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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 [...]

Apple’s New Cloud Offerings May Be (Mostly) Free

Backing up Seth Weintruab’s latest report from Computerworld regarding Apple’s soon-to-be-released web-based offerings, we have been able to confirm the upcoming push, as well as some new information about pricing.
Apple is expected to unveil a new suite of web-based applications that play off of iWork. They will primarily be extensions of their desktop counterparts not [...]

Intel: MID Market Was Established by the iPhone, Continues to Grow

In an interesting interview by Tomohisa Takei for techon japan, Intel Fellow Shreekant Thakkar reveals his vision for the future of mobile computing, including the effect Apple’s iPhone has had on the industry.
As Intel explains, Thakkar’s official position is UMG chief platform architect at Intel Corp US, but as an official Intel Fellow he represents [...]

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 [...]

AT&T Dumping 8GB Refurb iPhones for $99, Making Way for 32GB Model?

AT&T has decided to start offering 8GB refurbished iPhones for $99. The rather unexpected move raises notions that a 32GB iPhone may be offered at the upcoming Macworld Expo.
MacBlogz has previously received an unconfirmed tip pointing to the release of a 32GB iPhone at the upcoming Macworld conference in January. “That rumored red iPhone… [...]

Reflection: Was This Summer’s Mobile Me Meltdown Worth It?

This past summer Apple revamped its online suite of applications changing its name from dot-mac to Mobile Me. The transition was painstaking and users that were most affected suffered months of email being lost or deleted. One question we’ve been wondering ourselves is, was it worth it?
Nearly 5 months have gone by since Apple launched [...]

More Evidence of iPhone Nano Leaked Through Case Manufacturer

Remember those third party case renderings specifically tailored for an upcoming iPhone Nano we showed you? More evidence has come in suggesting that the iPhone nano may soon be a reality.

XSKN is a third party iPhone case manufacturer that has laid out a section of its website for an upcoming “iPhone nano. As MacRumors explains, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

New Mac Mini to be Announced on January 5th, 2009, Kick-Off Macworld?

Wired.com brings word that Apple will be upgrading the Mac mini this January at Macworld 2009. They have been contacted by a corporate employee who wishes to remain anonymous.
This rumor leads us into the final weeks leading up to Macworld 2009. Wired explains that this will most likely not be Apple’s big product launch during [...]

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 [...]

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: Recession Proof

As the NBER has reported, we have officially been in a recession since December 2007. The financial industry is an over leveraged mess, the American auto industry is on a death march, home values are dropping, the S&P 500 has dropped about 40%, and unemployment is skyrocketing. Apple, though losing about half its [...]

The Cultural and Economic Significance of Macs at Walmart

It has been confirmed that Apple’s iPhone will be sold at Walmart before the end of this year. While most may see this as a natural step in the iPhone’s evolution, the cultural and economic significance this has on both companies is astounding.

Acceptance
Culturally speaking, Apple’s products have always been marketed as “high-end” products. Which is [...]

Apple Netbooks to Utilize ARM Cortex Architecture?

Computerworld’s Seth Weintraub sat down with Bob Morris, the Director of Patform Enablement for ARM’s Mobile Processor Group. While no specific information about Apple could be shared, the interview does reveal some interesting information pertaining to the possible future of Apple’s netbook/tablet PC offerings.

During Apple’s recent fourth quarter earnings conference call, Apple CEO Steve Jobs [...]

300 Million Apps Downloaded, 6.4 Billion To Go

CNBC’s Jim Goldman points out some incredible information regarding the success of Apple’s App Store. Of note, users have downloaded over 100 million apps in the past 6 weeks.
In the fine print of Apple’s advertisement in the New York Times this morning, Apple quietly mentions that users have “downloaded over 300 million” applications from the [...]

Mobile Optimized Websites, More Harm Than Good? 7 Sites Compared

Many websites automatically redirect iPhones to mobile versions of their sites. These mobile sites often deliver limited content, wasted space, and eliminate zooming. Below are mobile versions and the real version as seen on the iPhone.

Amazon
As you can see, a lot of content has been removed for Amazon’s mobile site, and the navigation has been [...]

Walmart to Sell 4GB $99 iPhone While AT&T Slashes 12,000 Jobs

New information from Boy Genius Report points to a $99 iPhone with 4GB of storage to be sold at Walmart, while AT&T is slashing nearly 12,000 jobs to stabilize itself during the economic downturn.
BGR has been reporting information regarding the iPhone’s arrival at Walmart since early October. See here, here, and here. Today’s new [...]