Big Announcements from Apple: iPhone 3.0 and Snow Leopard OSX for $29

WWDC Conference Stream

Apple announced some exciting updates today at WWDC (WorldWide Developer’s Conference) and we’re going to go through them.  I was following the live conference stream via Ustream at wwdc-2009-live-stream and I couldn’t help to smile realizing that soon, virtual attendence will become something everyone can share vs being controlled by the mainstream media moguls.

iPhone 3.0 Software

Apple Feature and Info Page for iPhone 3.0

Available June 17th, 2009

cut / copy / paste

Remotely wipe your iPhone if it’s stolen

Download movies right on your iPhone

Snow Leopard OSX Software

Available September 2009

Apple Feature and Info Page for Snow Leopard

Better Microsoft Exchange email connectivity

Easier iCal and Microsoft Exchange calendar

 Accessiblity options for screen readers, braille

Read More At

Techcrunch WWDC 2009 CrunchGear Liveblog

Gizmodo iPhone 3GS Hands On

From the Chat

Session Start: Mon Jun 08 17:18:25 2009
[17:18] Now talking in #askadria
[17:26] s0l_uk changes topic to ‘#askadria – Monday 08-06-2009 – Big Announcements from Apple: iPhone 3.0 and Snow Leopard OSX for $29′
[17:31] jacqueb (TFlashIRC@privatehost-92D5D88A.hsd1.mn.comcast.net) has joined #askadria
[17:31] <@s0l_uk> Hi Jacqueb
[17:32] <jacqueb> hey sol, how was your afternoon at pub :-P\
[17:32] <@s0l_uk> it was ok! spent the last of the sunshine with a beer! lol
[17:33] <jacqueb> today so cold here, thought of putting “Global Warming-Fact or Fiction” on our business readerboard
[17:33] <@s0l_uk> lol!!
[17:35] <jacqueb> you going to purchase iPhone 3Gs?
[17:35] <@s0l_uk> I’n NOT an iPhone fan :D lol
[17:35] <@s0l_uk> I’ll stick to my Nokia’s
[17:36] <jacqueb> Mine is unlocked 2.2 software 16g but the new one sure looks cool..  Used Nokia’s until iPhone this winter
[17:37] <jacqueb> Loved my stainless steel one  but keys so small and hard to press
[17:37] <@s0l_uk> I’ll wait till the next Gen iPhone next year then I might get one! lol
[17:37] <@s0l_uk> but I’m happy with my N95 and my new E63
[17:38] <jacqueb> how about Bluey?
[17:39] <jacqueb> good for me
[17:39] <@s0l_uk> looks good from here
[17:39] <@adriarichards> sorry, Logmein Rescuse just crashed IE
[17:39] <@s0l_uk> eek!
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[17:40] <@s0l_uk> Hi D
[17:40] <dingledow> hello
[17:40] <dingledow> still got exams – taking a break to talk about WWDC
[17:41] <@s0l_uk> Cool
[17:41] <jacqueb> exams for what?
[17:42] <dingledow> do you have a mac yet – I haven’t been here in ages!
[17:43] <@s0l_uk> video looks good!
[17:43] <jacqueb> Love the fleece shirt in June – I’m wearing turtleneck!
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[17:44] <@s0l_uk> Hi OhDoctah
[17:44] <ohdoctah> ello
[17:46] <@s0l_uk> Woo :) new screen
[17:47] <@s0l_uk> good dea!
[17:47] <@s0l_uk> l
[17:50] <@s0l_uk> you getting a NEW 13″ version?
[17:50] <ohdoctah> apple <censored> sucks lol
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[17:50] <@s0l_uk> lol!
[17:50] <@s0l_uk> Hi Oreo
[17:50] <ohdoctah> u need fire wire if u want to use HD video
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[17:51] <ohdoctah> they dooo have fire wire .. and it works better
