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Apps for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS power our modern world. 9to5Mac will update you on the latest news, review, and updates for all types of apps. “There’s an App for that”.

The term came became part of our vocabulary when Steve Jobs announced The App Store as part of the iPhone 2.0 software update in 2008.

Over the years, the term has become as common as kleenex for describing applications on all of our devices. Apple’s platforms have apps for just about anything from finance, banking, sports, social media, podcasting, music, and more. We have a guide for helping you discover the best ones as well. Apps are now on everything from our TV, to our smartphones, on our laptops, and all the way down to our wrists.

As new ones are released or existing ones have major updates, the team here at 9to5Mac will bring you the latest news and reviews. If you want to follow along with video footage, be sure to follow 9to5Mac on YouTube. Scroll down below our latest updates on all things relating to applications on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.

9to5Toys Last Call: 1Password for Mac 30% off, MacBook Air $150 off, iMac $160 off, rechargeable batteries $5, more

Dec 18 2013 - 10:09 am PT

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Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and subscribe to the new Safari push notifications feature.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

Last Call updates:

4TB Western Digital USB 3.0 HD: $130 shipped (Reg. $200), 3TB Toshiba Canvio USB 3.0 HD: $90 shipped (Reg. $140)
D-Link Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Cloud Router w/ 4x Gigabit Ethernet Ports $70 shipped (Reg. $160)
Adobe Photoshop Elements 12 for PC/Mac $60 shipped (Reg. $100)

Game/App Deals: 1Password for Mac: $35 (Reg. $50), Deus Ex: The Fall: $1 (Reg. $7), iOS freebies, more

Apple Computer Deals: Apple MacBook Air $100 off ($150 for .edu emails), iMac $160 off

Save up to 54% on select AA and AAA AmazonBasics rechargeable batteries

Up to 65% off Sony Flash Memory and Sales on Stocking Stuffers

Belkin WeMo iOS/Android enabled light switch $40 shipped (Reg. $50)

Giveaway: Dropcam Pro Wi-Fi video monitoring camera ($200 value)

Other great deals from today:

New! PNY 64GB Micro SDHC Card $40, PNY Compact Attache 64GB Flash Drive $40 shipped
New! Logitech UE Mobile Boombox Bluetooth Speaker $50 shipped (Reg. $80)

The best deals that are still alive:

EA massive iOS games sale
Logitech UE 4000 On-Ear Headphones w/ In-Line Mic & Controls $30 shipped (Reg. $100), Beats Studio over-ears: $175 (Reg. $300)
Logitech UE Mini Boom portable Bluetooth speaker $72 shipped (Reg. $100)
Olloclip 3-in-1 iPhone lens kit $56 (Reg. $70), Telefoto lens $80 (Reg. $100)
Pebble Smartwatch in Red or Black: $90 shipped ($60 off) with .edu email ($120w/o)
Beats Speakers/headphones combo w/$50 Amazon/Best Buy Gift Card starting at $398 shipped
Bluetooth Speaker: JLab Bouncer $100 (Reg. $250)
Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player $30, $25 for Amazon Students (Reg. $35)
Take $75 off any iPhone 5s when you sign a new 2-year agreement (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint)
IGN’s FREE iOS game of the month: Infinity Blade II ($7 savings)

Camera+ 5 launches with iOS 7 redesign, wallpaper composer, more

Zac Hall Dec 18 2013 - 6:31 am PT

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Coincidentally with the debut of Photos+ (and no affiliation), popular photography app for iPhone Camera+ released a major overhaul of its app today bringing an all new design optimized for iOS 7 and a handful of new features.

Aside from the new flatter app icon and icons within the app, Camera+ now features what it calls The Lab, which is a suite of additional editing features including the ability to edit and crop images for an iOS 7-style wallpaper.

Camera+ 5 for iPhone is a free update to existing users and $1.99 on the App Store for new customers. Full release notes below:

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Review: Airmail, an exceedingly pretty but Gmail-centric alternative to Apple Mail

Ben Lovejoy Dec 18 2013 - 6:21 am PT

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9to5Mac readers know a thing or two. When I reviewed Postbox, after explaining that I had lost patience with the flakiness of late of Apple Mail, several of the commentators recommended Airmail, a lightweight email client based on the popular but discontinued Sparrow app. It’s also the only alternative to Apple Mail and (of course) Outlook for those who need Exchange support.

