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Apple WWDC 2006

: CNET brings you the latest from the conference
(8/4/2006; updated 8/8/2006)
With weeks of speculation behind us, the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference guarantees one thing: new iStuff. Because 2006 has been a relatively slow year for Apple--its focus landing largely on the MacBook and processor and OS improvements--iPod fans and the gadget-hungry hordes wait primed for new gear. CNET's camping out at San Francisco's Moscone Center to bring you all the Apple news and your first look at any new products.

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard preview and slide show

Although it won't be stores until spring 2007, Steve Jobs has given the world a preview of the next Apple operating system.

Kent German

No iPhone at WWDC: Back to the waiting game

So despite all the rumors of an iPhone, Apple did not unveil anything related to a cell phone at its Worldwide Developers Conference today. The new Ma... (Read more)

Posted by: Kent German, Mon Aug 07 14:39:00 PDT 2006

James Kim

Post-WWDC keynote impressions

Now that was a Monday morning. Properly caffeinated and ready to go with my wireless input device at Moscone West, I waited anxiously for the bassy P... (Read more)

Posted by: James Kim, Mon Aug 07 12:34:00 PDT 2006

Andrew Gruen

Macs are cheaper than PCs? Yes

As Rich Brown posted earlier this morning, the the new Mac Pro is here. Now that all Apple's machines run on commodity, Intel-based hardware, Apple c... (Read more)

Posted by: Andrew Gruen, Mon Aug 07 12:33:00 PDT 2006

James Kim

A glimpse at Mac OS X Leopard

Scott Forstall (VP of platform experience) has joined Jobs onstage to give a preview of Leopard. There are 10 major highlights of Leopard (though Stev... (Read more)

Posted by: James Kim, Mon Aug 07 10:34:00 PDT 2006

Dan Ackerman

Apple basks in Intel-pimped sales numbers

While Steve Jobs and friends are onstage talking about the high-end glory of the new Xeon-powered Mac Pro (see Rich Brown's blog about that), a bunch ... (Read more)

Posted by: Dan Ackerman, Mon Aug 07 10:27:00 PDT 2006

James Kim

Apple debuts new Mac Pro

After a few weeks of intense speculation about what would be launched at Apple's WWDC, we now know what's real and what rumors are still up for discus... (Read more)

Posted by: James Kim, Mon Aug 07 10:14:00 PDT 2006

Rich Brown

Good-bye, Power Mac; hello, Mac Pro

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is underway as I type this, and the word is that they just announced the Apple Mac Pro, the Intel Xeon-based r... (Read more)

Posted by: Rich Brown, Mon Aug 07 09:57:00 PDT 2006

James Kim

Almost show time

San Francisco--I'm here at the Moscone Center, just about five minutes away from Steve Jobs keynote at WWDC 2006. There's a rave-like atmosphere in th... (Read more)

Posted by: James Kim, Mon Aug 07 09:50:00 PDT 2006

Matthew Elliott

What will we see from Apple next week?

Let the speculation begin. Apple's World Wide Developers Conference kicks off next Monday in San Francisco, and rumors are, of course, flying about w... (Read more)

Posted by: Matthew Elliott, Fri Aug 04 06:22:00 PDT 2006


Apple meets developers at WWDC

Roundup: It's always a big to-do when Steve Jobs takes the stage. This time around, in San Francisco for his Worldwide Developer's Conference, he's talking the Leopard version of Mac OS.


Mac Minute: Mac Pro and spots of the Leopard

Steve jobs announced a new Intel-based Mac desktop during his keynote speech at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference and gave a brief preview of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard.


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Behind the curtain at WWDC 2006
Behind the curtain at WWDC 2006
A glimpse through the windows of San Francisco's Moscone Center Friday morning offers a preview of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference.
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Apple developers rev up in S.F.
Apple developers rev up in S.F.
CNET's Neha Tiwari talks with local and international conference-goers about the new Mac Pro, Xserve and what intrigues them the most at the conference.
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Apple creates Spaces for virtual desktops
Apple creates Spaces for virtual desktops
Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces "Spaces," a new application for the Leopard operating system that enables users to group different applications in separate environments.
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New feature sends Macs back in time
New feature sends Macs back in time
Apple Computer's vice president of platform experience, Scott Forstall, demonstrates the company's new application, Time Machine.
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A look at the new Mac Pro
A look at the new Mac Pro
Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, shows off the new Mac Pro based on Intel's Xeon 5100 processor.
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Apple: 30 years and counting
Apple: 30 years and counting
CNET's Charles Cooper, Ina Fried, Scott Ard, and James Kim talk about using, covering, and marveling at Apple. How did the company get this far, and what's in its future?
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