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TidBITS#974/13-Apr-09

Apple giveth, and Apple taketh away. In the “giveth” department, Apple last week released an updated Xserve model with improved performance and a fascinating SSD option. On the “taketh away” side of things, Apple removed DRM from all music sold through the iTunes Store, dropped one-size-fits-all music pricing, and announced that the .Mac HomePage Web application would disappear in a few months. Also in this issue, Glenn Fleishman opines that the addition of push notifications to the iPhone could drive a nail into the coffin of usurious SMS message costs, Doug McLean looks at the new features of the DroboPro storage device, and Adam pokes deep within iPhoto ’09 to reveal ten important changes that Apple has left undocumented. Notable software releases this week include VMware Fusion 2.0.4, WireTap Studio 1.0.11, WireTap Anywhere 1.0.4, Snapz Pro X 2.1.4, TweetDeck v0.25, PDFpen 4.1.2, HoudahGeo 2.2, and Dialectic 1.4.

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Apple Updates Xserve with “Nehalem” Xeon Processors

Apple's refreshed Xserve features significantly improved performance thanks to new Intel "Nehalem" Xeon processors and a new system architecture, along with an interesting option for a 128 GB solid-state boot drive. On the downside, Apple didn't address criticisms of the Xserve's industrial design that would make it easier to administer in a data center.

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Hot Topics in TidBITS Talk for 13-Apr-09

Are you looking to buy a new MacBook Pro, archive digital photos, or explore the changes in iPhoto '09? This week's discussions cover those topics, as well as Mac compatibility of Garmin devices, another surprising use of BBEdit, restoring the old .Mac slideshow feature manually, updating one's iTunes purchases to DRM-free versions, the loss of the .Mac HomePage Web application, and problems saving text attachments out of Apple Mail.