Earlier today Apple unveiled Final Cut Pro X, the newest version of its professional video software, and a hands on video has already been posted to YouTube.
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∞ Apple unveils Final Cut Pro X
Apple on Tuesday unveiled the latest version of its professional video editing software, Final Cut Pro.
∞ Omni Group: Why they only develop for Apple and not Windows or Android
One of the most respected developers in the Apple community is Ken Case from the Omni Group. If you’ve wondered why some developers only make apps for Apple, Case has the answer for you.
∞ Eight Skype execs leave after Microsoft purchase
Skype, Microsoft or the employees themselves have decided to make some changes to the management structure of Skype. While Skype has confirmed the departures, a spokesperson would not say whether they had been laid off or if they resigned. The … Continued
∞ Vancouver riot kissing couple interviewed
On of the most famous pictures from the Vancouver riots is a couple lying on the ground kissing with rioters and police around them. Now, the couple tell their story.
Scott Jones and Alex Thomas said Vancouver police were beating them “with the shields, like trying to get us to move.” Eventually, the police passed them by and that’s when the now famous photo was taken.
∞ Billings Pro update brings Marketcircle Cloud
Here’s something that I completely missed, but is certainly worth a mention — Marketcircle has updated Billings Pro and Billings Pro Touch adding support for Marketcircle Cloud.
∞ My Living Desktop updated for Mac OS X Lion
Amuse updated its Mac OS X app, My Living Desktop, fixing a few bugs and adding support for Apple’s Mac OS X Lion.
In addition to Lion support, My Living Desktop also added some new scenes in the Scene Store; added the ability to install as a standard (non-admin) user; and includes several installer fixes.
∞ The Loop celebrates its second birthday
On June 8, 2009 during the Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, I launched The Loop. I’m happy to say that two years later, we’re still going strong.
It’s been an incredible two years for Peter Cohen and I at The Loop. Traffic has grown by an incredible amount, regular readers comment on stories, tips from companies and readers alert us to upcoming news, and we’re having a lot of fun.
The Loop is what you could say is my third life in the Mac journalism world. Starting with the launch of MacCentral in 1994 and moving to Macworld in 1999 and then The Loop in 2009.
∞ NetNewsWire sold to Black Pixel
Brent Simmons sold NetNewsWire, one of the most popular RSS readers in the Mac market, to NewsGator a number of years ago, but that’s not the end of the story. Simmons told Ars Technica on Friday that he was behind … Continued
∞ Pixelmator 2.0 adds content-aware fill, healing, retouching tools
The guys behind image editing application, Pixelmator, on Thursday announced the new features that will be in the 2.0 release scheduled for release later this summer.
As a long time user of Pixelmator, I’ve always been impressed with the feature set of the application and its of use, but these new features take the application to new heights.
∞ Snow Leopard security update quarantines, removes malware
Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2011-003, aimed at Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). The update is recommended for all users, and is available either through the Software Update system preference or through Apple’s Web site.
∞ Apple releases iWork for iPhone and iPod touch
Apple on Tuesday announced the release of iWork for the iPhone and iPod touch. A free update for iWork for iPad customers, the redesigned Keynote, Pages and Numbers apps are priced at $9.99 each from the App Store.
∞ PayPal sues Google for stealing trade secrets
Yesterday morning, Google announced Google Wallet. By the afternoon, PayPal launched a lawsuit against the company, claiming it stole the technology.
I’ve seen very few lawsuits with the twists and turns that this one has and I’m sure it will only get better. It not only involves stealing technology, but trade secrets and even employees.
∞ Amazon launches Mac Download Store
Amazon already has a mobile App Store, but the company on Thursday launched the Mac Download Store.
Competing directing with Apple’s Mac Store, Amazon says its store has 250 of the biggest software and game titles available for Mac. In fact, they have some titles that Apple’s store doesn’t.
∞ Unity game engine surpasses 500K developers, 60M plug-in installations
Unity Technologies has announced a milestone: the company said that its installed base of developers has passed the 500,000 mark, doubling in just over six months, while the number of users who have installed the plug-in that enable Unity games … Continued
∞ Apple details how to remove MacDefender malware
Apple updated its Web site on Tuesday with details on how to remove the much talked about MacDefender malware.
