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Wrap-up of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference Keynote

Posted Jun 9, 2009 by Brenton Currie

Earlier in the week, Digital Journalists made a 'rumour-chart' tracking speculation on what would be announced at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2009 keynote. Well the results are in, and here's how much truth there was in rumours.

More than 1,000 Apple engineers were at Moscone West in San Fran to present the latest Apple technologies at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).

Photo by Eli Hodapp

Apple announced a new updated version of its iPhone dubbed iPhone 3G S, as well as a release date and the cost of its next OS Snow Leopard. Also included in the announcements were some handy updates to its MacBook lineup as well as a release date for 3.0 of the iPhone OS.

So how did our chart rank up against what actually happened? Here are the results:

Out of a total of 25 available rumours, only 16 came to fruition -- nowhere near perfect. That is 64 per cent of rumours coming true. Here is a breakdown of what was announced versus what was rumoured:

Product	Rumour	Confirmed (Announced)
iPhone
	New model (at least one though according to reports could be as many as 4 variations)	Yes
	Cheaper model ($99)	Yes (although is the current model)
	New design	No
	Cheaper model ($99)	Yes (although is the current model)
	Matte version (no longer shiny)	No
	Compass (Magnetometer)	Yes
	More memory/RAM	Yes
	More storage/larger hard drive	Yes
	Faster processor	Yes
	Backlit Apple logo (unlikely)	No
	Autofocus on camera	Yes
	Video chat camera on front of iPhone	No
	Support of 802.11n wireless standard	No
	Backlit Apple logo (unlikely)	No
	Nike and iPod support	Yes
	Built-in FM radio	No
iPhone 3.0 operating system
	Imminent release (expected this summer)	Yes (June 17)
	One or two main and previously unannounced features	Yes (Support for voice activation, new Safari features and more)
	Video capture and editing	Yes
	Download movies and TV shows direct onto your iPhone	Yes
	App store parental controls	Yes
Snow Leopard
	To be released?	Yes
	Test build given to developers to begin working with	No
	More information including price etc.	Yes
Other
	Steve Jobs will make an appearance	No
	Launch of new Apple tablet	No
	MacBook may receive small upgrades	Yes
Total	25	16

As you can see, the rumours were spot-on for the internal upgrade for the new iPhone, although reports of a new design and a matte version did not prove to be correct this time around. The rumours scored a perfect five out of five for the iPhone OS, reporting that parental controls were on their way as well as movie and TV show downloads on the iPhone.

But the rumour-mill fell to pieces when it came to the externals for the new iPhone 3G S, with the Matte version failing to materialize along with support for Wireless N technologies. The built-in FM radio also proved to be too good to be true, along with the supposed video chat camera on the front of the device.

Last-minute rumours on the device, including the name, proved to be correct, as well as a report which mentioned that the MacBooks were set to receive an upgrade, which they did.