31 May 2011 | Author: C. Tate
Apple is about to strike up the fanfare for its newest product and it's bringing Steve Jobs back from sick leave to give it the big push as he did for the iPad 2.
According to an official Apple press release: "Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6."
The press release does not give any details about iCloud, but recent reports in the media have suggested Apple has closed deals with major record companies to provide what looks to be a cloud-based music service.
If rumours surrounding iCloud prove true, it would be a means for users to stream their music collections from Apple's internet servers instead of storing them on their mp3 players or phones.
Apple also already offers a service called Mobile Me, which lets the user store photos, contacts lists, documents and photos to a server, but anticipation mounted when Cupertino purchased the iCloud domain name in April from the Swedish company Xcerion. Jobs' return has also piqued the tech world's curiousity.
According to Shane Richmond of the Telegraph, the Apple chief's return is unexpected: "The other part of the announcement that is somewhat surprising is the presence of Steve Jobs. Apple's CEO has officially been on medical leave since the beginning of the year but he returned to announce the iPad2 and he recently took part in an earnings call with analysts."
Apple has not commented on whether Jobs would be returning to the company on a permanent basis.
The conference will also see the launch of the Apple OS X Lion operating system, designed to bring iPad-style functionality to Apple laptops and desktops. The system will feature a 'Launchpad' interface for managing programmes.
Steve Jobs will return to launch the Apple iCloud service
Apple is about to strike up the fanfare for its newest product and it's bringing Steve Jobs back from sick leave to give it the big push as he did for the iPad 2.According to an official Apple press release: "Steve Jobs and a team of Apple executives will kick off the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6."
The press release does not give any details about iCloud, but recent reports in the media have suggested Apple has closed deals with major record companies to provide what looks to be a cloud-based music service.
If rumours surrounding iCloud prove true, it would be a means for users to stream their music collections from Apple's internet servers instead of storing them on their mp3 players or phones.
Apple also already offers a service called Mobile Me, which lets the user store photos, contacts lists, documents and photos to a server, but anticipation mounted when Cupertino purchased the iCloud domain name in April from the Swedish company Xcerion. Jobs' return has also piqued the tech world's curiousity.
According to Shane Richmond of the Telegraph, the Apple chief's return is unexpected: "The other part of the announcement that is somewhat surprising is the presence of Steve Jobs. Apple's CEO has officially been on medical leave since the beginning of the year but he returned to announce the iPad2 and he recently took part in an earnings call with analysts."
Apple has not commented on whether Jobs would be returning to the company on a permanent basis.
The conference will also see the launch of the Apple OS X Lion operating system, designed to bring iPad-style functionality to Apple laptops and desktops. The system will feature a 'Launchpad' interface for managing programmes.
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