Apple's developers conference WWDC 2014 begins with the discussion about two new platforms - OSX and iOS. Here are highlights from the five-day conference that begins on Monday.
- "This is a milestone year for this conference. It's the 25th year."
-"We've got people from more countries than ever before," says Tim Cook.
- Apple has currently 9 million registered developers."
- Apple announces OS X 10.10 (OS X Yosemite). Apple appears to be updating its Mac operating system more frequently now that it is migrating many of the phone and tablet features - such as notifications - to desktop and laptop computers. The next version will be called Yosemite, now that Apple is naming the software after California locales rather than cats.
- The new OSX has a new interface and big enhancements to apps.
- New icons in OS X Yosemite.
- The new OS X has a new look for sidebar apps like Messages.
- The new Mac will have a translucent design. The notification center will use that design, for instance, to give you an advance look at your calendar, weather and other information.
- The notification center in the new OS X has "a today view" for "calendar, reminders, weather, and more."
- Calendar now has a sidebar view with location information.
- You'll be able to search for content on the computer and on the Internet at once, similar to a feature that came with Microsoft's Windows 8.1 system.
- Apple is expanding its iCloud storage service so that you can store and sync files of any type, not just the ones designed specifically for iCloud. It's similar to how services such as Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft's OneDrive let you work with the same files on multiple devices more easily.
- A Mail Drop feature will make it easier to send large files. Instead of pushing the entire file by email and overloading mail servers, the Mac will create a link that the recipient can click for the full file.
- The Mac's Safari Web browser will have more privacy controls and ways to share links more easily.
- With OS X Yosemite, you can accept the call on your Mac and use it as a speakerphone.
- The new OS X is available to developers starting today.
- Apple is doing something a little unusual this summer - doing a public beta. "You can sign up on the web and receive access to Yosemite through the summer."
- Apple has sold over 800 million iOS devices. The company says it has sold over 100 million units of iPod touch, over 200 million units of iPads, and iPhone has passed a half a billion units.
- Apple says 9 out of 10 people are running the latest version of iOS - iOS 7.
- Apple announces iOS 8. It builds on the design of iOS 7 and has a refined notification centre.
- iOS 8 has interactive notifications. Reply directly from a notification.
- iOS 8: Quick access to people you contact the most; Tab view in Safari for iPad; you can like Facebook posts right from notifications.
- "In iOS 8 QuickType supports predictive suggestions."
- The new version of iOS has features like group messaging with location sharing and Tap to Talk (make an audio/video recording and send to recipients).
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- Apple announces HealthKit - "a single place where apps can contribute to a composite profile of your activities." "We're also working with the Mayo Clinic," says Craig.
- Apple brings together photos with iCloud - every photo you take will be available on all your devices. Photo edits too sync in realtime.
- Start talking to Siri without having to touch the phone.
- "We're also introducing a new beta test service called TestFlight."
- iOS will allow users to to add widgets to the notification centre.
- Apple opens the Touch ID access to developers.
- Apple has opened up iOS 8 to third-party keyboards, meaning users will be able to use keyboards from other companies on their iOS devices.
- Apple announces new technology for controlling garage doors, thermostats and other home systems, although the company didn't say how all the pieces will be linked together through what it calls HomeKit.
- The new software will likely come with new devices for the holiday season, with free updates available for recent models.
- Apple will also let app developers sell bundles at discounted prices.
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