Hours ago, the Apple Developers Conference ended, where Apple announced a number of new products and updates that everyone expected, but we can say that it provided most of the advantages that specialists expected, and in this article we will talk about it quickly and we will analyze the most important news and products that came in the conference, and we will try to collect the largest An amount of information, then we detail it in follow-up articles.

The Apple Conference began in a different way. The first thing visitors heard was not the sound of music or Tim Cook but the voice of Siri

Siri joked with the developers, asking if anyone would use an ice cream sandwich? Then she said, is there anyone who has bought a new Samsung device? Not the Galaxy, but the new Samsung refrigerator D:

After that, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., stepped up on the platform and listed a number of information about Apple's accomplishments, including:

  • This is the 23rd conference for developers, and the number of conference tickets was 5200 tickets at a price of $ 1599, and yet it ran out in just 103 minutes.

  • The number of Apple accounts has reached 400 million accounts with credit cards.
  • The Apple Store is available in 120 countries, and Apple plans to reach this number to 155 countries soon.
  • Over 30 billion downloads of store apps.
  • The number of software store applications exceeded 650 applications and iPad programs, 225 applications.
  • Apple has paid developers over $ 5 billion.

  • Then they showed a video of people taking advantage of Apple applications and devices such as the field of education and medicine, and also a blind person using a navigation program.

 

Then he started reviewing the products that will be talked about today

Where he began the conversation with Apple laptops starting with the MacBook Air model, and a summary of its updates is as follows:
The latest generation of Intel Ivy Bridge processors, up to 2.0Ghz processors of the i7 type, memory cards up to 8 GB, an increase in graphics speed by 60%, the provision of an SSD with a capacity of up to 512 GB, and both USB 3 and USB 2 have been added. Together in one socket, increase the efficiency of the camera to shoot 720p HD FaceTime.

 

Then go to talk about updates in the MacBook Pro model and its prices, which are as follows:

Previous devices are now available for sale.

Then he talked about a new model of MacBook Pro with a screen Retina Ultra-clear, it is also characterized by being thinner, faster and lighter compared to all competing laptops, with high specifications such as 16 GB memory card, 786 GB hard disk of type SSD slots and a battery of up to 7 hours, and we can say that it is The power of the MacBook Pro is the size of the Mac Air and the splendor of the new iPad screen ".

Then he moved to talk about the new Mac operating system, which carries the number 10.8, and we can say that this system is a merger of the advantages of iOS to computers, the most important thing that has been transferred to this system:

  • Game Center.
  • IMessage.
  • Notifications.
  • ICloud cloud services.
  • Integration of Twitter and Facebook.
  • Voice dictation.
  • Advanced email.
  • Notes and alerts.
The system will be available from next month at only $ 20.

iOS

A comparison between the Apple system and its Android competitor was started, as the number of users of the latest version, iOS 5, reached 80% of the total iPhone users, compared to only 7% of Android users who had access to the latest operating system, "Ice Cream Sandwich".

 

Some facts were presented, such as:

  • Notification Center: More than 1.5 trillion notifications at a rate of 7 billion notifications per day.
  • There are 140 million iMessage users sending 150 billion messages a day for a total of XNUMX billion messages so far.

  • Twitter has tripled since its addition to Apple's system, and more than 3 billion tweets have been sent by iOS 10.
  • 47% of the photos sent on Twitter came from iOS 5.
  • The games center has reached 130 million users, scoring 5 billion points weekly.
  • 67 percent of the top XNUMX games use Game Center.

Then we moved on to talk about the upcoming iOS 6 system and its most famous features were reviewed

Siri development:

Siri is the most important feature of the iPhone 4S and it has garnered great interest from Apple in the new system and a large number of updates have been added, such as:

  • The ability to open any application.
  • The ability to change the status on Facebook or Twitter.
  • Navigation via Siri.
  • The ability to know the results of football matches and various sports.
  • The ability to review films available in theaters.
  • Only 15 languages ​​supported, up from 4 previously.

  • Cooperation has been made with major car companies such as Jaguar, Toyota, BMW, Mercedes, Honda, Chrysler and others to support the button that activates Siri, so that the phone can be dealt with without looking at it. This method is called the free eye, and it is expected that these advantages will appear during the next 12 months.

