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Apple Introduces Apple TV 3.0 Software With Redesigned User Interface

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Apple today introduced new Apple TV 3.0 software featuring a redesigned main menu that makes navigating your favorite content simpler and faster, and makes enjoying the largest selection of on-demand HD movie rentals and purchases, HD TV shows, music and podcasts from the iTunes® Store even better on your TV. You can now enjoy iTunes Extras and iTunes LP in stunning fullscreen with your Apple TV, as well as listen to Genius Mixes and Internet radio through your home theater system. The new Apple TV software is available immediately free of charge to existing Apple TV owners, and Apple TV with 160GB capacity is available for just $229.

Push It Up! Implementing Apple's Push Notifications for Fun and Profit

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Ever looked into Apple’s Push Notification? If you thought it was as a simple as flicking a switch, think again! Enabling Push in your app is just the start and Joe Pezzillo, Co-Founder of Push IO LLC and the founder of Metafy LLC, will show you how to get your application up and running with Push Notifications in no time.

Rapid Application Delivery - Going Hybrid

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT

According to Lee Barney, “You will learn how and why to use the standard UIWebView in your applications in any way from a simple display of easily formatted text.” Barney will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Selling Products with StoreKit

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:00 EDT

According to Ernest Svehla, “Iwill include a quick review of key components then present best practices for organizing your products, selecting a selling model, and implementing your approach.” Svehla will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Key Steps to Developing VoIP-enabled Apps for the iPhone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:30:00 EDT

According to Jan Skoglund, “Trying to cobble a VoIP solution is likely to cause developers severe headaches, time delays and frustration.” Skoglund will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Enabling Enterprise Mobility on the iPhone

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EDT

According to Senthil Krishnapillai, “As pressures mount on IT departments to allow devices access to complex types of corporate data, iPhone business use must go beyond secure email access.” Krishnapillai will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Design Patterns for Distributed Mobile Applications

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EDT

According to Jason Christensen, “Patterns are important for consuming ReST based web-services, TCP stream based services, and Push notifications from the iPhone.” Christensen will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Rhomobile CEO to Speak at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT

With the iPhone more than earning its place in the consumer market, it is now being adopted by enterprises. But just how easy it is to create robust enterprise applications for the iPhone, as well as all the other major mobile platforms? With Ruby and HTML in the cloud, according to Rhombobile CEO Adam Blum, the answer is "Very easy." Blum will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Sybase Named “Silver Sponsor” of iPhone Developer Summit

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced that Sybase, the largest enterprise software and services company, was named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit. The Summit is co-located with the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.

Rhomobile to Announce Production Release of RhoHub at 4th Cloud Expo

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 08:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Rhomobile, Inc., the makers of the Rhodes smartphone development framework, will be Exhibiting at the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, taking place November 2-4, 2009 at the Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA. At the event, Rhomobile will be announcing the Production Release of RhoHub, the world’s first development-as-a-service offering for the mobile industry. RhoHub provides a web-based service for both smartphone app development and hosting of mobile applications, making native mobile applications easier to build, deploy and run on all smartphones including BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Android, Symbian and iPhone. RhoHub allows developers to generate, compile and run smartphone applications through the web giving them flexibility in their build environment. No SDK (Software Developer Kit) is required, making the build process faster and more affordable. Developers can write code online from the RhoHub website anywhere.

MapKit Best Practices

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:45:00 EDT

According to Ernest Svehla, “I will include a quick review of key components then present best practices for displaying map customizations and annotations specific to your application needs.” Svehla will be presenting a 45-minute breakout session at iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West, being held November 3rd, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in conjunction with SYS-CON's 4th International Cloud Computing Expo (November 2-4, 2009).

