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Apple Reduces Price of Mac Developer Program

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

Developers of Macintosh based computers can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Mac Developer Program now costs $99/year. This matches the current price of the iPhone developer program as well.

There are currently three tiers in the Mac Developer Program which is the Standard, Select and Premier each at a different price. The Standard membership costs the cheapest at $99/year while Select membership costs $499. Premier membership on the other hand costs a whopping $3499.

Prospective developers have a chance to check out the Xcode tools for free. However, they are ineligible for the pre-release software as well as technical support.

On other news regarding Apple, the company decided to sue various companies such as HTC and Nokia for patent infringement. The infringement includes more than 20 different patents secured by Apple for its bestselling product, the iPhone.

However, there are rumors that Kodak will soon sue the company behind the iPhone for stealing some of their technologies for the production of some of Apple’s products.

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Apple’s approach on eBook may confuse consumers

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

As the iPad is soon to be released, questions regarding the format of the eBooks meant for iPad have surfaced. This is because it was made public that the eBooks downloaded for the iPad can only be used for the iPad itself and the iTunes application. This means that there are in no way that the eBooks will be compatible with any other eReaders in the market.

This might not be a very good move because as of now, the Kindle by Amazon has gained much popularity within the eReader population. Little compatibility with various eReader may cause users hesitant to change from one eReader to another simply because they cannot afford to lose all of their books while making the changes.

Other eReaders such as the smartphone, Barnes and Noble Nook and various Sony Inc. eReaders have opted to use the media formats made by Adobe. This allows eBooks to be shift from one platform to the other because they are compatible with the same format.

However, Apple is sure that its large consumer fans will have no problem adapting to the new changes made by the company. The fact that it has 125 million credit cards consumers created from its iTunes may create millions of sales for the iPad itself.

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iPad Finally Announced by Apple

Thursday, January 28th, 2010

Starting at a price of $499 for a non-3G 16GB model, this surprised many speculators as they have concluded that the device would cost at least $700 at the minimum. The 32GB version on the other hand costs $599 while the 64GB would cost $699. Those wanting to use the 3G connection would have to fork out another $130 for the 3G version of the notebook. The highest spec for the iPad would be no more than $829.

Apple utilized a multi-touch approach for this device and it works a bit more or less like the iTouch or the iPhone. This device also looked like an e-Reader device and can act like one too.

The iPad is called by Apple as a revolutionary media tool with multi-purpose functions. It can run movies, music, TV shows, games and many more in a single device. However, its performance has yet to wow the audience as it is using Apple’s on 1Ghz A4 Chip.

So far, the iPad has yet to impress the audience and was called by a lot of reviewers as a disappointment. This is due to the fact of its unattractive design and also because of the lack of advantage the device holds. This device is to be released after 30 to 60 days since the announcement was made.

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Apple releases Mac OS X security update, Boot Camp 3.1

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

The world renowned computer manufacturer Apple recently released a security update for its Mac OS X users called the Security Update 2010-001. This update was given to both the users of Mac OS X Leopard as well as the Snow Leopard users.

An issue that was covered on this update was the capability of the CoreAudio application to create a type of MP4 that may allow hackers to take control of the computer. In addition to that, an update was also made on the OS handling of RAW images.

Users that have downloaded and installed Security Update 2010-001 may also find that their Adobe Flash player was updated to the latest version which is 10.0.42. This is to ensure that all Mac OS X users are invulnerable to the flaw codes available at the previous version of Adobe Flash Player.

In addition to that, Boot Camp version 3.1 also allowed for the support of Microsoft Windows 7 operating system may it be the Home Premium, Professional or the Ultimate version of the operating system.

Getting the latest update is available through the update application available in any Mac OS X operating system. However, those that are interested in getting Boot Camp version 3.1 can do so here.

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