Apple (Photo : Reuters)
Apple will hold the Worldwide Developers' Conference today in the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California. Good news as the tech giant will offer live streaming of the event for Apple fans to watch it online.
For Apple devices, just look for Apple events in your Safari browser. For those using Windows or Android, watch the live stream of WWDC 2015 by going to this link. Make sure that you have video streaming app such as VLC installed.
The following are the times of the WWDC 2015 in various cities.
San Francisco - 10am
New York - 1pm
London - 6pm
Amsterdam - 7pm
Johannesburg - 8pm
Bangkok - 1am (Tuesday)
Hong Kong - 2am (Tuesday)
Seoul - 3am (Tuesday)
Sydney - 5am (Tuesday)
Below are the top five things that we should expect in the upcoming WWDC 2015.
iOS 9
Although it is still unclear whether Apple will introduce the new iOS 9 or the iOS 8.4, it is certain that a new version of the iOS is coming. While iOS typically delivers myriad of upgrades in Apple devices, the new iOS will reportedly focus on new features such as CarPlay, Android Pay, Apple Music, and Apple Watch features. Previous reports claimed that Apple engineers are hard at work in making the new iOS 9 to run as smoothly as possible. In addition, the new version of the operating system will also run in older Apple devices, according to Network World.
Apple Music
One of the biggest inclusions in the new operating system is Apple's newest music streaming service similar to Spotify and Pandora. The new feature was brought about by the decline in digital downloads and the boom music streaming. Apple bought Beats Music for $3 billion last year. According to rumors, the new streaming service will have a subscription fee of $10/month, but unlike Spotify, Apple Music will not offer a free tier option, instead it will give iOS users a generous trial period.
Apple Watch SDK
Apple will reportedly launch the SDK for the Apple Watch at WWDC 2015. This will enable developers to develop apps meant for Apple's smartwatch. Apple Watch apps run on iPhone and transmit the data wirelessly via Bluetooth.
"At our developer conference we'll release a preview so that developers will be able to write code natively and have access to sensors, and we're really excited about that," Apple executive Jeff Williams told Walt Mossberg at this year's Code conference.
OS X
New updates on OS X 10.11 will be introduced at WWDC 2015 like iOS-styled Control Center feature and improved system-wide security.
HomeKit
High tech homes are becoming popular with appliances almost connected to each other providing convenience to owners. HomeKit is Apple's project for a connected home, which was first introduced in WWDC 2014. This year, the tech giant will include bigger features.
