WWDC 2012 highlights: All the new Apple hardware, Mountain Lion and iOS 6 in 80 seconds (video)

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  • June 12, 2012 at 4:57 pm

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Apple WWDC 2012 logo

Apple showed off a ton of new hardware, including updated MacBook Airs and standard MacBook Pros and the new thinner 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, during yesterday’s WWDC 2012 keynote. It also delved deeper into OS X Mountain Lion and unveiled iOS 6.

You can actually watch the entire event right here, which runs just shy of two hours, but we if you are pressed for time there is a better option. Below is an 80 second video containing all the major highlights of the event. Be warned that it does get slightly too fast for the average human at times.
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WWDC 2012: iOS 6 revealed by signage, OS X Mountain Lion, and even new Mac computer hardware

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  • June 9, 2012 at 12:52 pm

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White banner with iOS 6 signage

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you would know that Apple’s annual developer conference WWDC 2012 is due next week. There have been a ton of rumors including new thinner and retina display MacBook Pros, Ivy Bridge donned MacBook Airs, refreshed iMacs and even, finally, a refreshed Mac Pro desktop, but make no mistake WWDC is all about software.

The event will certainly see the official unveiling of OS X Mountain Lion, Apple’s desktop/laptop operating system. Last year we got OS X Lion at WWDC 2011 and we wouldn’t expect anything less this year. Many of the features of OS X Mountain Lion are already known thanks to a number of developer releases. You can expect an even more iOS’ified experience with the new Notification Center, iMessaging, Game Center and Airplay Mirroring.
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Thinner MacBook Pros with retina displays and Ivy Bridge processors to be announced at WWDC in June 2012

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  • May 16, 2012 at 4:31 pm

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MacBook Pro front

We’ve been hearing rumors about Apple’s upcoming refresh of its MacBook Pro line for a while now. It’s almost certain that they will feature Intel’s latest 22nm Ivy Bridge processors, but two other long-standing rumors have been that they will have a new thinner Air-like design and high resolution retina displays.

Now according to Bloomberg sources the rumors have been confirmed. Apple is said to be unveiling the new MacBook Pro lineup at the WWDC starting on June 11. The MacBook Pros will have a slim design, retina displays and also feature SSD drives, though they could be coupled with standard magnetic hard drives for larger storage capacity.
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OS X Mountain Lion may drop support for some older Macs

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  • February 18, 2012 at 11:34 am

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OS X Mountain Lion Messages

Although Apple’s recently demoed OS X Mountain Lion may not be such a huge upgrade from OS X Lion, the same way Windows 8 will be over Windows 7, yet the new operating system for Macs does come with a set of minimum hardware requirements.

Apparently some Mac models, that can run OS X 10.7 Lion, could be out of luck when it comes to upgrading to the latest OS X 10.8 on public launch this summer. The compatibility list below was compiled by a developer and is based on the Developer Preview of Mountain Lion, so by the time the new OS hits gold state and is released to the masses, more models may be added. This is not an official Apple list.
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