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What real-time keynotes need (VentureBeat wins Apple keynote race bigtime)
Scobleizer — ... posting pictures and flowing text in live. Really great stuff, especially when you put them in a window next to the VentureBeat live stream. The standard place my son goes is MacRumorsLive. They are doing an excellent job too, but gdgt’s photos and VentureBeat’s interactivity are making them look old and tired. ArsTechnica is posting photos and text live, but they make you refresh your page manually, just like TechCrunch does. Finally, Engadget is doing their usual excellent job, but their page needs to be refreshed manually ...

iWorks 09 announced in Apple Macworld 2009 Keynote
I4U News — ... 2009 Keynote The Apple keynote at the Macworld 2009 is still going on. You did not miss a thing though as Apple's Phil Schiller just spent 50 min. showing off the new iWorks 09. The new iWorks 09 sees updated iLife, iVideo GarageBand 09 and more. Apple offers a new package dubbed Mac Box Set that includes OS X Leopard, iLife, and iWork for $169. The new software applications have great new features, but hey we are just waiting for hardware and cool OS X announcements here. Via Engadget . Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 11:56:47 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr ...

2009 Macworld Keynote: Apple introduce iPhoto and iMovie 09
PR News: — ... tagging. This means that it can find the same face in other photos. Phil has been describing how photos taken with Aspen can be tagged on photos that have not been geotagged. The other cool product is a new version of iMovie, Apple hope that the 09 version will be able to blow users away as they will all be able to use these new features. Phil admitted that they did something wrong with last year’s version of iMovie, but this year’s version will rectify that. Source

GarageBand 09 announced at Apple Keynote Live: Opposite of Rock Band
PR News: — ... great if you have always wanted to learn to play one. The app has a video of an instructor and has the fretboard of a guitar along the bottom of the app, the instructor then proceeds to teach you how to play. Engadget describes Garageband as the opposite of Rock Band. When you want to learn how to play a song, Apple has enlisted the help of artists to help you play, that feature is called “artists lessons.” Sting is just one artist as well as John Fogerty. Source

Apple announces new 17 MacBook Pro at Macworld 2009
I4U News — ... new 17 inch unibody MacBook Pro in his first and last Macworld keynote. The 17 inch MacBook Pro has a 1920x1200px resolution and is supposed to be the lightest 17 inch notebook on the market. The new 17 MacBook Pro is also of course powered by NVIDIA graphics chips. As rumored the new 17 inch MacBook Pro has a non-removable battery. It last though 8 hours, which is very cool as long as it does not die. Via Engadget Live Macworld coverage . Posted on Tue, 6 Jan 2009 12:17:14 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr ...

New 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro: 8 hour battery life
PR News: — ... contrast ratio of 700:1, and there is a $50 anti-glare option, which has to be worth the money. So what is inside, firstly there is a new generation of C2D CPUs, and support for up to 8GB of RAM. Do not forget the new NVIDIA graphics options and up to 250GB SSD. There are a number of connections on the new 17-inch Apple MacBook Pro, such as Mini DisplayPort, FireWire 800, USB and MagSafe. The new notebook will be shipping at the end of January and starts at $2799. Source

Apple Launches Its New 17 Inch MacBook Pro at Macworld; Amazing New Battery Introduced
Mobilewhack.com — ... a new generation Core 2 Duo Processor, support for 8GB of RAM and a new NVIDIA graphics card. The battery is outstanding. It will get you 8 hours of juice as the battery has been redesigned to meet your power needs. It’s bigger but it’s not removable. Who cares about that anyway. Having a 17 inch MacBook Pro able to run for 8 whole hours is already a great thing. All that costs $2,799. Is it worth it I ask you? It probably is. Check out the picture above for a full specs rundown. via Engadget Tags: ...

Apple keynote 09: iTunes Plus, it’s DRM free
PR News: — ... media library. Schiller also tells us that Apple have now 75 million accounts with credit cards with iTunes. There are three things new for iTunes in 2009, the first is the price. Songs have always cost $0.99, but Apple is adding some flexibility to the pricing structure, starting at $0.69 to $1.29. The second is iTunes Plus, which is DRM free and improved quality. The third new thing is with the iPhone, you can now visit the music store with 3G as well as Wi-Fi. Source

Sexiest MacBook Pro Ever Announced at Macworld 2009
The Gadgets Weblog — ... 1066MHz DDR3 RAM. You also get a 320GB hard drive to store your stuff on. What will be controversial, is the battery; it is no longer removable. In exchange, you get 8 hours of normal use per charge and a 5 year life cycle. Honestly, after 5 years, you will probably want a new computer anyways. The price of the new sexy machine is $2799, and it will be available in January. I can't wait to get to an Apple store and play with one; Lord knows I will never own one of my own. Photo via Gizmodo Macworld live blog via ...