The Green Room

Here’s the archive for our liveblog coverage of Phil Schiller’s WWDC 2009 keynote. All of our previous liveblogs and their archives can be found here. – r.

1:57

tgr:  Good morning/afternoon/evening, welcome to The Green Room’s liveblog coverage of WWDC 2009.

2:00

tgr:  There’s less than one hour until the WWDC keynote.

2:01

tgr:  Sticky watch: The yellow sticky is now active on most of the worldwide Apple Store sites.

2:05

tgr:  A few banners have been spotted around Moscone, the most interesting one so far was taken by MacRumors, detailing a new icon for QuickTime (X) and “June 19th” iCal icon date (possible release date?). [Link to photo].

2:14

[Comment From Garrett]

I thought it was supposed to start now?

2:16

tgr:  @Garrett: No, but there’s less than 45 minutes left to wait until the keynote!

2:18

[Comment From Garrett]

woohoo! is there going to be live video coverage? Or do we have to wait for itunes?

2:19

tgr:  @Garrett: Unfortunately Apple doesn’t allow live audio/video streams during the event, but we’ll link through to the QuickTime stream of the keynote on TGR as soon as Apple posts it.

2:21

[Comment From Garrett]

I hope they debute the new iPhone!

2:22

[Comment From Ryan]

this seems like a good time for google chrome to finally be released for mac?

2:26

tgr:  Snow Leopard and iPhone 3.0 are getting the most pre-keynote banner attention at Moscone West today, as expected

2:31

tgr:  Less than 30 minutes until the WWDC keynote.

2:37

[Comment From Demi Adejuyigbe]

I just want more Mac news. I figure we already know everything about the iPhone.

2:47

tgr:  Phil’s playlist: Strangely enough, one of our pre-keynote playlist choices was just played inside (Radiohead’s 15 Step). Less than 15 minutes to go!

2:49

[Comment From Garrett]

12 minutes!!!!

2:50

[Comment From Karl]

Im really excited!!

2:55

tgr:  We’re into the final countdown now. Less than five minutes to go.

2:55

[Comment From Hunter James]

Who’s doing the keynote?

2:55

[Comment From StevenT]

Will you be posting pictures during the speech?

2:56

[Comment From K3.london]

Hi from London !

2:57

tgr:  @Hunter James: Phil Schiller will present the keynote.

@StevenT: Unfortunately, no.

@K3.london: Good afternoon!

2:58

tgr:  ”Please silence all cellphones and pagers”. Here we go.

2:59

tgr:  There’s a single 30-inch Cinema Display on stage.

3:00

[Comment From K3.london]

can you tell us if you have the feeling that Apple is raising expectations or rather keeping them down ?

3:00

[Comment From Hunter James]

Nice!

3:00

tgr:  The keynote will begin very shortly.

3:01

tgr:  Lights are dimmed.

3:01

[Comment From Sujoy]

Has the keynote started?

3:02

tgr:  Much applause for the start of the keynote.

3:02

tgr:  Once again, “PC” welcomes us to WWDC with a promo!

3:03

tgr:  Phil Schiller is now walking on stage.

3:03

[Comment From Garrett]

im so excited!!!

3:04

tgr:  There are more than 5,200 developers at WWDC

3:04

tgr:  Phil’s “feeling the love” around here!

3:04

tgr:  There are now 75 million+ Mac users

3:05

tgr:  Trippled from 25 million in 2007

3:05

[Comment From Hunter James]

When will we be able to watch the keynote?

3:05

[Comment From Garrett]

wow!

3:06

tgr:  Today’s keynote, according to Phil, is focused on the Mac, iPhone & iPod touch

3:06

tgr:  Scott Forstal & Bertrad Serlet will also be presenting this morning.

3:06

[Comment From Hunter James]

Nevermind, I missed the comment above!

3:06

tgr:  Beginning with “Mac” today

3:07

tgr:  Discussion of unibody design, preference for notebooks.

