OK, so it’s official now: the new iPhone is a fact.
As was widely predicted, it uses the in Europe and Asia dominant UMTS or 3G technology, a sigh of relief for us European users 
But the best of all: the new iPhone is ONLY 199$ EVERYWHERE. Cool!
Since everybody and his dog is making predictions or outing rumors about the Keynote that Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs will give today, I thought it would be fun to participate.
So without further ado, here are my predicitons for today’s Apple Keynote at WWDC 08 San Francisco:
Digidesign is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a pre-release version* of Pro Tools® software that provides expanded Mac OS X 10.5.3 Leopard compatibility for many Pro Tools users. Pro Tools 7.4.2pr software is provided as a convenience for Mac-based Pro Tools 7.4 users who may wish to begin their transition to Leopard before a fully tested and qualified version of Pro Tools becomes available.
Pro Tools 7.4.2pr software is available as a download only, and requires Mac OS X 10.5.3. Pro Tools 7.4.2pr is not compatible with earlier versions of Leopard.
Updated on May 29th
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Today, Digidesign announced a pre-release version of Pro Tools 7.4.2 for Leopard. This special pre-release will be available for download within the next few days, according to Digidesign.
This is a non=typical behavior for the leading DAW developer from Silicon Valley. The most likely and understandable reason will be the growing impatience and malcontentment of the LE user base, since there was still no approved version for Mac OS Leopard.
Although not explicitly said, my experience forces me nonetheless to warn early adopters. Pre-release versions will by nature be more unstable than final releases. But if you are waiting on a new release because you have a brand new Mac waiting (that is only delivered with Leopard by the way…) you will most likely accept the added risk.
So, according to my source (always been reliable), you will be able to download the special pre-release free of charge if you are already a 7..4 user. There will also be a 7.4.2 for us HD users of course. Although, I have been using 7.4.1 HD for Leopard for a while now, with no real issues.
OK, so get ready, brace yourself and hope that all plugins will follow suit.
Cheers
Arthur
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Apple Releases 10.5.3
After a lot of beta tests, a seemingly endless series of seedings to developers and patient waiting by anxious users, Apple finally released the long awaited 10.5.3 update for it’s Leopard OSX operating system.
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It’s not from Apple, but it gives a pretty good idea of what to expect from the Cupertino company: a band of developers called the NUI Group have developed Lux, a platform that shows the power of a free open framework that will enable true multitouch interaction in Mac OS X.
… are actually pretty cool.
This blog, while useful, was only meant as temporary solution. Pretty soon we will launch the full blown community with a custom made CMS (Content Management System).
Upcoming virtual instrument enables fast and easy groove creation
Digidesign is excited to introduce the free Transfuser™ Preview—a three-month prerelease version of Transfuser, a brand new, upcoming RTAS® virtual instrument plug-in for Pro Tools® from the Digidesign Advanced Instrument Research (A.I.R.) group.
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Late April Fools? Or the real thing? From the article:
“The GreeNYC logo shows a stylized apple with a stalk and a leaf. It bears a resemblance to Apple’s famous logo — a resemblance Apple says infringes on its trademark.”
UPDATE: We have been able to isolate the problem and are working with Apple on a solution. But it won’t likely be before the weekend. Sorry for the buzzkill. We keep you updated. Thanks a lot for the patience and goodwill!!
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Really sorry guys, but we keep hitting snags with the Compressor utility on our Apple machines… The tuts are done, but the conversion takes like forever, even on 8 core MacPro machines…
Will publish ASAP. Thanks for yer patience!