Since then, Apple released OS X 10.9.1 with Mail fixes. It’s definitely better, but those unread mail counts still don’t update promptly, and my jury is still out (to put it nicely) on Gmail integration and other issues. As I mentioned before, so long as you use IMAP, switching back-and-forth between email apps is trivial, so I decided to give Airmail a try …

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Telltale’s ‘Walking Dead: The Game – Season 2’ arrives on iOS and Mac

Jordan Kahn Dec 18 2013 - 6:12 am PT

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The much anticipated Season 2 of Telltale’s official Walking Dead game, which some of you might have picked up for free in our bundle earlier this month, has today finally landed on both Mac and iOS. Telltale confirmed on its blog that the new season is now available to download for Mac and PC through Steam ($24.99), and the iOS version for iPhone and iPad is now available on the App Store for $4.99.

The sequel to 2012’s Game of the Year continues the story of Clementine, a young girl orphaned by the undead apocalypse. Left to fend for herself, she has been forced to learn how to survive in an unforgiving world. But what can an ordinary child do to stay alive when the living can be just as bad – and sometimes worse – than the dead?

Experience what it’s like to play as Clementine, meet new survivors, explore new locations and make gruesome decisions in this five-part game series of choice and consequence.

Episode one is available now for Season 2, but Telltale notes that you can “Save 25% on additional episodes in The Walking Dead: Season Two by purchasing the Multi-Pack [Episodes 2-5 bundle] via in-app in the ‘Episodes’ menu.”

Photos+ debuts on iPhone with EXIF info support, improved grid view, more

Zac Hall Dec 18 2013 - 5:30 am PT

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Way back in May, Justin Williams’s Second Gear teased an unannounced app via Passbook using an in-house system called Pit Pass. The Passbook pass updated to reveal the icon and name of the app released by Second Gear today: Photos+.

What the app does is really simple but useful in a big way. Photos+ displays your images from your Camera Roll and other albums found in Photos.app, but it takes a different approach to displaying thumbnails and most importantly includes EXIF info like timestamp and location hidden in the native photo browser…

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Copy your Flipboard articles over to friends as iOS app goes social

Ben Lovejoy Dec 18 2013 - 4:10 am PT

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If you’ve grabbed a Flipboard article that you want to share with other Flipboarding friends, the latest version of the iOS app allows you to do it right from within the app.

Do you ever find something on Flipboard that you want to pass along? Now it’s easy to share the stories you enjoy with other people within in the app—give the gift of awesome reading this season.

– Share stories directly to your friends on Flipboard. Select the mail icon in the share menu and enter their name or email address. Your friends will be notified in Flipboard to see what you have shared with them.
– Receive notifications when other people on Flipboard share stories with you.
– Bug fixes and performance improvements.

Flipboard is a free download on iTunes. The app was last updated in November with a more iOS 7 style look and performance improvements.

Apple enables iBook gifting on iOS and OS X ahead of the holidays

Zac Hall Dec 17 2013 - 12:32 pm PT

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After recently overhauling its iBooks apps for iOS 7, Apple has enabled the ability to purchase iBooks for others through its gifting system as Macworld first noted.

Previously, you could purchase credit for the iBooks Store for someone else, but you could not purchase a specific book intended for someone else’s account. Amazon’s Kindle ecosystem has allowed e-book gifting for a few years now, but the feature’s absence remained a point of confusion for many iBook customers before today…
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Dropbox-owned Mailbox email app finally gets iCloud, Yahoo Mail support

Mark Gurman Dec 17 2013 - 11:22 am PT

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Mailbox, the popular email application owned by Dropbox, has finally received one of its most requested features: support for email accounts using Apple’s iCloud email service. Also in the mix with today’s update is support for Yahoo Mail. The app is yet to hit the App Store, but the company tells us that the app is propagating out to users today via the App Store. (Update: it’s live)

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Google Glass companion app MyGlass launches for iPhone

Mark Gurman Dec 17 2013 - 9:59 am PT

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Update: It’s back!

