We're here in San Francisco (sort of) for Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference. We're monitoring all the liveblogs for the best coverage and will bring you updates as they happen.
11:50 am: The keynote is over. The Industry Standard will have additional updates, news, and analysis for both WWDC and the iPhone.
11:44 am: New pricing. $199 for 8GB and $299 16GB. Available July 11th in 22 countries. 16GB available in White. Maximum price around the world is $199.
11:42 am: Playing "It's a Small World." Deals in lots of countries. China, Japan, Australia, 70 countries total over "next several months".
11:38 am: GPS built-in. Can track you as you move. Location data from cell towers, wi-fi networks and GPS.
11:37 am: Old talk time: 8 hours. New talk time: 10 hours. Data: 5 hours. Video: 7 hours. Audio : 24 hours.
11:35 am: How does it address challenges? 3G is fast. Edge is slow. To download a file: 3G: 21 seconds. Edge: 59 seconds. Approaching WiFi speeds. iPhone is 36% faster than comparable 3G phones (Nokia N95 and Treo 750).
11:33 am: iPhone 3G. Thinner, black plastic back, solid metal buttons, same display, flush headhone jack, better audio.
11:31 am: 56% of people that wanted an iPhone didn't get one because of price.
11:30 am: Steve talking about iPhone's first birthday. Photos of last year's lines. Users love them. 6 million sol. Challenges: 3G, enterprise, 3rd-party apps, more countries, more affordable.
11:28 am: Replaces .Mac. $99 a year, includes 20GB of space.
11:25 am: MobileMe web apps are virtually identical to offline apps.
11:17 am: Outlook on Windows, Mail, iCal, Address Book on Mac. Email address @me.com. Photos synced over the air too. Fancy Web 2.0-ish access for all apps in browser. iDisk integrated too.
11:15 am: "Exchange for the rest of us." Phil Schiller: ActiveSync = ActiveStink. Macs, PC's and iPhones. Syncs contacts, email, calendars. Everything is up to date, all push. Data synced automatically both ways, on the fly.
11:14 am: Now for something "entirely new." MobileMe!
11:13 am: Apps can be distributed it to 100 authorized iPhones ad hoc.
11:11 am: If app is less than 10MB, it can be downloaded through the cell network. Otherwise, requires computer or wi-fi. Available in 62 countries. Enterprise can distribute apps just to their employees.
11:10 am: Wireless download support for App Store. Automatic updates, 70/30 split for developer and Apple on revenue. Fairplay wrapped, no charge for free apps.
11:09 am: iPhone 2.0 ships in July. Free for iPhone owners, $9.99 for iPod Touch owners.
11:07 am: New features: Scientific calculator (big applause), iWork document support (view not write), bulk delete and move for messages, save images from email to photo app, parental controls, new language support. Here comes worldwide!
11:05 am: Works over-the-air or on wi-fi. Functionality won't be available until September, but will be available to developers soon. Steve is back!
11:01 am: #1 request from developers, deveopers want a way to send notifications to apps that aren't running. The "wrong way" would be to allow background processes. New API: Push notification service for all developers. Notifications can include sounds, custom messages (like SMS currently). Uses Apple servers to push, only one consistent connection. Very scalable.
10:58 am: Last demo! 3-D fantasy adventure game. "A better experience than other mobile gaming devices." Final game ready by September.
10:57 am: Another medical app "MIMvista" allows for imaging display. Showing CAT scans, etc. Where's the Google Health demo?
10:54 am: Medical app "Modality" for med students. To see where all the parts of the body are, interactively. Kind of neat, if you're a med student.
10:52 am: Applause starting to die down. Audience getting sick of app demos too.
10:50 am: This is right up my alley. Major League Baseball app, lets
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