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January 6, 2009

MacRumorsLive.com was Hacked During Live Keynote Coverage

UPDATES:
MacRumors: “MacRumorsLive Hacked”

Tuesday January 06, 2009 01:29 PM EST
Written by arn
Our MacRumorsLive keynote coverage was hacked today, inserting inappropriate content into the text and photo feeds. We apologize for the inconvenience and are working to restore our services. The hack appears to be limited to the MacRumorsLive servers so forum accounts should be safe.

We’ll continue Macworld Expo coverage on an ongoing basis this week, and will report on Apple’s announcements shortly.

Reddit shows how MacRumorsLive got hacked.

m.atthew.net has made a statement: “I did not hack macrumors”

Another (long) Screenshot (found through Digg)

During Phil Schiller’s MacWorld San Francisco 2009, MacRumorsLive.com was hacked. MacRumors shut down the page minutes after. A line that said “Steve Jobs just died” was inserted into the feed. One message also carried 4CHAN.ORG badge.

Check the screenshot out.

January 6, 2009

The Sensitive Side of Darren Carter

I went to see Darren Carter on Saturday Night at Laugh Factory in Long Beach. After the show we headed to Boston’s The Gourmet Pizza for what else? Pizza. We were talking about number of topics and one of them was about the passing of John Travolta’s son. I knew that Darren worked with John Travolta in “Be Cool” movie.

I just read a nice post on Darren’s WordPress Blog about John Travolta as a father and a person. Forget about ideology and personal belief for a moment, it is always a tragedy for parents to lose any of their children. Well said, Darren.

January 5, 2009

Canon Unveils New Camcorder Line-Up

Canon announces numbers of High-Definition and Standard-Definition camcorders today (read Press Release).

New HD Vixia Line-Up:

Canon VIXIA HF S10 and VIXIA HF S100 Flash Memory Camcorders
Canon VIXIA HF20 and VIXIA HF200 Flash Memory Camcorders
Canon VIXIA HV40 HDV Camcorder

New Standard-Definition Line-Up:

Canon FS22, FS21 and FS200 Flash Memory Camcorders
Canon DC420 and DC410 DVD Camcorders
Canon ZR960 MiniDV Camcorder

Availability of the products are to be announced.

January 5, 2009

Steve Jobs Breaks The Silence

Apple has posted a letter from Steve Jobs addressing the rumors about his health.

As many of you know, I have been losing weight throughout 2008. The reason has been a mystery to me and my doctors. A few weeks ago, I decided that getting to the root cause of this and reversing it needed to become my #1 priority.

…….

The remedy for this nutritional problem is relatively simple and straightforward, and I’ve already begun treatment. But, just like I didn’t lose this much weight and body mass in a week or a month, my doctors expect it will take me until late this Spring to regain it. I will continue as Apple’s CEO during my recovery.

I have given more than my all to Apple for the past 11 years now. I will be the first one to step up and tell our Board of Directors if I can no longer continue to fulfill my duties as Apple’s CEO. I hope the Apple community will support me in my recovery and know that I will always put what is best for Apple first.

In addition to that, Apple’s Board of Directors also releases a statement supporting Steve Jobs.

January 4, 2009

MacWorld San Francisco 2009 Keynote Live Coverage Links

UPDATE: Video of Phil Schiller’s Keynote is now available. Watch it here.

Phil Schiller is set to deliver MacWorld San Francisco 2009 Keynote on January 9th, on 10:00 Pacific Time. The first question regarding the Keynote is: “What in the world will Steve Jobs be doing during the Keynote?”

Anyway, as usual there are many sites will be providing live coverage for the Keynote. Links are subject to change.