Social Action Network is iMac and iPhone Compatible

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:00:00 EDT

"So Act is now highly compatible with iMac in a four column format allowing the maximum amount of hi-res, web multi-tasking that our members can handle in one screen," said Greg Halpern, President, So Act Network. "This breakthrough allows members using iMac to interact with up to eight windows on one screen without scrolling at all. For Mac lovers who also have iPhones, they can access their private network on So Act while on the go. This provides many huge advantages. For example, while having a multi-person conference in Conversations, you can leave to go out to lunch or shopping but you can stay in the meeting remotely on your iPhone even receiving files to review and continuing communication without missing a beat. The possibilities are endless and of course the Apple experience makes it remarkable."

oDesk Launches iPhone Application

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:15:00 EDT

The oDesk iPhone App is available for free in the Apple App Store, and allows registered oDesk users to view their team rooms and work diaries. Accessible from the iPhone and iPod Touch (when connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi), and designed for both buyers and providers, the oDesk iPhone App gives users literal visibility of their online workteam no matter where they are.

Test Your Survival Skills With The Worst-Case Scenario® iPhone/iPod touch Game

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:15:00 EDT

The game gives players access to more than 300 trivia questions, providing hours of unique game play. Additionally, Namco Networks utilizes the in-app purchasing feature to provide three additional 300 question downloadable content packs, each priced at 99 cents. Consumers can test their survival skills and prepare themselves for almost any disaster while on the go with this new iPhone game. Worst-Case Scenario features rapid-fire trivia questions covering 11 different categories from the best-selling books, including dating, outdoor survival and politics. Players can test their skills with questions ranging from surviving the direst of dating disasters to avoiding an angry alligator attack.

Sybase Named “Silver Sponsor” of iPhone Developer Summit

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:15:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Sybase, the largest enterprise software and services company, was named "Silver Sponsor" of SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit. The Summit is co-located with the 4th International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, which will take place on November 2 - 4, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, in Santa Clara, California.

The iPhone Is Here to Stay - What's an Enterprise to Do About It?

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:15:00 EDT

This interactive brochure discusses the benefits and issues surrounding the iPhone in the enterprise, and Sybase products that support the iPhone. Please enjoy exploring this brochure, and be sure to click on the hyperlinks that take you to additional product information, evaluation software downloads and view the inline video.

Apple to Ship Mac OS X Snow Leopard on August 28

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:30:00 EDT

Apple has announced that Mac OS(R) X v10.6 Snow Leopard(TM) will go on sale Friday, August 28 at Apple's retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers, and that Apple's online store is now accepting pre-orders. Snow Leopard builds on a decade of OS X innovation and success with hundreds of refinements, new core technologies and out of the box support for Microsoft Exchange. Snow Leopard will be available as an upgrade for Mac OS X Leopard(R) users for $29.

Real-time AJAX Apps For the iPhone in Brazil

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Lightstreamer and Valemobi from Sao Paulo, Brazil have signed an agreement where Valemobi will distribute Lightstreamer's push technology as part of Valemobi's platform for Real-time iPhone solutions. "We chose Lightstreamer because this is the state-of-the art middleware for distributing real-time data. Lightstreamer has proven it's mature enough for financial mission-critical applications, and it will be part of our mobile data distribution suite for the Brazilian Stock Exchange, the ValeBroker, says Leonardo Magalhães, CTO at Valemobi.

AdWhirl Closes $1 Million Seed Round

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:30:00 EDT

Founded in April of 2009, AdWhirl has quickly become the leading open ad platform for iPhone developers, with over 1,000 publishers and more than one billion ads served per month to iPhone and iPod Touch users through otherwise free applications. AdWhirl offers both advertisers and publishers the ability to leverage targeted and personalized advertising in more than 160 countries.

iPhone Developer Summit 2009 West - Call for Papers

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:30:00 EDT

From a starting-point of just over 500 when it launched in July 2008, Apple's App Store already has about 30,000 applications available and downloads have surpassed 1 billion. So it's no surprise that SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit, already in its third year, has been receiving many excellent proposals from qualified expert speakers for the upcoming West coast event, being held September 22-23 in San Francisco.

Apple Announces the New iPhone 3G S

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:00:00 EDT

iPhone 3G S includes the new iPhone OS 3.0 software with more than 100 new features including: Cut, Copy and Paste; MMS; Spotlight Search to search across iPhone or within Mail, Contacts, Calendar and iPod; landscape keyboard for Mail, Messages, Notes and Safari(R); expanded parental controls for TV shows, movies and apps from the App Store; and the ability to capture and send audio recordings on the go with the new Voice Memo app. iPhone 3.0 software also includes a new Find My iPhone feature that works together with MobileMe so you can locate your lost iPhone on a map, send a message that will appear on the screen or play a sound to help you find it even if your phone is set to silent. If you cannot find your iPhone, you can erase all data and content on your iPhone with the new Remote Wipe feature. New iTunes(R) features available with iPhone 3.0 software include wirelessly downloading movies, TV and audio programs as well as iTunes U so students can download learning materials on the go.

