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State of the Union
400 million accounts registered with the App store
650,000 apps on the App store. 225,000 are iPad specific
30 billion apps have been downloaded thus far
Over 5 billion paid out to developers
125 million iCloud Users
The Announcements
Macbook
Macbook Air with Ivy Bridge Processor, up to 2GHz dual-core i7, up to 8GB of 1600MHz memory and 60% faster graphics. 512GB flash storage. USB 3.0! 720p Facetime camera. $999-$1099 based on chip speed.
15' Macbook air had Kepler GeForce GT 650M up to 1GB Memory. 7 hours battery life. 15"is $1799 and $2199 for fastest model.
Next Generation 15" MacBook Pro. Very thin!!! New form factor. 0.71-inches thin. 1/4 thinner than the current Pro. 4.46 pounds. Retina Display. 15.4-inch display with pixel density of 2880x1800. Four times the number of pixels of the previous generation MBP. Reduced Glare screen. Up to 2.7 quad-core Core 17s and 16GB or ram. Kepler GT 650M graphics. 768GB of internal flash storage. 7 hours of battery life. SD, HDMI and USB 3.0. MagSafe 2, Thunderbolt, USB 3 and headphone jack. Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet Thunderbolt adapters.
$2199 starting price with 2.3GHZ quad-core chip, 8GB or Ram and 256GB flash storage
ALL THESE MODELS SHIP TODAY
Final Cut and Aperture have been updated to take advantage of new retina display.
[SIZE= 18px]Mountain Lion[/SIZE]
With iCloud all document libraries are available and updated across all the devices.
Reminders App, iMessages, Cloud Documents (with drag and drop), Notification Center, Dictation that works everywhere, sharing (links, images and video) everywhere, tweet from Safari, Unified Smart Search, tabviews (that allows you to swipe between Safari browser tabs). Power Nap allows your map to update and sync itself when its offline while charging itself and without spinning up your fans (Compatible on current Macbook Air and new Macbook with retina display). Sends audio to AirPlay-enabled stereo systems and speakers. Game Center also coming to Mountain Lion. Mail VIP, Launchpad Search and Offline Reading List.
Mountain Lion Next Month $19.99. One purchase upgrades all your Macs. Buy a Mac today and the upgrade will be free.
iOS6
* 200 new features
* Siri upgraded with support for Maps, Sports, Restaurants (open table), Movies (Rotten Tomatoes). Siri can also now launch apps.
* Eyes Free allows you to keep your hands on the steering wheel while you are using your iPhone. Car manufacturers will be introducing this steering wheel button in future vehicles.
* Siri comes to the new iPad (not the older models)
* Facebook integration along with current Twitter. Facebook includes contact integration.
* iPhone app for controlling incoming calls when you are busy. Allows you to instantly send a message to call back at a given time, and sends you a reminder to call that person back. Another feature, "Do Not Disturb" will prevent your phone from awakening you in the middle of the night. Parameters also added to gain control of which callers get through and which do not.
* FaceTime over cellular...finally!
* Phone number and Apple ID are unified so when someone calls you on your phone number or Facetime you can answer it on your iPad or Mac.
* Safari features offline reading list. Add anything to your Reading List and it'll download and cache it
* Upload pictures from Safari to any website
* Fullscreen support added in Landscape mode
* Shared Photo Streams allows you to share photos with friends
* Passbook allows you to put all your important personal and private information in one place and keep it well organized. Geocard will pull up relevant information when you are close to it (such as a Starbucks)
* Guided Access allows parents to disable on-screen controls so a child does not accidentally exit an app.
* Apple has built an entirely new mapping system from the ground up. Incorporates 100 million business listings as well as Yelp integration. Traffic data is also incorporated into maps. Turn-by-turn navigation also included. All this works from the lockscreen if you wish. You can even ask Siri where to get gas and she will tell you. Mapping even includes fly-over of cities. It appears there MAY be integration with street lights that simulate on the maps as they turn color.
* New signatures for personal vs. work email accounts
