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Talkcast tonight, 10pm ET: Mac App Store & more, open phones for developers

by Michael Rose (Oct 24th, 2010)

There was something for everyone at Wednesday's 'Back to the Mac' event: new hardware, new software, new OS preview and new paradigm for Mac software sales. If you've got an opinion on any of these topics -- and we know you do -- then be sure to join us tonight on the TUAW Talkcast. We're going to ...

Pause your music intelligently with Take Five

by Dave Caolo (Oct 13th, 2010)

The latest application from The Iconfactory, Take Five, is meant to eliminate one pesky problem: the realization that you've been wearing headphones that aren't pumping out any music. I'm glad to say that it succeeds. Consider this scenario. You're working at your desk while listening to music on ...

Twitterrific 3 for the iPad: change, tough love, and better

by TJ Luoma (Sep 2nd, 2010)

Here's a good sign that you've made some pretty significant changes to your application: three different people from the company write three different posts about the new design. That's what the folks from Iconfactory did about Twitterrific 3. David Lanham wrote about Redesigning Twitterrific, not ...

Sitting for a portrait with FaceTime on iPhone 4

by Steven Sande (Jul 16th, 2010)

So, you're tired of your Twitter avatar, the photo of your face that you took in Photo Booth. Maybe a nice portrait would be in order... David Lanham, who is probably best known for his work with Iconfactory (he designed Ollie, the Twitteriffic bluebird), is an accomplished artist whose body of ...

TUAW's Daily App: Twitterrific (and others!)

by Mike Schramm (Jun 25th, 2010)

Ok, so we're kind of cheating with this one; you probably already know about Twitterrific, if you don't actually have it installed on your iPhone. But we're using our daily app spotlight today to point out that the folks at Iconfactory have released version 3.0 of the popular Twitter client. Along ...

Talkcast Tonight, 10pm EDT: iPhone OS 4 and more!

by Kelly Guimont (Apr 11th, 2010)

For those of you (like me) who don't have an iPad, tonight's lead topic on the Talkcast will be a nice change: The future! We'll chat about iPhone OS 4 and with the addition of a couple of special guests, we will see where the conversation takes us. Remember, your call really IS important to us, ...

Check-in from an Apple Store on Gowalla, get entered to win an Ollie

by Kelly Guimont (Apr 3rd, 2010)

Iconfactory have a long history of lovely Mac things, including the spectacular Twitterrific iPhone app. When they created Twitterrific, they gave it an adorable icon of a little blue birdie. His name is Ollie. His popularity is always increasing. Of course, he is super cute, which helps. So super ...

Holiday giveaways: Ollie the Twitterrific bird

by Michael Rose (Dec 21st, 2009)

Yes, it's that time of year when we empty out the TUAW swag vaults and pass the savings on. Our candidate today: He's avian, he's blue, and he might be coming to you.... Yes, it's the icon come to life who chirps his way into your heart, Ollie the Twitterrific bird. The Iconfactory's chatty ...

Live chat tomorrow: Application Development for the (mythical) Apple Tablet

by Erica Sadun (Dec 17th, 2009)

From a developer's point of view, what do these rumors mean? Is it enough to assume that App Store products will "just work" out of the box on a new device class? Will adherence to Apple's resolution independence design principles allow well-built iPhone applications to adapt to new window sizes? Or ...

Ramp Champ adds to ramps, challenges

by Dave Caolo (Oct 5th, 2009)

Red paper tickets are the currency of childhood. On the shore of Oneida Lake, New York is Sylvan Beach, a small-town resort and amusement complex not unlike thousands of others that dot the country. To a parent, it's a fun day out. Just put the kids in the car and after a short drive set them ...

Twitterrific 2.0: It's real, and it's SPECTACULAR.

by Kelly Guimont (May 8th, 2009)

I'll be honest, I adore Twitter. I don't mean "Oh it's so cute and Oprah's on it," I mean in a way that is likely unhealthy. It was just another technology I had an account for but only sort of used until I found out that the Iconfactory created an application for my desktop called Twitterrific that ...

Twitterrific 2 for iPhone and iPod touch available

by Dave Caolo (May 8th, 2009)

The Iconfactory's Twitterrific was one of the first Twitter applications for the iPhone and iPod touch. Since its introduction, The Twitter App Wars have begun in earnest. If Twitter is the Belle of the Ball, there's a long line of suitors who want to be her beau. The new Twitterrific makes a ...

Twitterrific 3.2 squashes bugs, adds small features

by Robert Palmer (Jan 30th, 2009)

Twitterrific, from our friends at the Iconfactory, has been updated to version 3.2: the first update for the desktop version of the small-footprint Twitter client in nearly a year. This new version accurately marks old tweets as read when the software starts, and adds "in reply to" IDs to @ ...

Slide to Play plays games at Macworld, because I didn't

by Mike Schramm (Jan 13th, 2009)

Felt a little bit of acid in my posts lately? Getting an icy vibe off of my writing for the past week? There's no hard feelings to Rose, Christina, or any of the other TUAWers at Macworld (they did an awesome job covering everything), but yes, I was a little bummed that I didn't get to go. This ...

Macworld 2009 Day One: In Pictures

by Christina Warren (Jan 6th, 2009)

The Keynote might not have had everything we were expecting, but Macworld 2009 is still off to a super start. We're still busy hitting booths and rendering video, you can take a look at some of the fun we've been having. Highlights: The Delicious Monster booth looks just like Delicious Library ...