Macworld 2008 Keynote
15 January 2008, 04:09 PM
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Macworld 2008 Keynote
Keynote will be starting at 9am PST, so that's just under an hour away.
Check out macrumorslive for live coverage. You may also wish to use ArsTechnica's IRC channel, details here
Check out macrumorslive for live coverage. You may also wish to use ArsTechnica's IRC channel, details here
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15 January 2008, 05:28 PM
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Time Capsule - Time Machine wireless backup disk device. Wirelessly backup all the macs in your house to it. 500GB and 1TB capacities
iPhone software revision 1.1.3
iPhone software revision 1.1.3
15 January 2008, 05:47 PM
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3G will not appear until iPhone v2 (well that's my guess)
Movie Rentals from iTunes (new version of iTunes to support this released later today)
Apple TV 2.0
Movie Rentals from iTunes (new version of iTunes to support this released later today)
Apple TV 2.0
15 January 2008, 06:10 PM
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We won't even get it, he said that the movies are US only for the time being. Forever in other words, we have been waiting for movie downloads on iTunes UK for over a year now, nevermind rentals.
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15 January 2008, 06:12 PM
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Didn't he say international 'later in the year'
I know that doesn't necessarily mean the UK though. Having said that, how long is it going to take to download a DVD movie here - never mind a HD one.
I know that doesn't necessarily mean the UK though. Having said that, how long is it going to take to download a DVD movie here - never mind a HD one.
15 January 2008, 06:13 PM
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"MacBook Air is 0.16" to 0.76". The thickest part of the MacBook Air is thinner than the thinnest part of the Sony (TZ). It fits inside a envelope"
ha ha, I hope that's not how they're going post them
ha ha, I hope that's not how they're going post them
15 January 2008, 06:29 PM
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Environmental highlights: fully aluminum case (good for recycling), first fully mercury and lead free display, circuit boards are BFR free, retail packaging are 56% less volume than MacBook.
15 January 2008, 06:39 PM
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I'm not at all impressed by the $20 charge for the new iPod Touch stuff. A very, very poor move by Steve there. Unless he mentioned that it's free to people who just got a Touch in the last month, ie; for Christmas. If not then as said, very poor and people will seriously moan about it and I don't blame them. It's a minor dot upgrade release which should carry no charge.
15 January 2008, 08:08 PM
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Maybe soon... the apple bandwidth must have been stretched today.
I seem to have 130mb of updates of itunes, quicktime, imovie and front row waiting to install.
I seem to have 130mb of updates of itunes, quicktime, imovie and front row waiting to install.
15 January 2008, 08:18 PM
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15 January 2008, 09:04 PM
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TBH, even though they are touting it as the newest things they are doing right now, I have a sneaking suspicion that this is an interim product and is only showcasing some new features they are doing.
I forecast that this is a forerunner to a new line of products which will be based on a tablet/touchscreen format ....
of course I could be drinking and talking a load of bollocks
I forecast that this is a forerunner to a new line of products which will be based on a tablet/touchscreen format ....
of course I could be drinking and talking a load of bollocks
15 January 2008, 09:13 PM
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15 January 2008, 09:14 PM
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Macbook Air, not sure about it, not to generalize at all, but to me it looks like something our marketing peeps would carry around. To be honest it wouldn't add anything useful to myself.
Shame no MBP update. I was kinda ready to press the order button if they'd have refreshed the Intel chip.
Shame no MBP update. I was kinda ready to press the order button if they'd have refreshed the Intel chip.
15 January 2008, 09:48 PM
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15 January 2008, 10:05 PM
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15 January 2008, 10:20 PM
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15 January 2008, 10:33 PM
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15 January 2008, 10:50 PM
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Finally finished mine, and it is good: Google maps is great (although I knew that as it is installed on my Blackberry), and the other applications useful.
I understand while people are loathed to pay $20, but I'm getting old and can't be bothered to install all these cracks (I even bought a copy of Vista!).
Steve
I understand while people are loathed to pay $20, but I'm getting old and can't be bothered to install all these cracks (I even bought a copy of Vista!).
Steve
15 January 2008, 10:57 PM
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Well there hasn't been a seed since the first one on or around 18th December, so either everything works (then why not release?), or there are continued issues that are being worked on with a few people and a new seed is imminent. It would be nice if there was some official developer forum where you could find out what was going on, and discuss issues with other developers, but there does not seem to be and official one