  • Support for internal search in China and this feature has been transferred to the new iPad as well, not just 4S.

 All-new Maps app:

  • Apple built its own Maps application, dispensing with the previous application that used Google Maps.
  • A feature has been created to search for anything you want or search in the area that surrounds you, more than 100 million locations have been added on the map from around the world so far, and it also supports Yelp properties and business card properties for various sites, with all information, pictures and phone numbers available. About any location shown on the map.
  • The “Traffic Service” feature, which is characterized by its speed, accuracy and intelligence in determining traffic densities on the roads.

  • The app provides you with information about your route, destination, and the fastest routes that you can take, and it also provides you with information about whether or not a busy road is about to break out.
  • Smart "Turn-by-Turn Navigation".
  • These features will work even when the device is in closed screen mode.
  • View the map and buildings in high-resolution XNUMXD.
  • Working closely with Siri, you can ask Siri about the closest gas station to you and she will take you to it.
  • All maps and entries have been completely "Vector" format to ensure superior image quality. Super speed to zoom in or zoom in on the scene, the ability to rotate and the data and text related to everything on the image will be managed.
  • The ability to view buildings from any side you want, or switch to simple 2D display mode, or play the display via satellite,

 Facebook support:

Apple made a quantum leap in the past with the support of Twitter, as we mentioned the statistics above. As for the iOS 6 update, Facebook will be supported as you will not be forced to leave the application you use to share with your friends your referrals or your site. Facebook integration can be summarized in the following points:

  • The ability to change the status from the notification center.
  • Status can be changed by Siri.
  • Share your achievements in Game Center with your friends.
  • Birthday reminders for your friends.
  • The ability to share photos directly from the camera application or pictures.
  • Find out which apps or songs your friends like.
  • Update your friends' pictures with their pictures on their Facebook profile.
  • Integrate your events from Facebook into the iOS calendar application.
  • Merging your friends' data on Facebook with their data on your device.

 Facebook update:

It now supports working with FaceTime HD cameras. Previously, this technology was only working by connecting to Wi-Fi networks, but work will also be supported through a network such as 3G or 4G “LTE” networks.

One of the new features in iOS 6 is that it has merged all of your phone numbers with your own “Apple ID” account, which will enable others to reach you via your phone number or your account name on the Apple Store or your email, which will mean that if someone calls you With your phone number on a FaceTime call, you can answer it on your Mac or iPad. The same is the case with the iMessage application, which enables others to send free messages to you as a feature similar to that for which your BlackBerry devices are famous, but better, so others will be able to communicate with you as soon as they know your phone number or email, and you will be able to communicate with them through any of the Mac devices / IPad / iPod touch, as well as your iPhone.

Improve connection features:

Finally, Apple remembers that the iPhone is basically a phone, Apple has added a feature in the call, which is answering unwanted calls. Later contact him

You can send a pre-set fixed text message or you can set your own text, but if you want to reject the call now and want to call your friend later, you can do so, and Apple gives you several options such as alerting you to call your friend after an hour or when you leave your current location or when you arrive at home or the work.

Do not disturb feature:

Do you sometimes forget to make your phone silent at a specific time, such as bedtime, study, work, or Friday prayers? Then you were surprised by contacts that disturb your sleep? This will not be repeated in the future, as Apple has added the Do Not Disturb feature, which is that you set a specific date and the phone makes your phone silent at this time. But are you afraid that there is something important and someone is calling you and the phone is permanently silent? Do not worry about this, as Apple has added the ability to cancel the feature in case of repeated communication from the same person in a short time, or allow receiving calls from specific people.

 PassBook app:

 

One of the new applications that Apple has added, and this application will be a way to collect all your souvenirs, for example, you reserve an electronic travel ticket and reach this application and when you go to the airport you open the application and a barcode image appears on the program screen and the employee reads this image, i.e. it will become a phone It is a flight ticket, cinema, and discounts in different restaurants, among others.

