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Mac developers betting hard on LeopardPosted by David Morgenstern in The Apple Core on Jan 21, 2008 11:18 PM
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One of the nascent trends at the recent Macworld Expo was the arrival of Leopard-only applications. Despite the ballyhooed success of the Leopard rollout, selling your software to a subset...[Read the rest]

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Time Capsule = cash grab?
Time Capsule is one of Apple's featured new product announcements at last week's Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Time Capsule is basically an Airport Extreme WiFi base station (US$179)... [Read the rest]
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Jan 21, 2008 5:00 AM
Whatever happened to: the iPhone's planned two-pane Inbox?
On his personal blog, Engadget chief Ryan Block illustrates his recollection that a year ago at Macworld 2007, one Mr. Jobs showed the then unreleased iPhone as containing a... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Jan 19, 2008 9:42 PM
MacBook Air: thinnest but not lightest (Updated 2x)
When Steve Jobs introduced the world to the new MacBook Air here on Tuesday he accurately referred to it as "the world's thinnest notebook." While that statement is true, it... [Read the rest]
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Jan 18, 2008 12:16 PM
Don't believe the low bit-rate 'HD' lie
Update 6:00PM - Here’s what fake HD video looks like. Last week at CES, Comcast announced their "HD" video on demand download service over its future DOCSIS 3.0 that allows... [Read the rest]
Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Jan 18, 2008 3:57 AM
Dragon speech recognition comes to the Mac
The big brand in text-to-speech technology will be native on the Macintosh this quarter, according to MacSpeech, the company that landed the licensing deal. It's yet another hurdle overcome for... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Morgenstern in The Apple Core on: Jan 17, 2008 4:56 PM
What is the demographic for the MacBook Air?
I just had an interesting IM exchange with someone who asked me: What is the demographic for the MacBook Air? My response: Rich executives, basically I don't consider myself a... [Read the rest]
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Jan 17, 2008 1:54 PM
Mouse inventor sighted at Macworld Expo
One of the legends of Silicon Valley and a hero to many early Macintosh users is the inventor and techno-philosopher Douglas Engelbart. He invented the computer mouse back in 1967... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Morgenstern in The Apple Core on: Jan 17, 2008 12:13 PM
Yes, the MacBook Air is light. But so what-Dell XPS is a better deal on price
Review after review is underscoring how the new MacBook Air, debuted at Macworld this week, is so light and convenient at just three pounds. That fact cannot be denied.... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Jan 17, 2008 5:41 AM
Why does the MacBook Air make so many so dumb?
Believe it, Apple's new ultralight notebook is perfect technology. It's an elite product, something that seems appears to drive populist Mac fans crazy. But this notebook will be Apple's next... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Morgenstern in The Apple Core on: Jan 16, 2008 11:40 PM
iTunes movie rentals vs. Netflix: It's Apples (Jobs variety) and oranges
Apple makes a big plunge into the movie rental business and almost instinctively folks dust off the "Netflix is screwed" line. However, you may want to hold off on that... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 16, 2008 1:16 PM
Apple's Time Capsule delivers seamless backups for Macs
If you’re a Mac user who wants to maximize Apple’s Time Machine software, good news from Macworld. Apple has unveiled a new router/backup device called Time Capsule that works seamlessly... [Read the rest]
Posted by Rik Fairlie in SOHO Networking on: Jan 16, 2008 9:05 AM
Mac Air and the cost of flash
Apple offers a flash drive on their new MacBook Air. And it ain't cheap. Should road warriors bite? $999 Replacing the standard 80 GB hard drive with the 64 GB... [Read the rest]
Posted by Robin Harris in Storage Bits on: Jan 16, 2008 6:07 AM
Why DIDN'T the MacBook Air get the new 45nm CPU?
Intel launched their brand new 45nm mobile dual-core processors last week with 60% smaller packaging size.  Yesterday Apple announced their Über-sleek MacBook Air ultra-slim notebook which also uses a specially... [Read the rest]
Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Jan 16, 2008 3:36 AM
Time Capsule works with PCs too
Steve Jobs announced a device called the "Time Capsule" at Macworld 2008 today but several important facts were lost in the frenzy. At first glance it looks like yet another... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Jan 16, 2008 12:01 AM
Nothing new for Ed Tech at Macworld?
