Wwdc News

It's that time of year again: theories and rumours circle around Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, happening today (June 4). Here's a roundup of what the experts think is going to be touched upon.

Apple is planning to discontinue its compact iPad Mini tablet family, according to a report today. The device, popular with casual users for web browsing and reading, has been forced out of Apple's line-up by the company's focus on high-end products.

Apple could reveal a new larger iPad device at its WWDC developers conference in San Jose next month. A respected analyst has claimed a 10.5-inch iPad Pro is on the way which will use slim bezels to have a similar footprint to smaller models.

Apple could unveil its own smart speaker built to rival Amazon's Echo and Google's Home as early as this June. The company is reportedly close to finalising the device's design ahead of a public reveal at its WWDC developers event in early summer.

Last week, Apple released a developer's preview of iOS 10, the latest update to its ubiquitous mobile operating system. Researchers have since discovered the kernel has been left unencrypted, allowing developers to investigate what lies in the core.

Apple has announced an iterative update to Mac OS X at its worldwide developers conference in San Francisco today. The emphasis is on refining and improving things, borrowing some features from Windows to add more productivity and a cleaner interface.

In a bid to attract more professional and enterprise users away from Microsoft's Surface Pro, Apple has added proper split-screen multitasking to iOS on iPad for the first time. Users will be able to run two apps side-by-side.

Apple has formally announced iOS 9 at its WWDC developer's conference today. Siri has been updated to become much more useful and search functionality has been made much deeper alongside improvements to several core apps and the expansion of Apple Pay.

A leaked memo to employees of mobile operator Vodafone has revealed that Apple may be planning to launch its next-generation iPhone on September 25th. There is no word on what it will be called or what sizes will be available.

The delay of the iPhone 5S could be explained with what Apple has in store for us next. With no iPhone 5S announcement at the WWDC, it looks like Apple has good intentions with something big planned.

It's no surprise to see Apple slowly losing its place in the market as Samsung unleashes their 5-inch Galaxy S4, HTC revealing its 'One' series, and Research In Motion struggling to stay in the game by offering up the revamped Blackberry Z10.

Apple's WWDC 2013 is due to kick off on June 10 and there is more than a little excitement surrounding the event. There has been all kinds of talk about what Tim Cook and crew might roll out.

Today at Apple's annual WWDC keynote, Steve Jobs showed off the upcoming iPhone 4, described as the thinnest smartphone to hit the market. This iPhone will let you record and edit HD video and make video calls using a feature called FaceTime.

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.

At the Worldwide Developers Conference today, Apple announced the launch of the next-generation iPhone 3G S, hitting shelves June 19. It comes with faster processor speed, improved battery life, a video recorder, voice control and iPhone OS 3.0.

UPDATE: I've added in the final touches to the table before the big announcements, and have colour coded the information on the likelihood of the announcement. Also included are some new rumours and updates.

With the WWDC approaching, talk abounds of the newest upgrade to the Mac OS, Snow Leopard and new addtions to the iPhone. iPhone mini anyone?