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Student accuses Apple of stealing the idea of synchronization between iPhone and iTunes via Wi-Fi

 Documents, photos, music ... all in the cloud. The presentation of iCloud this week put Apple in a privileged position among companies providing cloud-based services. Nothing is the privileged status of Greg Hughes, a third-year student of Computer Science in the UK. He accuses Apple of stealing the idea of syncing via Wi-Fi.


Hughes account that created the Wi-Fi Sync app for over a year, precisely in order to synchronize the files on the device running IOS with iTunes through the wireless network nearby. After sending the app to the App Store evaluators, surprise: the application used APIs and development resources prohibited. Citing "security concerns", the company's apple refused to publish the software in the Telegraph reports.


Wi-Fi Sync, available from Cydia
A year later, Steve Jobs introduced the IOS with the use of five data synchronization over Wi-Fi, just as the application of Hughes. The boy is heartbroken by this story and promises to go to court to challenge Apple in this matter. After all, to incorporate into your system features an app is denied plagiarism (or something)?

The Sync Wi-Fi is on sale in Cydia, the official store of iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads who went through jailbreak. It costs $ 10 there. The upgrade of IOS to sync via Wi-Fi will be free for all compatible devices.

An Apple spokesperson contacted Hughes to warn that the app would not be approved. The student account has been learned that the Apple development team was "impressed" with what he had done in his first application for iPhone. Requested, including that he send his resume after completing graduation. However, after the recent events, something tells me that the invitation is no longer standing.

Steve Jobs proposes the creation of new Apple-designed seat like a flying saucer

For some it is an unusual behavior. But for others, are flashes of genius. Anyway, Steve Jobs recently had another of his flashes, by proposing a giant hub in a ring, the former site which housed the headquarters of HP. Immediately after the WWDC keynote, Jobs stood in front of camera City of Cupertino to introduce Apple's plans for reform to the site.

 
Steve Jobs a far less emphatic than usual who spoke about his connection with the place, telling of his childhood experiences and his vision of how he thinks in developing the project. And, like all things that Apple tries to sell the design of the building is impressive, with an appearance that resembles an alien mothership. The building was designed to support approximately 12 000 employees.

During the explanation, Jobs told the board that Apple is seeking "major architects for the project, some of them" the best in the world, "to achieve the final result of the project. Jobs also said that there is a single flat piece of glass in the building, and that Apple was able to perform the project based on information obtained during construction of the Apple stores around the world, and experience using large pieces of Glass in other projects.

The building would have four floors, with underground parking, to preserve the natural beauty of the building. And although it seems large, the project will be reduced by 30% than it is now, and promises a change of only 20% of the current landscape of the site. The aim of Jobs with this project? Simple: the best office building in the world, and attract students of architecture from all over the United States to give the building in the city.

If approved by the Board of Cupertino, Apple plans to move to the new building in 2015. Below, a video excerpt of the speech to the Council Jobs.

In hands with IOS 5.0

The next version of Apple's mobile system promises to bring hundreds of new features. Two hundred of them to be exact. But yesterday the company only showed 10 of the most important. So I went after the beta of the new system and with the help of a friend (thanks, anonymous!), I left my fourth generation iPod touch even more magical and a little buggy when installing the 5 beta IOS on it. Here are my first impressions of what the system offers.

The first thing I noticed is the change in the organization of the icons. The initial screen was different and now two new applications, NewsStand (application for subscription of periodicals) and Reminders (application-do list), forced the creation of a second screen. Furthermore, no significant change in aesthetics.

As a whole, IOS 5 appears to be a trend already expected to Apple's mobile devices. They saw what their competitors did right and copied some aspects, giving his own twist on some of them. The new system is full of options for connectivity and synchronization, but this brought a problem: the battery life has dropped. Still, it's the IOS 5 beta, so there is room for improvement, and Apple knows this well.

Setup is simple with no PC

The philosophy of cutting the cables is well applied. Once installed IOS 5 on my iPod, it was as if he had just come out of the box. I even thought it would be a complicated process, but the setup was pretty fast. I just had to pick a language, country, connect a WiFi network and choose to create an Apple ID or not.

It could also restore the previous backup of the iPod from iTunes or iCloud, but preferred to start from scratch.

Twitter: more integrated than ever


The system also comes with a strong integration with Twitter applications included in Safari, YouTube, Maps and Photos. When you send a tweet from any of these programs, it is marked as "from IOS" on the web, which makes clear its origin. Photos published by them already use the system image hosting Twitter itself.

IMessage dictionary and an improved
Once restricted to the iPhone, the Messages application on the iPod and also come in through the IOS iPad 5. This chat system is very similar to the BBM, which allows the exchange of messages between BlackBerry users. It uses the protocol IMessage to allow sending of images, texts and contacts between users of the IOS. Just have an Apple ID associated with it and start using.


Along with it, Apple has also installed a new feature in the dictionary, replacing some acronyms for an entire sentence automatically. This should be very handy in times of rapid typing. And it seems that the fixes are not an involuntary major problem for Apple: they keep happening.

Notifications in the right way. Or wrong, if the user wants.
With the call center Notifications Apple mimicked the right way to deliver multiple warnings of Android, with a sliding panel located on the top bar. And there's nothing wrong with that. This warning system now also appears on the screen and lock allows quick access to the application that created the notification.


Apple also thought of possible discontent with the system. If the user does not get used, it may well switch to the old system of alerts that jumps in front and stop what is happening. But who would do that?

Direct backup to the cloud

Embedded in the IOS has support for several features of iCloud. It's here that are stored music, photos, calendar events and data applications on a general user, you simply tell it to create an Apple ID and activate the service. The storage limit is up to 5 GB of data, but its setup screen now shows that you can buy more storage if it runs out. Just do not know yet what it will cost and when Apple plans to release the purchase.

