Is Apple Finally Worn Out?
This years WWDC was all about software with no updated hardware. Thats right, no iphone 6, ipad pro, iwatch, or macbook air with retina. Apple brought a new atmosphere to this event. Bringing in some weeds jokes and all around a more light hearted event. Its a refreshing change. With an outgoing call to Dr. Dre and some obvious down talking of android and the growing malware problem it was still good conference. Here are most of the updates with the more meaty developer focused affairs at the bottom.
OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The new Apple OS for macs
-The OS has been revamped to be more flat and stylistic
-Apps can export widgets to other areas
-Spotlight search has been revamped to include web search
iCloud Drive: Apple's answer to the growing cloud services being offered worldwide
-Just imagine Google Drive and Dropbox with some more color
-Windows integration
-Revamped iCloud email
+Maildrop: Ability to send large attachments with secure link to iCloud
+Markup Image editing within maildrop
Safari: Update
-Removal of some flair
-Speed Enhancements
-New Private browser tab
Airdrop: A new notification system that gives the ability to pick up editing where you left off on another device with no lag between devices.
-Allows work to be continued from any Apple device.
-Uses proximity to let you know when another device is available
Instant hotspot
-Start a hotspot on your phone from your mac
IOS 8: Updated OS
-Interactive notification bar
+Responding to a text message/facebook/twitter etc..
+Works in lockscreen -Recents: People most called will be displayed in multitasking
-Safari in tablet mode has Yosemite side view
-Spotlight Search
+Added a global web search like siri without siri
-Texting
+Quicktype: Predictive word suggestions
+Share Location
+Send Audio/Video clips
+Timed and Auto Self-destruct messages like Snapchat. (They should have taken
that 3 billion offer from Google)
Health kit: A way to centralize health data and have it be useful when taken to
your healthcare provider
-Centralized place to see all health data
-Real hospitals can use data stored in your profile
Photos: More dynamic editing of photos much like Google Photos client
-First 5gb are free
-20gb for 99 a month
-200gb for 3.99 a month
-Up to 1tb
-Uses up iCloud storage
Siri : Apple's virtual assistant
-Talking to siri without touching your phone
-Shazam song recognition
-Buy items on itunes
App Store
-New top trending searches
-App bundles
-Short app previews through a video
Dev Improvements
-Apps
can now share information with each other much like android
-Widgets in notification bar
-Third Party Extensions like swift Keyboard
-Default keyboards can be changed
-Touch id can now be used with every app
Home Kit: Smart Home Integration
-Electrical items on and off
-Siri commands like get ready for bed dims lights and locks doors
Metel: New software element to give more power to hardware
-Primarily helps with gaming assets
Swift: Apples new programming language
-Faster, more efficient
-Works in and out of objective C
