Facetime, twice faster processor and 9 times faster graphics and now in two colors – white and black!

And Apple lowers the price to the previous generation iPad!

The updates include the new Intel i5 and i7 processors, the new Thunderbolt port, new graphics and new battery.

The Thunderbolt port is a new universal connector that may be used with various devices from monitors to hard drives and features a throughput of 10 Gigabit per second.

You can compare thunderbolt’s speed with competing interfaces on this chart.

And here are the price tags.

-17″ 1920×1200 Display. 2.2Ghz Quad i7. 4GB RAM. 750GB HD. AMD 6750M 1GB. $2499
-15″ 1440×900 (1680 option) Display. 2.2GHz Quad i7. 750GB HD. AMD 6750M 1GB. $2199.
-15″ 1440×900 (1680 option) Display. 2.0GHz Quad i7. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. AMD 6490M 256MB. $1799
-13″ 1280×800 Display. 2.7GHz Dual i7. 4GB RAM. 500GB HD. Intel HD Graphics. $1499
-13″ 1280×800 Display. 2.3GHz Dual i5. 4GB RAM. 320GB HD. Intel HD Graphics. $1199

Here are the Tech Specs for the new iPhone

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11:55 Thanks for being with iPhonity.com today. The 2010 WWDC translation is over. Follow us on Twitter!

11:54 He lists team meambers… And it’s over. “Thanks for coming!”.

11:53 Jobs describes integrated work with camera and FaceTime software and iMovie. He’s proud of the teams of camera, FaceTime and iMovie.

11:50 Showing the video about iPhone production. Nice commercial (in a way).

11:47 Picture from engadget:

11:45 iOS 4 upgrade for 3GS, 3G (with no multitasking), iPod touch (except 1st generation). Free on 21st of June.

11:434 countries in June. 18 in July, 24 more in August, 88 total in september. Fastest rollout ever.

11:42 iPhone 3GS 8GB with iOS 4 on sale June 24. $99.

11:41 Black and White. Upgrade eligibility offer from AT&T.

11:41$199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB.

11:40 People speaking sign language on the iPhone.

11:39 Very impressive ad.

11:37Video call is only through WiFi in 2010. Cell operators later. Can use front or rear camera and switch between them. Portrait or landscape. Great audio and video quality.

11:36iPhone 4 can connect to iPhone 4. No setup needed. WiFi required.

11:34 Steve is in a small box, Jon is on the rest of the screen.

11:33 FaceTime – picture-in-picture video call with Jon Ive. Jobs tells him about pocket WiFi’s.

11:32 Showing video call.

11:31 That’s it for the new iOS features. Now – The One More Thing.

11:29 Showed a Nissan ad for an electric car. Video loads with navigation spinner. Nissan Leaf. Blah-blah-blah. Jobs says that iAd attracted some exciting brands committed to over $60 million over the 2nd half of 2010.

11:25 iAd is built into iOS4. 60% of revenue will go to developers, 8 weeks of ads selling. Nissan, Unilever, Citibank, AT&T, Chanel, GE, Liberty Mutual, State Farm, GEICO, Campbell soup, Sears, JC Penny, Best Buy, Target, DirectTV, TBS, Disney


11:22 iAd demo.

11:21 8ths feature. iAd. Jobs tells that iAd is to let developers earn money on free apps.

11:20 Pinch and zoom into PDFs, highlight text in various colors, etc (the same as for iPad iBooks update)

11:18 Wireless to iPhone, iPad and iPod. Download the same book to all our devices for no extra charge.

11:17 Shows Winnie-the-Pooh first page.

11:16 iBooks updates. Now in iPhone.

11:14 100 millonth iOS device was sold this month.

11:14 Google is default search. Yahoo and Bing are available to switch.
11:13 BTW, new iPhone OS is renamed to iOS 4.

11:12 Shows folder. Folder are being automatically named as you drag the apps to them. Drags one sports app, second and the folder get its name ’sports’.

11:10 Shows multitasking. Plays music, checking email. Tries to load a webpage, returns back to mail.

11:09 There are some big features. The first is multitasking.

11:08 Next feature (6th) iPhone OS 4!

11:05 Asks to turn off WiFi devices, too much WiFi devices in the hall.

11:04 iMovie in the AppStore already has 13 ratings (screenshot is shown)

11:04 Showing edited video, shot and edited on iPhone. $4.99 for the app.

11:03 Can export in multiple resolutions.

11:00 Shows the iMovie. Transitions, direct record into the timeline, titles. Camera records geolocation, puts in the clip. Possible to add music from iTunes or add supplied theme music.

10:58 FCP developer showing.

10:57 Tap to focus when recording video. Built-in trim, one click sharing, LED flash for video. iMovie for iPhone!!!

10:56 5MP camera. Backlit sensor, same size pixels, 5x digital zoom, tap to focus, showing great samples. LED flash. Records HD video, 720p@30fps

10:55 New camera system. Talks about megapixels. Mentions small sensors that it’s all about capturing photons and low light.

10:53 New Core Motion API for the gyro.

10:52Gyro allows pitch, roll & yaw.

10:51 Provides 3 axis motion detection. Shows gyro demo.

10:51 Feature #4. Gyroscope.

10:50Impoved battery life up to 7 hours talk, 6 hours 3G browsing, 10 hours wifi, 300 hours standby time. Quad band HSDPA/HSUPA 7.2/5.8 up. 802.11n WiFi

10:49 Shows the iPhone 4 internals.

10:48 Next. A4 chip.

10:47 This will set the standard for displays for the next years. Jobs thinks computers will come close. Best on planet, he says.

10:45 3.5 inch display, 960×640 pixels, 326 per inch, 800:1 contrast ratio, IPS technology for superb color and wide viewing angle.

