WWDC | Apple Rumors

Apple’s annual WWDC is always feature packed. This year’s emphasis was on software (as with last year) and we saw major upgrades to both iOS and OS X.

Apple showed off iOS 8, the next generation of iOS at the conference which sports loads of new features such as a health app, user profiles, a better photos app, updated messages app, and more. Spotlight has been completely redesigned and iCloud now comes with iCloud Drive, a competitor to others such as DropBox and Google Drive.

OS X Yosemite also saw its debut with a completely redesigned interface similar to that of iOS 7.

As with last year’s iOS 7, the radical new design of Yosemite takes some time to get used to. It’s certainly a stark new overhaul and might be a but of adjustment to long-time mac users (look at Finder)! Every element of Yosemite has been redesigned with the new look and it’s quite impressive. The new feel conveys a sense of depth and content. Notification center on the mac has also been redesigned and completely revamped.

We’ll have more on each individual feature of iOS and OS X in the coming days. Stay tuned!

Apple today announced that it will hold its annual World-Wide Developer’s Conference from June 2-6. Apple’s conference, held specifically for developers, is the primary venue where the company shows off it’s latest software. Last year, Apple announced iOS 7, Mavericks, and the Mac Pro.

Tickets for this year’s WWDC will be distributed in a different method. In previous years, the conference sold out rapidly (only 72 seconds last year). Apple is using random selection this year to increase the opportunity for developers. Google’s annual I/O conference is also following a similar fashion.

This year, Apple touts design more than ever, with a colorful new banner (see above). The company emphasizes design, games, and new features such as iBeacons.

Tickets are available right now for registration – developers can enter for a chance to get a ticket which will be randomly selected on April 7.