[17:51] <sharils> hi adria
[17:51] <sharils> hi s0l
[17:51] <@s0l_uk> Hi sharils
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[17:53] <OreoShane> when is the 4G supposed to drop ?  I’m debating if i should get the 3G  or wait
[17:53] <ohdoctah> there is no such thing as 4g in the us for at least 2 years
[17:53] <@s0l_uk> 4G networks will probably pop up late next year.
[17:53] <ohdoctah> FOR WHAT? relationship?
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[17:54] <samk> hey adria
[17:54] <@s0l_uk> Hi Samk
[17:54] <ohdoctah> they RIP PEOPLE off
[17:54] <ohdoctah> 3 years for copy and paste?
[17:54] <@s0l_uk> lol OhDoc
[17:54] <samk> kinda harsh
[17:54] <@s0l_uk> I love my Nokia :D
[17:54] <ohdoctah> 3 years for MMS?
[17:54] <OreoShane> I’ll stick with PC’s,  i don;t really like MACs
[17:54] <ohdoctah> u jail broke it
[17:54] <@adriarichards> http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
[17:54] <samk> Blackberry doesn’t have iTunes
[17:55] <@s0l_uk> Applice first version of copy paste required Internet access!!
[17:55] <ohdoctah> it didnt come with the basic funtion of the phone
[17:55] <samk> Palm doesn’t have itunes
[17:55] <@s0l_uk> Apple’s iPhone that is
[17:55] <jacqueb> my jailbroke is 2.2
[17:55] <@s0l_uk> 1 week to jailbreak it! :D
[17:55] <samk> what about twitter?
[17:55] <jacqueb> think?
[17:56] <@s0l_uk> 3.0′s been about for weeks so once it’s official they’ll release the jailbreak
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[17:56] <samk> bless you
[17:57] <@s0l_uk> Hi CrisinNJ
[17:57] <@s0l_uk> Hi ChrisinNJ  even
[17:57] <@s0l_uk> :)
[17:57] <ohdoctah> Requires new two-year AT&T wireless service contract, sold separately to qualified customers; credit check required; must be 18 or older. For non-qualified customers, including existing AT&T customers who want to upgrade from another phone or replace an iPhone 3G, the price with a new two-year agreement is $499 (8GB), $599 (16GB), or $699 (32GB).
[17:57] <ChrisinNJ> Bless You Did not get a Palm Pre.  I’m looking at the 3Gs now!
[17:57] <ohdoctah> 699 i have to pay to get the new phone
[17:57] <samk> harsh
[17:57] <ohdoctah> because i had to get a new one last month
[17:57] <@s0l_uk> Palm Pre looks cool
[17:58] <OreoShane> not 4G,  i meant 3GS
[17:58] <ohdoctah> oh 4gS is awesome get it
[17:59] <ohdoctah> 3Gs lol i messed up too
[17:59] <ohdoctah> EVERY SMART PHONE COULD DO those things
[17:59] <samk> lines the size of Star Wars
[17:59] <ohdoctah> and im mostly mad i have to pay 699 if i want the new phone
[18:00] <ChrisinNJ> The bug list on the Palm Pre is Way long!
[18:00] <OreoShane> 699????? I’m not paying that,   I’ll get the old 3G
[18:00] <samk> yeah, current AT&T customers are not happy righ tnow
[18:00] <samk> :-(
[18:00] <ChrisinNJ> IPhone will support tethering!
[18:00] <samk> Glad I am *returningto AT&T, not upgrading
[18:00] <ohdoctah> EXACTLY I AM MAD I just spent 300 bucks 2 months ago
[18:01] <OreoShane> I should switch to Tmobile
[18:01] <jacqueb> i paid $750 for my unlocked 3G but with tmobile the data plan is only $20 unlimited per month so savings in long run
[18:01] <@s0l_uk> ChrisinNJ my N95′s a great for tethering mobile internet :D
[18:01] <ohdoctah> maybe i should switch to tmobile lol
