WWDC 2009 Announcements

By Michael Huang on June 8, 2009 10:37 AM | 0 Comments

At the WWDC today, Apple started off with a bunch of new hardware releases.

New unibody MacBook Pros

$300 less
Faster Processors
More RAM - 8GB
Non-removable battery
SD Card instead of ExpressCard
$1,699US: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD
$1,999US: 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 320GB
$2,299US: 2.80GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M + 9600M GT graphics, 500GB HDD

New 13" MacBook Pro

$1,199US: 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 160GB HDD
$1,499US: 2.53GHz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 250GB HDD

MacBook Air:

$1,499US: 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 120GB HDD
$1,799US: 2.13GHz Core 2 Duo, 2GB DDR3 RAM, GeForce 9400M graphics, 128GB SSD

Snow Leopard:

$29 Single User, $49 Family Pack
Handwriting Recognition
Exchange 2007 Support

iPhone

Tethering
MMS

iPhone 3GS

Twice as Fast as iPhone 3G
3 MP autofocus camera - also does video
7.2Mbps HSDPA
Voice Control
Nike+ support
Hardware Encryption
Better Battery Life: 5 hours 3G talk time, 9 hours of WiFI internet.
$199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB.
June 19 Release Date
iPhone 3G 8 GB stays on market for $99

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