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OS X launcher app Quicksilver reaches version 1.0.0 after ten-year beta

2013-03-25T20:32:01-04:00

Quicksilver Version 1

OS X launcher utility Quicksilver has finally graduated from beta status, almost ten full years since it first made its debut. Version 1.0.0 of the application was released for Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, and 10.8 today for free. While the past ten years has seen development move on from Nicholas Jitkoff (who's since been hired by Google) and the program has been open sourced, the launcher app still retains its proponents.

The new version includes preliminary Retina display support, a new Add to Catalog action, support for alternative search "synonyms" (to distinguish between similar sounding items), and a huge list of other minor changes, but the …

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Adobe Lightroom 4.3 adds support for Retina display Macbooks, new iPhone lens profiles

2012-12-13T10:58:41-05:00

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If you're a Lightroom user who has a MacBook Pro with Retina display, you won't have to suffer with low-res graphics any longer. Adobe's photo management and correction app has been updated to version 4.3, which contains support for high-DPI screens like those found in Apple's newest MacBook Pro laptops. There's also new support for a number of high-end cameras that have been released in recent months, including new, more affordable full-frame cameras like the Nikon D600 and the Canon 6D.

At the same time, Adobe has also added greater support for some lesser but still extremely popular cameras - those found in the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. Ap …

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Adobe adds Retina display support to Photoshop and Illustrator, more apps to follow

2012-08-30T17:03:29-04:00

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When Phil Schiller unveiled Apple's latest MacBook Pro and its Retina display back in June, he also revealed that Adobe had committed to optimizing Photoshop for the ultra high-res panel. The company today reaffirmed that plan, saying updates to "key products" will be delivered to all customers running the latest release in the coming months. Thankfully those products extend beyond Photoshop, with Adobe naming nine total applications (including Lightroom 4) that will be updated with support for HiDPI displays. As of now, that list includes:

Dreamweaver
Edge Animate
Illustrator
Lightroom
Photoshop
Photoshop Touch
Prelude
Adobe Premiere Pro
SpeedGrade

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Parallels Desktop 8 released with full Windows 8 integration, true Retina display support, and more as a $49.99 upgrade

2012-08-30T03:36:31-04:00

Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac

With a new version of Windows comes a new version of the popular Parallels virtualization software for OS X, and starting today there's a new version - Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac - that revamps the program with complete Windows 8 integration and other improvements, including that elusive Retina display support.

The major change in Parallels Desktop 8 is right in the name: the software handles Windows 8 completely differently than the previous version of the virtualization program. In Parallel's default "Coherence" view mode (which displays Windows applications in their own windows on your Mac desktop), Modern UI Style (read: Metro) apps will …

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Despite earlier announcement, Parallels support for Retina display Macs still a work in progress

2012-08-13T23:04:02-04:00

Parallels Desktop 7 Windows Blurry Retina

Last month, Parallels announced that its popular virtualization software Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac was updated to support the Retina display on the new MacBook Pro, but all wasn't nearly as it seemed. Inadvertently or not, Parallels had incorrectly led its customers (and the media) to believing that Windows, Ubuntu, and any other OS you could throw at the program would be able to use the 2880 x 1880 display on Apple's latest machine.

Retina support? Not so much

What owners of the application soon realized, however, is that virtualized operating systems like Windows 7 are completely unable to handle the Retina display in the app. It's not W …

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Pixelmator 2.1 adds iCloud and Retina graphics: as close as you’ll get to Photoshop for $14.99

2012-08-09T09:17:57-04:00

Pixelmator 2.1

Over the last few years, Pixelmator has emerged as a strong and highly affordable alternative to Adobe Photoshop for Mac users - and the latest update to version 2.1 brings a host of new features, including new effects, alignment guides, and support for Apple's latest software. The image-editing software is now fully compatible with both Mountain Lion and iCloud, so users can now save their creations directly to iCloud and have them sync across multiple Mountain Lion computers. Other Mountain Lion features include the ability to share compositions from Pixelmator directly to a number of apps and services, including Flickr, Facebook, iPhoto, …

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Things 2.0 takes Cloud syncing out of protracted beta, showers you with new features

2012-08-09T07:40:03-04:00

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Things, one of the leading task manager apps on Apple's OS X, has seen a long-awaited update to version 2.0 today. It brings to a close some five months of public beta testing of a new Cloud syncing feature - which distributes your to-do list across the full range of Apple devices, courtesy of updated iPhone and iPad apps as well. Also on the new features list are Retina display support for the new MacBook Pro, an entirely re-engineered core for "blazing fast Things Cloud performance," visual refinements that include a reduction in window chrome, and an all-new Daily Review section. You'll need to be running OS X 10.6.6 (Snow Leopard) or lat …

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Google Chrome now optimized for Retina display, gains built-in webcam support, too

2012-07-31T18:27:33-04:00

Chrome Retina

Google's latest stable release of Chrome is out now, and it brings a handful of features with it from previous beta builds. First up is exciting news for MacBook Pro with Retina display owners: Chrome has been updated to support the high-resolution screen, making it the first primary browser outside of Safari to take advantage of the display. The feature was previously limited to the Canary build of the browser.

Chrome 21 also includes built-in webcam and microphone support. By using the HTML5 getUserMedia API, the browser can use the devices without the need for plug-ins like Flash and Silverlight. For those concerned about security, the bro …

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LaunchBar update adds Mountain Lion compatibility, Retina display graphics

2012-07-28T10:32:21-04:00

LaunchBar

Objective Development has updated its popular LaunchBar app, improving compatibility with Apple's new OS, Mountain Lion, and adding "preliminary" support for the MacBook Pro with Retina display. The update, version 5.3, also offers extended support for third-party mail clients such as Sparrow, Outlook, and PostBox, and is Gatekeeper-ready.

LaunchBar replaces and extends OS X's Spotlight search function, in a similar fashion to apps like Alfred and Quicksilver. It offers powerful, adaptive universal search; calculator, dictionary and clipboard functions; and deep integration with Calendar and iTunes. Version 5.3 is available as a free upgrad …

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Apple updates iWork and iPhoto for Mountain Lion, fixes bugs in iMovie

2012-07-25T10:46:34-04:00

iWork Mountain Lion

Mac owners will be busy with updates this morning as Apple releases software that works better with the newly-released Mountain Lion. The latest version of iWork now supports Mountain Lion and the new MacBook Pro Retina display. Mountain Lion features like iCloud document storage and dictation also show up in the release notes. iPhoto has been given a similar update, with added compatibility and support for sharing through Messages and Twitter. The latest version of iMovie already supported Retina and doesn't seem to offer any Mountain Lion-specific features, but you'll get stability fixes for MPEG-2 previewing and some third-party QuickTime …

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