WWDC 2012 live blog

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"I can't think of a better reason to get up in the morning. I hope you have a fantastic week. Thank you for joining us."

"Only Apple could make such amazing hardware, software, and services. We are so proud of these products. They are perfect examples of what Apple does best. Ultimately, it's why people come to work at Apple, and with Apple. To create products that empower people. To make a difference. The products we make, combined with the apps that you create, and fundamentally change the world."

"Let's review... the new MacBook Pro. OS X Mountain Lion. The best OS X yet. iOS 6, with 200 new features. The world's most advanced mobile OS."

"So what do you think?" Big cheers.

Looks like we're about to wrap up here.

And Tim Cook is back out.

"You can ask questions like where can I get gas."

"And of course we've integrated it with Siri."

"All of this works from the lock screen as well."

Very GPS-like turn by turn.

"Once you find a place you'd like to go, just tap quick route."

Built in turn-by-turn navigation.

Anonymous realtime incident reports.

Incident reports.

"We're also building a traffic service."

Integrated Yelp.

Goodbye, Google Maps.

New maps in iOS 6.

"We were surprised at how many kids with autism have been using the phones, but there are controls in apps that you don't want them hitting." You can now select parts of apps to disable.

"We set out to make the most accessible devices."

"Next is guided access."

"Next up is a brand new app called Passbook." This is a place to collect boarding passes, store cards, and movie ticket apps.

"We also adding the ability to upload photos right from Safari to your favorite websites."

"We're adding iCloud tabs, and offline reading list."

"Next up is Safari. Safari is the best and most popular on the planet. About two thirds of all mobile traffic comes from Safari in iOS."

"Also, we're unifying your phone number and Apple ID. So if someone calls you on your phone number for Facetime, you can answer it on your iPad or Mac. And we're doing the same thing with iMessage."

"Also, we're unifying your phone number and Apple ID. So if someone calls you on your phone number for Facetime, you can answer it on your iPad or Mac. And we're doing the same thing with iMessage."

"It only works over Wi-Fi... so what happens when there isn't Wi-Fi? In iOS 6 we're enabling Facetime over cellular."

"Next is FaceTime."

"You also get fine grain control over which phone calls you can receive." This is nice — you can also do groups. "You can also set up repeated calls — if someone calls a second time in 3 mins, it will come through."

"I can see many of you are like me and you've been awakened in the middle of the night — this tells your phone not to bother you. The messages will still come to your phone, it just won't light up the screen or make a sound."

"I can see many of you are like me and you've been awakened in the middle of the night — this tells your phone not to bother you. The messages will still come to your phone, it just won't light up the screen or make a sound."

"Next up is something we're calling do not disturb."

"If you choose reply with message, you can choose any of these, or if you choose remind me later, you can be reminded in an hour... or remind me when I leave, which will set up a geofence and remind you when you leave the building."

"You probably have been in a meeting where you can't take a call, but you want to text back, or remind yourself to call them later. Now there's a new tool in the phone app where you can."

"Next, some nice enhancements to the phone app."

"And we've taken that same integration and brought it to the Mac."

"Also your Facebook events will appear in calendars, and birthdays."

Contact integration as well.

"We've integrated it with the App Store. You can like apps, and see what your friends like. Same with movies, TV, and music."

"But we didn't stop there."

An API so you can add functionality to your app.

Tap to post to Twitter and Facebook built into notification center.

"We've been working to create the best Facebook experience on a mobile device." Integrated like Twitter. Login from settings, share from apps like photos or Safari. Locations from Maps. iTunes store, Game Center... integrated with Notification Center.

"Next: Facebook."

"You can now Tweet just by talking to your phone."

"One other thing Siri learned: how to launch apps. Play Temple Run... and it's just like that."

Siri: The Giants were downed by the Rangers yesterday.

"The first thing that Siri has learned in 8 months is all about sports. 'What was the score of the last Giants game?"

Demo time with Siri.

"Siri has only been out 8 months, and it does so much for you. Siri is fantastic. But she's been studying up. Here's what she can do in iOS 6."

"iOS 6 is a fantastic release. It has more than 200 new features, starting with Siri."

"I'm happy to announce iOS 6."

"All of this results in some very satisfied customers. More than 75% of our customers check the 'very satisfied' box, and our competition has less than 50%."

"Next is Game Center. We have more than 130m people using it. They submit 5b scores every week."

"Nearly half of all the photos come from iOS 5."

"Next is Twitter. We integrated Twitter directly into iOS 5. They've seen a 3X growth increase on iOS."

"Next is iMessage. A 140m users. More than a 150b messages."

