iCloud
Apple unveiled an impressive new service that brings all your important data and content into the cloud for wireless access across your all your Apple devices. The free service lets you store, view, and sync your photos, books, music, and documents straight from the cloud. iCloud makes automatic backups over wi-fi daily and as you would expect everything was designed to work seamlessly when pushed to all your devices. Link
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iOS 5
iPhone, iPad, and iPad touch users will have a lot to be excited about this fall with the huge revamp of the iOS operating system. Most exciting is the revised notifications system that consolidates all your alerts into one place where you can customize your alerts to include text messages, Facebook, e-mail, sport scores, and more. Other great features include an option to use the volume up button as your camera shutter button and iMessage, Apple's answer to BlackBerry messenger for sending texts, photos, contacts, and videos. Available this Fall. Link
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Mac OS X Lion
This July Apple will launch its latest Operating System, MacOS X Lion. The iOS inspired UI will boast full screen apps and new versions of Mail and Safari as well as new features like AirDrop for easy file sharing and Auto Save to keep you from losing your data. Lion will be available on the Mac App Store next month for $29.99. Link
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Windows 8
While we're among the Apple faithful here at Acquire we can't help but be intrigued by Microsoft's preview of Windows 8. The new OS drops the Start screen for a simplified interface similar to the one you've seen in Windows Phone 7 but for larger screens and touch-enabled devices.
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Fanhattan
Fanhattan (Free) is a great new media discovery app for the iPad that lets you find movies and tv shows across iTunes, Hulu, and Netflix all in one sleek, easy to use interface. They've also added in reviews from Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic and it can even help you find soundtrack information as well as fan merchandise. Link
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Valet App
Our good friends over at Valet have just launched their first ever iPad and iPhone Apps bringing their in-depth knowledge of all things men's fashion and lifestyle to your favorite iOS device. We like the design of the Apps so much that we actually prefer it over their web-based version. Link
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FaceTime for Mac
The name says it all for all you mac wielding iPhone 4 users. FaceTime is finally coming to the desktop and opens the ability to video conference with all you new iPhone 4 and iPod Touch users. All you need is your Apple ID and your e-mail address and you're ready to go. Link
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DirecTV Sports Bar Finder
With football season in full swing DirecTV's Sports Bar Finder is simply just one of those apps that every guy needs on their phone, period. The app digs through 80,000 locations around the country and not only finds the nearest one so you can catch NFL Sunday ticket, but also tells you what other sports programming each location carries. Link
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Nike+ GPS for iPhone
For those of you who wanted the Nike+ experience, but swear by anything but a pair of Nikes on your feet, Nike has just released Nike+ GPS for the iPhone. The new app ($2) is basically Nike+ without the shoe module. It uses GPS to track your run inside or outside and will track your calories burned, duration, distance, and it also can connect to your online Nike+ account. Link
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The Download
The Download is a new feature highlighting some of our favorite apps that we've come across for the desktop, iPad, iPhone, as well as other devices. For our first feature we've picked a few of our favorite iPhone & iPad apps. First up is everyone's favorite timekiller, Solitaire. GoSub 60's Solitaire Deluxe HD ($1.99) offers up a number of boredom squashing Solitaire games, including favorites like Klondike and Freecell as well as obscure variations like Vanishing Cross and Canfield. Next up is the debut issue of Popular Mechanics' iPad Magazine ($1.99) that takes digital publishing to the next level, even showing the Wired guys a thing or two about how to create (and price) a compelling digital magazine. Last up is "Light-O-Matic" ($.99), an app that adds some utility to your iPhone LED flash with an app that turns it into a flashlight, an adjustable strobe light, and the real kicker: A safety light beacon that lets you input text and then translate it into Morse Code.
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