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Adobe Lightroom 4 hits Mac App Store

Chris Davies, May 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Adobe Lightroom 4 has arrived in the Mac App Store, the first time the photo management and editing software has been distributed through Apple's official download center for OS X. Announced alongside Adobe Creative Suite 6, Lightroom 4 supports not only reviewing of raw photos from your camera but basic editing - including tweaks such as black & white conversion, highlight/shadow recovery, and one-click exposure and contrast adjustment - and social network sharing. Read The Full Story

Mac App Store hits 10,000 Apps: here’s the best

Chris Burns, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

As the Mac App Store passed 1 year in business earlier this year, so too has the store this month passed the 10,000 applications - with some surprising entries sitting at the top of the charts this week. Some unsurprising entries into each of the three "top" lists on the Mac App Store are Apple-made apps OS X Lion, iPhoto, and Keynote. You'll find several apps you may have never heard of before today as well, especially in the "Top Free" section of the store. This digital app store is distributed with all Mac OS X installs, and takes cues from the iTunes App Store on how the software business is evolving to a click-and-download model as fast as you can say environmentalism. Read The Full Story

Apple Design Awards 2012 nominations open

Rue Liu, Apr 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple has begun accepting nominations for the 2012 Apple Design Awards for well-designed, state of the art, and innovative apps. The awards have been based on different criteria every year since Apple began the tradition back in 1996. This year the nominees are limited to apps distributed through the App Store or the Mac App Store. Read The Full Story

Apple announces Developer ID system for app security beyond the Mac App Store

Rue Liu, Feb 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple announced a new program today called Developer ID that will allow third-party developers to distribute apps outside of the Mac App Store, while keeping things safe for consumers. The move comes after Apple introduced a new Gatekeeper feature in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, which only allows users to install apps from the Mac App Store in order to safeguard against malicious software. Read The Full Story

Developers cautiously convinced by Apple Gatekeeper

Chris Davies, Feb 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple began its Mountain Lion Gatekeeper charm-offensive with developers last week, it's been revealed, though there remain concerns around whether non-Mac App Store apps will get the same advantages as those released through the official download store. Developers Panic have documented Apple's outreach efforts, co-founder Cabel Sasser having been invited to a preview session with Mountain Lion earlier in February, where the Cupertino company was keen to reassure him that it has no plans to make the Mac App Store the only way to get apps in OS X. Read The Full Story

Snapseed Desktop hits Mac App Store, coming to Android

Chris Davies, Jan 12th 2012 Discuss [2]

Apple-vaunted iOS image editing app Snapseed has launched on the Mac App Store, with the company promising an Android version is in the pipeline for release soon. Originally launched for the iPhone and iPad, and winning App of the Year 2011 in the process,, Snapseed Desktop for Mac is now available for OS X priced at $19.99. Read The Full Story

Mac App Store passes 100m downloads

Chris Davies, Dec 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple’s Mac App Store has hurtled past the 100m downloads point, less than a year after throwing open its doors to OS X users. Launching on January 6 2011 as Apple’s method-of-choice for getting new software onto MacBook, iMac and Mac Pro machines, the Mac App Store follows in the wake of the App Store for iOS, which is already seeing 1bn downloads per month.

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OS X Lion Sold Over 1 Million Copies In First Day

Rue Liu, Jul 21st 2011 Discuss [2]

Apple proudly announced that its OS X Lion, which was released yesterday, has already sold more than 1 million copies. The major OS revamp retails for $29.99 and is only available by download through the Mac App Store. This means the company raked in just under $30 million on the first day. Read The Full Story

Apple Killing Off More Boxed Software From Stores

Rue Liu, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [14]

Apple today released OS X Lion to the masses, but only allowed customers to download the major OS revamp via the Mac App Store---no boxed versions were offered in Apple retail stores. This will be the fate of many Mac applications starting today as the company aims to purge all boxed software from its retail stores. Read The Full Story

Mac OS X Lion available now!

Chris Davies, Jul 20th 2011 Discuss [3]

Apple has released OS X Lion, the latest update to the company’s Mac platform. Boasting over 250 new features along with a performance boost, Lion borrows some of the gloss of the iOS platform and pulls it over to the desktop, as Apple reduces the gap between the two.

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Apple Confirms OS X Lion To Launch On Mac App Store This Wednesday

Rue Liu, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [2]

It's official, Apple's OS X Lion and revamped MacBook Airs will indeed be hitting stores this week---tomorrow, to be exact. During Apple's Q3 earnings call today, Apple Chief Operating officer Peter Oppenheimer confirmed that OS X Lion will be available on the Mac App Store starting this Wednesday and that revamped MacBook Airs will be arriving at the same time with OS X Lion pre-installed. Read The Full Story

Apple Issues Refunds After Final Cut Pro X Complaints

Rue Liu, Jun 28th 2011 Discuss [3]

When Apple first previewed the next-gen flagship film editing software, Final Cut Pro X, back in April, it was touted as a "jaw-dropping" completely revamped 64-bit masterpiece. And, all for an amazing never before seen low price. However, since its debut last week, loyal users that went for the upgrade have indeed jaw-dropped but not in a good way. Luckily, many that complained were able to get refunds, something not typical of Mac App Store sales. Read The Full Story