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- Delivered at 10: 00 am PST June 9, 2008
- Opened the annual WWDC conference
- Introduced new iPhone 3G
- Demonstrated several new iPhone Applications
- Gave a preview of OS X Snow Leopard
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Steve Jobs delivered the keynote address to open the 2008 WWDC conference on June 9, 2008.
During his speech Jobs announced the iPhone 3G and the new Mobile Me service. Several developers also gave demonstrations of iPhone Applications they have produced since the release of the iPhone SDK.
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Demonstrations
- 10:50: MLB application
- 10:45: Band application
- 10:43: Cro-Mag Rally and Enigmo
- 10:40: Associated Press application
- 10:38: TypePad application
- 10:30: eBay application
- 10:28: Super Monkey Ball application
- 10:13: Microsoft Exchange for iPhone
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Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 Keynote Announcements
- 11:47 am: Steve Jobs concludes his keynote saying, "WWDC 2008—I think it's going to be our best so far."
- 11:46 am: The new iPhone 3G will be available in 22 countries on July 11, 2008
- 11:45 am: Announces the 16 gigabyte iPhone 3G will be available for $299
- 11:45 am: Announces that the 8 gigabyte iPhone will be available for $199
- 11:40 am: Reviews full Exchange support and success of early SDK development, then shows a map highlighting new international availability in 70 countries
- 11:35 am: Announces integrated GPS support
- 11:35 am: Compares the performance of the iPhone 3G to other popular 3G phones. Announces that the new iPhone will boast 5 hours of talk time, 5-6 hours of high speed browsing, 7 hours of video viewing and 24 hours of audio playback
- 11:30 am: iPhone 3G features a black back, thinner profile, full plastic back plate, 3.5-inch display and the same camera
- 11:30 am: Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone 3G
- 11:30 am: iPhone is very succesful but is faced by some challenges including: 3G compatibility, enterprise support, interoperability with third-party applications, availability in more countries and price reduction
- 11:25 am: A 60 day trial will be available with iPhone 2.0. MobileMe will replace .Mac. Current .Mac users will be automatically upgraded
- 11:25 am: MobileMe will be available for $99 per year and will provide 20 gigabytes of storage
- 11:22 am: Demonstrates integration between desktop and phone by accessing email, creating a contact from it, then pushing the new information to the phone, which is instantly updated
- 11:22 am: Features demonstrated include photo browsing, resizing, quick reply email allowing for inline replies, a contact search with entry filter and a calendar
- 11:20 am: Linked through "Me.com", the system represents "a breakthrough web 2.0 app interface."
- 11:16 am: Demonstrates MobileMe, a system for synchronizing personal information across several computers and devices
- 11:16 am: Developers will be able to distribute their new software for testing through a new "Ad Hoc" system
- 11:14 am: Announces that all applications will be available for download through the iPhone App Store. Developers keep 70% of the revenue generated by sales
- 11:05 am: New features will be available as a free download for current iPhone owners and as a $9.95 download for iPod Touch owners
- 11:05 am: More new features include bulk delete, ability to save images from emails, a scientific calculator and new languages including Chinese and Japanese character recognition
- 11:04 am: Steve Jobs returns and introduces new features: contact search, full iWork document support and full Microsoft Office document support
- 11:00 am: Scott Forstall announces a new system for notifying background applications
- 10:59 am: Digital Legends Entertainment introduces an action-adventure game called Krull
- 10:53 am: Two applications designed to aid medical education are introduced. The first, from Modality seeks to replace the flashcards commonly used by medical students for studying, replacing them with high quality images. The second, from MIMvista is a medical imaging application
- 10:50 am: Jeremy Schoenherr demonstrates an application from MLB.com for Baseball fans
- 10:45 am: Mark Terry demonstrates Band, which features virtual instruments for making music
- 10:43 am: Brian Greenstone of Pangea Software takes the stage to introduce two new games: Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally
- 10:40 am: Benjamin Mosse demonstrates the Associated Press application
- 10:39 am: Michael Sippey demonstrates TypePad for the iPhone, a native iPhone blogging client. TypePad for the iPhone will also be available for free from the iPhone Applications Store
- 10:36 am: Sam Altman introduces Loopt for the iPhone. Loopt is a location-based social networking service that will be available for free from the iPhone Applications Store
- 10:34 am: Demonstrates the eBay iPhone application, which allows easy searching, watching items and bidding
- 10:30 am: Ken Sun of eBay takes the stage to demonstrate his company's use of the SDK
- 10:28 am: Announces that Super Monkey Ball, featuring Nintendo DS-like graphics, will be available for download for $9.99
- 10:27 am: Ethan Einhorn of Sega begins a demonstration of what his company has done with the SDK
- 10:26 am: Read early testimonials of the SDK from enterprise clients
- 10:21 am: Demonstration shows the power of the Interface Builder utility, which allows developers to construct a user interface in a drag and drop environment
- 10:20 am: Gave a demonstration of application building with the SDK
- 10:20 am: Began a review of the iPhone SDK tools, which were introduced during a March event
- 10:16 am: Introduced the iPhone API available through the iPhone SDK
- 10:13 am: The Microsoft Exchange for iPhone beta program has been a success, with lots of participation and feedback
- 10:10 am: Announces that Apple has admitted 4,000 people to the iPhone SDK program
- 10:07 am: Bertrand Serlet will give a sneak peak of OS X Snow Leopard
- 10:06 am: Steve Jobs takes the stage
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Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 Keynote Information
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