All Eyes on Apple As WWDC 2011 Kicks Off.

One of the most hotly anticipated dates of the year – at least within the tech world – has finally arrived.

Today marks the official kick-off to Apple’s 2011 World Wide Developers Conference.

Beginning this morning at 10:00 am PST, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage at the Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco to lead the keynote presentation.

With regard to the event specifics we’ve already deeb told to expect, Apple will unveil its next generation software – Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OS X; iOS 5; and iCloud.

According to some industry analysts, however, this year’s WWDC may ultimately be best remembered for that which we presently can’t anticipate. Music streaming? Mac OS X and iOS convergence? Digital lockers? Revamped AirPort/Time Capsule? The list of potential announcements is seemingly endless.

In a press release about the WWCD late last month, Apple said this year’s conference will feature more than 100 technical sessions presented by Apple engineers. Mac developers will see and learn how to develop world-class Mac OS X Lion applications using its latest technologies and capabilities.

Additionally, mobile developers will be able to explore the latest innovations and capabilities of iOS and learn how to “greatly enhance the functionality, performance and design of their apps.” Apple says all developers can bring their code to the labs and work with Apple engineers.

Mobile Marketing Watch will begin providing coverage of the conference today, following the Steve Jobs keynote.

Apple leaked iOS 5 "Automatic Downloads"

Some will say "Finally", some wont really see a difference but to most it will be a feature that they will benefit from. Apple have leaked a feature of iOS 5 and the corisponding version of iTunes, Automatic Downloads, which means no longer will you have to manually update your apps, it will do it itself in the background, lets just hope theres a setting to only download over WiFi. 

[Source : MacRumors] 

More claims of 'Deep integration' of Twitter in iOS 5

Earlier this week various Tech Blogs have reported that Apple plan to intergrate Twitter much deeper in their iOS, going as far as to have it as a standard feature within the iOS. For regular twitter users this seems like great news as it would mate the App much more seamless and maybe abit more reliable, but many fear that for none regular users, its just going to be another icon which you can not remove from your homescreen 

[Source : MacRumors]

Apple Has Hired MobileNotifier Developer Peter Hajas

News has broke from various sources that one time Cydia store developer, the man behind the MobileNotifier ; Peter Hajas, has been hired by Apple, with the role, "iOS Apps and Framework". A few people have noted thats as this is only a new finding, they hope this doesnt mean that Notifications in iOS will again be a no show, come iOS 5 in a few days time.

[Source : MacRumors]

E3 Expo to be broadcast in 3D

NVIDIA today announced that GamerLive.TV, an online provider of videogame, entertainment and lifestyle content, will be the first media organization to broadcast news and updates from the E3 2011 conference in stereoscopic 3D for NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ users.
 
E3 Expo (June 7-9, 2011, Los Angeles Convention Center) is the premier annual trade show for the computer and video games industry, used by many game and hardware developers to showcase new titles and game-related gear. 
 
Beginning today and continuing through June 9, GamerLive.TV will issue more than 50 high-quality 3D videos of the latest E3 news, including game launches, booth demos, 3D game captures, celebrity interviews, Expo events, and VIP parties.  It will also post exclusive interviews with the world’s top game developers, including representatives from Activision, Capcom, Disney, Electronic Arts, Sega, THQ, and Ubisoft.
 
The videos will be available on GamerLive.TV’s YouTube channel, as well as here.  In addition, NVIDIA will showcase the videos at 3DVisionLive, and will post regular updates on Twitter (@NVIDIAGeForce) to alert users when new videos become available.
 
3D Vision users will be able to view all of the E3 videos in rich, high-quality stereoscopic 3D on their NVIDIA 3D Vision PCs and notebooks when using the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox Web browser.
 
To view YouTube stereoscopic 3D videos, an NVIDIA 3D Vision-equipped PC or notebook and the latest NVIDIA GeForce® drivers (version 275 or above), are required, as well as Firefox (version 4 or above), which includes support for HTML5 video streaming.  Users will also need to select the HTML5 viewing option when viewing a YouTube 3D video: Which can be found here.
 
For more information about how to view YouTube videos with 3D Vision, please visit 3DVisionLive.

VIZBOX.tv Leading Internet Entertainment

Sunday, May 29th 2011, saw the successful launch on VIZBOX.tv a new website leading the way in internet entertainment. With a live video broadcast, viewers watched in as the website was switched on for the very first time. What followed was an hour of entertainment with a Q&A session from viewers around the world.

"The launch was a fantastic success, with 1,000 views in the first hour alone" [Dave Cryer, Founder].

VIZBOX.tv brings together a superb mix of content producers, who are very passionate about the videos they produce. It is often the case that good quality content gets lost amongst the thousands of videos published every day. Now visitors can view trusted content all in one place and discover channels that they may never have known existed. The variety of content is awesome, with tech reviews, in-depth tests, comedy, music and vlogging, there is certainly plenty to choose from.

The future is bright for VIZBOX.tv too, with many new channels planned over the coming months. "Each new channel is scrutinised to check it meets our expectations. It is very important that the content quality is good and either informative, entertaining, or both" [Dave Cryer, Founder].

All of the content producers involved like to interact with their viewers. This is a great way to get involved and feel part of the VIZBOX community. On the website you will find a 'Live Events' section, where every week you can join in and pose text & video questions to the hosts. The live events will be very interesting indeed with a different subject matter every week. Be sure to come along for the ride!

VIZBOX.tv Launched Sunday 29th May 2011

Come and join us in this live video broadcast for the launch of VIZBOX.tv

The event starts at 7:30pm BST and all are welcome. You will get the chance to meet all involved and pose questions. The VIZBOX.tv website will go online at 8pm - enjoy :)