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Apple plans to set iCloud live for both Mac OS X Lion and iOS 5 in the autumn but developers got their hands on the desktop version over the weekend. Leapfrogging straight to Mac OS X 10.7.2, Apple has released the update to developers purely to use for testing the OS’s iCloud support.

The version does not appear to address any bugs or issues in Mac OS X Lion but instead adds iCloud to the Mail, Contacts & Calendars control panel. From there users will be able to choose what they want to be synced to the cloud and manage storage and backups.

Since Apple has badged the developer release as 10.7.2, it’s likely that Mac OS X Lion 10.7.1 will be an update for the rest of us with bug fixes and tweaks.

Out now | £NA | Apple (via AppleInsider)

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Apple has emailed developers with a call to get their Mac OS X Lion apps submitted to the Mac App Store quick smart. The message suggests rumours that Mac OS X Lion could arrive this Thursday might not be far off the mark. While Mac App Store submissions tend to take around a week to be approved, Apple has sped up its process ahead of launches in the past.

Apple pushed the Gold Master version of Mac OS X Lion to developers on July 1. Provided no major hiccups are found, that should mean the final version of the release should be ready this week. We’ll be keeping a close eye on the Mac App Store where the new OS will be released into the wild.

Out TBC | £20.99 | Apple

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Android Market billing woes leave developers furiousDeveloping a quality Android app deserves both recognition and some form of monetary gain. Unfortunately it seems that the Android Market billing is failing to deliver on the latter. A quick look over at the Android Market forums and you’ll see the problem is spreading like wildfire, so what’s the deal Google?

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windows phone 7 developers numbersWindows Phone 7 is quickly becoming the underdog story of late 2010. With a reported 3000 apps and 15000 developers, the newly refreshed mobile OS is set to shake up the smartphone market this holiday season, will you be joining in?

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Apple has done a big U-turn on its stance on third party developer tools for iOS apps, and now allows all comers “as long as the resulting apps do not download any code”. And that’s not all: Apple will be opening up some of its decision making process to app developers. This is a big change of policy for Apple, who has been completely opaque to app developers up until now.

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Windows Phone 7 has racked up 300,000 downloads from developers but they’re still stuck using unfinished beta tools to make their apps. Microsoft has promised that the finished set of Windows Phone 7 developer tools will be released on September 16 but that potentially gives app builders just weeks to get their creations finished…

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iPad and iPhone developers have to sign an agreement with Apple before they can make apps for inclusion in the iTunes App Store. Apple bans them from talking about it publicly but a copy has now hit the web. So what rules will Apple impose if you want to make an iPad or iPhone app?

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iPhone 3GSApple has apparently added a new layer to the iTunes App Store approval process. Now developers will find their iPhone apps passed through a mysterious device called a static analysis tool. So what the dickens does this mean? Bear with us…

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