Apple's 2012 Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC, in San Francisco, CA is just around the corner. Like past years, expectations and curiosity are high. Fans can expect to see an iOS 6 and Mountian Lion unveiling, but can the MacBook or iPhone 5 make a surprise appearance?
As per speculations that have been buzzing around, Apple's MacBook is rumored to include retina display. According to an update on FolderWatch, a Mac OS X-based application, the new MacBook version 2.0.4 comes with "retina graphics."
"A Mac OS X-based application today was updated with support for "Retina graphics." The app, FolderWatch, allows users to automatically keep a copy of a project on an external hard drive or file server. It might not be the most obvious choice for a Retina-ready app, but the very fact that it supports the feature is rather interesting," as tweeted by Brothers Roloff, Developers of the app.
With Apple's World Wide Developers Conference starting next week, fans can expect Mac apps to be updated with the Retina graphics.
"Apple has also supported a "HiDPI" display mode for some time now in Mac OSX Lion and Mountain Lion. Apps like Air Display have already been updated to support HiDPI mode, which would technically make them "Retina Display ready" as well," reports VentureBeat.
In a significant turn, Apple has been granted broad patent on MacBook Air Wedge Design which has been described as the ornamental design for an electronic device.
"The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued Apple Design Patent No. D661, 296 which covers the asymmetrical wedge-like or so-called "teardrop" shape first introduced in the company's MacBook Air line of computers," writes Apple Insider.
However, with Apple getting the patent for the MacBook Air Wedge Design would come as a threat to Ultrabook makers like the HP's Envy Spectre, or the ASUS Zenbook. With the company been very particular and known for filing litigation against its competitors if they feel their patents have been used, the ultrabook makers may have to watchout for what they may have to face.
"The patent could be important if Apple decides to pursue legal action against lookalike laptops scheduled to roll out later this year. Some upcoming products from the Intel-backed "Ultrabook" initiative bears a striking resemblance to the MacBook Air, and if Apple follows with tradition these Windows-based laptops could face infringement suits," writes Apple Insider.
The buzz around the iPhone 5 has been ongoing on and Apple's next-gen device can be unveiled at anytime.
iPhone 5 is expected to be powered by iOS 6 which is Apple's next generation operating system for mobile devices. iOS 6 will be unveiled during the WWDC.
The new operating system is rumored to feature Siri, the voice assistant software and the update will also include iOS 6 Maps application for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch which will be a Google-free iOS map app.
"If accurate, then the iOS 6 on the iPhone 5, according to experts, will use a unique and more advanced version of the iOS 6 that will use the extra pixels on the phone's larger screen. Last year, Apple used Siri to differentiate the phone from almost identical iPhone 4. This year, Apple might add more exclusive features to iPhone 5 to convince millions of iPhone 4 and 4S owners to upgrade," reports PopHerald.
Apple's iOS 6 will come with the "iStore" which will include music and video content in one place. The store will enable users to navigate each category in a particular place along with integrating Facebook for sharing photos and video faster.
Apple's iPhone 5 is expected to come with larger retina display, possibly a 4-inch IPS touchscreen with features like 4G LTE connectivity powered by a 1.5 GHz quadcore A6 processor along with 1GB of RAM and retina display of 1280 x 720 resolutions. It will also include Near Field Communication (NFC) technology.
With iOS expected to unveil during the WWDC and the integration of iOS 6 into the next generation iPhone 5 will definitely increase Apple's market value along with fans curiosity at in San Francisco this week.
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