3:07

tgr:  First announcement, a new 15-inch MacBook Pro.

3:08

tgr:  Battery life of up to seven hours. Non-replacable, just like the current 17-inch.

3:08

tgr:  Up to 1000 re-charges. Battery is very similar to that of 17-inch.

3:08

tgr:  More environmentally friendly, lasts up to five years.

3:09

tgr:  Phil also announcing recycling options at the Apple Store once the battery dies.

3:09

[Comment From K3.london]

how does it look?

3:10

tgr:  Same unibody design, looks very similar. Now has a SD card slot.

3:10

[Comment From K3.london]

nice to see Apple is serious about the green options, it was not a one-shot

3:10

tgr:  60% color gamut increase in new 15-inch MBP display

3:11

tgr:  SSD options: up to 256GB, otherwise up to 500GB HD. Upto 3.06Ghz Intel Dual Core CPU, 8GB RAM.

3:12

tgr:  (USD) $300 cheaper at $1699 starting price

3:12

tgr:  17-inch gets 500GB HD option. 2.8GHz. All updated notebooks ship TODAY.

3:13

tgr:  New 17-inch starts at $2499

3:13

tgr:  13-inch MacBooks getting updates.

3:14

[Comment From K3.london]

waww quick move

3:14

[Comment From Manoj Jogia]

any news on 3.0

3:15

tgr:  New display, SD card slot, battery in 13-inch, just like 15-inch. Just as expandable. Firewire 800. Backlit keyboard is standard. Now called MacBook PRO.

3:15

tgr:  Starts at $1,199

(All prices on this liveblog will be in USD)

3:16

tgr:  13-inch, 15-inch, 17-inch updates ALL ship today.

3:16

[Comment From Manoj Jogia]

3.0 is going to be launched today or what please tell us

3:16

tgr:  @Manoj: There are no announcements about 3.0 made at WWDC… yet.

3:18

tgr:  MacBook Air updates today. Updated to 2.13GHz. White MacBook has a few small changes. Nothing big here.

3:18

tgr:  All notebooks meet EPEAT Gold 2009 standards.

3:18

tgr:  Now, Bertrand is going to talk about Mac OS X.

3:19

[Comment From Manoj Jogia]

Thanks tgr please keep us posted as and when you get …

3:19

[Comment From K3.london]

- also seen all new macbook aluminum are now called macbook pro right tgr?

3:20

tgr:  @K3: Yes, all Apple notebooks are now MBPs except for the Air and ‘White MacBook’

3:20

tgr:  Bertrand starts with a few quotes about Vista, and “the hole” that MS is trying to dig its way out of with Windows 7

3:21

tgr:  ”Windows 7 has even greater complexity”

3:21 [Ad] Apple TV (HD iTunes) View

3:21

tgr:  Apple wants to build upon Leopard to make it even better, with Snow Leopard.

3:22

tgr:  As expected, Finder has been rewritten in Cocoa.

3:22

tgr:  Snow Leopard is 45% faster to install.

3:23

tgr:  There are new features for consumers in SL

3:23

tgr:  MS Exchange support.

3:23

tgr:  Expose is built in to the dock now. Same (Expose) UI.

3:24

tgr:  You get over 6GB of space BACK when you upgrade from Leopard. Nice!

3:24

tgr:  Mail is now much faster, as is Preview.

3:24

[Comment From K3.london]

no way ! how is that possible ?!

3:25

tgr:  Safari 4 is now out of beta and shipping for Leopard/Tiger and Windows, as of today

3:25

tgr:  The Chinese handwriting trackpad support we all read about recently is included in SL. looks pretty smooth.

3:27

tgr:  Safari 4 got full points on the Acid3 test, which Bertnand decides to compare with 21/100 for IE8.

3:27

tgr:  Now moving on to QuickTime X.

3:27

[Comment From Manoj Jogia]

Do you have any idea on 3.0 ?

