Final Batch Of WWDC RumorsFinal Batch Of WWDC Rumors

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference begins today, June 7 at 10am PST and everyone is wondering what they will see there. The next iPhone is high on everyone's list of what they want to see. Of course, there will probably be a number of non-iPhone related technologies discussed to. After all, Apple does have a few other product lines. What you won't see there though is Gizmodo.Eric Zeman laid out a list of expectations and rumors at WWDC as they relate to the iPhone and iPad, so I won't rehash that.

Gizmodo says that Apple has not responded to their requests to attend the event, which really comes as no surprise given the iPhone that was either found or stolen, depending on who you listen to. They will be doing a liveblog though. They want anyone that has been invited that can text, stream video, audio or send smoke signals to contact them to help out. You have to wonder though if anyone would help them out without making sure Gizmodo did not give them public credit. After all, Apple might not respond to any co-conspirators requests to attend the 2011 event.

MobileMe may become a free service according to Boy Genius Reports and that could be announced at WWDC. Evidence is sketchy, but it makes sense. Even though Palm's WebOS isn't much of a threat right now, its Palm Profile services are free to device owners. Microsoft also gives My Phone sync to Windows Mobile users for free, though they do charge for some premium offerings within the service. While the three services aren't directly comparable, it is hard to justify $99 per year for MobileMe compared to free for other devices.

We'll have to wait for the event to start for some of the recent rumors to be confirmed, or laid to rest.