Cute Shoot! for iOS launches today

post from prMac on 09 August 2011 09:18:00 PM. © prMac

Morten Andersen has introduced Cute Shoot! 1.0, a classic side-scrolling outer space action title for iOS released worldwide on the App Store. Dood the Cat shoots his way into action. Dood the Cat is angry! Join him in his great space adventure to save his girlfriend who's been catnapped in this classic side scrolling shoot 'em up title for iOS. Featuring a unique hand-drawn sketch-like visual style, the atmosphere in the world of Cute Shoot! is unlike anything you've ever seen before.

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Speaking of Tools

post from Daring Fireball on 09 August 2011 06:03:18 PM. © Daring Fireball

Nick Peers, “Finally, Apple Provides OS X Lion Recovery Tool”:

Apple has released Lion Recovery Disk Assistant for beleaguered OS X Lion users, allowing them to start the Lion recovery process directly from a USB drive.

Finally. Beleaguered.

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Quark Sold to Merger and Acquisition Company

post from Daring Fireball on 09 August 2011 06:03:18 PM. © Daring Fireball

Remember Quark? There was a time when I made my living using QuarkXPress.

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Lion Recovery Disk Assistant

post from Daring Fireball on 09 August 2011 06:03:18 PM. © Daring Fireball

Apple:

The Lion Recovery Disk Assistant lets you create Lion Recovery on an external drive that has all of the same capabilities as the built-in Lion Recovery: reinstall Lion, repair the disk using Disk Utility, restore from a Time Machine backup, or browse the web with Safari.

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AOL Stock Slumps 25 Percent as Earnings
Disappoint

post from Daring Fireball on 09 August 2011 06:03:18 PM. © Daring Fireball

Rex Crum, MarketWatch:

AOL said it lost $11.8 million, or 11 cents a share, on revenue of $542.2 million, compared with a loss of $1.06 billion, or $9.89 a share, on $592 million in sales a year ago. Last year?s second quarter was affected by $1.41 billion worth of write-downs and the sale of its Bebo social-networking site.

Really thought the TechCrunch deal would turn AOL around.

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This Is the New Apple

post from Daring Fireball on 09 August 2011 05:04:10 PM. © Daring Fireball

Reuters, regarding a Forrester report on the European tablet market:

Apple’s relatively small retail presence in Europe — with 52 stores compared with 238 in the United States — offers a chance to the likes of Samsung, Acer and Research in Motion, Forrester said.
But their prices cannot yet compete with Apple, which has far larger scale in the tablet market and an efficient supply chain.

Think about that last sentence. “But their prices cannot yet compete with Apple”. That’s the new Apple. Superior products and low prices.

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Apple Briefly Passes Exxon Mobil in Market Cap

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Mark Gongloff, reporting for the WSJ:

Signaling either Peak Oil or Peak Apple, Apple earlier today topped Exxon Mobil as the largest US company by market cap.

Crazy.

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iKids: Intro to Letters and Numbers

ebrich Software has introduced iKids : Intro to Letters & Numbers 1.1, from the creators of Crystal Inspire. This is a fun and creative way to help your darling child take first steps towards learning alphabets and numbers. Designed by a precious three-year-old girl genius, who insisted on getting numbers and alphabets taught the way a child wants and not the way that that old grizzled hunchback of a teacher wants. This app provides your child with innovative ways to learn.

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Talking Potato App - Meet The Potato With A Big
Personality

Awyse today introduces Talking Potato 1.0, for all iOS devices. Finally there is a talking app with some real personality. No! He is not like all the other talking apps; this guy really enjoys a good chat and is not afraid to make the occasional cheeky comment! So be aware if you have not brushed your teeth or having a "bad hair day." You can make Talking Potato laugh, become naked (peeled), back flip, spin, become mashed potato, feed him and even make his hair grow.

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Free BarracudaDrive license on Facebook

Real Time Logic today announces a free license for home users available on the BarracudaDrive Facebook fan page. BarracudaDrive is an easy-to-use web server for businesses and consumers. The new version includes both a Content Management System and an Electronic Bulletin Board, as well as automatically configures the network for business and consumers. BarracudaDrive turns your home network into a powerful online file storage. It includes powerful blog for connecting with friends on Facebook.

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