3:27

tgr:  @Manoj: No, not yet.

3:28

tgr:  QuickTime has a new icon.

3:28

tgr:  User Interface dramatically changed for QTX, consistent with rumors.

3:29

tgr:  Craig Federighi is up to talk about QuickTime.

3:29

tgr:  (He’s the VP of Mac OS engineering, by the way)

3:30

tgr:  Craig’s up to talk about Snow Leopard, sorry.

3:30

tgr:  Craig: Stacks is improved, now you can go into your folders as predicted.

3:30

tgr:  Demo of the new in-built-to-the-dock Expose

3:31

tgr:  Safari is the “fastest browser on any platform”

3:32

tgr:  Expose works by holding down on an app’s dock icon for a few seconds. all the app’s windows appear before you. it’s pretty neat.

3:32

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Yes.

3:32

[Comment From K3.london]

it is about time for quicktime… QT’s never met the apple standards. So let’s hope for the best

3:33

tgr:  Demo of Safari 4. If you’ve been using the beta, there’s nothing new. Talking about quick loading pages – ESPN, Google Maps, Facebook etc.

3:33

tgr:  Top Sites, History search…

3:34

tgr:  QuickTime “rebuilt from the ground up”

3:34

tgr:  Quick and easy movie editing in QTX (QuickTime X) trim, cut etc.

3:35

[Comment From Garrett]

when will the new safari be available?

3:35

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Any news on Steve ?

3:35

tgr:  @Garrett: Today

@Manoj: No

3:35

[Comment From K3.london]

any sign of Steve Jobs?

3:35

[Comment From Ino]

I think it’s smart to build QuickTime from the ground up. On my MacBook QT plays HD-movies not great…

3:35

[Comment From Ino]

@Garrett

3:36

tgr:  QTX is completely frameless while watching content.

3:36

tgr:  QTX sharing: YouTube, iTunes, Me.com

3:36

[Comment From Ino]

@Garrett: You can download Safari 4 today.

3:36

[Comment From Garrett]

sweet!

3:37

tgr:  Craig off, Bertrand back on stage.

3:37

tgr:  Now talking about the “backend” technologies of SL.

3:38

tgr:  Not a whole lot that’s exciting for consumers here. 64-bit, multi-core and threads all get a mention.

3:41

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Safari 4 down load today ? So sweet.

3:41

tgr:  Ok, I’m back. Sorry about the outage.

3:42

tgr:  Still talking about 64-bit and OpenCL. interesting for devs, which is what this conference is supposedly all about.

3:43

tgr:  There’s apparently more “Power for YOU!”

3:43

tgr:  Lots more MS Exchange support in Snow Leopard. We’re talking Mail, iCal, Address Book, right out of the box, built in.

3:43

[Comment From Garrett]

haha thats always good tho!

3:44 [Ad] iPod engraving  View

3:44

tgr:  Exhange is really smooth, and easy to set up. Demo now.

3:45

tgr:  Nice iCal updates. Resource allocation is supported – scheduling, room changes etc.

3:46

tgr:  Costs extra if you’re running Windows. Built-in with Snow Leopard. Crowd chuckles a little.

3:46

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Great.

3:47

tgr:  And now a large, actual Snow Leopard appears on screen. I guess we’re moving on to price/release date…

3:47

[Comment From K3.london]

I like that !

3:47

[Comment From K3.london]

29 USD for the upgrade !!! Yiep Yiep

3:48

tgr:  As K3 just noted, Snow Leopard is just $29 for existing Leopard users. It works on all Intel Macs (no PowerPC love)

3:48

tgr:  Developer preivew out today, release in September. Family pack is $49

3:48

[Comment From Garrett]

wow thats it?

3:49

tgr:  The crowd loves that one.

3:49

tgr:  For the record, Windows 7 is *meant to be* out in Oct.

3:49

tgr:  And now, we move right along to the iPhone

3:50

tgr:  Scott Forstall takes the stage.

