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Apple adds free App of the Week to iTunes, Editor's Choice to Mac and iOS App Store

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 25th, 2012)

As noticed by The Verge, Apple has started to promote apps in the iOS and Mac App Store using an "Editors' Choice" branding. The first apps to receive this distinction are Deus X Human Revolution and Cobook in the Mac App Store as well as Facebook Camera and Extreme Skater in the iOS App ...

"Nanny Computing" and the future of OS X

by Erica Sadun (May 17th, 2012)

Note to readers: I failed to add a "do not pub yet" note onto this post the night before last. It was inadvertently published during our overnight before it finished research and editorial review. The post is much the same with clarification added about how and when the hotkey ban is due to go ...

Dynamite Jack now available

by Mike Schramm (May 10th, 2012)

Phil Hassey's title Dynamite Jack, first seen by us at GDC earlier this year, is now available for purchase on Steam. It's only $4.99 usually, and it's actually on a launch sale for $3.99 right now, so if you need something to play this weekend, it would be a perfect choice. I really like the ...

HackStore collects non-Mac App Store apps together

by Mike Schramm (Apr 25th, 2012)

The Cydia store serves up apps to those with jailbroken iOS devices, but what about Mac users who don't want to use Apple's Mac App Store? Now, they have HackStore, a free app put together by Andrey Fedotov. HackStore is a collection of non-Mac App Store releases like Filezilla, GIMP, and Plex. ...

Flare for Mac version 1.3 adds new shuffle feature

by Steven Sande (Apr 16th, 2012)

Flare is a fun Mac app for adding effects and filters to your digital photographs. The Iconfactory has released version 1.3 of Flare with a number of changes, including one that adds a bit of randomness to the effect you apply. The Shuffle feature is used once you've applied one of the ...

Apple pulls iWork, Aperture trials from site

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 16th, 2012)

Apple pulled the trial versions of Aperture 3 and productivity suite iWork '09 from its website, according to a report from MacStories. The links that previously contained download instructions now redirect users to the Mac App Store. An Apple support forum post suggests the Aperture trial was ...

Will TUAW skip its Talkcast tonight?

by Kelly Guimont (Apr 1st, 2012)

We meet again, Sunday. At least this one has been mildly entertaining in some respects (for example, the trimumphant return of the Apple Store Playset to ThinkGeek's front page and TUAW's honoring of Betteridge's Law for the day). While fun, it is not a joke that we'll be firing up the Talkcast ...

Bioshock 2 for Mac (finally) out now

by Mike Schramm (Mar 29th, 2012)

Better late than never, I guess. Bioshock 2 has finally (more than two years after the PC release) arrived on the Mac as a port from Feral Interactive. This one is the sequel to the classic title from Ken Levine (who's currently working on the next game in the series, Bioshock Infinite), and ...

Apple introduces Developer ID, laying groundwork for Gatekeeper

by Mike Schramm (Feb 27th, 2012)

Apple sent out an email today asking developers in its various programs to go ahead and get their applications ready with the Developer ID program, which is basically a new form of certifying apps that run on your Mac or iOS device. Developers can request a certificate through the tools included ...

App-ocalypse soon: Apple extends sandboxing deadlines, but restrictions loom

by Erica Sadun (Feb 21st, 2012)

Image: Shutterstock Apple issued a three month extension on application sandboxing today, giving devs a little more breathing room before new rules take over. June 1 2012 is now the enforcement date. We've been having many discussions about Mac development in the TUAW backchannel over the last ...

Mountain Lion to move Software Update to the Mac App Store

by Chris Rawson (Feb 16th, 2012)

Every version of OS X has featured a standalone application called Software Update that delivers updates to Apple's operating system, applications, and hardware drivers. According to Pocket Lint, Software Update is being deprecated in the next version of OS X, Mountain Lion, in favor of delivering ...

Spirits out on Mac App Store now

by Mike Schramm (Feb 15th, 2012)

Spirits is a really amazing title that original came out on iOS last year: It's sort of a Lemmings clone, though the art style and the game's floaty physics mechanics really add a lot of great new elements to that old classic. Now, Spaces of Play has brought the game to the Mac App Store, so if ...

Daily Mac App: Gemini finds and removes duplicate files

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Feb 15th, 2012)

After years of buying hard drives and moving files around, digital hoarders like myself eventually wind up with duplicate files all over the place. A few gigabytes here and there can add up, so Gemini aims to help you find and delete duplicate files across devices. It's a beautifully designed app, ...

Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with multicam, more

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 31st, 2012)

Apple released an update to Final Cut Pro X, bringing the video editing app to version 10.0.3. The latest update adds several significant features for video professionals including new advanced chroma keying, support for XML 1.1 and beta broadcast monitoring for Thunderbolt devices and PCIe cards. ...

How to backup your Mac App Store apps

by TJ Luoma (Jan 23rd, 2012)

The excellent ReadNow application, which allows you to easily read articles from your Instapaper and Read It Later articles on your Mac, has been pulled from the Mac App Store "...because of an infringement letter." Developer Michael Schneider added "[i]n my current situation I'm not allowed to ...