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The headline... New iPhone!!! July 11, 2008!!

I followed along with today's keynote on chat at twitlive.tv and received great audio via iPhoneAlley, and had a nice supply of images via Gizmodo.
It's almost like being there... (not really, but desperation makes you appreciate what you have).

- Lots of demos of applications. Super Monkey Ball, Ebay, MLB, etc. Cool stuff. If you are a Doc... you'll have some really cool apps to work with, starting with Modality and Epocrates. READ MORE »

Today is the day of the keynote for WWDC 2008! It's an exciting day for Mac fans, as we get to see what Steve Jobs is going to offer up to us to enhance our Apple experience. We are pretty sure we are getting a new iPhone today, but how about a new sneak peek at some iPhone apps. Perhaps a preview of some features in an upcoming version of Mac OS X?

Here are direct links to coverage from other sites:
(1PM EST / 10AM PST)

TUAW
Gizmodo
Engadget
MacRumorsLive
Twit Live

Plus... you'll probably see lots of tweets on Twitter.

My Predictions

- 16 GB version @ $299; 32GB version @ $399.

- Rear has an anodized aluminum, like the Nanos, and available in a few colors.

- Some sort of subsidy, which will be maybe $100-$150 off carrier dependent.

- No iPhone on sale until the middle of June.

- New syncing service.. with a monthly fee of course.

By now I think it's very clear that a new version of the iPhone will be debuting very soon. All of the signs point to it.

- iPhone is out of stock in several countries.
- Screenshots of the SDK show an option to disable 3G data.
- WWDC is coming in June, and it's a prefect spot to debut it.
- iPhone firmware 2.0 is coming in June along with 3rd part apps.
- AT&T and other partners have as much as admitted it.

While this new version will probably be full of new features, people will always want more. This next iPhone is going to be what everyone wanted it to be last year. Will this satisfy most people? Nope. No matter how awesome this phone is, and how many features it has... it's always going to be missing one -- a physical keyboard. For me, it's a tradeoff I am willing to make. READ MORE »

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I finally had the time to make an appearance on the Mac Roundtable this past week. Be sure to listen in to me, Adam from the MacCast, Katie from The MacCore, and my buddy Victor from The Typical Mac User.

We discuss the new Mac Clone, 10 Apple Flops, New Mac User help, and more!

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Take today to remember April 16th, 2007. We will never forget.