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Now that the iPad 2 is coming with more power, you're able to take advantage of advanced apps. Announced today, both GarageBand and iMovie will be available for the iPad and will come with all the features you know and love from the desktop software, including some updates like smart instruments, which are like musical training wheels to help you compose a song. Both of these apps will hit the Read more
The first new product to be introduced at the Back to the Mac event is iLife. Coming with a bunch of new features, iLife is better than ever. Check out what's new in each application below. iPhoto New features include new full screen modes, Facebook enhancements, new slideshows, and new ways to email photos and print cards, including new custom letterpress cards (!) and postcards. Cool new maps Read more
San Francisco is alive with the sounds of Macworld, and the new learn to play feature for Garageband wants to add even more beautiful music. Check out my quick video of it, with the lovely Sara Bareilles giving a piano lesson. Get Flash to see this player. var so2667497 = new Read more
Apple's Macworld announcements keep rollin' in! Continuing with my earlier coverage, I'm picking up with Phil Schiller's keynote, centering around iLife; so far he's mentioned that new features of iPhoto and iMovie, and now he's moving on to Garageband. Garageband can now teach you to play an instrument! With the "Learn to play" feature, you can get lessons from artists like Sting and Fall Out Read more
Although I've showed you several ways to make your own ringtones previously using some pretty cool applications, and you can make almost any song a ringtone in iTunes for a fee, why not use some of the music you already have and create custom ringtones on the fly? This is especially for you Mac users, since it uses the apps you already have stocked in your machine. All you need is the latest Read more
This week was dominated by news of the iPad 2, but other headlines managed to make it onto our radar amid the Apple news. Charlie Sheen, Lady Gaga, and exciting 3DS all made headlines, too. Check out these stories and more of what you might have missed in this week's recap. The week kicked off with a Sunday night showing of the Oscars, which were an especially big hit on Twitter. Here's Read more
In case you missed it, the price of an iPhone 3GS has diminished to just $50, and now that the iPad 2 has been officially unveiled, Apple is taking the price on the first-generation 16GB WiFi-only iPad down to $399 ($350 if you snatch up a refurbished model). While you won't get the option to choose white or black and won't have any cameras to FaceTime your friends, you can load it up with some Read more
