Apple has announced a price cut for the entry-level iPod, the iPod shuffle. You can now get the 1GB iPod shuffle for US$49, down from $79. Later this month, Apple will make available a higher capacity version of the music player, a 2GB iPod shuffle for $69. The price cut is long overdue, with many competitive products at the bottom end of the MP3 layer market.
Apple has updated their prosumer level photo organization and manipulation tool, Aperture. Apple Aperture 2.0 makes it easier for you to cull through shoots, enhance images, manage massive libraries and deliver stunning photos. It’s definitely shaping up to be a competitor to Adobe’s Lightroom.
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Apple is on a roll — they have been introducing new products and updates on a regular basis recently. The “Take 2″ revision of Apple TV software, first introduced at Macworld, is now available. The software update includes the ability to buy and rent TV shows and movies right on the device itself.
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Apple has released the latest update to the Mac OS X operating system, version 10.5.2. This is a relatively heavy update with a lot of fixes. Some of the improvements affect Active Directory, AirPort, BTMM, Dashboard, Dock, Finder, iCal, iChat, iSync, Mail, Preview, Safari, Time Machine, and more. The update weighs in between 180MB and 300+MB, based on your hardware.
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