. But there’s a big caveat: The models coming in June probably won’t boast major new M3 chips. Instead, they’ll run something in line with the current M2 processors.
MacDailyNews Take: We’d love to see at least a preview of the new Mac Pro at WWDC, even if it isn’t yet ready for sale, as it’s the prefect event to unveil a machine meant for developers.
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Unfortunately….these don’t excite me anymore. Jobs was the king.
I’d actually be interested if Apple revived the 27” iMac.
Apple needs to catch up the a.I. development. The biggest tech company in the world riding the sidelines while the greatest technology transformation is taking place now, but where is Apple? Since apple refuses to use anything from Niviida do we expect Apple to announce an a.I. hardware initiative ? Will Apple try to compete with the H100 a.i. GPU ?
Seriously doubt the bulky Bug Googles are going to revolutionize Planet Earth in the same way as the iPhone in your pocket.
Mixing fantasy with reality is a luxury and from a practical standpoint unnecessary for the day to day survival of the human race, navigating inflation, dangerous streets and politicized institutions.
Now, a TRUE MAC PRO with real silicon, expansion capabilities and GPUs blasting the fastest thread-ripper PCs off the face of the earth — would empower ALL people, at a reasonable price, to change the world.
Otherwise, the same feigned excitement with software tweak tricks and the rest incremental upgrades with 0.5X-2X more speed that happen yearly…
Have to say that this article headlines what is going to be a massive product launch event for Apple and follows with pretty much downplaying all those updates leaving only the New reality headset as anything particularly significant. Maybe they are covering their ass for whatever comes out of it but raising excitement to immediately downplay it may get clickbait but hardly encourages continued reading or indeed ongoing confidence in the source/publication itself. It has the sniff of crying wolf about it only emphasised by the throw away comment about not expecting the substantial software updates of last year bar the watch.