Like Apple Keynote, But Online, according to Techcrunch.com. @Fan — I was just about to mention the comic sans.. It looks nice but the UI just doesn’t seem to perform as well as SlideRocket. Does Flash have an advantage here over Javascript? It certainly seems to. It’s great to see that online productivity apps are coming of age and getting to the point where they can be used as serious business tools.
Fake Apple Keynote “Leaked” on Wikipedia, says Techcrunch.com. Still, it is a well put-together piece of speculation and plays on people’s trust of Wikipedia to spread rumor. My favorite part is the purported SDK news. According to these “notes” Steve Jobs will be spending a lot of time on it. The details: iPhone apps will be sold for $6.99 and widgets for $2.99, with 70 percent of revenues going to the developer (or they can be free).
News.cnet.com informs - Intel’s chairman Craig Barrett and Cisco CEO John Chambers see technology as the key to eliminating poverty throughout the world. Digital Playground, one of the largest makers of adult content, is among the first companies to produce an iPhone-optimized Web site.
Jobs to skip Macworld keynote as Apple backs out, says News.cnet.com. Intel’s chairman Craig Barrett and Cisco CEO John Chambers see technology as the key to eliminating poverty throughout the world. Digital Playground, one of the largest makers of adult content, is among the first companies to produce an iPhone-optimized Web site.
Non-Apple iPhone Keynote controllers, according to Tuaw.com. One of the coolest features of the just announced Keynote ‘09 is the corresponding $0.99 iPhone / iPod touch controller application (iTunes link) which allows you to advance slides, see your notes, and even see your next slide on your mobile device’s screen so long as it’s connected to the same wifi network.
TUAW Macworld 2009 Keynote Predictions, according to Tuaw.com. Sure, a few of our ideas may seem unusual or far-fetched. But before it happened, who would have thought Apple would get into the cell phone business, let alone become a major force in it? Or, have an OS market share that was increasing? Heck, with the economy the way it is today, the fact that Apple is not only still in business, but thriving, is pretty much a miracle in itself.
Appleinsider.com says - Apple has already posted a streaming version of company senior VP Phil Schiller’s Macworld 2009 keynote speech, recapping the company’s final presentation at the annual trade show. Sell your Laptop - working or not. Free shipping.: Get an instant online quote and sell your laptop today ! Believe in Office: Save Up To 25% on Office 2004 For Mac.
Apple: Steve Jobs Skipping Final Macworld Apple Keynote, according to Gizmodo.com. Steve Jobs is not going to deliver this year’s Macworld keynote. We suspected this was coming. But there’s more: Apple has confirmed that this is their last Macworld ever. Instead of Jobs, delivering this year’s supposedly final Macworld keynote is Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior VP of worldwide product marketing.
Apple: no Jobs keynote, 2009 our last Macworld Expo, according to Arstechnica.com. In a way, this is no surprise—Apple has been scaling back its presence at various trade shows for some time now, and made waves most recently by pulling out of NAB and the Apple Expo in Paris. And, of course, there are those of us who remember the days when there were actually two Macworld Expos every year—one on the west coast and one on the east coast.
Macworld.Ars: Apple analysts weigh in on keynote, says Arstechnica.com. The analysts’ comments touch on some things that I mentioned on Tuesday, as well as some of our readers’ opinions. The word “underwhelming” was mentioned by two analysts, and Wu even suggested that the announcements this year were “among the weakest” in the past 10 years.
Apple keynote on Twitter? (Scripting News), says Scripting.com. Chris Pirillo has the audio. What a trip. You get his editorial comment and the applause is deafening. Hilarious! “> Dave Winer, 53, pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies.