Is VLC Media Player going to be available for iPad?

Those who still haven’t satisfied their geeks’ souls with an iPad will have to keep on working to get one. But those who have their brand-new iPads, Apple’s eye-catching tablet computer, will be glad to know that VLC Media Player will soon be available for their recently acquired device.

Yes, that’s right. If this announcement becomes effective, VLC Media Player will be able to play almost any audio or video file in the iPad. But this is still in process, especially because the developers must plan how to turn it into an iPad application, i.e. how to be accepted by Apple when they know VLC can play almost anything, even Flash format files, which Steve Jobs and his people don’t find very appealing.

However, generally speaking, the fact that VLC Media Player finally becomes available for iPad (and, by extension, for iPod and iPhone Touch) won’t require too much work, especially because the playback engine for the tablet PC is similar to the one that desktop PCs use. Nevertheless, everybody knows that, beyond their functionality, iPads don’t have the power of a desktop PC yet, and this could become evident for example when we try to watch HD videos.

However, despite the fact that the iPad may be weak against an HD video or that it can or can’t play Flash files, VLC Media Player will bring countless benefits to the tablet, especially if we think about its abilities for online video and audio streaming and the numerous multimedia formats that are currently left outside IOS operating systems.

Apple will feature an application to add social networks as Facebook and Twitter to its OS X

What will Apple borrow next? Year after year, during September in Apple Campus located in Cupertino, California is where this software company frequently acquires new technologies and developments.

To its traditional launches related to iPod, iPhone or iTunes products, this time rumors have surfaced that this time Apple will surprise us with an item of news that has been long-expected by many Mac users. It is said that this software company could feature a new application to integrate social networks with its MAC OS X. A step forward that nowadays with the rage and enthusiasm that web 2.0 and social network as Facebook or Twitter has brought, this company cannot leave it unattended.

Although this application will be integrated with most social networks, it could also add iTunes, matter that make some users uncomfortable. This is seen as a problem by many users, as the matter of fact, the application was first developed or thought to access music files, videos, etc. On the other hand, we found some enthusiastic users about this news. Above all, we can say that companies like Apple never develop or launch a product if this wasn´t previously accepted on the market and this remind us, the well-known long waiting queues whenever a new product from this company is on sale.

One of the advantages this utility (iTunes) could bring as a result of its integration is that we could publish the song we are listening to in different sites. Furthermore, this utility could enable us to access social networks directly from any application we have in our computer being this comfortable compared with accessing form the web. For instance, those MSN users that have any of this versions installed on their computer can access it by going to www.webmessenger.msn.com.

All in all, the majority of Apple´s users or consumers has accepted their products and might not be long since MAC OX S is integrated with social networks as Facebook, Twitter or Friendfeed. This could be a great opportunity so as the companie can take full advantage of their success. What´s more, this could be the best occasion to announce on September, its launching month, the development of their own social network.

iTunes 9

Apple promised big things for the launch of iTunes last September and everybody is talking about it. The result? User’s hope that their dreams can came true. A new report suggests that the next version of Apple’s iTunes could carry support for Blu-ray discs, visual management and rearrangement capabilities for iTunes Store software, and integration with social media Web sites. Rumors have grown and now people doubt of it.

If we carefully think about these options one by one, we can´t stop thinking that there is no support for Mac regarding Blu-ray. We can only wish and hope that the next iMac will have the possibility of adding this format.

On the other hand, the organization in iPhone and iPod Touch devices is one of the iTunes actual disadvantages, being much useful the direct download from Smartphone than using this software. The version 9 should try to improve this feature.

Last but not least, regarding social network integration, we should consider the public changes from the beginning until iTunes Store consolidation.

Different music streaming service such us MySpace, the possibility of accessing new disc from p2p or file sharing sites and the grow of social network as Twitter or Facebook to share content shows that these is a field in constant changing. Perhaps, this is exactly where Apple needs to strengthen, offering iTunes users the possibility of sharing in their profiles a play list o track they are listening to.

As they said, “It’s good fishing in troubled waters” so we only need to wait to September to see what news Apple has for us.

Faithful to its standard, Apple world continues to surprise people all over the world with news in telecommunications technology. This week three new announcements were released to the public by representatives from Apple. They also talked about some issues regarding some of their products.

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After a long arduous research road, Apple has announced the upcoming two new iPhone patent applications, related to the improvement of multi-touch devices. The first one has to deal with changes in the device´s surface by means of vibration, enabling the user to master the device without even having to look at it. You will be able to use your iPhone from the pocket without having to take it out.

The second patent is even more impressive, since it enables the device to identify fingerprints from each user´s fingers. Thus, depending on the finger a person uses, the device will perform different tasks or actions.

In other news, Apples talked about vulnerability issues with the device. Charles Miller explained that one of the security components suffers from a security issue when sending and receiving SMS, and it allows the attacker to obtain certain user information, whereas a user can´t even tell when someone retrieves data from them.

To put an end to this vulnerability issue, Apple plans to release an update that prevents the device from sending binary code at the moment of the delivery. This case is very similar to an issue that came up a few years ago when Apple devices were equally vulnerable due to issues in the web browser´s device.

This vulnerability is not the only problem Apple is facing. A few weeks ago, several differences arose between the Fruit Company and nVidia -the world leading video card and chipset company- which provides Apple with video cards. It seems the difference cannot be left aside, and the new 4 year contract is now in danger. As a consequence, Apple will have to review the agreement with nVidia or else turn to its video cards competitor: ATI.

These are some of the news in the revolutionary, yet shaky, world of Apple. The only thing left is wait for the security issue to get fixed soon as soon as possible so users can send and receive messages.