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Saga 12 and the story of the four failures

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 a 9:17 pm

Recently a story on Image Comics claimed Apple's App Store "banned" a comic book, Saga 12, from a comic book app, Comics by comiXology, for content reasons. An uproar followed that story so closely that it actually seemed to overtake it at times. The original story turned out to be incorrect. According to comiXology, they assumed Apple would have a problem with the content and so decided on their own not to release it. They were wrong. Apple was fine with it. They subsequently released it. Though the original story still hasn't been updated to reflect any of that, a new story has been posted on Image Comics addressing the matter. So what does this all tell us?

Mail Pilot for iPhone and iPad review: turn your inbox into a productivity powerhouse

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 a 9:00 am

There are lots of alternative mail clients available in the App Store and Mail Pilot for iPhone and iPad is the newest addition. While the workflow concepts are simliar to that of apps like Mailbox, the overall interface and design is rather different. Not to mention, Mail Pilot supports an array of clients including both Gmail and iCloud.

I backed Mail Pilot in its infancy stages last summer when it started out as a Kickstarter project. It was a great idea and I'm excited to finally give it the review treatment and find out whether or not it really was worth the wait.

Mini Display review: Use your iPhone or iPad as a 2nd display for your Mac.

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Apr 11, 2013 a 2:20 am

Mini Display is a new app by Edovia that converts your iPhone or iPad into a second display for your Mac. Need extra screen space for your Twitter client or a place for your Photoshop palettes? Then Mini Display may be the perfect solution.

$12.99 - Download now

Betting against Apple: Why stock swarms only work when we let them

By Chris Umiastowski, Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 a 10:33 pm

Earlier this week, Mal Spooner from Money wrote a piece about the swarming of Apple stock. In the article, he equates street swarming -- when a gang surrounds and often attacks an unsuspecting victim -- to the swarming of a stock by short sellers. The main difference, he suggests, is that in a street swarming there is no real motive. Yet in a short-seller swarming, the motive is to rob investors by driving the stock price down.

Mark Kawano talks Adobe, Apple, how best to beta test, hamburgers and basements, and flat vs. rich design

By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 a 8:12 pm

Mark Kawano, former user experience evangelist at Apple, talks to Marc and Rene about working at Adobe on Photoshop, at Frog on client work, at Apple on Aperture and iPhoto, on presenting your ideas, how best to beta test, and about the proper time and place for everything from hamburgers and basements to flats and textures.

Here's the audio, again, in case you missed it. And now, for the first time, here's the full transcript! (Yes, we're doing transcripts now!)

Mittens for iPhone and iPad review: Meet Disney's new feline-powered puzzler

By Leanna Lofte, Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 a 2:47 pm

Mittens is a new physics-based puzzle game by Disney where you must help Mittens the cat travel the world to collect milk, balloons, and other gifts to give to Mia, the girl cat he's in love with you. Collecting these gifts is no easy feat for Mittens; he must fly through the air, slide across buildings, swing on trapezes, and avoid enemies all while also trying to get 3 diamonds along the way.

$0.99 - Download now

Instashare review: Transfer files between your iPhone, iPad, and Mac instantly

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013 a 11:53 am

Instashare lets you quickly and easily transfer video files, music files, PDF presentations, and more between iPhone, iPad, and Mac over local Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth. There's no pairing or fancy setup needed. As long as two or more devices are running Instashare in the same area, you're good to go.

ProCollage for iPhone review: combine your photos into beautiful collages

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 a 5:03 pm

ProCollage for iPhone is a photography app that gives you the ability to create beautiful collages featuring your photos. I know, there's a million collage apps in the Apps Store, but ProCollage offers some unique features like a FreeStyle mode and panoramic strips of images.

$1.99 - Download now

Iterate 44: Mark Kawano and evangelizing experience

By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 a 2:15 pm

My Recipe Book 3.0 review: keep your cooking recipes synced between iPhone and iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, Apr 9, 2013 a 11:11 am

My Recipe Book is a cooking app that lets you store and organize recipes you find into one convenient location -- your iPhone or iPad. With the new KitchenSync introduced in My Recipe Book 3.0, you can actually now store all those recipes on as many devices as you want.