Where Rumors Become Reality

03.06.2009
In just six days Apple will kick off its , which runs from June 8-12. The perennial Apple event is one of several vehicles the company uses to unveil new tech toys and software.

Just like WWDC 2008, where Apple introduced the iPhone 3G, WWDC 2009 looks like it's going to be another one for the history books. Tickets to this year's conference have been , and the tech world is certain that Apple has an incredible lineup of shiny new toys for this year's WWDC at San Francisco's Moscone Center West.

So with less than a week to go before WWDC, I decided to boldly declare the gadgets, features and software, that I think are most likely to debut at WWDC 2009:

Apple has been trying to get its alternative to background processes off the ground since WWDC 2008. At the time, was supposed to be available by September, but technical problems held Apple back. Push notification allows developers to deliver timely content updates to applications without the need for running battery-draining background processes on your device. that Apple might be finished testing push notification (as pictured above on ), and ready to roll this feature out to the public just in time for WWDC.