Google has just increased compatibility between its Google Glass wearable computer and iOS: the company has released its MyGlass companion app for the iPhone. The application allows users to setup their Glass, connect to WiFi networks, install Glassware apps, integrate with contacts, and mirror content from Glass to the iPhone’s display. The app is free, but it (obviously) requires the $1,500 computerized shades. Update: Looks like the app has been pulled. Google offered a mention of the app on a help document discussing the XE12 update to Glass:

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9to5Toys Last Call: EA iOS games mega sale, $49 Kindle eReader, iTunes 15% off, WeMo light switch $40, more

Dec 17 2013 - 9:51 am PT

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Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and subscribe to the new Safari push notifications feature.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

Game/App Deals: Up to 90% off 50+ EA iOS games: $1 each, 75% off Civ V + DLC for Mac, iOS freebies more

Amazon Kindle Wifi 6-inch eReader: $49 shipped ($20 off)

$100 iTunes gift card for $85: Save 15% on future apps, music, movies, more

Belkin WeMo iOS/Android enabled light switch $40 shipped (Reg. $50)

Giveaway: Dropcam Pro Wi-Fi video monitoring camera ($200 value)

Other great deals from today:

New! Pioneer 50W x 4 MOSFET iOS/Android enabled car stereo $50 shipped (Reg. $100)
New! PNY Polaroid 64GB SDXC Card $19 shipped ($10 off)
New! Logitech UE 4000 On-Ear Headphones w/ In-Line Mic & Controls $30 shipped (Reg. $100), Beats Studio over-ears: $175 (Reg. $300)

Save $200 on a current gen.13” MacBook Air if you’re near a Micro Center retail store. http://t.co/9hgkutssHP

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) December 17, 2013

The best deals that are still alive:

Logitech UE Mini Boom portable Bluetooth speaker $72 shipped (Reg. $100)
Olloclip 3-in-1 iPhone lens kit $56 (Reg. $70), Telefoto lens $80 (Reg. $100)
Pebble Smartwatch in Red or Black: $90 shipped ($60 off) with .edu email ($120w/o)
Beats Speakers/headphones combo w/$50 Amazon/Best Buy Gift Card starting at $398 shipped
Bluetooth Speaker: JLab Bouncer $100 (Reg. $250)
Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player $30, $25 for Amazon Students (Reg. $35)
USB Hub Deals: Anker 7-port hub w/ charging: $30 (Reg. $70), Satechi 4-port Apple-style hub: $17 (Reg. $40)
Klipsch S4 II in-ear headphone in black or white: $30 shipped (63% off)
Logitech K400 Wireless Touch Keyboard in Black or White for $20 shipped
Take $75 off any iPhone 5s when you sign a new 2-year agreement (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint)
Dell UltraSharp 32″ Ultra HD 4k Monitor $3,000 shipped (Reg. $3,500)
IGN’s FREE iOS game of the month: Infinity Blade II ($7 savings)

Apple continues to dominate mobile gaming, but Android is moving up fast

David Beren Dec 17 2013 - 7:42 am PT

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From 9to5Google:

As Samsung works to capture more of the Android gaming market with the release of a new controller, a new analytics study shows Android gaming is on the rise. Apple may be considered the dominant leader in the mobile gaming category and it remains steadily in the driver’s seat, but 2013 indicated the Play Store is moving up fast.

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Apple launches Best of 2013 page on iTunes, highlights top music, apps, books, and more

Mike Beasley Dec 16 2013 - 9:45 pm PT

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Apple has just published its Best of 2013 page, highlighting some of the most popular music, movies, TV shows, iOS apps, ebooks, and podcasts from the past year. In the music section, Lorde’s “Royals” took the pick for Song of the Year, while Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist was named Best Album.

Gravity, the box office hit starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, was named Movie of the Year. Despite the confusion it caused when its final season was broken into two separate purchases earlier this year, Breaking Bad was Apple’s pick for Show of the Year.

