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TextExpander 5.0 released for OS X, includes new features, iOS companion apps

A cool thing just became that much more useful. Smile has released TextExpander 5 for Mac OS X. The new version, a major upgrade to the popular typing shortcut tool, lets you type abbreviations that expand to whole paragraphs, images and more. TextExpander 5 suggests which frequently typed phrases to abbreviate, saving time. Search on […]

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iOS News Software

Fantastical 2 now available, offers redesigned interface, new features

A useful calendar application just got better. This week, Flexibits released Fantastical 2 for the Mac. The new version, which sports a redesigned user interface, also includes a full calendar window with day, week, month, and year views, an intuitive parsing engine, iCloud reminders support, light theme, time zone support, birthday reminders, Action and Share […]

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iOS News Software

Google Translate app updated, now offers Word Lens, fast live action translation

It always helps to know the local language. According to the Google blog, Google has released a new version of Translate for Android and iOS.

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iCloud News Software

Apple quietly updates iWork for iCloud, adds 50 new font types, support for new languages, other changes

It wasn’t the biggest update in the universe, but it might prove helpful. According to MacRumors and German blog Macerkopf, Apple on Friday updated iWork for iCloud with support for up to eight new languages and more than 50 new fonts. The changes were added to the cloud-based versions of Pages, Numbers and Keynote.

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iOS Software

Swype receives iOS 8 update, support for 20 additional languages, other changes

Nuance Communications announced on Tuesday that its popular Swype keyboard for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users with iOS 8 is now available in more than 20 languages. Other new features include new intuitive emoji support, as well as new keyboard layouts. And iPad users can now access all available Swype themes. Swype’s pioneering continuous […]