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Steve Jobs is Healthy, Will Remain Apple’s CEO

Addressing CEO Steve Jobs’ absence from this year’s Macworld Conference and Expo, Apple and the company’s board of directors have issued a pair of statements.

Letter from Apple CEO Steve Jobs:
Dear Apple Community,
For the first time in a decade, I’m getting to spend the holiday season with my family, rather than intensely preparing for a Macworld [...]

Macworld 2009 Live Keynote Coverage

Every year, thousands of top industry professionals and Apple enthusiasts get together in San Francisco, CA at the Moscone West to celebrate culture, technology and the way Apple has influenced the industry as a whole. This year is Apple’s last year in attendance. We will be covering all the angles of this year’s Macworld Conference [...]

Rumor Roundup: Apple’s Final Macworld

This year’s Macworld Conference and Expo will be Apple’s last year in attendance. Even though CEO Steve Jobs won’t be giving the keynote, excitement is still going strong, and there doesn’t seem to be a shortage of rumors either. (Here’s a recap that we’ll continuously update prior to the event)

New iMacs
READ → Back in October [...]

The Next iPhone: 60GB, Physical Keyboard and a D-Pad (Concept)

There is a large amount of speculation and heated debate over what Apple will do with diversifying its iPhone family. While we know new models are needed, this sector of Apple’s business is arguably the most important, thus making every decision incredibly crucial.
Gizmodo has put together some concept art for a product they call the [...]

7 Reasons Why the iPhone nano Is a Bad Idea

Apple rumors commonly take on a life of their own. The iPhone was this way, the multi-touch Mac is this way, and now the iPhone nano. However, unlike the original iPhone, and the excitement of a multi-touch Mac, an iPhone nano would overall just be a misplaced product.
Prior to Macworld 2007, where Apple CEO Steve [...]

The Simpsons Hit U.S. iTunes Store

It has been over 20 years since The Simpsons first appeared on our TVs, popularizing catch phrases such as “doh!” and “eat my shorts” that at one point had been synonymous with pop culture. It now appears that Homer and the gang are back in a big way as Season 20 (jeez has [...]

AT&T Buys Unicel: iPhone Finally Confirmed Heading to Vermont

A recent acquisition of telecom company Unicel by AT&T has opened the doors for many of the company’s services to be offered in the state of Vermont. Included in the deal will be Apple’s iPhone, which for the first time will be available to Vermont residents come mid-January.
Up until now AT&T has not offered many [...]

Apple’s Future Looks Just As Exciting Without Macworld

Since news first broke that Apple would be pulling out of Macworld, headlines have been dominated by the lack of Steve Jobs’ keynote. Speculation about his health remains as potent as ever, with some analysts nearly demanding a public appearance by the CEO.
At the core of the entire situation lie some fundamental truths that make [...]

Analysts Calling For Public Appearance by Apple CEO Steve Jobs

A number of analysts including Karen Finerman, President of Metropolitan Capital Advisors, are calling out for a public appearance by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in order to assure investors, shareholders and Wall Street, which is growing more and more restless.
“The stock is not going to recover until people see Steve Jobs, and see how he [...]

Apple Forced to End iPhone Exclusivity in France

A ruling made on Wednesday by the French competition regulator mandates that Apple will now be forced to allow mobile operators other than France Telecom’s Orange SA, to carry the iPhone.

This decision will overturn the exclusivity contract that allowed Orange to be sole carrier of the device in France. The [...]

iPhone Dev Spends $500k on Development, Still Not Approved by Apple

Apple’s App Store is an interesting, exciting and frightening place all at the same time. iPhone application developer Chris Nikkel knows this first hand. His application “Newber” has spent nearly 75 days waiting for approval from Apple, and he has yet to hear a word.
Chris Nikkel and FreedomVoice Systems have spent nearly half a million [...]

WARNING: Steer Clear of Steve Jobs Headline Shockery

There’s no denying these times are tough. Apple has just announced that Macworld 2009 will be the last hurrah, and CEO Steve Jobs will not be giving his annual keynote speech. Confidence in the company however should remain strong. Their products speak for themselves, and Jobs has not officially announced his retirement, he’s just not [...]

No Steve Jobs Keynote, But The Show Must Go On!

Apple has officially announed that CEO Steve Jobs will not be giving the opening keynote at the upcoming Macworld expo in January, as well as this being their last year at the expo in general.
Despite some recent comments regarding Jobs’ appearance at Macworld, it has been confirmed that he will not be giving his traditional [...]

Medical Students: iPods Are a Thing of the Future

The UK’s University of Derby has recently given 35 radiography students 3rd generation iPod nanos loaded with video lessons in an attempt to provide them with an alternative method of learning.
At £99 a pop, the University of Derby has spared no expense to give these students an unconventional way to learn their lesson [...]

January 24th 2009, Macintosh’s 25th Anniversary, A Few Ideas

January 24th 2009 marks the 25th anniversary for the Macintosh. While we don’t expect Apple to release anything special for the occasion, it’s still fun to speculate on what may come.
Architosh amusingly lists off three products they’d like to see released. First is an all aluminum updated version of the original Macintosh — “would [...]

CrunchBase Should Rollout An iPhone App Section (CrunchApps.com)

In response to the ongoing, back-and-forth dilemmas between iPhone App developers and Apple, Crunchbase.com is perfectly setup to rollout a bridge that could play an integral role in in the current App Store/iPhone App setup.

As the website itself states, “CrunchBase is the free database of technology companies, people, and investors that anyone can edit.” The [...]

App Store Issues Get Heated, Apple Remains Silent

A slew of opinions have hit the web over the past few days directly surrounding the methods behind Apple’s App Store. Primarily focused around pricing, distribution and marketing, the debates have grown heated, and Apple has remained silent.
After established iPhone developer Craig Hockenberry wrote a personal letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a discussion thread [...]

Caught in the Wild: Super-Mini Edition iPhone

It’s finally here! The official Global Limited Initial Publication Super-Mini Edition iPhone. Feel free to breathe a sigh of relief as the much anticipated, widely rumored iPhone mini has made its global debut. For a mere 568 yuan, or approximately $82, you can be the proud owner of this piece of technological [...]

Microsoft Researcher Links Apple’s Industrial Design To History

The multi color strategy used by Apple is a throwback to Kodak’s innovative industrial design just before the Great Depression, says Principal Microsoft Researcher, Bill Buxton.

Kodak industrial designer Dorwin Teague made the Vanity Kodak camera popular in 1926 popular by selling it in 5 different colors – each in its own matching colored box.
In [...]

Apple Pulls Neo-Nazi Albums From German iTunes Store

Apple has recently pulled two albums of neo-Nazi sentiment from its German installation of iTunes after being informed by technology publication Computerbild of the offensive content.

Two albums from the German neo-Nazi band, Landser, had recently been discovered on the German iTunes store. The group had been banned by a federal court in 2005 [...]