Episode 037 - The Apple 2009 Year in Review (part 1 of 3)

Episode 0037 - The Apple 2009 Year in Review (part 1 of 3)

The Apple 2009 Year in Review - Stu Helm from The International Mac Podcast joins us this week to discuss all the Apple news from 2009. This episode is from January to May.

Jan 2009

Steve Jobs takes a leave of absence due to health.

Macworld 2009 - Last Macworld with Apple
-Phil Schiller Keynote
-variable pricing iTunes Store, iTunes Plus
-17" Unibody MacBookPro (non removable battery)
-return of the Matte Screen option
-iLife 09
-in app training videos
-iMovie gets a really nice upgrade
-iWork 09
-iWork.com

Feb 2009

HD TV enters UK iTunes Store
MobileMe iDisk sharing services appear
2.3.1 update for AppleTV

March 2009

Updated iMac and MacMini
Nahalem Mac Pro
Dual Band Airport Extreme and Dual Band Time Capsules
iPod Shuffle with VoiceOver
iTunes 8.1

iPhone 3.0 Event
-Apple demonstrated iPhone 3.0 OS
-tethering and find my iphone features announced

HD Movies available for rent & purchase
Apple Bluetooth Headset discontinued
MacWorld Expo announces move to February for Expo dates

April 2009

Movies come to iTunes Germany
Apple Announces 1 billion applications downloaded from apps store

May 2009
No News for May

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