"We're sending 1 1/2 trillion push notifications."

"SInce we introduced Notification Center, 81% of apps are using it."

"Almost all of our users are running iOS 5... now if you compare that to the competition. They released a dairy product, 4.0, about the same time as we released iOS 5. About 7% of their users are running it."

"We've sold more than 365m iOS devices through March."

"Alright, let's talk about iOS."

$19.99.

"One area I want to highlight — features we're adding for China."

"Finally, Game Center."

"Of course, we made a video."

Facetime HD, dual microphones. "The best stereo speakers we've ever put into a notebook."

New accessories: Thunderbolt to FireWire 800, and to Ethernet.

Two Thunderbolt ports.

Phil is showing off some new Thunderbolt accessories.

"Let's take a look at the ports. SD slot, HDMI, Thunderbolt, USB 2 and 3 on both sides, headphone, magsafe... thinner."

"So this amazing display, high performance... how's the battery life? 7 hours, up to 30 days of standby."

"And of course it's built around flash storage. Up to 768GB."

"The fastest RAM, the fastest graphics."

"Here are a few of the things on the inside. The fastest CPU we can put in. Quad-core i5 or i7."

"It's dominated by a battery — it takes tremendous work on battery tech to drive this hardware."

"Here's the inside of the new generation MBP.

"The OS has been updated for the new display."

"It's got deeper blacks, a higher angle of viewing, and we've reduced the glare by 75%."

"The world's highest resolution notebook display."

220 ppi.

Yikes.

2880 x 1800

15.4 inches across

"The pixels are so small that your retina cannot discern them."

"The most amazing thing is this gorgeous display. Yes it is a Retina display."

"About as thin as a MacBook Air. And it's under 4 1/2 lbs."

Dwarfed by the old model. Wow.

"It is a breakthrough in engineering."

"It's thinner than my finger."

Or almost no ports.

"There's never been a notebook this gorgeous. Let's turn it around." Wow, so thin. Looks like no ports.

Next Generation MacBook Pro "The most beautfiul computer we have ever made."

"Want to see it? Let's show it now."

"You want it to have a killer new display. You want an architecture built for the future, you want it to be light. You want it unlike anything else."

"Want to know the answer?"

Whoa — new model.

"So what's next? Let me make room on the slide."

"So across the board, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro all updated today. We're proud of the engineering team here for this."

"So that's the update to the MacBook Pro, and it is shipping today."

"Same 7 hours of battery life with all that performance." Prices stay the same.

15-inch starts with quad-core CPU.

Prices stay the same.

"Here's the 13-inch, starts with a 2.5GHz i5."

"As you might expect, we're updating the IO too. USB 2 and USB 3 too."

"A new generation Nvidia GeForce GT 650m graphics."

"We're updating the MBP processors to Ivy Bridge. 2.7GHz, turbo boosted up to 3.7GHz."

Starts shipping today. Boom!

"Prices are $999 and $1099 for 11 inch, cheaper than before."

"As you know it comes in 11 and 13 inch."

"We're updating the Facetime camera — 720p camera."

"Here's the MacBook Air — we have a port on each side, USB 2 and 3 support. Use whatever port you want."

Up to 512GB of flash storage.

Up to 8GB of RAM.

"With Intel turbo boosting, up to 3.2Ghz."

"We're going to update it with some really great features and updates. New CPUs — Ivy Bridge. Up to 2GHz dual core."

"Our customers love them."

"It's revolutionized the notebook. It's a breakthrough. Everyone is trying to copy it. They find it's not so easy."

Now the video is showing off a woman who uses apps to help her daughter to speak. It's a very moving video, in case you're wondering.

"Morning, thank you."

"Good morning."

Huge applause.

And Tim Cook is out!

Whoa, starting with a Siri video welcoming people here. "I was asked to warm up the crowd."

And the lights are going down...

Random cheers going up around the room as developers file in.

Simple Song, in case you're wondering.

Yes, it was Shazammed. Shazmed? Shazam.

Previous track was by the Two Door Cinema Club.

Now The Shins. Not random.

Crazy in here. Some upbeat indie music playing. Random upbeat indie music.

And we're in our seats!

The crush of attendees is growing by the moment. The stampede is imminent.

Okay, now in position. This is fantastic.

We're now going to position ourselves closer to the door. Our direwolves will be waiting to attack anyone who gets in our way.

Media has gathered upstairs in the multi-story building, huddled together in groups for warmth. Actually, it's really warm in here.

We're in Moscone waiting for the big doors to open. Just... oh, you know... an hour away.