Mac App Store

Just as the official Apple App Store for iOS has an unofficial Cydia counterpart, so will the Mac App Store, according to Cydia developer Jay "saurik" Freeman. Speaking at the 360|MacDev conference late last week, Freeman confirmed that a Mac-based version of Cydia should be available within a few weeks. Unlike Apple's official software store for OS X machines, Cydia won't have limits on things like in-app payments.

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Apple's Mac App Store will launch without support for either in-app payments or Game Center, according to information the company has confirmed to developers. According to 9 to 5 Mac, the new OS X software store will not enable developers to distribute free or paid apps in which further features or functionality can later be unlocked; meanwhile, Game Center - Apple's online multiplayer social gaming network - will also be absent.

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Oh my goodness, did you know that Rovio pulls in $1 Million bucks a month just in advertising revenue for their Angry Birds Android version? Oh man, did you know tomorrow is the first day you'll be able to pre order a Notion Ink Adam? How about the new Google Chrome OS Cr-48 notebook, did you know you can get one for free (just so long as you answer some well-placed questions)? There's a LOT of things you're about to learn, all of it on SlashGear Morning Wrap-Up!

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If you are a massive fan of applications on your iPad and iPhone that happens to use a Mac computer, you were probably excited by the fact that Mac computers are getting their own App Store. A new rumor is circulating that pegs the launch date for that new App Store for Macs as only a few weeks away.

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