June 8th, 2009

Apple's WWDC keynote: now 100% more Quicktimey

If you want to be aware of the huge avalanche of Apple news that hit today but don’t want to read through the dozen or so posts we had on it, just sit back, relax, and let it all unfold in real time. Listen closely when they announce the compass, you might be able to hear the cry of orgasmic pleasure emitted by a particularly excitable Apple fan. Kind of weird. I’m not judging… → Read More

June 8th, 2009

WWDC 2009: Apple gets serious

So we got the big reveal: a new iPhone, some hidden tricks in Snow Leopard and the iPhone OS, a lot of rumor run-up and, most importantly, a Jobs-less keynote. In the end we saw another incremental keynote, a session of chest-beating (Palm’s “18 Pre apps in its app store” slide got quite a chuckle and I heard a man audibly orgasm when he heard about the compass app) and… → Read More

June 8th, 2009

Apple's 3G S tour now live UPDATED

Go over and watch it, if you are so inclined. No pressure. I know this has been a long day. Also, the new commercial appears after the jump. If you’re not doing anything else this evening give it a look. Otherwise it will be here when you wake. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

Want an iPhone 3G S? Already have an iPhone 3G? Be prepared to pay $700 to upgrade [Updated]

Better read the fine print, friends. Apple said today that the iPhone 3G S costs $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB). But that’s the price only for new AT&T customers. The price if you’re already an AT&T customer and/or are upgrading from an iPhone 3G? Try $699 (32GB), $599 (16GB), and $499 (8GB). To quote Peter Ha: “HOLY SHIT.” → Read More

June 8th, 2009

Getting to know Grand Central Dispatch, OpenCL, and your 64-bit OS

Apple’s Snow Leopard update for OS X is a major update, despite the fact that it doesn’t tout “300 new features” like the last one. For $29, there’s no reason to expect anything but bugfixes, but in fact this is probably the most important OS X update for years. While Leopard essentially completed the OS, which was in need of completing since it was introduced, Snow… → Read More

June 8th, 2009

WWDC 2009 Keynote recap

Here is our WWDC recap in living HTML. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

iPhone 3.0 available on June 17 worldwide

Woohoo! I should probably take my borked iPhone 3G into the Apple store before June 17th so I can get my free upgrade to 3.0. The OS upgrade will be free for iPhone and iPhone 3G owners. As always, Touch owners will have to pony up $10. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

iPhone 3.0: What You Need to Know

We’ve known about 3.0 for some time and today Apple revealed a few more nuggets to get you excited about the upcoming OS upgrade on the iPhone. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

OS X Snow Leopard: September and for $29

Goodness, that’s cheap. Apple is releasing OS X Snow Leopard this September for only $29. Yeah, $29, but only for Leopard users. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

Safari 4 final available today: Now ‘crash resistant’ à la Google Chrome

And what else did Apple unveil today, hmm? How about the final version of Safari 4! Yup, it should be available to download today at some point. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

Apple upgrades the 13-inch MacBook to Pro status

Apple just introduced a revised 13-inch MacBook at WWDC that now joins the Pro line of notebooks. It starts at $1199 and comes with a built-in battery with seven hours of juice, an SD card slot, up to 8GB of RAM, a backlit keyboard and FireWire 800. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

Apple updates 15-inch MacBook Pro at WWDC 2009

Quick and dirty: Apple just announced an updated 15-inch MacBook Pro at WWDC, with prices starting at $1,699. It’s the same unibody design that’s proven to be so popular, but this time with much improved battery life (it lasts about two hours longer than before, and can withstand about three times as many charges as before). Oh, and there’s a built-in SD Card slot. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

WWDC 2009 CrunchGear Liveblog

We’re here in Moscone and ready to rock. Watch this space for upcoming coverage and live streaming from the convention center. What will we see from Apple? An iPhone 3GS? A tablet? Steve?

Follow along with WDDC Bingo. → Read More

June 8th, 2009

Apple Store is down, act surprised

<sarcasm>*gasp* The Apple Store is down before today’s WWDC keynote!!!!!!! Must…have…new…iPhone. </sarcasm> → Read More

June 8th, 2009

WWDC 2009: Apple's Quicktime has a new logo!

Apple’s Quicktime has a new logo, and it’s very silvery! → Read More

June 2nd, 2009

Pre-WWDC 2009: BeeJive 3.0 to launch by next week

Jeez. Here I am sitting at E3 2009, a full week before Apple’s WWDC event, yet news from the latter has already started trickling in. We probably could have assumed as much, but we just got word that BeeJive is planning to launch version 3.0 of their popular iPhone IM application just in the time for next week’s festivities. The fact that it’s coming and is a “significant… → Read More