Week In Review - June 12th Edition
June 12, 2009
The WWDC '09 finally took place after many, many months of anticipation and rumors. Apple decided to unveil all kinds of goodies at the event and we were there to cover it. We would like to thank everyone who participated in our live blog once again, you all rock! If you missed any of the WWDC '09 keynote, Apple posted the entire thing on their website for easy viewing. The conference is really all about the developers and they too were rewarded with actual awards and goodies. All in all, WWDC '09 was a great success.
iPhone 3G S hardware
It's all about the hardware. The iPhone 3G S was finally shown at the WWDC. The highly anticipated device sports all kinds of new features which Apple outlined in their guided tour, and we also were able to find a few charts comparing the new device to the old iPhone 3G. Apple remains mum on the actual internal technical specs of the iPhone 3G S, but we were able to find a little more about it. AT&T released an iPhone 3G S launch day video, which highlights everything you need to know to get your hands on one, but they still refused to give us our MMS and tethering on launch day.
iPhone OS 3.0 ready to go
Apple announced that iPhone OS 3.0 would finally be released to the general public on June 17th, but paid developers would be getting the final build even earlier. iPhone OS 3.0 will be leaps and bounds better than OS 2.x because it now has a faster browser, voice control, and a nifty little feature called find my iPhone. Apple also intends to release a new iDisk application for the iPhone to allow you to easily access files on your MobileMe account. Thanks to iPhone OS 3.0's navigation features, TomTom will be releasing the first turn-by-turn navigation application.
New and noteworthy apps
Developer and publisher ngmoco released their highly anticipated tower defense game Star Defense. Real Racing, CS.One, and Prey were all released over the weekend and we contained their releases all into one convenient post. A new game called Blimp by Craneballs showed off just how great indie games still can be. The feature rich Twittelator Pro got even more awesome features including the ability to tweet audio clips. Id Software's John Carmack let us know that he wasn't only working on Doom Classic this whole time, he was actually working on another Doom title as well.
The rest of the news:
- iSamurai Turns Your iPhone Into A Sword
- Hornymeter - The Name Says It All
- Deadline Approaching For Ten One Design’s $500 Art Challenge
- Keep Track Of New Game Releases And More With Game Crazy
- Win A Download Code For iSurf
- Apple.com Hacked, Buy iPhone 3G S Without AT&T Contract?
- Be The Best Business Tycoon You Can Be
- Need For Speed Undercover Price Drop
- iPhone OS 3.0 App Re-Download Mystery Unraveled
- Peggle On Sale For Only $.99
- Take Part In Operation Dam Buster
- Defender Chronicles - A New Perspective On Tower Defense
- Doom Resurrection Unveiled For iPhone
- Cobra Mobile Announces All Kinds Of iBomber Goodness
- Apple Highlights Oleophobic Coating In iPhone 3G S Tech Specs
- Rumored Matte Case Actually An iPhone 3G S Case?
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- Hands-On Preview: Defender Chronicles: Legend Of The Desert King
- Try Toki Tori For Free
- iSoccer Backstreet Takes Soccer Into The Streets
- If It Has A Face, You Can Fight It In FaceFighter
- Win A Free Download Code For Frog Guitar
- Early iPhone Upgrades Starting At $299
- Help Put An End To Unfair App Rejections - The Rest Of The Story
- What Are You Expecting From WWDC?
- Real Racing Gets The Green Light, Available Tomorrow
- Get Credit For Your Photos And Screenshots With PhotoMarkr
- Star Defense Strategic Tower Placement Video
- Transformers Comics Galore!
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