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Tweetbot update adds location-based searching

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 24th, 2012)

The 2.4 update to Tweetbot for iPhone and iPad adds a number of new features, but the biggest one is an updated search feature that gives users the chance to view tweets made nearby. You can change location to do searches in different areas. Other changes include: Improved search ...

Google search app for iPhone, iPad re-designed

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 23rd, 2012)

For some reason I hadn't quite relegated the Google Search app on my iPhone to a folder, where most apps go to die. But it should have. The old Google Search app was atrocious -- a seemingly willful expenditure of effort on something so terrible it would serve to dissuade people from using it ...

Apple releases Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.13

by Michael Grothaus (May 22nd, 2012)

Apple has released Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 3.13, which adds RAW image compatibility support for six new cameras to iPhoto '11 and Aperture 3. The newly supported cameras are: Canon EOS-1D X Nikon D800E Nikon D3200 Olympus OM-D E-M5 Panasonic LUMIX ...

Sparrow for iPhone 1.2 adds new features, push will be subscription-based

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (May 14th, 2012)

Sparrow for iPhone just received a nice update that marks several items off users' wish lists. Among that is the ability to compose in landscape mode, create/edit labels and swipe between messages, plus additional localization. Sparrow now is available in English, French, German, Spanish, ...

iOS 5.1.1 update now available in iTunes and OTA

by Michael Rose (May 7th, 2012)

The latest point release of Apple's mobile OS hit today, with fixes for several issues on the iPhone and iPad. iOS 5.1.1 (about a 50MB download over the air, depending on your device) addresses the following issues: Improves reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock ...

Apple updates iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand for iOS

by Michael Grothaus (May 1st, 2012)

Apple just pushed a series of updates for its iLife iOS apps. The iPhoto 1.0.1 update doesn't add any new features, but does offer a number of stability improvements including when publishing a journal to iCloud, the URL of the journal can now be copied using a Copy Link button. It also ...

Clear app updated, new themes and helpful tweaks

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 23rd, 2012)

Clear made a big splash when it was first introduced because the interface was a bold experiment in user interaction. Instead of icons and buttons for functions, most of Clear's interface relies on gestures, or sliding and pinching items to make things happen. It wasn't for everyone, although ...

Apple announces updates to iWork, GarageBand, iMovie apps for iPad

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 7th, 2012)

Apple has updated the iWork apps, GarageBand and iMovie for iOS to go along with today's announcement of the new iPad. GarageBand now has a Smart Strings feature, a note editor and the ability to push songs through iCloud. The iMovie update has added storyboards and new editing tools, going along ...

OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update released by Apple

by Steven Sande (Mar 5th, 2012)

A little over a month since OS X 10.7.3 was released on February 1, 2012, Apple has made a 10.7.3 supplemental update available via Software Update. The update is a minuscule 38 KB is size, and resolves an issue when restoring a Mac from a Time Machine Backup. If you don't want to wait for it to ...

EFI Firmware Update brings Lion Internet Recovery to 2010-model Macs

by Chris Rawson (Feb 7th, 2012)

Apple has released three EFI Firmware Updates for 2010-model Macs, including the iMac, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. This update enables Lion Internet Recovery on those older Macs. Introduced in OS X Lion alongside the mid-2011 updates to the MacBook Air and Mac mini, Internet Recovery enables ...

OS X Lion 10.7.3 released with Safari 5.1.3, Wi-Fi bug fix

by Chris Rawson (Feb 1st, 2012)

The third update to OS X Lion, 10.7.3, has been released and is now available in Software Update. A list of some of 10.7.3's fixes are below. Of potentially greatest interest is the fix that purports to "resolve a Wi-Fi connection issue when waking from sleep" -- I know both of my Macs have fallen ...

AirPort Utility 6.0 for OS X Lion retools interface to match iOS counterpart

by Chris Rawson (Jan 30th, 2012)

Freshly available in Software Update are AirPort Utility 5.6 and AirPort Utility 6.0. AirPort Utility 5.6 is a minor update to its predecessor which "Resolves an issue with using network passwords stored in the Keychain," while AirPort Utility 6.0 is a major overhaul of the user interface that ...

Apple TV updated to 4.4.4, iOS 5.0.1 'tweaked' for iPhone 4S

by Chris Rawson (Dec 15th, 2011)

Apple has updated the Apple TV's software to version 4.4.4, though Mac Rumors and several other sites note that it's not yet clear what improvements the update offers over 4.4.3. The Apple TV's software remains significantly out of step with other iOS-powered devices; iPads and newer iPhones and ...

iTunes 10.5.2 available for direct download

by Michael Rose (Dec 12th, 2011)

Fire up your updaters, campers, because there's a prize inside -- in theory, anyway. iTunes 10.5.2 has appeared on the iTunes direct download page, but it's not yet showing up in Software Update, and the KB article covering the update is now 404ing. Reader Chasapple also points out that the Apple ...

Aperture updated to 3.2.2, addresses Photo Stream issue

by Chris Rawson (Dec 8th, 2011)

Apple has released a software update for its professional photography program, Aperture. According to Apple, Aperture 3.2.2 "resolves an issue that could prevent auto-imported Photo Stream images from being displayed in the library after your Photo Stream hits 1,000 images." If you have missing ...