Lightroom 4 Now Available on the Mac App Store

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Lightroom continues to lead the way for Adobe’s Mac development.

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Tube Downloader 2.0: Download & Play Videos From
Major Tube Video Sites

post from prMac on 10 May 2012 01:08:00 PM. © prMac

Apps2Be is glad to announce the release of Tube Downloader Pro 2.0, the only iOS app that combines streaming video downloader with file manager, media player and video safe. Tube Downloader allows you to download and play streaming videos from almost any video site where you can play videos with your Safari browser, including all famous adult video tube sites. Version 2.0 has fully reworked and optimized application architecture that made Tube Downloader better, faster and more reliable.

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Wallee magnetic mount for iPhone, Nexus looks to
Kickstarter

post from Apple on 10 May 2012 01:02:56 PM. © Apple

Wallee already sells a nice iPad case, but the Australian-based company is looking to expand its product line with a magnetic mount and case accessory for Apple’s iPhone 4/4S and Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus smartphones. To get funding for the new Wallee M Modular Magnetic phone mounting system, the company is turning to Kickstarter: A $40 pledge nets you a magnetic case and mounting disks in July if the project hits its $35,000 funding goal; $10 more adds another pair of disks.

I like the idea of a modular system based on magnets. It’s far easier to use compared to older solutions with clamps, arms, double-sided tape, or gum. OK, the last two aren’t really used in many products, but you get the point. With one slim magnetic case, Wallee can design a multitude of compatible mount options. In fact, if you step up your Kickstarter pledge, you can get some of them.

A $65 commitment nets adds a magnetic pivot stand to the case and disk option, making for a nice little desk mount that easily switches between portrait and landscape mode. For $70, you can forego the pivot stand and nab a car mount, while $105 gets you the whole package of mounts and 3 mounting disks. It’s not often I see third-party accessories for my Galaxy Nexus, so I think I’ll give this one a go; I’m tired of not having a mount or dock for my Android handset that will also work for my iPhone 4S!

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FreedomPop starts taking orders for 4G iPhone
sleeve

post from Apple on 10 May 2012 01:02:56 PM. © Apple

Though FreedomPop remains mysterious on exactly when its ?free? mobile broadband service will go live, it seems to be nearing a launch date. The company started selling it?s first product online, a WiMAX sleeve that fits over the iPhone 4 and 4S. FreedomPop also revealed a new wrinkle in its pricing ? or lack thereof. Instead of the 1 GB of free monthly data it originally advertised, customers will only get a guaranteed 500 MB, though it is providing mechanisms to boost your monthly allotment of gratis megabytes.

Some of you may be crying foul right now, but in fairness to FreedomPop, it has never said every customer will get an automatic 1 GB bucket every month ? at least not to us. In an interview with GigaOM in March, VP of marketing Tony Miller said FreedomPop aimed to give away a large block of free data each month, and while its target was 1 GB, it wasn?t set in stone. In addition, FreedomPop?s plan was to turn data into a digital currency, which customers could earn and trade. Customers could earn more megabytes by referring people to FreedomPop and by signing up for the carrier?s still unidentified value-added services. Also, customers who don?t use up their monthly data allotments can transfer their extra megabytes to friends.

The basic structure of its free data model is now starting to emerge. According to its Website, customers who order the iPhone sleeve will get 500 MB free each month, but it appears customers can increase the size of their free buckets to 1 GB a month, though FreedomPop isn?t saying how just yet. After customers use up their free buckets, they will be charged at a base rate of 1 cent per megabyte.

The Freedom Sleeve iPhone shell — which triples as a spare iPhone battery and a mobile hotspot — will tap into Clearwire?s WiMAX network so coverage will be limited to its 72-market footprint. While FreedomPop is taking pre-orders for the device online, it is also checking addresses to make sure you?re in a 4G market. That makes sense since FreedomPop doesn?t have a 3G — or any other — network to fall back on. You?re either in WiMAX coverage or you have no service.

The virtual operator is also scrapping the original deposit model it described. You buy the sleeve upfront for $99, though it seems that at any time you can return the sleeve in good condition for a refund, which amounts to the same thing. TechCrunch is reporting that FreedomPop is making the change for accounting reasons, allowing it to manage the device orders as revenue, not deposits.

When ordering the device, FreedomPop guarantees that you will receive your sleeve ?before the rest of the world.? That?s not terribly helpful, and the wait could wind up being a few months. FreedomPop has said it would go live in the third quarter, which begins July 1, and in a press release issued Thursday it said would launch its beta service sometime this summer.

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BetterZip 2

post from Daring Fireball on 10 May 2012 01:02:54 PM. © Daring Fireball

Haven’t mentioned BetterZip in a while, but it’s still my favorite compression/archive tool for Mac OS X, and version 2 added some sweet features like Quick Look. $20, worth every penny.

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Rainbow Train for iOS Teaches Kids All About
Colors

post from prMac on 10 May 2012 12:55:00 PM. © prMac

IQSoftware today announces the global availability of Rainbow Train: Teach Colors for iOS. With a unique user interface, Rainbow Train helps kids understand all about colors in an interactive manner. Over three game modes, ten colors, fifty objects and pronunciation of all colors make Rainbow Train a very educational App for kids. With an inspiring user gameplay and educational motive, Rainbow Train is highly recommended for kids wanting to learn more about colors.

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The innovative and beautiful game Simply Math has
been released

post from prMac on 10 May 2012 12:30:00 PM. © prMac

Simple Math is a noteworthy, well designed application for iPhone and iPad, which accomplishes the training of mental arithmetic on an entertaining way. Three game modes, e.g. multiplayer mode, allow having fun over a long time. No matter if the players are young or old - math professionals or math beginners - this app fits to everybody. The player has to correct inaccurate equations following a simple and well-designed memory system. This system trains the memory in a entertaining way.

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Dot Com Infoway Delivers An Insider's Look into
Mobile App Marketing

Dot Com Infoway, a leading provider of enterprise and mobile application solutions, Internet marketing and a wide range of other IT solutions, has released its infographic, titled "Apponomics: The World of Mobile Apps." As one of the foremost thought leaders in the mobile app marketplace, Dot Com Infoway's analysts share valuable insights in the informative graphic, including number of apps available and predicted revenues, average time spent on apps, and user loyalty.

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Try Tap Alarm Clock for Free

AppAnnex has announced release of the Lite version of its stylish and practical Tap Alarm Clock. Tired of fiddling with complicated settings trying to set an alarm clock? We have a simple solution for you - Tap Alarm Clock. The app offers a completely new, elegant, but at the same time, simple gesture driven interface! Stylish design solution simplifies setting an alarm down to just a couple of taps and swipes! Stylish design is complemented by the best in class feature set.

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Juggernaut: Revenge of Sovering Delivers
Turn-Based Carnage to iOS

Mail.Ru Games, the leading online games publisher for Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe, announces its triumphant arrival to the United States mobile scene with the release of Juggernaut: Revenge of Sovering for the iPhone and iPad. Featuring astounding 3D graphics that reveal the world of Haradan in uncompromising detail, the game dares players to defeat the evil Sovering, who has risen from dormancy to torment and annihilate the natives of mythical Haradan.

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