Apple has also launched the new iLife ’11 which comes packed with the brand new iPhoto ’11, iMovie ’11, and GarageBand ’11. Among improvements of iMovie ’11 we have fullscreen modes, better Facebook integration, better audio editing features. Garageband ’11 comes packed with FlexTime, new guitar effects, Groove Matching, new amp effects, new guitar lessons, new piano lessons, and How Did I Play. iLife costs $49, but if you buy new MacBook Air then iLife ’11 is included.

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Apple users are more satisfied with their iPad devices than Macs, according to a new customer satisfaction survey.

The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) found that those with Apple computers are the most pleased with their devices compared to other PC owners, leading the category by a wide margin for the seventh straight year.

Furthermore, customer satisfaction with Apple’s computer products, including the iPad, rose 2 percent to an ACSI of 86—the highest score ever for Apple. The company now has a 9-point lead over its nearest competitors.

At the same time, sales of Mac computers set an all-time quarterly high, which suggests that the popularity of the iPad has not impacted Apple’s desktop computer business. The company’s net income rose 78 percent in the second quarter of this year and its stock price, despite recent volatility, was up about 50 percent compared with one year ago.

Meanwhile, customer satisfaction with PCs in general surged 4 percent to match the industry’s all-time high of 78. Nearly all brands showed increases in satisfaction. Lower prices, better service, and an emphasis on new, smaller systems and a variety of portable PCs helped drive the improvement.

Among Windows-based PC makers, satisfaction with Dell improved 3 percent to 77, while Acer (Gateway and eMachines) and the HP division of Hewlett-Packard both rose 4 percent to 77—creating a three-way tie.

Satisfaction with home electronics, such as televisions and DVD or Blu-ray Disc devices, increased by 2.4 percent to an ACSI score of 85, the best ever for the category and the highest level of customer satisfaction for any industry thus far in 2010. Customers consider these electronics to have the highest quality among all durable products—better than autos, personal computers, or household appliances.

Greater affordability has made these products more attractive. For the first time, prices for some flat-screen TVs have fallen below $500. Prices for DVD and Blu-ray Disc players have dropped as well, translating into better value for money, with a positive effect on customer satisfaction.

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The iPad versus Kindle debate seemingly never ends, although when one truly examines both devices, one finds that they are wholly different. The iPad is not only an e-reader, but is able to accomplish a vast amount of different things, be it gaming, browsing the web, and more, that the Kindle simply cannot do, or even come close to hoping to do, as well as the iPad.

However, that has not stopped Amazon.com Inc. from unveiling a new advertisement in an attempt to convince potential customers that the Kindle is better than the iPad.

The new Kindle commercial, which first aired on television and has now been made available on YouTube, and below, shows a man and a woman lounging beside a pool in the sun. The man, dressed in a white T-shirt and gray shorts, looks vexedly at a thin, dark, unlabeled tablet device — presumably an iPad — while trying to shield its shiny screen from the sun.

Without spoiling the remainder of the commercial for those who have not seen it, here it is:

There you have it. The Kindle is only $139 for the WiFi-only version, while the WiFi + 3G version is $189, and as Amazon claims, the Kindle is better suited for reading while in the sun. As anyone who has followed this site knows, I have both a Kindle and iPad, and I am of the opinion that they are not comparable devices.

The Kindle is an e-reader, and a great one. The iPad is so much more, and when I am not reading on my Kindle, choosing instead to read using my iPad, I use the Kindle app.

The Kindle should be compared to the Nook, or Kobo, not the iPad. The iPad should be compared to, well, there is no comparison. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is on the way, but no true iPad competitor exists.

The commercial, while amusing, tries to do what advertising is supposed to do, present one side of the story. Did Amazon succeed in your opinion? Do you think the Kindle and iPad are comparable devices, or are they in two completely different categories?