Apple releases Aperture 3

Apple released Aperture 3 on Tuesday. The program is now 64-bit capable and offers "200 new features."

Apple and the importance of Macworld ExpoThis week, Macworld Expo opens in San Francisco. And, as everyone likely knows, it’s a particularly significant episode of Expo because Apple will not be counted among the participants. No Apple announcements or booth and no Steve-led keynote.
Apple releases iLife, Raw, and Aperture updatesIn the wake of Apple’s release of Aperture 3 comes a number of updates: iLife Support 9.0.4, Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.0, and Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.0.

Product	Score	Price
13-inch MacBook Pro/2.26GHz	104	$1,169.00
13-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz	239	$1,474.00
13-inch MacBook/2.26GHz	111	$899.00
17-inch MacBook Pro/2.8GHz	256	$2,398.99
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.53GHz	118	$1,678.99
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.8GHz	139	$2,238.99
15-inch MacBook Pro/2.66GHz	127	$1,948.99
MacBook Air/2.13GHz	72	$1,728.99
MacBook Air/1.86GHz	156	$1,438.99

Product	Score	Price
Mac Pro/Quad-Core Xeon 2.66GHz	203	$2,388.00
27-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/3.06GHz	162	$1,694.99
21.5-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/3.06GHz (ATI graphics)	164	$1,489.00
21.5-inch iMac Core 2 Duo/3.06GHz (Nvidia graphics)	148	$1,193.99
Mac Mini Core 2 Duo/2.26 GHz (Late 2009)	104	$579.98
Mac Mini Core 2 Duo/2.53 GHz (Late 2009)	118	$769.98
Mac Pro/8-Core Xeon 2.26GHz	206
27-inch quad-core iMac/2.66GHz		$1,999.00

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