Quickoffice Updates Mobile Office Suite Application for iPhone

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:05:00 EDT

Quickoffice, Inc., the leading global provider of mobile office productivity software, today released additional features for its iPhone application, increasing Microsoft Office functionality while on the go. Quickoffice's latest 1.2.0 update adds important capabilities to all four of its applications, which include Quickoffice® Mobile Office Suite, Quicksheet®, Quickword® and Quickoffice® Files.

YellowSpaces Launches New Local Search iPhone Application

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:32:00 EDT

As consumers increasingly conduct mobile searches for maps and driving directions, YellowSpaces Inc., a local search engine focused on accurate searches, announced iLPS(TM) today -- a new local search application designed for the iPhone and iPod touch. iLPS gives users a hand-held Local Positioning System when they are away from their desktops or laptops.

Slacker Radio Releases Updated iPhone Application

Mon, 18 May 2009 15:30:00 EDT

Slacker has announced the availability of a new version of the Slacker Mobile application for iPhone, iPhone 3G and iPod touch. The free application is available at the Apple iTunes App Store and by visiting www.Slacker.com using the browser from an iPhone or iPod touch.

AOL’s MediaGlow Launches Pixcetera Application on Apple App Store

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:59:00 EDT

AOL's MediaGlow has announced the launch of the free Pixcetera application on the Apple App Store. The app mirrors the functionality of the Pixcetera.com site, http://www.pixcetera.com, by allowing users to experience amazing photography in a variety of categories, including news, celebrities, lifestyle and nature, right on their iPhone or iPod touch. Key features of the app include high-quality full-screen images in either portrait or landscape, the ability to navigate through thousands of photos with the swipe of a finger, photo sharing, five daily featured galleries, plus thousands of galleries in more than 20 categories.

E*TRADE Launches Mobile Pro Application for Apple iPhone

Mon, 04 May 2009 08:44:00 EDT

E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corp. has announced that E*TRADE Securities LLC has introduced E*TRADE Mobile Pro for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch, expanding customer access to on-the-go, real-time investment, market and account information. The application provides many of the same interface, security, trading and banking features available on etrade.com to customers via their iPhone or iPod touch. The application is available at no additional cost to all E*TRADE Securities customers via the Apple App Store.

Quicken Online Mobile Now Available in Apple’s App Store

Mon, 04 May 2009 08:28:00 EDT

Intuit has announced its Quicken Online Mobile application is available on the Apple App Store. This free personal finance app for iPhone and iPod touch works directly with the free Quicken Online service which helps more than 1 Million Americans automatically track their spending and helps them know where to save.

iPhone Controls Drive Mobile Gaming Experience

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:02:00 EDT

The Strategy Analytics Wireless Device Lab report, “Innovative Built-In Sensors Drive Enhanced Mobile Gaming Experience,” shows that mobile devices using touchscreens and accelerometers, such as the Apple iPhone, provide an enhanced mobile gaming experience.

Will the iPhone Soon Be Available from Verizon Wireless?

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:30:00 EDT

According to BusinessWeek, Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam has been speaking with Apple executives, and the iPhone rumor mills are saying that perhaps Verizon is considering becoming involved with Apple to help launch a smaller iPhone-like device currently under development.

Sybase Named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST

SYS-CON Events announced today that the largest enterprise software and services company Sybase was named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) which will take place on June 22, 2009 in New York City. Register Now - Early Bird iPhone Plus Bootcamp iPhone Developer Summit - June New York City.

ComponentOne to Present at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit in New York

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:15:00 EST

Todd Schick, Director of Technology and Business Development at ComponentOne, will deliver the presentation " Creating Native-Looking Applications for the iPhone with ASP.NET" at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009 East (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) in New York City this coming June 22, 2009. For ASP.NET developers, creating Web applications which exploit and conform to the advanced interface design of the iPhone requires familiarity with new standards and technologies.

