All the latest coverage from San Francisco
vnunet.com, 09 Jan 2009
The headline grabber in the run-up to this year's Macworld show in San Francisco was the news that Steve Jobs was intending to skip the show for the first time.
While his absence has certainly put a dampener on proceedings - his opening keynote was the star attraction for many years - Mac fans were still expecting a raft of exciting announcements concerning all things Apple.
Check here for all the latest news from the show floor:
Citrix
readies iPhone client
Software will be available from App Store this quarter
Widget
Press offers painless iPhone apps
Point-and-click toolkit does away with the need for coding
Two-factor
authentication comes to iPhone
iEnigma application lets Apple iPhone users turn the device into a smartcard
New
system tracks stolen Macs
Undercover 3.0 locates stolen Macs and alerts the police of their whereabouts
Of
Macbooks, iTunes and batteries
Another Macworld keynote has come and gone
Apple's
HyperCard to rise from the ashes
Startup to release online development system beta at Macworld
Apple
ties battery into MacBook Pro
New battery offers eight hours of operation, but is not removable from the case
Axiotron
launches tablet version of MacBook Pro
System enables users to write and draw on the screen
WebEx
collaboration now available on iPhone
Workers now able to collaborate on Apple's iPhone 3G and iPod touch
Task
management system launched for Mac and iPhone
'Things' designed to offer simple task entry for individual workers
Apple
iTunes tracks go DRM-free
And downloads now possible over 3G
Apple
users gain more Skype functionality
Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac readied for launch at Macworld
At
least one Apple founder will be at Macworld
Steve Wozniak will be at the show
Undercover 3.0 locates stolen Macs and alerts the police of their whereabouts
Workers now able to collaborate on Apple's iPhone 3G and iPod touch
New battery offers eight hours of operation, but is not removable from the case
And downloads now possible over 3G
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