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Apple will not unveil 'iWatch' or next-gen Apple TV at WWDC - report

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Consumers hoping Apple chief Tim Cook would take advantage of next month's Worldwide Developers Conference to announce the hotly-anticipated "iWatch" or long-awaited Apple TV revamp are likely to be disappointed, as the event will reportedly not include debuts for either of those new products.

Apple's annual developer meeting will instead focus on software, according to Re/code. Specifically, Apple will push Mac OS X 10.10 and iOS 8 to the forefront, similar to what the company has done at WWDC in recent years.

Few details about the next iteration of Apple's now-13-year-old desktop operating system have emerged in the run-up to next month's event, though many expect the venerable software to receive an aesthetic overhaul similar to the one bestowed on iOS 7 by recently-crowned design czar Jony Ive. Also unknown is what name Apple will give OS X 10.10 after last year's switch from big cats to scenic California locations.

iOS 8, meanwhile, is expected to remain visually similar but receive a slew of refinements. Among those believed to be in the offing are new point-of-interest and public transportation options for Maps and a new "Healthbook" app designed to operate as a centralized hub for "quantified self" devices that interact with the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

The 2014 edition of Apple's Worldwide Developers' Conference kicks off at San Francisco's Moscone Center on June 2. AppleInsider will be on hand to provide live coverage from Apple's keynote address.



163 Comments

rogifan 13 Years · 10667 comments

So Tim's comment about new products "across 2014" is sounding more like new products in September and October...again.

hmurchison 23 Years · 11824 comments

That's ok. 

 

I think iWatch really needs to hit the ground running.   It should be what current wearables are not.  Stylish yet functional and more ambitious than say a Pebble or Galaxy Gear. 

 

The next Apple TV should support UHD/4K ,  offer an app store and additional functionality. 

suddenly newton 14 Years · 13819 comments

Inevitably, someone will post that iOS 8 should have a "real file system" :)

brlawyer 16 Years · 810 comments

I couldn't care less about an over-hyped watch - leave that to the Swiss.