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Poser 10 and Poser Pro 2014 available, bringing new characters, physics and more

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 21st, 2013)

Poser has come a long way from the last time I used it, right around version 4. We're now at 10 for the basic edition (retail US$299.99) and Poser Pro 2014 (retail $499.99) has become a powerful animation tool in its own right. I got to look at some of the new features rolling out today and they ...

Agile Partners releases Lick of the Day 2.0

by Brett Terpstra (May 20th, 2013)

"Wait, who's Brett Terpstra? Does that guy still write here?" Yes, he does, on special occasions. The release of Lick of the Day 2.0 seemed like a decent reason to come out of hiding. Lick of the Day is an app from Agile Partners for iPhone and iPad which teaches guitar players new skills in an ...

Google announces new Hangout app to hit iOS today

by Dave Caolo (May 15th, 2013)

Google announced a new Hangouts app at its I/O conference, which will be available for iOS today. It's not out as I'm typing this, but the brief keynote demo showed a family of participants taking part in a long-running conversation of photos of text. From what we saw, it looks like Messages with a ...

Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Update 14.3.4

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2013)

In case you haven't launched Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 in the past few days, there's an update for the office suite that became available on May 7. The 14.3.4 update of Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 is considered to be a "critical" update, and includes a number of fixes. Most of the fixes ...

Apple issues stability fix firmware update v1.2 for Thunderbolt

by Steven Sande (May 10th, 2013)

Have a Mac equipped with Thunderbolt? Then head on over to your friendly neighborhood Mac App Store this morning, click on Updates and get yourself a nice firmware update. Firmware update v1.2 for Thunderbolt "provides stability fixes for Thunderbolt and Target Disk Mode" and requires a machine ...

Pixelmator 2.2 available with over 100 new features and improvements

by John-Michael Bond (May 9th, 2013)

Popular image-editing app Pixelmator has released version 2.2, which brings a slew of new features to the already powerful program. The update comes with an expanded collection of shapes, tools to manipulate them, enhanced gradient palettes and a new paint selection tool among the more than 100 ...

Penultimate update adds smarter notebook titles and improved Evernote sync

by Steven Sande (May 2nd, 2013)

Penultimate (free), the iOS handwritten note-taking app that was snapped up by Evernote just about a year ago, was updated to version 4.1 today. What's different? If you connect the app to Evernote, it will now suggest notebook titles based on your location and events that you have on your ...

Acorn 4.0 arrives with much faster performance, curves and more

by Matt Tinsley (May 2nd, 2013)

Flying Meat has updated Acorn, its popular image-editing software for Mac, to version 4, bringing a plenitude of new features and performance enhancements. Most notably, Acorn 4 is dramatically faster than previous versions as well as introduces the following new features: curves, non-destructive ...

Google Now added to search app on iPhone, iPad

by Steven Sande (Apr 29th, 2013)

Google has updated its search app for iOS to version 3, adding a tool that until this point was available only on devices running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean or better -- Google Now. Now adds some impressive features to your device. As Google notes, it adds "the right information, at just the right ...

iBank for iPad updated with more than 50 enhancements

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Apr 17th, 2013)

I've been slowly learning the Mac version of iBank and had all but stopped using the iPad version due to some quirks. A lot of those quirks have been ironed out in the latest version of iBank for iPad, released today. There are also new tools for setting and working with reminders, plus ...

Slew of updates include Java, Safari, iPhoto and Aperture

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Apr 16th, 2013)

Apple decided to push a lot of updates this afternoon, most of them related to a Java update that disables the Java SE 6 applet plug-in. By disabling the plug-in, Apple is allowing consumers to re-enable it on a case-by-case basis. Apple has provided a full guide to the new plug-in ...

YouTube for iOS gets a major update

by Steven Sande (Apr 15th, 2013)

The YouTube iOS app was updated today to version 1.3, adding a variety of new and improved features. According to the update notes listed in the App Store, version 1.3 brings these new features: Quick access to new uploads for subscriptions via "My Subscriptions" feed on the ...

Find My Friends update allows fine tuning

by Megan Lavey-Heaton (Mar 28th, 2013)

Find My Friends has received a small, but important update. Version 2.1 of Apple's friend-location software introduces a new UI to search and set location-based notifications. Paranoid that your child is skipping school? Use the UI to look for your child's school and get alerted if he leaves ...

Apple releases Apple TV software update 5.2.1

by Michael Grothaus (Mar 19th, 2013)

Apple has released the Apple TV 5.2.1 software update. Hulu users will notice that the Hulu interface has been completely redesigned, including category enhancements and other UI tweaks. The update also addresses a number of security issues on the Apple TV, including one in which a local user ...

iOS 6.1.3 available; fixes lock screen bug

by Steven Sande (Mar 19th, 2013)

Apple has just released iOS 6.1.3, available on applicable iOS devices by tapping General > Software Update. According to the update notes for this release, iOS 6.1.3 fixes a bug that could allow someone to bypass the passcode and access the Phone app. It also provides improvements to Maps ...