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  1. [00:00] yosemite - APPL WWDC coverage  w/Lee Hutchinson @lee_ars @arstechnica
    1. ] announced yosemite 10.10, the latest version of desktop operating system for apple desktop and laptop computers
    2. ] annouced ios 8, the latest version of apples mobile operating systems for its ipad and iphone family of devices
    3. ME] apple 'borrowed heavily' from Android and ios app makers/services in the latest   
    4. LH] yosemite has a relativley large amount of changes to the User Interface but not a lot of changes under the hood, most changes to UI and native apps
    5. ] ios8 and yosemite appear to be converging but aapl has said multiple times that they will always be seperate with key differentiators
    6. ] notification center is a big improvement, like a mobile phone that pulls out from the side of the screen,
    7. ] using the MAC as a phone, phone calls and sms / imessages can be echoed to your MAC, part of the Continuity/Handoff feature set
    8. ] airdrop feature now works between iphone and mac, share
    9. ] also tracks application state
    10. ME] answer your laptop available on g voice,  AAPL bringing integration, ease of use, can they pull it off?
  2. [11:00] ios8 - Buster Hein @cultofmac.com 
    1. ] most exciting stuff - backend stuff for developers, healthkit and homekit which will take a while to roll out
    2. ] spotlight - search features improved
    3. ] quicktype -
    4. ] notifications - launch apps, do things (interactive notifications, act on notifications) 
    5. ] easy hotspot - connect to another device via wifi without having to have a wireless network
    6. ] keyboard - options exploding,
    7. ] messaging - snapchat like short voice chats, can set it to expire, can leave group messages
    8. ] photos - gets a big revamp, added a timer, video gets timelapse as well, editorial controls for composition and search inside of photos
    9. ] siri - always on, 'hey siri', also has shazam integration and will ask you if you want to buy the song its hearing
  3. [17:00] swift - the new programming language, that is replacing Objective C w/Tim Stevens @Tim_Stevens @CNET,
    1. ] its time, Objective C was dated, cumbersome, difficult too learn
    2. ] swift takes the best from Objective C and brings in features from new languages like python
    3. ] also new tools, IDE and debugging environments
    4. ] both languages compile to same bytecode, so Objective C can still be used, likely AAPL will push/encourage developers to use the new Swift language
    5. ] benchmarks showed that Swift applications run much quicker the Objective C applications, apps could be more responsive to user
    6. ] Swift opens up development to newer developers, b/c its a lot easier to learn and test
  4. [22:00] miscellaneous AAPL -
    1. ]  healthkit, homekit - going into a new realm of bundling, AAPL wants to take over a new industry, AAPL getting in front of these parades with it big spending user base, home automation is
    2. ] APPL is going to support virtual currencies, they will decide which ones
    3. ME] some 'uncharacteristic' moves from AAPL
    4. JP] they need to be 'open enough' to attract partners to work together with ...
  5. [26:00] new google glass edition from designer Diane von Furstenberg's studio, DVF
    1.  ] priced at $1600 - 1725,
  6. [27:00] EU is going to invest 3.8B in robotics industry research
    1. ] the EU says robots will create 2 million jobs over the next 8 years. The twist: 70 percent of EU citizens believe robots steal people's jobs. I guess the other 30 percent are building the robots?
    2. ] http://gigaom.com/2014/06/03/europe-launches-largest-civilian-robotics-research-program-worth-3-8bn/

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DESCRIPTION: [30:00] VIDEO-REVIEW-show-1020 ] AAPL WWDC announcements including ] OS X 10.10 Yosemite ] IOS 8 ] new SWIFT programming language ] other AAPL features ] new designer google glass ] EU investing in robotics

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