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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

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Dear Lodsys, Payback is a Bitch.

FOSS Patents blog reports that ESET, the maker of NOD-32 Antivirus filed a declaratory judgment action against Lodsys with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Lodsys recently gained notoriety for filing lawsuits against seven iOS Developers for in-app-purchases and in-app-upgrades related patents. Apple then filed motion to intervene on Lodsys Patent Lawsuit. A Michigan company named ForeSee Results Inc. is seeking to invalidate Lodsys patent portfolio.

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What is iCloud?

What is iCloud?
iCloud stores your music, photos, apps, calendars, documents, and more. And wirelessly pushes them to all your devices — automatically. It’s the easiest way to manage your content. Because now you don’t have to.

http://www.apple.com/icloud/what-is.html

iCloud includes:

  • iTunes in the Cloud
  • Photo Stream
  • Apps, Books, Documents and Backups
  • Contacts, Calendar and Mail
    (this is the MobileMe component)

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WWDC 2011: iCloud

Apple co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs introduces iCloud.

iCloud is a service platform that supersedes MobileMe.

Features:

  • Daily backups of iOS device to iCloud over Wi-Fi.
    Purchased music, apps & books.
    Camera roll
    Device settings
    App data
  • Documents in the cloud,
  • Automatically syncs between iOS devices and computers (Mac and Windows)
  • Download all already purchased songs from iTunes with no additional fee.
  • iCloud comes free with iOS 5
  • Free 5GB of storage for mail. Apps and books do not count. Photo Stream does not count.