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For all you Apple Developers, Apple is going to make it an extra-special extended holiday this weekend as Apple has just seeded to developers the newest test builds of OS X 10.7.2 and iCloud for OS X.

Mac OS X 10.7.2 (build 11C48) brings with it encouragement for developers to concentrate on AirPort, AppKit, GraphicsDrivers, iCal, iChat, the Mac App Store, Spotlight and Time Machine.This latest release emphasizes the urgency with which Apple is looking to complete final preparation on iCloud before its release.

This latest release clearly emphasizes the urgency with which Apple is looking to complete final preparation on iCloud before its release.

Last evening Steve Jobs announced FaceTime for Mac. Facetime for Mac can be downloaded from Apple site, here is the link to download:

FaceTime for Mac makes it possible to talk, smile, wave, and laugh with anyone on an iPhone 4, iPod touch, or Mac from your Mac over Wi-Fi. So you can catch up, hang out, joke around, and stay in touch with just a click. Sure, it’s great to hear a voice. But it’s even better to see the face that goes with it.

Here is the link again – http://www.apple.com/mac/facetime/

A phone call now comes with a friendly face.

From the tiny camera on your Mac comes a huge video-calling experience. The window frame and controls fade away so you can enjoy your conversation without distractions. With picture-in-picture view, you can see how you look to the person you’re calling. And everyone can gather around the big Mac screen and get in on the fun. When you call someone on an iPhone 4 or iPod touch, you see everything on the other end without a hitch. Whether they use the front or rear camera or rotate from portrait to landscape, FaceTime for Mac smoothly adjusts the view

[via - Apple]

Mac OS has not been getting all the limelight it used to get pre iPhone days. That is because iPhone OS and iOS have stolen all the limelight from last 3 years. iPhone OS was inspired by Mac OS and later on it went on to become iOS. And Mac OS was quite all these while.

Looks like all that will change very soon. Mac OS 10.7 is going to be called ‘Lion’ and is going to bring the shine back to the Mac. LION will help Mac OS X meet the iPad. Here is the list of features that are being talked about:

• Multitouch support on Mac
• Mac App Store: 7 billion apps downloaded on the iOS. Same 70:30 share with developers. Installation happens just like it does on the iOS
• App home screens: Launchpad is awesome and spring board like flicking through pages and re arranging. Folders just like on the iOS aswell. Amazing!
• Full Screen Apps: Its so easy, since full screen apps is merged with spaces, you dont need to leave the fullscreen to go around. Mission Control is awesome aswell. webOS style stacks used during expose gesture.
• Auto Save – Constantly saves your data
• Apps resume exactly where you left

And here are the dates. Expose, Dashboard, Spaces, Full Screen Apps – All Unified and will be called the Misson Control. Coming Summer 2011! But Snow Leopard will get the App Store in 90 days, developers can start submitting apps from November!

[via - Apple]

Seriously… Apple has married Macbook and iPad to a large extent with this new launch, the all new 11.6″ Macbook Air. This new version of Air is full unibody, full keyboard, full trackpad and Instand On. Awesome battery life, and great standby time. Both versions 13.3″ and 11.6″ have the same features.

• 1440×900 display or 1366x 768
• Core 2 Duo
• NVidia graphics
• FaceTime camera
• Flash storage
• 7 hours Wi-Fi use (under better battery tests) or 5 hours for 11.6 inch
• 30 days standbye
• 802.11n Wi-Fi

Just launched in the US. Go get it. Here is the price breakup:

11.6″ 1.4Ghz / 64GB Flash memory – $999
11.6″ 1.4Ghz / 128GB Flash memory – $1199
13.3″ 1.86GHz 128GB Flash Memory -$1299
13.3″ 1.86GHz 256GB Flash Memory – $1599