Instant PDF 10, an update to Enfocus' tool for creating high quality PDFs, has been released. Version 10 includes one of the most frequently requested features, annotated error reporting, as well as support for OS X Lion and Adobe CS 5.5. In addition, the update uses Enfocus PitStop Library 10, which provides users with the same level of error identification and correction as the highest-end Enfocus application suites. A fully functional trial-version can be downloaded online, while single user licenses start at $300.
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Today's deals from DealNN include price breaks on MacBook Pros, HDTVs, and more. Macmall.com this week is featuring the 15.4-inch, 2.2GHz MacBook Pro, complete with quad-core Intel Core i7 processor, 4GB of RAM, 750GB hard drive, and Mac OS X Lion operating system. Currently featured at DealNN, this MacBook Pro has now dropped to $1,749.99 and offers savings of up to $449.
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5 hours ago | Posted in iphone apps
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AOL has launched a new 5.0.3 version of its popular instant messenger program, AIM – Free Edition. The new version delivers improved VoiceOver and accessibility behaviours, greater performance when launching the app from the background, and a new “Use Last Photo Taken” option. Other changes vary from several bug and crashes fixes, to a new ability to see if someone is typing a message.
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A new 2.0 version of RAGE HD, a first person shooter for iPhone and iPad, is now available for download on the App Store. With this release comes a new Mutant Bash Store with in-app-purchases, and higher-resolution player and weapon models. Video support for HDMI cable output is also included in the upgrade, amongst other performance enhancements and bug fixes.
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R-Tech Commander: Galaxy is a new space age strategy and shooter game for iOS devices. During the game players take the role of the Earth Expeditionary Force, and must protect humans from unknown alien invaders. In order to overcome the 40-plus missions players will need to create their own battle squadron from over fifty different classes of ships, as well as lead their men strategically in battle.
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Sky Parlor Studios has revealed an updated version of its dice game for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch, Fire and Dice 3.0. This particular upgrade adds a lot of new features and improvements, including a new menu system, a new Helicopter function, and support for OpenFeint leaderboards and achievements. Additionally, the game also offers new GameCenter integration with leaderboards and achievements.
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My Script Notes Mobile is a new note taking and management tool for the iPad. It allows users to create notebooks that include drawings, pictures, and handwritten annotations, as well as export notes to Evernote, Facebook, Twitter, and Dropbox. Currently, the app comes in nine different languages such as English and French, and offers handwritten recognition support for 32 languages including Arabic and Catalan.
Id Software's non-franchise game for iOS devices, Rage HD, has now been updated to version 2.0. The game, which puts players in the middle of a "reality TV" show called Mutant Bash, is a first-person rail shooter that now includes in-app purchasing of additional episodes, higher-resolution player and weapon graphics, better video out support for VGA, component cables and HDMI under iOS 5, and various performance enhancements for controlling the game.
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Audioengine has continued to build quality audio accessories paired with affordable price tags. Electronista listened to the company's latest digital-to-analog converters (DACs) this week at the Macworld iWorld expo in San Francisco. The devices aim to provide a quality interface between a computer and an audio system, rather than relying in the computer's DAC.
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Bang & Olufsen brought several of its latest products to the Macworld iWorld expo in San Francisco, including the Beolit 12 portable speaker that fits into the company's B&O Play brand. MacNN took the opportunity to listen to the new speaker, which is a premium model among iOS accessories but a budget model when compared to the rest of Bang & Olufsen's products.
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Thu January 26, 2012 | Posted in: Apple
Apple's iAd network may actually be in a position to improve without Steve Jobs as company CEO, according to a Business Insider source described as "familiar with the situation." The person says that Jobs used to make many of the decisions at iAd, and that as he became sicker, it became increasingly difficult for the iAd team to accomplish anything. With Jobs gone, Eddy Cue is said to be free to properly take charge of iAd, and make decisions on issues like pricing and technology that weren't discussed while Jobs was alive.