Well, sort of. If you were looking for a new entry-level headless desktop, then no. If you were looking for a UMPC-style low cost Macbook, then no. A brilliantly-executed OLPC... [Read the rest]
Posted by Christopher Dawson in ZDNet Education on: Jan 15, 2008 10:34 PM
New MacBook Air recalls inappropriate relationships
I missed going to MacWorld but I couldn't miss the MacBook Air announcement. And it stirred memories of prior inappropriate relationships with my ex'es. It also reminded me of the... [Read the rest]
Posted by Tom Foremski in Tom Foremski: IMHO on: Jan 15, 2008 10:27 PM
MacWorld? Give me a break...
I'd rather take a nap. And sleep in. Which is what I did... With hundreds of journalists/bloggers plus Apple's PR machinery why bother showing up? I can read/hear/see about it... [Read the rest]
Posted by Tom Foremski in Tom Foremski: IMHO on: Jan 15, 2008 10:06 PM
New iPhone update will confuse and upset many Gmail users
For people using POP access in their iPhone, the new update for the device will automatically convert your email to IMAP without you knowing. Why does that matter? Well, if... [Read the rest]
Posted by Garett Rogers in Googling Google on: Jan 15, 2008 6:39 PM
Have you noticed? Audio and video in new iPhone Guided Tour is way out of sync?
I may or may not be the first one to notice that the iPhone Guided Tour- posted today to sync up to Apple's Macworld announcement of the 1.13 iPhone... [Read the rest]
Posted by Russell Shaw in IP Telephony on: Jan 15, 2008 5:05 PM
MacBook Air cuts the wires (and ports)
In its quest to become the world's thinnest notebook, MacBook Air had to give up a few things along the way (in addition to a battery door). The MBA is... [Read the rest]
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Jan 15, 2008 4:14 PM
The Steve Jobs Apple Revival Show
It's been a busy day for the Apple tribe. Steve Jobs announced the thinnest notebook in the universe (I'm not sure that's what the universe needs, but he is at... [Read the rest]
Posted by Dan Farber in Between the Lines on: Jan 15, 2008 3:31 PM
More on the MacBook Air battery
One of the highlights of Macworld Expo 2008 for me is the MacBook Air. It's the machine that I've been asking for for about 10 years. After taking a look... [Read the rest]
Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Jan 15, 2008 3:11 PM
Putting the Touch on iPod users
I would have thought that after the iPhone price cut fiasco, Apple would have gotten a bit savvier on the customer-friendly front, but given the company's decision to charge $20... [Read the rest]
Posted by Josh Taylor in The ToyBox on: Jan 15, 2008 3:07 PM
iPod touch - Update time!
I've decided to throw $19.95 at Apple and see what the January Software Update has to offer. This is a pretty big update for the iPod touch because not only... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Jan 15, 2008 2:59 PM
What's up with the MacBook Air single USB port and where is the flash card reader?
You have all probably seen the news about the new MacBook Air announced this morning by Steve Jobs and now that the glitz and glamour of the keynote is wearing... [Read the rest]
Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Jan 15, 2008 2:22 PM
Macworld Expo: Jobs vs. Gates
Apple CEO Steve Jobs strides across the stage of the Macworld Expo keynote on Tuesday and the computer industry pauses for an hour and holds its collective breath. Again, Apple... [Read the rest]
Posted by David Morgenstern in The Apple Core on: Jan 15, 2008 1:52 PM
Apple investors have their say on the Macworld 08 keynote
Seems like Apple investors were hoping for for more from the Macworld 08 keynote. This graph says it all really: You can't have a product that's going to shake the... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Jan 15, 2008 12:28 PM
Onto Apple's Macworld stumble - $20 iPod touch upgrade
Now, I think that Apple's Time Capsule and the new MacBook Air products are likely to be very popular with Mac fans, but something that might not go down so... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Jan 15, 2008 12:14 PM
Steve Jobs' performance: The big takeaways
Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave his latest performance to the faithful and a few items stood out. He was in good form as usual, and his friends from Google, including... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Jan 15, 2008 12:08 PM
MacBook Air - First thoughts
At Macworld 08 Steve Jobs introduced us to Apple's latest addition to the Mac family - MacBook Air. What's so special about the MacBook Air? It's the world's thinnest, most... [Read the rest]
Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Jan 15, 2008 11:37 AM
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