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Six awesome first person shooters for the Mac you should play right now

By Peter Cohen, Friday, May 10, 2013 a 5:05 pm

The weekend's here and if you're worried about being bored, here are some games you can play on your Mac. This time around I'm focusing on some of my favorite first person shooters (FPSs) that are currently available for the Mac platform, ranging in price from free to not free. Locked and loaded? Good. Here we go...

Best Mother's Day apps for iPhone and iPad

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, May 10, 2013 a 11:58 am

Mother's Day is less than a week away, and you might be stressing about what to do for Mom. Fret no more; we've got some great ways you can use your iPhone or iPad to honor Mom, this Sunday. Be it with flowers, cards, scrapbooks, food, or drinks, iMore's got you covered. Let's put your favorite device to work and use it to make Mom feel extra special this Mother's Day.

Paragraphs for Mac review: Easy markdown and static website creation all in one

By Allyson Kazmucha, Friday, May 10, 2013 a 11:54 am

Paragraphs for Mac is a new markdown editor available in the Mac App Store that allows you to write your posts in markdown, including embedding images, and easily export them for publishing on your own via FTP. Not only does Paragraphs export your posts, it creates an entire site for upload.

Apple's two-step verification now enabled in Canada, additional countries

By Richard Devine, Friday, May 10, 2013 a 10:40 am

Apple's two-step verification service first rolled out in March, though only to a limited number of countries. Anyone outside the U.S, UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand was out of luck, but as 9to5Mac reports, the service has just been switched on in a host of new locations.

Microsoft exec says they want iTunes for Windows 8, but Apple just isn't into it

By Richard Devine, Friday, May 10, 2013 a 6:26 am

Not surprisingly, Microsoft wants Apple to create a Windows 8 version of iTunes. Apple already makes a version of iTunes that runs just fine on Windows 8, but it's an old-style "desktop app" not a new-style "Windows 8 app". Not that that seems to be bothering Apple in the slightest. According to CNN Money:

How to redeem gift cards and app promo codes straight from your iPhone and iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, May 9, 2013 a 2:55 pm

If you've received an iTunes, iBooks, or App Store gift card, or received a promo code for a specific app, they can all be redeemed either using iTunes on your computer or straight from your iPhone and iPad. Regardless what kind of gift card you have, they all spend the same and can be redeemed the same way. Follow along and we'll show you how to cash them in directly from your iPhone or iPad.

Delicious Library 3 review: Catalog your life, share it with friends, and loan items out

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, May 9, 2013 a 2:19 pm

Delicious Library allows you to categorize pretty much your entire life and keep a running inventory of virtually anything you own. This can include books, movies, music, games, gadgets, and more. With built-in Amazon support, you can find virtually anything to add to your library or just scan bar codes in order to add items. Friends that use Delicious Library can view your library and you can use it to track who you've loaned things to and when you'd like them back.

The Loop Magazine: The long-form Loop you've been waiting for!

By Rene Ritchie, Thursday, May 9, 2013 a 10:07 am

I've been bitching to Jim Dalrymple of The Loop for years that, as much as I liked his and Peter Cohen's highly curated, Apple-, web-, music-, and gaming-centric link-list style, I missed their longer form pieces, the kind I remembered fondly from Macworld. Jim, of course, laughed. You might well know Jim's laugh. It's equal parts hilarious and bone-chilling. That laugh. Then, one day, he called me and said I could stop my bitching. He had a plan. He was going to start The Loop Magazine. So, how'd it turn out?

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Pixelmator for Mac gets a major update, over 100 new features and improvements

By Richard Devine, Thursday, May 9, 2013 a 6:53 am

Popular Mac photo editing application Pixelmato, has just received a major update pushed out via the Mac App Store. The Pixelmator team has been teasing the update -- known as 2.2 Blueberry -- in recent days on their blog, but today it has pushed out complete with over 100 new features and improvements.

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Keep up with the 2013 FA Cup final on your iPhone, iPad and Mac

By Richard Devine, Thursday, May 9, 2013 a 3:58 am

Saturday May 11 sees the 2013 FA Cup come to a climax, with the final taking place at London's Wembley Stadium. The FA Cup is one of the worlds oldest, and greatest football tournaments -- that's the real football by the way, with the round ball -- and draws huge interest from all around the world. In the UK of course, the FA Cup is a massive occasion. We can't all be at the game, or watching on television, but with our iPhone's, iPad's and even Mac's, we can keep up to the minute with all the action. Read on for a selection of the best, though please do bear in mind that some content could be limited to those of us in the UK.