The Apple Beat: Countdown to Apple's WWDC 2011

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco - A few hours away from the 2011 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference and expectations are running high on what the upcoming announcements  will mean for Apple and for the technology sector. iCloud, Apple's new streaming delivery service is expected to be big news, specially if it can deliver an entirely new model of content distribution to its hundreds of millions of existing iTunes users. Here's what we expect today.

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iTunes offers up NBA Finals

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Will the Miami Heat prove that you can win it all in one year as long as you get the best player in the league to take his talents to South Beach or will the determined Dallas Mavericks prove that hard work, experience and sweet-shooting 7-footers can make the difference? Whatever the outcome of this year's NBA Finals, one thing is certain, iTunes is making the games accessible as a$6.99 all-inclusive season pass or you can download each game for $1.99.  Episodes come in HD and are good to go on iPhones, iPads or iPod Touches as well as desktops and notebooks. Best of all, no annoying Sprite commercials with people exploding into liquid. As for the finals, we're for the underdogs, Dallas in 6.

Audi debuts new 553 hp R8 GT Spyder

Can one improve on perfection? Audi just took the wraps off a new 553 hp R8 GT Spyder. Featuring Audi's 5.2-litre direct injection V10 engine, with a throaty 552bhp (up from 518bhp) and torque to 398lb ft (from 391lb ft). The new R8 will hit 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds and can attain a 197mph top speed. Production will be limited to 333 units and those lucky enough to get on the shortlist for GT Spyder will spend around $187,000.

Game On: 20 new games released for Xperia PLAY

Sony Ericsson announced  more than 20 new games, including 10 exclusive titles, optimized for the shiny new PSP smartphone. The new games, many of which will be showcased at the world’s leading games expo, E3, June 7-9, add to the more than 60 titles already available for Xperia PLAY.

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