It has been busy in the App Store with a bunch of app updates landing on iOS and OS X. Grab a cup of joe and check out our list of notable updates from the week or so.
iOS Updates
KitCam [iPhone, Category: Photography & Video, $0.99] KitCam is a virtual camera kit that contains an amazing assortment of lenses, films, and frames. Version 1.3 brings the following changes:
Launching and resuming KitCam is much faster.
Crashes on launch due to resuming taking too long has been resolved.
Instagram tags.
Sound effect is now played when starting and stopping video or timelapse recording.
Camera hardware and software information have been added to photo EXIF data.
Battery warnings and other notifications will no longer stop video and timelapse recordings.
Single shutter button will fire on release rather than on press when in non continuous mode.
Timelapse recordings now give better indication of when they are actively recording.
Crooked horizon level when using the stabilizer mode has been fixed.
Default email subject and message can now be set from the Email settings on the settings screen.
Default Twitter share message can be set from the Twitter settings on the settings screen.
Increased the maximum video upload size for those devices that have more available memory.
Auto archived videos now get named properly instead of being named as if they were photos.
Loads more minor visual bugs fixed.
PDF Expert - Fill forms, annotate PDFs [iPad, Category: Productivity, $9.99] PDF Expert lets you read and annotate PDF documents, highlight text, make notes, and more. Version 4.5 brings the following changes:
Annotate images
Full screen reading Performance improvements
TrueMetronome [iOS Universal, Category: Music, $2.99] TrueMetronome's unique engine creates perfect beats with zero latency. Version 1.1 brings the following changes:
Louder sound
Minor bugs fixed
Poster - a WordPress blog editor [iOS Universal, Category: Social Networking, $2.99] Easily and quickly post to and manage your WordPress blog. Version 2.0 brings the following changes:
Support for custom post types. Enable them for any WordPress.org blog within the settings.
Poster is now localized for English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish
Edit a post's excerpt
Set posts as sticky
Edits to published posts can now be saved locally before re-publishing
Insert images at a specific location in a post by tapping and holding in the editor
Option to remove a post's featured image
Re-order your blogs within the interface
Improved URL scheme with support for a callback URL
PlayBox Live [iPhone, Category: Music, Free] PlayBox is a Music Social network that allows you to enjoy & discover new music trends. Version 2.0 is an all new version with social features like:
Follow your friend's activity on PlayBox.
Get the most popular playlists worldwide.
Discover the top new music videos watched worldwide.
See what videos are being played by your friends
Share videos you watch to your Facebook Timeline & Twitter account.
See what playlists & albums your friends are playing.
Dear old users, this is a new app just for you. unfortunately this update will erase all your old playlists, so please back them up in the settings screen.
Instant: The Polaroid Instant Camera [iPhone, Category: Photography & Video, $0.99] Instant, the popular Polaroid app on Mac and iPad, has finally come to iPhone. Version 1.0.2 brings the following changes:
Fixed the critical bug that sometimes text was repositioned when saved or exported
Hogworld: Gnart's Adventure [iOS Universal, Category: Books, $4.99] Hogworld is an interactive story about the adventures of a shy little hogbunny named Gnart. Version 1.5 brings the following changes:
Fixed Minor and Major Bug Issues
NEW User Interface, rebuild from the ground up.
2 New Chapters.
1 New Minigame.
In-App Developer Feedback system.
Redesigned gameplay features
More understandable Intro sequence.
New App Icon, Title Opening and More.
Cut The Rope [iPhone, Category: Games, $0.99] Cut the rope to feed candy to little monster Om Nom. Version 2.1 brings the following changes:
New Steam Box with 25 new levels, featuring a fun new way to get candy into Om Nom's mouth.
Cut The Rope HD [iPhone, Category: Games, $3.99] Cut the rope to feed candy to little monster Om Nom. The HD version for the iPad was also updated with the changes noted above.
Angry Birds Space [iPhone, Category: Games, $0.99] Angry Birds floating in a strange new galaxy - surrounded by space pigs. Version 1.4.0 brings the following changes:
Make a splash in 30 NEW LEVELS.
Get ready for the ultimate underwater boss level.
Three-star levels for 3 new bonus levels.
Use Flock of Birds for a pack of destruction.
Create black holes with Space Egg.
Expand the pigs with Pig Puffer.
Check back daily for a free power-up.
Power-up specific leaderboards in addition to regular leaderboards.
Angry Birds Space HD [iPad, Category: Games, $2.99] Angry Birds floating in a strange new galaxy - surrounded by space pigs. The HD version for the iPad was also updated with the changes noted above.
OS X Updates
Tweetdeck [OS X, Category: Social Networking, Free] TweetDeck makes it easier for publishers, marketers and power users to track real-time conversations on popular social networks. Version 2.3.1 brings the following changes:
Performance upgrade for displaying multiple high-velocity columns
Embed this Tweet right from the Tweet itself, for use in blogs and webpages
Introduction of a new search box with Typeahead and People Search
Ability to reduce the app window to 2 columns
Lively Logic [OS X, Category: Productivity, $49.99] Lively Logic helps you analyze data and present it in beautiful graphs and charts. Version 1.1 brings the following changes:
This version adds support for trend lines, automatic axis scaling, and panning and resizing graphs by dragging their axes.
It also improves the speed and reliability of data importing and updates the interface for Retina displays.
Tweetbot [OS X, Category: Social Networking, $19.99] Tweetbot is a full-featured Mac OS X Twitter client with a lot of personality. Version 1.1.1 brings the following changes:
Fixed persistent crasher that could happen after a system crash
Fixed issue where you couldn't use the shift key in a global hot key
Fixed issue where pressing global new tweet hot key would not make app active if needed
Fixed smart quotes
Fixed page up/down keys now stop on tweet row boundaries
Fixed missing sounds for some user interface actions
Fixed bug dragging main or secondary windows over main menu to get to another screen (really this time)
App updates you don't want to miss -- January 16 edition originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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