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‘Max Payne 3′ coming to the Mac on June 20

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Macazine.net

Rockstar Games has announced that it is bringing its popular console and PC title ‘Mac Payne 3′ to the Mac on Thursday. Rockstar has yet to release its pricing, only stating that the Mac version of the game supports “a number of advanced graphics options, scalable high-resolution textures and character models, DirectX11 features, multi-monitor support and 3D.”

As far as what users need to run the game, Rockstar recommends the following:

  • Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion
  • Intel Dual Core Xeon / Core i Series 2.4 GHZ or greater
  • 4GB System RAM
  • NVIDIA(R) 8800GT 512MB VRAM
  • or AMD Radeon HD 4870 512 VRAM
  • HDD Space: 35GB

‘Max Payne 3′ coming to the Mac on June 20 originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Paperback edition of Walter Isaacon’s ‘Steve Jobs’ coming Sept. 10 with new cover

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Macazine.net

Walter Isaacson’s best-selling biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs will be available in paperback with a new front cover starting Sept. 10.


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Paperback Version of ‘Steve Jobs’ Biography Coming September 10 with Younger Jobs on Cover

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Macazine.net

AllThingsD reports that the paperback version of Walter Isaacson’s authorized biography of Steve Jobs will be released on September 10, nearly two years after the book’s original release. According to publisher Simon & Schuster, the paperback version will include a new afterword as well as a new cover image showing a young Steve Jobs in the same pose seen with an older Jobs on the original cover.

[N]ew art, taken by Norman Seeff in 1984, should attract a lot of attention. The original striking and simple black-and-white photo of Jobs on the hardcover jacket of “Steve Jobs” — which was taken by Albert Watson in 2006 — showed the legendary tech figure later in his life and was an image Jobs approved. The new one has Jobs in the exact same thumb-on-chin pose, with the exact same intense gaze that he was well known for.

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Paperback cover (left) vs. original cover (right)

Amazon currently has a preliminary page up for the paperback version, showing a price of $17.99 versus a list price of $20.00. The hardcover version carries a list price of $35.00, but Amazon is selling it for $17.74.


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BlackBerry Messenger Reportedly Coming to iOS June 27

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Macazine.net

Last month, BlackBerry announced that it would be bringing its BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) service to iOS and Android this summer, seeking to strengthen its existing network of 60 million monthly active users with a broader cross-platform messaging solution.

SlashGear now points to a Tweet from T-Mobile UK claiming that BBM will be launching on iOS and Android on June 27.

Great news – BlackBerry Messenger will be available to download on iOS and Android from June 27th! :) #BBM

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In an interview with CNET yesterday, BlackBerry Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear also revealed that the company is in talks with other handset makers to offer BBM preloaded on their devices. Apple obviously would not agree to such a deal, but it seems that certain Android handsets may soon come with built-in support for the service.

BlackBerry is working with other handset manufacturers to get its BlackBerry Messenger service preloaded on to their phones, according to a top executive.

“There is interest from other handset makers,” BlackBerry Chief Operating Officer Kristian Tear told CNET in an interview on Wednesday.

BBM’s expansion comes as Apple has gained traction with its Apple-centric iMessage service and other cross-platform services such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger have accumulated significant user bases of their own. BlackBerry has clearly decided that the potential benefits of opening up BBM to more users outweigh the risks of BlackBerry device customers defecting to other platforms, but it remains to be seen whether the smartphone pioneer can help stabilize itself with such a move alongside its new BlackBerry 10 operating system.


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Google’s All Access music service coming to iOS “a couple weeks from now”

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Macazine.net

It’s a good thing I’m hungry, because it’s time for me to eat my words.

In my hands-on with Google’s new All Access subscription music service, I bemoaned the lack of support for Apple customers and didn’t think we’d see it in the foreseeable future: “And given that Google doesn’t even offer an official Play Music app for iOS devices, I don’t expect to see All Access on the iPhone or iPad anytime soon.”

Turns out I was wrong. On Thursday at the All Things D conference, Google’s Senior Vice President of Chrome and Apps, Sundar Pichai, told Walt Mossberg that Google is hard at work on an iOS version and expects to bring it to the App Store shortly:

We brought Google Now to iOS. A couple weeks from now we will launch Google Play Music All Access for iOS, the teams are working like crazy to do it.

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Google Play Music All Access coming to iOS in weeks

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Macazine.net

Engadget reports Google’s Play Music All Access app will appear on iOS in the next few weeks. Google’s Sundar Pichai, speaking with Walt Mossberg today said the goal is to make the service “universally accessible” across all platforms.

