What's Apple announced at 2011 WWDC?

Apple has opened 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference with a number of announcements. Here are some interesting things that Apple announced in the annual event.

iCloud

As rumored, Apple has finally announced iCloud service. This service is storing and distributing content owned by users of the Apple device.

For example, iCloud will store photos taken with the iPhone and then automatically sends the picture content to be stored on a Mac, AppleTV, or even the user's IPAD.

There are several related services, announced iCloud:

Service mail, Contacts and Calendar used to be called MobileMe now using iCloud. Its push mail service at me.com.

App Store and now supports iCloud iBookstore. So the apps and purchased books on one device can be downloaded also in other devices they own.

iCloud Backup is a backup service via WiFi is active when the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch in-charge. If you change the IOS device, users can directly download from this backup.

iCloud Storage is a document storage service. Applications that directly support the course is Apple Pages, Numbers and Keynote.

Photo Stream is a special iCloud photo service. This service automatically store and distribute images throughout the IOS device and Mac.

iTunes In The Cloud enable the purchase of music via iTunes done once for all devices. This includes music purchased in the past (no need to buy again).

iTunes Match is part of iTunes in the cloud that allows the service to match the song on the IOS device with the iTunes server. If there is a match, the service will 'record' so the song was available also for download.

iMessage

Apple introduced the service messages between IOS device named iMessage. The service is more or less similar with his BlackBerry Messenger Research In Motion.


OS X Lion

Apple also announced several updates to the OS X Lion. The operating system for Mac is available on the App Store will cost EUR 30 (4GB file size).


IOS 5

Apple on the mat was introduced IOS 5, the new operating system for a variety of their IOS-based devices. The operating system will be present in the fall of aliases around August to October 2011.

Some new features in IOS 5 including a change notification system. As in the Android OS, is now a notification IOS is above the screen and can be opened with a sweep of a finger. Notification can also now appear on lockscreen.

Another interesting feature is the integration of Twitter into IOS 5. Thus, as already experienced by users of BlackBerry and Android, users can do things like to tweet photos directly from the gallery.

Apple make improvements to the browser IOS with things like Safari Reader (which displays only the text of a particular web page), Reading List (to keep a list of pages you want to open later) until the tabbed browsing.

Reminder is a reminder feature that can be synchronized across the Apple device and the calendar. He also has a function of location-based reminder.

Synchronizing the IOS device can now be done with a wireless connection. This includes any over-the-air updates to the IOS.