World of Apple

A typical pre-Keynote camera phone image has begun circulating the Mac web, this time the image purportedly shows Moscone West, a projector and a slide from Jobs’ Keynote.

Purported shot of WWDC Keynote slide

The slide shows a typical specification list, for those who can’t read all the image, the text is retyped below:

• 120GB Flash based drive
• Intel Core 2 Duo
• 10″ LED widescreen
• Programmable LCD keyboard
• 3G, HSDPA, 802.11n

You, the reader can make judgement on this one but from our eyes this is fake.

Think Secret is going head-to-head with AppleInsider, reporting that the iMac will receive an update at or around WWDC, which starts on June 11. The new iMac is said to feature a brushed metal enclosure.

The report states that the machines will benefit from the same upgrades as the MacBook Pro’s earlier this week. Including the implementation of Santa Rosa, although the report doesn’t mention LED screens.

As previously reported the site mentions that the 17-inch model will not be included in the line-up anymore.

RoughlyDrafted has posted several shots of banners posted in Moscone West in San Francisco.

Entrance to Moscone West

Leopard Rocket Fuel

Banners in Moscone West

Expand your universe

AppleInsider reports that the appearance of a brand new iMac are looking unlikely at next weeks WWDC.

“There’s no compelling rationale for [Apple] to pre-announce new iMacs months in advance of availability,” said another contact familiar with Cupertino-based Mac maker’s consumer product strategy. “The current iMacs appear to have some life left in them.”

The rumoured iMac update was first mentioned in March of this year when a re-design was said to be on the table. The plan was fortified in May, and finally it was rumoured that the 17-inch iMac would be scrapped.

Sun Microsystems CEO, Jonathan Schwartz has spilled the beans on the status of ZFS in Leopard. The CEO announced that Apple would announce plans to reveal ZFS as the default file system in Mac OS X Leopard.

“In fact, this week you’ll see that Apple is announcing at their Worldwide Developer Conference that ZFS has become the file system in Mac OS 10,” spoke the CEO. (Real Player Video Link)

Rumours of ZFS in OS X first began in April 2006 when a OpenSolaris mailing list mentioned porting the file system to Mac OS X.

World of Apple then exclusively reported an appearance of ZFS in builds of OS X 10.5.

iPhone Dev Kit at WWDC?

The New York Times reported at the beginning of the week on the upcoming iPhone. The article focuses on the development of 3rd party applications for the device. The article cites Steve Jobs speaking last week at D: All Things Digital Conference as well as sources within Apple. The source purportedly disclosed information regarding a 3rd party development kit for the iPhone that will be made available at WWDC next week.

A person briefed on Apple’s plans said that at its software developer conference this month, Apple intends to announce that it will make it possible for developers of small programs written for the Macintosh to easily convert them to run on the iPhone.

AT&T Improving EDGE Network?

Gizmodo reports that AT&T has begun making improvements to its EDGE network ahead of the iPhone release. The article states that AT&T is attempting to improve specific areas. The main aim of the mission is to improve EDGE speeds from 40Kbps to a new minimum of 80Kbps.

EDGE is slow, but at least at AT&T, the implementation isn’t limited by the protocol itself. Rather, the limiting factor is, according to our source, the data backend and the way the towers are configured to allocate bandwidth to data and calls. And according to an internal doc, they’re dropping in more T-1s in their poorest performing towers, hoping to get that paltry 40kbps performance to a new minimum of 80kpbs. (EDGE’s real world max is about 200kbps.)

ThinkSecret is reporting that Apple has placed an order for 15.4-inch LED backlit displays with Asian manufacturers. Sources tell ThinkSecret that the news would make the availability of a new MacBook Pro very plausible around WWDC which starts June 11.

According to the report Apple placed its first order for LED displays in mid-April, the order for 100,000 displays went out to several manufacturers including Samsung. The ordered displays are on track for a May delivery, allowing 3-4 weeks to manufacture and ship new machines.

The report notes that Apple has not placed an order for 13.3-inch displays but has been in discussions with multiple manufacturers. Apple is said to be aiming for a third-quarter roll out of the lower-end laptop.

LOOPRumors is reporting that Apple “may be” planning to introduce new iMacs at WWDC in June.

LOOPRumors have previously speculated on black iMac models. The new machines to be released at WWDC are said to be significantly slimmer, be faster and have larger displays.

The site goes onto report that the release will most likely be a “One More Thing” surprise at the end of the WWDC keynote.

Apple today confirmed via press release that Apple CEO, Steve Jobs will present the keynote presentation at WWDC 2007 on June 11. The presentation will take place at 10.00am at Moscone West in San Francisco.

Apple also confirmed in the press release that attendees will be able to take away a beta copy of Mac OS X Leopard, with Leopard still being scheduled to ship in October.

The five-day event, scheduled to run from June 11 to June 15, will deliver more than 150 sessions and labs aimed at getting the most out of Leopard. The conference will also include new content to serve a wide range of developers, including Mac OS X Immersion Monday, designed to quickly get developers who are new to the Mac up to speed; a content and media track that shows developers the best ways to integrate animation, motion graphics, video, rich-media and web-based content into their applications; and dozens of hands-on labs that offer a unique opportunity to work directly with Apple engineers.

Other activities at Apple’s WWDC 2007 include:

• presentations from Apple engineers who will provide an in-depth look at Leopard, from its open source foundation to new technologies and innovations like Xcode 3.0, Dashcode, Core Animation, Time Machine, iChat Theater and more;
• practical hands-on sessions where attendees can learn Apple’s own coding strategies and techniques for creating Cocoa bindings, building Automator actions and integrating iCal events into an application;
• technology labs where attendees can work one-on-one with Apple engineers on topics such as Cocoa, Open GL and AJAX; and
• special events, including the Apple Design Awards and Stump the Experts.

Apple has updated its WWDC website and confirmed via email that yesterdays listing of a 3-hour WWDC Keynote was an error.

Apple confirmed that the Keynote will run for the traditional 90 minutes, from 10.00am to 11.30am on Monday June 11th.