New and updated apps: Skype, Happy Street, Toast Titanium 12 and more!

Every day dozens and dozens of new and updated apps and games hit the iOS and Mac App Stores. It's impossible to keep up with them all, but it's not impossible to pick out the very best. Here they are! Today we've got updates to popular apps like Skype and Kindle, new content for the lovable city building game Happy Street, a new version of the long-running Mac CD/DVD burning software Toast Titanium and much more!

New and updated iOS apps

  • Despicable Me Minion Rush: Control Gru's minions through this endless runner. Adds new Jelly Lab adventure. Bugs fixes and optimizations. Free - Download now

  • Skype 5.2.1: Popular voice, video and chat service. General improvements. Free - Download now

  • Target 6.6.2: Shop and save at the department store, find stores near you and more. User interface/experience improvements. Free - Download now

  • JetBlue 2.7.1: Book flights, get flight status info, view mobile boarding passes and more for the popular budget airline. App crashes and other bugs fixed. Free - Download now

  • Happy Street 2.6.100: Create a city filled with cartoon animal characters. Adds new Paris theme with new shops, decorations and more. Free - Download now

  • Kindle 4.4: Read Amazon Kindle ebooks on your iOS device. Adds new features including sync to the most recent page read; add placeholders; notes export; and Wikipedia smart lookup. Free - Download now

New and updated Mac apps

  • Toast Titanium 12.0: The latest edition of Roxio's software to burn CDs and DVDs. Adds Live Screen Capture mode, burn HD videos on standard DVDs, enhanced custom profiles, faster video conversions, improved disc cataloging. $99 - Download now

  • Echoes: Turn your Mac network into a PA system; make voice announcements to one or many people. $9.99 - Download now

More apps and updates?

If you try any of the apps or updates, let me know how they work for you. If you got any new or updated apps today that you loved, but don't see here, let us know about them!

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