Those reviews of the June 2011 released Final Cut pro X almost are universally critical, even on Apple’s App Store, the $300 video editing app for Mac was rated just 2.5 stars (out of five) and nearly 500 users gave it one star. And on the widespread backlash, issues focused on the inability to import old FCP files and specify QuickTime export settings, lack of multicamera editing and the support for RED cameras and so on.

But at the end of January, 2012, Apple just released the Final Cut Pro® X v10.0.3 which must satisfy many users with its new revolutionary features, just as what Apple said. With this new version of Final Cut Pro X, you can have the feature of multicam editing which automatically sync up to 64 angles of cam video clips and photos including audio waveforms, video shooting time and date, or timecode, advanced chroma keying which you can handle some complex adjustments, and “enhanced XML for a richer interchange with third party apps and plug-ins that support the fast growing Final Cut Pro X ecosystem”.

This newly released Final Cut Pro X is available now in Mac® App Store™. This Mac video editor is priced at $299.99 and you can install the 30 day free trial first for a try before you pay for it.

 More tips for Final Cut Pro:

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Siri, the most outstanding feature of iPhone 4S, gains millions of fans’ attention. Since months ago, Apple has confirmed that there was no plan to launch Siri on any other iOS devices but iPhone 4S, the iOS 5.1 beta 3, which is apparently leaked, says different.

See More: How to Use Siri on iPhone 4

According to the leaked iOS 5.1 beta 3, the future of iOS devices will have some exciting new features, and one of the major points is that Siri Dictation references. Sonny Dickson, a tipster of 9to5mac.com, was looking through the settings app on iPad and noticed that there is a new section named”About Privacy and Dictation” in the keyboard menu.

from 9to5mac

Updated to iOS 5.1 beta 3, the standard literature and feature information for Siri Dictation will be shown up on the iPad. Actually, Dictation isn’t a functional feature of iPad 2 even when it runs iOS 5.1 beta 3. Some also believed that the next generation of iPad, say, iPad 3, will have Siri Dictation. 9to5mac.com even is “hearing this link/doc is also appearing on retina iPod touches as well.”

But on the current Siri holder, iPhone 4S, there isn’t any specific menu related to “Dictation and Privacy” in the keyboard settings panel. In addition, “that literature is reserved exclusively for the Siri preferences under general settings and covers both Dictation and Siri.” published by 9to5mac. So it’s not quite sure whether iPad will has Siri or not.

iPad 3, iPad 3, what on earth is the release date of this iOS device! Well, don’t worry much about this. Now all rumors on the street about the iPad 3 release date are much more inclined to some day in March (weeks ago, the release date of iPad 3 is believed to be  Steve Jobs’ February 24th Birthday,) even some believes that there will be an iPad 4 in October, which is originally reported by DigiTimes, an Asian supply chain watcher.

According the report, the next generation iPad, say, iPad 3, will has a QXGA display with 1,536 x 2,048 pixel (some might be very disappointed that the iPad 3 hasn’t a retina display), and the battery life will be improved just like many repots have posted. What’s unattractive is that most of hardware specifications won’t be changed in large scale. And things might be better is that iPad 2 will get a price cut to $399 due to the release of iPad 3 in March (current price of iPad 2 is $499).

Well, iPad 4, also claimed by DigiTimes, will be a 9.7-inch version and be launched in October with some “killer apps” – quite short time from the release iPad 3 if the rumor is true. Let’s think more about the report.

First of all, the device size. Actually an old post also published by DigiTimes in December said the new generation iPad will be a 7.85-inch device. (The current version of iPad is a 9.7-inch one. ) To be frank, iPad wins in the tablet world never because of its size but its system and apps. And numerous fans and experts all over the world even think that if iPad 3 only has large size change but little changes in other specifications, iPad will lose its throne.

Then the release date of iPad 4 and the apps. If iPad 3 will get little changes in hardware, followed iPad 4 with great updates in apps (maybe in system?) – as we all know, the current iOS system, iOS 5 released in October, 2011, has amazed millions with its dazzling features, it’s really an adorable idea to have iPad 4 with new “killer applications”, isn’t it?

What’s more, 9to5mac.com also published a post about the improvement of iPad 3: “a much improved camera system with a FaceTime HD camera on the front, and backside camera comparably to the lens on iPhone 4S and 4.” (source from the tweeter of Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge ).

Words on the street now is all about iPad 3, such as the general idea about iPad 3, iPad 3′s battery life (since the battery problem caused by the update of iOS 5, iPad 3′s battery is concerned by many). And after months’ rumors, the release date of iPad 3 now is likelt to have been leaked out: on Steve Jobs’ February 24th Birthday.

9to5Mac (Via FocusTaiwan) reports that Apple now is pushing the manufacturing partners for the release of iPad 3 on February 24th, Steve Jobs’ birthday:

“A local Chinese-language newspaper reported Friday that iPad3 might be launched on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of the birth of Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs.

Citing sources close to Taiwanese makers in the iPad3 supply chain, the Economic Daily News said the gadget could be launched in mid-first quarter of next year or by the end of next March.”

And some sources also believe in the March-April time frame.

Last year, Apple lauched the new MacBook Pro models on Jobs’ birthday. And what about this one? Let’s see.

Update: iPad 3 is newly reported to be launch in March, followed iPad 4 in October.

