Apple has announced great new features and more affordable pricing for both iPod touch and iPod nano. iPod touch will be available in new black and white models starting at just $199, including Apples new iOS 5 and iCloud services. The new iPod nano is available today starting at just $129 and features a redesigned user interface, 16 new digital clock faces and improved built-in fitness features

iPhone 4S Features Dual-Core A5 Chip, All New Camera, Full 1080p HD Video Recording & Introduces Siri - - Apple has announced iPhone 4S, packed with new features including Apple's dual-core A5 chip for faster performance and enhanced graphics; an all new camera with advanced optics; full 1080p HD resolution video recording; and Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. With the launch of iPhone 4S also comes the launch of iOS 5, Apple's advanced mobile operating system with over 200 new features; and iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services that work with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC

Steve Jobs to kick off Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday, June 6 at 10:00 a.m. in which he will unveil Apple's next generation software - Lion, the eighth major release of Mac OSX X; iOS 5, the next version of Apple's mobile operating system that powers the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch; plus iCloud, Apple's upcoming cloud services offering

Adobe MAX is over and it was good. The next one will be October 1-5, 2011 and it's the kind of thing you might want to go to if you want opportunities to keep up with the latest trends in Flash, Cold Fusion, Flex, and other applications designed to make your head hurt (unless it all makes sense to you). On the other hand, there are also the other Suite applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and the other apps that you can sort of talk in normal language to discuss

Our friends over at Appletell will be running a live blog of today's Apple MacBook event, set to start at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Head over to Appletell for live coverage, then check back here at Applelinks for details on Apple's announcements.

You're all pumped for the WWDC Keynote today, right? A 3G iPhone? Mac OS X v10.6? iTablet? .Me? A live video broadcast of the Keynote will be running at TheDigitalLifestyle.tv, but if you're closed out of that, our friends at Appletell will be running a live blog of the WWDC Keynote. After that, be sure to check back here for the full press releases, images, and our commentary/analysis of the new products and of the keynote itself.

Macgamestore is celebrating its fourth year anniversary with a pretty nice giveaway. The popular, Mac-only destination for hard-core and casual games currently features nearly 500 Macintosh games and growing, and they're giving thanks to their loyal customers by giving away a brand-new 20-inch iMac (value of $1199) to one lucky winner.

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. has announced plans for its third BlizzCon gaming convention, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on October 10 and 11. BlizzCon is a celebration of the global player communities surrounding Blizzard Entertainment's Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo franchises. In response to the demand to accommodate more attendees, this year's event has expanded from two convention halls to three.

Tickets for the 2008 Blizzard Entertainment Worldwide Invitational convention and tournament gaming event will be available from Thursday, 20th of March on the Worldwide Invitational website.

MAXON Computer USA, the developers of CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, have announced that BodyPaint 3D will be the focus of a comprehensive Visual Arts Track at the 2008 Game Developers Conference (GDC), aimed at artists eager to learn how to easily create 3D custom textures for current and next-gen games.

Freeverse today announced an update to the thrilling arcade shooting game, Kill Monty. Kill Monty 1.1 is now fully Universal for both Intel and PowerPC Macs. Other new features include a new "Assault" gameplay mode, an online high score list, and a complete rebalancing of the weapons. This pulse-pounding finger-banger just got even more exciting.

Quark Inc. has announced Quark Labs, a new portal featuring innovative QuarkXPress 7 XTensions that are not initially being released as commercial products. Designed as a testing ground for QuarkXPress technology and a community for QuarkXPress users and developers, Quark Labs offers free access to technology previews, proofs of concept and both new and familiar XTensions.