Liveblogs are great, but nothing beats seeing the last Macworld keynote with your own eyes. Fortunately, Apple has posted the entire event online in QuickTime. [Apple]
Apple’s Macworld announcement that the entire iTunes catalogue is ditching the God-awful DRM that has kept it back is fantastic news for music lovers worldwide. After all, now you can purchase music that you can listen to on whatever device you want, however many times you want, all for the same price (until their new pricing structure kicks in, I guess). But what about the tunes you’ve already purchased, laced with hidden DRM and holding your music collection back?
Well, despite the fact that you can purchase the same tracks for the same price without DRM, if you’ve already purchased a DRM-encoded version, you’ll need to pay Apple 50 cents per track to remove the restrictions, or $1.00 per track for music videos.
We just confirmed with Apple that swapping out the 17″ MacBook Pro’s non-removable battery will cost $US179 including labour. Fortunately, says Apple, the swap might not be needed for a long time:
newVideoPlayer("/imovie_09_giz.flv", 506, 305,"");In this shakey cam tour (sorry) we go over the three most interesting functions in iMovie 09: The globetrotting map animations, an automatic shake stabilizer, and the zoomed in precision editor.
newVideoPlayer("/iphoto_09_edited_giz.flv", 506, 305,"");Here are a few best features of iPhoto ’09, including Faces and Places, which recognises people in your albums and the locations you took those photos in.
If Wired, TUAW and Macrumors are independently reporting a Mac Mini is on its way, we know it exists. Evidently, we’re just not going to see it at Macworld. So what about other rumours?
newVideoPlayer("/MBP17battery_gizmodo.flv", 475, 286,""); Battery life is limited, but Apple built a non-removable battery for the 17″ MacBook Pro that lasts up to 8 hours. [Apple]
The new 17″ MacBook Pro with a unibody construction and an integrated battery feels thinner than the previous version and really looks beautiful. Check back for our gallery to see for yourself.
Today iPhone users can download music from iTunes not just through their computers or Wi-Fi, but AT&T’s 3G network. So how does it work? Testing it in Vegas, we can say rocky but functional.
iTunes is going DRM free and breaking their single-price rule with three points: 69 US cents, 99 US cents, and $US1.29. Not surprised, given the pressure from other music stores. The iPhone will allow 3G downloads too.