[18:01] <samk> We are a third-world country when it comes to mobile networking
[18:01] <@s0l_uk> DON’T go with T-Mobile!!!!! Their server’s have been hacked!
[18:01] <samk> what about the data plan?
[18:02] <OreoShane> I want the iphone, so that’s why i might stick with AT T
[18:02] <samk> I thought everyone loved Verizon
[18:02] <jacqueb> i really like tmobile service so i’ll just shell out the dollars
[18:02] <@s0l_uk> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/08/tmobile_us_loss/
[18:02] <OreoShane> The iPhone will come in three sizes and prices. The new phone will have a 16-gigabyte model for $199 and a 32-gigibyte version for $299. Apple will continue to sell a second-generation iPhone 3G with 8 gigabytes of memory for $99 — the cheapest price yet for the device.
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[18:03] <OreoShane> i might buy out of my contract and upgrade
[18:04] <@s0l_uk> turns your iPhone into a Modem to access the internet
[18:05] <ohdoctah> 2g iphones dont get any of these updates
[18:05] <@s0l_uk> US is playing Catch-up to most Europein Networks and mobiles :)
[18:05] <@s0l_uk> lol! ^_^
[18:06] <jacqueb> Has there been any announcement of when iPhone will not be stuck to AT&T unless jailbroken?
[18:07] <@s0l_uk> it NEEDs a front camera!!!
[18:07] <@s0l_uk> then it would be a great Video phone!
[18:07] <jacqueb> abolutely!
[18:07] <ohdoctah> exactly
[18:08] <jacqueb> Amen!
[18:08] <@s0l_uk> lol!
[18:08] <sharils> i agree the phone is awesome
[18:09] <@s0l_uk> Don’t know know who’s goingto sell the iPhone in the UK since O2 (the old exclusice seller) has went with the Pre
[18:09] <OreoShane> So, you’re using your Iphone with T-moble.  Are there any functions you can’t use ?
[18:10] <OreoShane> I think I can get a 15% discount wth T-mobile
[18:10] <jacqueb> I think it is probably not as fast on internet as at&t but that is all
[18:10] <jacqueb> but fast enought
[18:12] <ChrisinNJ> I’ll be talking to Sprint’s “Retention” department to see what they’ll do for me to keep me as a customer.  I’m out of contract.
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[18:12] <jacqueb> oh, the voice mail message does not show name of call
[18:12] <@s0l_uk> Hi AyTmpls
[18:13] <OreoShane> But if  i go with T-mobile, I can’t get the iPhone
[18:13] <jacqueb> Oreo you can, just jailbreak it
[18:13] <@s0l_uk> you can Oreo- most networks will give you a “Sim only” contract which you can use in any phone
[18:14] <OreoShane> No, I can’t get it at the reduced price
[18:14] <OreoShane> I’m not concerned about the network,  i’m concerned about the price
[18:14] <@s0l_uk> I’m getting a new mobile tomorrow :D
[18:14] <@s0l_uk> Woo me! lol
[18:14] <jacqueb> sol 0 fun!
[18:15] <@s0l_uk> yup! it’sa Nokia E63 for free on £8 – month (inc data) tarrif
[18:15] <AYTmpls> Hello s01_uk
[18:16] <@s0l_uk> the remote find and wipe was cool :D
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[18:16] <@s0l_uk> Hi Shock-Tee
[18:17] <Shock-Tee> Hey. Finally caught you. Not streaming much lately
[18:17] <ChrisinNJ> June 19th
[18:17] <@adriarichards> Did anyone catch the actual release date for the new iPhone?
[18:17] <@s0l_uk> it’s a gradual release over the world from the 17th
[18:17] <@adriarichards> June 17th, 2009 – iPhone 3.0 software