Google Play All Access was exclusive to Android mobile devices until now, although there was a browser version. With All Access you can get unlimited listening to millions of songs, create custom radio stations, and skip as much as you want. You can try the service free for 30 days, and currently Google is offering an introductory price of U.S> $ 7.99 a month. The ad-free service also can make recommendations based on your musical tastes, and allows you to store up to 20,000 songs in a cloud-based locker.

Like the iTunes Store, Google sells music through Google Play. The Google Play All Access music service was announced earlier this month at Google’s IO Conference in San Francisco.

Google Play Music All Access coming to iOS in weeks originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Thu, 30 May 2013 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Big updates coming for Skylanders, Real Racing 3

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Macazine.net

We’ve got news of two major updates coming to high profile iOS games recently. First up, Activision’s Skylanders: Lost Islands (the iOS town-building title based on the very popular toy/game series) just got a new substantial update, featuring Facebook integration, and lots of new companions to place in your town. There’s also a new feature called “#1 fans,” which will have players finding little extra creatures to add power to their current Skylanders. If you have a little fan in your house, make sure to update the free app soon.

And second, EA’s Real Racing 3 is getting a big update as well, with new tracks, new cars, and an official version of the Dubai Autodrome, a real racing location over in Dubai. That update, just like the game itself, will also be free, and should be out soon. Both of these games are already very popular, and these updates should make them even more so.

Big updates coming for Skylanders, Real Racing 3 originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 28 May 2013 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Kingdom Rush Frontiers coming to iOS next week

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Macazine.net

Kingdom Rush, as you probably already know, is one of the best tower defense games on the App Store right now, and the developers behind it have been teasing an expansion/sequel, called Kingdom Rush Frontiers, for a while now. But it turns out the wait is almost over: Kingdom Rush Frontiers is set to arrive on iOS next week, on June 6.

The game will be out for both iPhone and iPad, and there’s a new trailer out as well, showing off some of the various new enemies, towers, and maps you’ll see. I played a bit of Kingdom Rush Frontiers back at GDC earlier this year, and I can confirm that the new units add plenty of extra variety and charm to a title that’s already packed full of it. Ironhide Games has done a great job here expanding its already very successful title, and I can’t wait to get a chance to play it as soon as next week.

Stay tuned — we’ll have a full review of the game coming shortly. In the meantime, mark your calendars: Kingdom Rush Frontiers will be out on June 6.

Kingdom Rush Frontiers coming to iOS next week originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Tue, 28 May 2013 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple retail store coming to Basel, Switzerland

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Macazine.net

According to listings posted on Apple’s job site, the people of Switzerland will soon have their fourth Apple retail store. The available job openings are currently for a manager, inventory specialist, and an Apple Creative, Genius, and Customer Adviser.

The listings were first spotted by Swiss Apple site MacPrime. The site had previously speculated that Apple was building a store at Freie Strasse 47 in the city center. The old building that had lived at that location was recently demolished and construction had begun on a new, Apple-esque structure. Today’s job posting seems to confirm that the site was correct.

The Basel store will be the forth in the country, after stores in Zurich, Geneva, and Wallisellen. Basel is the third-largest city in Switzerland with a population of around 166,000. It is one of the country’s cultural centers with numerous museums and theaters, including the Museum of Fine Arts, which offers the world’s oldest art collection that is accessible to the public, according to Wikipedia.

Apple retail store coming to Basel, Switzerland originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 27 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple retail store coming to Basel, Switzerland

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Macazine.net

According to listings posted on Apple’s job site, the people of Switzerland will soon have their fourth Apple retail store. The available job openings are currently for a manager, inventory specialist, and an Apple Creative, Genius, and Customer Adviser.

The listings were first spotted by Swiss Apple site MacPrime. The site had previously speculated that Apple was building a store at Freie Strasse 47 in the city center. The old building that had lived at that location was recently demolished and construction had begun on a new, Apple-esque structure. Today’s job posting seems to confirm that the site was correct.

The Basel store will be the forth in the country, after stores in Zurich, Geneva, and Wallisellen. Basel is the third-largest city in Switzerland with a population of around 166,000. It is one of the country’s cultural centers with numerous museums and theaters, including the Museum of Fine Arts, which offers the world’s oldest art collection that is accessible to the public, according to Wikipedia.

Apple retail store coming to Basel, Switzerland originally appeared on TUAW – The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Mon, 27 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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