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iPhone Software 2.0 is here!

In this video, I give my initial thoughts on the iPhone 2.0 software. If you recall, I was excited about the new firmware (v2.0) moreso than the new iPhone 3G hardware. My excitement was well warranted as the iTunes App Store is absolutely amazing! The applications are abundant (there are plenty of free ones out there) and while I’ve only spent $5, I have almost 5 pages of apps! Some of my favorite apps are Pandora, Remote, Tap Tap Revenge, and Tuner, to name a few. Overall, I think Apple …

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New iPhone 3GS is coming, are you ready?

As what the rumor expected, the new iPhone 3Gs is coming out finally with all the stirring new features:

Faster Speed

The “S” stands for “SPEED”. With a new processor built-in, it is up to two times faster than the previous generation launching applications or rendering Web pages.

3-Megapixel Camera

This one made us waiting too long, but still worth it.

• 3 Megapixels sensor.

• New camera, with auto focus, auto exposure, and auto white balance.

• Tap to focus, tap to take picture, tap to trim video shot, easy share via MMS, email,  MobileMe and YouTube.

• Special macro and low light modes.

• Supports photo and video geotagging.

More »

Tags: iTunes, Music Recommendation, White Balance

iTunes: over DRM, but the email address in clear

Most recently, a major announcement came from Apple: the end of DRM. Long, that was made possible by a compromise: The Cupertino company has agreed to end tariffs single 0.99 dollars / euro. 80 % du catalogue d’iTunes peut désormais être acheté sans DRM, mais cela ne signifie pas pour autant que les problèmes de vie privée sont résolus.

Now that the vast majority of music from iTunes is no longer protected, it remains to be seen how customers will react to the platform. For newcomers, it will be transparent, except of course on the music “new” or “high demand”, since the bill will increase to 1.29 dollars / euro per share. For others who have already locked files by DRM, it is possible to “liberate”.

However, the operation has a cost. And there was also the first problem posed by the new system: it is not possible to select the files you want to clean up their DRM. So the operation is limited to “all or nothing”. But when the user already has a large library, it may quickly be very expensive: 20 cents per share, or a quarter of the value of an album. Let justice to Apple, however, because once the transaction is completed, the old titles are replaced by new versions, whose quality is doubled (AAC 256 Kb / s instead of 128). More »

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iLeopard: iTunes style permeates OS X

If you remember one, the unifying interface for Mac OS X (now compatible with Tiger), you probably already understand the purpose of iLeopard, this application makes the interface of OS X Leopard more consistent, leading all the applications to the lowest common denominator that can be seen in iTunes 8.

If you like the colors and dark tones of the metal mass, the transparency of the HUD fascinating and you are tired of finding pieces of the Aqua scrollbars and loading, or in the selection of files in the Finder, then this little utility is what for you. iLeopard 2.1.2 transforms all the elements of OS X by giving them the distinctive look and feel of iTunes 8, all without having to resort to intrusive applications like ShapeShifter.

ILeopard is totally free and downloadable from this address. Although it is incorporated a convenient option to uninstall a prior backup, maybe with Time Machine, of course, is recommended for all users.

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New Apple iTunes Plus: a 256kbps songs without DRM

Apple announced several changes in the iTunes Store.

From today, the four major record labels (Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, Warner Music Group and EMI) with hundreds of independent labels will offer their music to iTunes Plus, the format of Apple without DRM and with higher quality encoding AAC at 256kbs.

ITunes customers can choose to download their favorite songs from the largest music catalog in the world directly from the iPhone 3G (pictured right) through the 3G network as it has done through the Wi-Fi, to date, at the same price of the download from your computer. From April the songs on iTunes will be available at three different prices: 69 cents, 99 cents and 1.29 euros, most of the album yet at a price of 9.99 euros. More »

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