iPhone developers' heads were exploding as Apple unloaded a truckload of new capabilities in the Developer Beta of the iPhone 3.0 software, now available. The built-in iPhone apps will also gain numerous welcome enhancements, and we can all look forward to trying them out mid-year.
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Macintosh, we've all taken a moment to think back to our first Macs, remembering what was good, what was bad, and just how cool it all was back then (although "back then" turns out to be a flexible concept).
Despite the controversy with Apple, Macworld Expo still had plenty of neat things happening, both on and off the show floor. Here are a few bits we couldn't resist sharing with you, complete with pictures.
Even if you can download trial versions of most programs from the Web, sometimes a live demo from an expert is just what you need to grasp the point of a program. Here are a few applications that grabbed our attention as we walked the show floor.
It may have been called Macworld, but there were oodles of iPhone- and iPod-related products. Here are some of our favorites from the show floor.
You can download trial versions of software, but it's nearly impossible on the Web to fully appreciate physical objects - cases, peripherals, and the like. Here are a few of the things that caught our eyes while perambulating around the show floor.
Come find us at Macworld Expo in San Francisco with this handy list of our appearances!
Readers have spoken, readers have voted, and we have the results in this year's TidBITS Gift Guide. Forget the stuff that jaded editors think you might want - these are the items that people really do want (or plan to give).
Notable software releases so far this week include Nisus Writer Pro 1.2, Sandvox 1.5.2, Envision 1.2, Apple's Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 2.3, HistoryHound 1.9.6, and PopChar X 4.1.
Apple revamps the 15-inch MacBook Pro with a fresh look, improved graphics, glass trackpad, magnetic latch, and more, although you won't find FireWire 400 or a matte screen option.
The long-awaited redesigned MacBook arrives with a metal enclosure, faster graphics, and a backlit LED screen. It can also drive larger monitors than ever before, but on the downside, it lacks FireWire.
The new MacBook Air gets a taste of some of the new technologies brought to the other MacBook models.
Apple's new 24-inch Cinema Display offers LED backlighting, an iSight camera, microphone, speakers, and, most notably, a cable with three connectors that provide USB, audio/video, and power connectivity to the new models in the MacBook family.
Notable software releases so far this week include Apple TV 2.2, Firefox PDF Plugin for Mac OS X 0.9.9, iTunes 8.0.1, SousChef 1.0, OmniWeb 5.8, Quark Publishing System 8, Drive Genius 2.1, and You Control: Desktops 1.3.
Notable software releases so far this week include Firefox 3.0.3, iPDA 4.2, Java for Mac OS X 10.5 Update 2 and Java for Mac OS X 10.4 Release 7, ShareTool 1.2.3, WireTap Anywhere 1.0.2, Notebook 3.0, Art Text 2, PageSpinner 5.1, and PDFpen 4.0.