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  • Apple sues HTC for patent violations

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    It's a festival of lawsuits. This morning Apple has announced it is going after Taiwan based phone giant HTC for infringing on 20 patents concerning the iPhone user interface and the underlying hardware and architecture. The lawsuit was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission and in the U.S. District Court in Delaware.

    "We can sit by and watch competitors steal our patented inventions, or we can do something about it. We've decided to do something about it," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours."

    Although the Google Android phone is not mentioned in the lawsuit, HTC makes several Android handsets, and the touchscreen models look quite a bit like the iPhone screen. HTC has not yet reacted to the lawsuit.

    Apple's lawyers are busy. There is ongoing litigation with Nokia over patents and technology licensing.

    TUAWApple sues HTC for patent violations originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Despite legal threats, Apple stair back on Ebay

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    A former Apple Store employee has defied legal threats and re-listed a broken stair on Ebay.

    In 2008, three broken stairs were removed from the spiral staircase in the Fifth Avenue Apple retail store in New York. Former employee Mark Burstiner asked the Seele GmbH employees who were hauling them away if he could have one, and they said yes, according to Mark's story on Gizmodo. After storing it at his place for a while, he decided to put it up for auction on Ebay.

    Shortly thereafter, Seele contacted Mark to claim ownership of the stair and demand that the auction be taken down and the stair returned to them. Mark removed the auction but refused to return the stair, claiming that it had become his property.

    Now, the Ebay listing is back up. As of this writing, the bid is at US$9,9500. It's only a 3-day auction, so get your bid in early. Also be aware that the winner will take home a massive glass step (it weighs more than 200lbs) as well as Seele's ire -- they still claim ownership of the stair. Buyer beware, indeed.

    [Via ifoapplestore]

    TUAWDespite legal threats, Apple stair back on Ebay originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • The iMaxi: someone had to do it

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    What can I say? Who didn't see this one coming? Hip Handmaidens, a company that sells handcrafted wares "born out of a bizarre group of talented housewives," has created the iMaxi -- the only Apple iPad case with protective wings. You know, I could describe the case to you, but I think Hip Handmaidens have hit all the puns and innuendo possible:

    "With its durable vinyl outer layer and plush, quilted-cotton sleeve, the iMaxi helps keep your iPad clean and dry. Plus, the iMaxi's Velcro-latched, advanced wing design wraps snugly around your device, so your iPad always stays where it should. Best of all, it shields it from all those unsightly and embarrassing data leaks that would make any motherboard worry!"


    Want to hear something even more disturbing? They offer the option of a special blood red threading for that "lived in" look.

    The perfect Mother's Day gift anyone? I didn't think so.

    UPDATE: Some of the commenters mistakenly believe the "blood red" iMaxi was Photoshopped by TUAW as some childish joke. It was not. Please see here and here.

    TUAWThe iMaxi: someone had to do it originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Al Gore taunted at shareholders' meeting, gets 10k more options anyway

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    Last week in this post and last night during the talkcast, we mentioned that Apple's shareholders had passed on a sustainability proposal during last week's meeting (the first time in recent memory that Apple didn't go for stricter environmental standards), but apparently the shareholders weren't just against the proposal. At least one of them was openly heckling Al Gore about his work with the environment. Shelton Ehrlich (who apparently has a reputation among Apple shareholders as a conspiracy believer) stood up and called Gore a "laughingstock," railing against Gore's re-election to the board of directors. Good times -- we're sure Gore is used to dealing with controversies like that, but we wouldn't have expected it at the Apple shareholder meeting.

    Still, that hasn't dissuaded him from working with the company -- according to an SEC filing, he also picked up another 10,000 stock options from Apple, netting him more than $227k according to Apple's current stock price. Good deal. At least one of Apple's shareholders isn't too happy with Gore's work for the environment, but the relationship between Gore and Apple seems like it's here to stay for a while.

    TUAWAl Gore taunted at shareholders' meeting, gets 10k more options anyway originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Assassin's Creed II multiplayer, Rayman 2 out now on the iPhone

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    Two major league games have hit the App Store already this week, one of them for the surprise price of free. Ubisoft has released the multiplayer version of their Assassin's Creed II game on the App Store, and it's available for free for the first 48 hours. The game's a top-down multiplayer game that has you walking around the world of the console version, both targeting other players and being targeted yourself. All the reports say it's definitely worth a try, and if you can catch it before they raise the price back up (sounds like Ubisoft is trying to find a place for their releases), you should.

