The 2008 Best App Ever Awards nominees have now been announced and the voting is open. Sponsored by 148Apps, the inaugural competition is the first iPhone OS Application achievement awards to recognize the best iPhone apps and games released in the iTunes App Store in 2008. The goal is to help publicize the very best apps available, not just the best-selling apps.
MacMod is repositioning itself in order to better serve Mac users looking for a place to socialize and learn with other Mac users. In this world of social networking MacMod recognizes the need to bring the powerful community building features of sites like Facebook and MySpace into the smaller more intimate niche that is the Mac community. MacMod will be blending these features with useful Mac-related content including software tools, modification guides, system specs, icons sets, and more.
Gotow.net is pleased to announce the release of Mathomatic, the first full-fledged symbolic math solution for the iPhone and iPod Touch. More than just a calculator, it solves algebraic problems, from simple middle-school homework to complex multivariate systems. Fine tuned for the iPhone, it sports an attractive, easy-to-use interface. After a few days, you’ll find yourself trying to tap through the output on your graphing calculator.
InfoLogic is proud to announce MathMagic 6.0 in Universal Binary format, their award-winning equation editing suite for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, MathMagic is an equation editor for mathematical equations and symbols. First available on Mac for professional DTP market, MathMagic’s equation quality is designed to meet stringent high-end DTP requirements. Version 6.0 adds support for Universal Binary, MathType(tm) conversion and includes new or enhanced features.
Urban Design Limited today announces the release and the immediate availability of Qu-s, a unique utility that adds functionality to your Desktop. Throw away that scrap paper for phone numbers, forget the whiteboard for inspirational nuggets, and stop bookmarking the entire internet. Qu-s is the permanent answer for organizing all your temporary items. Use Qu-s for storing internet links, jotting down thoughts, and remembering tasks.
Milano based Altomac today announced Filemailer 2.0, an update to their freeware file sending solution for Mac OS X. Saving both time and disk space, Filemailer is a handy utility that changes the way people share files via internet. Millions of people around the world send and receive email whose sole purpose is to transfer files from one computer to another. Filemailer aims to solve the problem of sharing files between computers while saving space. Version 2.0 sports many new improvements.
“Welcome to Macintosh - The documentary for the rest of us” will be presented for one night only during the week of “Macworld” 2009 in San Francisco. On Thursday, January 8th a special “Macworld Exclusive” version of the film will be presented on the big screen, with Guy Kawasaki, Jim Reeks, Ron Wayne and others on hand for Q&A after the film.
For the first time, MacWorld attendees have the opportunity to win a vacation just for doing something that comes naturally: meeting new people. During MacWorld 2009, every new personal or business contact made by attendees using their iPhone and free app beamME provides an entry into the beamME/Up Sweepstakes. Bonus entries are also available for completing fun challenges, like beaming people named Wozniak. One lucky winner will fly away to sunny Hawaii.