10:44 Showing photos. WiFi that Jobs uses, failed. Jobs hopes to get it fixed.

10:43 Error baloon over the dock connector )))))

10:42 NYT site on the iPhone 4 is not loading due to some technical problem… Or it’s a part of the show ))))

10:41 They get a special projector to show the differences in the displays. Looks fantastic.

10:40 Comparing iPhone 3GS with 4.

10:38 Human retina can recognize 300ppi. The iPhone’s display has 326 ppi. This is f***ing amazing!!!!

10:36 This is was all about #1. #2 – the display. 4x the pixels.
10:35 Three seams in the device structure. One antenna for BT, WiFi, GPS. The other for UMTS/GSM.

10:34 External features, mute, front camera, LED flash for back camera, second mic for noise cancelation.

10:33 9,3mm thin, 24% thinner then iPhone 3GS. Thinnest smartphone on the planet.

10:33 All new design.

10:32 over 100 new features. Will describe 8.

10:31 2010: iPhone 4!!!!

10:30 iPhone reinvented the phone.


10:29 Talks about statistics, market shate, blah-blah-blah.

10:28 iPhone…..

10:28 Jobs says that AppStore has paid 70% of revenue to the developers. It’s about $1 billion.

10:26Available now for $2.99

10:24Activision SVP shows Guitar Hero.

10:22Farmville – in the App Store in the end of June.

10:21 Shows farm created in Facebook Flash app, playing on the iPhone.

10:20 Mark Pincus, Zynga CEO introduces Farmville for iPhone.

10:19Full Netflix on the iPhone and iPad. Start films from an iPad, resume from other devices. Wow.

10:18 Reed Hastings (Netflix SEO) mentioned the new iPhone. Feature request for the netflix – to be free on the upcoming iPhone.

10:1610 million downloads of Ebay app. $1.5-2 billion this year revenue.

10:14 #1 rejection reason: doesn’t function as advertised. #2 – is the private API usage. #3 – unexpected crashes.

10:13 Second is the AppStore.
225000 apps. Most vibrand app community on the planet. 30 languages. 15000 apps every week (both new and updates), 95% get approve in first 7 days.

10:12 Now regarding the iPhone App Store. Two platforms: first is HTML5.

10:10 New iBook features: PDF support (wow), text highlighting notes, bookmarks for pages, list of bookmarks in table of contents.

10:08 iBooks update announced.

10:07 Shows the top iPad apps.

10:06 iPad success story is being shown on screen.

10:06 He says that he got an email from a guy who attracted a girl by an iPad.

10:05 He says that the iPad has changed how people interact with internet and media.

10:03 He quickly started to introduce new things. Some updates to iPad.

10:03 The screen shows the golden gate bridge.

10:02 He greeted the crowd. Someone yelled that they love Steve. No idea who it was.
10:01 JOBS APPEARED ON STAGE!!!

10:01 The lights are dimming. Applause.

10:00 They’re playing “What a wonderful world”
10:00 Something happens!

09:58They’re asking to switch the cellphones and PDA’s off!

09:55 It’s only 5 minutes! But you have enough time to follow us on twitter! Don’t forget to come back!

09:50 10 minutes to go!

09:40 About 20 minutes to go. The screen shows the white apple.

09:31 Less than half an hour before The Kickoff!

09:16 One more picture related to folders ))

09:14 Just a reminder – refresh the page to see the news. We’ll try to keep posting at least every ten minutes before and one post a minute during the keynote.

09:06 Here’s a picture from engadget

09:01 It’s about one hour till the Keynote begin. It’s a bit crowdy near the entrance. Stay tuned and we’ll show you the whole Stevenote live, on www.iphonity.com

09:12 We suppose that there will be something about folders on an iPhone

By ModMyI.com

Skype, a leading provider of inexpensive phone calls over the Internet, has finally completed a long-awaited move to make its service available over AT&T’s 3G network.

Before, you could only make Skype calls from an iPhone when it was connected to the Internet through Wi-Fi.

Now people can make low-cost Skype calls any time their phone has a connection, whether it is to AT&T’s 3G network or through Wi-Fi.

AT&T had announced that it would allow phone calls over the Internet, known as voice over Internet protocol, or VoIP, phoning as far back as October of 2009. But Apple first had to make some changes in terms of service to allow that to happen. Those changes came last February.

An app called iCall went live almost immediately, becoming the first app for Internet calls out of the gate. But Skype remained the 800 pound gorilla of low cost VoIP services, saying it has 23 million users online at peak calling hours.

There is no charge for the Skype app, and through the end of the year calls placed to other Skype users through the service over 3G will be free. There is a charge for calls to people who are not on Skype. Those charges vary by country.

Skype said it was delayed in releasing its 3G service because it was refining the product. “Skype spent the last few months ensuring the user experience was a great one by integrating its SILK audio codec into the app in order to deliver CD-quality audio,” said Chaim Haas, a spokesman for Skype.

With the release of the iPhone’s new operating system, OS 4.0, Skype will run in the background, the same way the phone does now, so that you will be able to use other apps while making a call over Skype.

by gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com

According to a new report, AT&T confirms to employees that next generation iPhone will launch in June. “The phone will be available for purchase in June, not July, and from what we’ve heard, it won’t even be late June,” the report said. This confirms a separate report from late April, saying that iPhone will launch very early June with the possibility of the device being available in stores the same day on the announcement. In addition, AT&T put a block on employees taking vacations in June. The company followed similar policies the last two years for the month the iPhone was launched. Apple is expected to announce the new device during the 2010 Worldwide Developers Conference. The event will be held June 7 through June 11 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. iPhone’s announcement might be more complicated this year due to the misplaced/lost/stolen? next generation iPhone prototype saga.

by macrumours.com