    And as expected, Rayman 2 is also out on the App Store -- it's a port of the 3D Playstation platformer that was actually a Ubisoft property, but as you can see from the trailer above, this one's been ported by Gameloft. As with most iPhone platformers, the game uses virtual controls, but Touch Arcade says they work just fine. The save system is the biggest issue -- your iPhone is not the best platform for playing games for long stretches of time, and any game that kicks you back out to a menu if you happen to step away for a second will cause frustration eventually. Still, it sounds like a solid platformer port, and there are certainly fans of those out there. The game is $6.99 on the App Store right now.

    TUAWAssassin's Creed II multiplayer, Rayman 2 out now on the iPhone originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • AT&T plans for SXSW 2010

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    Happy March! The super hip and trendy South-by-Southwest music and tech festival is coming up this month, and like many tech conventions these days, AT&T is working on a plan to keep their network up and running as thousands of iPhones descend on Austin, Texas to send around voice, texts, and data.

    GigaOM has a little insight into how they're planning to do it
    this year, and if you're interested in the nuts-and-bolts of keeping a cell phone network up and running (or at least trying to -- this is AT&T, after all), it's worth a read. They're beefing up the cell towers in the city's vicinity, setting up a whole new system around the convention center itself, and putting money into the backend as well, to try and increase bandwidth coming into the region. I don't know if they've done anything like this before (I can't really judge with Macworld -- while my iPhone worked fine most of the time, I still only have a 1G, and I was using Sprint MiFi on my Macbook most of the time), but it sounds like a pretty comprehensive setup.

    Of course, the other reason AT&T is pushing to get ready for SXSW is that the convention has become sort of an unofficial testing ground for the next big social apps. A few years ago, Twitter made its first big push around SXSW, and last year, Foursquare was the app to use (which has since spawned a brand new genre of app, the "check-in" network). So what's going to be the app pushing data through the AT&T network this year? The buzz so far is around Twitter's coming ad platform, though it's hard to think that an ad platform could be a killer app. My money's on some sort of location-based social game -- while Foursquare has gaming elements, I think an app like MyTown could take the concept even farther, and we still haven't really seen an actual GPS-based RPG or MMO break out. Even those of us who aren't at SXSW this year will be paying attention to what people are doing on their iPhones there, because odds are good that the app that clicks with attendees there will be what we're all playing with in a few months.

    TUAWAT&T plans for SXSW 2010 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Some things we may not see again from Apple

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    Conan O'Brien once had a recurring segment on Late Night called "Guests We Won't Have Back," during which he would look back at guests (who were fake) that he regretted having on the show. There was bug expert Sara Wiggins, who ate a live beetle in front of the camera. And there was wine expert Charles Nance who, during his on-air wine tasting session, drank himself into a drunken stupor.

    Despite its fairly strong record over the last decade, Apple has not been without its lapses and major changes. And, in the spirit of Conan O'Brien's "Guests We'll Never Have Back," let's take a look at "Some Things We'll Never Have Back" on the Apple front.


    G4 Cube

    When it was introduced at Macworld 2000 in New York, the G4 Cube was unique. Its small form factor and elegant industrial design made it a wunderkind of sorts in the personal computer market at the time. But this wunderkind never lived up to its expectations. Despite its many virtues, it also had many vices. While targeted at a more pro-oriented user, it lacked some standard features in its comparably-priced siblings: it lacked PCI slots and a full-length AGP slot, had fewer memory slots, and didn't have built-in audio in/out.

    The G4 Cube is a product we'll never have back.


    iPod HiFi

    The marketing copy for the iPod HiFi was that it was the "Home stereo. Reinvented." It was an effort by Apple to cash in on the iPod speaker dock accessory market and align with changing listening habits. Consumers had eschewed traditional HiFi components -- such as receivers, subwoofers, and large speakers -- in favor of iPod speaker docks.

    During his introduction of the product, Steve Jobs, who counted himself as an audiophile that had forked out his fair share of beans on audio products, raved about the iPod HiFi's audio fidelity. Not taking El Jobso's words as the be-all and end-all of audio fidelity, reviewers subjected the iPod HiFi mixed reviews. Part of this was due to the level of scrutiny they applied to it. When compared to other iPod speaker docks, the unit received its fair share of favorable reviews for sound quality. Nonetheless, they noted that it lacked the quality to replace a traditional high-end stereo system.