App updates are always for improve users’ experience and attract more fans, that’s what Google aims to with the update of Gmail for iOS. This Gmai app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch has been released just for months. Though several bugs the first version of Gmail for iOS had, this native mail app from Google still amazed and amazes millions.

And this time, some new welcome features are introduced in the new version such as custom signatures, vacation responders, Scribbles and more. That’s to say, with the Gmail for iOS, users now can custom the signature for messages, set a vacation responder, draw pictures and sketches with multiple colors, brush sizes and line elements which can be attached  to messages. Custom signatures and vacation responders are available via the gear icon at the new menu of the Gmail for iOS, and the Scribble feature is available not only in the Gmail app for iOS but also for Gmail mobile web app. And if the iOS device runs iOS 5, the Gmail for iOS additionally provides a new notification sound to make you get clearer idea when a new email received.

And in their blog post, Google also mentioned that some of the most requested features will be added in the following updates, those features are multiple login support, banner notifications and more.

Still use the fist-generation iPod nano? Apple newly approach a replacement program for you:

This replacement program for your 1st-gen iPod nano is launched due to some overheating batteries. In the past Apple only agreed to provide the program for those affected devices in South Korea in 2009 and in Japan in 2010, free of charge, but now, the rest is involved finally!

1. Order your replacement unit in the web
2. After that, Apple will check your iPod nano serial number to verify whether the device is involved in the program or not. If yes, Apple will send you a replacement iPod nano in six weeks after they received your affected unit.

Note: If your iPad nano has been personalized, you will receive a non-personalized one. So you’d better back up your iPod nano contents to your iTunes before you send back to Apple for a replacement.

Eager to have Siri service on your iPhone 4 or iPhone 3GS? Well, there is a story floating around now is Apple is testing to add Siri on other iOS devices like iPhone 4.  That’s really an amazing one is it’s true. But unfortunately, a latest email from Apple to the developer Michael Steeber soon collapes it, which indicates that Apple has no current plans to implement Siri into any other iOS devices (This is original from 9to5mac.com):

“Engineering has provided the following feedback regarding this issue:Siri only works on iPhone 4S and we currently have no plans to support older devices.”

But this won’t stop developers from continually working on building Siri for iOS device. And before Apple upgrade Siri for iPhone 4 and more, you can still have Siri experience on your iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS: How to get Siri on iPhone 4?

Yeah, Apple has admitted  that its new phone system iOS 5 brings battery problems after the iOS 5.0 upgrade, and did do something for this after it promised that the problem would be fixed within “a few weeks” – There are hundreds of iPhone 4S users in the Apple community have complained their devices drain battery power fast for days.  The possible reason for this is believed to be the Time Zone service (see also:10 Tips to Improve and Extend the iPhone 4S Battery Life)

In order to fix this battery problem, the first step is that Apple seeded iOS 5.0.1 to developers on November 2:

According to the iOS 5.0.1 release notes, after this upgrade,  iOS users can

• Fixes bugs affecting battery life
• Adds Multitasking Gestures for original iPad
• Resolves bugs with Documents in the Cloud
• Improves voice recognition for Australian users using dictation
• Contains security improvements

Running IOS 5.0.1, developers even are able to specify files remained on iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. This works even when the device has low storage. And Engadget also published a post about this build 9A402 beta version, reporting that it can help users to do better in iCloud document synching.

Pay attention to this official announcement about iPhone 4S battery life from Apple:

Benefit from its power-efficient A5 processors, iPhone 4S is reported to deliver:

• 8 hours of talk time on 3G
• 14 hours of talk time on AT&T’s EDGE network,
• 6 hours of 3G browsing, nine hours of Wi-Fi,
• 10 hours of video
• 40 hours of listening to music

So what’s the battery performance now?

Finally and finally, Apple sent invitations for its upcoming October 4^th media event with the name of “Let’s talk iPhone”.

• Time: 10am Pacific Daylight Time
• Date: Tuesday, October 4
• Place: Apple’s campus in Cupertino

Possibilities in this media event:

1. The new SEO of Apple Tim Cook would lead this media event. For years, Steve Jobs is the absolute main protagonist with those shinning Apple products. It can be said that Steve’s presentations in the Media event are also an amazing Apple product. Unfortunately, Steve left Apple due to his cancer, and this time Tim Cook is believed to the place of the speaker of Apple’s Media Event with great pressure. Whatever, let’s wait and see how his show goes.
2. There are four application icons in the invitation graphics: calendar, clock, maps and phone. Just as the previous invitations before, you can see the information of the Apple media event directly: the calendar this time shows the date: October 4, the clock gives the time: 10:00, the map points the place: Apple’s campus. The last icon is phone with a red number “1” attached at the top right corner, which is believed to unveil that this time, Apple is likely to release a new speech-based iPhone.
3. iOS 5. Yeah, iOS 5 is talked for months with its 200+ new features and is reported to be released this fall. So a great amount of rumors then goes about iOS 5 would be released with the new version of iPhone, say, iPhone 5.
4. An all-new iPhone. Some believe that there will be a brand new iPhone 5 while some think it’s an iPhone 4S with a lower price, which is a slightly modified iPhone 4.
5. iPod? Personally speaking, it’s not possible to roll out in this Apple’s iPhone announcements.

See Also:

• All about iOS 5
• Something about iPhone 4S, iPhone 5
• iPhone 5, Relocated Camera Flash?
• iPhone 5 is “smaller, thinner”?