Apple WWDC Coverage Underway; New Laptops Introduced

Apple Inc.'s 2009 Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) is underway, and already the company has introduced a new laptop computer with what it says is the fastest microchip it has ever put in a laptop. One site says there is a new MacBook lineup, available in 13- and 15-inch sizes, with longer battery life, among other features.

You can follow live WWDC coverage at MacObserver and other Web sites.

More info to come later.

Oh, and Bruce Springsteen Giants Stadium tickets went on sale this morning for his last two shows there, which were announced the other day.

Macworld 2008 Steve Jobs Keynote - A Lite Laptop in the Air?

Macworld 2008 officially began Monday, Jan. 14th, but for most observers Macworld doesn't start until Tuesday morning--when Steve Jobs delivers his keynote address.

The Steve Jobs keynote is the highlight of any Macworld conference and expo, because that's when Jobs unveils the latest and coolest innovations in Mac hardware and software.

Fortune wonders how Steve Jobs can top last year's Macworld keynote, when he introduced the iPhone, then suggests a few potential items: the hottest being the long-rumored think-and-light MacBook, which some people are calling the MacBook Air.

This rumor is further fueled by the fact that Apple's Web site shows the phrase "There's something in the air" on a black background. The page also invites readers to watch Jobs's keynote address live on Tuesday, which may be the first time they've done that.

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard (OS X) Reviews and Info

Mac OS 10.5 Leopard came out yesterday, and there are plenty of reviewers busy kicking the tires. And they're almost unanimous in liking the experience.

Walt Mossberg, the highly respected personal technology columnist for The Wall Street Journal, has tried out Apple's new operating system and writes about it on the All Things Digital Web site. Mossberg finds that Mac OS 10.5 is "evolutionary, not revolutionary," but is faster and easier to use than Microsoft's new operating system, Vista. (No surprise there; most Windows users who've upgraded to Vista would rather be back on Windows XP.)

Mossberg offers a good overview, but if you're a tech fan who really wants to get under the hood of MacOS 10.5 Leopard, check out the detailed review from Computerworld. It looks at Leopard's new Finder, improved apps like iChat and Mail, and running Mac and Windows under Boot Camp.

Computerworld also offers an extensive photo gallery of screenshots from Mac OS 10.5 Leopard.