Live Blogging

The 81st annual Academy Awards have come and gone, and the winners are off to their parties, but it's not too late to join the celebration here on BuzzSugar! All through Oscar night, I gave my play-by-play right here, along with live-Twittering updates from the press room with Pop and Molly by my side. Want to see what I was thinking as the show went on? Just read on. All time stamps are PST, and the updates go from last to first. Let's go!

9:00 p.m. And that's our show! A little confused that they closed on an image of G-Force, which appears to be an animated film about a gerbil. But hey, there were glimpses of Amelia and Sherlock Holmes in there, too. Maybe we'll be seeing some of them this time next year.

8:55 p.m.: "Mad love" is a really good term for what I'm feeling right now. I'm not sure if it's being in LA or what, but I'm just overwhelmed.

8:54 p.m.: I just screamed out loud. So happy for Slumdog! And look at the littlest kid! Maybe someday someone will wade through poo to get his autograph.

8:44 p.m.: And in the final round of Penn vs. Rourke, Penn takes it! Does this still qualify as an upset?

8:42 p.m.: Somehow, Ben Kingsley giving a tribute to Mickey Rourke seems like the best pairing out of all of these.

8:35 p.m.: "I think we all can't believe we were in a category with Meryl Streep at all!" — Kate Winslet

8:34 p.m. Kate's dad has a sharp whistle and a sharper hat!

8:33 p.m.: Kate Winslet says she probably gave a version of her acceptance speech as an 8-year-old staring into her bathroom mirror and pretending her shampoo bottle was an Oscar.

For my earlier updates, just read more

It's clear that Steve and Apple are psyched on the new details of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, but they're the most proud of their MacBooks.

It's not only the best-selling Mac ever, but it's "one of the best ever products in the industry," says Steve — and it's about to get better. Where to begin?

• The price point of the MacBook is coming down! The entry price of the MacBook dropped from $1099 to $999! The 160 GB version is $1299, and the 250 GB is $1599.
• The body will be available in aluminum, just like the MacBook Pros and Air.
• They'll be built brick-style — that is, out of one piece — and will be half a pound lighter than the earlier MacBooks.
• They get the one-button glass trackpad and the corner-to-corner black glass display (hot!) like the new Pros.
• It's made and packaged in an environmentally responsible way; it finally got EPEAT Gold certification and is made with 42 percent less packaging.

I'm at Apple HQ, listening to Steve and losing it over the new MacBook Pro and MacBook Air announcements, but I of course can't take my eyes off the fashion. Our man Steve showed up in his favorite outfit, the black mock turtleneck, blue jeans, and New Balances, which was not surprising, but what is of note is that I'm pretty sure Steve is an Apple trendsetter.

Apple COO Tim Cook, who introduced the "State of the Mac," looks like he's been taking style cues from the boss; Cook wore a black button down and blue jeans! Though he went with nice black dress shoes rather than trainers like Steve, I liked the doppelganger action Cook and Jobs had going on onstage. Also cute? They match the new black inside design of the new notebooks!

Guest speaker, Apple Designer Jony Ive, had us reverting to our middle school days when he presented us with slides that dissected a MacBook and MacBook Air. The focus was on the encasing that comes with the new MacBook Pros that will look very similar to the MacBook Air. In the past, MacBooks have been produced with layers of materials that make the MacBook Pro strong but heavy. When Apple released the Air, they started fresh and encased the Air in just one layer of aluminum — making it lighter, slimmer, and stronger.

The new MacBooks and MacBook Pros will all follow this anatomy with just one slice of aluminum, which has been molded around its parts. I got a firsthand look at the new skeleton of the MacBook Pros – trust me when I say it's light!

Steve has just announced the new MacBook Air in addition to the new Pros; the big changes here are in hard-drive size (they've gone up to 120 GB from 80 GB) and graphics — they're now four times as fast.

The size stays the same at a 13.3-inch display; the lower level price is $1,799, and the version with the faster processor and solid state drive is $2,499.

Welcome to Apple HQ with geeksugar! I'm reporting live from Cupertino to bring you today's big Apple news. Will we be hearing about the new MacBooks yet?! So far we've heard an intro from Steve Jobs himself, saying, "Today's about notebooks." Let's get started then, shall we?

COO of Apple, Tim Cook, presented us with the current "State of the Mac." What is the state then? Cook says that Macs have grown 2-3 times because of six big factors:

1) Better computers — iMac's all-in-one design, the MacBook Air
2) Better software — Leopard, which he says is far ahead of Vista (BURN), plus things like iLife and iWork
3) Compatibility — People are able to switch from PCs to Macs more easily due to Bootcamp, Fusion, and Parallels
4) Vista — Yes, Cook cited Vista as a reason for Mac's growth. Namely, the fact that its failure has pushed people toward Macs. "It's fair to say that Vista has not lived up to what Microsoft wanted."
5) Marketing — The "Get a Mac" ads
6) Retail Stores — 247 stores in 8 countries with 400,000 visitors per day. Wow!

Stay tuned for the big announcements!

It's almost time my friends! We'll soon be able to put all those rumors and predictions to rest, as Apple will be announcing their new lineup of notebooks in less than 24 hours! I'll be live blogging from the event, so keep checking back on the site for all of the coverage!

The 2008 Oscars are now history, but throughout Sunday's ceremony, I live-blogged some of the highlights, dull spots, and sweetest moments of the night. Read on to see what I made of the ceremony as it was happening — and share your thoughts in the comments! (All time stamps PST, last entry first.)

8:52 p.m.: So, No Country for Old Men is the 80th Best Picture, the Coens took home a couple of twin statuettes, several of the year's best performances got their due — I'm pretty pleased with this year's awards. You?

8:48 p.m.: And, that's it! Only 18 minutes over, with just credits left to go — well played, Stewart.

8:46 p.m.: And No Country takes it! This really was their night. Oh, wow, and Cormac McCarthy is there!

8:45 p.m.: OK, this one's for all the marbles . . .

8:43 p.m.: I'm so torn: On the one hand, I'm disappointed that Diving Bell and the Butterfly will be shut out tonight; I thought Schnabel was a lock for Best Director. On the other hand, the Coens are wonderful. And Frances McDormand looked so pleased!

8:35 p.m.: Daniel Day-Lewis got an Oscar and a near-knighthood. Pretty good for one night, eh? It always amazes me how little he seems like any of his characters — very sweet and gracious, not brooding at all.

8:31 p.m.: Helen Mirren is just the very embodiment of classiness. I want to be Helen Mirren when I grow up!

Lots more, so read more

It's Sunday, which means some of you might be in your cozies and surfing the net for some mindless entertainment. If you haven't heard of the new live blogging site Justin.tv, you should check it out. The camera guru Justin wears a video cam strapped to his head 24hrs a day, seven days a week. Viewers can participate in live chat or talk to Justin personally since, he really does have his number displayed on the site. This isn't a solo act as his three friends Emmett, Michael and Kyle are also in on the action which makes things interesting. Normally I'd steer clear of the whole live video website thing, but this is honest real life stuff. Check it out and let me know what you think. Leave your comments below!