An interesting option is to exchange the backup iTunes backup on iCloud.

The rest
Also included in the new 200 system are changes in the application of e-mail, which now lets you mark messages as unread, and the camera, which can now be accessed directly from the screen lock. And no matter where the camera application is open, you can also take pictures with the volume knob, which is a nice touch.

The photo application also gained a function that allows you to edit images, but this seems to be restricted to the iPhone. Or not implemented yet in this beta system.

The flaws that need correcting
It's a beta system, so is still in testing phase. So we can not take the two following details in mind when buying an iPhone, iPod or iPad. Still, it is noteworthy that the management system has a battery life that is far from ideal and synchronization via WiFi did not work on my computer with iTunes and Windows 5.10 beta. Apparently this last detail is solved if I buy a Mac.

Lion: OS the 10 best features in Apple's system

The WWDC is taking place, with technical sessions and more. With all the posts we published yesterday on the subject of mobile devices, just missing talking about the releases of Apple software for the company's computers. The Lion, the successor to Snow Leopard, is confirmadíssimo already this year, but the exact date was not given.


According to Apple, the Lion has more than 250 new features (or improved). Steve Jobs usually comes with these numbers, but never prove them officially. Anyway, one of Apple executives showed that more resources will be available at the Lion.

See below.

Top 10: The best features of OS X Lion

Multitouch gestures - Inspired by the IOS, Apple has implemented the most varied gestures with several fingers simultaneously. For example, in Safari you can use three fingers and control the browser back or forward on the page. Besides the swipe, the pincer movement is guaranteed in the new version of the system. (It will work only on Macs with multitouch technology)

Screen applications - The explanation for this action is to take full advantage of each tiny pixel in the MacBooks. Now, many applications have a version in full screen like the iPhone. According to Apple, the ability to jump from one application to another with multitouch gestures enables the full screen viewing.

Mission Control - It is a union of Spaces with Exposé. The resources were grouped into only one that lets you manage all the applications running on the machine (which has the active window, unlike some of the assistants that run on the Menu Bar)

Mac App Store - That there awhile. Is now standard in Apple's operating system, complete with in-app purchasing. According to Apple, the latest version of the virtual store will push notifications to notify you of updates in the store bought.
Launchpad - Copied iPad, this feature shows all applications installed on your Mac with just a pinch gesture.

Resume (Resume) - I just have one story that documents reopen after restarting the Mac, for example. The Lion automatically takes over the files being edited at the time the application is triggered.

Auto Save (AutoSave) - No more need to save documents. Apple promises that the files are always saved with the latest changes. However, the company did not detail about the frequency with which this bailout will happen.

Versions (Version) - A kind of Time Machine for documents. The Lion will make an automatic version control of documents at issue. Even Steve Jobs promised drag and drop elements between two versions of a document (for example, take a picture that was in the first version of a report and replaces it in the most current version).
Airdrop System - recognition of machines that are on the same network (wired or Wi-Fi), with the right to exchange files via P2P.

Mail v5 - The new version of Apple's Mail application has been redone from scratch. Besides offering full screen viewing, one of its strengths is the Conversation view, something that Gmail has introduced some years ago. The search for the Mail has gotten smarter, and knows the differences between terms related to messages and contact names.

Some of the features provided by Apple are clear improvements in applications that already exist (the new version of Mail, for example) while others are truly unprecedented in Mac OS (version control is one of them).


Version 5 offers the Mail Conversation view and full screen (image: Disclosure)
The Lion will cost very little: only $ 29. Will be distributed only by the Mac App Store, and not by physical media. Users who have more than one Mac will be able to log into the Mac App Store and automagically download the system on all machines without paying a penny more for it.

It is worth remembering that some resources have not yet had their names published in Portuguese. It may be that Apple will translate, as in the case of AutoSave, which in theory turn Auto-Save, or keep them in the original English. At this point, the company Steve Jobs is totally unpredictable.

Finally, Apple decided to remove the "Mac" the trade system. In future version, it ceases to be Mac OS X only Lion to call OS X Lion. Who knows the reason for the change.


In the above video, Phil Schiller, Apple's VP of marketing, says the ideal is to design both the hardware and the operating system software. This is the position that the company is taking a long, long time.

IOS 5: Learn the latest about new mobile operating system from Apple

Apple  used the event WWDC 2011 to announce the news of the iOS 5, the new version of its mobile operating system, which will serve to devices iPad, iPod touch and iPhone. Highlights are the integration with Twitter, Notifications screen, new features on the lock screen and easier access to camera equipment.

As in every keynote, this time led by Scott Forstall, the presentation began by showing the number of IOS, as it claims the system is available in 44% of mobile devices, according to comScore. Another significant number is the value that Apple has already paid the developers for their apps on the AppStore, about $ 2.5 billion. But what matters is know as users of new features, let them:

Notifications
Like Android, the IOS has received a "Notification Center", a main page where the notifications of your favorite apps will be met. The similarity in function Androids this happens even in the form of access that page: putting your finger on top of the screen and dragging it down. The lock screen will also receive summary reports.

Magazine subscriptions
IOS will earn 5 magazine subscriptions for newspapers and publishers worldwide, the Newsstand. Visually, it will work as a iBooks for example, but instead you just buy a book, you subscribe to a magazine monthly to receive it on your machine. Success can be guaranteed between the IPAD owners at their convenience tamnho screen to view and edit pages.

Integration with Twitter
5 with the IOS, you simply configure your Twitter account so that any client of your choice to use it. So you do not need to configure each program to access the network of microblogging.

In addition, other features already present in the device as a camera, Safari, contacts, among others, will integrate a function or another with Twitter. For example: You can illustrate your contact list with photos of their on Twitter. Another integration is promised a "conversation" better structured with Safari, sharing links.

