Roundup of WWDC 2012
Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2012 in Mobile by Nick
Apple’s WWDC was today and the announced iOS 6 and a new Mac. Below is a roundup of what they announced (aside from the new Mac)
Improved Siri
- You can now launch apps from Siri
- Pulls information from Yahoo, Yelp, and Open Table
- Can Tweet and Facebook from Siri
- Some cars will have buttons to directly pull up Siri
- Siri will also be coming to the iPad
Facebook Integration
- Manage your account from the Settings menu
- Works with the Notification Center and Siri
- Phone numbers from Facebook appear in your contacts now
- Facebook Events go into your calendar
Pass Book
- Pass Book allows you to manage all your passes in one app. Example passes would be a boarding pass, a movie ticket, or a store card
- When you get near the area of the pass (like the Starbucks store) or information about the pass changes (like the boarding gate), it will inform you
Maps
- No longer is the Maps application powered by Google
- A new Map icon has replaced the older one
- A traffic service is built in
- Turn by turn navigation is enabled in the app (and can be seen on the lockscreen)
- Uses real time data for estimations
- Flyover feature
Other Small Things
- Smart Banners allow websites to inform you if they have native version
- Now you can upload photos from Safari
- Full screen support in landscape mode in Safari
- Mail has VIPs now (people you really want to be notified about when they email you)
- Facetime works over a 3G connection now
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