3:50

[Comment From Garrett]

YAY!!!

3:50

[Comment From j.s.]

its cool that snow leopard will be that cheap, but I think that also indicates that its not that much different…

3:50

[Comment From K3.london]

Party time… well let’s hope so

3:50

[Comment From Hunter James]

Finally !!

3:50

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Wow

3:50

[Comment From K3.london]

3:51

tgr:  Statistics time with Scott. Discussion of the 1Million+ SDK downloads. 1Billion+ Apps downloaded.

3:51

tgr:  Now more than 40 million iPhones and iPod touches sold. “iPhone OS devices”, that is.

3:51

[Comment From Garrett]

i cant wait!!!

3:51

tgr:  Ok, moving onto a developer’s story video.

3:51

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Great

3:52 [Ad] Mac Pro (Beauty/Beast)  View

3:52

[Comment From Ino]

29 and 49 dollars? Apple is so really smart. Great!

3:53

tgr:  Similar to other App Store video stories.

3:54

tgr:  The video moves on to talk about the new dev features in the 3.0 SDK

3:54

[Comment From Ino]

It’s so funny that when Microsoft made one operating system, Apple made 2/3!

3:54

[Comment From K3.london]

@TGR – how would you describe the audience’s reaction so far?

3:54

[Comment From Ino]

I want iPhone OS 3!

3:55

tgr:  There are 50,000 Apps now.

3:56

tgr:  @K3: So far, I think everyone agrees this is a better, more exciting Apple keynote. I would say it’s miles better than MWSF 2009. A new iPhone (very likely) will add to this.

3:56

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Even I am wAiting for 3.0

3:56

tgr:  Developer video done, talking about the release of 3.0

3:57

[Comment From Garrett]

)))

3:57

tgr:  There are over 100 new features in the 3.0 software update. This has all been announced at the iPhone 3.0 Media Event back in February, but it’s nice to have a quick recap.

3:58

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Can I down load 3.0

3:58

tgr:  @Manoj: There will be an announcement about this shortly.

4:00

tgr:  Australian readers: Vodafone, Optus and Telstra will support MMS.

4:00

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

I have kept my iPhone connected and ready.

4:02

tgr:  Enhancements to iTunes on iPhone OS: You can now download movies, TV shows, audiobooks, music videos right from your device. I assume this is Wi-Fi only.

4:02

tgr:  iTunes U also on the iTunes (iPhone OS) store too.

4:02

tgr:  Parental Controls have been updated in accordance with the new iTunes content.

4:03

tgr:  Tethering is a now formally announced 3.0 feature.

4:03

tgr:  Australian readers: Vodafone and Optus will support tethering.

4:04

tgr:  It’s seamless, and it’s ready in 3.0 but requires carrier support. O2 will have support, AT&T is not included on the 22 carrier list.

4:04

tgr:  Safari updates for the iPhone…

4:05

tgr:  HTTP video streaming, HTML 5, Peformance and Auto-fill are all new Safari features.

4:05

tgr:  More than 30 languages supported in iPhone 3.0

4:06

tgr:  New feature: “Find my iPhone”

4:06

tgr:  What if you lose your iPhone? There’s now a solution.

4:06

[Comment From jelly-Australia]

Ooooh Yea doing a great job. if you want pics cnet has them

4:06

[Comment From K3.london]

just to clarify : tethering means that you can use your iphone to connect your mac/pc to the internet Am I right?

4:06

tgr:  @K3: Yes, that’s right

4:07

[Comment From Ino]

I hope they don’t remove the glowing blue in Safari for iPhone.

4:07

[Comment From tgr]

New iPhone 3GS with Nvidia 9800gtx

4:07

tgr:  Ignore previous comment, this is not true. Blocked all future comments.

4:08

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

Fantastic.

4:08

tgr:  Find my iPhone is available to MobileMe customers only. Service available by logging in to me.com

4:08

tgr:  I think Scott has a thing for 30 Rock – we see Liz lose her phone in this clip. It’s a great episode.

