Apple extends MobileMe 20GB storage through September 30

7187updated 09:52 pm EDT, Sat May 5, 2012 Apple entices transitions to iCloud

Apple's effort to complete its sunsetting of MobileMe continued today, with the company quietly announcing an extension of its offer to MobileMe users of 20GB of free storage on iCloud. MobileMe subscribers switching to iCloud will receive 20GB of free storage until September 30, 2012. Apple has been urging MobileMe users to upgrade to its iCloud storage system since introducing the system last year. The free additional storage was initially intended to expire on June 30. After September 30, former MobileMe customers switching to iCloud will have the option to pay for the additional storage or downgrade to the free 5GB plan Apple offers. The free upgrade offer will expire on September 30.

The extension is notable in that Apple did not widely announce it: it appeared in an update to the company's MobileMe-iCloud transition page some time after April 30. Apple has been gradually improving customers' incentives to switch to iCloud, hinting last year that some MobileMe features could return to iCloud, and offering MobileMe customers free upgrades to OS X Snow Leopard for switching.

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Poser Service Release 2 brings fixes, extends PoserPython

01200updated 04:10 pm EDT, Thu April 19, 2012 Poser 9, Poser Pro 2012 updates available

Smith Micro has posted a major update for Poser, Service Release 2. Poser is the company's flagship software, handling 3D rendering and animation of characters and props. SR2 is mostly a troubleshooting release, but improves many different aspects of the program, ranging from rendering, animation, and the Content Library to rigging tools and the Cloth and Face Room.Only two significant additions have been made. The software now supports a greater array PoserPython Methods, which should enable more connections with third-party products. Smith Micro has also implemented new German and Japanese localizations, though these will only launch mid-May.

The SR2 download is free for existing owners of Poser 9 or Poser Pro 2012. Poser 9 costs $250 new, while Pro 2012 is $500. Access to the update requires a product serial number.

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Apple extends online store discounts to iBooks publishers

0110updated 12:50 pm EDT, Thu April 12, 2012 Part of 'iTunes VIP' program

Apple is now offering special discounts at the online Apple store for some or all iBookstore publishers, TUAW reports. Buyers must go through iTunes Connect, but discounts on computers can range from $60 off the cheapest Mac mini to $500 off the base-level Mac Pro. The major limitation is quantity, as shoppers are said to be restricted to two Macs, two iPods/iPads, and one Apple TV.The discounts are also described as part of a new iTunes VIP program. Little else is known about the effort, but the company may be trying to attract more small publishers to the iBookstore. The company has been growing efforts to compete with Amazon in this area, most notably by releasing the free iBooks Author tool late last year.

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