New Features in Safari
What draws the most attention among the news of Safari is that it will have tabs at the iPad. What surely will greatly facilitate navigation on the device, and enjoy the screen size as it should be explored.
Reminders
Another native feature in IOS is five Reminder for you to put "post-its" for the screen and remember the most important commitments. The app will sync with iCal and Microsoft Exchange, and will also serve to create lists, such as that used in supermarkets for example.

Camera features
With five versions of delay, Apple has finally put an icon for you to quickly activate the camera locked on the screen, and it will be possible even if you have a password on your device. By clicking it, you will go straight into the camera and can record that moment, without losing it by the difficulty in triggering the camera.
Another interesting feature is that the button used to increase the volume will serve to take the picture. Moreover, the photos will corrections, as in iPhoto.

Mail
The app email received text formatting features. Now you can add bold, underline, and even move between CC and BCC recipients, for example. To make the search more rich, you can now search for terms in the text as well. This will greatly assist the search term does not appear in the title or name of the user. Additionally, you can also add flags to signal messages.

Sync over Wi-Fi
During WWDC 2011, it was announced as the end of the cable. Thus, the updates of the apps and music can be done without connecting your device to your computer. Just do not know yet how this feature can become sluggish, if executed in this way.
Game Center
The Game Center has not received any big news, and continues to be the ugly duckling of the IOS. But now, you can view the friends of your friends, and discover new games under your user profile, much like with music and the Genius feature.

IMessage
Finally a resource for Apple devices communicate with each other by text, without paying anything. Thus, iPad, iPod touch and iPhone can exchange messages via Wi-Fi and 3G, as with BBM (BlackBerry Messenger), or the known platform and IOS Whatsapp PingChat. With IMessage, you also see what your friend is typing something or not.

IOS in May will be released in the fall update for the U.S. in September. The appliances will receive it are: iPad iPad 2, iPhone 3G, iPhone 4, iPod touch and iPod touch 3g 4g, is expected the iPhone to 5 (or iPhone 4S) to come up with this system installed .

What Happened At WWDC 2011 and meet the iOS 5, Lion and iCloud

It happened today at 14h GMT (and finished just now), the "keynote" by Steve Jobs at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), where Apple introduced all the new features promised for the event: iCloud, IOS 5 and Mac OS X Lion.

"We have an incredible evening together today. Thank you so much for coming," says Jobs. "We have great things to say: OS X Lion, IOS 5:01 a cloud service very interesting"

Everything starts with the OS X Lion, with Phil Schiller, vice president of product marketing at Apple, with the new operating system version for the Mac "We have more than 54 million Mac users worldwide," says Schiller.

While the PC market by 1% per year, up 28% of Macs, improving each quarter over the past five years. The information is from Apple. "They are great not only because of hardware but the software they run."

The Lion will have more than 250 new features, and Apple will show only ten today. The first: with multitouch gestures in notebooks. The scheme is similar to the iPhone: approach the screen with two rings or do the pincer movement. "Rolling bar, who needs them," says Schiller.

The second novelty is the application running in full screen, like programs in the iPhone and iPad. And we note, also similar to what Microsoft proposed with Windows 8. There is a new control in the upper right corner of the window to leave full-screen applications.

Another new feature is the Mission Control (or "Mission Control", in Portuguese). It shows all your open applications and documents, showing on one screen with small windows thumbnails (real time) of each open program.

Craig Federighi, vice president of software for OS X, is on stage to show a bit of Lion in action. It shows the multitouch commands (using the trackpad of the MacBook), which operate much like IOS. Federighi demonstrates the new Photo Booth, with some fun effects to your webcam use with Mac in "augmented reality".

Give the command to fire on the top right to create a new space and can organize more windows.

Phil Schiller is back to talk about the Mac App Store, the App Store for OS X. "It's the best place to buy and discover new apps for Mac You can get your software in the comfort of your home," says Schiller. According to Apple, the App Store for Mac is the channel number "1" in sales of PC software, in front of Best Buy, Walmart and other stores. The App Store application is now built in Lyon, including push notifications and a way to improve security sandboxing.
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Now, another new feature of OS X Lion: Launchpad. If you make a gesture of tweezers, all your applications appear in a grid, as in the IOS.
Another new function: Resume. With it, you need not longer stand having to carry a document in a new application after closing. Now, when you open the program it back to the point where you stopped. It's all becoming more like the IOS.

Another interesting new feature is the Auto-save. As the name implies, it automatically saves the file being edited without requiring you to stay the whole time worrying about it. Again, it is exactly how the operating system of the iPhone, iPod touch and IPAD.

Sure, Apple shows an option to disable the function or you simply go back to the version that was modified before. You can also duplicate a document, such as the use of "Save As" in Windows. The system loads only the changes saved, thus saving space and need to be looking for multiple versions of each file.

The system is being demonstrated on stage. Basically, with this new feature you never need to worry about getting a document by saving the time, or even every modification. You can even copy and paste parts between each version. OS X is becoming more like the IOS. Will we one day have to unify the two systems?

Another unique feature: Airdrop. It is a feature that lets you share files using the cloud, instead of getting through USB drives from machine to machine. To share, simply drag the file to the user you want. He receives a notification and can now begin downloading. No need for any configuration, is simple to use, according to Schiller.

The latest addition to the Mac OS X Lion demonstrated today at the WWDC is a new version of Mail. With the new Mail, there is a display mode in three columns, at the time of search suggestions (with intelligent subjects or people).

Now there is a combined messaging system, as with the online application Gmail. There is also a favorite bar, to organize your contacts and conversations. And everything can be done with the touchpad with gestures into commands. You can search for people, issues or date - or even combine all three parameters. The results hide the answers and passed on messages that are redundant.

