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Present at today's Macworld festivities was actor, comedian, writer, and producer Sinbad. Sinbad has acted in, written, and produced various television and motion pictures throughout the 80's through today, including the upcoming motion picture Stompin'. I had a brief opportunity to catch up with him, and found that not only is Sinbad a long-time Mac user, but a frequent reader of MacRumors. ...

After the keynote today, we spent a good amount of time on the Moscone South expo floor. The hall is extremely large with around 200 vendors present, but Apple makes an impression with its dominant booth in the center of the hall. Other prime-location vendors include Adobe, HP, Canon, Epson, Microsoft, Dr. Bott, Griffin, and Filemaker. One thing I did notice, however, was that many attendees ...

Walking around San Francisco today, you could tell that Macworld was coming. And in case you forgot or didn't know about the conference, Apple has placed ads on every street-corner to remind you. Curiously, the ads are promoting the iPod, however currently we do not expect Apple to be introducing updates to the iPod during this Macworld. Meanwhile, fellow members of the press are...

Apple has released a new Get A Mac Ad, entitled "Time Machine." The ad, as you would expect, touts Leopard's Time Machine...

Earlier this week, a third party package named "iPhone firmware 1.1.3 prep" became available via Installer.app. ModMyiPhone.com was first to identify it as malicious, and F-Secure later confirmed the low-risk threat. The trojan installation package contains false application installation information that causes legitimate third party applications to be removed if the trojan is uninstalled from...

MacRumors reader mr echo received an early copy of a Family Guy DVD intended for release January 15th and discovered an included iTunes/iPod compatible digital copy. Also reported on TUAW. Previously, digital copies included with DVDs were encoded in protected Windows Media format, making them incompatible with the iPod or iPhone. However, indications are that both WMV and H.264...

Arstechnica has released this year's Macworld Keynote bingo card (iPhone version available). So, what kind of squares can we expect in this post-Leopard world? iPhone software updates? Booooring. Might as well add a square for Mac OS X 10.5.2 while we're at it. But since this is Macworld, let's trot out some of the few remaining Mac-related hardware fantasies. Of course, they took a risk by...

With Macworld San Francisco Expo less than a week away, MacRumors is gearing up to travel to San Francisco to cover the event with our traditional MacRumorsLive keynote coverage as well as expanded floor coverage at https://www.macrumors.com/mwsf/. The Keynote will take place at 9am Pacific on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008. We will be providing live coverage with the following methods: Web ...

Apple has announced that Andrea Jung has been elected to Apple's board. Andrea also serves as Chairman and CEO of Avon Products, board member of General Electric, and member of the New York Presbyterian Hospital board of trustees and the Catalyst board of directors. "Andrea is a strong CEO and marketer and we look forward to benefiting from her insights and experience as a member of Apples board, ...

Apple has released a new Get a Mac ad entitled "Referee" in conjunction with the beginning of the NFL playoffs. In the ad, PC calls in a referee to prevent Mac from making the claim that Leopard is better and faster than Vista. The referee, however, sides with Mac, and when PC argues, PC is...

Netflix and LG have announced plans to deliver a set top box that will deliver movies directly to a user's TV over a high-speed internet connection. The set-top box is supposed to serve as a bridge that will enable just about anyone with a high-speed Internet connection to plug in a few wires so they will be able to access Netflix's Watch Instantly feature on their TVs. The device and service,...

A patent application submitted in 2006 and published for the first time today has revealed that Apple is working on a docking station for portable computers, the exterior of which closely resembles Apple's iMac line of desktop computers. A docking station is disclosed. The docking station includes a display and a housing configured to hold the display in a manner that exposes a viewing surface ...

Apple continues to make market share gains according to online trend research firm Net Applications. Last month, Net Applications reported that Apple's share was up to 6.8% with corresponding declining Windows market share. Today, Net Applications reports that the Mac has crested the 7% barrier and is at 7.31% for December 2007. Meanwhile, Microsoft's Windows OS continues to decline in...

It has been nearly a year since Apple CEO Steve Jobs took to the stage at Macworld San Francisco and devoted nearly his entire speech to the introduction of the iPhone. Since then, it has become a favorite addition to our MacRumors Editors', as well as 5 million other users' pockets. Looking back, what are some of our favorite things about the iPhone? What are some things that we still hope...

Apple has updated Security Update 2007-009 to v1.1, available in 10.4.11 PPC and Universal and 10.5.1 Universal flavors. According to Apple's documentation, the new version does not affect the security content of the original update, but addresses an issue that may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit when browsing to certain websites. Apple initially released Security Update 2007-009 earlier...

The U.S. Army believes that diversifying its computing platforms, in part by integrating more Macs, will make it more secure against cyberattacks like the ones that occurred over the summer to the Pentagon and a number of defense contractors. According to Forbes, the Army has quietly begun to integrate Macs into its systems. While Macs currently only make up around 20,000 of the Army's...

The US Patent Office has revealed a number of recent patent filings by Apple. The first notable filing deals with automatic shutdown of a device and/or host after certain conditions are met, such as after a portable media player's battery is finished charging, or after a file transfer is complete. Apple suggests a scenario where an iPod or iPhone is plugged into an iMac to charge, but the...

Apple has released 2 new iPod games, Peggle and Bomberman. (iTunes Links) Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, and clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness. Conquer 55 fanciful levels with 10 mystical Magic Powers, ...

Apple has posted a security update for Safari Beta for Windows 3.0.4, the details of which are posted here. WebKit allows a page to navigate the subframes of any other page. Visiting a maliciously crafted web page could trigger a cross-site scripting attack, which may lead to the disclosure of sensitive information. This update addresses the issue by implementing a stricter frame navigation...

Apple has released Sonic The Hedgehog for the iPod (iTunes link). The $4.99 game, made by Sega, is available for all iPods that are game-compatible, including the 3rd generation iPod Nano, the 5th generation iPod, and iPod Classic. The original ground-breaking title makes its debut on the iPod! Rocket Sonic, the fastest blue hedgehog on earth, through hair-raising loop-de-loops and...