Lion, iOS, iCloud profiled in WWDC keynote

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Lion, iOS, iCloud profiled in WWDC keynote

Apple executives showed off an operating system update planned for next month, teased a mobile OS update slated for the fall, and unveiled a cloud-based service for backing up and syncing documents, photos, and music. The previews came as part of the company's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, which kicked off the week-long meeting of iOS and Mac developers in San Francisco Read Macworld's live keynote coverage: http://www.macworld.com/article/160229/2011/06/live_update.html?lsrc=newsalert Much of the time spent on Lion covered features Apple has already previewed. But there was some new information -- a firmer release date and a price for the next major version of the Mac operating system. It will arrive in July and cost $30. Note that you'll only be able to get Lion from the Mac App Store. http://www.macworld.com/article/160327/2011/06/wwdc_2011_lion_revealed.html?lsrc=newsalert Monday marked our first glimpse at iOS 5, which Apple plans to release in the fall. The company showed off 10 of the 200 or so features planned for the update, highlighted by an overhauled notifications system and PC-free setup and software updates. http://www.macworld.com/article/160322/2011/06/ios5.html?lsrc=newsalert Monday's keynote was capped off by Steve Jobs, who demonstrated iCloud. That's Apple's new wireless data sync service for iOS devices, Macs, and PCs. iCloud lets users sync contacts, calendars, and mail across devices. They'll also be able to access iTunes Store purchases. http://www.macworld.com/article/160325/2011/06/apple_introduces_icloud.html?lsrc=newsalert

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