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Spoiler Free Keynote Link: Click Here to watch keynote. Direct Quicktime link. No Spoilers. High rez version here Apple will kick off the 2008 Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9th 2008 with a keynote speech from Steve Jobs. News sites across the web will cover every announcement in detail, while Apple's site will be updated with any new products announced. The keynote takes places...

Tim Ryan's Reel Hawaii blog reports that AT&T will be filming two commercials next week on Oahu. The ad agency is New York-based BBDO which has did some Apple IPOD commercials. Speculation is that the Hawaii commercials are about Apples new IPhone 2 which will be released early next month. About 30 of the 40 production crew are locals Apple recently shot a commercial at the 5th Avenue Apple...

Kevin Rose posted a video comment indicating that he had heard that there may be a low end $200 iPhone introduced alongside the (normally priced) 3G-capable iPhone that has been long rumored. Kevin Rose was co-host of The Screen Savers on Tech TV and later started Digg.com. Other predictions of the new iPhone by Rose include 3G and front-sided camera....

MacRumors has heard some unconfirmed whispers about the 3G capable iPhone due at next week's WWDC. Besides 3G support, the following features/specs were also passed along, mostly consistent with circulating rumors: - Lighter weight - Black + other colors - Focus on Multimedia with Video recording - Video Conferencing - GPS - 16GB $499 - 32GB $699 As with all pre-release specs,...

MacRumors member crees! has found a reference to Mac OS 10.6 in the 6th iPhone SDK installer. While not earth-shattering, this would seem to indicate that Apple does plan to continue using the Mac OS 10.x numbering scheme for its next...

Apple's 24-hour flagship 5th Avenue retail store in Manhattan will be shutting down on Thursday for the night. Apple's retail page reflects the temporary shutdown: Please note we will be temporarily closed Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 p.m. and will reopen Friday, May 30 at 9:00 a.m. During this time, please visit one of our other two Manhattan locations.While you might think that this would be a...

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 2.1. This update extends RAW file compatibility for Aperture 2 and iPhoto 08 for the following cameras: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi/Kiss Digital x2/450D Epson R-D1 Leaf AFi 7 Leaf AFi 6 Leaf AFi 5 Pentax K200D Pentax K20D...

Left: original iPhone, Right: new iPhone? Forum user mrat93 found an interesting image of the iPhone in a file called "iPhone.icns" that accompanies the iPhone SDK. Amongst the icons, one photo of the iPhone appears different than the others. It has been zoomed in and set alongside the usual iPhone icon for comparison. Direct size comparisons can't be made, since the smaller image was...

Check Point has released a version of Check Point Full Disk Encryption for the Mac (via MacDailyNews). With the release, Check Point is the industrys first full-disk encryption solution with pre-boot authentication to support the Mac OS. "Enterprises and organizations have to secure 100 percent of their laptops and desktops to be fully protected," said Bob Egner vice president of product...

Seeking Alpha reports that Apple's stock slumped yesterday due to "rumors of a rumor" that the 3G iPhone might be delayed. Another site also reported on these "vague concerns regarding 3G launch." As yet, no solid reports have even suggested that the 3G iPhone will be delayed from its expected June 9th...

Engadget first posted photos that people had mysteriously begun standing in line at the 5th Avenue NYC Apple Store, though the story sounded suspicious: Our intrepid girl-on-the-scene reports that the group is more than 60-deep, though most people seem confused about what they're waiting for, while some believe they're actually camping out for a 3G iPhone.This led to speculation and people...

In March we reported that Intel's upcoming Core 2 Extreme QX9300 was scheduled for quarter 3 of this year. The chip promised to be the first mobile quad-core chip available, however the expected 45W power requirements was going to limit the chip's adoption. The Inquirer is now reporting that the chip may actually come in at 35W, which would be much more palatable for mobile use. Apple has...

Apple has posted two new "Get a Mac" ads again featuring Justin Long and John Hodgman playing "Mac" and "PC", respectively. Group - features "PC" participating in a support group for "PCs Living With Vista." Pep Rally - focuses on Apple's recent success in the education market and its position as "the number one notebook on college campuses." Update: Apple has added another ad, called ...

The Mac web has been flooded today with news stories from prominent blog publications regarding updated MacBook Pros. The problem is that Apple did not in fact update the MacBook Pro today. Today's MacBook Pros are the same as the ones released February 26th, 2008. Note: Not all outside links above may work, as the stories have been pulled in most cases....

Apple's hot news page is rotating an advertisement for "The new MacBook. Up to 2.6 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo." The only problem is that the current MacBook tops out at 2.4GHz. It appears that this most likely represents a mistake rather than a true leak, though there were some unconfirmed rumors of a MacBook/MacBook Pro update last week. Update: Apple has updated the text of the image to read ...

One woman has found Apple's Back To My Mac feature (part of .Mac) to be extremely useful in helping to capture a pair of laptop thieves. Police say the woman got a call from a friend asking if she was online. The victim said no and was told by the friend that her computer showed her as being on the Internet. At that point the victim signed onto another computer and used the "Back to My Mac"...

An anonymous source to TUAW claims that .Mac will see a refresh with the release of iPhone 2.0 which is expected at WWDC. While the site claims .Mac will see a "complete revamp", the details given indicate a less dramatic enhancement-related event, with the main features being exchange-like over-the-air syncing of calendars, contacts, and email via .Mac for iPhone, and .Mac syncing on Windows. ...

Appleinsider posts another possible photo of the 3G iPhone, this time in black again. Appleinsider does not believe this represents a true leak and simply another mockup. As stated before, these purported photos are rarely accurate: ...