China Unicom Still Trying to Introduce iPhone

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:00:00 EST

"We will talk about everything related with 3G," says Chang Xiaobing, chairman of China Unicom, when it comes to the negotiations with Apple to introduce iPhone to China. It is the first time for a China Unicom executive to respond to the issue. But it is still an open question whether China Unicom will accept the profit-sharing solutions proposed by Apple.

Amazon Releases Kindle for iPhone

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:10:00 EST

Amazon has Released Kindle for iPhone - a free download that requires an iPhone or iPod Touch with the iPhone/iPod Touch 2.1 software update installed. Kindle for iPhone lets you buy Kindle e-books on your computer, then transfer them to your iPhone or iPod touch over WiFi.

Julio Barros to Present at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit in New York

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:45:00 EST

Julio Barros, freelance consultant, programmer and trainer, will deliver the presentation "Getting Started Programming with Objective-C and the iPhone" at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009 East (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) in New York City this coming June 22, 2009. Though developing for the iPhone and iPod touch is exciting, the amount of information can be overwhelming at times.

Jason Christensen to Present at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit in New York

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:45:00 EST

Software architect Jason Christensen will deliver the presentation "Combining REST and Context for Killer iPhone Apps Audience" at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009 East (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) in New York City this coming June 22, 2009. With the advent of the multimodal nature of iPhone, it is possible to be connected anywhere and everywhere.

Sybase iAnywhere to Present at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit in New York

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:30:00 EST

Senthil Krishnapillai, Director of Product Management at Sybase iAnywhere, will deliver the presentation "Break The Mold – iPhone for the Mobile Enterprise" at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009 East (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) in New York City this coming June 22, 2009. Business users are actively embracing Apple’s iPhone and bringing it into the enterprise — both through the back door and the front door.

Metafy to Present at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit in New York

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:30:00 EST

Joe Pezzillo, founder of Metafy LLC, will deliver the presentation "From the Trenches: Key Lessons from Enterprise iPhone Development" at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009 East (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) in New York City this coming June 22, 2009. Having spent the last nine months developing iPhone apps for a Fortune 100 financial services company, Pezzillo will take a detailed look at Enterprise iPhone Development, presenting several key lessons learned from both technical and project management perspectives.

IntelliObjects to Present at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit in New York

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:45:00 EST

Ernest Svehla, Chief Architect of IntelliObjects, will deliver the presentation "Mastering View Controllers" at SYS-CON's iPhone Developer Summit 2009 East (co-located with AJAXWorld RIA Conference & Expo) in New York City this coming June 22, 2009.In this session we take a detailed look at best practices for leveraging the various view controllers bundled with the iPhone SDK. We start off with a quick review of the critical role view controllers play in the development of iPhone applications then dive into best practices for integrating multiple different types of view controllers together to support specific application needs.

China Unicom Hopes to Promote iPhone

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:30:00 EST

At the last moment of foraying into China, Apple faces a dilemma to choose a partner for the promotion of its iPhone. The new choice is China Unicom, which has started negotiations with Apple over the introduction of iPhone into the country. If China Unicom gets the license to sell the 3G iPhone in China, the business will greatly help the company's promotion of WCDMA products. China Unicom is the country's sole WCDMA carrier.

Mailtrust to Provide Contact Sync Capabilities with iPhone

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:30:00 EST

Mailtrust, the email division of Rackspace Hosting, announced their backup and synchronization capabilities with the iPhone. Mailtrust has released its new Noteworthy sync for iPhone tool, enabling customers to have access to their critical contact information on the go. Since the iPhone’s launch in 2007, Mailtrust has provided both their Hosted Exchange and Noteworthy customers with email sync capabilities, with Hosted Exchange customers also having access to calendars, contacts, and tasks.

