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1. Apple iTunes update disables Palm sync

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... version of its iTunes software. Predictably, iTunes 9.0.2 blocks the Palm Pre's ability to sync media files with the popular application. According to Pre Central, iTunes successfully launches when the ...

2. Apple lines up against Palm, Microsoft. And Apple

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... Apple upped their game against Microsoft.   Apple vs. Apple It was kind of ironic to watch Steve Jobs argue that single use devices like the Flip camera and Kindle couldn’t compete with Swiss Army ...

3. Macworld 2010 to feature Indie developers

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... with "key audiences," including media, retailers, consumers and potential investors. San Francisco (CA) - IDG World Expo has confirmed that Macworld 2010 will feature a show floor area dedicated exclusively ...

4. Apple bans "Hottest Girls" app for the iPhone

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   Club Cupertino has unceremoniously banned the popular "Hottest Girls" application for the iPhone. Unconfirmed rumors of an Apple ban began to circulate on Thursday when access to the erotic application ...

5. Escalation Studios resurrects Doom for the iPhone

   (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

   ... with plenty of gory challenges for both novice and experienced gamers. According to Id Software co-founder John Carmack, the application will run on OS 2.x-based iPhone and iPod touch devices. Carmack ...

6. Apple and AT&T explain Sling Player block

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... restriction is not limited to the iPhone. The main concern of AT&T is the reliability of its wireless network. “It’s about making sure all our customers have access to the wireless network,” Siegel ...

7. SlingPlayer shot down for iPhone App Store

   (Mobility/Mobility Features)

   ... direct competition.  In March, AT&T changed its terms of service to prohibit the offering of services like that of SlingPlayer on its network. If AT&T’s request to Apple for application removal ...

8. WWDC 2009: June 12-18 with possible Jobs keynote

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... touch. We should see double storage capacity, 3G HSPA support for "twice as fast" cellular data, and custom-designed GPUs and CPUs aimed to leapfrog portable gaming devices like Sony's PSP to position ...

9. iPhone: Renegade app store opens but Apple wants to kill it

   (Software/Software Features)

   ... heard of Cydia because it cannot be used unless you jailbreak your iPhone, a hacking process that preps the handset for running Apple-sanctioned programs. As of today, The Cydia Store gets into the game ...

10. Who needs Steve Jobs, anyway?

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... events centered around Steve Jobs and his showmanship. While many fans would like to believe Apple's marketing will turn to old practices once Steve Jobs gets back from his medical leave, in reality ...

11. Updated Mac desktops arrive March 24, as does a "pleasant surprise"

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and Nvidia'sGPUs, along with the DisplayPort interconnect with HDCP copy-protection technology. This doesn't mean Apple doesn't have a wildcard up its sleeve. On the contrary, sources mention a "pleasant ...

12. Apple steals Valentine's Day: Delays 17" MacBook Pro until after Feb 19

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... February 19. No reasons were given for the delay though some sources report some component makers in the Apple's supply chain were unable to meet the company's tight schedule. Chicago (IL) - If you were ...

13. Up next for Apple TV: Networked cable television

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... can deliver "TV" into Apple TV At its core, Tru2way leverages Sun's Java environment which acts as an intermediary translating cable's digital services on a target platform. It can "understand" the ...

14. Apple to ship iLife '09 tomorrow

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... To this date, iLife remains an important part of the overall Mac appeal that entices new users to the Mac fold. It is remarkable that despite years of iLife existence Windows PCs still lack such tightly ...

15. Big News Around CES That Got Little Coverage

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    There were some interesting things that happened during CES that were game changers which didn't get a lot of coverage because so many of us were focused on things like the Palm Pre which attracted ...

16. UPDATED: Will CES kill Macworld?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... with plans for Macworld 2010 - even without Apple. At the same time, CES organizers have seized the opportunity and are now openly inviting Macworld attendees to exhibit at CES 2010 in an all new Apple-related ...

17. Apple's Keynote Remote arrives at the App Store, priced at $0.99

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... how Apple TV and desktop iTunes pair with Apple's Remote application for the iPhone.To do this, open Keynote on your Mac and go to Preferences found in Keynote menu. Click the Remote tab and then choose ...

