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	Impressive. After taking a first look at the new MacBook computers, James Galbraith (Macworld) reports that the changes found in the new systems “translate to faster machines.” One can “credit the jump in performance over the previous edition of the MacBook,” he says, “to Core 2 Duo processors with slightly faster clock speeds as well as new hard drives.”
	As Playlist’s Peter Cohen reports, fans of the hit ABC drama, Lost, can now purchae and download a game from Gameloft based on the hit television show. “In the ‘Lost’ game, you play as Jack, and interact with other characters including Kate, Locke and Sayid as you explore the island’s main sites — including the beach, jungle, inside the Hatch and the Black Rock. You relive events such as the crash scene, running from the black smoke and meeting the Others.”
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Julia Styles—who you’ve seen in such films as The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, Mona Lisa Smile, Save the Last Dance, and The Business of Strangers—has written and directed her first short film. Starring Zooey Deschanel and Tony-winning actor Bill Irwin, Raving, tells a story of surprising transformation. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and appeared on the Sundance Channel. And for a limited time, you can download it—for free—from iTunes.

Apple and indieWIRE took advantage of the Tribeca Film Festival to chat with such filmmakers as Julie Delpy, David Holbrooke, John Dahl, Ed Burns, and Matthew Modine. The resulting Filmmaker Talks, now available on iTuness, shows how important the Mac and Final Cut Pro are to today’s creative filmmakers.

And the winners are... The Mac, iMovie HD, and Final Cut Pro also fueled the creative efforts of those participating in the world’s largest student film festival. You can watch the winning films, all written, directed, and edited by students during The Campus MovieFest 2006 - 2007 Tour, in QuickTime on the moviefest site.

Watch the new TV ad for iTunes—with Nickodemus & Quantic featuring Tempo performing Mi Swing Es Tropical—on our website.

For those who like their TV by the houseful, three entire seasons of House—the award-winning show from the FOX network starring Hugh Laurie—await you on iTunes. Download a season, and you can host your own Housewarming party on AppleTV.

Though it’s been 30 years since LeVar Burton, Louis Gossett Jr., Leslie Uggams, Ed Asner, John Amos, Maya Angelou and Cicely Tyson transfixed American audiences with the dramatization of Alex Haley’s Roots, the drama remains the most-watched mini-series in US history. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the show, Warner TV has released a beautifully remastered version of the show—now available on iTunes.

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Every week, such developers as Nova Development (Disco Deluxe), Microspot (Microspot Interiors 4), and Skype (Skype 2.6) release new products for us to enjoy. Like to see some of the more recent arrivals?

Apple eNews
May 24, 2007
Volume 10, Issue 10

We hope you thoroughly enjoyed reading this issue of Apple eNews. You can expect your next issue on June 7. See you then.

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Same lovable MacBook. New lovable speed.

With faster Intel Core 2 Duo processors (up to 2.16 GHz), 1GB of memory (expandable up to 2GB), and larger hard drives (up to 200 GB), there’s certainly a lot to love about the new line of MacBook computers.

That includes built-in 802.11n wireless networking.¹ A built-in iSight video camera lets you video conference on the go.² The MagSafe Power Adapter safely disconnects when under strain, preventing costly accidents. Of course, MacBook comes with iLife ’06, our award-winning suite digital lifestyle applications that can unleash your creative genius. And every MacBook features a 13-inch glossy widescreen display.

Starting at $1,099, MacBook is available in three models — sleek white 2.0 GHz and 2.16 GHz MacBook models and a stunning black 2.16 GHz MacBook model. See them at a retail Apple Store or Apple Authorized Reseller. Or order one now from the online Apple Store.

^{1. AirPort Extreme is based on an IEEE 802.11n draft specification. Actual performance will vary based on range, connection rate, site conditions, size of network and other factors.

2. iChat AV and video-conferencing require broadband internet connection; fees may apply.}

An iTunes pre-order exclusive: Paul McCartney’s “Memory Almost Full”

On June 5, Paul McCartney’s latest solo album, Memory Almost Full, is expected to go on sale. But you can get an earful before then. Just pre-order the album, and the single Ever Present Past will immediately download to your iTunes music library. We’ll bill your credit card for the single track and charge you for the balance when you download the album. An email will let you know it’s on our digital shelves.

In addition to getting Ever Present Past right away, your pre-order also entitles you to the music video Dance Tonight starring Natalie Portman.

Wait, there’s more. Order the deluxe version of Memory Almost Full, and you’ll receive an additional audio track on which Paul discusses the music featured on Memory Almost Full. Both the standard ($9.99) and deluxe ($14.99) versions of the album come with a digital booklet.

Not the best fit for the faint of heart, event photography threatens elbow-to-elbow competition, impossibly short deadlines, and seemingly endless dashes from one gala to the next. And that’s just the sort of workaholic milieu in which Robert Leslie thrives.

Especially since discovering how Aperture’s robust and efficient workflows lets him speed his way through the selection process and speed his selects on their way to clients.

“At a major event, I might easily capture thousands of images,” explains Leslie. “From that content I’ll get down to around 900 selects, and then top-rated images will be heading straight out to Web sites and press.” And Aperture powers that madcap workflow. “The capacity to have really fast turnaround and deliver a selection of images to the client within hours has been a huge change in the way that I work.”

Like to test drive Aperture's stellar compare-and-select tools? Download the free Aperture Trial, import a few thousand photos, and see how quickly you can edit a big photo shoot and identify your absolutely best photos.

You could call The Green Room Sessions a uniquely personal album. Yes, solo albums abound, and many artists can proudly point to their own solo efforts. But not many can claim to have crafted an album quite as solely as Hest.

After all, the singer-songwriter not only wrote all but one of the songs appearing on The Green Room Sessions. He also was the sole artist, cutting all vocal, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, keyboard, harmonica, and percussion tracks himself. A DIY advocate to the core, Hest even assumed all the recording, mixing, and producing duties himself.

And he accomplished it all, not in an equipment-packed studio, but in his Brooklyn apartment. Using his MacBook Pro and GarageBand.

“The beauty of Pages is its flexibility,” says Sara France, who runs Sara France Photography, a thriving wedding and portrait photography studio in San Diego, CA.

“First,” she says, “it’s an extremely efficient word processor—with all the features I need to run my business, yet none of the typical complexity. At the same time, it’s powerful design software, with templates that give me a fantastic starting point for creating and marketing my own brand—and making it stick in people’s minds.”

And France leverages those templates heavily. In fact, they’re the basis of one of her most popular products, customized DVD covers and booklets for the photo DVDs she gives clients. “I can launch a template, drag a few images in, and Pages resizes them automatically,” And that’s not the only way Pages offers France a template for business success.