TUAW reports that an iPad 2 optimized version of Skype is coming.
That would certainly be awesome. Other chat program such as Yahoo! Messenger and AIM are iPad optimized. The question is when would Microsoft release this app?
Mac OS X 10.6.8
Apple released Mac OS X 10.6.8 as expected ahead of OS X Lion. It is available through Software Update and Apple Support Downloads page.
Good News Everyone! Two New Futurama Episodes Tonight!
Two new Futurama Episodes, “Neutopia” and “Benderama” will air at Comedy Central at 10:00 p.m. tonight.
Neutopia (620)
The crew members encounter a bizarre alien with the power to change their sexual characteristics.Benderama (617)
Bender gains the ability to self-replicate, threatening to overrun Earth with vast swarms of copies of himself.
Be there because these episodes are going to be great, just like Bender, who is great!
Apple releases Final Cut Pro X through Mac App Store.
Apple releases Final Cut Pro X for $299.99. It is a 1.33 GB download through Mac App Store. Motion 5 (1.09 GB) and Compressor 4 (261 MB) are available separately for $49.99 each.
Final Cut Pro X is compatible with Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.7) and Mac OS X Lion on Mac with 64-bit Processor (Core 2 Duo or higher).
UPDATE:
Run Software Updates after Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor are installed. Apple is pushing:
- Motion Supplemental Content
- ProApps QuickTime codecs
- Final Cut Pro X Supplemental Content
Trey Parker reaffirms that South Park will return in Fall 2011.
Shortly after the premiere of the episode titled “You’re Getting Old” some speculates that it could have been the final episode of South Park. One week ago we reported that South Park will indeed return this Fall. Co-creator of South Park Trey Parker confirms that South Park will return for the second half of its fifteenth season this Fall 2011. In recent The Daily Show with Jon Stewart episode Trey Parker and Matt Stone talked about “The Book Of Mormon” and South Park. At 3 minutes and 35 seconds mark Trey says:
… we came back and people like: “Are you OK?”
Like, “Is the show coming back?”
And we’re like: “Yeah. We have really good time doing that, and it was fun.”
You know and we don’t know what’s gonna happen but, um, we’ll figure it out in August.
There you have it folks. South Park is not cancelled.
Upcoming: iPad 2 Shell
I’m still in the process of looking for iPad 2 shell that would work with Apple’s own Smart Cover. I have purchased a few of them ranging from $7 to $30. Some are good, some are OK and some are below standard.
It will take me another week to go through them and decide which one I would use as well as recommend.
FTC approves Microsoft’s buyout of Skype.
Federal Trade Commision (FTC) clears the way for Microsoft to buy Skype. This means Microsoft will also acquire Qik which became a part of Skype back in January 2011.
It would interesting to follow what Microsoft would do with Skype and Qik.