Apple Announcements from WWDC

Apple has launched the new iPhone 3Gs at the WWDC in San Francisco as well as new MacBook Pros and price drops on MacBook Airs. Also announces Snow Leopard.

It was a crazy night of Apple launches last night as they kicked off WWDC (World Wide Developers Conference). The theme of the night was the launch of the new iPhone 3GS, but the MacBook Pro played a supporting role with new 13-inch models as well as upgraded models along the line. The MacBook Air got a much needed price drop and another big announcement was the revealing of OSX 10.6, Snow Leopard.

To get you right up-to-date check out the press releases below.

iPhone 3GS

SYDNEY, Australia - 9 June, 2009 - Apple today introduced the new iPhone 3G S, the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet, packed with incredible new features including improved speed and performance?up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G?with longer battery life, a high-quality 3 megapixel autofocus camera, easy to use video recording and hands free voice control. iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0, the world?s most advanced mobile operating system with over 100 new features such as Cut, Copy and Paste, MMS, Spotlight Search, landscape keyboard and more. iPhone 3G S customers get access to more than 50,000 applications from Apple?s revolutionary App Store, the largest application store in the world where customers have already downloaded over one billion apps. iPhone 3G S offers twice the capacity with a 16GB model and a new 32GB model.

?iPhone 3G S is the fastest, most powerful iPhone yet and we think people will love the incredible new features including autofocus camera, video recording and the freedom of voice control,? said Philip Schiller, Apple?s senior vice president of WorldWide Product Marketing.

iPhone 3G S offers incredible speed and performance, on average up to twice as fast as iPhone 3G, so you can render web pages quicker and launch applications faster. iPhone 3G S takes advantage of the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard for stunning high-quality 3D graphics, making mobile gaming and other graphic intense applications better than ever. iPhone 3G S is not only faster, but with longer battery life you can watch more videos, listen to more music, browse the Internet or keep using your favourite apps even longer. The new iPhone 3G S also supports 7.2 Mbps HSDPA for faster networking speeds.

MacBook Pro

SYDNEY, Australia - 9 June, 2009 - Apple today updated the aluminium unibody MacBook Pro line to include 13-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch models featuring Apple?s innovative built-in battery for up to 40 percent longer battery life. Each MacBook Pro includes an LED-backlit display with greater colour intensity, the innovative glass Multi-Touch trackpad, an illuminated keyboard, an SD card or ExpressCard slot, a FireWire 800 port and state of the art NVIDIA graphics. Starting at just recommended retail price (RRP) A$1,899 inc GST, the MacBook Pro line is more affordable than ever, with some models up to A$500 less than the previous generation. The industry?sgreenest notebook lineup, every Mac notebook achieves EPEAT* Gold status and meets Energy Star 5.0 requirements, setting a new standard for environmentally friendly notebook design.

?Across the line, all of our new MacBook Pro models now include Apple?s innovative built-in battery for up to seven hours of battery life, while staying just as thin and light as before,? said Philip Schiller, Apple?s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. ?Starting at just A$1,899, the aluminium unibody MacBook Pro is more affordable than ever and sets a new standard for environmentally friendly notebook design.?

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