4:09

tgr:  You can send a message to your iPhone remotely with Find My iPhone.

4:09

[Comment From Mohit Satraj]

Block wrong iformation

4:09

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

No new iPhone ?

4:09

tgr:  @Manoj: Not yet.

4:10

tgr:  Alerts for iPhone message sent remotely play whether phone is on silent or not. Special sound.

4:10

tgr:  Mobile Me & Find my iPhone also lets you remotely wipe all data if your phone really is stolen or lost and unrecoverable.

4:10

tgr:  Much applause for this one.

4:10

[Comment From j.s.]

from mobileme, you can wirelessly eraswe al lthe data from your iphone if it is lost or stolen

4:10

[Comment From Garrett]

they will probably save it until the end of the iphone section

4:10

[Comment From Mohit Satraj]

I lost my iPhone some days back. Can I track it?

4:11

tgr:  This is an excellent keynote.

4:12

tgr:  Moving on to SDK 3.0 features for devs. In-app purchasing (same business terms – 30/70% cut), Accessories, Push etc.

4:12

tgr:  Peer to Peer, Bluetooth

4:12

[Comment From K3.london]

how long is it meant to be?

4:12

tgr:  @K3: No-one knows until it’s finished!

4:12

tgr:  More info about Maps

4:13

tgr:  Turn-by-turn GPS developing is supported but you can’t use Google’s Maps. Devs can embed Maps into their apps too now. This is all old news.

4:13

[Comment From K3.london]

ok ! thanks TGR !

4:14

tgr:  Push notifications… alerts, sounds and badges.

4:14

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA.]

You feel the launch of 3.0 will be announced shortly.

4:14

tgr:  OK, here we go… bringing up a few developers to talk about the new APIs and tools in 3.0. This could take a while.

4:15

tgr:  First up, Mark Hickey from Gameloft.

4:15 [Ad] Mac/iPod touch rebate View

4:16

tgr:  They’re releasing Asphalt 5 soon. Looks good, accesses iTunes library (as mentioned API)

4:18

[Comment From TheWiz]

Doesn’t look like new iPhone will be introduced today

4:18

tgr:  @TheWiz: It’s likely.

4:19

[Comment From j.s.]

it will probably be announced after all this software stuff

4:19

[Comment From Garrett]

ya never know thewiz

4:19

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA. India]

Before 3.0 or after?

4:19

tgr:  Next, Dr Cameron Powell from Airstrip

4:21

tgr:  Next, Josh Koppel from ScrollMotion

4:21

[Comment From TheWiz]

iPhone news is iPhone 3.0

4:21

[Comment From Craig]

anyone have the link to the live feed, i just lost the page

4:21

[Comment From Guest]

how long will it take, guys?

4:22

[Comment From Craig]

does anyone have the link to the live feed?

4:22

[Comment From JPH]

Saving the best for last……

4:23

[Comment From TheWiz]

1hr 20 mins into keynote and iPod touch news to go still

4:24

tgr:  File this under interesting: TomTom is up next. They’re bring the first turn-by-turn navigation app to the App Store.

4:24

tgr:  They’re also releasing a hardware accessory for the iPhone that works with the app.

4:25

tgr:  It’s nicely finished and very easy to use.

4:25

tgr:  That’s it.

4:26

tgr:  The accessory, by the way, attaches iPhone to car.

4:26

tgr:  TomTom will be available pretty soon.

4:27

tgr:  Wait no, there’s more.

4:27

tgr:  Neil Young (no, not that one) from ngmoco:)

4:29

[Comment From Garrett]

do you have to have the 3g iphone?

4:30

tgr:  @Garrett: Only tethering and MMS is exclusive to iPhone 3G (and I believe the Bluetooth features, too?). Everything else in 3.0 will be available for all iPhones.