18. Why the DRM-free iTunes Store is a rip-off

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... was Apple who finally had to bend to meet the labels' needs: a variable pricing model, thereby killing the uniform 99 cents a song deal that turned the iTunes Store into such a huge success. At the ...

19. Post-Jobs Apple to profit from content and services, not just gadgets

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... making great gadgets, it just won't unveil them come every January. Yesterday's keynote taught us of two new trends at Apple - content and services. Both of these might contribute significantly to the ...

20. Microsoft renews commitment to Macs, upgrades Entourage

    (Software/Software Brief)

    Redmond (WA) - Yesterday, Microsoft delivered Entourage for Exchange Web Services (Entourage EWS) Beta, which is part of Microsoft’s "Mac Business Unit" (MacBU) "long-term commitment to deliver Microsoft ...

21. Macworld 2009: iTunes now DRM-free, iPhone music purchases over 3G network are a go

    (Games and Entertainment/Games and Entertainment Features)

    ... (not just WiFi). To persuade carriers and labels into these concessions, Apple agreed to variable-pricing policy that will tweak the uniform 99 cents pricing model with three different price points ...

22. Macworld 2009: Apple unveils new 17" MacBook Pro with 8 hour battery

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... with a faster front-side bus and processor, Nvidia graphics, DisplayPort interconnect with HDCP content protection, LED-backlit glossy display, and all of it wrapped up inside Apple’s unibody aluminum ...

23. Macworld 2009: Apple unleashes iWork '09 and cloud-based iWork.com beta

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... slides, users simply swipe their finger back and forth. Word processing application Pages adds 40 new document templates and a new full-screen view that maximizes the editing area while pushing all ...

24. Macworld 2009: Apple unveils iLife '09

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... that sells playing lessons from celebrity artists on various songs. Their photo management application iPhoto brings Faces feature that helps organize large photo libraries by faces (like Google's Picasa ...

25. Macworld 2009: Last-minute rumor round-up

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... applications and differentiate it from Google Docs.One more thing #1: Ultra-thin, ultra-light $600 Mac netbookA recession combined with an increasing popularity of cheap, sub-10" notebooks and Apple's ...

26. Five (possible) reasons why Jobs will not be at Macworld

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... its decision not to be at Macworld may just have financial reasons. And there is some substance to that claim. There's no denying that the big tradeshows are dying. Remember Comdex? E3? Even CES was hit ...

27. Macworld 2009: Apple's iWork and iLife as cloud services?

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... first floated the iWork cloud rumor, citing multiple "reliable sources." Weintraub recently added another rumor about a Web-based version of iMovie. Described as "Internet video in the Cloud for the YouTube ...

28. Steve Jobs health rumor is back just in time for Macworld

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ... that an industry source, even if it was previously 100% correct, may not be enough for an article. However, Apple has not handled the Steve Jobs health topic with the necessary care either - and if Gizmodo’s ...

29. iPhone, yours for only $99

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... 3G promotion yesterday, there was no $99 iPhone, but simply the regular 8 GB and 16 GB iPhone, both offered with a discount of $2. The retail chain said it would match rival's advertised iPhone prices ...

30. Dell pitches MacBook Air rival, Sony enters netbook market

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... company remains mum on a MacBook Air successor, although Apple is expected to announce a $600 Mac netbook at MacWorld Expo in early January. Chicago (IL) – Expect IT to begin 2009 with two major announcements ...

31. Rumor mill dishes out iPhone nano

    (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

    ... anyway, despite those pieces of "evidence" popping up all over the Web with a "smaller, cheaper" tagline. If we exclude enthusiast drawings and wish-lists of features, the only so-called evidence of iPhone ...

32. Jobs will continue speaking, just not at Macworld

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... year like clockwork, this change signals a new era of releasing innovative devices when it's appropriate to do so. The Wall Street Journal raises renewed questions over Jobs' health. But are all of us ...

33. Analyst feels Apple will unveil its new netbook next month

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... and Expo in January. He claims the two books will be linked to the Apple App Store - just as the iPhone is. Gottheil claims he has no insider information, no sources, but rather has come to this conclusion ...

