Apple executives showed off an operating system update plan for next month , rag a mobile bone update slated for the evenfall , and unveiled a cloud - based service for endorse up and syncing document , photo , and euphony . The previews came as part of the company’sWorldwide Developers Conference tonic , give birth by Apple CEO Steve Jobs , which kicked off the hebdomad - long meeting of iOS and Mac developers in San Francisco .
The bulk of Apple ’s Lion demonstration Monday recapped many features that were first reveal last declivity whenApple initially profile its next major update to the Mac operating system . Many feature that first appear in Apple ’s mobile iOS operating system are pass away back to the Mac with the Lion update . Among those features are musical accompaniment for multitouch gestures , fullscreen software program , and a new Launchpad feature that mimics the iPad ’s home screen .
Apple ’s Phil Schiller register off Mac OS X Lion on Monday .
Apple’s Phil Schiller shows off Mac OS X Lion on Monday.
Apple did offer up some new information about Lion Monday — specifically , a firmer release date and a price . antecedently , the company had slated Lion for a summer release ; on Monday , it was more specific : The update will ship in July and cost $ 30 . In a first for Apple , Lion will only be available through the Mac App Store , the on-line retail arm that Apple introduced in January , which will be a major part of Mac OS X Lion ( 10.7 ) .
On the developer front , Apple says Lion boast more than 3000 new genus Apis that developers can incorporate into their applications , including versioning , thrust notifications , gesticulate trailing , fullscreen fashion , and more .
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Apple’s Scott Forstall previewed 10 new features planned for iOS 5.
Just as the Keynote ’s Lion preview featured a summing up of 10 features planned for the update , so too did Apple ’s iOS 5 presentation centering on 10 changes and enhancements to the roving operating organisation . Apple say the iOS update , which is schedule for a fall release , will bring 200 new characteristic .
Apple ’s Scott Forstall previewed 10 unexampled feature of speech planned for iOS 5 .
Perhaps the most welcome modification will be an overhauled telling organization that signalize an goal to average , one - at - a - meter bulge out - up alert . Instead , Io 5 introduces a Notification Center that combines all notifications in one place , and which you’re able to get at with a individual swipe .
Steve Jobs shows off iCloud.
Another huge modification planned for iOS 5 is the ability to own an iOS gadget without tether it to a calculator for update and downloads . New iPhones will now sport a Welcome screen door for trip the gimmick without hold to plug it into a Mac or PC . software system updates and synchronize will happen over the air as well .
Other change plan for Io 5 let in a newfangled messaging app for all iOS gadget , new characteristic in the mobile version of Safari , single sign - on livelihood for Twitter , a Newsstand app with more than a passing resemblance to iBooks , and tv camera improvement that will let you plunge the app from the lock concealment and use the volume button to take photos .
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Apple chief executive officer Steve Jobs cap Monday ’s tonic with a look at iCloud , Apple ’s new wireless data syncing divine service for iOS machine , Macs , and PCs . A detached servicing that takes the place of MobileMe , iCloud syncs contacts , calendars , and mail across devices . It also offers an car - accompaniment feature for back up important data to the cloud .
Steve Jobs show off iCloud .
Three new apps are part of iCloud . document in the Cloud upload iWork documents for syncing . Photo Stream lets users sync photos taken on one machine with other machine . iTunes in the Cloud lets exploiter access songs already buy through Apple ’s iTunes Store to download to up to 10 devices . For euphony that was n’t buy through iTunes , Apple is offering iTunes Match , a $ 25 - a - year Robert William Service that read your iTunes program library and tries to touch it with some of the 18 million songs that Apple sells .
iCloud is slated for a evenfall vent ; it will arrive at the same time as iOS 5 . Users will get 5 GB of detached storage for mail , papers , and backup ; purchased music , apps , book , and Photo Stream photos do n’t count against that totality .
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you may see all of Monday ’s declaration for yourself — Apple has post astreaming video of the WWDC keynoteon its Website . Apple’svideo podcast Thomas Nelson Page in the iTunes Storeusually includes videos of Apple ’s presentment as well — the 2010 WWDC keynote is useable there — though this class ’s presentation had n’t appeared as of 2:50 p.m. on Monday .
Updated at 2:51 p.m. PT to admit a link to Apple ’s keynote telecasting .
