Strata is a colorful, relaxing puzzler with a unique personality
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 02:00 PM PST
 Strata is a puzzle game like none that I've ever played, and since I spend a good deal of my time specifically looking for unique puzzle games on the App Store, that's saying something. There are no fun little characters, no bright lights or flashy...
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The LPad, from MomCorp
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST
 After you buy an eyePhone, you may as well round out your Mom gadget collection with an LPad. [Photo credit: Felix Bernet]...
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The easiest way to get popular on the App Store
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST
 A good title is gold on the App Store. Along with the app's icon, the title is the first thing you notice about an app when it appears on your iPhone screen. Ever since Apple's decision to remove the "recently added" apps list, the title of a game is...
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Rumor Roundup: Making something from nothing
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST
 Jony Ive disappears from Apple's online executive list (Update 2x: Back, PR comment) (9to5 Mac) This is an all-time classic example of rumor blogs trying to make something out of absolutely nothing. Design guru Jony Ive temporarily disappeared from...
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Daily Deals for February 20, 2014, featuring Striiv: The World's First Smart Pedometer
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:30 AM PST
 It's time to save some of that hard-earned cash with our Daily Deals, featuring exclusive TUAW Deals, a handy list from Dealnews and our own handpicked iOS and OS X selections. TUAW's Daily Deals Striiv: The World's First Smart Pedometer [On sale...
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All I want for WWDC is...nothing
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:30 AM PST
 February may seem early to you to be strategizing about Apple WWDC announcements. For tech writers, it's crunch time. To plan books, posts, and other coverage, you try to anticipate how big a change is coming up and what areas will be affected. For...
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New and notable apps for iOS and OSX
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST
 It's always busy in the App Store with a never-ending flood of new apps landing on iOS and OS X. Take a few minutes and check out our list of stand-out titles from the past few weeks! If that's not enough, you can also follow our ongoing coverage of...
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WunderMap: The weather app gets a "wunderful" update
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST
 It seems like it was only yesterday that I was writing about Weather Underground's iOS WunderMap app. Today, the company announced the availability of a new universal version of the free application, bringing the weather mapping capability to iPhone...
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GameBoy, Square, Tesla and other news for Feb. 20, 2014
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST
 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told Bloomberg Television that the company has had "conversations" with Apple, but that he can't confirm if those conversations were about an acquisition, as has been rumored. In the interview Musk said that an acquisition of...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirms meeting with Apple, says acquisition "unlikely"
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST
 This past weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that representatives from Apple met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk. What made the story particularly intriguing is that Apple mergers and acquisitions specialist Adrian Perica was reportedly in...
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UpWord Notes is a useful new note-taking and task management app
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST
 UpWord Notes is a new note taking and reminders app from the Lau Brothers that focuses on convenience, allowing you to track important information easily and get things done quicker. UpWord is designed to make it easy for you to quickly jot down a...
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Daily App: BugDrug is a visual cheat sheet for prescribing antibiotics
Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:30 AM PST
 BugDrug was created as a cheat sheet for medical students and residents who needed a handy resource on prescribing antibiotics. The app is designed to help physicians-in-training learn which antibiotics are effective against which pathogenic...
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US gets its own iTunes Festival and other news from Feb. 19, 2014
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 10:15 PM PST
 Apple's iTunes Festival has been a UK mainstay for the past few years, but now the US is getting its own. Apple has announced its first US iTunes Festival to be held during SXSW in Austin, Texas. The festival, running from March 11-15, will feature...
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mPing lets you get involved in the weather, rather than just complain about it
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST
 mPing for iOS (free) is a unique weather app from the University of Oklahoma. The 'Ping' stands for Precipitation Identification Near the Ground. mPing is designed so that volunteers like you can make observations to crowdsource data to improve the...
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Voila screen recorder for OS X
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 05:00 PM PST
 OS X has a number of handy screen capture tools built in. There are standard keyboard shortcuts for capturing still images and QuickTime Player can capture basic screen recordings. However, sometimes you need a little more from your capture tools...
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Apple, Google, and other tech companies made a secret pact to keep employee salaries low while making billions
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 04:00 PM PST
 In theory, the tech world is supposed to be a bastion of freedom -- people with the best ideas are recruited by the best people to build the best products. Libertarians often point to Silicon Valley as an example of how the free market can set people...
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Daily Update for February 19, 2014
Posted: 19 Feb 2014 03:30 PM PST
 It's the TUAW Daily Update, your source for Apple news in a convenient audio format. You'll get some the top Apple stories of the day in three to five minutes for a quick review of what's happening in the Apple world. You can listen to today's...
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