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App Store algorithms down and back up, probably tweaked

by Mike Schramm (Nov 2nd, 2010)

Regular users may not have noticed this, but I'm sure developers have -- the App Store's charts have been in a freeze for the past few days, leaving apps in exactly the same positions as they were last Thursday. That might not seem like too big a deal, but for many developers, the App Store charts ...

iTunes 9.0.3 released

by Mike Schramm (Feb 1st, 2010)

iTunes 9.0.3 is out now for download on Software Update and in the usual places. The update features the option to remember your password when purchasing items in iTunes (finally!), fixes problems with Smart Playlists and podcast synching on iPod, and resolves a few bugs and issues. There's no word ...

CrossOver Games 8.0 released

by Mike Schramm (Sep 3rd, 2009)

Codeweavers tells us that they've released version 8 of their Crossover Games software -- I tried it out a while ago, and found that while it was a pretty good way to play their recommended games, once you went off the reservation, things got a little hairy. Then again, that was a long time ago, ...

Pixelmator 1.3 Tempo is on the street

by Mike Schramm (Nov 11th, 2008)

The team over at Pixelmator has announced the release of their much-awaited 1.3 version, which they've titled Tempo. TUAW did a preview of this version a while ago -- it features lots of back-end updates, making the app itself much, much faster, especially when handling large images. And it brings ...