Steve Jobs has nabbed a lot of awards in the past but he’s set to pick up his first one from a Muppet maker. The Apple boss has been awarded a Jim Henson Celebration Honor and he’s in good company — Nintendo boss Shigeru Miyamoto and Harry Potter creator, J.K Rowling have previously picked up the award.
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For all the hype and hullabaloo, just imagine if Steve Jobs rolls up in San Francisco next week and doesn’t unveil the fabled iTablet. Then what? Well, if the gossip in our ultimate rumour guide turns out to be off colour, just what other goodies could Apple have lined up to woo us with? Here’s our pick of the 10 alternatives to the iSlate.
Apple’s iLife 09 might be the biggest upgrade to iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand iDVD and iWeb since the software suite launched, but what if you only want one app. Or don’t want to pay for them at all? There are plenty of free alternatives to ilife. We’ve rounded up the best ones here, and they’re all free!
Apple surprised everyone this morning by unveiling a new version of Garageband that, as well as adding new features, included the option for users to actually learn an instrument or song from within the application, direct from the artist who recorded it.
As part of its update to iLife today, Apple wheeled out a new version of its entry level video editor, iMovie. It seems Apple listened to the negative feedback which followed the last version, tweaking its interface and adding tons of new features, including shake correction, editing refinements and animated maps for video-happy travelers.
Apple kicked off 2009 with a bang today, introducing iLife 09 to fans at Macworld in San Francisco. The cream of the crop is the new version of iPhoto, packing some seriously slick technology including face detection, geotagging, Flickr and Facebook integration.
Aside from new MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops, there are rumours Apple will use its special event tonight to unveil an all-new suite of iLife and iWork software.