Computerworld - EDITOR'S NOTE: Since Apple Inc. doesn't broadcast CEO Steve Jobs' keynote address from the company's big Macworld Expo in San Francisco, getting live reports in real time isn't easy. But Computerworld's Ryan Faas is on hand for today's much-anticipated "Jobsnote." His plan: Send back reports during the speech, which begins at 9 a.m. Pacific time (noon on the East Coast).
Having no luck getting a Wi-Fi signal in the hall, Faas is reporting over his iPhone. If all goes as planned, you'll get the news as fast as we do. So check back often to find out what Jobs has up his black-turtleneck sleeve. (You'll need to refresh your browser to get updates, which will be posted on a rolling basis. That means the latest news will be lower down in the story.)
SAN FRANCISCO -- 9: 05 a.m. It's showtime, but people are still filing into the auditorium. Sinbad is wandering around. "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" by Green Day is playing as everyone waits for Jobs to take the stage. Green Day is followed by the Liz Phair iPod commercial.
9:14 a.m. Steve Jobs is on stage, black turtleneck and all. As usual, he's reviewing the last year. Five million copies of Leopard have been sold.
9:22 a.m. Something new: Time Capsule, a way to back up home computers wirelessly. The 500GB model will sell for $299; a 1TB model will sell for $499. They're both due out in February.
9:23 a.m. Jobs is touting the iPhone, saying Apple sold 4 million of the devices in 200 days and now has a 19.5% market share in the U.S.
9:24 a.m. New features for the iPhone available today: Maps with location and Web clips on your home screen. The maps feature has a new interface.
9:29 a.m. iPhone users will now be able to send text messages via SMS to multiple recipients. Web clips can remember where you pan and zoom in.
9:30 a.m. Jobs touts another iPhone addition: customize your home screen by moving and reordering dock icons. You can also drag them off the screen to create additional home screens.
9:33 a.m. The new map features use a skyhook database of Wi-Fi hot spots and a Google database of cell towers for accuracy.
9:34 a.m. The iPhone now also offers support for chapters and alternate languages for video subtitles and lyric tracks for music. All the new features are available for free today.
9:36 a.m. Several touch-screen apps have also been updated for the iPod Touch: Mail, Stocks, Maps, Weather and Notes. Those, plus Web clips, will be available for a $20 upgrade fee for current iPod Touch owners. 9:38 a.m. Now it's time to talk about iTunes.
Free Insider GuideCopyright © 1994 - 2012 Computerworld Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of Computerworld Inc. is prohibited. Computerworld and Computerworld.com and the respective logos are trademarks of International Data Group Inc.