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Facebook Pages Manager for iOS updated with iOS 7 design and new tagging features

Mike Beasley Dec 16 2013 - 8:01 pm PT

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Facebook has updated its Pages management client for iOS. The new app has been redesigned for iOS 7 and now more closely resembles the mail Facebook app. The updated app also allows page administrators to tag other pages and people in posts and comments.

You can get Facebook Pages Manager on the iOS App Store for free.

What’s New in Version 2.2

• Optimized for iOS 7
• Tag other Pages in sharing tool
• Tag people in comments

Apple releases Mavericks OS X 10.9.1 with improved Gmail support, Shared Link improvements, more

Zac Hall Dec 16 2013 - 1:11 pm PT

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Apple has released OS X 10.9.1 for Mac via the Mac App Store today. The update includes a number of Mail related fixes including improved support for Gmail as well as numerous bug fixes. The update also fixes a VoiceOver issue that prevented sentences with emoji characters from being read…

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9to5Toys Last Call: Dropcam Pro giveaway, iPod Touch $50 off, RAVPower 14000mAh power bank $35, PS4, more

Dec 16 2013 - 9:45 am PT

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Be sure to follow 9to5Toys to keep up with the best gear and deals on the web: Twitter, RSS Feed, Facebook, Google+ and subscribe to the new Safari push notifications feature. Also, check out our updated Daily Deals page (for iPad/iPhone) featuring the day’s best deals from across major US retailers.

Today’s can’t miss deals:

Giveaway: Dropcam Pro Wi-Fi video monitoring camera ($200 value)

Save $50 on any Apple iPod Touch 32GB (newest version) $250 shipped (Reg. $300)

RAVPower deluxe 14000mAh portable power bank $35 shipped (Reg. $43)

Pebble Smartwatch in Red or Black: $90 shipped ($60 off) with .edu email ($120w/o)

Logitech UE Mini Boom portable Bluetooth speaker $72 shipped (Reg. $100)

Best Buy has several PlayStation 4 bundles in stock w/ free shipping starting at $450. Delivers by 12/24 http://t.co/0WpAcUH3uQ

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) December 16, 2013

Other great deals from today:

New! Beats Speakers/headphones combo w/$50 Amazon/Best Buy Gift Card starting at $398 shipped
New! Roku LT (2013) Streamer 1000+ streaming channels incl. Amazon, Netflix, Hulu, Pandora: $37 shipped
New! Olloclip 3-in-1 iPhone lens kit $56 (Reg. $70), Telefoto lens $80 (Reg. $100)
New! Bluetooth Speaker Deals: JLab Bouncer $100 (Reg. $250), Pyle Sound Box Marine Grade Portable: $45 (Reg. $99), Vaas shower speaker: $20
New! Game/App Deals: 1-year Xbox Live Gold: $35, Ratchet & Clank Into The Nexus: $20, Borderlands 2: $8, iOS freebies, more

Dell UltraSharp 24” UHD 4K monitor $1,169.99 after coupon code T2LLG$98G7$F19 (MSRP $1,400) http://t.co/bYTTgLuQQH

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) December 16, 2013

The best deals that are still alive:

Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player $30, $25 for Amazon Students (Reg. $35)
USB Hub Deals: Anker 7-port hub w/ charging: $30 (Reg. $70), Satechi 4-port Apple-style hub: $17 (Reg. $40)
Klipsch S4 II in-ear headphone in black or white: $30 shipped (63% off)
Logitech K400 Wireless Touch Keyboard in Black or White for $20 shipped
Prism II No-Contract Android 4.1 smartphone for T-Mobile: $30 shipped (Reg. $100)
Take $75 off any iPhone 5s when you sign a new 2-year agreement (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint)
Philips Twin Play portable iDevice video viewer w/ two 9″ LCD displays $50 shipped (Reg. $220)
Nexus 7 (2013) 16GB: $180 shipped, 32GB $230 shipped + add free 16GB USB stick
Dell UltraSharp 32″ Ultra HD 4k Monitor $3,000 shipped (Reg. $3,500)
IGN’s FREE iOS game of the month: Infinity Blade II ($7 savings)

Yahoo Weather goes universal, brings same award-winning design to the iPad

Benjamin Mayo Dec 16 2013 - 5:17 am PT

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At WWDC, Yahoo received an Apple Design Award for Yahoo Weather. This coincided with the unveiling of iOS 7 and its Weather app, which displayed striking similarities to Yahoo’s effort.