    Motorola ROKR
    It wouldn't be too far-fetched for one to hint at the possibility of friction between Apple and AT&T. With the iPhone, Apple, notorious for its incredibly detailed control of the user experience, has left a large portion of defining that user experience to a third party. Just imagine what it must have been like for Apple to relent to both Motorola and Cingular (now AT&T Wireless Mobility).

    This was what happened with the Motorola ROKR.

    While the ROKR could sync with iTunes, one of its shortcomings was that it had a 100 song limit. According to then-Motorola CEO Ed Zander, this was done on purpose to prevent cannibalization of the iPod nano, which was unveiled at the same time. The fact that the ROKR lacked the traditional fit, finish and ease-of-use of an Apple product didn't help things much either.

    The Fatboy iPod nano
    Just prior to the third generation iPod nano's release during Fall 2007, purported images of it circulated around the web. At first, many wondered (actually, hoped is the better word) whether these images were real, as they represented a departure from the narrow form factor of its predecessors. It wasn't until Apple legal had the images pulled, which was shortly followed by Steve Jobs's unveiling of the third generation iPod nano, that confirmed that the iPod nano had, in fact, gone fatboy.

    The fatboy's added girth provided support for video playback, a first for the nano at the time.

    Even if going fatboy was change just for the sake of change, that change was short-lived. The iPod nano would return to its traditional slim form factor for the fourth and fifth generation.

    Internet Explorer

    Macworld 1997 marked a pinnacle for Apple. In addition to Steve Jobs's return, the company also forged an alliance with Microsoft. A major component of this alliance was that Internet Explorer would be the default browser on the Mac. But, because Apple "believes in choice," other browsers would be available for users to choose.

    Fast forward six years later to 2003. After learning that Apple would be building its own browser for the Mac, Microsoft higher-ups shortly after decided to cease development and support for Internet Explorer on the Mac.


    Free

    Once upon a time, "free" was a bit more common around Apple. For instance, for a while, iMovie was available as a free download -- which would later change, when it required a new Mac purchase or when it was bundled with iLife.

    Then there was iTools, the granddaddy of .Mac, which makes it the great granddaddy of MobileMe. iTools was free to Mac users, and provided free web publishing, storage through iDisk, and free @mac.com email address and publishing of e-cards though iCards. As costs rose, Apple began charging for the service and renamed the now fee-based service to .Mac, which we currently know as MobileMe.


    Macworld

    In a short press release in December 2008, Apple announced that Macworld 2009 would, in fact, mark Apple's last official year of exhibiting at Macworld. The company cited new and alternative means to reach consumers as its reasoning for bailing out of the trade show -- as well as its declining footprint in other trade shows.

    The "CES for Apple products" was the scene of many Apple milestones, such as the unveiling of the iPhone.

    If there was one thing that Macworld provided, it was a date to look forward to. Something would always be unveiled. And that was also another part of Apple's reasoning for pulling out, as it gave the company a fixed, and sometimes unnatural, product release schedule.


    DRM

    In a February 2007 letter entitled "Thoughts on Music," Steve Jobs laid out his arguments for abolishing DRM. Almost two years later, at Macworld 2009, Apple announced that it had reached an agreement with the major record labels to remove DRM from iTunes music sales.

    This meant sayonara to authorizing tracks on different computers, and changing or rearranging songs playlists after burning. It's still a DRM world, however, when it comes to movies and TV shows, and (we're told) the forthcoming iBooks app for the iPad.


    IBM/PowerPC

    In a classic case of "the enemy of your enemy is your friend," Apple, together with once-nemesis IBM (and with some of help from Motorola), collaborated on the PowerPC-based chips that would live in Apple computers.

    This collaboration lasted until 2005 (Apple would continue to make PowerPC-based computers for a short time after), when Apple made the transition to Intel processors. Apple cited disappointment with the progress on notebook-based G5 chips and the future roadmap of the PowerPC architecture when compared to Intel.


    U2

    It seems like it was just five years ago that U2's Bono and Edge joined Steve Jobs on stage to unveil the U2 iPod. Oh wait -- it was five years ago. Nowadays, Apple is no longer making U2 iPods, and U2 is 360'ing their way across the world with BlackBerry as the title sponsor of their tour. Apple, being Apple, has moved on from the relationship as well. However, it still needs to pick up its lava lamp and CDs, which are still at U2's apartment.