[18:17] <@s0l_uk> US 17 – europs 18-19th
[18:17] <OreoShane> 19th
[18:17] <OreoShane> June 19th
[18:17] <@s0l_uk> Opps thing Oreos right!
[18:18] <OreoShane> http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/08/technology/apple_wwdc/?postversion=2009060816
[18:18] <jacqueb> MobileMe is nice because it sinks all apple devices.  I delete an email on iphone it will update online as well as on actual laptp
[18:18] <jacqueb> Just a Really stupid name
[18:18] <OreoShane> that’s excessive capitalism for u
[18:18] <@s0l_uk> http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/03/iphone_30_jailbreak_is_ready.html
[18:19] <jacqueb> :-(
[18:19] <jacqueb> got carried away
[18:19] <@s0l_uk> ME = Milenium edition
[18:19] <ohdoctah> lol yea thanks sol
[18:19] <@s0l_uk> lol
[18:19] <OreoShane> i liked ME
[18:19] <ohdoctah> what is a cat series
[18:20] <ohdoctah> naming your system after cats
[18:20] <ohdoctah> i mean do old women name apple os?
[18:20] <@s0l_uk> Apple does!
[18:20] <@s0l_uk> so does Linux! lol
[18:21] <@s0l_uk> Karmic Koala!!
[18:22] <@s0l_uk> needs intel CPU
[18:22] <ohdoctah> because snow lepord isnt that much of an update.. thats why..
[18:22] <ChrisinNJ> Gotta go. 
[18:22] <ohdoctah> white tigers
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[18:22] <ohdoctah> sounds alot like Out look
[18:23] <@s0l_uk> get it now and then send in $10 for the new version
[18:23] <jacqueb> wow, some lady just asked if she can take a picture of our house/yard/garage from a location scout for Subaru
[18:23] <OreoShane> I don’t want to buy another laptop for another 2 years
[18:23] <@s0l_uk> Exchange = Evil!!!
[18:23] <@s0l_uk> :D
[18:23] <jacqueb> pay $1500 if they use it
[18:23] <ohdoctah> nooo the upgrades to there mail is like outlook drag and drop dates.. lol
[18:24] <ohdoctah> okies I am out… happy wwdc day
[18:25] <@s0l_uk> Laters OhDoc!
[18:25] <ohdoctah> later
[18:25] <ohdoctah> and apple has a LONG way to go when it comes to market share of selling computers
[18:26] <@adriarichards> http://www.apple.com/macosx/
[18:27] <@s0l_uk> might get a hackintosh then if the OS is only $29 :D lol
[18:27] @s0l_uk runs away to hide….. lol
[18:27] <jacqueb> what is a hackintosh?
[18:28] <@s0l_uk> Mac OS on NON-Apple hardware
[18:28] <@s0l_uk> Mac OS on NON-Apple hardware = Hackintosh
[18:28] <jacqueb> tech ignorance showing again
[18:29] <@s0l_uk> braille support = bumpy screens?? lol
[18:29] <jacqueb> lol
[18:30] <@s0l_uk> US siggn is totally diffrent than UK signlanguage
[18:30] <jacqueb> r is crossed forfinger and middle finger
[18:31] <Shock-Tee> A braille display is a tactile device consisting of a row of special ‘soft’ cells
[18:31] <@s0l_uk> each ringer from the pinkie to the thumb is a vowel
[18:31] <Shock-Tee> A soft cell has 6 or 8 pins made of metal or nylon; pins are controlled electronically to move up and down to display characters as they appear on the display of the source system – usually a computer or braille note taker.
[18:31] <@s0l_uk> ringer = finger
[18:31] <jacqueb> i think the internet and iphone, smart phones have made communicaion for the deaf so wide
[18:31] <jacqueb> yes
[18:32] <jacqueb> yes for i
[18:32] <@s0l_uk> lol
[18:32] <jacqueb> asl online to learn
[18:32] <@s0l_uk> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language
