App Updates

You can now choose to have iWork software preinstalled on your Mac via Apple Store app

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Aug 2, 2012 a 3:41 pm

The Apple Store app for iOS has been updated with the option to have Pages, Keynote, and Numbers pre-installed on any MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, or Mac Pro. When you order your new Mac you can choose to have the software installed prior to you receiving the computer.

Gmail issues an update to their iOS app

By Allyson Kazmucha, Wednesday, Dec 14, 2011 a 1:30 pm

The official Gmail blog just posted a pretty lengthy entry explaining the changes to their newly updated Gmail app for iOS. While the update doesn't seem to be a huge one, it does bring some much wanted additions -

WeatherPro update hits, brings iCloud support and increased radar support

By Jared DiPane, Thursday, Oct 13, 2011 a 11:10 am

No one likes when their favorite application is left out of the update party, and the folks behind WeatherPro didn't want you to feel that way either. An update has hit the AppStore for WeatherPro users that enables iCloud support for those of you who have updated to iOS 5 along with increased radar support. Knowing the weather for the day ahead is always pretty important to many of us, no one likes to walk out of the door in their finest of clothing and step right into the middle of a wild thunderstorm, do they?

Daily Tip: How to link directly to an App Store app update page

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Jul 1, 2011 a 10:30 pm

If you're a developer wondering how to link users directly to the App Store update page for your app, you're in luck, Gabe has posted the URL format up on Stack Overflow.

Turns out the phobos links do still work and you can link directly to the update page using this URL format:

itms-apps://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftwareUpdate?id=[APPID]&mt=8

Of course replacing the [APPID] with your own app id, not including the brackets. This will link directly to the latest update for the app, instead of the main app page.

It should work on-device for an app with a waiting update. If you give it a try, let us know how it goes and if you have any other developer tips for us, send them in!

Angry Birds updated with 15 new levels

By Leanna Lofte, Thursday, Jun 16, 2011 a 9:24 am

Even with the introduction of Angry Birds Rio, the original Angry Birds continues to receive updates. Today's update brings 15 new levels and allows unlimited use of the Mighty Eagle after a single purchase.

Mine and Dine: a new cave themed episode begins with 15 new levels!
Find all the collectible jewels!
Use hanging stalactites to pop those pesky burrowing piggies!
Any particular levels stonewalling your progress? We tweaked a couple of them to spare you a few gray hairs!
Mighty Eagle still in business: Buy once, unlimited use!

If you pick this one up, let us know what you think!

Tweetbot update brings Twitter Photos support

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Jun 10, 2011 a 11:56 am

Tweetbot — A Twitter Client with Personality, has received a big update today. It includes support for Twitter Photos, Pinboard, Bit.ly Pro, Instapaper, and much more!

Angry Birds Rio updated, 15 new levels

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, Jun 7, 2011 a 10:59 pm

Angry Birds Rio has been updated with 15 new levels and a new bird type.

A whole new episode! It's time to Samba!
15 all new levels
New bird type

We know how much you love your Angry Birds, so if you get a chance to take a break from getting 3 stars on the new levels and mastering the technique of the new bird, come back and let us know what you think!

[$0.99 for iPhone - iTunes link] [$2.99 for iPad - iTunes link]

Square app gets updated for iPhone and iPad

By Allyson Kazmucha, Monday, May 23, 2011 a 2:27 pm

Square is a mobile payment system that was started by one of the co-founders of Twitter, Jack Dorsey. It has built a lot of momentum recently and a ton of small businesses have adopted it because of its flexibility, ease of use, and straight forward fee policy. I use it for my own business and actually just chose it as my pick of the week.

Square just received a rather significant update that allows business owners to showcase their products through a feature called "virtual shelves". While the update makes its way to both iPhone and iPad, you'll notice more differences in the iPad version. The iPhone version has a re-designed UI but virtual shelves is currently only available to iPad Square users. You can now add product variations and sort items into shelves. Hit the jump for a complete list of changes and more screens!

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TiPb Asks: Do you update your apps?

By Georgia, Friday, Apr 22, 2011 a 10:04 am

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Do you update your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad apps? It might sound like a strange questions given Apple's easy "Update All" button, but not everybody does. At least, I don't. I never update an app unless it's added a new feature or game level I want, or fixes a bug that I care about. I'm not a slacker -- okay, I'm not just a slacker -- I've had apps that worked perfectly in the past be totally ruined by a bad update, be it a horrible new feature or a really buggy release. So now I leave well enough alone and don't update until I have to.

Am I the in the minority here? Do all of you update religiously or are some of you more hesitant (or lazy!) like me? At the moment I have 51 app updates pending for my iPhone 4, how many do you have?

Camera+ for iPhone brings 'Clarity'

By Leanna Lofte, Tuesday, Mar 29, 2011 a 11:08 pm

The photo editing iPhone app Camera+ released a big update today that brings Clarity, a new feature that automagically brings drastic improvement to your photos.

We created Clarity to help turn all the shots you take into perfect photos. Clarity analyzes your photos and makes several intelligent adjustments that magically bring out details and breathe life into dull photos. There’s no need to futz with complicated and confusing controls… behind the scenes, we do all that and more for you through innovative “smart-processing”.

Other features include: