Macworld

Apple’s App Stores for iOS and Mac have made buying software painless and, for the most part, affordable, but they’re not without their downsides for developers and consumers alike.

In this Macworld Live session, a panel of luminaries discusses their favorite apps, their flaws, and how we would fix them. We also tackle why it’s hard for even the best apps to achieve perfection.

We answer common Mac and iOS troubleshooting questions, including ones submitted live by our audience!

The Macworld Pundit Showdown takes its act on the road, with a live performance at Macworld|iWorld. 

 Jason Snell is joined by a pair of Mac luminaries, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber and Chicago Sun-Times columnist Andy Ihnatko. The topic: The State of Apple.

Apple held an education event in New York City where it unveiled a new version of the iBooks app along with iBooks Author, a free Mac application that allows you to create books containing not just text but also rich media elements.

Macworld reports from the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada with a list of interesting products they’ve seen and some odd trends they’ve spotted.

It’s a new year and while we enjoy popping open bottles of fizzy libations and twiddling noise makers as much as the next tech publication, a podcast with nothing but those sounds would be dull listening indeed. 

We convened this all-star panel of pundits to discuss the issues of the year in a forum that we call the Macworld Pundit Showdown. Four pundits enter… one leaves as champion

Greg Pak has written “ Vision Machine,” a free, Creative Commons-licensed three-issue comic series with a lot to say about how the march of technology will affect the future of our society and culture.

We honor the apps that feed the iPhone, iPad, and iPod with our annual App Gem awards.

 This year, we recognized 23 products for meeting our standards of quality, utility, innovation, value, and excellence.

Once called Macworld Expo, the show has changed not only its name, but some of its content and focus. In this episode of the podcast I speak with the man behind it all, Paul Kent, Vice President and General Manager of Macworld|iWorld.

Just in time for your Thanksgiving holiday, the Macworld Pundit Showdown is back with its own unique take on recent events in the technology world. 

We've spent the past few days learning all there is to know about Apple’s $25-per-year music service, and they’re ready to drop some iTunes Match-based knowledge on you.

Tune in for talk of iOS 5 and battery problems, iTunes used with an NAS, and why GarageBand is written with both the musical and tin-eared in mind.

We shine the spotlight on the Mac, with a look at the recent processor and graphics improvements to the MacBook Pro lineup.

Having thoroughly analyzed the iPhone 4S, the Macworld Podcast turns its attention to Apple’s other big mobile product unveiling for October: iOS 5.

Our own Jason Snell has had the iPhone for a week and has a lot to say about its performance, the improved camera, and Siri. Is the iPhone 4S for you? 

Jason Snell and Christopher Breen discuss Steve Jobs’ legacy.