Phil Schiller says are the top ten new features in OS X, but much more as an assistant migration from Windows, FileVault 2, FaceTime embedded server Lion and more. All this now much easier: just upgrade the App Store, there is no more need for installation disks. Are 4GB download without rebooting and licensed for use in "all your Macs personally committed." The price of all this? U.S. $ 29.99!

Now, Scott Forstall, senior vice president of IOS software, takes the stage to talk about the IOS 5.0, which equips the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. It is one of the most anticipated moments of the presentation! Forstall presented study from Comscore putting Apple in the first, with Android in the second.

He talks a little about the iPad 2, describing it as "a fantastic product." 200 million products were sold IOS. Over 25 million from the original iPads, 14 months ago. The mobile system from Apple would have a market share of 44% compared to 28% of Android, BlackBerrys and 19% to 9% for the remainder.

There were 15 billion songs sold by iTunes Store, and 130 million books for 14 billion iBookstore.Mais applications were downloaded in the App Store in all, it provides 90 000 apps just for iPad. Were $ 2.5 billion just for developers, according to Apple. Are 225 million accounts in the App Store, all with credit cards linked to shopping with just one click.

Now Forstall talks about the news related to IOS 5.0. The first is, as many suspected, a new scheme for Notifications! Bruno: Among the 200 new features, the Notification was one of the most anticipated. "We did something to solve some current problems," said Forstall.

The current system is intrusive, interrupting important activities - or even a match in one game. This all changed now with the Center for notifications, which aggregates all warnings and can be accessed by sliding your finger across the top of the screen - yes, a feature much like the current scheme of Android.

If you're in an app and receives a notification, an animation appears at the top of the page with a summary and then disappears. Not as boring as the old scheme and seems much more practical. He also appears on the screen lock, which can directly access the application by touching the notification.

 Close to some reports, just tap the little "X" which is next to each function. There is no sign of an appeal to close all at once, apparently.

The new system of "signatures" within applications of periodicals such as newspapers and magazines is called Newsstand. Now, this new app combines all the publications in a single shelf, similar to the iBook. New editions are now downloaded automatically, including being available for offline reading.

Another rumor goes to fruition with the announcement of the 3rd new feature: integration with Twitter. "We want to make all our customers can use Twitter easily IOS on all products," said Forstall. Just log into the system and you're ready to use in any application that requests it.
Even the video and photo applications now have integration with microblogging, adding attachments quite easily. Can you join up with contacts, send text and links from Safari and Maps for locations.
Another feature: the Safari browser. There is a new button to the Safari Reader, in the address bar. Now you can put a site in full screen more easily. Very useful especially for the smaller screens of the iPod and iPhone. The Reading List is a kind of RSS aggregator for Safari, with a functionality similar to the Read It Later.

Another eagerly awaited novel by users: the browser now has tabs, making it look like Safari for the desktop (or other browsers like Chrome and Firefox). Forstall shows up to 20 tabs open simultaneously. Moving to Reader mode, all content is presented in only a preview. And of course there is integration with Twitter.

The next feature is the Reminders, something like notinhas paper that fill any office desk. With the app you can put reminders for any date, even with a locale added. The application also syncs between all devices, which is great for those who have iPhones and iPads at home.

New Feature: Improvements in camera app. 4 The iPhone's popularity is such that he is the most used appliance (from regular cameras too) at Flickr. Now, the camera button is also on the lock screen. With this, you can take pictures even without unlocking (not even necessary to put the password, if you use the feature). And the best part: you can use to increase the volume button to take pictures! This new development is something long requested by users and won much applause from the audience.
There is also now exposure settings for the photos, using pinch to zoom. You can even do a quick edit with cut (crop), reduce red eye, and even an improved automatic feature of the images. Goodbye, Photoshop!

Another function revitalized: Mail. Now there are rich-text formatting control, indexing, addresses that can be dragged (like the To: CC: or BCC) is seeking a full messages, use of signaling messages, safe navigation S / MIME and built-in dictionary, which we expect is better than the current broker (target of complaint of many Brazilians).


There is also a new type of keyboard which can be divided into the fabric ergonomic way: once again feature nearly identical to that shown by Microsoft last week in Windows Presentation 8. Anyway, it is a very welcome feature for those who type with their thumbs more, especially in the iPad.

Now a long-awaited news: Free PC. 5 with the IOS, there will no longer need cables to connect and sync the IOS devices to computers all the time. "We know we're selling [products] to various places that do not have computers," Nguyen said. Now, you will buy an iPhone (or any other IOS) and it will show a screen "Welcome" instead of annoying picture that requires activation of the device through iTunes.


Another novelty is the system update over the air, ie, lowering the apparatus itself. Calendars can be edited, including deleted. Folders of photos and e-mail as well. Basically, a lot more things can be done without connecting the device to a computer.

Another novelty of the new IOS: improvements at Game Center. Apple says there are 50 million users in nine months of deployment, while Xbox Live is 30 million in eight years. Moreover, the company says is the No. 1 platform for video games.

Now the Game Center can show scores of friends, and Game recommendations and contacts. In fact, it makes you to download games directly from the application. You can also play games in turns with friends.

New Feature: IMessage. "I believe we have the best messaging client for the iPhone. It works tremendously well for sending messages and photos and our customers love it - but our iPhone users. And for those who have iPad and iPod touch?" Said Forstall. Now the app is available for these other platforms too, including communicating regardless of what device is using IOS contact.

The user receives the warning by the new reporting system and can start chatting. There is even a feature that shows if the other contact is typing a message at this time. It's basically an instant messenger as Windows Live Messenger (MSN popular) and Skype. Works by both the WiFi and the 3G network. The app has the push system, and it is also possible to attach pictures or videos by clicking the camera icon.

