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Apple reveals new iPhoto features

At Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco, Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, demos new iPhoto features. He shows off new GPS geotagging that allows users to organize photos using a digital camera by embedding geographical tags into photos, as well as new face detection software that...

Tags: Geotagging, Apple Inc., Photograph, Apple iPhoto, Apple, MacWorld Expo 2009

Videos 2009-01-06

Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring?

Oh crystal ball, what will Macworld Expo 2009 bring?I expect...1) A 32GB iPhone in iPod Touch form factor.2) A new Mac Mini.I hope the rumours about the sealed battery 17" Macbook Pro are false.No love for the Mac Pro?I've noticed the earlier rumors of a revised Mac Pro have been...

Tags: Notebooks, Macworld Expo 2009, MAC Pro

Discussion threads 2009-01-05

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Macworld without Apple: The show will go on

When Apple announced last year that the 2009 Macworld conference would be its last, there were some rumblings as to whether the show could continue without Apple's presence - and the big keynote speech that the company offered every year. No one ever said the show would...

Tags: Apple Inc., Macworld, Macworld 2010, Public Relations, Operating Systems, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Camping with your Mac

After having just returned from the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee I wanted to share a few tips about what to bring if you plan to bring your Mac and iPhone for that matter on a camping trip. Moisture is the enemy of all electronics. When...

Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple MacBook Pro, FastMac, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-06-16

CES attendance falls off a cliff in 2009

CES attendance falls off a cliff in 2009it was expectedwith a bad economy and no great keynote regarding Linux devices, there is no good reason to attend.RE: CES attendance falls off a cliff in 2009Not really surprising, with trade shows themselves becoming passe, and the worst economy in a very...

Tags: Linux, Consumer Electronics Show, cliff

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Signs of iPhone v3 in latest firmware (updated)

MacRumors has discovered that a file in Apple's iPhone 2.x firmware (USBDeviceConfiguration.plist) contains evidence of the next generation iPhone which has been designated "iPhone2,1". Apple uses these models numbers to distinguish between different hardware models. The original iPhone carries the model number of "iPhone 1,1" while the 3G iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Hardware, Firmware, MacRumors, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-29

Quanta to release ultra-thin (1-2 cm) notebook

According to a post on DigiTimes, Quanta Computer has completed the development of a notebook with a thickness of 1-2cm (0.39-0.79 inches) and an entry-level price. Citing "industry sources" the piece goes on to say that: Quanta is confident about the potential of the notebook, since it features higher...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Quanta, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-26

The Macintosh turns 25 (and how it was almost a Bicycle)

Tomorrow, 24 January 2009, is the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh. On that fateful day in 1984 Apple released a little toaster of a personal computer that went on to become the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface. The embedded video...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-23

iTunes Plus: an upgrade odyssey

A guest column contributed by Samuel A. Maffei. When I first heard the Macworld Expo 2009 announcement that Apple was going to fully DRM-free music on the iTunes Store, I was excited. I jumped at the chance to free my music from the shackles of oppressive copy...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Tiffany, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-19

iPhone nano drumbeat grows louder

I'm a big fan of the iPhone nano rumor because it comes down to common sense and deduction. Apple's m.o. the past decade has been: make an expensive product that everyone wants iPod, then when sales taper off make a cheaper one iPod nano, and when the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-13

Apple quietly releases iLife '09 hardware up-to-date program

As usual, Apple has rolled out a low-cost upgrade ("up-to-date" in Apple parlance) program for iLife '09. It works like this: if you purchased a Mac even a refurbished one on or after 06 January 2009 that doesn't come with iLife '09 you can upgrade to iLife...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iLife, Apple Inc., Desktops, Retail, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-12

MWSF09 Best in Show: FastMac iV

Nothing will tap an iPhone battery faster than a day at Macworld Expo. The constant barrage of data traffic in the form of texts, email, Web, GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi will drain the battery before you make it to Dim Sum for lunch. An external battery pack...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, FastMac iV, Engineering, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-10

News to know: Palm Pre, Windows 7, CES

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Matthew Miller: Welcome Palm Web OS, now what happens with Palm OS 5 applications? Sam Diaz: Palm's Pre and OS: Home-run announcements at CES Matthew Miller:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Windows, Phishing, Operating Systems, Web Site Development, Software, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-09

News to know: Macworld, CES preview, Windows 7

Macworld Coverage: Photos: Jobs fill-in touts media, MacBook updates Jason D. O'Grady: Live: Philip Schiller keynote at Macworld 2009 Sam Diaz: Apple's final Macworld: Schiller delivers but announcements disappoint Apple expands DRM-free music selection [video] Apple reveals...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Digital-rights Management, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Macworld, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Digital Media, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-07

MacBook Pro 17 (Early 2009) observations

For me the new, unibody MacBook Pro 17-inch (PN MB604LL/A) is probably the most exciting thing announced here at Macworld Expo. Not only because I'm more of a hardware guy but also because I'm a MacBook freak. So, where to start? The MBP has three compelling new features. ...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, MBP, MBP17, Screen Option, Engineering, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Macworld show floor: More than just iPhone covers and iPod speakers?

Clearly, the jury is back on the Macworld keynote this morning. The "new and exciting" announced on stage this morning was, well, mostly new but hardly exciting. That's why I was expecting to see some great things on the expo floor today. Also see: Live: Philip Schiller keynote at...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, Speaker, Macworld, Desktops, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Macworld Expo 2009 keynote stream posted

Apple has posted a stream of today's keynote address by Phil Schiller at Macworld Expo here in San Francisco. The Apple Keynotes podcast iTunes has not yet been updated as of this writing. Apple's Web site features rotating pages with new announcements today. All the information can...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Apple Online Store, Notebooks, Podcasts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-06

Apple demos new iMovie tools

At Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco, Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, and Randy Ubillos, chief architect of iMovie, demo updates for the application. One new feature enables users to drag and drop clips more easily and another helps correct jerky camera movements.

Tags: Apple iMovie, Apple Inc., Camera, Tool, Apple, iMovie, iLife

Videos 2009-01-06

17-inch unibody MacBook Pro is unveiled

At Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco, Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of marketing, announces a MacBook Pro that features a nonremovable battery designed to last about eight hours between charges. The starting price of the new notebook, which comes with either 4GBs or 8GBs of memory, is...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Videos 2009-01-06

Apple reveals new iPhoto features [video]

At Macworld Expo 2009 in San Francisco, Philip Schiller, Apple's vice president of marketing, demos new iPhoto features. He shows off new GPS geotagging that allows users to organize photos using a digital camera by embedding geographical tags into photos, as well as new face detection software that helps users...

Tags: Geotagging, Apple Inc., Video, Photograph, Apple iPhoto, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-06