Earlier today Apple announced FaceTime for Mac and released a first beta version for download. Despite some initial download issues, the beta is now up and available here. I’ve tested the app on my MacBook Pro by calling a couple of friends on their iPhone and MacBooks, and it works really well.
It’s a first beta though, and there are some unpolished areas and unfinished features Apple is likely going to address in the future updates. Read more
Well folks, that was quite an event. At today’s “Back to the Mac” press conference, Apple announced lots of new stuff coming to our Mac. And yeah, they even announced new MacBook Airs, coming in 13-inch and 11-inch double flavor.
Jump after the break for a complete roundup of what Steve Jobs unveiled today. We think it was a great event. Read more
At today’s press event, Steve Jobs announced iLife ‘11. It’s got all the same apps in it, that means iDVD and iWeb haven’t been removed.
iPhoto ‘11 comes with new full screen modes, revamped Facebook features, email support, a UI very similar to iOS. There are new slideshow modes with templates as well (with nice 3D effects) and better Maps integration.
iLife ‘11 comes for free with every new Mac, $49 as an upgrade and it’s available today.
It’s down, folks. New Apple magic is coming. A new MacBook Air? New iLife and iWork suites? Something else we don’t know about? Apple will offer a live stream of its “Back to the Mac” event on apple.com starting 10 AM PT.
We’ll be tweeting the news live at @macstorieslive, and regular posts all day long on MacStories. Stay tuned.
Starting 10 AM Pacific Time, Apple will live stream its “Back to the Mac” event. It will be available on apple.com. The alert comes from Italian Apple PR to Setteb.it , embedded below. Still no word from US Apple PR. Read more
Spider Web dug through the Apple discussion boards and found out what we all imagined: confirmation of a new iLife, a MacBook Air and, wait, a “reserved” product to be announced today.
It turns out Apple has already set up some discussion boards for the new stuff as placeholders:
Category 277 - Reserved 10 20
Category 278 - iMovie ‘11
Category 279 - GarageBand ‘11
Category 280 - iPhoto ‘11
Category 281 - MBA (Need official name)
I have no idea what “reserved” could ever be, and it’s strange that the MacBook Air, which already has its own category, is getting another one. [via MacRumors] Read more
