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• The official iPhone press release
• Mobile Me press release
• AT&T to launch iPhone on July 11 in the U.S
• AT&T’s iPhone 3G site

11:57: From Apple’s site:

Phone, iPod, and Internet in one fast 3G device.

Introducing iPhone 3G. With fast 3G wireless technology, GPS, support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, and the new App Store, iPhone 3G puts even more amazing features in your hands. And just like the original iPhone, it combines three products in one —a revolutionary phone, a widescreen iPod, and a breakthrough Internet device.

11:54: Apple store has reopened.

11:52: Engadget: “Take advantage of everything you can learn here and go make some great products. Thank you very much, I’ll see you this week!” The lights are up!

11:51: Engadget: Tag line of new iPhone commercial: “Finally, the first phone to beat the iPhone.”

11:48: July 11 – I can’t wait that long!

11:48: iPhone 2.0 will go on sale starting with 22 of the biggest countries on July 11, all at the same time

11:47: $299 for the 16GB — a white version of this size will be available too.

11:45: 3G iPhone will sell for $199 for 8GB

11:40 (breakdown in Twitter)

11:38: Engadget: New iPhone battery life: standby time is 300 hours.

11:37: ArsTechnica: In that last demo of EDGE versus 3G: page took 21 seconds on 3G, 59 seconds on EDGE.

11:36: ArsTechnica: Jobs: 21 seconds to load page on 3G, still not done on EDGE

11:35: Endgaget: Improved audio, flush headphone jack (no need for adapters) and solid metal buttons, the same gorgeous 3.5-inch display, camera.”

11:34: Engadget: New iPhone looks: “Black back! “Thinner at the edges. Full plastic back, it’s really nice.”

11:34: ArsTechnica: Jobs: Today we’re introducing the iPhone 3G

11:33: MacRumorsLive: Jobs says next iPhone steps: 1) 3G network 2) Enterprise 3) Third party apps 4) More countries 5) More affordable

11:32: MacRumorsLive: Jobs: In the first year, 6 million iPhones until Apple ran out several weeks ago

11:32: ArsTechnica: Steve Jobs on iPhone: “This is the phone that has changed phones forever.”

11:31: Gizmodo: .Mac users can upgrade to MobileMe whenever they want.

11:29: Gizmodo: MobileMe is $99 a year (like .Mac), will have a 60 day free trial. 20GB of iDisk space included. Mobileme replaces .Mac

11:28 Engadget: Note that it takes 12 seconds to make changes to calendar events over the air from PC to iPhone.

11:26: Now Jobs is showing how the iPhone and MobileMe are both instantly updated with the same information.

11:24: MacRumorsLive: iDisk app allows files to be sent to people right through the app. Phil is now demonstrating the over-the-air functionality.

11:24: MacRumorsLive: The gallery app allows for drag & drop too as well as live thumbnail scaling like in iPhoto

11:23: MacRumorsLive: The calendar app has the typical day, week, and month views. Color coding and drag & drop events is supported as well.

11:22: MacRumorsLive: The contacts app incorporates lists, live search, and Google map integration.

11:21: MacRumorsLive: The Mail application allows panes to be resized, multiple messages to be selected like a real application, and quick reply in-line.

11:20: MacRumorsLive: iDisk is integrated into Me.com as well.

11:19: MobileMe will work through the domain www.me.com but don’t try it – not a live site, yet.

11:19: Gizmodo: MobileMe works with native applications on a Mac or PC. iCal, Address Book, Mac Mail and Microsoft Outlook

11:17: Engadget: With MobileMe when you change a contact it gets pushed up to MobileMe, down to all other devices. It all works over the air.

11:17: Gizmodo: It works for Macs, PCs and iPhones. Will push info to keep stuff up to date all the time. Contacts, calendars AND emails.

11:16: MobileMe is correct – here comes a new version of .Mac!

11:14: MacRumorsLive: Third way to distribute apps: ad hoc – one app can be sent to 100 people or less without going through iTunes.

11:13: MacRumorsLive: Companies can make apps available to just their employees – available over intranet.

11:12: ArsTechnica: App store will be available in 62 countries. Apps will have auto updates

11:12: ArsTechnica: Apps 10MB or less can download over cell network, 10mb plus need WiFi or iTunes.

11:10: Gizmodo: iPhone 2.0 software will be released in early July. FREE for all iPhone owners. $9.95 for iPod Touch owners.

11:09: MacRumorsLive: iPhone 2.0 also has parent controls and Asian language support, including character recognition.

11:08: Gizmodo: iPhone 2.0: bulk delete/move, saving images from an email to your photo library, a scientific calculator and searching in contacts.

11:07: ArsTechnica: All iPhone app developers will have access to “push” messages to users. Will be available in September.

11:05: Gizmodo:Apple’s come up with a “better” solution, which is a Push notification service for all developers. This lets IM apps “push” messages

11:04: Engadget: Forestall showing Windows Mobile task manager saying its bad for battery life and processing power to allow apps in background.

11:03: Engadget: Now Apple says wrong solution for IM apps is to let them run as a background process on the iPhone.

11:02: Last demo: Game from Digital Legends Entertainment. Engadget on it: Looks a little like God of War, graphics somewhere between DS and PSP

11:00 a.m. http://tinyurl.com/4mag3d has had 2,157 tweets about WWDC in just the last 30 minutes

10:59: Interesting note: Mimvista’s demo uses the name “Johnny Appleseed” for a fake patient — same name used on lots of iPhone demos

10:58: Engadget: We heard Apple’s stock is down almost $5 since this keynote started. Maybe they should just demo their top three and keep going. 3 minutes ago from web

10: 57: Gizmodo: The second medical app is from MIMvista, a company that’s a “leading developer of medical imaging data

10:56: ArsTechnica: 1st medical app: student can look at body regions, see anatomical images and zoom and pan across highly-detailed images

10:55: Arstechnica: Modality is one of 2 medical apps by Epocrates.

10:54: If the iPhone App Store opens today, I wonder how many people will fake being sick and go home to play Super Monkey Ball.

10:53: MacRumorsLive: MLB app will be included in the launch of the App Store. Next — Modality.

10:53: Gizmodo: MLB.com’s app is “At Bat”, which shows today’s games, stats, and even live game info like who’s on base and what the score is

10:52: Any one else wonder why that Brit’s iPhone app is called “Cow Terry?”

10:52: Gizmodo: Cow Terry will be available in two weeks, no price announced. Next up: MLB.com

10:51: Gizmodo:Brit developer’s app is Cow Terry that lets people make music on the iPhone. There’s piano, drums, and an automated blues app.

10:50: Gizmodo gives links to Pangea games: http://www.pangeasoft.net/c… and http://www.pangeasoft.net/enigmo/

10:49: Engadget: Next demo: Band, written by an independent developer from the UK.

10:48: So far two iPhone app prices: free or $9.99. I wonder what other companies will charge?

10:47: Gizmodo: Both Pangea games will be on the App store at launch for $9.99.

10:46: Gizmodo: Says the iPhone is the steering wheel for the Cromag Ralley game.

10:45: Gizmodo: Pangea’s second game is Cromag Ralley, a 3D caveman racing game. Think Mario Kart with neanderthals.

10:44: Engadget: Man, please let this string of demos end!

10:44: ArsTechnica: Pangea Software is next: talking about Enigmo, a physics-based puzzle game, completely touch-based.

10:43: Gizmodo: The AP tool: knows where you are so it can fetch local newspapers to your phone and saves headlines for reading offline.

10:40: Gizmodo: WordPress says their native iPhone app is coming soon, somewhere around the end of the week or early next week. — hope its MU!

10:39: MacRumorsLive: TypePad will also be available for free at the launch of the App Store. Next up: Associated Press – alright journalists!10: 38: MacRumorsLive: With TypePad a photo can be taken right then using the camera, or be selected from the gallery.

10:37: ArsTechnica: Now loopt on stage: shows your friends on a Google Map in relation to you, can see what your friends have been doing today

10:36: @TechCrunch has list of some iPhone apps here: http://tinyurl.com/4ac3ov 1 minute ago from web in reply to TechCrunch

10:36 http://live.yahoo.com/Viru has 2,937 viewers and no streaming video, 2 minutes ago from web

10:35: http://live.yahoo.com/Viru has 2,937 viewers and no streaming video, 2 minutes ago from web

10:34: Gizmodo: The eBay app is called “Auctions” and Gizmodo says it “looks fast and more customized for the screen than Safari.”

10:32: MacRumorsLive: Now eBay showing its iPhone app. less than a minute ago from web

10:32: Engadget: Crap, these graphics look unbelievable compared to anything we’ve seen on a cellphone before … these are DS-quality graphics 2 minutes ago from web

10:31: Arstechnica: Ethan Einhorn from Sega: 110 stages in finished game of SuperMonkeyBall, all four of classic monkeys

10:29: Gizmodo: Now he’s inviting some developers onstage to demo apps. First, is SEGA with Super Monkey Ball.

10:27: ArsTechnica: Forestall now reading slides of devs praising the iPhone SDK

10:25: Engadget:Scott, we love what you’ve done here, but we’re yawning. Then again, the thousands of devs in the audience are probably stoked ….

10:22: Scott Forestall is talking mostly to developers about how to create apps for the iPhone.

10: 19: 2,885 people now watching WWDC keynote live at http://live.yahoo.com/Viru

10:17: Jobs: Next step is to talk about the SDK. 4 minutes ago from web

10:16 Gizmodo: Jobs is rolling a video of their enterprise customers trying out the iPhone’s enterprise features.

10:15 MacRumorsLive: Exchange support will have: push email / contacts / calendars, auto-discovery, global address book, remote wipe

10:14 MacRumorsLive: Jobs: The enterprise world has participated in the beta program. 35% of Fortune 500 companies have participated. less than a minute ago from web

10:12 Engadget: Jobs: the iphone app developer program has received 25,000 people – with only room for 4,000.

10:11 Gizmodo: Jobs: After lunch, developers will get a sneak peek at Snow Leopard (10.6).

10: 10 Gizmodo: Steve Jobs comes on stage to massive applause from the developers and the rest of the Apple staff.

10:08 a.m. Did any one else just have summize’s wwdc page break? http://tinyurl.com/4mag3d

10:01 a.m. Here’s the url for ArsTechnica liveblogging: http://tinyurl.com/5gubly

10:00 a.m. Watching http://live.yahoo.com/Viru for the iPhone WWDC —– really great when it plays, but when it buffers it drives me mad!

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