Apple said today that it will hold its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco from June 10-14.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Pacific on April 25. But act fast; in recent years, tickets for the event have sold out within hours.
Tickets cost $1,599 each, and buyers must be part of the iOS Developer, iOS Developer Enterprise, or Mac Developer programs as of 5:30 a.m. Pacific this morning. Developers who are 13-17 years old must have an eligible parent or guardian buy their ticket; student scholarships are available.
"We look forward to gathering at WWDC 2013 with the incredible community of iOS and OS X developers," Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, said in a statement. "Our developers have had the most prolific and profitable year ever, and we're excited to show them the latest advances in software technologies and developer tools to help them create innovative new apps. We can't wait to get new versions of iOS and OS X into their hands at WWDC."
Apple promised an in-depth look at "what's next in iOS and OS X." Last year's WWDC provided a sneak peek at iOS 6 and Mac OS X Mountain Lion, and included the launch of the 15-inch MacBook with Retina display.
There were rumors that Apple might unveil its next-gen iPhone at WWDC in order to keep up with rival Samsung, which released its Galaxy S4 smartphone this week here in the U.S. But during a first-quarter earnings call last night, Apple CEO Tim Cook suggested that Cupertino will not release any new products until the fall.
Cook said that Apple is working on "amazing new hardware, software, and services that we can't wait to introduce this fall and throughout 2014." When asked to elaborate during the Q&A, Cook would only say "I don't want to be more specific, but I'm just saying we've got some really great stuff coming in the fall and across all of 2014."
As a result, we'll probably get a look at iOS 7 in June, in advance of a fall iPhone release. But we'll have to wait a few more weeks to see what else Apple has up its sleeve. Let us know in the comments what you'd like to see Cupertino reveal.
UPDATE: This year's WWDC sold out in approximately two minutes.
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