These are only the top ten new features in IOS 5, a system that has more than 200 new features including the AirPlay with double screen, which allows transmission of iPad screen directly to the TV without HDMI adapter. You can sync your iTunes music library over Wi-Fi too, as was expected. A big one has expected for a long time.

There are new gestures for the transition between multi-tasking applications. The developer kit (SDK) will be available later on Monday. For consumers, the software will be available in the fall (spring here in Brazil). IOS 5 will rotate in the same units of the latest version, starting with the 3G iPhone, iPad original and third-generation iPod touch and including all current devices.

Steve Jobs then returns to the stage to talk about iCloud. "We've been working on this for some time now and I'm very excited," he says. He talks about ten years ago, he realized that the computer would become like a centering our lives, with photos, music and content.

Jobs claims that during that time, everything worked fine when syncing with the Mac, but it is outdated for some time. "Keep the devices in sync is making us crazy," says Jobs. Very true. Now he says he is demoted to the computers of just a device while it migrates to the cloud.
All devices can cope with the cloud at any time. "I do not have to take my equipment out of my pocket," he says. "Some people think that the cloud is just a large hard disk in the sky ... We think it is much more than that."

"The iCloud stores its content in the cloud and leads, wireless, all for your device. And it automatically uploads, stores and sends it to your other devices"
Jobs acknowledges that the service is like MobileMe, "was not one of our best moments." The contacts will sync in the cloud for all devices. Change in one and the change will be present in others. You'll also be able to share calendars with other users.

You can make an account no@me.com and have all the e-mail synchronized between devices. All without advertising. And, while MobileMe costs $ 99 a year, now iCloud feature is being offered free!
Several applications, including the AppStore will support iCloud. Just click the cloud to install applications on your device.

Steve has a backup program for users of iCloud, which makes a daily backup via Wi-Fi, including music, applications and books you have bought iBooks, plus videos and photos.

With iCloud you can create a document in Pages and publish it in the cloud, so it will be available on all phones on which you have Pages installed. The same goes for Numbers and Keynote. Steve demonstrates the capabilities of Keynote iCloud iPad.

Now is the time for a new feature, Photo Stream, which is inside the photo application. With it, all pictures taken on their handsets with the IOS will be saved in the cloud, and thence sent to other gadgets. The images will be saved for 30 days, and to ultimately save them, just put them in an album.

Eddy Cue, vice president of Internet services, takes the stage to make a statement of appeal Photo Stream.

And it's time to use iTunes in the Cloud: Imagine you bought a song on the iPhone, but it is not available on your iPod. From now on, just click on the cloud next to the songs and albums that have already purchased for download to any device with SOI at no extra cost! Eddy Cue makes a statement.
The iCloud will be automatically configured in new equipment with IOS 5, and customers will have the capacity to 5GB e-mail, which does not include applications, photos, videos, music and so on.

One more thing is the iTunes Match, a feature that searches your music and compares with the ones being sold at the store. All who are found, they will gain an upgrade to the standard format of the iTunes Store (256Kbps AAC without DRM), without you having to waste time uploading each song with Apple servers. ITunes Match will cost $ 25 per year.

Steve shows images of some of Apple's data center, which he says are "full of expensive things," and ready to receive files sent by clients via iCloud.

Minute by minute: Steve Jobs Keynote at WWDC 2011

Officially the company has revealed that it will demonstrate the next version of IOS, the next version of Mac OS X and some new services for the cloud. But we do not know if Jobs intends to announce a One More Thing or not.

You can get minute to minute updates of WWDC 2011 at following link.

Live from WWDC 2011

iCloud: Learn all about the cloud-based service from Apple

Everything in the cloud. That's the idea behind the iCloud, the new storage service based on the Internet that has long been awaited by owners of Apple devices. In this Monday, Steve Jobs took the stage at the Moscone Center and sacramented the new release of MobileMe, now with new name and new features.

iCloud: 5 GB of free storage
To be fair, MobileMe left only the history, because the applications integrated into iCloud were built entirely from scratch, according to Jobs. They will work with any Apple device to receive the IOS 5. Plus, you have integration with Mac OS and Windows, though Apple has not provided many details about it.

To trigger the iCloud, simply enter the username and password of the account in Apple device, be it an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Thereafter, the device files and documents will be sent to the cloud maintained by Apple. No need for adjustments or settings, Steve Jobs assured during the presentation.


Documents
The iCloud will work with documents thanks to which Apple calls "documents in the cloud." When creating a new text file in Pages, for example, it is automatically replicated on all devices that have Pages available. After editing the file, it is sent to the cloud without any user intervention. Apple's desire is that the experience of using the cloud is completely transparent.

Steve Jobs said during the presentation that iCloud to particular documents is a victory for him, who has been trying to "eliminate" the file system ten years ago. In practice, what he means is that users no longer need to navigate through folders and more folders to find a document. Now just open the application and see it in the listing, not important which device it is.

Apple has confirmed that versions of Pages, Keynote and Numbers released for iPhone and iPod Touch last week already have integration with iCloud. The feature will be activated only when the IOS device is installed in May.

Photos

In addition to documents, iCloud provides synchronization of photos between various devices. When taking a picture on the iPhone, it will automatically be sent to the cloud and then is downloaded to the IPAD and iPod Touch. According to Apple, this operation is very simple and without choking. After a few seconds the image is captured, she is already replicated in the devices (depending on the connection of course).

The devices running IOS will always store the latest 1000 photos, even for the sake of space. There will be no storage limit for the versions of the images will be kept on your computer, be it running Windows or Mac OS.

