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.
Announcements
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
Steve Jobs WWDC 2008 Keynote Information
- Apple.com: WWDC Official Website
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Delivered at 10
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Opened the annual WWDC conference
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Introduced new iPhone 3G
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Demonstrated several new iPhone Applications
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Gave a preview of OS X Snow Leopard
