You will also need Snow Leopard as Mac app store doesn't run on older versions of OS X
Lion
54million active mac users
PC market shrank and mac grew 28%
Lion
250 features
1- multi-touch gestures
Nice effect on Safari
The only thing I notice you can’t do with the mouse is the zoom and pinch for icon view
I don’t want to give up my mouse!
2- fullscreen apps
3- Mission control
Quick look is cool. They also demoed spaces which some were worried was no longer there.
Just this should make somebody move from windows to mac.
4- Mac App store
Explained how developers are selling so much more.
Delta updates for software
5- Resume
Everything on mac
6- Launchpad
7- Auto-save
option to revert back, duplicate, or lock document.
No more ”do you want to save?”!!
8- Versions
a bit like time machine. You can also interact with old versions like copy bits.
9- AirDrop
wifi pear to pear service. This is something so obvious that was never done right
Confirmation of transfer; encryption
10- New Mail
conversation view like iPad
search is now intelligent and tries to figure out what you’re searching for. You can combine searches: type in last month; name; subject and it knows what you’re talking about.
Other features:
filevault; windows migration; merge folders, Find my mac
$29 only on Mac App Store in July. 4GB
You can burn Lion into disk, but it’s not obvious. I want to do a clean install! How do you do it. Apple just wants you to buy a new mac I suppose.
Favourite feature?
scrollbar!
You will also need Snow Leopard as Mac app store doesn't run on older versions of OS X
iOS 5
iOS 5
200 new features
1- Notifications
Notifications centre with drop down menu like Android.
You can personalise this to see so many notifications from some services.
lock screen notifications.
widgets for weather and stocks. I would bet this will allow you to add other once developers get the right APIs.
2- Newstand
Dedicated place on app store and home screen.
Background downloads.
3- Twitter integration
beautiful
4- Safari
reader - works like in the desktop safari; you can also email just the content of article
reading list - save to read later on any Safari version, even desktop
tap browsing (very fast)
5- Reminders
can be location based. Like remind me to take my coat when I leave my friends house. Links to iCal and exchange.
6- Camera
camera button on lock screen.
Volume up to shoot.
gridlines
pinch to zoom
autofocus/autoexposure locked by tap and hold.
Edit photos: crop, rotate, red-eye reduction, auto enhance from iPhoto
7- Mail
rich text
drag address
flag
search full content of messages
S/MIME (for encryption)
8- PC-free
almost 30% of UK iOS users don’t have computers
OTA software updates (delta) - this means much more than Android over the air updates. Means Apple should get near 100% iOS with latest software.
9- Game Center
game recommendations, compare achievements
10- iMessage
text, photos, videos, contacts, locations
delivery receipts, read receipts, 3G and wifi, encryption, writing notification
you will see a different coloured bobble on “send” when the iMessage app sees magically that the other device is iOS 5 equipped.
How does it identify? probably like facetime…over email adress.
Only 3G? that will be a big problem!
Where is the mac app? You have iChat, facetime and imessage
Networks did not know of this!
Extra stuff
1. iTunes Tone store for SMS and more
2. New iPad music app
3. built in dictinary
4. alternate routes on maps
5. multitasking gestures
6. Airplay mirroring on iPad 2 (smart enough to know when you’re watching video so as to extend image to TV screen size)
7. split keyboard
8. facetime over 3G
9. Wifi Sync and backup to iTunes as soon as you start charging it (podcasts)
Coming in Autumn. - about the time iPhone 5 comes out. iPhone 3G is out
A lot of there already existed on apps or on jailbroken apps.
What is missing?
Anything brilliant?
Just catching up work?
Are they hiding something.
iCloud
iCloud - FREE
Integrated with pretty much all the parts of OS on desktop (for some stuff) and iOS devices.
“Why should I believe them? They are the ones that brought me Mobileme”
Contacts
Calendar
calendar sharing.
Mail
still used me.com
no ads
Appstore
download from purchase history. Just the history is great.
Automatic download of apps to all devices when bought on device 1
iBooks
whisper-sync technology
Backup
once a day the important stuff is in cloud (camera roll, app data, device settings)
So setting up new iPhone will be as easy as putting in you’re Apple ID and password
Documents
dropbox equivalent. It seems to have a virtual folder for each app.
Macs and PCs.
Don’t really know how one app could share a file with a completely different app. Also, how will those files be passed on to the mac?
I think this is the start. Apple is slowly figuring out how this file’s stuff should work.
The limit here is the 5GB. It’s free so you cant complain. But will there be an option for more?
Photo Stream
Imported or taken on camera.
30 days worth in cloud.
On iPhone, touch or iPad it will keep last 1000 photos, unless you specifically save them. On mac it will save all.
Wifi only
Apple TV supported
Pictures folder on Windows
No Video here. No surprises since this is free.
iTunes (iOS 4.3 out now, also iTunes 10.3.1)
when you buy a new song it will be downloaded to other devices. Also you have access to all of you’re purchase history. (not on my iPhone though)
iTunes Match
$25 and you get access to all you’re music (either through matching or uploading)
256kb
It seems like the paid service is for streaming and not downloading. But it’s confusing. What about pirating? Will it make people pirate more?
5Gb only for Mail, documents and calendar. Will come with iOS 5. - he almost said iPhone 5
current one can hold 2800 people
Just under £19 on UK amazon.