Monday, May 5, 2014

WWDC may focus on OS X 10.10 as iOS 8 features pushed to version 8.1

WWDC may focus on OS X 10.10 as iOS 8 features pushed to version 8.1

There's exactly one month to go until Apple kicks off its 2014 Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in California, but new rumours suggest the company has been forced to reorganise the event because some of the features due to be showcased there simply aren't ready for the public to see.WWDC was originally expected to focus on iOS 8, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system. New features including a fitness focused Healthbook app, which would comb health statistics from various App store apps and third-party fitness devices, a refreshed Maps app with support for public transport directions, a standalone iTunes Radio app, support for voice over LTE calling and even TextEdit and Preview apps transplanted from OS X. However, many of these features may now have been bumped to iOS 8.1, as Apple has started transferring iOS team members to the OS X division in order to finish up the latest version in time for WWDC.According to 9to5Mac, OS X 10.10 is codenamed "Syrah" internally at Apple and could arrive as 10.10 Yosemite to the public. It will apparently have a familiar design and appearance to iOS 7 including sharper window corners, more defined icons and more white space than 10.9 Mavericks, but it would retain key OS X features including Finder, multi-window multitasking and Mission Control.Whatever Apple shows off at WWDC, it's almost guaranteed that the software on show won't be made available t the public. That will likely be saved for new hardware launching in the Autumn, including the much-rumoured iPhone 6 and theiwatch wearable.

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