WWDC ‘08 Predictions

Posted on June 8th, 2008 by Roopesh Sheth

While there are more than enough rumors circulating about what will be unveiled at WWDC ‘08, starting tomorrow at 10AM, I thought I would weigh in on my predictions for tomorrow:

  • iPhone 2.0 (Software) - Finally, ActiveSync support, the long awaited App Store, and search capabilties.
  • iPhone 2 - 3G, GPS, more capacity (16/32GB) and 802.11n support.
  • Unlocked iPhones - only available in some countries (which will then be sold online and distributed free of charge to Apple, compliments of eBay).
  • Blu-Ray Support - They’ve been paying to be part of the BD association, there are drives that can work with their hardware, why not have the OS support the format?
  • A new .Mac - Could it be the rumored Mobile Me? While I’m not sure what the branding will be, I’m sure Apple wants to get into the push email space and drop the newly supported ActiveSync ASAP.

I haven’t seen anyone else talk about Blu-Ray support, so let’s see if I’m all alone on this one. If so, perhaps Jobs will have to shut me down.

Anyone cleared their schedule to refresh their page obsessively during the keynote?

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2 Responses to “WWDC ‘08 Predictions”

  1. Ryan Estrellado, on June 8th, 2008 at 11:33 pm Said:

    I was wondering about the GPS rumor. Aren’t there limitations caused by having the GSM, GPS, 3G and WiFi hardware all in one place?

  2. Roopesh Sheth, on June 9th, 2008 at 5:40 am Said:

    @Ryan Estrellado: I don’t believe there are limitations to the number of radios you can jam into a device. I must say, though, that GPS is low on my list of “wants” in the next iPhone. ActiveSync, 802.11n, and 3G are my priorities, in that order.

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