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Kindle 4 Mac updated

March 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment · software news

I’ve just heard over on MobileRead that Amazon have updated the Kindle4Mac reading app. I don’t have a Mac so I cannot confirm this. Here are some of the improvements in the latest update: Use the built-in dictionary to seamlessly look up the definitions of English words without interrupting your reading. Real page numbers for [...]

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Apple Pulled Pirated App from Mac Store

February 9th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news

Last week I reported on a pirated app that showed up in the Mac Store. The app in question is called Lugaru, and it was created by Wolfire Games. I have an update for you. Wolfire Games reported last night that the pirated app was no longer listed in the Mac Store, but they still [...]

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Pirated app shows up in the Mac Store and Apple don’t care

February 3rd, 2011 · 1 Comment · app store news

I just came across a blog post by Wolfire Games, an app developer. They recently uploaded their first game to the Mac Store, and much to their surprise a pirated copy was already in the store.

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Where’s the iBooks app in the Mac App Store?

January 12th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news

You can get the Kindle4Mac app in the App Store but you can’t get iBooks. Does that make any sense to you? Okay, I know this means they don’t have the app ready for distribution, but don’t you think this is the one app that had to be in the app store on launch day? [...]

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Apple Mac Store is now live

January 6th, 2011 · 3 Comments · app store news

The Mac Store is now live. You can now download and buy apps for your Mac from your Mac. If you’re interested, it’s included in the latest OSX update. I’ll give you 10 to 1 odds that OS 11 will be set to only let you install apps from the Mac Store. But what about [...]

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Kindle 4 Mac updated

October 19th, 2010 · No Comments · software news

Amazon just uploaded a new version of Kindle for Mac reading app. They’ve made a number of improvements including supports for notes and highlights (finally). They also added a multi-comlumn reading mode and a new and improved look which, according to Scott McNulty of Macworld: to this blogger’s eye, looks more ‘Mac like’ (I can’t [...]

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Kindle for Mac Released

March 18th, 2010 · No Comments · software news

Amazon just announced it today. From the press release: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced “Kindle for Mac,” a free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their Mac computers. The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) currently offers over 450,000 books, including New Releases and 102 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers, [...]

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