Apple WWDC 2017. iMacs, MacBook Pro, MacBook Upgraded, and here are the Details.

Apple made a host of announcements at the Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) held in in San Jose. Apple usually previews its software updates at the WWDC but, the company used the event to unveil major upgrades to its existing lineup of products and introduce new hardware.

It was earlier anticipated that Apple would take the veils off the Apple HomePod among other major announcements. We bring you the six major announcements made at the WWDC keynote.

HomePod

Apple's own smartspeaker - the HomePod is here to take on the ones from Amazon and Google. The 7-inch speaker seems to look quite like the top of a microphone and has a “Musicologist” feature that works with Apple Music to stream the music you ask the speaker’s built-in Siri to play.The HomePod will be available in white and black colours at a cost of $349. Apple A8 chip powers the smartspeaker.

You can ask it to control smart home devices and check the weather and news briefings as well. Apple reportedly plans to ship it in December first to customers in the US, UK, and Australia.

Apple TV Adds Amazon Prime Video

Apple TV streaming box will soon feature Amazon Prime Video. The app will let users stream original hits such as Bosch, Transparent, Catastrophe and more.Amazon Prime Video’s arrival on Apple TV marks the end of a years-long steaming rivalry between Apple and Amazon.

Apple iMac 2017 specifications, features, and price

Apple has announced iMac 2017 with a new 4K and 5K display, more powerful graphics processors, new Thunderbolt 3, and faster storage as well. Apple’s new iMac will run macOS High Sierra, which will launch later this year in fall along with iOS 11, tvOS, and watchOS 4.

The 21.5-inch iMac with Retina 4K display has a resolution of 4096 x 2304 pixels, support for one billion colours and 500 nits of brightness with P3 Wide Colour gamut. The 27-inch iMac for 2017 gets a 5K display with 5120 x 2880 resolution and once again support for one billion colours, and brightness of 500 nits. This one too has the updated Wide colour (P3) gamut.

Apple has also introduced Intel’s 7th generation Kaby Lake processors with up to 4.2 GHz clock speed and Turbo Boost of up to 4.5 GHz on the new iMacs. However, the base variants of the new iMacs start with Intel’s core i5 processors, and for the quad-core i7 processor you’ll have to shell out extra dollars.

Apple’s 21.5-inch iMac with 4K Retina Display has a maximum of 16GB DDR4 RAM. Though, Apple will charge another $200 for this extra RAM. Apple’s 27-inch iMac with 5K Display has the option of 64GB RAM as well. This will cost you an extra $1400 on the final price.

Apple’s iMac now has Fusion Drive as the standard on all 27-inch configurations, and the top-end 21.5-inch iMac. This is the version of the iMac with a 4K Retina Display, quad-core Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 3.4 GHz. The price is $1,499.

Apple has also bumped up the graphics performance on the iMac. The new line comes with Radeon Pro 500-series graphics with up to 8GB of vRAM.   While the 27-inch iMac has Radeon Pro 575 with 4GB vRAM, the 21.5-inch iMac with $1299 price tag has Radeon Pro 555 with 2GB RAM for video.

The high-end variant of the 21.5-inch iMac has Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB vRAM. In the 27-inch iMac, there’s Radeon Pro 580 with 8GB video memory. On the pricing front, Apple’s upgraded iMac 2017 starts at $1099 but this one has full HD resolution display.

There’s a 4K variant with a price tag of $1299 as well. The high-end variant in the 21.5-inch series starts at $1499. Apple iMac 27-inch with 5K Retina Display starts at $1,799 and goes up all the way to $2,299 depending on the kind of RAM, storage you want from your computer.

Apple MacBook Pro specifications, features, and price

Apple also upgraded its MacBook and MacBook Pro lineup with faster processors and SSDs. It also refreshed the MacBook line, and now there’s a  13-inch MacBook Pro with a $1,299 price tag as well.

Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar on top now comes with Intel core i5 processor clocked at 2.3GHz, 128GB Storage and 8GB RAM. This also has two Thunderbolts 3.0 ports, and a starting price of $1,299.  The MacBook Pro with the 13-inch display and Touch Bar, TouchID comes with 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM (LPDDR3). The price is starting at $1,999. This one has 512GB storage space on board.

With the 15-inch MacBook Pro, there are now two versions: One with a 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and another with a 2.9GHz quad-core i7 processor. The base variant starts at $2,399, and comes with 16GB DDR3 RAM, 256GB SSD storage on board, and new Radeon Pro 555 GPUs with 2GB memory for video.

The new MacBook Pro with 15-inch display also has four Thunderbolt 3 ports along with Touch Bar and Touch ID. The more expensive variant of the 15-inch MacBook Pro comes with a price tag $2799 and 512GB SSD storage, Radeon Pro 560 with 4GB RAM and four Thunderbolt 3.0 ports.

Apple’s MacBook specifications, features, and price

Apple’s MacBook has also been updated with 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Core m3 processor, 256GB SSD and 8GB RAM. The price is now $1,299 for the base variant. Apple’s MacBook with Intel Core i5 processor clocked at 1.3Ghz and coupled with 512GB storage will cost $1,599.

Ios 11

Apple's forthcoming OS - iOS 11 will have an improved Siri and automatic do not disturb driving mode amongst others.

The new iOS 11 software also has some pretty social updates, like an update to Siri with improved speech, the ability to help translate sentences into different languages, and on-device learnings that suggest actions based on what you do on your iPhone or device.

Apple will revamp the App Store, a first major overhaul in nine years. The App Store is being revamped for better discovery and offer tips on how to use various popular apps.Apple will also bring back the popular 'App of the Day' section.

Siri can now translate English into five different languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian and Spanish, with more coming in the future.The company will introduce a number of effects into the Live Photos feature as well.

Ipad Pro

A new iPad Pro with a new 10.5-inch model has been introduced. The new model features a 12-megapixel camera, similar to the iPhone 7, with a 7MP selfie snapper. It supports USB 3.0 now and has 10 hours of battery backup. With this, the iPad Pro will now be available in three different sizes.

The new 10.5-inch iPad Pro is up for order now. It starts at a 64GB storage configuration priced at $649.