Apple® today released Final Cut Pro® X v10.0.3, a significant update to its revolutionary professional video editing application, which introduces multicam editing that automatically syncs up to 64 angles of video and photos; advanced chroma keying for handling complex adjustments right in the app; and enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third party apps and plug-ins that support the fast growing Final Cut Pro X ecosystem. Available today as a free update from the Mac® App ... Read More
1984 Apple’s Macintosh Commercial – This was the commercial that introduced the Apple Macintosh Computer to the world. ... Read More
Apple has released Lion Recovery Disk Assistant a utility that lets users create a Lion recovery partition on an external drive or USB key. “Built right into OS X Lion, Lion Recovery lets you repair disks or reinstall OS X Lion without the need for a physical disc. The Lion Recovery Disk Assistant lets you create Lion Recovery on an external drive that has all of the same capabilities as the built-in Lion Recovery: reinstall Lion, repair the disk using Disk Utility, restore from a ... Read More
Apple has enabled beta testing of Find My Mac for registered OS X developers with early access to Apple’s iCloud service, allowing users to locate, lock and and wipe a lost Mac computer. Once enabled you can use any web browser or iOS device to track your Apple hardware. Once a Mac is remotely locked by a user, a four-digit PIN code is needed to regain access. The Apple Find My Mac feature will be free. and will require OS X Lion and a free iCloud membership. iCloud is expected to ... Read More
Skype has announced the release of its Skype for iPad app, bringing more than 25 million iPad* users a Skype video calling experience optimized for their tablet device. Available to download from Apple’s iTunes App Store today, the new Skype for iPad app lets users make and/or receive free** Skype-to-Skype video calls from their iPad to an array of Internet-connected devices over WiFi or 3G. Skype’s first iPad-optimized app boasts a number of key features designed specifically for ... Read More
Iomega, has announced the new Iomega® Mac Companion Hard Drive, a speedy, large capacity desktop hard drive styled to match the latest Mac computers with a first-of-its-kind convenient high-powered port to charge your iPad, iPhone and iPod, as well as selection of computer interfaces for connecting peripherals like a printer or other external storage device. “With the new Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive, Mac users now have a convenient and stylish way to quickly charge their ... Read More
Apple has launched iCloud.com beta. The beta is intended for developers to test iCloud syncing functionality. iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, calendars, documents, and more. And wirelessly pushes them to all your devices — automatically. It’s the easiest way to manage your content. Also available is the iCloud Control Panel for Windows (beta 3), which lets you configure iCloud on the PC. Photo Stream, contacts and calendars are supported. Apple has published the pricing for ... Read More
Apple bursts past Nokia to become world’s largest smartphone maker, reports, Josh Ong writing on AppleInsider. “Just four years after releasing the iPhone, Apple has managed to pass Nokia and fend off a challenge from Samsung in the second quarter on its way to a new milestone as the world’s No. 1 smartphone maker in terms of volume. Strategy Analytics published its second quarter findings early Friday, declaring Apple the leader of the smartphone market with 18 ... Read More
HDR Darkroom Pro by Everimaging Ltd is an all-in-one High Dynamic Range (HDR) photographic application designed to help you rapidly and easily produce great photographic images. HDR Pro Darkroom will align the images, and produce a tone-mapped image that will almost always be more pleasing to the eye than a single image with standard exposure. *Sophisticated HDR Technologies: As photographers ourselves, we know the struggle to continually improve our photography using a myriad of ... Read More
Apple released a new Mac OS 10.6.8 software update for Snow Leopard to address the problems caused by an earlier update. writes Fahmida Y. Rashid on Eweek. “Less than a week after Apple released the new Mac OS X Lion, it released a software update to resolve certain issues introduced by an earlier update as well as three security updates. Mac OS X 10.6.8 resolved some issues that arose after Snow Leopard users applied the earlier update that was supposed to prepare their Macs for ... Read More
Mac OS X Lion Server represents a shift toward supporting fleets of iPhones and iPads on business networks writes Tom Yager on Infoworld. “The first app made for Lion to hit the App Store is a real eye-opener: Mac OS X Lion Server, costing $49, a tiny fraction of Snow Leopard Server’s $499 price tag. With that, Mac OS X Server as we knew it is no more. To sweeten the deal, Apple is throwing in Xsan, the SAN software Apple used to sell for $999. With Mac OS X Lion Server, a ... Read More
Thursby Software Systems, Inc., has released OS X Lion upgrades to its market leading enterprise Mac-Windows integration software, ADmitMac v6 and DAVE v9. The upgrades extend enterprise Mac-Windows management and security integration to the OS X 10.7 Lion platform, with Microsoft Active Directory and Group Policies, as well as commercial grade file and print sharing with Microsoft DFS and SMB/CIFS for Windows Servers, NAS or Samba storage. The upgrades are available for free to all ... Read More
Apple Insider reports, “Mac OS X Lion will be available on USB thumb drive for $69 in August” Apple Insider is saying that the USB OS X upgrade “later this August” will come at the cost of $69.99, or more than double the amount of downloading through the app store. The thumb drive will be available through Apple’s online store. AppleInsider was first to report in May that Apple planned to release Lion through the Mac App Store, but also that Apple would offer a physical ... Read More
Ralph Perdomo reports that he has ported OS X Front Row to Lion by moving several frameworks and the application itself from his Snow Leopard install and has provided an optional installer for anyone who didn’t keep a Snow Leopard install around. “Since its introduction in OS X Tiger, I have been using Front Row (along with the Perian plugin) as a media center solutions for my Macs. Once I discovered that Front Row was removed from the betas in Lion I took this as an ominous ... Read More
Apple® today unveiled the new Apple Thunderbolt Display, the world’s first display with Thunderbolt I/O technology and the ultimate docking station for your Mac® notebook. With just a single cable, users can connect a Thunderbolt-enabled Mac to the 27-inch Apple Thunderbolt Display and access its FaceTime® camera, high quality audio, and Gigabit Ethernet, FireWire® 800, USB 2.0 and Thunderbolt ports. Designed specifically for Mac notebooks, the new display features an elegant, ... Read More
Apple® today updated the Mac® mini with next generation Intel core processors, new discrete graphics, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology and Lion, the world’s most advanced operating system. The new Mac mini delivers up to twice the processor and graphics performance of the previous generation in the same amazingly compact and efficient aluminum design.* Starting at just $599 (US), the new Mac mini is available for order today and in stores tomorrow. “Mac mini delivers ... Read More
Apple® today announced that Mac OS® X Lion, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features, is available today as a download from the Mac® App Store™ for $29.99. Some of the amazing features in Lion include: new Multi-Touch® gestures; system-wide support for full screen apps; Mission Control, an innovative view of everything running on your Mac; the Mac App Store, the best place to find and explore great software, built ... Read More