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Thu January 26, 2012 | Posted in iphone apps
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LOCPix is a new iPhone/iPad app that allows users to search and view digitized photo collections from the Library of Congress. The app contains hundreds of thousands of photographs and historical poster artwork to browse through, some in high-resolution. Recently, a 1.1 upgrade was released for the app that delivers more image information, pinch/zoom functionality, and larger image sizes.
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Maplewoods Associates has unveiled iFax Pro 4.6, a new version of its iPhone and iPad tool that enables users to send and receive faxes. Features of the upgrade range from Landscape fax-creation capabilities to optimized preview and quick-fax viewer functions, as well as added support for AirPrint. Additionally, users can now fax Transmission Reports for both sent and received faxes.
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Hipstamatic is designed to offer the same shooting style as old toy plastic cameras, combined with more advanced lens swapping and flash technology. In the latest 235 update, users can save lens/flash/film combos in the favorites section for quick and easy access. Support has also been added for HipstaSave, which can be used to recover any prints that weren't finished processing during the event of an app crash.
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PDFpen, a popular desktop PDF editor from SmileOnMyMac, is now available for the iPad. The new mobile version of this app makes it possible for users to read and edit PDF documents, as well as add text, images, and signatures to PDFs. File-sharing is also supported via iTunes, WebDAV, and iDisk, or users can simply retrieve and save PDFs directly with Dropbox, Evernote, and Google Docs.
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Zombie Bunnies is a new physics-based strategy game where players take on the role of the Evil Dr. Hare, as he tries to destroy the townspeople using lethal zombie bunnies. The game features 99 levels of difficulty, and four different zombie bunnies to unlock and control. Both leaderboards and achievements are also available via built-in GameCenter suport.
Adventure developer Telltale Games has released two new titles for Apple platforms. One is the first iOS episode in a new Sam & Max season, Beyond Time and Space. In Episode 1: Ice Station Santa, Sam & Max face off against Santa Claus in a bid to save the world's children. Story and design are by the creator of the Sam & Max comics, Steve Purcell, and the iOS version includes a soundboard plus a "Whack da Ratz" minigame.
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The first app to take advantage of Spotify’s move to allow third-party app support to its mobile APIs has been made available on the iTunes store. SpotON Radio has been launched as a free app initially, although it may shift to a $2 asking price after its launch window. As expected, to access Spotify’s music library users must hold a Spotify Premium membership ($10/month) to use it.
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CrumplePop has announced the launch of Platinotype, a platinum photographic process plug-in designed for Final Cut Pro X. The digital effect can be dropped onto any film clip in FCP X, and includes support for both SD and HD files encoded with all major codecs. Platinotype also includes a number of control parameters that allow users to adjust the depth, detail, exposure, and more. Until January 30th the plug-in can be purchased for $39 with the coupon code PLTY-0036-INTR-0120, after which the price will rise to $75.
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Wed January 25, 2012 | Posted in iphone apps
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Notebook 2.0 is an upgraded version of the note creation and sharing utility, complete with built-in note editing tools. With this release Notebook becomes a universal app, offering support for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. It also delivers new Dropbox support for syncing notes across other devices, and features improved bulleted lists that include dash, bullet, number, and letter options.
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The Omni Group has recently launched OmniFocus for iPad 1.4.1, a new maintenance update that improves attachment support, includes a new app icon, and delivers a variety of improvements and bug fixes. One of the main features of the update is support for Pages, Numbers, Keynote, and RTFD documents in the attachment viewer.
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Smartr Contacts for iPhone is designed to automatically create rich profiles of all contacts in your iOS device. The new 1.2 version works towards streamlining the setup experience and process, as well as improves some network connectivity issues. Additionally, the contact and logic screens have also undergone some layout and user interface enhancements.
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Breakout: Boost, the official Atari brick breaking game, is now available for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This arcade classic now offers improved graphics and greater gameplay features, including power-ups, unique brick types, and Boost Control. Up to 100 different levels are available, and both Game Center and OpenFeint support is included for comparing scores and earned achievements.
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Serenity – the relaxation app is a collection of beautiful destinations that can be viewed or listened to at any time on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. The app offers up to 30 relaxing videos and destinations, such as soft rain, underwater worlds, and piles of sleeping kittens. Full AirPlay support is also included in the app, enabling users to stream the audio to speakers or watch the videos using Apple TV.
