Lies, damn lies, and Steve Jobs keynotesSource: Guardian Unlimited
Apple boss Steve Jobs is the king of snakeoil salesmen, and his Macworld Expo keynote included a great example of manipulation. Check his chart of US Smartphone Marketshare, for example.

The term "Apple fanboy" is used by some to deride and reject anyone who defends Apple from criticism, as if merely labeling someone as a fanboy automatically invalidates anything they have to say. I am an Apple fanboy.
TUAW's Macworld 2008 Keynote Predictions Source: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
With all the hype, excitement and fever surrounding last year's Keynote and the Phone reveal (we might have caught a bit of iPhone fever here at TUAW as well), how will this year's event hope to compete with the exciting announcements of last year and perhaps even, dare I say it, …
Warner Bros said to have signed on for iTunes movie rentalsSource: Apple Insider
Major motion picture studio Warner Bros, which was reported earlier this month to be mulling a deal with Apple to offer up its catalog for a new iTunes rental service, is now said to have inked a deal with the iTunes operator that will see its films available through the service …
Picture: Is this the ultraportable MacBook?Source: Engadget
Well kids, it was bound to happen. With Macworld speeding our direction, and all the exciting, unfounded, and wildly hopeful Apple rumors we've been hearing as of late, a doctored (or not doctored) picture was bound to crop up.

The rumormills are up and running, even if we are one short this year. Soon, the holidays will be behind us, and that means one thing for any self-respecting Apple fan: Macworld is almost here. Here are my predictions for what we'll see.
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Derailing the Apple touchscreen UMPC fantasy Source: Engadget
So, if you've been paying any attention to tech news over the past few days, you have probably seen an Apple UMPC rumor floating around. The cats behind these latest whisperings seem to be super-duper whizzes with Photoshop and possess pretty active imaginations.