14 DAY TRIAL // The folks at 9to5mac claim to have received word that Apple is preparing new hardware upgrades for WWDC 09, specifically mentioning “some sort of 3G hardware built-in and/or speed bumps.” On the “soft” side, Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Logic, and Shake are about to see “significant updates,” the source claims.
WWDC 09 upgrades
The site has posted a report saying it has just gotten a call from a trusty Apple source who allegedly has information about “a minor update at WWDC for MacBooks and MacBook Pros.” 9to5Mac goes to speculate that a 10-inch netbook / Mac tablet still sounds like a hot topic, waiting for confirmation that Apple is working on one.
As for the software updates, “[The source] said there would be a big Pro apps update. Final Cut Pro, Aperture, Logic, Shake should all see significant updates,” the post reads.
9to5Mac has been the source of several netbook / Mac tablet / 4G iPhone rumors, posting numerous concept designs and so-called leaked pictures of upcoming devices. Apple isn't expected to improve the unibody family of notebooks (although it's not out of the question), but rather to introduce a fresh new device that combines the works of the iPhone with those of the MacBook.
WWDC 09 is also the place where Apple will officially unveil the full iPhone OS 3.0 software and, hopefully, a new iPhone model as well. It is believed that iPhone OS 3.0 holds many changes that are likely to call for new hardware.
iPhone OS 3.0 Voice Control features found
An Ars Technica report provides details about a feature (codenamed “Jibbler”) that primarily deals with voice recognition and synthesis.
According to Ars' sources, “Jibbler appears [to] be an enhancement to the iPhone SpringBoard application, the Finder-esque app that acts as a launcher and will support the newly announced 3.0 Spotlight search. Jibbler may be controlled via the iPhone headset—button squeezes could be used to record short voice segments from the user, which Jibbler will then interpret. Voice synthesis can then be used to give the user a response, similar to the latest generation iPod shuffle, which can ‘read’ playlists and track names—the difference being that the iPhone hardware itself could handle real-time voice synthesis.”
The site suggests that Jibbler could bring voice dialing to the iPhone, and that the feature may soon become accessible to developers via the iPhone SDK.