The interruption of automated apps in OS X Lion

OS X Lion grows similarity with IOS in the way it manages applications to decide for itself the closure of an application to free resources. This function of "automatic termination" of applications, a real break from the multitasking system is supposed to improve "user experience" according to Apple. The Cupertino company said that the role of traditional + Q is minimized with OS X Lion, the benefit of an automatic management of application state - the beta of OS X Lion pushed to its logical conclusion by not doing the lights appear in the Dock. Lion OS X has two distinct ways to leave, or rather interrupting an application automatically.

Apple vs Lodsys

While Apple has reaffirmed its commitment to intervene in the proceedings that opposes Lodsys to many developers, they are four companies assigned by Lodsys for violating its patent on purchases in -app, which supported the involvement of Apple with the court. And not least because it is Atari, Electronic Arts, Square-Enix and QuickOffice, the first three are big names in the video game industry (EA is the largest worldwide publisher), and QuickOffice is the largest developer attacked initially by Lodsys (the other 3 were added to the case after it that Apple is engaged).

Lion OS X has a Recovery Disk Wizard

Apple formalized in a technical availability of u "Recovery Disk Wizard" for OS X Lion. This utility allows you to create a USB key containing a partition recovery Lion OS X for your Mac, a clone of your HD partition Recovery. The procedure is simple: run the software, insert your USB key (at least 1 GB Mac OS Extended partition with GUID partition table - you can use a hard drive or an SD card for example), and that key will be transformed into volume recovery OS X.

HTC vs Apple

 The ITC considers the second request from Apple. ITCA mid-July, Apple filed a second complaint against HTC at the ITC (International Trade Commission), accusing the Taiwanese company of violating four patents already used in other procedures and on laptops, scrolling and telematics touch screen. As often happens in these cases, the ITC has agreed to consider this request.

icloud Preview

iCloud.com is open, and finally if you have a developer account at least. Preview the new images.  The site provides access to webmail, calendar and address book online to all who have an account icloud. If you have a MobileMe account, you will have to transfer the data to icloud, but the link is idle. We note in passing the use of pop-up identical to those of IOS.

Behind the login screen, there are the traditional choices of application. There is Mail, Address Book, Calendar, Find My iPhone and a newcomer with iWork. As expected, the iDisk has disappeared, as well as the MobileMe galleries.  All web applications have been updated with each time an alignment IOS versions. Mail Webmail is similar to the iPad, the Address Book Contacts on iPad, the Calendar to iCal. The rendering is really excellent and is very close to native applications. 

The tab does iWork is currently only highlight the integration of the three applications icloud IOS. We assume that we can then access documents stored on the cloud from the Apple interface. iCloud.com is wide open to all modern browsers: the site works on Safari course of Chrome that uses the same rendering engine, but on Firefox, Internet Explorer. An error message appears with Opera 11.50, but the site is still accessible. The animations are still largely reserved for Safari ... Not surprisingly, JavaScript is essential for the proper functioning of the site as not fail to explain an error message if you try to use without iCloud.com. We should not imagine not feeding icloud: You must accept cookies to access the site.