How much would you pay to use your iPhone as a wireless modem, sharing its 3G network connection with your MacBook so you can get online with a nice big screen and actual keyboard? How about $55? 

 

 

After Apple announced Snow Leopard during the Philnote, but then said they would only ship it in September, a lot of people decided to wait on buying the new MacBook Pros. After all, what's the point of buying something with software that will be outdated in a few months? Well, Apple must have realized that they would take a sales hit for the next few months, because they have announced their "Up-to-Date" program, to incentivize buying sooner rather than later.

Be prepared for our live coverage of the WWDC 09 keynote with Phil and the gang. Will a new iPhone be in our immediate future? Only The Phil knows for sure.

Coverage starts at 10am Pacific, Monday June 8 right here. 

We will also be covering the event via Twitter. Follow us at Twitter.com/maclife.

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12:02AM: Recap of today's stuff.  Thanks for reading. We'll see you in the iPhone 3GS line

Salty the iPhone was once dunked in the ocean and nearly abandoned for dead. But he emerged from his ordeal with super powers, like advice-giving, a good grasp on sarcasm, and the very human need to be held. Pose your iPhone-related and/or philosophical quandries at askaniphone@gmail.com

How come the MMS feature in the new iPhone 3.0 software won't work on the original iPhone hardware? My old Razr had MMS from the day I got it.—Janet F.

Remember yesterday, when Apple released a button-less iPod shuffle, with the controls moved to the earbud cable, and we complained that we kind of hate Apple's earbuds like the Amish hate electricity? Well, rest easy, fellow haters, 'cause Scosche is on the case, and we bet more companies are working on it too.

Feral Interactive ports PC games to the Mac, and today the company has announced its new download page for grabbing demos. Seven demos are available as of today, and you can grab them with a BitTorrent client.

The 4GB iPod shuffle, released today, is teensy tiny and virtually button free! Hope you like those Apple earbuds, because that's how you control this gorgeous little thing.