Apple rolls out new iPhone, new notebooks, and a new OS

Jake Widman
Tuesday, 09 June 2009 03:12

IT Industry - Strategy

Finally, today saw the release of the final version of Safari 4 for both the Mac and Windows.

The new Safari, which has been available in public beta for several weeks, introduces several nice new features, such as a full history search and a quick view of your most-visited sites.

So what was missing at the WWDC? Steve Jobs.

Last Friday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Jobs, who has been suffering from pancreatic cancer and took a medical leave last January, was on track to return to work this month.

The Journal quoted a source as saying, "He was one real sick guy. Fundamentally he was starving to death over a nine-month period. He couldn't digest protein. [But] he took corrective action."

That led to widespread speculation that he would make his debut at the WWDC keynote.

Apple refused to fuel the speculation, however: "We look forward to Steve returning to Apple at the end of June," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling was quoted as saying in the Journal story.

Jobs didn't show, however, and no explanation was offered from the stage.