“A recent phishing scam has targeted Mac users by redirecting them from legitimate websites to fake websites which tell them that their computer is infected with a virus,” Apple wrote on its support site. “The user is then offered Mac Defender ‘anti-virus’ software to solve the issue.”
∞ Objectify for Mac 1.0 Creates Objective-C Code from JSON
Tigerbears on Tuesday released a new application called Objectify that is targeted to Apple developers.
According to the company, Objectify saves Cocoa developers time and effort by automatically building customizable model classes from JSON content. These classes can be exported as Objective-C source code files, ready to be used in the developer’s development environment of choice.
∞ Apple updates ProKit, Digital Raw Camera software
Apple has posted updates to its ProKit software and its Digital Raw Camera Compatibility software. Both updates are available through the software update system preference or from Apple’s Web site.
∞ OmniOutliner comes to iPad
The Omni Group announced Thursday the release of OmniOutliner for iPad, a new version of the note-taking and outlining software. It costs $19.99.
∞ Microsoft buys Skype for $8.5 billion
Microsoft announced today plans to buy Skype Technologies SA for $8.5 billion in cash. The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies.
∞ Karelia releases Web site building app, Sandvox 2.0
Karelia Software on Tuesday released a major update to its consumer-level Web site building tool, Sandvox.
∞ Skype for Mac requires manual update to fix security vulnerability
Security researcher Gordon Maddern writes about a security vulnerability in Skype for Mac:
∞ IDrive cloud service backs up Time Machine
Apple’s Time Machine backups are a great way to make sure you’re protected from system failures, but what happens if something goes wrong with the Time Machine backup? That’s where Pro Softnet Corp.’s IDrive online backup service comes into play … Continued
∞ Report: Apple will beat Google to cloud music
Apple has reportedly finished work on its iTunes cloud music service and will launch it ahead of Google, it’s main competition in this market.
According to a report on Reuters, Apple’s service will allow users to store music on remote servers and access music via the Internet. Reuters says it has multiple sources that did not want to be named.
Google, who is also working on a cloud music service is running into some problems, according to the report.
∞ FileMaker Go adds signature capture, charts
FileMaker on Wednesday announced an update to FileMaker Go, its iOS companion for its popular database for Mac OS X and Windows. The new 1.2 release is a free update from the App Store; it costs $19.99 for the iPhone … Continued
∞ Apple updates Safari, releases Mac OS X security update
In addition to releasing iOS 4.3.2, Apple on Thursday also released an update for its Safari Web browser and a security update.
There are a number of security updates available, depending on the operating system you use. There are updates for Leopard client and server and one security update for Snow Leopard.
∞ First screenshots of Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro is making a big splash at NAB tonight, as Apple showed off the latest version of the video application.
While the company wouldn’t give much information about the other apps in the suite — Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, Compressor and DVD Studio Pro — Apple did tell The Loop to “stay tuned.”
∞ Apple says 'stay tuned' for other Final Cut Studio apps
Apple on Wednesday introduced Final Cut Pro X, but there was no mention of the other applications in the suite of video apps.
“Today was just a sneak peak of Final Cut Pro, stay tuned,” an Apple representative told The Loop.
∞ Apple unveils 64-bit Final Cut Pro X
Apple on Wednesday unveiled the next major version of its professional video application, Final Cut Pro.
Apple demoed the new software during the SuperMeet at NAB on Wednesday night. According to Macgasm, who has been following several Twitter people attending the event, Final Cut Pro X features full color management via ColorSync.
∞ Microsoft releases Office for Mac 2011 SP1
Microsoft on Tuesday released Office for Mac 2011 Service Pack 1, fixing a number of issues and improving security.
According to Microsoft, the update includes fixes for vulnerabilities that an attacker can use to overwrite the contents of your computer’s memory with malicious code.
As outlined when The Loop spoke with Microsoft last week, the biggest new features of SP1 come in Outlook.