Apple reveals 17" MacBook Pro, iTunes going DRM-free (Ars Technica)
Apple today announced a handful of new products at Macworld Expo '09 in San Francisco. It may be the company's last time attending the trade show, but Apple had a collection of both new software and hardware products to show off on stage. Read More...

iPhoto '09 with face detection and geotagging launched (infoSyncWorld)
Apple's new iLife '09 and iWork '09 suites feature guitar lessons from Sting, online document sharing and improvements all around.

News: Full transcript of 2009 MWSF Keynote Address (iLounge)
Continue reading a full play-by-play transcript of the keynote address from the 2009 Macworld Conference and Expo, presented by Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing for Apple, Inc. Note that events are presented in reverse chronological order. Most of the announcements found in this transcript are explained in further detail in separate news articles; photos from ...

Family-friendly calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times)
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Subdued reactions to Apple's final Macworld keynote (CNN)
Instead of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, celebrity-seekers at Tuesday's Macworld keynote address had to settle for crooner Tony Bennett. And instead of blockbuster news from Apple Vice President Philip Schiller, attendees got changes in iTunes pricing, a series of software upgrades and a $2,800 17-inch notebook.

Live blog: Macworld 2009 keynote (CNET via Yahoo! News)
We're posting live updates from Macworld 2009 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, where Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, Phil Schiller, is delivering the keynote speech.

Confirmed: Apple Dropping DRM Across iTunes, New Pricing Structure, 3G Downloads (paidContent.org via Yahoo! Finance)
Just before Tony Bennett sang goodbye to the Moscone Center faithful with "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," Apple confirmed at its final Macworld Expo that it will drop DRM copy protection across 10 million iTunes Store songs from all majors, as per CNET's earlier report.

Events for January 6, 2009 (Las Vegas Sun)
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I hope you all take the time to read this story and send your feedback directly to the author at skaos@hotmail.co.uk . (Lords of Pain)
VIII A Trip Down Memory Lane... Hello All It is the final week of 2008 so I have decided to bring you a treat. Some of you will know what this column is; some of you will not have a clue.

Family-friendly calender (Asheville Citizen-Times)
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