2009 Macworld

Yesterday, the world's thinnest 17-inch notebook was unveiled by Apple at Macworld, and she is a beauty. With a unibody enclosure, glass trackpad, and a high-res LED backlit widescreen display, the 17-inch Pro looks and feels like a million bucks — sleek yet robust. The best part? The included longest-lasting battery that is said to last up to eight hours on a single charge and can be recharged up to 1000 times.

Apple did build the battery right into the encasing to save on space and weight, but what that means for you and I is that you're stuck with the battery and you won't be able to easily change things like your Ram. Aside from this minor flaw, I'm all about this new $2,799 notebook.

• At Macworld this morning, Apple announced that iTunes songs are now DRM free. Song pricing will also be offered in three tiers instead of just one, $0.99 cents, $0.69 cents, and $1.29. — Gizmodo
• Keep the free classified provider Craigslist, right at your fingertips with a new iPhone application called Craigsphone. — Unplggd
• It's rumored that Samsung is planning on debuting a 12-inch netbook. — CrunchGear
• Best Buy is now selling refurbished Apple 3G iPhones at 350 of its retail stores and will offer them at all Best Buy stores by the end of January. — USA Today
• A new Firefox add-on called Flickr Gallery Plus can take your picture sets and transform them into slideshows that fade between pics. — Lifehacker

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They always manage to save the best for last — don't they? Phil Schiller just announced the new MacBook Pro, which is the world's thinnest 17-inch notebook, measuring in at .98-inches thick, and weighing only 6.6 pounds. On the side of the laptop, you'll find a Mini Display port, a Firewire 800, digital audio in/out ports, three USB ports, Expresscard, and the standard Ethernet and Magsafe. An optional add-on? You can pay an extra $50 for an antiglare screen if you really want to pimp it out.

Other great features include the glass trackpad, which includes four-finger gestures functionality and multibutton support. It even comes with the longest-lasting battery ever, which is said to last up to eight hours on a single charge. The sad part? It's built-in, so you're stuck with it. And for eco-chic peeps, it's EPEAT Gold, and arsenic, BFR, mercury, PVC free, and comes with 34 percent less packaging that's highly recyclable. The new MacBook Pro's will start shipping late January and will cost $2,799.

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Apple's Macworld announcements keep rollin' in! Continuing with my earlier coverage, I'm picking up with Phil Schiller's keynote, centering around iLife; so far he's mentioned that new features of iPhoto and iMovie, and now he's moving on to Garageband.

Garageband can now teach you to play an instrument! With the "Learn to play" feature, you can get lessons from artists like Sting and Fall Out Boy on the piano or guitar.

The new iLife is supposed to be available later this month, and ships free on all Macs, but for upgrades will be $79, or $99 for a family pack that can be used on five computers.

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In just an hour and a half, Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, will be delivering Apple's opening keynote at MacWorld here in San Francisco.

Despite Apple announcing that this will be its last year participating at MacWorld and then Steve Jobs admitting his health problems, the show must go on, and it certainly will.

Wired has already made their predictions about what we can expect Apple to announce today, and I must say, I won't be shocked if the rumored new desktop — dubbed the Mac Mini — is unveiled, or the miniaturized iPhone — the iPhone Nano makes an appearance as well. I guess time will tell. Be sure to catch all of the MacWorld action here on the site!

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• Every year at MacWorld, Steve Jobs announces a hot new Apple product. What will he unveil this year? A tipster informed Wired that it will be a new Mac Mini desktop. — Wired
• Witness the evolution of the video game controller and portable gaming console. — Kotaku
• Netflix has over nine million subscribers, and with its new streaming service, which costs quite a bit to maintain but is free to use with your subscription, the company is trying to figure out how to make it a money machine. — CrunchGear
• Looking for a festive way to spruce up your computer? Have a peek at these Christmas screensavers for PCs. — MSN Tech & Gadgets
• We're not only giving away one Palm Centro this holiday season — but seven — thanks to our friends over at Palm! Be sure to log in for your chances to win! — geeksugar