Apple also announced the Photo Stream, which will keep the 30 most recent photos taken with the unit and do not in any albums. In a way, the company is forcing users to put all the photos you want to keep to himself in an album, which will be reflected even in iPhoto for Mac

Music
ITunes has gained new features to run in the cloud. The songs purchased through Apple's online store will be sent to all devices without additional cost to the user. So, when you download a new song on the iPod Touch, it can be downloaded (this time automatically) the iPad.

There are restrictions regarding the songs that were not downloaded by iTunes. Apple offers in these cases, iTunes Match, which scans the music library from the consumer and, after finding songs that did not come from iTunes, do a search in the 18 million files to see if the music exists out there. If one exists, the old file will be replaced by a new, high-quality AAC 256 kbps without DRM. If the song does not exist in iTunes, then yes the file upload will be done.

ITunes Match will cost $ 25 annually. It can be seen as an amnesty for those who downloaded pirated music throughout life. Now, these songs can be converted into legalized songs for less than 50 reais per year (lower value than the purchase of two traditional albums).

Applications
As might be expected, iCloud be deeply integrated with IOS 5. It will also back up applications, as well as the settings for these applications. Gone is the time to lose points a game, for example. Now, to finish a game, these points will be replicated on all devices running IOS.

Not only that synchronization applications, will be responsible for backup iCloud the phones themselves. Once a day, adjustments and settings are sent to the cloud. The concern with the consumption of the franchise data only decreases because this great backup is done only when the unit is connected to a Wi-Fi No 3G for this, since.

Price
The iCloud will not cost anything. He provides 5 GB of storage for documents. Apple has not revealed what will be designed to store pictures and music. The company also did not say how the videos are captured with devices running IOS.

As the SOI 5, iCloud is scheduled for September 2011.

Datacenter
To keep iCloud running, Apple has just opened a data center with the very latest in technology and environmentally sustainable architecture and engineering. Its cost is estimated at $ 1 billion.

IOS 5: integration with Twitter, the center of notifications and other

Apple demonstrated today at the WWDC the news that it will release the next version of mobile operating system IOS. Used in various models of mobile devices and the Apple TV also, the system has gained more than 200 new features. Some are specific to minors and other iPod and iPhone just for the tablet of the company. But only ten were highlighted at the event. Here are the most important of these below.

IOS-5 Twitter came to be directly integrated into the system. Users will be able to send tweets directly from Safari, Maps, the application of pictures and even YouTube via the Actions pane. I do not know what kind of deal Apple made with the social network, but it seems that you may have to choose which application to use Twitter in the system. That depends, of course, they suited to the new version.

Also presented was a system specific chat to anyone who has IOS called IMessage. It allows sending SMS, contacts and media with no limits, both the 3G and WiFi on the list of people who are not very happy with this integration is the developer of WhatsApp, an application that has the same function except that only works with numbers mobile. Soon after it are carriers who can see the profit plans of text messages dropping precipitously so this update is released.

Easier: notifications and camera

Suspicions that a new reporting system would be started when a developer submitted an application for notification of IOS was hired by Apple. And were confirmed when the company introduced the new system above. It mimics quite Android, accumulating reports of different applications and enabling rapid access to them from the top bar.

The camera also won a shortcut on the lock screen. Just press the home button twice the shortcut appears. It is a modification that will leave happy those who have lost the chance to take a picture because they had to unlock your device and open the camera application.

No PC? No problem.
With IOS 5.0 Apple finally implemented something many users wanted some IOS, you will be able to buy a iDevice any and will not need to plug it into a PC or Mac to activate it in iTunes. With the new system, you can get him out of the box and start using it immediately if it has energy in the battery. Probably will still be necessary to open an account directly from the Apple device, but it should not be so complicated as it sounds.

Another part of this philosophy to leave the strings are called delta updates. With IOS 5.0, Apple is going to send system updates direct to your device without the need to plug into iTunes to update.

The third and most important in my view, is the synchronization via WiFi devices with IOS 5.0 will be able to sync music, videos and all the information straight from iTunes to a wireless network. This feature joins the list of things that popped into Cydia and applications have been implemented by Apple.

And when it arrives?
That's the bad news. Despite having shown all this today, Steve Jobs is a little disappointing the users of Apple's devices, saying that the IOS should reach 5.0 in September. For now, only programmers can test it IOS: IOS version 5.0 beta is now available for download at Apple's developer center.

Apple patent system that restricts recording of shows and performances

If you rely on Apple's devices running IOS and will detect when the environment does not allow recording of copyrighted content. A patent filed by the company in 2009 and now provides only granted the use of infra-red for this.


The infra-red technology is not exactly new. The older remotes already have this form of data exchange, which was also used in some phones (Nokia say so). Apple's patent describes the use of a sensor and an infra-red to iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad 2. Coupled with the camera on these devices, the IOS could see if any device on stage or in the environment by sending infrared signals to the ban for recording.

If the recording is not permitted, the iPhone just would be prevented from using the application of video camera (any one who uses this piece of hardware). Apple provides for the use of technology in concert halls, cinemas, theaters and other places where the contents are potentially protected by copyright.

However, not everything in this patent relates to piracy and copyright protection. The infra-red could also be used for a museum to send additional data about a given work that is close to the device (the concepts behind it, for example). Nothing that a simple Internet access is not resolved, however.

Review: Macbook Air

In his last event, Steve Jobs introduced the MacBook Air, 11 and 13 inches, and so the world knew the smallest device that runs Mac OS X, and unites mobility, performance, design and excellent battery life on a single notebook.

What's in the box
The news has come even before attaching the product. Opening the box, find the documentation, the traditional bumper apple and an 8GB flash drive with the operating system and iLife 2011. CDs or DVDs? No, what makes sense for a laptop that does not have an optical drive.