[18:32] <jacqueb> i can give you some dvds if you want
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[18:33] <ChrisinNJ> Here’s a great link: http://i.gizmodo.com/5283099/iphone-3gs-complete-feature-guide
[18:33] <@s0l_uk> http://commtechlab.msu.edu/Sites/aslweb/browser.htm
[18:34] <@s0l_uk> http://www.british-sign.co.uk/fingerspelling.php lol
[18:34] <ChrisinNJ> I’m back
[18:34] <@s0l_uk> yup
[18:35] <jacqueb> fingerspelling is different from asl
[18:35] <@s0l_uk> a voice to Sign translator would be great for a PC!! :D
[18:35] <jacqueb> fingerspell for names, etc
[18:36] <@s0l_uk> UK use finger spelling
[18:36] <ChrisinNJ> 3Gs added accessability feature for the blind
[18:36] <jacqueb> what you just did with your na,e
[18:36] <@adriarichards> http://www.apple.com/macosx/notify-me.html
[18:36] <ChrisinNJ> It can tell you what your touching.
[18:38] <@s0l_uk> boose ups
[18:38] <@s0l_uk> :D
[18:38] <@adriarichards> http://gettingreal.37signals.com/
[18:39] <@s0l_uk> hope never done that with a cat and survived!!!
[18:40] <@s0l_uk> :D
[18:40] <jacqueb> still a bit big but I hid the tool bars and stuff on top like sol mentioned so just your top of head is cut off :-)
[18:40] <@s0l_uk> 2 weeks
[18:40] <@s0l_uk> the current iPhone will be $99
[18:40] <ChrisinNJ> I think you can get 3.0 now!
[18:41] <@s0l_uk> 3Gs 16Gb = $199 3Gs 32Gb = $299
[18:41] <@s0l_uk> not including monthly contract
[18:41] <sharils> yes
[18:41] <@s0l_uk> yup!
[18:42] <@adriarichards> http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/
[18:42] <@s0l_uk> Developers can get 3.0 beta now
[18:42] <ChrisinNJ> 3Gs is $100 more for current users
[18:42] <@adriarichards> Fatty Melt – hamburger will grilled cheese sides
[18:42] <jacqueb> i don’t think you can upgrade your older generation to new software or it will not work
[18:42] <@s0l_uk> all i’hone can upgrade to 3.0 but soe features won’t work
[18:43] <@s0l_uk> you can upgrade
[18:43] <jacqueb> the guy at wow wireless told me never to upgrade my software
[18:43] <sharils> from the apple page “If you’ve never updated before, now is the perfect time.”
[18:43] <ChrisinNJ> 3.0 June 17th, sorry. http://i.gizmodo.com/5283055/iphone-os-30-available-on-june-17th
[18:43] <@s0l_uk> the only problem is the current 3G owners won’t get hte faster 3G conenction due to hardware difrences
[18:44] <@s0l_uk> updgrading ANY firmware is risky! most shops tell people NOT to do it!
[18:45] <@s0l_uk> 1.4Gb
[18:45] <jacqueb> I thought he said the uupgrade after 2.2 would disable unlocked phones
[18:45] <@s0l_uk> 1.4Gb is HD size
[18:47] <@s0l_uk> firmware is the software the machine needs to run…. if you mess it up the device can become a paperweight
[18:49] <OreoShane> peace
[18:49] <jacqueb> bye thanks
[18:50] <@s0l_uk> Bye all have a great week!
[18:50] <ChrisinNJ> I’ll have a Pre next Monday or a 3Gs the fallowing Monday.
[18:50] <sharils> thanks. you too
[18:50] <@s0l_uk> lol ChrisinNj
[18:50] <@s0l_uk> get the Pre!!! lol
[18:51] <@s0l_uk> next week i’ll be on a better conection and and extra screen for my laptop :D
[18:52] <ChrisinNJ> I have a Verizon antenna in my back yard.  They will carry the Pre and the Iphone in about 8 months
[18:53] <ChrisinNJ> See Ya.  Have a good week.