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Expo: Navigate iPod controller and FM tuner

Scott McNulty — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:30:00 -0800

Griffin announces a new iPod/iPhone inline controller that doubles as an FM tuner.

Only at Expo: Aches be gone!

Scott McNulty — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:16:00 -0800

In this first post of a series, senior contributor Scott McNulty tells us about what Macworld Expo can bring us that we can't get at any old Apple Store.

Apple releases 2009 proxy statement

Derik DeLong — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:51:00 -0800

Apple's latest proxy statement contains 5 proposals that are up for a vote.

OfficeTime update offers more time-tracking reports

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:44:00 -0800

Version 1.4 of the time-tracking program offers 18 new summary reports that show where you’ve been spending your time.

Expo: Google wants to charge your iPhone

Scott McNulty — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:27:00 -0800

Stop by Google's booth, and charge your iPhone.

Expo Notes: Oh, Canada—get ready for AccountEdge

Philip Michaels — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:14:00 -0800

MYOB US, makers of the AccountEdge small business accounting program, are using hockey pucks to herald the software’s forthcoming return to Canada.

Expo: NewerTech’s drive dock offers drive-swapping action

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:27:00 -0800

The $100 Voyager Q turns any 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch Serial ATA drive into a fully bootable and hot-swappable external drive.

Expo Special: Music & technology

Jim Dalrymple — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:26:00 -0800

Jim Dalrymple is joined by Tony Marvuglio, the assistant vice president for academic technology for the Berklee College of Music. They talk about how technology is changing the way Berklee teaches students.

Expo: DRM-free announcement is music to consumers' ears

Dan Moren — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:07:00 -0800

While Mac fans may be agog over new version of iPhoto and iMovie, Dan Moren thinks the biggest news of Phil Schiller's keynotes was about the iTunes Store.

Macworld Expo Best of Show 2009

Macworld Staff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800

Macworld's picks for the best products at 2009's Macworld Expo.

Expo: Latest IntelliScanner offerings get small, go to work

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:32:00 -0800

At Macworld Expo, IntelliScanner added two new offerings to its line of scanner-based organization tools—IntelliScanner mini and IntelliScanner SOHO.

Expo: First impressions of the 17-inch MacBook Pro

Aayush Arya — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:31:00 -0800

We take a look at what both the glossy and matte 17-inch MacBook Pros have to offer on the Macworld Expo show floor.

Things task management software helps you get organized

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:18:00 -0800

Cultured Code's task management application, Things, is out of beta and available for purchase.

Expo: Livescribe finalizing Mac software for Pulse Smartpen

Peter Cohen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:50:00 -0800

The final version of the Pulse Smartpen software for Mac will be available in February.

Expo: We-Envision introduces myCard for iPhone, iPods touch

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:07:00 -0800

Business card beamer sends your vCard via W-iFi, cell, or e-mail.

Autodesk offers three new Mac creative software tools

Peter Cohen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:42:00 -0800

Toxik, Mudbox, and ImageModeler join Autodesk's Mac product lineup.

Expo: Surf across Google Earth

Derik DeLong — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:37:00 -0800

A hack from Google lets you experience the planet in a new way.

Expo: Keynote Remote now showing on App Store

Scott McNulty — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:30:00 -0800

Apple's newest iPhone app, Keynote Remote, is now available for purchase on the App Store.

iSimple WiFli puts iPod control on your steering wheel

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:19:00 -0800

Plug and play peripheral turns your car into an iPod accessory

iTunes Store and DRM-free music: What you need to know

Macworld Staff — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:16:00 -0800

Apple announced it would drop digital rights managements from all iTunes Store music—here's what you need to know to make sense of the news.

MacProVideo.com offers MainStage, Pro Tools tutorials

Peter Cohen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:36:00 -0800

Three new tutorials from MacProVideo.com help you learns how to use MainStage and Pro Tools.

