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Apple releases WWDC 2011 videos to registered developers
Less than two weeks after WWDC has come to an end, Apple has uploaded videos of sessions from the event via its Developer portal. Unfortunately, the videos are not available to the general public, as registered developers must log in with their Apple ID in order to have access to them. The reason for this is that Apple claims the videos contain confidential information that is subject to the Registered Apple Developer Agreement.
WWDC 2011: Apple Design Award winners announced
One of the events at every WWDC is the Apple Design Awards for “excellence in iOS and Mac OS X app design and development.” Introduced in 1997 as the “Human Interface Design Excellence,” it was thankfully Apple changed to the current name a year later. The winners get promotion on Apple’s developer site, a cube-shaped award that glows when picked up (see screenshot to the right), a MacBook Air, iPad 2, and an iPod Touch.
WWDC 2011: The Musical [video]
Jonathan Mann, who’s best known as the “song a day guy”, has been writing, recording, producing and posting a song and video a day since January 1, 2009. Today, he has come out with WWDC 2011: The Musical. Perfect if you want to get to the heart of what was announced and don’t want to watch all two hours of it.
WWDC 2011: Firemint announces Real Racing 2 HD with AirPlay
Optimized specifically for the iPad and iPad 2, Real Racing 2 HD is a heart-pounding, visually astounding 3D racer that puts the steering wheel directly in your hands. The expansive, 10-plus hour career mode and extensive, one-of-a-kind multiplayer means the fight for first place is never over. When iOS 5 is released, Real Racing 2 HD will harness the power of AirPlay and Firemint’s dual-screen technology to deliver an unrivaled, must-be-seen-to-be-believed gaming experience to players worldwide.
iTunes 10.3 and 10.5 beta now available
Two new versions of iTunes, the 10.3 public release as well as the 10.5 beta for developers testing the iOS 5 beta, have been released by Apple. The iTunes 10.3 public release mostly focuses on bringing some new iCloud features, such as iTunes in the Cloud and Automatic Downloads while the 10.5 beta mostly focuses on adding support for installing and using the iOS 5 beta.
WWDC 2011: Apple announces improved Game Center
“In just 9 months we have 50 million Game Center users. To put that into perspective Xbox Live has been around for about eight years and they have around 30 million users.” This astounding achievement was introduced at the WWDC 2011 keynote along with some changes that will be introduced in iOS 5 when it is released later this year. If you like playing games on your iDevice then the Game Center changes will make finding friends to play with much easier.
Safari 5.1 Developer Preview now available
A Developer Preview of the upcoming Safari 5.1 has made its way into the hands of developers through the Safari Dev Center yesterday. The final release of the new browser will be included with OS X Lion when it releases this fall and will be accompanied by a Windows version as well. Among the browser’s new features, Safari 5.1 will support…
WWDC 2011 keynote video now available
In case you need to catch up with all of yesterday’s WWDC news, or even if you’ve already read up on all of the news coverage surrounding the event but would like to watch Apple’s keynote for yourself to get all of the details of Apple’s upcoming offerings, a video of the keynote is now available to watch via Apple.
Apple to discontinue MobileMe with iCloud as its replacement
As Apple has introduced its iCloud service at the WWDC keynote yesterday, you may be wondering what will become of its predecessor, MobileMe. Unfortunately, Apple has decided to discontinue the $99/year service with iCloud as its replacement, according to a new support document from the company which outlines the details of how the transition over the newer service will take place.
Purchased button added to App Store and iTunes for iOS
Along with the new implementation of Automatic Downloads within iOS, Apple has also added another new feature within the App Store and iTunes apps. You may recognize the new feature—the “Purchased” button now within the apps—from the WWDC keynote yesterday. Within the App Store, you can find the new button in the Updates tab, while it has become a tab of its own in the iTunes app.















