Apple's World Wide Developers' Conference will kick off on June 11 which is less than one month away, but rumors, speculations, and predictions are already swirling the internet.
Some of the most probable or highly speculated unveilings for what could be the most anticipated tech show until the end of the year for a single company are the following:
Mountain Lion: According to Bloomberg, Apple may use the WWDC 2012 as a megaphone to reveal more facets of its new product and announce the release date. In February, Apple released a preview and said it expected to have the Mountain Lion ready by summer.
Photo Sharing Program: The Wall Street Journal reports that the Cupertino company will unveil a photo sharing function that will let users see each others' photos via iCloud and leave comments as well. Not a bad idea for Apple who has tens of millions of people around the world using its products. Many Apple fans may be glad to have even photo-sharing/photo-commenting done through the all encompassing iCloud. It is very likely that Apple will unveil this feature during this year's WWDC.
New MacBook Pros: A new line of MacBook Pro laptops powered by a new and faster Intel chip--dubbed Ivy Bridge--should make its debut during the conference. According to Bloomberg, the popular MacBooks will also be thinner than its 0.95 inch-thick predecessor. Ars Technica is reporting that the new MacBooks will drop the "optical drive and 'legacy' FireWire and Ethernet ports". In addition, the new devices' display will be upgraded to a retina display, rumors say.
New iPad and iPhone 5: Although not as probable, Apple fans may start wishing the company to reveal bits and pieces about its next-in-line portable devices. A couple of weeks ago, Forbes published an article citing Barclays Capital analyst, Ben Reitzes, asserting on a new iPad coming for this fall. The new iPad would be smaller in size, reportedly, measuring 7 inches, 2.7 inches smaller than the 'New iPad (3rd generation)' Apple launched earlier this year, accordingly. As for the iPhone 5, rumors regarding its unveiling at the conference aren't as strong. Apple for the first time last year did not introduce a new version of the iPhone at the WWDC. Instead it unveiled it four to five months later. It seems that this year, the show will repeat itself.
No More Google Maps on Apple Products: PCWorld is giving it a medium chance for appearance at the conference. Although it is well known that Apple has steadily been developing its new mapping system via acquisitions made on Placebase, Poly9, and C3 Technologies according to PCWorld, unfulfilled rumors in the past alleging Apple quitting on Google services have been plentiful.
iOS 6: PCWorld is saying that the chances of Apple talking about the new mobile operating system are "medium" since it is a developer's conference.
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