Apple updates its main apps and offers them free to new users
Apple knows well the importance of content as well as devices. That is why, during yesterday's presentation, there was not only time to introduce a new generation of tablets, but also to applications also had their space. Specifically those created by Apple and that, after the arrival of iOS 7, the new version of the operating system, had remained unchanged.So far, thus reserving some of the most interesting improvements and features, especially for new users.
In this way Apple welcomed the new suite or set of applications of iLife , which is made up of iPhone, iMovie and Garage Band All of them applications with a long presence on devices iOS as well as on Mac computers, and they are useful tools for store and edit photos, movies and create music Applications that now match the rest of the operating system thanks to a visual overhaul that has modified their icons , but also its menus and sections A matter of thanks, although what is really important are the changes inside, among which it stands out that they are now applications of 64 bits, to take full advantage of the newiPhone and iPad
And it is that all of them have welcomed various features that enhance them significantly. For example, iPhoto now allows the creation of Photobooks A kind of travelogue that allows collect all the images of a place or moment and enjoy them as if they were a real album. With the look of a digital magazine, it allows you to see collages and turn the page to see more snapshots. For its part, iMovie now offers more controls over the video being edited, allowing the user to control the speed or apply effects like the Picture-in-Picture or picture-in-a-picture. It also offers a Theatre or Theatre mode that allows you to store a video in iCloud and play it from any another device.As for the musical application Garage Band, Apple has tried to enhance it significantly with the introduction of 16 total tracks This means much fuller and more powerful melodies. In addition, the possibility of saving and recovering recordings from iCloud has also been introduced
But iLife is not the only repertoire of applications from AppleDon't forget that these devices are also used for work thanks to productivity tools such as iWorkAnother suite where applications are collected to create and edit texts, spreadsheets and slideshows Applications that have also received a well-deserved renovation visual and, above all, a renewal of possibilities. Among them is the possibility of collaborating on documents with other users in real time thanks to the cloud, although they have also been empowered to work in 64-bit and added a nice collection of style and layout tools
The good thing is that all these updates are already available for download for both portable devices and computers Mac And what is better, the new users, that is, those who activate a Mac, an iPhone or an iPadFrom now on these two suites or application packages will be available totally free Of course, there are some contents such as the expansion of instruments in Garage Band that continue to be paid