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Google to Release Picasa Beta for Mac (196 diggs) Google plans to release on Monday a beta version of Picasa for Mac OS X, helping Apple fans catch up to Windows and Linux users already employing the free tool for editing, cataloging, and uploading photos.

In Depth: Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6 - the story so far (861 diggs) As Macworld Expo gears up, we preview Apple's next OS. With OS X 10.5 so well received, how can you go one better with 10.6? The solution is as simple as it is surprising. You don't try…

MacRumors' Macworld San Francisco 2009 Rumor Roundup (582 diggs) With Macworld San Francisco 2009 (MWSF) beginning next week, MacRumors provides this Rumor Roundup as a summary of major rumors circulating around the Mac Web before the event. While this rumor season started off slowly, the past few weeks have raised some interesting possibilities.

Steve Jobs says a hormone imbalance to blame for weight loss (1,665 diggs) A mere day before the big shindig at the Moscone, Steve Jobs has come clean about his much-discussed weight loss in a open letter to the Apple community, saying that a hormone imbalance is to blame.

Steamiest iPhone Apps: iFog vs iSteam (405 diggs) We could have never predicted that our coverage of the iSteam iPhone app would result in a battle between apps that let you blow air on the mic to add steam, or fog-like effects to photos and backgrounds.

Macworld 2009 Rumors - Separating fact from fiction (599 diggs) With Macworld just around the corner, people are still clamoring and fretting over the fact that Steve Jobs won't be delivering the keynote. Lost in the shuffle, however, is the fact that Apple (via Phil Schiller) will most likely deliver some interesting announcements to its product line.

Is Justin Long trying to become the next “Dell Dude”? (614 diggs) In a rather odd move, Long stars in a new short film entitled “Hunger Relief” in which he talks ON HIS iPHONE while HOLDING A BONG.

Sources: 17-inch MacBook Pro, NVIDIA Mac mini due shortly (558 diggs) Apple as early as Tuesday will introduce a 17-inch MacBook Pro with a fixed internal battery and a new version of the Mac mini, both of which will feature chipsets from NVIDIA, AppleInsider has been able to independently confirm.

Craigsphone brings Craigslist to the iPhone (688 diggs) Craigslist is one of my absolute favorite sites on the 'net -- it's been around for years, but kept the same simple look and feel, perfectly fulfilling the service of classifieds without ever once going off that course. Sure, there are issues with spam, but Craig and his minions have worked overtime to make the thing work, and it works well (in fac

Unlocked iPhone Market Gets 3G, But No Threat To Apple (612 diggs) Want an iPhone 3G but hate AT&T (T)? Or want to plug in another carrier's SIM card to use your iPhone with abroad? That's now easy to do with Apple's newest phone: The iPhone 3G unlock is now available, and Gizmodo has instructions.

Apple Researching Gloves For Use With Multi-Touch Devices (546 diggs) The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office today released a patent application from Apple describing research into gloves that allow the wearer to operate electronic devices. Apple clearly intends for the glove to be used in conjunction with Multi-Touch devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch and to cover a much broader class of electronic devices.

10 Mac 911 resolutions (557 diggs) 10 Mac 911 resolutions

Mac web share nears 10% in December (590 diggs) In spite of fears of a late-year plunge, Apple has again beat its own market share record in December and now has a record 9.6 percent of web traffic as Microsoft's own influence continues to fall.

Weirdest iPhone Apps (528 diggs) Although it's only been open for six months or so, Apple's App Store has already become home to countless thousands of iPhone (or iPod Touch) applications -- some more useful, and some, well, let's just say, some that are a bit "out there". Here are a few of our favorites from the latter category and hand-picked for maximum weirdness..

Mac at 25: Still the innovation leader (625 diggs) On January 24, 1984, the Macintosh came into the world, starting a revolution in personal computing. Now, all attention is turned to what Apple will introduce next.

First Silly iPhone App for 2009 is Actually Amazingly Cool (2,059 diggs) I have almost no apps in my iPhone, despite John's excellent roundups and Adam's iPhone games recommendations. I only have the most useful ones for NYC. iSteam looks like one to install and keep.

iPhone 3G unlock arrives at last! (1,840 diggs) The Dev-Team just launched its long-awaited iPhone 3G unlock, dubbed "yellowsn0w," and while they're still working out a few kinks (terming this release a 0.9 beta release), reports are already pouring in of successful unlocks.

For Apple, 2008 Was a Very Good Year (874 diggs) Apple was a busy company in 2008. Over the past twelve months, the number of Apple-branded products on the street has become so broad and ubiquitous that it's hard to go a day without seeing evidence of it, even if you're not a Mac, iPhone or iPod owner.

Local yogurt store: Steve Jobs is “in great health" (656 diggs) Amid a flurry of (disputed) reports and rumors about Apple chief executive Steve Jobs ’ “rapidly declining health,” blogger Robert Scoble did some field work to dig for the truth today.

A Look At Some Of The Best iPhone Apps Of 2008 (679 diggs) The iPhone and iPod Touch have taken the world by storm. In just a little over six months time we ’ve witnessed the doors of the iTunes App Store opening to the 10,000 app marker being crossed. Some of these apps stand out much more than others do, so we’ve tried to hone in on the cream of the crop.

Best Apple Spoof of 2008 - Grand Theft Auto IV (2,026 diggs) As 2008 comes to an end, we thought we ’d look back at one of the best Apple spoofs from the last year. And the winner, hands down, is Grand Theft Auto IV which did a great job of mocking both Apple the company, and its users.

Apple's 5 biggest moments in 2008 (605 diggs) From the iPhone 3G to 'unibody' MacBooks, 2008 was a standout year for Apple

Large Form iPod Touch To Launch in Fall ‘09 (1,179 diggs) We’ve got this from three independent sources close to Apple: expect a large screen iPod touch device to be released in the Fall of ‘09, with a 7 or 9 inch screen.

How To Delete Files to Prevent Crashes in OS X 10.5.6 (628 diggs) Apple has recently posted several articles that offer advice on how to prevent crashes and freezes related to the Mac OS X...

Apple's Jobs is (Still) Fine: Gizmodo Report = "Garbage" (1,136 diggs) Reporter says: "I was told two weeks ago by sources inside Apple that the decision had nothing to do with Jobs' health. I got the same message today. Period."