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Apple today released a new and updated version to the iLife suite of application for the OS X operating system, iLife 11. iLife 11 brings some big updates and new features to iMovie 11, iPhoto 11 and GarageBand 11. iLife 11 is now shipping for $49 and $79 for the family pack, and should be available at Apple retail stores as of today. Hit up the source link for more.
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With Apple's return to the Mac after the mountain of mobile devices announced, it is meant to be a huge announcement. Starting at 10 am PST tomorrow, and the invite sent out to media last week, caused the entire internet to explode with predictions of what Apple is going to announce, and here is mine.
For starters, if you look at the invite above, you can see a Lion behind the Apple logo, which probably means that the next version of Mac OS will be announced as Mac OS 10.7 Lion, as all recent versions of Mac OS are named after big cats. Main features of the new version of the new Mac OS that have been floating around are touch screen support, drastic speed increases and subtle UI changes to stuff like the dock and the menu bar. The reason that touchscreen is in there, is because Apple has filed several patents about touchscreen iMacs and MacBooks, and this would be a great time for Apple to include some parts of iOS into Mac OS, i.e. the touchscreen aspect. Call me an Apple fanboy, but I cannot see what drastically new features Apple could add, as I think it is as good as it can get, yet we will find out tomorrow.
In terms of hardware, the rumours about the long overdue update to the MacBook Air are picking up again. These rumours are saying that the new MacBook Air will be smaller with a 11.6" screen, a new version of SSD that is similar to a stick of RAM that is supposedly really fast and even slimmer profile. There are also some rumours of the MacBook and the MacBook Pros being updated, but I don't think that will happen as the Mac laptops got updated around April, and the MacBook family usually have a refresh cycle of around 9-10 months. Alike the laptops, I do not think that the desktops will get updated as they got their refresh this summer.
So, not long to wait until we find out so stay tuned to the live blogs like Engadget's for all the latest stuff coming out of Cupertino. However, it is still not clear if Apple will be streaming the event itself, like the iPod event, so get ready for the Lion to come out of the cage.
Apple has just posted the live stream page. Check it out here.
Alike most of you, I thought that the way that Geohot only allowed for Windows users to use his Limera1n jailbreak was a bit weird, but now you can enrage Steve on any platform you choose by using Limera1n by Geohot or Greenpois0n by the Chronic Dev Team. But remember, if you do try and break away from Apple's grasp, beware that there is always risks with Jailbreaking, so always back up.
Yes your eyes aren't playing tricks on you. Apple is holding an event that is not about a mobile device! Weird huh? Anyway, what should you expect from this event? Well I presume Mac OS 10.7 Lion, hence the Lion in the background. No word on features but expect the usual speed increases and other stuff that is under the hood that we don't care about. In terms of hardware, I would put my money on a long over due update to the Macbook Air. Rumours say a 11.6" screen, more USB ports and a HD iSight camera. But, per usual nothing is certain till Jobs announces it on stage. And talking of the event, it starts at 10am PST on the 20th of October and hopefully it will be live streamed like the last Apple event.
Well there you have it folks, the greenpois0n jailbreaking solution for iOS 4.1 has been announced to be among us on 10/10/10 at 10:10:10 am GMT. As you can see above, the tweet by @p0sixninja, the jailbreak should be available when by the time you wake up. So get your USB cables ready to install greenpois0n with all the jailbreaking treats, alongside all of the great stuff in iOS 4.1. Start the countdown.
You might recall these Apple Bumper cases for the iPhone 4 selling for extremely high prices on eBay when Apple decided to stop selling them in-store and online back when the free Bumper case program was live. Now Apple once again made these $29 Bumper cases available both online and in-store. All colors are available now and ship within 24-hours. Now we can all taste the rainbow!
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It's confirmed that Apple has already uploaded iOS 4.1 made for the 2010 Apple TV onto their servers and very soon will be made available as an official software update. Running apps on your TV is now that much closer!
If you can't wait, you can dare to download it right now - AppleTV2,1_4.1_8M89_Restore.ipsw
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