Could Apple's WWDC 2012 start on 11 June, with iOS 6 debut?

23 March 2012 14:02 GMT / By Rik Henderson

Apple could be planning its next Worldwide Developer's Conference to run from 11 - 15 June, launching iOS 6 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and releasing the final version of OS X Mountain Lion in the process.

An eagle-eyed tipster has informed Cult of Mac that the Moscone Center in San Francisco, the traditional venue for the Cupertino company's annual WWDC event, is listed online as being booked for a "corporate meeting" to run for an entire week from 11 June. And while it takes a bit of a leap of faith to assume that Apple is responsible, some things match up.

Apple generally holds the conference in early June (last year's ran from 6 June and the one in 2007 actually ran from 11 - 15 June) so the dates kind of ring true. Plus, the only week-long booking in the venue's calendar in June (the set time for the average WWDC) is the one touted.

It could all be hokum, of course. Apple may well be planning a different venue (highly unlikely considering it's been at the Moscone Center for eons) or there could be a scheduling conflict like in 2006, when the WWDC was moved to August.

However, something in our bones feels that the tip is right, even though it'll put paid to our plans of sitting back and enjoying England versus France in the European Football Championships at the same time.

Doesn't Tim Cook know that it's an important crunch match?

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Android 5.0 Jelly Bean said to launch in Q3

Following a report that stated Google’s next major Android updated could launch as early as the second quarter this year, the Internet giant is now said to be prepping Android 5.0 Jelly Bean for a third-quarter release.DigiTimes cited unnamed industry sources on Thursday in claiming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered smartphones will finally begin to proliferate in the second quarter this year. Read on for more.

After a slow start, Google’s latest OS will soon launch on handsets from Samsung, HTC, Sony and a number of other phone vendors. HTC has already announced its first three Android 4.0 phones — the One X, One S andOne V — and Sony announced a pair of devices that will be released with Gingerbread but will be updated to Ice Cream Sandwich soon after launch. Samsung is expected to unveil the Android 4.0-powered Galaxy S III in April or May.

Then, just a few short months later in the third quarter, DigiTimes claims Google will unveil its next major OS build, Android 5.0 Jelly Bean. “The rapid shift of OS may not be healthy for the development of the Android ecosystem,” according to the site’s anonymous sources.

Ice Cream Sandwich is currently found on between 2% and 3% of Android smartphones according to DigiTimes, though Google’s own online version tracker puts the figure at just 1.6%.

via: bgr, digitimes