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  No, it's not your imagination. You really have waited longer to get that extra hour of sleep this year. In fact, Daylight Saving Time (DST) comes to an end on the morning of Sunday, November 6, when you move the clocks back one hour. Or, you forget to move the clocks back one hour and find yourself at work an hour early before the office lights are even turned on. The extended DST began back in 2007, after the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005 came into effect and the clocks were set back one hour on the first Sunday of November instead of the last Sunday of October, reports International Business Times. They also changed the start of DST to the second Sunday of March from the first Sunday of April. There's been a number of conflicting reports about how much energy is saved from Daylight Saving Time. Back in the 1970's, studies showed we saved 1% of energy nationally, which was a big motivation for adopting DST. On the one hand, states like California argue the ener...

  There’s more to the souped-up version of iPhone 4 than you think. There’s a faster processor, a better battery, faster data speeds and a camera, with an eight megapixel sensor and a 33% faster capture speed and improved low-light performance. EVEN BEFORE the Special Media Event that Apple held on Tuesday was over, a certain level of disappointment was heard through Twitter. Apple fans throughout the region were glued to their computers to follow the events as newly appointed CEO Tim Cook took to the stage in California to unveil the iPhone 5. Or so we thought, as what was really unveiled was a souped-up version of iPhone 4 rather than the super-duper and brand-new iPhone 5 many of us had come to expect. But there is every reason to be excited about the 4S. The disappointment did not lie with the new CEO, however, as Cook seemed to do a good job. He doesn’t have the reality-distortion field of Steve Jobs, but then very few people do. Cook and his crew made announc...

Apple stock dipped as much as 7.39 percent Wednesday, stripping $24 billion from its market cap in after-hours trading, after its iconic leader Steve Jobs announced he was stepping down as CEO amid longstanding health concerns. Under Jobs, whose vision is credited with delivering an unprecedented string of breakthrough products from the Apple II to the iPad, Apple had surged from near bankruptcy in the late 1990s to the most valuable company in the world this month, briefly topping Exxon Mobile. Along the way, it eclipsed long time rival Microsoft, and it most recent adversary, Google. It had closed the day at $376.18, up 0.69% from yesterday, before sliding on the news. Analysts downplayed the drop, noting that Jobs was long expected to step away from the CEO role. “Frankly it removes an overhang. People didn’t know when this would happen or when the day would come. It’s probably the best outcome,” Michael Walker, Portfolio Manager for WP Stewart told Reuters. Ultimately, Walker said,...

PREVIEW Amid the fanfare of Steve Jobs' return to the stage for the WWDC 2011 conference, Apple went into plenty of detail on how the latest big-cat OS will integrate with iOS devices, mimic iOS features, work with iCloud and much more. Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, set for release next month and priced at £20.99, introduces a big shift toward centralising all your content, whether it's on your desktop, your iOS device or in the newly launched iCloud. Many of the features in Mac OS X Lion have been made public in the past and all point toward an integration of data across multiple platforms. More multitouch Apple executive Philip Schiller started off talking about how multitouch gestures are the standard interface for iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads, and some gestures can already be used on Mac notebooks and Apple's Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad. But with Lion, Apple says it's adding even more gestures and fine-tuning existing swipes and pinches wi...

  Apple CEO Steve Jobs today appeared at a software developers' conference in San Francisco to introduce a new operating system called Lion and a wireless service called iCloud, but his mere presence at the event dwarfed the announcement itself. After several years of stories about his failing health and the self-imposed medical leave of absence he announced earlier this year, he got a standing ovation just for being there. "We love you," shouted someone in the crowd. "I appreciate it very much," Jobs answered. Jobs, the mastermind behind the iPad, iPod, iPhone, iTunes and so much more of the iconic company's identity, has become such a looming figure in popular technology that you'd think he invented the apple, not just headed the company. People emailing or Tweeting from the conference said he looked gaunt, though Jobs "looks extremely thin," ABC News correspondent Neil Karlinsky wrote in email from the audience, but added, ...

  Yes, of course we'll be bringing you the full liveblog action from WWDC, and as ever you'll be able to read along as the biggest Apple news of the summer is unveiled. But this year we're bringing you more: two live broadcasts to give you some extra analysis. At around 10:30am ET (that's 7:30am on the best coast), before Apple kicks off the show, Tim and Darren will go over the expected big announcements for the day, talking iCloud, iOS 5, and Mac OS X Lion. Then, once the dust settles, join us again for a second live broadcast to dive deep into the day's announcements and any other surprises Mr. Jobs has in store for us. Hopefully we'll all survive.

  SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is set to open here today at the Moscone Center West. The highlight will be the keynote address, by Steven P. Jobs, the company’s chief executive. The conference is the yearly gathering for the companies that develop applications for Apple’s products. In an unusual preview, Apple has already announced that it will unveil new versions of the operating systems that run its computers, smartphones and tablets, as well as a new Internet service, iCloud. The company has given few other details. But analysts say the service will allow people to listen to their music — and possibly gain access to photos, videos and other media — over the Internet on Apple devices, without keeping actual copies of those files on each device, and without syncing. I’ll be chronicling the events here as they happen, with contributions from John Markoff, veteran technology reporter. We’d like to hear any and all questions from readers, and ...

  At 10 a.m. Pacific time today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take center stage at the company's WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) to unveil the forthcoming iOS 5 operating system that powers its iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touches; to provide more detail on the new Mac OS X Lion expected to ship this summer; and to reveal what the new iCloud service is all about. InfoWorld.com will cover Jobs's WWDC keynote live, so please return to this article to get the details as they unfold and the whole story once Jobs has finished his presentation. [ Follow the key Mac, iOS, and other Apple developments with InfoWorld's Technology: Apple newsletter. | Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. ] One interesting rumor is that Apple has chosen to detail Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud all at once because there will be enhanced or new synchronization and integration among the three services, in which Macs and iOS devices coul...