4:30

tgr:  Here’s another dev. “Pasco”

4:32

tgr:  If the new ngmoco:) game is out today, and uses 3.0 technology, there’s reason to believe that 3.0 will also arrive today.

4:32

[Comment From Garrett]

ok thanks

4:33

[Comment From Garrett]

YAY!!! I hope so

4:33

tgr:  Uh oh. Pasco demo just failed onstage.

4:34

tgr:  Up next is Zipcar.

4:34

[Comment From j.s.]

that’s no good

4:38

tgr:  OK, one demo to go. Line6/Planet Waves

4:39

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA. India]

Still how many developers are going to address ?

4:39

[Comment From TheWiz]

Apple stock will tank today esp with no new iPhone announcement

4:39

[Comment From j.s.]

I hear no new iPhone…

4:39

[Comment From K3.london]

I’ve got the feeling that with soo many app demos there will no space for other announcements such as a new iphone and all the rest

4:40

tgr:  Really hoping for something new after all these demos.

4:40

[Comment From K3.london]

what do you think guys?

4:40

[Comment From Garrett]

im hoping

4:41

[Comment From j.s.]

I’m hoping as well… but I don’t think its gonna happen…

4:41

[Comment From JPH]

Gotta be. i bet Jobs makes an appearance holding it or something……..

4:41

tgr:  @JPH: An interesting theory!

4:42

tgr:  No demo, due to technical difficulties. Line6/Planet Waves are cut short.

4:43

[Comment From K3.london]

it would be very Apple to do so – and the buzz would start but let’s wait and see

4:43

[Comment From Garrett]

someone was telling me that jobs was going to make an appearance

4:43

[Comment From TheWiz]

Jobs will be showing new iPhone in JULY .. not today!

4:43

tgr:  And that’s a wrap for demos, folks.

4:44

tgr:  3.0 arrives worldwide on July 17th.

4:44

tgr:  Sorry, make that June 17th. My bad.

4:44

tgr:  Free for iPhones, $9.95 for iPod touches. That’s it for 3.0

4:45

tgr:  Scott goes, Phil Schiller is up now.

4:45

tgr:  Phil displays a quote from TIME magazine: “The phone that has changed phones forever”

4:45

tgr:  I’m feeling a new iPhone announcement folks.

4:45

[Comment From K3.london]

…

4:46

tgr:  2/3 of all mobile browsing is done on an iPhone

4:46

[Comment From j.s.]

I’m getting more optimistic

4:47

tgr:  Comparing Apple’s App Store with other mobile stores. Phil has a little joke about Palm here. Risky?

4:47

[Comment From JPH]

Bring it on and SIGN ME UP!!!

4:47

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA. India]

Thaks TGR good night grinds it’s 12.15 am here in India.

4:47

[Comment From K3.london]

YEAHHHHH

4:47

tgr:  A new iPhone is announced. iPhone 3GS.

4:47

[Comment From Bartje]

Just say it! The new iphone!

4:47

[Comment From TheWiz]

iPhone 3GS!!!

4:48

tgr:  The design is almost the same.

4:48

[Comment From bob]

pictures?

4:49

tgr:  The “S” stands for speed, as John Gruber predicted yesterday.

4:49

tgr:  It’s got a brand new camera.

4:49

[Comment From TheWiz]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/06/07/iphone-3gs-apples-codename-for-tomorrows-unveiling/

4:50

tgr:  Supports 7.2Mbps HSPDA. OPEN GL.

4:50

[Comment From TheWiz]

so iPhone 3GS basically has 7.2Mbps HSDPA support

4:50

tgr:  3 megapixel camera. Auto-focus.

4:50

[Comment From JPH]

Gimme a date……

4:51

[Comment From TheWiz]

i am still guessing JULY

4:51

[Comment From bob]

SUCKS that it is the same design :/

4:51

tgr:  @Bob: Agreed completely.

4:51

tgr:  The new camera has tap-to-focus (self explanitory) and records video.

