Macworld: New iPhone Software, iTunes Video Rentals, Updated AppleTV

Some predictions were fulfilled, others were nowhere to be seen, but here are the new products, software, and services announced by Apple at the Macworld Expo today:

iPhone News

• iPhone software 1.1.3 available now. New features include:
  • location awareness
  • customizable home screen and multiple home screens
  • multi-recipient SMS
  • lyrics display in iPod
• iPhone SDK coming in late February
• 4 million iPhones sold to date.

iTunes News

• iTunes Movie Rentals offers movies from from Touchstone, Miramax, MGM, Lionsgate, New Line, Fox, Warner Bros. Disney, Paramount, Universal, and Sony.
• Launches with over 1,000 movies. New movies debut on iTunes 30 days after their DVD release.
• $2.99 for most movies, $3.99 for new releases. 30 Days to start watching movie, 24 hours to finish.
• Available today in the U.S, later this year for International. Also available: iPod, iPhone, and iTunes updates to support it.
• iTunes Digital Copy launches; this provides an iPod-compatible version of movies on some purchased DVDs.
• New version of iTunes -- 7.6 -- needed to support it. Available through Software Update now.

AppleTV News

• New version, dubbed Take 2. No computer required. Rent movies directly from it. Plays podcasts, Flickr feeds.
• HD video rentals for $4.99. 100 titles available today.
• Music can be bought usng AppleTV.
• Price cut to $229 from $299 on low-end model.
• New features are added via free software update, available in 2 weeks.

iPod Touch News

• New programs: Maps, Mail, Stocks, Notes, Weather. A $20 upgrade for current owners.