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3:50 PM ET, January 15, 2008

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Jesus Diaz / Gizmodo:
Apple MacBook Air Looks Absolutely Amazing  —  It's real.  The fabled MacBook Air actually exists.  It's ultra-thin, can have normal hard drive or a solid state one and, except for a couple ports, it's all about wireless connectivity.  It's an stunning .16 inches thick at the bottom and .76 inches on the top.
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Thomas Ricker / Engadget:
Sizing it up: MacBook Air vs. the rest  —  So just how thin and lightweight is the new 13.3-inch MacBook Air.  We've pitted it against the 13.3-inch Dell XPS M1330, 13.3-inch Sony VAIO SZ, and Apple's own MacBook to see how it stacks up, literally.  Not bad Stevie, not bad.
Discussion: Furrier.org
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
The MacBook Air  —  Apple just announced the .16-inch thin MacBook Air — a laptop so thin it fits in a manila envelope.  The new machine features a full-size keyboard and LED-backlit 13.3-inch display with built-in iSight, and the new larger trackpad supports multi-touch gestures.
Dan Ackerman / Crave: The gadget blog:   Apple flies in the MacBook Air
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
MacBook Air doesn't have a user-replaceable battery
Discussion: GottaBeMobile
Jason Chen / Gizmodo:
MacBook Air Hands-on
Discussion: Engadget and Ode to Apple
Peter Cohen / Macworld:
Apple introduces MacBook Air
Discussion: Slashdot and Kelsey Group Blogs
Tom Neumayr / Apple:
Apple Premieres iTunes Movie Rentals With All Major Film Studios  —  New Apple TV Software Lets You Rent Movies Directly from Your Widescreen TV  —  Apple® today announced iTunes® Movie Rentals featuring movies from all the major movie studios including 20th Century Fox …
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Apple:
Apple Enhances Revolutionary iPhone with Software Update  —  Apple® today announced a free software update for its revolutionary iPhone™ that allows users to automatically find their location using the redesigned Maps application*; text message multiple people in one message …
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Apple unveils the Apple TV, take 2  —  Apple just admitted that the first Apple TV didn't quite work out — so it's back with a new model that can access iTunes directly, and streams movies from the new rental store in both DVD quality and HD with 5.1 surround.
Discussion: dailywireless.org
John P. Falcone / Crave: The gadget blog:
Slew of new features—including movie rentals and HD video—en route to Apple TV  —  The Apple TV just got a whole lot more useful.  —  Steve Jobs unveiled a major feature update to the Apple TV today during his Macworld keynote address in San Francisco that aims to transform the device …
Discussion: Podcasting News and Gizmodo
Matt Buchanan / Gizmodo:
Apple TV Take 2: $229, No Computer Required, Direct Rentals (Netflix Screwed)
Discussion: MacRumors and Zatz Not Funny!
Michael Gartenberg / JupiterResearch:
iTunes Does Movie Rentals & Apple TV Update - First Take
Discussion: Guardian Unlimited
Tom Neumayr / Apple:
Apple Announces Major Software Upgrade for iPod touch
Discussion: TechSpot News
Ryan Block / Engadget:
Live from Macworld 2008: Steve Jobs keynote  —  Thanks for joining us for our live Macworld 2008 keynote coverage!  We're in, so click on, all our real-time updates are posted just after the break.  —  Note: this time we're updating from bottom to top, with the latest updates below.
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Duncan Riley / TechCrunch:
Steve Jobs Keynote Live From Macworld  —  Below is the transcript, in reverse chronological order, from the Steve Jobs keynote at the Macworld Expo.  Thanks for tuning in!  —  10:44am: Newman stopped talking, Steve thanked everyone for coming, lots of applause, its over.
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed:
Steve Jobs Proves the Interweb Can't Beat TV ... Yet  —  Live media events are great, when they work.  But watching live services like Twitter collapse around the Steve Jobs keynote this morning provides more great examples (if needed) why the Interweb isn't yet TV.
Discussion: TechCrunch
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Michael Arrington / TechCrunch:
Breaking: Samwer Brothers Invest In Facebook  —  Serial German entrepreneurs Alexander, Marc and Oliver Samwer have invested in Facebook, we've heard from a very reliable source - presumably as part of Facebook's recent $15 billion valuation round with Microsoft.  We are still trying to nail down the size of the investment.
Victoria Shannon / International Herald Tribune:
Amazon.com is challenging French competition law  —  PARIS: The online retailer Amazon.com said Monday that it would pay €1,000 a day in fines, rather than comply with a court ruling upholding French limits on price discounts for books.  —  The company decided to pay …
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Ashkan Karbasfrooshan / HipMojo.com:
Why Amazon.com Should Lose in France
Discussion: WebProNews
Patrik / F-Secure Antivirus Research Weblog:
First Rogue Cleaning Tool for Mac  —  We've just found the first Mac rogue application and it's called MacSweeper.  —  It claims to clean your Mac from compromising files and it will always find something to fix/clean but the only way to do so is to buy the program.
Wilson Rothman / Gizmodo:
Apple Announces Time Capsule Server for Wireless Time Machine Backup  —  At Macworld 2008, Apple just announced Time Capsule, a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and four ethernet ports, plus server grade hard drives to back up all of the Leopard Macs in the house.
Josh / Redeye VC:
The earlier the better...  Most VC's typically “pass” on a deal with a line like “you're too early for us, but let's stay in touch as you execute your plan and hit your milestones."  Why wouldn't they?  This non-pass pass gives the VC a second opportunity to see a deal …
 
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Caroline McCarthy / CNET News.com:
Electronic Arts will bring ‘Spore’ to the Mac this year
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Alex Serpo / CNET News.com:
A tenfold improvement in battery life?
Emma Hall / AdAge:
Wanna Be a Popular Social Networker? Prepare to Pony Up
Discussion: WebProNews
Nilay Patel / Engadget:
Apple adds five apps to the iPod touch — for a price
Discussion: Gizmodo
Business Wire:
Clearwire and Google Collaborate to Offer Search and Communications Tools
Stacey Higginbotham / GigaOM:
VMware Acquires Thinstall to Take Virtualization to the Desktop
Discussion: Xconomy, VMware and eWeek
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New Video Explains the Basics of Data Portability
Wall Street Journal:
Ticketmaster Buys Major Reseller
Robby Stein / Official Gmail Blog:
New Gmail for the iPhone
David A. Utter / WebProNews:
FCC Approves Google For Wireless Auction
BBC Press Office:
More than 3.5 million programmes accessed via BBC iPlayer in first fortnight