My predictions for WWDC 2010 Keynote

OK, in a few hours, the world will know what Apple is up to regarding the iPhone platform. Before Apple make their announcements, here is a few predictions.

On the software side.

iPhone OS 4: this is a given! Apple will release the final beta of OS4 and set the deadline for developers to make their application "iPhone OS 4.0 ready". June 18th. Expect to hear a lot about iPhone OS 4 and see a few demos of application based and built on it.

iAd: we will be updated on the state of this new advertising platform from Apple. Maybe we will get to know more about the inner working of the iAd platform from the developer point of view. Does anybody know how developers will integrate ads in their app?

Safari 5: Steve Jobs answered a user a few weeks ago about the fact thet Safari 4 was not 100% HTML 5 compliant. His answer was that this would be fixed shortly. Seems tomorrow is the day when Safari 5 hit the Software Update utility screens. Well, at least according to many rumour sites.

On the hardware side.

iPhone 4G: this one is also a given. Because of the many leaks that this device suffered in the past weeks, Apple is eager to let the cat out the door. A nice thing would be if Steve Jobs would let the guy who "lost" his iPhone prototype to come on stage and present a bit of the new device himself. That would be cool.

Apple TV SDK: we may see Apple going out with an Apple TV SDK based on iPhone OS 4. But I don't expect any new hardware as this will be part of the fall lineup of entertainment devices like the new iPod touch.

A few side dishes
Expect to get new sales number for the iPhone and iPad. Maybe an updated Macbook air or Mac Pro will show up.

One more thing?
Steve Jobs responded to a user asking if Apple would make any announcements in order to blow us away. His answer: we won't be disappointed. We'll see if he was right.