34. Turn your iPhone into an iPhone Shuffle

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

      With the MacWorld conference coming fast in January, the rumor mills have already begun churning out their theories in big ways. It seems everybody with Internet access is trying to figure out what will ...

35. Steve Jobs' Macworld 2009 keynote uncertain

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... when the Apple CEO usually unveils refreshed products, announces new initiatives and stuns the crowd with "one more thing." However, a depressed economy has prompted a number of key exhibitors to either ...

36. Up next for Apple: An ultrathin, ultralight $600 multitouch Mac netbook?

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... spreading recession and shrinking consumer budgets might push them into mainstream next year. According to Gartner, netbooks made up nearly 5% of domestic mobile PC sales in Q2, up from less than 2% a ...

37. Nokia’s N97 puts Apple iPhone on the defense

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... N97 in pictures (11 pictures) It has taken Nokia some time to figure out how to deploy its resources to answer the success of Apple’s iPhone. Apple improved existing smartphones by extending ...

38. Apple preparing multi-touch iMacs?

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... devices. "The screen itself looks like it's good–to–go," says the post. "LG’s done it's bit, so Apple, it's over to you." Of course, LG is making LCDs for other manufacturers as well and sells LCD displays ...

39. Apple expected to refresh its iMac on November 10

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... sources who claim that next week will bring “a revamped and refreshed iMac and Mac Mini," most likely in form of a subtle upgrade that is accompanied by a press release. Macsimum News' Dennis Sellers  ...

40. OS X Snow Leopard: It’s all about speed

    (Software/Software Features)

      First bits and pieces of information about Apple’s next Mac OS X "Snow Leopard" and it seems that Apple maintains a pace to unveil a working beta at the Macworld Expo in January 2009. We decided ...

41. Apple preps Macbook upgrades and a mysterious "Brick"

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... event scheduled to run October 14: "Those of you holding out for a new lineup of MacBooks will have to wait until October 14, according to sources who, as they say, are familiar with Apple’s hardware plans." ...

42. Best and worst moments of Bill Gates

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... why we’re not shipping Windows 98 yet.” 1998 Spring Comdex Windows 98 crash video on YouTube Gates handled another famous crash gracefully at the 2005 CES where he tried demoing Windows Media Center ...

43. iPhone 3G not quite ready for the enterprise - analyst

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... [a] full security and audit trail in regulated industries such as financial services, health care, government, retailing and legal services." No IM/UC applications and integration Once reserved for ...

44. WWDC 2008: Last minute round-up

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    ... this device to be announced. And if we trust our own sources, then such a device in fact will be unveiled by Steve Jobs. Apple is now the world's #3 smartphone maker (second in the U.S.), which is an ...

45. 50% chance of a new multi-touch Apple device at WWDC, says analyst

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... to us that all the technology pieces are falling into place. Chicago (IL) – The stakes in the Apple Newton multi-touch tablet guessing game have just been raised: American Technology Research analyst ...

46. No new features in Mac OS X "Snow Leopard"?

    (Software/Software Features)

    ... devices (MID), which would benefit from an optimized operating system to delivering better battery life, an area Apple is struggling to improve. Multi-touch is the name of the game Of course, we are ...

47. Adobe: The story of making up a story

    (Opinion/Opinion Features)

    ...  Example: "We're not going to ship 64-bit native for Mac with CS4. We respect Apple's need to balance their resources and make decisions right for that platform. But it does have an impact on developers." ...

48. Apple becomes fourth largest Wi-Fi company, searches for WiMax engineer

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    ... iTunes movie rentals and purchases beamed over WiMax to Apple TV, computers, iPhone and other WiMax equipped devices. At least, we now know that Apple is working on bringing WiMax into its range of products. ...

49. 3G iPhone to be available worldwide from day 1

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    ... expected 10 million. New sales policies Several industry watchers said that a multi-carrier strategy is likely to arrive in tandem with relaxed sales and pricing policies. We have already seen traces ...

50. Nvidia's NVISION 08 set to challenge IDF, MacWorld

    (Hardware/Hardware Features)

    ... Besides talking about existing technology, NVISION will also mark the launch of several products. So far, our sources have not disclosed which ones we can expect. However, it appears that the technology ...