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The iPhone 5 News Blog News Feed

The iPhone 5 News Blog News Feed

Steve Jobs And Apple Team To Unveil iOS 5 Along With OS X 10.7 Lion At WWDC Keynote Monday, June 6; iWork for iPhone Available Now

Posted: 31 May 2011 10:00 PM PDT


Well, at least some of the cloud of ambiguity surrounding the ramp-up to this year’s Apple World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) has been lifted. With uncharacteristic willingness to discuss unreleased products, Apple announced Tuesday that CEO Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the WWDC with a keynote address on Monday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m.

In a media release, Apple says it will unveil its next generation software — both OS X 10.7 Lion, which will be the eighth major public release release of Apple’s flagship desktop OS; and also iOS 5, the next version of Apple's mobile operating system that powers the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. As a bonus, Jobs and company will also unveil iCloud, Apple's forthcoming cloud Internet services offering.

WWDC will also feature more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers. Mac developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities. Mobile developers will be able to explore the latest innovations and capabilities of iOS and learn techniques to enhance its functionality, performance and design of their apps. All developers can bring their code to the labs and work with Apple engineers.

However, nary a whisper about any hardware announcements. iPhine 5 optimists will cling to faint hope of a trademark Jobsian “one more thing….” at the keynote conclusion, but I’m exceedingly doubtful.

For more details, you can visit the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2011 website at:

http://developer.apple.com/wwdc

In other news likely of interest to followers of this blog, Apple also announced Tuesday that its groundbreaking iWork productivity apps, Keynote, Pages and Numbers, are all now available for iPhone and iPod touch, as well as the iPad, which has supported them for some time. Originally created for the Mac and then completely redesigned for iOS and the Apple idevices’ Multi-Touch interface, the iWork suite allows you to create and share presentations, formatted documents and spreadsheets while on the go. iWork apps are available immediately on the App Store for $9.99 apiece to new users and as a free update for existing iWork for iPad customers.

"Now you can use Keynote, Pages and Numbers on iPhone and iPod touch to create amazing presentations, documents and spreadsheets right in the palm of your hand," commented Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing Philip Schiller regarding the iWork announcement. "The incredible Retina display, revolutionary Multi-Touch interface and our powerful software make it easy to create, edit, organize and share all of your documents from iPhone 4 or iPod touch."

Keynote, Pages and Numbers for iOS can import and export documents from iWork for Mac and Microsoft Office; print wirelessly using Apple’s AirPrint technology; and support Apple-designed themes and templates. All iWork apps now include improved document management with thumbnail images that let you find your files quickly, organize them and group them into folders using intuitive gestures. From the Tools button in the toolbar, you can share any presentation, document or spreadsheet without leaving the app.

Keynote is Apple’s presentation software, featuring animated charts and transitions. You can play your presentation in Full Screen view on your portable device’s display or connect to a projector or HDTV for larger audiences. Available separately, the Keynote Remote app allows your iPhone or iPod touch to control a Keynote presentation on any iOS device or Mac.

Pages is arguably the most powerful word processor ever designed for a mobile device, and now designed to take full advantage of the iPhone 4 and iPod touch’s Retina display on so you can see all the detail and richness of your documents. Another cool wrinkle is that Pages’ Smart Zoom automatically zooms in to follow the cursor while you're editing and zooms back out when you're done.

Numbers uses Multi-Touch gestures and an intelligent keyboard to help you create professional-looking spreadsheets with over 250 functions, flexible tables and charts. Like Pages, Numbers for iOS takes advantage of the high-resolution Retina display and Smart Zoom to make working with text and cells on iPhone 4 or iPod touch easier.

System Requirements:
Keynote, Pages and Numbers for iOS are universal apps that run on iPad and iPad 2, iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4, and iPod touch (3rd & 4th generation).

Keynote, Pages and Numbers are available from the App Store for $9.99 (US) each for new users, or as a free update for existing iWork for iPad customers. Keynote Remote is sold separately via the App Store for 99 cents (US).

For more information visit the Apple App. Store.