 Benefits for people with special needs:

The term people with special needs in our Arab world may always mean the handicapped, but this interpretation is not correct. If there is a small child, it is considered a person with special needs as well as an old person, you will not treat the young child as an adult, but rather he must be helped, so Apple added a number of new features such as :

Use one app:

Are you a father and you have a small child who is fond of the iPhone or iPad and you open a specific application for him to play with and then you are surprised that the child has closed this application and tampering with the contents of the phone or maybe he calls one of them wrongly? Have you encountered this? So, Apple added the feature to launch one application only, which enables you to select any application to work only on the device, and the child cannot exit it, no matter how much he presses the main phone button, thus ensuring that the child continues to use a specific application.
This feature is not only for children, for example your friend wants to browse the Internet from your device, but you are afraid that another personal application such as pictures will open, so you restrict the use of the phone for your friend in Safari and he cannot exit from it.

Deactivate any button:
With this feature, you can stop the action of any button in the application, for example, you want to test your child through a site in Safari or an application, and you cancel the back-to-back button so that you are always forced to move forward or browse the current site only.

These two features open up a large world of uses for the iPad, so after now it can be used to test students and put an exam for them and ensure that the student does not exit the application that has the questions and also cannot go back.

Update Internet Browser “Safari”:

The Safari browser is one of the best browsers on mobile devices, and it tops the list in terms of prevalence. Two-thirds of the use of the Internet on mobile devices is using the "Safari" browser on various iOS devices. What is new today is that this browser has become faster in browsing, in addition to its support for Apple's “iCloud” cloud technologies, which will enable you to synchronize the browser tabs that you have opened on all your devices.

An "Offline reading list" feature has been added so that you can read pages that you previously added to this list whenever you are not connected to the Internet.

The "photo uploads" feature is now available from within Safari. There is a new feature called "Smart App Banner" which shows a special banner to anyone browsing your site through an iOS device to inform him that there is an application for the site on the software store, so the browser will be able to access your application with one touch. In the event that the application has already been downloaded to his device, once you click on the banner, the application will open.

Support for "Full Screen" when browsing in landscape mode.

Update photo broadcast feature:

A “Shared Photo Stream” feature has been added, an easy way to share photos with friends by selecting the photos and selecting the friends with whom you want to share the photo, and a notification will appear for them using “Push Notification” to notify them of the arrival of a picture in the photo album of their device, and they will also be able to comment on Photos and see the rest of these comments, all through the Photos application that comes with iOS 6. For Mac users, they can take advantage of the feature via iPhoto, Aperture, the web browser or the Apple TV device.

Mail app update:

The "VIP" feature enables you to tag a person as a VIP, so any email you receive from him will appear as a message if the device is in closed screen mode to alert you. These messages will also be collected in a special box called VIP mailbox to ensure quick access to these emails.

  • Added the ability to mark emails “Flag”.
  • The ability to add videos or pictures to the e-mail message that you write from within the “Mail” application, in addition to the ability to open password-protected documents.
  • Withdraw to update feature.

Phone finder app update:

Do you remember the phone finder app that used to enable you to shut down your device and send it a message in case you lost it? Now new features have been integrated into this application, for example, you can stop the work of the device and send a message on the phone screen that enables whoever finds it to contact you from your device directly from the lock screen, thus ensuring that it does not tamper with the contents of the device and also can contact you from your device at no cost to whoever finds the phone .

 This is not all:

The aforementioned is not all the advantages. Apple stated at the conference that these are only some of the advantages, not all of them, and there are other advantages that we were able to know without details about them such as:

  • Redesign of Software Store, Book Store and iTunes.
  • HTML support improved.
  • Improving VoiceOver Services.
  • IPad location alert.
  • Improved HDR for photography.
  • Custom vibrations for alerts.
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Double the number of emojis
Access to contacts, photos, and reminders is blocked unless authorized by the user

Here are some pictures from iOS 6

IOS 6 will be available, God willing, by the fall, with the next iPhone release date (almost October) and the devices that will support it are

  • IPhone 3GS
  • IPhone 4
  • IPhone 4S
  • IPad 2
  • The new iPad
  • IPod touch fourth generation
Hey, this is not all. If you see some features vague to you, do not worry, as we will present a series of detailed explanations for everything mentioned in this article.

Sources | gdgt | the verge | cnet| 9to5mac

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