Design
Apple is famous worldwide for its minimalist design, and the MacBook Air supports this feature. Built on a single piece of aluminum (unibody) and weighing only 1.06 kg, the notebook has a thickness ranging between 0.3 and 1.7 cm. Unlike their brethren of the Pro line, he has not the power button on the case because it is now part of the keyboard, all to save space. For this is true even sacrifice the SD slot is present in MacBook Air 13 ", and therefore, to transfer the photos, you still need the USB cable connected to the camera. Thankfully, the model has a USB port on the right side and one on the left side of the keyboard, and also avoids problems with large connectors, which sometimes cover up the USB neighbor.

Display
With 11.6 inches and a resolution of 1366 x 768 resolution, glossy widescreen display with LED-backlit display is great for surfing the web, read email, write essays and even watch movies in comfort (since the movie is not in Full HD (1080p) because there miss processing). The MacBook Air also features a Mini DisplayPort that allows you to connect an external monitor, but if the user does not have a 27 "LED Cinema Display, Apple will need a connector for a VGA or HDMI, sold separately.

Keyboard and Trackpad
When we talk about mobility and small size, the question always remains about the ergonomics of the keyboard, as our MacBook Air hovered the doubt, type text - even that long - is quite comfortable. The model I tested had European keyboard, where [~ til] is the right side of [z] and all keystrokes - including this review - was so very quiet. Since you can not have everything in life, the keyboard is not illuminated.

The trackpad is patterned with Apple's multitouch technology (like the iPhone display), it means that you can use up four fingers simultaneously to view all open programs, or rotate a photo with two fingers!

 Performance
After you see a MacBook Air start everything will seem slow because 17 seconds after pressing the button everything is ready for use by the user waiting. This happens thanks to HD solid state (SSD), which takes only 2.9 seconds to open iMovie or 4.6 for Excel 2008 (the unit tested had a 128GB disk). This speed disk access outweighs the processor that is not as powerful and 2GB of memory, allowing a quick and enjoyable experience for those who opted for this "little remarkable."

Battery
In our tests the battery behaved well: if much required (with heavy network traffic Wi-Fi and Bluetooth mouse) lasted over three hours, and watching movies, or enter text with all radios off, lasted more than 5 hours .

Accessories
If you need to connect to a wired network, this can only be done through an accessory, Apple USB Ethernet Adapter, sold separately. It was used in tests and requires no configuration, just plug it to USB, plug the network cable and everything works perfectly. If you need to read your CDs or DVDs, you also have to spend a little more, because the USB SuperDrive does not accompany the product.

Adobe says establishing a truce with Apple about Flash

Whoever follows the story of the iPhone since its launch knows there is a historical feud between Apple and Adobe  on behalf of Flash , complement that lets you view multimedia on the web. But after an exchange of barbs between public companies, there seems to be a kind of truce between the two, he said, and Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said at the conference D9 in Palos Verdes, California, United States, on Thursday (2 ).



Narayen confirmed during the event sponsored by The Wall Street Journal that he and Steve Jobs came to an amicable agreement "unofficial" ending the war public. The executive says that Apple actually cares more about a business model than with performance problems of the plugin for your mobile devices like iPhone, iPod touch and IPAD.

"The problem is in control of the App Store," Narayen said, implying that support for Flash could be a competition with applications from Apple's online store. The executive also suggests that developers can use Adobe AIR normally to produce software for the IOS. He even said that his company is excited by the growth of HTML5 (which replaces the company's multimedia add-in browsers) and is "actively contributing" to their development.

All well and good, until the mediator of the debate, Walt Mossberg said: "I have not test a device [Android] in which the flash works really well." The CEO of Adobe even cited the tablet BlackBerry playbook as an example of progress, but Mossberg noted that the unit does not run Google's operating system. Narayen was so embarrassed and frown.

It would be nice if Jobs comment something about it on Monday (6), during the WWDC developer conference in San Francisco, which will feature news from Apple as the IOS and the new service iCloud 5. The check.

Apple hires programmer who created the system of notification For IOS

Apple already has a history of going after talented people who have the potential to express that talent in some of these products. It was once the head of its main product design was employed: I was working at another company, Steve Jobs saw his work, made an offer and he accepted.

 
This story was repeated today, after the creator of the application MobileNotifier was contracted by the apple. The program was created by Peter Hajas and this is a notification system for the IOS "done the right way," as he says, and replacing it with Apple's own.

The program sends notifications to a less intrusive way, that instead of occupying the central part of the screen and require a user action to get out, leave a notice at the top, below the clock, and allows interaction with the icons or programs to continue .

He offered his amendment to the webshop Cydia, which can only be installed via the Jailbreak. This alternative resource is not well seen through the eyes of Apple, but apparently the talents of Peter Hajas overcame the pride of the company and he was hired anyway.

Like all developers, he was hired as an apprentice according to his Facebook page. But given the talent to the lineup he has, Hajas probably will not stay in that position for long.

iCloud be free at launch and have signed a U.S. $ 25 per year in a second step

The WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple's developer event, will have its official opening next Monday (06/06), and by all indications, the main news that Steve Jobs will present his lecture at the Moscone Center have been revealed. The most prominent of them seems to be the new music store service in the cloud, iCloud, and details began to leak on the web.


According to the LA Times, iCloud will be launched initially with a free service for users that decide to buy your music from iTunes, and at a later time, the service would have an annual payment of $ 25. At first, the service will be released to the user to store only the tracks purchased by Apple's music store.

This requirement is part of the agreement made ​​by Apple with three major recording companies in the world music market (Sony, EMI and Universal). Rumors also realize that these negotiations have been arduous for both sides, but Apple wanted to be assured iCloud launch with the backing of a good musical content to users.