    The Color White

    Sometimes, white is the new black, and sometimes black is the new black. For Apple, aluminum is currently the new black. For the better part of the decade, the color white dominated Apple's design language -- from the iBook, the iMac G4 and G5 and some of Intel iMacs, and, of course, the original iPod and its then-unique white earbuds.

    However, the introduction of the iPhone marked a shift toward aluminum. While aluminum has always had a presence (notably in the PowerBook/MacBook Pro and PowerMac G5/Mac Pro), this presence has increased even more in recent years. Among the notable white-to-aluminum converts are the iPod classic, iPod nano and the iMac.

    White may not exactly fit into the "we'll never back" category, but it's definitely taken a back seat to aluminum.

    While we're on the topic of colors, I would be remiss if I didn't mention another couple of items that we probably won't ever see return: the rainbow or original Apple logo used for branding purposes.

    Readers, tell us what you'd like for Apple to bring back.

    TUAWSome things we may not see again from Apple originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • iPhone/iPod 101: How to get the most out of your battery

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    Since you can't just swap out the battery on your iPhone or iPod, it's important to know how to get the most life out of your device's battery, particularly if you won't be able to charge it for a while. Apple has two pages on its site that detail how to prolong battery life on both iPhones and iPods. The pages are far more detailed than the general lithium-battery tips floating around, and they tell you very specific steps you can take to increase your device's battery life.

    The iPhone page is the lengthier of the two, and most of its tips apply to the iPod line as well. Apple notes that the most important thing to do is keep iPhones and iPods away from heat sources like direct sunlight or the inside of a car on a hot day. I can vouch for that one; my wife absentmindedly left her first-gen iPod nano in our car for several days a couple of years ago with its battery almost fully discharged. When she finally pulled it out of the car, the nano's battery was fried and couldn't be recharged.


    Another very basic tip: if you're not using the display, turn it off. Rather than waiting for the display to deactivate by itself, or worse, leaving it on all the time, once you've finished browsing for the song or whatever else you're looking for, push the iPhone's hold switch to lock the screen.

    Other tips for prolonging iPhone battery life generally involve turning off features in your device's Settings: Location Services, Push Notifications, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, iPod equalizer, and 3G are all things you can deactivate in order to get more life out of your iPhone's battery. In a pinch, you can also put the iPhone into Airplane Mode, which essentially shuts most of those services off at once -- of course, that transforms your iPhone into a more expensive version of an iPod touch, so it's probably something you'll only want to do if you have no wireless reception anyway or your device's battery is nearly drained.

    The iPod tips are mostly the same as for the iPhone, and Apple's iPod page even has a link to a monthly iCal subscription that will remind you to completely discharge and charge your device's battery once a month. This reminder probably isn't necessary for iPhones, since people tend to use those daily, but it comes in handy if you have an iPod that you're not using very often. This reminder is important if you're not using your device on a regular basis, because Apple recommends putting iPods through at least one full charge-discharge cycle per month in order to keep the battery healthy. The iPod page also has tips specific to hard-drive-based iPods, such as limiting fast-forwarding or skipping through songs and keeping song file sizes below 9 MB. Both tips ensure the iPod's hard drive doesn't have to spin up as often, thereby increasing battery life.

    I usually keep all the services on my iPhone 3G turned on, and between gaming, browsing, and app use, I generally go through a complete charge cycle every other day. When I'm travelling and certain to be away from a power outlet for a long time, Location Services is generally the first thing I turn off -- the iPhone's GPS antenna seems to be responsible for a big portion of the device's battery drain.

    Apple says the batteries on iPods and iPhones should retain 80% capacity after 400 full charge-discharge cycles, so to make sure you get the best use out of them both in the short and long term, make sure to follow the battery guidelines on Apple's tips pages for both iPhones and iPods.

    TUAWiPhone/iPod 101: How to get the most out of your battery originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Live from the Red Carpet: E! Online mobile app relaunched for Oscars

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    Just in time for the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 7th (when you should be participating in the TUAW Talkcast...), E! Entertainment has relaunched the popular E! Online mobile app.

    When we say popular, we mean it -- there are apparently over 1.4 million iPhone and Android users who enjoy their celebrity and entertainment news direct from the free app. The new version of the app includes the "E! Talk Box," which gives users a chance to record their own video commentary for possible inclusion on E! and/or E! Online. While your chances of getting your video snippet on the air are probably slim, at least you can finally talk back to the TV.

