Yup, things are sure hot in sunny California and not only because of the weather but also because of Apple WWDC 2008. As Steve Jobs himself noted, it is the biggest Apple conference ever. Over 100 sessions and about as many labs all focusing on iPhone, Mac or IT.

Monday

The big news were that the guru-of-it-all, cool guy in sweater, jeans and knickers, namely Steve Jobs, gave a keynote. Now it is no news what he said, but just to repeat all that:

- iPhone will spread to 72 countries this years, most of the European countries will get their iPhone on July 11

- it is not just an iPhone, it is 3G device, with GPS, faster speed, thinner apparatus and much much more

- oh and 8 GB version will only cost $199

- new OS - Mac OS 10.6 will come next year, it is going to be called Snow Leopard. And it will have 0 new features! Oh sorry, one new feature - possibility to work with Microsoft Exchange, but! the new OS will also have this little something called Grand Central Dispatch. In a few words, faster simultaneous processes, also it will be able to work with 64-bit images

- Something called MobileMe is launched - www.me.com . It is synchronous Mail, iCal, Address book. And by synchronous we mean really synchronous. Change it on iPhone, it will immediately change on your computer

- iPhone applications. iPhone platform is now so advanced, that it allows users to build their own, Cocoa-based application. And it is very easy, I have tried it myself

- There will be a special App Store, where everyone will be able to purchase and upload own iPhone application

- Push notifications. Even if you are far far from your computer, you can still receive that you are wanted on Skype - people can send you messages, transferred to you via nearest wireless network

And much much more. You should have seen excitement on the faces and crowd cheering.

Tuesday

Not as hot as Monday. Still, iPhone application development sessions have started, also a Cocoa lab. People are migrating, Apple T-Shirts are sold, free smoothies served. Enormous crowd of 5200 participants flowing around. The only thing not overcrowded - Ladies bathroom.

All in all, the atmosphere is very inspiring, Apple specialists are extremely nice, people sit on the floor freely, and so far, this is the greatest gathering of Apple logos all over the place - Apple laptops of different kinds, iPhones, labelled T-shirts, posters, give-aways.

This is amazing.

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