MacBreak Weekly 588

The $4999 iMacPro is now available. Who should buy it? Apple buys Shazam. Jony Ive is back in charge of the Apple design team after 2 years working on Apple Park. The iTunes Music Store is not closing... yet. Apple bans templated apps. 2017's top downloads from the App Store.

• Leo's Picks: Jibo and Rogue Amoeba's Piezo
• Adam's Picks: Polaroid LED Light Panel and Panorama X
• Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 3.1.1
• Jim's Pick: Greta Van Fleet

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Links

• iMac Pro Available With 8 or 10 Cores This Week, 14 and 18 Core Models Ship Early Next Year
• 2017 iMac Pro Review - Craig A. Hunter
• iMac Pro testing shows 10-core model dramatically faster than any other Mac on intensive tasks
• Apple previews Final Cut Pro 10.4 update with 8K timeline alongside new iMac Pro
• Apple's iMac Pro comes with special black Lightning-to-USB cable
• Apple confirms Shazam acquisition; Snap and Spotify also expressed interest
• Apple's purchase of Shazam goes well beyond music as it adds data, algorithm knowhow and talent
• Apple responds to latest report claiming the iTunes Music Store is closing
• Apple's Ive Regains Management of Design Team After 2 Years
• Why doesn’t Apple make its devices as carefully as it’s making Apple Park?
• Apple’s widened ban on templated apps is wiping small businesses from the App Store
• Woz ‘bit the bullet’ and tried iPhone X. It’s not for him.
• Apple now lets you preorder apps in the App Store
• Apple’s top downloads in 2017: And the award goes to…
• Amazon Prime Video finally arrives on Apple TV: Here’s everything you can watch
• Polaroid Flexi LED Light Panel
• Panorama X
• Rogue Amoeba's Piezo $19
• SuperDuper! 3.1.1
• Greta Van Fleet