Missed out on this years MacWorld due to cost?  If you would like to be prepared, and we mean as in registering for MacWorld 2011 now,  you can get in for free if you sign up this week.  Simply head over to the registration site and fill out the form.  You will get your ticket and be able to walk around like you never have.  The free pass down not include special events or conferences, but you can walk around and look all you want.  The official dates are January 27-29, 2011.

[Get the free pass here] [via TUAW]

  The ramp up to the next iPhone always appears to draw more near more quickly each year.  Although noone that we know has had the pleasure of laying eyes on the next iPhone, Pandev has seen the likes of it via an iPhone identifier never before gazed upon.  For example, when the iPhone 3GS was being field tested an identifier of iPhone2,1 was seen in October 2008.  This time Pandev has seen the iPhone3,1 identifier pop up since November of 2009.  Pinchmedia provides analytics data for applications and shows the iPhone 3,1 identifier as official firmware from Apple.  The time frame is about right given the past spotting prior to the 3GS launch.  We doubt we will see any annoucement until around June, but maybe we will get a glimpse before then at whatever Apple replaces MacWorld with.

[MacRumors]

  The show will continue despite the absence of Apple’s presence.  Just a couple of months ago yielded our last view as Macworld as the yearly announcement preference of the Apple brand.  The 2010 expo will continue despite the rumors of it fading away into nothing.  The sessions should be about the same and although we can no longer count on Macworld for new products, you can bet Apple will have some things to show sometime around that time frame.

[Macworld]

  Safari 4 has been out for a week or more now and you eigther love it or you have gone back to Firefox at this point.  The one thing not mentioned much is that Safari 4 supports HTML5 and CSS3.  HTML 5 now allows support for audio and video tags, which in turn allows much easier video and audio integration into ones website.  CSS 3 is also being supported by the browser which allows dynamic shadows and reflections within the browser itself.  Lets hope Apple touches more on this during the March 24th event.

For an example of HTML5 and CSS3, see Apple’s very quick demo [here]

[via MacWorld]

  It is no mystery what Steve Jobs has been through as far as health is concerned.  After his recent letter explaining some of his health issues and why he missed MacWorld, Steve has once again let Apple employees know of his whereabouts.  Lets hope all goes well and he returns as planned.The following is from the letter sent to his employees:

Apple CEO Steve Jobs today sent the following email to all Apple employees:

Team,

I am sure all of you saw my letter last week sharing something very personal with the Apple community. Unfortunately, the curiosity over my personal health continues to be a distraction not only for me and my family, but everyone else at Apple as well. In addition, during the past week I have learned that my health-related issues are more complex than I originally thought.

In order to take myself out of the limelight and focus on my health, and to allow everyone at Apple to focus on delivering extraordinary products, I have decided to take a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

I have asked Tim Cook to be responsible for Apple’s day to day operations, and I know he and the rest of the executive management team will do a great job. As CEO, I plan to remain involved in major strategic decisions while I am out. Our board of directors fully supports this plan.

I look forward to seeing all of you this summer.

Steve

[Apple]