Apple iPhone Was Most Talked About Brand in 2008

Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:45:00 EST

According to new research from the social media services provider Virtue, the Apple iPhone was the most talked about brand across social media sites in 2008. Apple itself and its iPod also made the list of the top ten most talked about brands.

iPhone Launched in Thailand with Poor 3G Network

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:15:00 EST

The iPhone 3G has arrived in Thailand with the mobile operator True Move. According to the website iPhones Talk, Apple reportedly negotiated for some time to get the phone into the country. Despite its potential appeal in the Thai market, there is speculation surrounding how many Thai users will be able to take full advantage of the iPhone 3G’s rich features due to spotty 3G coverage and lack of education about the phone’s advantages, in addition to the lack of heavy data related usage there.

i2Telecom Submits MyGlobalTalk to iPhone App Store

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 06:30:00 EST

i2Telecom International announced that its mobile phone solution, MyGlobalTalk, has been submitted to Apple for inclusion on its iPhone App Store. MyGlobalTalk is a free downloadable application that will allow iPhone users to place inexpensive phone calls to destinations anywhere in the world for as little as two to three cents per minute via their carriers’ cellular voice networks. This contrasts sharply with the current methods in which users place regular calls via their mobile phone service providers at prices that can easily reach or exceed one dollar per minute when calling locations outside of the U.S.

Quickoffice Unveils Editable Office Application for the iPhone

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:06:00 EST

Quickoffice announced the release of MobileFiles Pro, said to be the first application to include editable Office functionality for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The upgrade brings comprehensive editing and saving of Microsoft Office Excel files in the .xls format, Wi-Fi file transfer to and from a desktop (Mac and PC), and the ability to access and synchronize with Apple MobileMe accounts.

iBank Mobile Announces iPhone App for Tracking Personal Finance

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:15:00 EST

IGG Software announced the forthcoming release of iBank Mobile, a native iPhone counterpart to iBank 3. Capable of running on both the iPhone and iPod Touch, this new release will be available exclusively for download from the iTunes App Store in the first quarter of this year. Among the new application’s highlights: — iBank Mobile can be run as a stand-alone app. — Existing iBank users can sync iBank data and new transactions from mobile devices using a MobileMe account for continual updating with a WebDAV server; or directly via Wi-Fi to a local machine running iBank.

Byki Language Software Launched for iPhone and iPod Touch

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:00:00 EST

Transparent Language announced the release of its new Byki language-learning application for the iPhoneand iPod touch. Byki for iPhone and iPod touch sells for $9.99 per language – with an early-bird price of only $7.99 during the first 30 days of availability for each language. It currently comes in French and Spanish, with more languages – such as German, Italian, Japanese, and others – in the works.

Refurbished iPhone 3G at Best Buy

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:30:00 EST

Best Buy announced that it is offering refreshed Apple iPhone 3Gs at store locations nationwide, claiming to be the first retailer to do so on a national scale. Three-hundred and fifty Best Buy Mobile stores have begun selling the Refreshed iPhone 3G at $149 for the 8GB model and $249 for the 16G model, with both requiring a two-year service contract. New iPhone 3Gs currently retail for $199 (8G) and $299 (16G) at Best Buy Mobile.

iHome Unveils New Home Audio Product Line

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:15:00 EST

iHome unveiled the details of its 2009 home audio product line, including a variety of new speaker solutions featuring a wide range of styles, price points and feature sets. iHome’s 2009 line-up includes: iP1 Speaker System for iPod/iPhone, iP71 iPhone/iPod Computer Speaker System with Computer Sync allowing users to hook up their iPhone/iPod to a PC, and the iH15 LED Color Changing Stereo System. Other iHome home audio units include the iP9, iH4, iP41, iH12, iP47 and iH51.

New App Allows iPhone and iPod touch Users to Access Global Media Content

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:15:00 EST

NuageProduction released four applications for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch that help users customize access to thousands of international media sources. The NuageProduction solutions enable users to personalize content index from ever-expanding directories of TV networks, radio stations, print media, RSS feeds, and Web pages. The applications work on 3G, Edge and Wi-Fi networks, and in Airplane Mode with unique streaming and downloading options. Video access requires a Wi-Fi connection.

I'm Not at MacWorld for Health Reasons: Steve Jobs

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:00:00 EST

"As many of you know," Steve Jobs tells the Apple worldwide community in a heart-rendingly frank memo, "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." He's gotten a diagnosis, is now undergoing treatment, and intends to continue as Apple's CEO during his recovery.