Is ‘new’ always better? It depends on who you ask. New car owners would agree. And so would owners who traded in their old iPad for a new iPad 2. But if you ask professionals who work with software like Apple’s Final Cut Pro, and the software’s interface (among other things) was changed so much that they have a hard time dealing with it? Let’s just say they aren’t too happy with the changes on Apple’s latest version, which ironically comes with a tagline that says “Everything just changed in post.” Not the video editors at Conan though. According to the video clip they aired recently, they “actually like it.” Enough to actually make an awesomely edited fail clip with it. Check it out after the break.
RIM’s latest and greatest OS, BlackBerry 7, just leaked out for anyone to download way before it becomes official. Sounds awesome if you’re a BlackBerry user rocking a new device running on BlackBerry 6, right? Well, here’s the bad news: unless you’re somehow in possession of an advanced device that RIM hasn’t even released yet, or you’re a dev who can manage to extract certain built-in apps from BB7, this OS download is pretty much useless.
There’s going to be an Android 3.1? Probably not that much of a shocker since it always seemed like an eventuality after 3.0 Honeycomb, but the source for this bit of news is just a little bit… unexpected. Adobe revealed that there’s going to be an update to Android 3.0 in an update to Flash, of all places. Flash 10.2’s changelog originally showed that it’s going to offer hardware accelerated video presentation when running from Android 3.1, and then they removed it. Droid-Life managed to get a screenshot though, and that’s what you’re looking at up there.
If you’re itching to test out Windows 8 way before it’s officially unveiled, here’s your chance. A very early build of Windows 8 (it’s designated as “Milestone 1,” so this is really early) has leaked out across a number of torrent sources. But because this is, again, a very early version of the OS, it doesn’t come with all the bells and whistles yet. In fact, it looks pretty much like Windows 7, but with a little extra.
Just in case you missed the part where your Firefox browser (if you’re a Firefox user) told you about some kind of update, here’s another reminder: Firefox 4 is out now, and has already logged more than 7 million downloads worldwide within the first 24 hours. So what’s new? A lot, apparently. First off, you’re going to notice a redesigned interface that offers more space for the webpage itself, a number of new features for easier access and navigation as well as a lot of performance enhancements to make it zippy. You can download Firefox 4 here if you want to pick from the international language list, or just hit this link for the English version. Check out the demo video and full feature list after the break.
