AppleInsider Staff
With just hours to go before Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, two of the company's talking points may have been revealed after new Apple code appeared in the open-source WebKit project and cars were spotted on display in the Moscone Center.
A number of vehicles — one of which is Ferrari's FF — have been spotted stationed in various locations around the conference floor. That likely points to a focus on CarPlay, Apple's new iPhone-powered "infotainment" solution.
CarPlay was officially announced by Apple at the Geneva Motor Show in April as a rebranding of the "iOS in the Car" functionality unveiled by the company at the 2013 WWDC. The new vehicle infotainment system will display iPhone maps and play music from a vehicle's dashboard, and even features an advanced, contextually aware artificial intelligence system aims to assist users while they drive.
In addition to aftermarket units, CarPlay support will be built in to new select 2014 vehicles from Volvo, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Hyundai, and Ferrari. Future partners include Ford, Chevrolet, BMW, Kia, Toyota, Nissan, and Mitsubishi.
Additionally, a number of classes that seem to point to an impending overhaul of the WebView functionality in iOS and OS X were added to WebKit's GitHub repository Monday morning. The changes were checked in by Apple WebKit developer Geoffrey Garen, and were first highlighted on Twitter by developer Conrad Kramer.
WebKit is an Apple-supported open source project that forms the basis of the Safari web browser. The new classes appear to reference OS X 10.10 and iOS 8.0, which Apple is expected to unveil at WWDC, though there is little additional information about what changes may be in store.
Some have speculated that Apple may bring WebGL to the next version of mobile Safari, allowing developers to build more immersive web-based applications, including games. The company might also broaden iOS support for WebKit's Nitro JavaScript framework.
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There it is in source code: version 10.10.
That will surely save WWDC 2014 from being the most boring WWDC ever! /sarcasm
And maybe smart watches too? Probably not since they'd most likely launch something like that with the next iPhone in the fall, but it's still nice to dream eh? Love my Pebble Steel, but something that was smaller and better integrated with my iPhone like the Gear line does with Android phones would be awesome. You don't realize how handy it is getting text and other info on your wrist without having to pull your phone out during meetings or social settings until you've lived with that ability for a bit. Would love to see what Apple could do with that functionality.
There it is in source code: version 10.10.
The BGR has some blurry photos of the 10.10 screen shots. It appears to be flat, translucent, etc. The icons are still traditional although the dock is no longer 3D.
Apple puts a Ferrari in Moscone West.
People assume it’s about CarPlay integration.
Tim Cook announces the Apple Jonathan, Apple’s own car, built in conjunction with Tesla.
Tires that don’t use air, so they can’t go flat.
Electric, of course, but with Apple battery tech so it can go 600 miles on a charge.
Recharges to 80% in an hour.
Completely integrated with iOS devices.
And your house.
Introducing the Apple Pippin: modifications to your home to control all appliances from anywhere.