With the latest update to the app, Yahoo has brought the same award-winning design to the iPad. The full-bleed imagery from Flickr really shines on a larger display. The layout for iPad is largely a port of the iPhone design with upgraded icons and assets but refinements have been made for the iPad where necessary. For example, forecast information can be much larger because of the additional real-estate.

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Apple kicks off “12 Days of Gifts” early with a free single from Lorde

Mike Beasley Dec 15 2013 - 9:42 pm PT

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Last week Apple released the 12 Days of Gifts app on iTunes. The app is an annual tradition for Apple in many countries, and this year U.S. customers can participate for the first time. Starting on December 26th, users can open the app each day for twelve days to get free content from the iTunes, iBooks and App Stores.

Today, Apple is giving users “a gift to get you started.” Specifically, the gift is a free copy of Lorde’s single “No Better,” which was released only three days ago. The single includes the song “No Better” as well as the music video for the singer’s earlier hit “Royals.” The gift can be claimed through the 12 Days app, but is also currently available for free on iTunes to all users, presumably for today only.

9to5Toys Last Call: Pebble Smartwatch from $90, Logitech Mini Boom $72, iTunes 20% off, Chromecast from $25, more

Dec 15 2013 - 1:28 pm PT

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Today’s can’t miss deals:

Pebble Smartwatch in Red or Black: $90 shipped ($60 off) with .edu email ($120w/o)

Logitech UE Mini Boom portable Bluetooth speaker $72 shipped (Reg. $100)

$50 iTunes gift card: $40 (20% off) at Staples (limit 4)

Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player $30, $25 for Amazon Students (Reg. $35)

Klipsch S4 II in-ear headphone in black or white: $30 shipped (63% off)

Other great deals from today:

New! PNY StorEDGE flash memory expansion for MacBooks: 128GB $80 shipped (Reg. $200)
New! Game Deals: Nintendo 3DS XL: $150 (shipped and in-store), The Last of Us: $35 (reg. $60) , Uncharted Dual Pack: $10 (Reg. $30)
New! USB Hub Deals: Anker 7-port hub w/ charging: $30 (Reg. $70), Satechi 4-port Apple-style hub: $17 (Reg. $40)
New! Breville BJS600XL Fountain Crush Masticating Slow Juicer: $180 shipped
New! Logitech K400 Wireless Touch Keyboard in Black or White for $20 shipped
New! Logitech On-Ear Headphones (dented box): UE 4000 $30 (Reg. $100), UE 6000 $70 (Reg. $200)
New! 2 one-year magazine subscriptions for $8: Popular Science, Wired, GQ, Men’s Health, many more
New! Prism II No-Contract Android 4.1 smartphone for T-Mobile: $30 shipped (Reg. $100)

Roku 1 streaming media player just dropped to its lowest price ever, $48 shipped (Reg. $60) http://t.co/NfNUAPRuHa

— 9to5Toys (@9to5toys) December 15, 2013

The best deals that are still alive:

Take $75 off any iPhone 5s when you sign a new 2-year agreement (AT&T, Verizon, Sprint)
Philips Twin Play portable iDevice video viewer w/ two 9″ LCD displays $50 shipped (Reg. $220)
Nexus 7 (2013) 16GB: $180 shipped, 32GB $230 shipped + add free 16GB USB stick
Dell UltraSharp 32″ Ultra HD 4k Monitor $3,000 shipped (Reg. $3,500)
IGN’s FREE iOS game of the month: Infinity Blade II ($7 savings)
Amazon Promo: Free $5 credit on purchases of $35 or more

Review: Postbox, a painless alternative to the increasingly flakey Apple Mail

Ben Lovejoy Dec 13 2013 - 8:27 am PT

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You would think a high profile app written by Apple specifically for OS X and supplied with every Mac sold would be as close to flawless as you can get. Sadly, this has not been the experience many of us have had with Apple Mail for quite some time – especially Gmail users.

