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.

What Apple can teach Nintendo and SonyNintendo and Sony can learn a thing or two from how gaming has developed on the iPhone platform, PC World’s Darren Gladstone says.
Review: Vicinity for iPhoneThe latest app to exploit the location features on your iPhone or iPod touch to find nearby services, amenities, and businesses, Vicinity’s utility is limited by a restricted range and shoddy sources.

Product	Rating
iPod nano, fourth-generation (4G) 16GB
iPod touch, second-generation (2G) 32GB
iPod touch, second-generation (2G) 16GB
iPod nano, fourth-generation (4G) 8GB
iPod touch, second-generation (2G) 8GB
iPod classic, second-generation (2G) 120GB
iPhone 3G (8GB)
iPhone 3G (16GB)
iPod shuffle, second-generation 2GB
iPod shuffle, second-generation 1GB

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.
Macworld Buying Guides: iPods Last year, Apple sold 22.1 million iPods in the three months ending December 31. It’s safe bet that many of those iPods wound up being given as gifts. Maybe you’re planning on giving an iPod of your own this holiday season. Stumped as to which one of the four different kinds of iPods to pick? Don’t worry: we’ve got some helpful advice.
Ripping and playing audiobooks If you buy audiobooks on CD, here's what you need to know to rip them and get them to play correctly in iTunes or on your iPod.
Bugs & Fixes: iPhone connect errors and audiobook crashes Ted Landau looks at two iPhone-related bugs—a connection error in which the iPhone fails to show up in the iTunes Devices list and a crash that can occur when you attempt to play an audiobook.
Revisiting iPod mounting issues You say your iPod refuses to appear in iTunes? Try these troubleshooting techniques.

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.
2008 in Review: The year in Mac gaming Mobile gaming ruled the roost in 2008, as game makers focused on the iPhone. Chris Holt looks back at the past 12 months of highlights and lowlights in the Mac gaming market.