With Steve Jobs as the keynote speaker, Apple recently unveiled several new products, including iCloud (a file storing system that was probably influenced by Google docs – allows you to store files and can be accessed on any Apple product you own) at their World Wide Developers’ Conference (WWDC 2011).  Users can even access music from iTunes stored on other devices for a subscription cost of $24.99 a year.  This service will only be available in the US at launch time) and of course, iOS5.  This new operating system includes the above-mentioned iMessage, an app called “Newstand” which manages users’ magazine and newspaper subscriptions, will integrate Twitter with virtually everything in the machine.  Once users log into their account, they can Tweet from virtually any app on their device.  Perhaps the best upgrade the fact that people will no longer need to use a computer to activate their devices – everything can be set up from the iPad/iPod Touch/iPhone. iOS5 is currently available in beta.

On how to set up your iOS5 device using iCloud

There was also a demonstration of OS X Lion, the finale of the OSX operating system.  From what I was able to see, Lion will include full screen apps, “Launchpad” (home screen with rows of icons, similar to iOS) and multi-touch, once again, inspired by the system used by iPhone and iPad.  It, therefore, wouldn’t be surprising iOS will come to laptops and desktops at the next upgrade.  Maybe we’ll see laptops that can convert into tablets, similar to, say, the Lenovo U1 Hybrid  Of course, we’ll probably have to wait a couple of years.

What do you think of the new services?  Did you hope for other announcements (including products) as well?