2009 Predictions: our annual forecast of the year ahead

With a new year upon us, it's time for our experts to predict what that year will bring Mac users and the Apple market. Andy Ihnatko, Adam Engst, John Moltz, and Dans Frakes and Moren chime in with their prognostications.

Expo: Putting FileMaker 10 to work on your iPhoneFMWebschool, a group of FileMaker developers, has built a Macworld Expo contacts and exhibitor database to celebrate the launch of FileMaker 10. The database works with the developer’s FMTouch app for the iPhone.

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iPhone 3G (8GB)
iPhone 3G (16GB)

Five top tips for new iPhone users Get a brand new iPhone for Christmas? Here are a handful of our top tips to help you make the most of it.
Bugs & Fixes: Delete files to prevent crashes in OS X 10.5.6 Apple’s advice on fixing some crashes and freezes related to the Mac OS X 10.5.6 update all involve deleting files. Since many of these files are little-known, Ted Landau takes a closer look.
Bugs & Fixes: The iPhone ‘dead strip’ A strip of Ted Landau’s iPhone became unresponsive to finger touches. Does that mean a costly repair? Also, Ted revisits the issues Microsoft Office has with Leopard’s Space feature, with an explanation from Microsoft’s Mac Business Unit.
Bugs & Fixes: Blurry photos after updating to iPhone 2.2 Ted Landau looks at a reported bug with the iPhone 2.2 software update in which some images received e-mail attachments appear blurry or fuzzy.
9 iPhone business apps Need to get real work done on your iPhone? Bill Wiecking suggests nine iPhones apps to enhance your productivity on the road.

Bar fight: Android versus iPhone Two mobile devices square off in a San Francisco bar. But only one emerges victorious.
2009 Predictions: our annual forecast of the year ahead With a new year upon us, it's time for our experts to predict what that year will bring Mac users and the Apple market. Andy Ihnatko, Adam Engst, John Moltz, and Dans Frakes and Moren chime in with their prognostications.
Is Heathcliff the cat’s meow for iPhone users? An iPhone app delivers the side-splitting antics of America’s favorite cartoon cat to your iPhone or iPod touch. And we don’t mean Garfield.
What Apple can teach Nintendo and Sony Nintendo and Sony can learn a thing or two from how gaming has developed on the iPhone platform, PC World’s Darren Gladstone says.
2008 in review: Most popular Macworld stories A look at the 15 most popular stories, in terms of traffic, on Macworld.com in 2008.