Apple WWDC 2015: High-Speed Network, Music Streaming Platforms & Other Things to Expect From Annual Conference
Surprise endings and gigantic leaps in innovation are just a few things to expect at Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Monday marks the start of the 2015 conference, and there are a few things those who are interested should be paying special attention to.
Bloomberg recently reported Apple has been developing a high-speed network that will make it more competitive in the marketplace and carve a niche away from companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft. These plans included providing high-speed data at "hundreds of gigabytes per second," according to the article.
Before this innovative new process began, Apple relied mostly on outside companies and traditional network providers in local areas to supply its virtual products to its customers.
The report also includes news that Apple will attempt to compete with Spotify and other music streaming platforms via a new streaming service. Consumers can expect this official announcement at this year's WWDC.
The details of this service come from The Wall Street Journal and clearly state that this new service will be an attempt to once again reassert itself as the digital music king with a streaming service to accompany the download business it currently has.
Companies like Spotify have caused a significant decrease in Apple download sales, which has led to this new venture in the music download market. Streaming is a service that only allows its users to listen online from the source, rather than downloading and owning the music.
Apple Watch is also supposed to start getting its own native apps, according to ZD Net. By comparison, this is the same thing the iPhone did when it first launched, taking nearly a year before it started getting its own native apps.
Users can also expect to see improvements in iOS9. This may include split-screen support on all iPads and possibly some improvements with Siri.
OSX 10.11 is likely to make some improvements as well. The flagship product at Apple's core is the desktop computer and this will always have room for improvements, alongside its smaller gadgets and service offerings.
But what's going to be missing from this year's conference is the new Apple TV model, which is still working out contracts to offer streaming services for its customers. This is not a bad thing, though, considering it will give some much needed cable TV competition that is suspiciously lacking in certain major metros. Apple TV will also be serving as a hub for the upcoming HomeKit platform.
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