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If you love anything and everything Apple, then you might be interested in making sure you have enough savings in your bank account so that you are able to remodel your home sometime down the road – in particular, to have it look like the iCloud from outside. What you see above is the actual home of someone who is currently living in Melbourne, Australia, where it has been specially shaped to resemble that of the iCloud silhouette. Not only that, depending on the time of the day as well as weather conditions, this marvelous structure will be able to throw an iCloud shadow on the pool to boot.

Specially designed from ground up by McBride Charles Ryan, the Cloud House as it is known would definitely turn heads. The thing is, I am not quite sure whether Apple is going to send their legal eagles over, but then again I suppose they would not – as one ought to take into consideration that work on this house began before Apple released the iCloud logo, making it one beautiful coincidence for Apple fans to savor.

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Apple’s web browser has joined its latest OS, and joins the dots on a raft of new features that we’ve been promised for a while. These include iCloud tabs and a new tab view — both Mountain Lion only — alongside a new smart search and unified search (with support for Chinese search giant Baidu) and address bar. If your older OS is missing out on those iCloud tabs, there’s some other good news, Reading Lists will now work without being online — which all sounds very in-flight friendly. There’s also a Do Not Track option to cover your internet tracks, but for all the minute detail on some new developer additions, we’d advise hitting the source below.

Update 1: We’re not spotting a Windows release yet — and nor can we see whether it will work on Snow Leopard. Let us know in the comments if you manage to grab the latest iteration. For anyone on Lion, the update will be available from the Mac App Store.

Update 2: The latest version may not arrive on Windows — with all references to the old version now gone from Apple’s site. As 9to5Mac notes, nightly WebKit builds are still out there if you have a sudden pang for Safari. We’ve reached out to Apple to confirm.

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iTunes movies are sold in multiple countries across the world, but the iTunes in the Cloud feature for movies was previously restricted to the United States. Apple has now rolled out the feature to 37 new countries, including the UK, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Not everything that users have purchased will be available due to licensing agreements, but it’s good to see the feature expanding to additional territories.

The feature has expanded to multiple regions including Europe and Asia, with countries including Argentina, Mexico, Hong Kong, Singapore, Thailand, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. Some regions have been left out, however, such as Germany, Spain, and Japan. The full list of countries that can take advantage of iTunes in the Cloud is available on Apple’s website.

iTunes in the Cloud allows you to download any previously purchased content to your various Apple devices, such as Macs, iPhone, or iPads. Movies were added to the cloud earlier this year, including an option for 1080p. Not all the studios were onboard the plan originally, with Universal and Fox movies missing from the Cloud scheme thanks to viewing deals with HBO. Universal movies made the jump to the cloud not too long ago, and certain Fox movies also recently appeared on the service.

[via MacRumors]

iTunes Movies in the Cloud expands to 37 countries is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Apple‘s eco-credentials have come under the microscope again, with Greenpeace re-assessing the company’s plans to power iCloud with renewable resources. The environmental activist organization slated Apple back in April for its reliance on coal-fueled power stations for the server farms hosting iCloud; a month later, Apple announced plans to switch to 100-percent green power for iCloud in 2012. The commitment triggered Greenpeace taking a second look, though its conclusion is still mixed.

Greenpeace gives Apple credit for its ambitious turnaround, but wants to see detailed plans as to how the company actually intends to deliver on the promises before it gives it a full pass. That includes using power actually from renewable sources, rather than just buying “green” offsetting credits from dirty providers, and “adopt a data centre siting policy that prioritizes access to renewable energy for any future iCloud data centers.”

However, it’s the longer-term commitment to earth-friendly tech that Greenpeace really wants to see, with Apple leveraging its strength within the industry to drive a more holistic change in energy production:

“Ultimately, if Apple wants to get serious about its commitment to a coal-free iCloud, the most important thing it can do is to use its buying leverage with Duke Energy and other utilities to push for cleaner electricity options … Just as Apple has been widely asked to actively engage with other aspects of its supply chain to push for fairer labour standards, Apple must do the same with its electricity supply chain. As a large and rapidly growing energy user, Apple cannot be a sustainability leader if it remains a passive recipient of the electricity it is provided from dirty utilities. To show true leadership, the company has to be willing to use its influence to change the electricity ecosystem outside the walls of its data centers as well” Greenpeace

Earlier this week, Apple encountered criticism after it announced it would be pulling its products from EPEAT certification. The decision has already forced some US government agencies to reconsider Apple hardware purchases, but Apple argues that its own standards are more comprehensive and, in some cases, more stringent than EPEAT’s

You can access the full Greenpeace report here.

Greenpeace cautiously positive over Apple iCloud power promises is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Apple isn’t just adding and improving features in iOS 6, with the company also focusing on its iCloud.com web services. MacRumors reports that Apple has activated the iCloud Beta portal for developers testing iOS 6, with new web apps appearing on the site. Those include Notes, Reminders, Calendar, and an improved Find My iPhone, will all four being tagged as “Beta”.

Nothing appears to have changed in the Calendar app, except Reminders has been removed and given its own app. Reminders looks very similar to what’s currently on offer in iOS, with a reminiscent layout and the same options. The Notes app, meanwhile, again looks remarkably similar to the iOS version.

Find My iPhone has been given some visual polish. The web app still uses Google Maps to track down devices, but now users will be able to see the battery icon in the top right that will give them an idea of how long devices will stay alive. All of the new web apps will be available on a wide basis when iOS 6 goes live later in the year, and should sync seamlessly with the same apps found on iPhones.

Apple adds new web apps to iCloud Beta is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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