Macworld UK News

Expo: New 17-inch MacBook has "matte screen" option

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:53:00 GMT

Unlike MacBook Pro range, new 17-inch MacBook Pro retains matte screen option

One announcement sure to please professional designers and photographers is the news that the new 17-inch MacBook Pro will have a matted screen build to order option.

Expo: iTunes tracks from 59p, download available via 3G

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:37:00 GMT

Apple announces that iTunes tracks will be cheaper, and available over the iPhone mobile phone network

Phil Schiller introduced a new pricing structure for songs bought from iTunes at this year's keynote address, and also announced that music purchased from iTunes on an iPhone would now be available via the mobile phone data network.

Expo: iTunes tracks from 59p, downloads available via 3G (UPDATED)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:17:00 GMT

Apple gets all four major labels into its DRM-free iTunes Plus Music Store and promises the end of DRM by April

Apple has announced that the iTunes Store will be entirely DRM-free by April.

Expo: All iTunes music to be DRM-free by April. Is this the death of DRM?

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:17:00 GMT

Apple gets all four major labels into its DRM-free iTunes Plus Music Store and promises the end of DRM by April

Apple has announced that the iTunes Store will be entirely DRM-free by April.

Expo: Apple introduces 17-inch MacBook Pro with eight-hour battery life promised

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:02:00 GMT

Built-in battery delivers 8 hours of use & 1,000 Recharges claim Apple

Apple has unveiled a new 17-inch MacBook Pro featuring a precision aluminium unibody enclosure, and a revolutionary new built-in battery.

Apple: "The Best Is Yet To Come"

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:36:00 GMT

Do Tony Bennet's bittersweet lyrics foretell the best is yet to come?

Tony Bennett closed this years Macworld Conference & Expo keynote address, the last at which Apple will make an appearance, with a performance of the classic song ‘The Best Is Yet To Come.’

Expo: Apple adds productivity features to iWork '09 (UPDATED)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:19:00 GMT

iWork '09 features new versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers

Apple announced a new version of iWork, its collection of business productivity tools, during Tuesday’s Macworld Expo keynote. iWork ’09 features new versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers and has a suggested retail price of £69.

Expo: Apple adds productivity features to iWork '09

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:19:00 GMT

iWork '09 features new versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers

Apple announced a new version of iWork, its collection of business productivity tools, during Tuesday’s Macworld Expo keynote. iWork ’09 features new versions of Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.

Expo: Marketcircle offers sneak peek at Daylite Touch

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:15:00 GMT

Marketcircle manages contacts, tracks projects and to-dos, schedules meetings, shares calendars

Daylite has already established itself as a pre-eminent organization and business-management tool on the Mac.

Expo: Apple introduces iLife '09 (UPDATED)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:08:00 GMT

Apple iPhoto '09, iMovie '09 and GarageBand '09 announced, iWeb and iDVD updated

Apple on Tuesday introduced a new version of iLife, its software suite that it includes with new Macs and is available to buy from the Apple store at a suggested retail price of £69.

Expo: Apple introduces iLife '09

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:08:00 GMT

Apple iPhoto '09, iMovie '09 and GarageBand '09 announced, iWeb and iDVD updated

Apple on Tuesday introduced a new version of iLife, its software suite that it includes with new Macs.

Microsoft bangs 'Apple tax' drum once again as Apple announce new products

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Microsoft again pitted Mac prices against similarly-configured Windows PCs from the likes of Dell and Hewlett-Packard

Microsoft on Monday again pushed its claim that consumers pay an "Apple tax" when they buy Mac hardware rather than PCs running the Windows operating system.

Expo: FmPro Migrator updated to add FileMaker 10 support

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:54:00 GMT

The plug-in also automatically converts Bento files to FileMaker Pro 10

.com Solutions, a FileMaker developer, has updated its FmPro Migrator plug-in to add support for the newly released FileMaker Pro 10.

Expo: Griffin unveil new Apple iPod and iPhone range of gadgets

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Three brand new products showcased at Macworld, San Francisco

Griffin Technology, a leading creator of accessories for Apple iPod and iPhone, has today revealed three brand new products at the Macworld Conference & Expo, San Francisco.

Expo: Elgato offers new EyeTV Hybrid

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:00 GMT

The new EyeTV Hybrid is intended specifically for users in the United States and Canada

Elgato on Monday introduced a new generation of its EyeTV Hybrid TV tuner for the Mac.

Google comes in fourth on top 10 list of spam enablers

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:30:00 GMT

Spammers are manipulating Google Docs warns junk mail watchdog Spamhaus

Google has yet to stop a rising number of spammers from abusing Google Docs, its Web-based collaboration and spreadsheet application, according to junk mail watchdog Spamhaus.

CES: AMD wants to make small laptops cheaper with Yukon

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:00 GMT

The laptops will be similar in size to ultraportable laptops, but less expensive, according to AMD

Advanced Micro Devices hopes to undercut prices of expensive ultraportable laptops with mobile chips it is expected to introduce on Tuesday.

The Beatles comes to Apple iPods but only as Norwegian podcasts

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:49:00 GMT

Around 14 episodes are currently online featuring 212 Beatles songs

Norwegian podcasts originally broadcast in 2001 featuring songs by The Beatles have been made available for download legally.

Expo: Roxio introduces Toast 10 Titanium

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:40:00 GMT

Lets you save video from the Web to watch later on the TV or on your portable device

Roxio has unveiled its newest version of its CD and DVD burning software for the Mac, Toast 10 Titanium.

Microsoft layoff rumours persist as 15,000 jobs could go

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:30:00 GMT

Latest buzz suggests Microsoft may eliminate as many as 15,000 jobs

Amid news of worsening economic turmoil in markets worldwide, rumors persist that Microsoft may be readying the first formal round of layoffs in the company's history.

MACWORLD EXPO KEYNOTE: Live news feed from San Francisco

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:27:00 GMT

Get up-to-the-second news from the Apple Macworld Expo keynote address

8:51 PT - JS: Hi everyone. Jason Snell here from the Apple Keynote at Macworld Expo. Dan Moren is with me as well, and we'll be reporting to you live as Phil Schiller takes the stage to present new Apple announcements (we hope!) in a few minutes.

Expo: ATTO introduces new RAID products

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:00:00 GMT

FastStream SC 8500 provides RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 protection

ATTO Technology on Monday announced new products aimed at Mac users who need higher-end RAID and storage peripherals.

Apple to announce iTunes DRM-free roll out, new pricing?

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:30:00 GMT

Sony BMG, Universal, and Warner Music deal could see DRM-free Apple iTunes

Numerous Internet reports suggest Apple will use today’s Macworld Conference & Expo keynote presentation to announce a new DRM-free iTunes service, as well as a more flexible price plan.

Expo: Xsilva to introduces LightSpeed 3.0

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT

New features include a new point-of-sale screen, new features for multi-store retailers

Xsilva Systems has announced that it is previewing and demonstrating LightSpeed 3.0 at Macworld Expo in San Francisco this week.

Mouse-maker Logitech to cut 525 staff

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:57:00 GMT

Job cuts a month after shipping its billionth mouse

Logitech will cut 15 percent of its salaried employees as it expects weaker consumer demand for computer peripherals, it said on Tuesday, just a month after shipping its billionth mouse.