Additionally, some vehicles may say iCloud debut as an integrated service to the new Mac OS X Lion, while others suggest that the new service comes in to replace the current MobileMe, especially the alleged price iCloud be much lower than what MobileMe is charged.
For now, we are dealing with rumors. Fortunately, the answers will be given next Monday, by Steve Jobs himself.

Apple signs deal with last major label to release iCloud

Apple has finally reached a deal with Universal Records, the last of the last four major labels to ensure the presence of streaming music service from Apple.


Adding the four record labels and distribution companies with which Apple signed an agreement, the expectation is a wide selection already at the launch of the service. However, sources tell CNET that the service will only already streaming music purchased on iTunes (uuuuuuh!).

On the pricing model, one way or another you will pay. According to the LA Times, iCloud can have a free trial period after launch. After that, it would cost an annual subscription of "around" $ 25 per year. And, well, there is the possibility of advertising on the system - that detail is not yet clear, nor how it can be invasive, but we believe in a format similar to Pandora on your free model, which released an advertisement for a maximum of 10 seconds between some tracks.

MacBook thief who was watched remotely is finally arrested

Mass screening of gadgets gained fame in recent years. They are for sending location information and images from the cameras to their owners if they lost or stolen. So now we see success stories of those who had their phone stolen or iPhone and Android could help the local police to recover it.

This week another case that came up, but involving a MacBook Pro instead of a smartphone.

Joshua Kaufman is a designer in the city of San Francisco, California. He had his laptop stolen on May 27. But before it was stolen, Joshua installed an application called Hidden that takes pictures using the camera, captures screenshots and sends information about the IP of a given computer it is installed. The program sent information to Joshua so that the thief has connected to the internet.

Ported this information, the designer went to the police, who has not done much at the time, he said. It was only after he created the tumblr This Guy Has My Macbook that your case has spread. Kaufman has published on the site of some photos taken at Hidden program that's supposed to show the thief's Macbook.

Shortly after publishing the site he was contacted back by one of the researchers responsible for the case. With more data raised by Kaufman, the police managed to arrest the thief on 31 and recover the computer. Joshua went to the police yesterday and took back his MacBook returned.

A happy ending to a story that began without much hope of succeeding.

Apple releases program to replace the bottom case of the Macbook

Your White Macbook purchased between October 2009 and April 2011 may suffer the same problem as mine: the bottom begins to "take off" over time, leaving an ugly, as if the laptop was melting.

 In December 2010, I took my Macbook to a genius bar in California, face the person who took the notebook was in a pretty scary expression ... A few months later the problem reappeared.

The company gave explanations to users through support forums saying that the problem occurs because of the glue used in fixing the lower case of the Macbook. The exchange will be made for free. For those who live abroad and have been fortunate to have an Apple Store (really) can make the exchange in three different ways:

- Visiting an Apple Retail Store and an appointment with one of the "Genius";
- Visiting an Apple authorized service center (it has in almost every country in the world, including Brazil). Check out the list here;

- Or buy a kit to make the change yourself (you will receive a new lower case, screws, a "key-to-crack" and the instructions to make the exchange the new case).

Apple Retail Store in Lincoln Park, United States. (Reuters)
For those who live in Brazil, the question may be: Will I be able to replace the bottom case of my MacBook White? I tried a spokesperson for Apple Brazil to answer this question. Despite the support page to be in English, she is available for viewing on Apple Brazil. This means that the program will cost in Brazil, just look for an Apple authorized service center nearest you.

The only requirement is that the Macbook was purchased between October 2009 and April 2011. This program is guaranteed up to two years (ie, those who bought in October 2009, has until October 2011 to carry out the exchange).

VoIP breaks record for use in the U.S.

Data from a survey organized by the company show that the Pew Internet telephony services on the web are already part of everyday life for most Americans. The figures show that currently 24% of seafarers - equivalent to 19% of all U.S. adult population - are users of VoIP services, and that 5% of U.S. residents make connections from the system every day.

In the latest survey by the Pew type, as far back as 2007, only 8% of Internet users - or 6% of the U.S. adult population - were adept at voice over IP services like Skype and the like. The figures show that the service has conquered especially among people with higher income and education who live in urban areas. Also they have the accession of 27% of Hispanics, compared with 21% popularity with between whites and blacks.

Among the reasons that make the system be so popular, few surprises: the majority of respondents claimed that they are "cheaper", "enhance the integration between various devices (like computers, smartphones and tablets), " easier for videoconferences and that "more friends and family are using similar services. "

Apple confirms: Steve Jobs will introduce iOS 5, Lion and iCloud during WWDC

For that none of us expected. Apple just shoot a statement to media outlets around the world in which it confirms: Steve Jobs will once again responsible for the opening keynote of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which happens next week. This is possibly the first time the company announced before the apple that will present an event.

Steve Jobs, once again presenting the news from Apple
Below is the list of innovations that will be presented during the opening of WWDC:

IOS 5: "the next version of the advanced mobile operating system from Apple;
Lion: "the eighth major release of Mac OS X;
iCloud: "the provision of services in the cloud coming from Apple. "
Traditionally, the WWDC is the event chosen by Apple to introduce their new products. The curious thing is to think that, weeks before the conference to take place at Moscone Center in San Francisco, specialized vehicles publish several rumors about what could possibly be announced. This time, Apple itself has anticipated everything we expect from WWDC.

Apple promises more than 100 technical sessions for application developers who use Apple's technology, given by the company's own engineers. Developers of software for Mac OS will ask questions about the new features of the Lion, for example. The same goes for apps developers on the technologies of the future IOS 5 (this is the first time publicly that Apple uses that name).

The statement, however, makes no mention of a future version of the iPhone. It seems that WWDC will focus solely on software. Seems.