The MacWorld clock is ticking...

Tick, tock, tick, tock...At 5pm GMT Apple fans everywhere will get their yearly dose of the messianic, turtle-necked, presence that is Steve Job's keynote speech at MacWorld . The rumour mill is spinning ferociously, spewing out everything from the launch of Apple into the mobile phone market alongside operator Cingular to the iPod mega – a self assembling, full-size music studio and penthouse that integrates with iTunes (that one might not be so reliable). Other possibilities include a wide-screen iPod and more news on the iTV set-top box as well as the new OS Leopard. Other wild speculation is that Jobs may choose not to tuck his trademark turtle-neck into his jeans this year and ditch the much too white trainers but we are probably entering the realms of fantasy now.