The Apple Watch wearable, which costs from $349 to $17,000, went on sale in late April, but there have been long shipping delays for customers ordering the device. It was initially only available online, which meant you couldn't walk into an Apple Store and walk out with the device. Apple on Thursday said the Apple Watch will be available in its brick-and-mortar retail stores within two weeks. And the company said all orders placed through May in the online store will ship to customers within two weeks -- except for the $1,099 42mm space black stainless steel with space black link bracelet. In addition, Apple said it's expanding the availability of Apple Watch to seven more countries, including Italy, Mexico, South Korea, Spain and Taiwan, starting June 26.

WWDC won't be all about software and services that consumers can see and use, We'll likely also hear about efforts under the hood, including developer tools and an update to Swift, the programming language Apple first revealed at last year's WWDC, The company hoped Swift would make coding for apps easier, faster and more stable, while creating results that perform better in the end, It essentially promised to be a sort of a holy grail for developers, While a discussion about iphone x screen protector qoo10 Swift could get technical really fast, it's something developers want to hear about, WWDC is for them, after all..

Apple Pay, the company's new mobile payments service, could see some additions at WWDC, including a possible rewards program. It has grown quickly since Apple launched it in October, though Apple now faces more competition from Google's Android Pay, announced in late May, and Samsung's mobile payments service, called Samsung Pay. There also could be updates to HomeKit at WWDC. Apple first talked about HomeKit at its developer conference last year, but we haven't heard much from the company since then. The feature allows developers to integrate controls for door locking, light dimming, and other home automation gadgets and features into iOS apps for the iPhone and iPad. That means users can control various connected devices from one app -- even using Apple's digital voice assistant, Siri -- rather than switching back and forth between different programs.

Apple signed up many initial HomeKit partners, including thermostat-maker Honeywell and smart lock-maker August, There has been talk of delays, but Apple denied the reports and some partners announced products in early June, Lighting provider Lutron this week became one of the first companies to launch HomeKit-compatible hardware with its Caséta Wireless Lighting Starter Kit, We could hear about even more partners at WWDC or other ways HomeKit can be used, People have been waiting for iphone x screen protector qoo10 a new Apple TV and streaming service for years, but they won't make an appearance at WWDC, Instead, they're something we'd likely hear about later this year or even next year after Apple secures all the deals with the content companies it needs to offer a complete product..

What Apple could talk about Monday is software that allows developers to make apps for Apple TV. But even such a minor update may not come until later this year. To get everything that does come out of WWDC, tune back to CNET for our live blog and full coverage of the event. Updated at 8:55 a.m. PT with information about Apple Watch availability in stores. The Worldwide Developers Conference is all about software, software and more software. You'll have to wait for more devices -- including Apple TV.