A List of OS X Yosemite Apps With Notification Center Widgets, Share Support, and More

Yesterday, Apple launched OS X Yosemite which brought a complete redesign to the OS and a number of features like Continuity, an enhanced Notification Center with widget support, iCloud Drive, and more. A number of developers have updated their apps to take advantage of those new features, and we've rounded up some of the most notable apps for Yosemite below.



1Password ($34.99 for a limited time, usually $49.99) [Direct Link]



Popular password manager 1Password has received a number of new features that integrate with OS X Yosemite including support for Dark Mode, iCloud Drive compatibility for enhanced syncing between devices, and Wi-Fi sync which now works with attachments. The 1Password mini menubar attachment has also been refined, bringing faster access and new shortcuts.





Coinverter (Free public beta) [Direct Link]



Daft Logic Studio brings its iOS currency converter to the Mac with a flat look that is in line with the rest of OS X Yosemite and a Notification Center widget that can display multiple conversions at once. The full version of Coinverter for Mac will launch soon, and interested users can participate in a free public beta.



Wunderlist (Free) [Direct Link]



To-do app Wunderlist for Mac has received an update to 3.1.0 and brings a number of new features for OS Yosemite, including a custom Today widget in the Notification Center, a custom Share extension that works in Safari, and full Handoff support which allows users to edit lists between devices. The app has also received a redesign that allows for quicker access to list elements.





Pocket (Free) [Direct Link]



Read-it-later service Pocket has received an update that now features its own share extension that allows users to save content in a number of apps, and a new design that gives a flat look. The service has also now integrated some of its premium features like full text search and suggested tags, along with a number of improvements like a dark mode for reading.



Deliveries ($4.99) [Direct Link]



Developer Junecloud has launched a Mac version of its popular Delivery Status touch app, and features its own Notification Center widget that allows users to track their packages along with the ability to share a shipment over email, iMessage, or AirDrop.





PCalc ($9.99) [Direct Link]



Advanced calculator PCalc is now compatible with OS X Yosemite and includes its own Notification Center Widget to perform calculations, Handoff support, and the ability to import custom calculator layouts created on iOS via iCloud. The newest version of the app also includes new themes, preferences, bug fixes, and more.





Monity ($0.99 until October 19) [Direct Link]



Monity is a system monitoring widget made for OS X Yosemite which can be accessed in the Today view inside of Notification Center. The widget can monitor a number of OS X statistics including system uptime, app processes, memory usage, battery life, network activity, and more.





CloudApp (Free) [Direct Link]



File and screenshot sharing app CloudApp has received a new update for OS X Yosemite which allows users to record their screen at 60 frames a second and a share extension that allows users to share content from their Mac to the service. CloudApp also supports Dark Mode and contains a number of performance improvements.

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Posted in 2014 at 09:51PM, October 17

Flickr Debuts Redesigned iOS App With Live Filters, HD Video Recording [iOS Blog]

Yahoo today updated its Flickr photo sharing app to version 3.0, introducing a major design overhaul that revamps the look and feel of the app. Aiming to make capturing and editing photos easier, the app features 14 live filters for the app's camera, allowing users to see what edits will look like before an image is captured.



The app also has a cleaner, better organized grid-style gallery view for browsing through photos and its camera capture and filter menu now resembles Instagram's successful image editing layout. Searching for captured photos is easier, with a revamped "intelligent" search engine that can filter by date, time, place, and even scenes and objects like "car" or "sunset."





A new Auto Sync feature lets users upload photos from the camera roll to Flickr automatically, creating a cloud-based backup of all iPhone images. As announced last year, Flickr provides all of its users with 1TB of free storage space.



Video recording, previously unavailable in the Flickr app, is has also been added, allowing Flickr to compete with other photo and video sharing services like Instagram and Vine. There are simple video customization features available and the new live filters also apply to video footage.

Welcome to Flickr 3.0! We have completely rebuilt and redesigned the app to make it simple, beautiful, and easy to use.



Favorite features:

- Capture everything: Take stunning photos and videos. We make it easy.

- Save it all: All your pictures in one place. Take them everywhere.

- Advanced editing: Gorgeous live filters. Powerful editing tools. All for free.



Helpful Tips:

- Capture the world in all new HD video you can share to Facebook, Tumblr, and Twitter.

- Explore our editing tools: Levels, Crop, Color Balance, Contrast, Saturation and more.

- Follow friends and the world’s best photographers. Always discover something new.

- Customize your privacy settings so you can make a photo as public or private as you like.

- Take lots of photos! Everyone gets 1,000GB of free storage.

Flickr can be downloaded from the App Store for free. [Direct Link]

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Posted in 2014 at 09:51PM, April 17

Google and Samsung need each other more than ever

There's a lot to digest in the shocking news that broke Wednesday that Google plans to unload Motorola onto Lenovo for $3 billion. But when you take a step back and put it within the context of several other developments that we've seen over the last week, then something becomes incredibly clear: Google and Samsung need one another more than ever.



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Posted in 2014 at 09:51PM, January 29