While Apple Mail seems to have continued to work well for those with simple needs – a single email account, no filtering into folders – power users have experienced a whole succession of problems that Apple seems unable to fix.

Unread mail counts that take an age to update, deleted emails that reappear next time you click into an account, moves to folders that undo themselves, undo actions that don’t work and – most annoyingly of all – a mail list pane that remains blank when you switch account, sometimes for seconds, sometimes even for minutes at a time.

I finally lost patience with it and decided to look around at alternatives. I’d used Thunderbird before, so that was high on my list, and some googling pointed me to Postbox, an email client which uses Thunderbird as its engine but layers a prettier user-interface on top …
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Stephen Hawking iPad app provides a fun way to teach kids about physics

Ben Lovejoy Dec 13 2013 - 4:53 am PT

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Ssshh, don’t tell the kids they’re learning physics, just tell them it’s an iPad space game! Stephen Hawking’s Snapshots of the Universe is an iPad app containing a mix of mini-games, videos and text that allows children to discover some of the fundamental principles of physics and space.

Based on the work and writings of Stephen Hawking, this app teaches both adults and students the basic theories that govern our lives on Earth as well as the movement of the stars and planets. You can play and learn at the same time in each of the eight experiments included in Snapshots of the Universe:
– Spin planets in orbit with your own solar system
– Drop objects with Galileo to learn about gravity
– Let Einstein feel some G-force in outer space
– Search for black holes in the constellation of Leo
– Discover Einstein’s warped worldview
– Plus more…

Each section has an app allowing children to carry out virtual experiments, see further visual explanations in video clips and then read up on the topic in more detail. The app is described as suitable for children aged 9+.

Published by Random House, the app is available on iTunes for $4.99.

Via Engadget

Apple opens Games category in Costa Rican and Qatari App Stores

Mike Beasley Dec 12 2013 - 6:44 pm PT

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Earlier this year Apple finally allowed apps in the Games category to appear on the South African App Store. Today the company has sent out an email to developers notifying them that the same change has been made in Costa Rica and Qatar. App developers don’t have to do anything to enable their apps for sale in those stores as long as the apps have been cleared for sale in those countries.

If developers have not set their apps to be available in those countries, they’ll need to make that change before their games are available in those stores.

Evernote for iOS updated with scanning mode that converts business cards to contacts and more

Mike Beasley Dec 12 2013 - 3:47 pm PT

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Evernote for iPhone and iPad has been updated with a fancy new mode that allows users to scan in business cards using their device’s camera and automatically converts the data to an editable contact card. The feature is only available to Evernote Premium users. The cards can also pull data from social networks and optionally email your contact information to the newly-added contact automatically.

Also for premium users, a new output mode for presentations that allows AirPort or cable-out connections to display notes from within the app on an external display.

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Apple updates Remote app with the ability to control iTunes Radio

Mike Beasley Dec 12 2013 - 2:36 pm PT

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Apple has updated its Remote application for iOS with the ability to control iTunes Radio playing on a user’s computer. Previously the app could only control playback of music that was stored locally in an iTunes library, but now Mac and PC users will be able to control their streaming stations remotely as well. The feature does not appear to work with Apple TVs running iTunes Radio yet.

The app was recently overhauled for iOS 7 along with Apple’s other iOS software. Remote is free on the iOS App Store.

Twitter for Mac 3 released with photo previews, updated design, more

Zac Hall Dec 12 2013 - 12:11 pm PT

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Shortly after launching its new Twitter update for iPhone earlier this week, Twitter for Mac 3 is out on the Mac App Store with a refreshed design and a set of new features.

Twitter for Mac now supports Twitter photo previews inline with the timeline. Clicking a preview displays the image at full resolution.

Twitter profiles now support cover photos on par with Twitter’s other apps. With its refreshed design also comes a new, centered icon and visual changes throughout the app. The icon brings its appearance in line with the Twitter-owned TweetDeck for Mac with minor differences.

While there was once a time when Twitter for Mac was presumed dead, it certainly seems alive and well which is reassuring for Mac users. Check out screen shots and the changelog below…

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