Expo: Freeverse announces slot car racing game for iPhone

Peter Cohen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:20:00 -0800

SlotZ Racer is a new slot car racing game from Freeverse for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Expo: Lotus Notes gets interface makeover, Symphony beta released

Peter Cohen — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:42:00 -0800

IBM updated the Mac version of its Lotus Notes software at Macworld Expo, as well as introduced a beta of its Lotus Symphony productivity software.

Companies are overstating green claims, consumers say

Mikael Ricknäs — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:23:00 -0800

Sixty-five percent of consumers think some companies overstate their green credentials to sell more products.

First Look: Numbers ’09

Rob Griffiths — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:52:00 -0800

Rob Griffiths takes a quick look at some of the key new features in Numbers ’09, the spreadsheet component of iWork ’09.

CES: Verbatim’s ExpressCard SSD and new hard disk drives

Melissa J. Perenson — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:39:00 -0800

Verbatim announced the ExpressCard SSD, available in capacities ranging from 16 to 64GB.

The history of the Mac, told by those who were there

Rob Griffiths — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:08:00 -0800

Rob Griffiths takes a look at Welcome to Macintosh, a feature-length film that examines the history of the Apple and the Mac by talking to those who were there.

Expo: Download the Macworld keynote from the iTunes Store now

Aayush Arya — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:06:00 -0800

The Macworld ’09 keynote can now be streamed in HD and downloaded off the iTunes Store.

Expo: Kensington rolls out mice, chargers, other accessories

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:00:00 -0800

The peripherals maker has around a dozen new items that it’s released in time for Macworld Expo as well as the Consumer Electronics Show.

Norway pulls downloadable Beatles podcasts

Jeremy Kirk — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:25:00 -0800

Norway’s public broadcaster has stopped offering a downloadable podcast with songs from the Beatles, citing legal problems.

Expo: REAL Server 2009 due in February

Dale Roe — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:01:00 -0800

The cross-platform, multi-user database server offers new features and increased performance and scalability, according to REAL Software.

Review: Byline for iPhone

Ben Boychuk — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:48:00 -0800

Subway commuters and frequent flyers will rejoice at Byline’s convenience in the absence of connectivity, as the newsreader app syncs with Google’s RSS reader and lets you read your favorite feeds offline.

Expo Keynote Roundtable

Christopher Breen — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:45:00 -0800

We wrap up Keynote Day at Macworld Expo with a discussion that picks apart every announcement Apple made during Tuesday’s kickoff to the annual Mac trade show.

How-To: Build a Hackintosh on the cheap

Cyrus Farivar — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:06:00 -0800

While potentially sweet (and legally dubious), as always, caveat builder.

Expo: HoudahGeo upgrade makes geocoding your snapshots a snap

Dale Roe — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:01:00 -0800

HoudahGeo 2.0 sports a refreshed interface and a laundry-list of feature enhancements, including the ability to to access and write to master images managed by Aperture.

The amazing vanishing Mac desktop machine

Rob Griffiths — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:42:00 -0800

Rob Griffiths laments the lack of any cool new hardware revelations in the Macworld Expo 2009 keynote.

Expo: Punch knocks out Home Design Studio for Mac

Dale Roe — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:28:00 -0800

Home and Landscape Design Studio for Mac is a completely new product from Punch Software with many features such as a QuickStart system to help a user to build a home quickly.

Expo: Tune Blocker saves you from yourself

Scott McNulty — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:52:00 -0800

Matias introduces Tune Blocker, a cable that lets you sync your iPod or iPhone without fear.

Expo: Werck offers server app for point-of-sale software

Dale Roe — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:50:00 -0800

Checkout Server is a dedicated server app for the company’s Checkout point-of-sale application. The company also announced Checkout 2.3, a minor update to the software.

Macworld Expo Keynote recap

Roman Loyola — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:34:00 -0800

If you weren’t able to attend the keynote, Roman Loyola provides a brief summary of Apple’s new products in this video.

Expo: LaCie pushing storage to the Max

Dale Roe — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:33:00 -0800

LaCie’s Hard Disk Max, a high-capacity storage system, weds advanced RAID features with consumer-level ease of use and style.