Macworld Focuses on Mobile Apps as Apple Stays Away - Yahoo! News

The 2010 rendition of the Macworld Expo kicked off in San Francisco today, although this time without a major Apple presence. The annual five-day event will showcase hundreds of Mac products and services, expert advice, and demonstrations -- but this year mobile apps may steal the show.

According to expo organizers, Macworld 2010 is hosting the largest viewing of applications for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. Attendees can test-drive more than 100 of the hottest apps from companies like TomTom, Tap 11, and BeeJive.

Apple Launches Aperture 3

Although Apple won't be exhibiting at Macworld 2010, the company released a major product update in time to leverage the expo buzz. This announcement comes, in addition of course, to Apple's recent iPad launch, which has been generating buzz for several weeks now.

Today's announcement focuses on Aperture 3, the latest version of Apple's photo-editing and management software. Apple said the new version has more than 200 new features, including Faces, Places and Brushes.

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