Apple has posted blowout results for its fiscal first (calendar fourth) quarter with record iPhone, iPad, and Mac sales. It's holding a conference call to discuss the results and should have both more details as well as possible surprises. Check our live coverage page from 5PM Eastern for details as they arrive.
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Tue January 24, 2012 | Posted in: accessories, iPad
Today's deals from DealNN include price breaks on iPad cases, hard drives, and more. Buy.com this week has lowered the cost of the Arc. iPad Case and Stand with Built-in Screen Protector and Joytracer, complete with four different viewing angles, an all-in-one design with built-in scratch-resistant screen, and Swarovski crystal accent. Currently featured at DealNN, this iPad case has now dropped 71% in price and can be purchased for only $17.24.
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Tue January 24, 2012 | Posted in iphone apps
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Readdle has recently unveiled PDF Expert 3.2, an upgrade to its iPad tool that enables users to read and annotate PDF documents. With this update are several new features, such as a sorting panel that lets users reorder the files based on name, date, or modified date. An improved document search that lets users perform a full text search across their entire PDF library is also included.
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Bike Baron 1.5 is an upgraded version of the popular racing game with over 80 different tracks, and a built-in level editor that's been used to create over 60,000 levels so far. Several new levels are available in the upgraded version, including five new easy levels, two additional medium levels, and one hard level. Memory usage has also been optimized and results in improved iPad stability.
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NFL Flick Kicker is a new game for the iPhone/iPad that puts players in the role of an NFL field goal kicker. Features include both Casual and Pro gaming modes, high-resolution graphics, and the ability to pick and customize your jersey, name, and number. The game offers an interactive tutorial to help new players, and includes both leaderboards and achievements through Game Center integration.
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Clear Channel Broadcasting recently announced iheartradio 4.10, an upgrade to its iOS utility that streams broadcast-stations from across the country. Some of the main features in this update include the ability to publish listening activity on the Facebook Timeline, and support for logging in with an e-mail address. Facebook preferences can now be set in the app's preferences, and greater support is offered for iOS 5.
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Puzzlejuice is a new Tetris-style puzzle game that adds some wordplay and color-matching elements. The object of the game is to properly arrange multicolored blocks that fall from the top of the screen, in order to create complete rows or match colors. Once a row has been completed or colors matched, the blocks turn to letters and can only be eliminated when they spell words. Currently, the game offers two single player modes and multiplayer support.
Brother has expanded the number of its printers supporting Apple's AirPrint standard. Now included are a handful of all-in-one color inkjets: the MFC-J280w, MFC-J430w, MFC-J625dw, MFC-J825dw, and MFC-J5910dw. AirPrint allows an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to send content directly to a printer over Wi-Fi, rather than rely on a custom app, a card transfer, or sync with a computer.
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Ten One Design has just released a new stylus for iOS devices, the Pogo Sketch Plus. It uses the company's Pro Tip technology for an increase in precision and sensitivity, while having less friction. This also enabled the tip itself to be made thinner.
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The IFPI in its latest study (PDF) saw an eight percent upswing in digital music revenue in 2011. The increase is the first it claimed to have had since 2004 and lines up with an American rebound in overall album sales. They were important enough for online content to represent 32 percent of the industry association's combined business versus 29 percent in 2010.
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Apple has opened up a new iTunes U support section on its website. The content is mostly aimed at educators, for instance guiding people through publishing, the Course Manager, and the Public Site Manager. Both students and faculty have access to forums, and instructions for dealing with settings and common problems.
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Fri January 20, 2012 | Posted in: computers, Apple
Today's deals from DealNN include discounted iMacs, monitors, and more. Apple's online store this week is offering price breaks on a wide range of refurbished iMacs, one of which is the refurb. 2.7GHz iMac with a quad-core Intel Core i5 processor, 21.5-inch widescreen display, 4GB of RAM, and 1TB hard drive. Currently featured at DealNN, this particular iMac has now dropped $250 in price and can be purchased for only $1249.
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