4:51

[Comment From bob]

this would have been the perfect design : http://www.entechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/iphone-v3.jpg

4:51

[Comment From TheWiz]

i wish they iPod Touch gets a camera

4:51

[Comment From K3.london]

why?

4:51

[Comment From K3.london]

it does the job isnt it?!

4:51

[Comment From TheWiz]

no front camera

4:51

[Comment From Mohit Satraj]

shd b 17 Jun

4:52

tgr:  30 fps VGA with audio, Auto focus, Auto white balance, Auto exposure

4:53

tgr:  Videos stored in the Photos app. Uploadable to YouTube, MobileMe – as expected.

4:53

[Comment From Mauricio]

Will ipod touch have a camera ?

4:53

tgr:  @Mauricio: Nothing has been announced so far

4:54

tgr:  You can send it via MMS too if supported by the carrier.

4:54

[Comment From JPH]

date, date, date, date!!!!

4:54

tgr:  API for video, devs can integrate it in apps.

4:54

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA. India]

Does 3.0 supports recording phone conversation ?

4:54

[Comment From K3.london]

@ tgr: what about video conferencing? videocall?

4:55

tgr:  Voice Control lets you call anyone from your voice. Just hold down the home screen button.

4:55

tgr:  There are apps that already do this on current and older iPhones.

4:56

[Comment From JPH]

I thought AT&T was only US carrier. How does it not allow tethering????

4:56

tgr:  You can also do commands, example from Phil: “Play The Killers” then “Play more songs like this”

4:56

tgr:  Built in digital compass. New compass app. Integrated into maps, Orient to heading.

4:57

[Comment From MANOJ JOGIA. India]

They record only one way communication not 2 way.

4:57

[Comment From TheWiz]

Nice compass!

4:57

tgr:  @JPH: This is pretty lame on AT&T’s part.

4:58

[Comment From bob]

was going to buy the new iphone..but now i am just going to wait until they change the design..

4:59

tgr:  Data encryption is support with 3GS.

4:59

tgr:  Better battery life and more eco-friendly.

4:59

[Comment From K3.london]

@bob: what’s wrong the design?

4:59

tgr:  Up to 9 hours of talk time.

5:00

tgr:  $199

5:00

tgr:  32GB is $299

5:00

[Comment From bob]

it is the same..was expecting this design -> http://www.entechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/iphone-v3.jpg

5:00

[Comment From Garrett]

it looks exactly the same as the current…so everyone thinks you have a plane 3g

5:00

[Comment From TheWiz]

Front facing camera would have been a killer feature

5:00

tgr:  AT&T prices for US, remember.

5:01

tgr:  You can still buy the iPhone 3G for $99 (8GB).

5:01

tgr:  That’s from today, by the way.

5:02

tgr:  iPhone 3GS arrives June 17th.

5:02

tgr:  June 26th for Australia, I believe.

5:02

[Comment From K3.london]

Good job TGR, merci !

5:02

[Comment From Mike]

June 17th, not July 17th?

5:03

tgr:  Showing an ad. Similar to iPhone 3G ad… just like the phone.

5:05

[Comment From Al3loo]

The iPhone 3GS will be available on June 19th ..

5:05

tgr:  Phil thanks everyone at Apple and everyone at WWDC. Looks like this is the end.

5:05

[Comment From Al3loo]

http://photos.media.macrumorslive.com/p/2009-06-08/m1244487734.jpg

5:05

tgr:  Yes, that’s the end.

5:06

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5:07

[Comment From JPH]

thanks tgr. great job. 17th or 19th?

5:07

[Comment From Victor]

great job tgr! thanks!

5:11

[Comment From Al3loo]

Yeah tnx ,, really nice !

5:11

[Comment From bob]

thanks tgr!

5:11

[Comment From Brian]

AWESOME! Thank you

5:11

[Comment From Mauricio]

Thanks this was owesome !

5:11

[Comment From some guy]

tgr, you did a very nice job — thanks!