MacBreak Weekly with Leo Laporte

Jan 20th 2009

MacBreak Weekly 124

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Steve Jobs' health, App Store downloads, iPhone inauguration, Obama on Twitter, and more.

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Category: News

Steve Jobs' health, App Store downloads, iPhone inauguration, Obama on Twitter, and more.

Steve Jobs' Medical Leave:
Steve Jobs is taking a a medical leave from Apple. How will fare with his absence over the next six months or if he never returns at all?

App Store Downloads:
Apple announces more than 15,000 apps are available on their App Store. They report that half of a billion applications have been downloaded since the store was launched.

Inauguration via iPhone:
Ustream.tv iPhone app allowed users to view the inauguration of Barack Obama live in the iPhone.

Barack Obama Twittering:
Barack Obama says he should get back to using Twitter to communicate with people. How does the President use this kind of social networking service responsibly?

Audible pick of the week: Rumpole on Trial by John Mortimer, Unabridged, Narrated by Tony Britton. For a free audiobook, visit Audible.com/macbreak.

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