Alex Heath

How to Follow Apple’s WWDC Keynote Today

It's finally here, folks! Today is the keynote presentation by Apple for the World Wide Developers Conference 2011. Every year, Apple gathers the brightest minds in app development under one roof at The Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

This year, as usual, Steve Jobs will be presenting Apple's lastest products. The focus of WWDC '11 is software. Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud are all confirmed topics of discussion for today's keynote.

We've gathered some helpful resources to help you follow today's keynote and get breaking news. Info after the break!

Saurik Spotted in Line at WWDC

Well, well, well... look who we have here. Could that be the father of jailbreaking himself, Jay "saurik" Freeman, sitting in line for Apple's World Wide Develepors Conference?

Yes, that is saurik. Freeman is apparently in attendance for Apple's developer conference this week, and he's already in line at The Moscone Center. First Peter Hajas gets hired by Apple, now this? Pretty soon we'll see Steve Jobs talk about jailbreaking during a keynote...

Leaked Screenshot of iOS 5 With New Notifications?

It's the eve of Apple's annual WWDC conference, and we knew that a "leak" was bound to get out sooner or later. Very rarely does an Apple event occur without some sort of unconfirmed tidbit that gets leaked the night before.

This time, it appears that TechCrunch may have got its hands on what looks to be a new system of notifications in iOS 5. You should be very skeptical of this picture, but it still makes for fun speculation...

Our Expectations for WWDC 2011

On the eve of the 2011 World Wide Developers Conference, magic is in the air. The Apple rumor mill has been churning, and Mac OS X Lion, iOS 5 and iCloud are all confirmed topics of discussion for tomorrow's keynote. Steve Jobs himself will be presenting, and the industry eagerly awaits to see how Apple will revolutionize the market.

The iDB team has prepared a Q&A-style roundtable discussion with each of our opinions on what we expect from the WWDC keynote tomorrow. Read each of our thoughts and comments after the break!

Rumor: Updated Time Capsules to Become Personal iCloud Servers

An interesting rumor is claiming that Apple will update their Time Capsule at WWDC in conjunction with the announcement of iCloud. Specifically, it's rumored that the new Time Capsule will act as a personal server for media to be stored on a specific iCloud account.

Apple's Time Capsule currently acts as a wireless backup/router utility for Macs on a home network. After tomorrow's keynote, a new version of the Time Capsule could allow you to archive and store files on iCloud for storage. The Time Capsule's iCloud archives would be available for access on iOS devices...

Exclusive Preview of iOS 5

WWDC is tomorrow, and Apple is set to unveil the mysterious iOS 5. Well, folks, we've been fortunate enough to stumble across an exclusive preview of what iOS 5 has to offer, and let's just say that it's magical.

We will warn you, this video may cause you to have an uncontrollable craving for milk and cookies...

AT&T Working on Shared Data Plans

Another interesting tidbit was unveiled by AT&T Mobility CEO, Ralph de la Vega, concerning the company's future strategy for data plans. Instead of having to buy a separate data plan for each wireless device, such as an iPhone and iPad 3G, customers will be able to purchase a "shared data plan" that could be used across all registered devices.

After receiving a lot of criticism over the network's poor reliability and quality, AT&T is trying to adapt and build a better infrastructure for the largest group of smartphone customers in the U.S. These shared data plans look to be part of the plan for creating a better AT&T...

AT&T: We’re Not Happy With Our Network

The chief executive of AT&T wireless, Ralph De La Vega, stated that the nation's largest carrier wasn't "happy" with its network. In an interview at the All Things Digital conference, Ralph De La Vega talked about how AT&T is trying to "reduce static" with its customers and help build a more reliable wireless network.

In light of the carrier's consistently poor consumer ratings, it's clear that something needs to be done to beef up AT&T. Most notably, AT&T is in the process of buying its smaller competitor, T-Mobile, for $39 billion...

Automatic Over-the-Air App Updates Coming in iOS 5

An upcoming iOS 5 feature has been leaked in iTunes. Following the rumor that iOS 5 would offer over-the-air downloads for iOS updates, MacRumors has uncovered a new Apple feature called "Automatic Download."

Currently, users have to manually update App Store apps. You can update one app at a time, or update all apps at once in the App Store app. Automatic Download would allow for OTA downloading and syncing of app updates in iOS...

Jailbreak Notifications Developer Now An Apple Employee

Peter Hajas, the lead developer of the popular jailbreak notifications replacement, MobileNotifier, is now an Apple "iOS Apps and Frameworks" employee. We originally speculated that Hajas was working for Apple when he announced that he was leaving as the head of the MobileNotifier development team, and it has now been confirmed that Apple has hired Peter Hajas to work on iOS.

iOS 5 will be unveiled at WWDC on Monday, and Apple could introduce a new system of push notifications. It's unlikely that any of Peter's work will be seen in iOS 5. He is most likely working on a future update to Apple's mobile software...

Apple Takes Over iCloud.com, Big Things Coming Monday

Apple has taken complete ownership of the domain iCloud.com. After announcing that Steve Jobs would unveil Apple's "upcoming cloud services offering" Monday at WWDC, Cupertino has sealed the deal by totally taking over the new service's web address.

The media jumped on the name "iCloud" awhile ago when it was discovered that Apple was looking to buy the iCloud.com domain. Now the deal is done, and iCloud is almost a reality.