    Part of the app update includes a new carousel navigation menu above the news section (see photo at right) that highlights coverage during the award season with special videos and a "Live from the Red Carpet" section.

    You no longer need to tear yourself away from your iPhone or iPod touch to watch E! shows. The app, for better or for worse, lets you watch complete episodes of such favorites as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Soup. (Update: According to E!, you can download the episodes from within the app, but you actually watch them in iTunes).

    If all you want is the scoop on your favorite celebs, you can also create a custom celeb list and get the news delivered directly to your iPhone or iPod touch.

    The free app is available in the iTunes Store now. Be sure to let TUAW know if your iPhone submission to the E! Talk Box gets on the air.

    TUAWLive from the Red Carpet: E! Online mobile app relaunched for Oscars originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Rumor: Apple prepping HDMI Macs

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    The picture above comes from AppleInsider, who are claiming that Apple is about to release a Mac mini with an HDMI port in place of the current DVI connector. And that sound you just heard was hundreds of thousands of mini-based entertainment center owners everywhere crying out in excitement, as a mini equipped with HDMI would be helpful indeed -- not only would it be super easy to hook your mini (and any other Macs that were granted the compatibility) up to any HDMI-equipped TV, but you'd be able to send sound, too, in just one easy cable rather than trying to work out separate solutions for both video and audio. The rumor's a little far fetched (AppleInsider only cites "sources," and we all know how reliable those can be), but still, it would be nice.

    AI also claims that Apple is working on a proprietary adapter for DisplayPort-to-HDMI connections, since space is currently at a premium on other Macs and MacBooks. That would be a real shakeup -- it would eradicate the current market of third-party adapters at the very least. And they'd have to update the DisplayPort technology to include audio, so any HDMI adapter could run audio out as well. We'll see -- hold off on purchases for now, but know that Apple may be headed to HDMI-ville sooner rather than later.

    TUAWRumor: Apple prepping HDMI Macs originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Roadie-approved iPhone case provides ultimate protection

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    So, you don't think that the OtterBox 2600 PDA case will provide enough protection for your iPhone? What you need is something like those incredible cases that roadies use to protect instruments and gear.

    TUAW reader Stuart tipped us off to such a case, designed and built by a friend who creates cases for bands. While this isn't the most practical iPhone case, it certainly provides a huge amount of protection. It'll also show a certain amount of panache to carry one of these Brady Cases around, flipping open the latches whenever you need an iPhone fix.

    If you're interested in ordering a similar case for your iPhone, you can use this contact form to see if Brady Cases will build a custom one for you. Note that this case is not currently listed on the company's web site as a product offered for sale.

    TUAWRoadie-approved iPhone case provides ultimate protection originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Found Footage: SNL parodies Steve Jobs again

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    Saturday Night Live (SNL) has done a great job of satirizing Steve Jobs and Apple over the years, and the tradition continued last week. "Undercover Boss" is a TV show in the states that has big business CEOs perform their company's entry-level jobs. SNL expanded the idea to Undercover Celebrity Boss, and featured Steve Jobs as the first target.

    In the clip after the break, watch "Steve" explain to an employee that the trash can he's filling, which he calls the iTrash, "...holds over 35 gallons of trash, and plays music."

    There are other "celebrity bosses" in the clip (Martha Stewart is especially funny), but it's Steve that got our attention. Good job, SNL! You can watch the video after the break.

    [Via iPhone Savior]

    TUAWFound Footage: SNL parodies Steve Jobs again originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Why wait? Register for free for Macworld Expo 2011 today!

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    Readers of TUAW know that we all enjoyed this year's Macworld Expo a great deal, and that we were able to talk to hundreds of vendors and Apple fans during the week that our team was on site. Many of you chose to join in virtually through our frequent livecasts and videos during and after the show.

    During Macworld 2010, IDG World Expo announced that next year's event is planned for January 27 - 29, 2011 at Moscone Center West in San Francisco, and today they surprised us all by announcing a one-week free registration window for the show. They're giving away free expo passes (no admittance to conference sessions or special events) for the next week. All you need to do for your free pass is to click here and fill in the requested information on the form.

    We want to see you in San Francisco next January, so take advantage of this great offer today.

    TUAWWhy wait? Register for free for Macworld Expo 2011 today! originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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