June 2, 2011, Macintosh product updates

Macintosh product updates and announcements for June 2, 2011:
Software
Zoo Entertainment, Inc has announced plans for its indiePub label to release Kona’s Crate, a physics-based title, this summer for the PC, Mac, Android and iOS devices. Kona’s Crate is a physics-based game in which players need to help deliver a crate of celestial supplies to Kona, a star hungry mystic waiting on his island. The crate rests on a jet-powered platform, which players must cleverly maneuver to complete their delivery on time.
Praised on PC for its lush visuals, sharp writing and quirky story, adventure game The Next BIG Thing, the spiritual successor to the million-selling Runaway series created by Pendulo Studios, releases today for Mac through digital download on the official online store, MacApp Store, Steam as well as on all the other major Mac distribution platforms. The game takes you on a wild adventure set in an alternate version of classic Hollywood, where monsters and humans live side by side. To solve the unbelievable case, you take the helm as unlikely journalist duo Dan Murray and Liz Allaire, searching the environment for clues and chatting up witnesses. The visuals shine with HD graphics up to 1920x1080 resolution in a gorgeous hand-drawn style. With funny dialogue, an incredible cast of monsters and imaginative puzzles, adventure fans will want to play The Next BIG Thing straight away.
G5 Entertainment has released the new time management title for Mac, Stand o’ Food 3. The sequel to the most popular burger-serving game comes with all new graphics, music, customers, products, devices and special levels. Riding the wave of success in his hometown, Ronnie the Chef extends the operations of Stand o’ Food chain to Tinseltown, where he meets Nikki and Mr. Clarence, and disrupts revenge plans of evil Mr. Torg.
Tagtraum Industries has announced beaTunes 3, an update to the popular music library management and music analysis tool for Mac OS X and Windows. beaTunes lets music lovers take control of their library. It helps to enforce spelling rules, finding miscategorized songs, duplicates, fix faulty sort names, etc. The new release features superior musical key detection, improved library inspection, a complete UI overhaul and support for non-iTunes music collections.
Chris Mayer has announced Brain App 1.5 for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Using tried and tested techniques, Brain App presents a variety of rapid-fire math problems in quick succession to exercise the brain. There are now 15 brain exercise modes in five exercise types. The result of more than a year research and development, version 1.5 brings cross-platform synchronisation between iOS and Mac, along with exciting new social features powered by the Brain App website.
Bundleecious has announced today its new bundle, including 10 premium apps for Mac at 90% off. This new bundle of amazing Mac applications include Disk Drill Pro, Cashculator, Elasty, Minco, Folx Pro, Radio Gaga, iPliz, ePic, iMagePhone Pro and WhatSize. Bundleecious is an indie bundle which aims to present innovative offers for all Mac-users. This incredible offer will expire on 12th of June. Don’t miss it!
iDevGames is set to kick off the largest Mac game programming contest on the planet. The sixth running of the uDevGames Mac game development contest is set to begin on July 1st, giving the developers three months to design, create, and polish their games, including all coding, graphics, and sound. The entire Mac gaming community is invited to follow the progress of these games as they are being created, play them when they are finished, and vote for the “Best Overall Game.”
The Pixelmator Team has unveiled Pixelmator 2.0, a major upgrade of the groundbreaking image editing tool that provides everything needed to create, edit, and enhance still images. Pixelmator 2.0, codenamed Chameleon, features drawing tools, Content-Aware technology-based Fill, a Healing Tool, new retouching tools, a Smudge Tool, and more. The new, full-featured and precise drawing tools in Pixelmator allow users to easily add, create and edit vector shapes.
Freeway 5.5 Express, is now available in Apple MacApp Store. This is a unique opportunity to take advantage of a fantastic discount on The Mac website authoring tool. Design, build and maintain great sites and never have to write code. Freeway, famous for its visual design model, ease-of-use and clean efficient standards-compliant code generation, is the tool of choice for Mac users who prefer to focus on their design, not the code.
Nulana has announced Flexiglass 1.2, an update to their popular application for extraordinary convenient window management on a Mac. Flexiglass enables some of the OS X missing features, like Linux style Alt-Dragging and Windows 7 Snap feature. Flexiglass was selected by Apple in their New & Noteworthy category and has been in What’s Hot for over a month. Version 1.2 brings new features to Flexiglass such as new screen layouts and ability to restore window to its original position.
SweetP Productions has announced Cookie 1.7, an update to their popular cookie and browser history management utility for Mac OS X. Cookie helps you to manage exactly who can access information about your online activities. It scans your computer for all types of Cookies, from all the top browsers, and is easily configured to remove all unwanted/tracking-advertising cookies. Cookie is super easy to use, just configure it once, and take control of your sensitive personal information.
Elite Mac Care is a unique service for those switching from Windows to Mac or simply needing help. Instruction can range from basic operations, all the way up to trouble shooting common issues. Elite Mac Care also offers purchasing help when buying a new Mac, guiding you through the maze of models, services, and warranties. This service comes with a free one-hour Getting Started lesson for your new Mac. The company offers fast, prompt, and extremely reasonable pricing for our services.
MacFriendly has announced their new Bundle just for Mac users. The bundle includes the latest version of 10 downloadable applications, including HDRtist Pro, Data Recovery for Mac, CrossOver Mac Professional, WebDesign, Logo Design Studio Pro 2, Video Studio Express for Mac, Captain FTP 6.2, RoboPostman, Diagrammix, Client Folder Maker 3.5. Great software at an amazing price. Available for a limited time, the Bundle represents a savings of over 85% off the list prices.
Graphic Node has announced an update to its Stills pack of images for Apple’s iWork. With the addition of 50 brand new 3D objects, the Stills collection now contains an impressive selection of 700 images. Stills subjects range from office stationery and medical appliances to food, with a sizable selection of fruits and appliances. With Stills, users can decorate presentations, invitations, Web pages, posters, newsletters, and a variety of other documents.
MacXDVD Software has announced a buy-one-get-one-free offer on all their products. Consumers can get MacX iPhone Mounter for free after buying any of their products. With the assistance of the free gift, MacX iPhone Mounter, it is easy to backup movie, TV show, video, music, podcast, playlist, ebook, etc on iPhone, iPod, iPad to Mac and mount iPhone as hard disk drive to transfer files as well. This offer is only valid for Mac users for a limited time.
TidBITS Publishing Inc. has announced the latest title in the Take Control series: Take Control of TextExpander, by Mac expert Michael E. Cohen. In the ebook, Cohen helps readers take full advantage of the power of TextExpander 3, an award-winning text expansion utility from Smile with a 5-star rating in the Mac App Store.

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