Anith Gopal

Hundreds of startups, giants like Nokia and Motorola and disruptors such as Apple and Google are all positioning themselves for what is going to be a bonanza as big as the wired Internet. GigaOM editors’ have put together a list of the top 15 most influential people in the Mobile Internet; together they make up the inaugural  Mobilize 15 Influencers , a list that is going to be published annually in tandem with our Mobilize conference

TheAppleBlog will be at Apple’s invite-only press event this morning providing you with live updates and photos. The event starts at 10AM PDT , though we will start providing updates approximately 90 minutes before

In addition to the numerous refinements that Snow Leopard brings, among the first you’ll notice is an easier installation experience. Some options that experienced Apple users have come to know and love have been changed or relocated, resulting in an experience that is far less intimidating than installing Microsoft Windows.

I’ve always wondered if everyone else with an iPhone was as susceptible to the urge to buy apps as I myself am.

Tonight Apple will produce its first-ever live event streamed to the iPhone: a concert by the electronica band  Underworld . Apple has apparently kept the event quiet as it doesn’t want to overwhelm the AT&T network, but if you have an iPhone you can queue it up yourself at  iphone.akamai.com or underworldlive.com .

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What do you do with your old Macs when you upgrade to a new system? Many folks sell their old computer on eBay or locally, but that’s something I’ve rarely done

Over at GigaOM Pro, Michael Wolf poses a really interesting question: When will television have its own App Store? Today’s TV application marketplace is in a similar place today as Apple was in its pre-App Store state: lots of competing software platforms , a growing number of connected devices (but none dominant) and a fairly small number of apps

Having received confirmation from Apple PR, TheAppleBlog can now confirm that the official name for Apple’s latest phone is iPhone 3GS (no space).

I recently switched from an iPhone to a BlackBerry. As I mentioned before , one of my BlackBerry dislikes is that it simply does not sync as nicely as the iPhone.

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently underwent a liver transplant. Jobs, who has been on a leave of absence from the company since January, reportedly had the transplant about two months ago in an undisclosed hospital in Tennessee. As the Journal notes, Tennessee has a more liberal policy regarding waiting lists and residency requirements for transplants.

Despite shorter lines in fewer countries than last year’s launch of the iPhone 3G, the iPhone 3G S may yet perform nearly as well, at least during the first weekend of sales. Via AppleInsider , AT&T spokesperson Michael Coe has been quoted as saying AT&T “sold hundreds of thousands through our preorder process prior to the launch, which exceeded our own expectations for iPhone 3G S.” While Cole did not confirm a number in excess of 300,000 for the iPhone 3G S, even 250,000 from AT&T would significantly boost sales numbers for the weekend