Apple WWDC 2014 News Roundup: What You Need to Know

Apple kicked off WWDC 2014 today with their annual keynote and they made big announcements in their previews of iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite.

Here’s a roundup of the day’s news to keep you updated on the latest!

2014 WWDC by the numbers:

• 25th anniversary of WWDC; 9 million registered developers
• Attendees from 69 countries; 66% were first timers
• 80 million Macs installed; OS X Mavericks has 40 million copies installed
• Over 800 million iOS devices sold to date: 100 million iPod touch, 200 million iPad, 500 million iPhone
• 130 million customers from iOS in the past year
• iOS 7 satisfaction at 97%; 89% of install base running iOS 7
• App Store has 1.2 million apps
• 300 million visits to the App Store weekly; 75 billion apps downloaded

Here are stories that happened today:

• Apple TV Gains “Apple Events” Channel To Watch the WWDC 2014 Keynote
• Apple Allegedly Orders 20 Million Battery Units for 5.5-inch iPhone 6
• Alleged Blurry OS X 10.10 Images Leak Ahead of WWDC Keynote [PICS]
• Apple Unveils the New OS X 10.10 ‘Yosemite’ [Full Details]
• Apple Announces ‘iOS 8? for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch [Details]
• Apple Launches New HealthKit, Health App for iOS 8
• Apple Debuts New Smart Home SDK, HomeKit
• Apple Introduces All New ‘Swift’ Programming Language
• iOS 8 Beta Download, OS X Yosemite Developer Download Now Available
• iOS 8 Will Work on the Following Compatible iOS Devices [LIST]
• iOS 8 SDK Released With Over 4,000 New APIs
• Apple’s WWDC 2014 Keynote Now Available to Watch Online
• WWDC iOS App Update: You Can Now Download Session Videos to Watch
• Apple Opens Up Touch ID to All Apps in iOS 8
• Messages in iOS 8: Easily Send Voice and Video, Group Messages Overhauled
• Here Are iOS 8 Features Apple Didn’t Get to Talk About Today [LIST]
• iOS 8 Introduces ‘Medical ID’ Profiles Available on Emergency Dialer Screen [PICS]
• Apple Unveils New iCloud Storage Pricing Starting at 20GB for $0.99 Per Month
• Apple Uploads ‘Apps We Can’t Live Without’ Promo Video to YouTube [WATCH]
• Download Apple’s Free Book ‘The Swift Programming Language’ Here
• Swiftkey and Swype Keyboards Coming Soon to iOS 8
• CarPlay Demo Inside a $300,000 Ferrari FF at WWDC 2014 [VIDEO]
• Apple Adds New CFO Luca Maestri to Executive Leadership Page
• Updated: 2014 Apple Design Award Winners Announced [LIST]
• Xcode 6 May Have Revealed Larger iPhone and iPad Screen Sizes Are Coming [PIC]
• Vancouver Teen Among 7 Canadian Winners of WWDC 2014 Scholarships
• Overview: Hands-On with iOS 8 [VIDEO]

June 3 additions:

• Wall Street Reacts to Apple’s WWDC 2014 Announcements
• Rogers Confirms It Will Support New iOS 8 Wi-Fi Calling Feature
• iOS 8 Will Enable Offline Peer-to-Peer AirPlay for Apple TV
• Downgrade Back to iOS 7 from iOS 8 Beta [How To]
• OS X Yosemite Makes it Easy to Screencast iOS Apps
• New iOS 8 Camera Features: Time-Lapse Videos, Manual Exposure, Self Timer [u]
• Mac OS X Yosemite Brings HTML5 Video Support For Netflix
• iOS 8 Offers Apps Quick Lockscreen Access Based On Your Current Location

We’ll continue to update this post as relevant updates are available. Thanks for tuning in today on the site and on Twitter folks!