There are a number of games that are insanely popular with iOS users. Such games include Angry Birds, Farmville, Temple Run and without a doubt, Cut The Rope. The developers have now released Cut The Rope for Mac with stunning HD graphics. A must have game for your Mac.

Ever since it was initially launched, Cut The Rope has been downloaded over a staggering 100 million times on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices around the world. This game has reigned on top of best free and paid apps chart on iTunes App Store and it is evident that this isn’t going away any time soon.

The premise of Cut The Rope is simple and it has been ported in exactly that way over to the Mac. Players have to drop a piece of candy to the adorable creature named Om Nom. However this task can prove to be quite daunting as the piece of candy dangles by a rope and has to be cleared through several obstacles before it can reach the candy hungry Om Nom.

When you download Cut The Rope for Mac, instantly you’ll notice the amazing HD graphics. The game has been optimized for landscape gameplay up to 2560×1440 pixels. In layman terms this means that the game will take up the whole screen of your Mac machine, allowing you to play with amazing HD graphics.

Do keep in mind that Cut The Rope for Mac isn’t a full port of the iOS version. The developers have optimized some levels as well as gameplay to facilitate mouse or trackpads that are used with Macs, since no Mac has a touchscreen as of now. That doesn’t mean the game has been compromised. It remains the absolute joy we’ve all been accustomed to on our iOS devices. Also, as soon as the next iteration of OS X is released, Game Center support will be added which will allow you to compete with your friends.

The game can be downloaded right now from the Mac App Store. It has been priced at $4.99. There are 250 levels in this game which are more than enough for light gaming in between your work. Updates in the future will bring more levels, obviously.

Download Cut The Rope for Mac from Mac App Store.

More and more consumers around the world are shifting to Apple products. The iPhone has become a top priority for smartphone buyers. Tablet buyers look no further than the iPad. The iPod has revolutionized portable music players. Once there was a time when every house had a Windows PC. Now majority of those houses are shifting to Macs, and are loving it because all Apple products work together beautifully. If you own a Mac, you’ll be surprised to know that simply dropping an app in the trash folder doesn’t delete it.

Some files will always remain behind even after the app has been dropped in the trash folder. It is because of this that the Mac App Store is now home to a number of app cleaners. App Zap is the most impressive of them all as well as being immensely user friendly.

App Zap developers describe their creation in the following words:

App Zap has one function only and that is to get rid of unwanted apps and all their related files. Simplicity and security are the driving force behind the build. From the moment you click on the App Zap icon you need to be in control of removing apps in the most efficient and expedient fashion. If you click on the advanced function the app will search for all related files of the app to be eliminated.

It is very easy to comprehend how App Zap actually works. Users can either select the app that they want to uninstall from App Zap menu or they can simply drop it in the trash folder. The difference now is that App Zap will automatically locate files that the app being deleted is leaving behind, and will remove them from your Mac.

App Zap is priced at $5 and is available now for download from the Mac App Store.

Purchase and download App Zap for Mac OS X From Mac App Store

Crunch is a LESS editor and compiler that makes working with LESS styles a pinch easier.

Aesthetically, the editor is pretty and the markup is easy to recognize.

Functionally, Crunch is even prettier: its compiler compresses all your LESS markup files into a molten ball of CSS awesomeness, effectively negating the need for any unnecessary JavaScript.

We’ve covered SimpLESS some time ago, and if you fancy using your own editor, you can compile with SimpLESS, too.

We have already posted about the new announcements made by Apple at its education event in New York City. Textbooks for iPad is a revolutionary concept and will no doubt transform how ebooks are created in today’s world. So how can one create textbooks for iPad? Apple has released a special Mac app for this purpose and its called iBooks Author.

Apple has attempted to reinvent the education system as we know it. iBooks 2 brings textbooks on iPad from three major publishers in the USA which account for over 90% of all textbook sales. Textbooks are primarily geared towards high-school students and are priced at $14.99 or less. One can even create their own textbooks for iPad, using the iBooks Author app for Mac.

Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad using iBooks Author on Mac. Apple has only released this app for Mac and has revealed no plans of bringing it to Windows. You can add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease to pre-existing templates. Interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more can also be added in your book using the multi-touch widget. iBooks Author also allows you to preview your book on iPad any time you want.

Becoming a published author on the iBookstore is very simple. When your work is finished on iBooks Author for Mac, simply submit your book to the iBookstore by completing a few steps. Soon you will be a published author on the iBookstore. It is solely the book creator’s discretion if they want to charge for their work or offer it for free. However those who charge for their books will enter a contract with Apple through which a percentage of the revenue generated will be kept by Apple. It is totally similar to the 30% cut Apple keeps after the sale of a paid iOS app.

Download iBooks Author for Mac [Official Mac App Store Link]

Popular Mac OS X app Screen Ruler has just got a big update. Screen Ruler 2 is now available from the Mac App Store and it brings with it a ton of new and exciting features.

Screen Ruler 2 Mac app is a must have for those who work with onscreen graphics. This simple yet nifty app will allow you to take accurate measurements anywhere onscreen. You can even take accurate measurements across multiple displays, if you’re that kind of a person who works with more than one monitor. Screen Ruler 2 comes with a totally new user interface, the ability to run Screen Ruler from the menu bar, and ability to measure in mm, cm, and inches, in addition to measuring pixels.

For power users, having the ability to take measurements on screen in pixels is going to be a big plus. In Screen Ruler 2, use the Box Measurement tool to get the exact pixel width and height of an area anywhere on your display. The Line Measurement tool can be used to determine the length between any two pixels. If you want to pick hex colours swiftly, use the Color Picker to pick a web ready hex code. Lastly, the Grab Image tool lets you take a screenshot of your display.

Full Screen Ruler 2 For Mac Changelog:

• Screen Ruler can now be run in the menu bar. A new option in Preferences allows one to enable this, as well as a launch-at-login option. (Our most requested feature)
• Screen Ruler can now measure in pixels, mm, cm, inches, and a custom unit, configureable in Preferences. (Our second most requested feature)
• A completely redesigned user interface with new tool icons and a new compact view has been added.
• Screen Rulers features can now be accessed from its dock menu.
• Holding the shift key when making box or line measurements keeps the measurements proportional.
• The box measurement tool features ruler graphics in the top left corner, with measurement indicators at 5 and 25 pixels. This can be disabled in Preferences if the older style measurement box is preferred.
• Corrected a bug where the selection of the grab image tool was one pixel too short.
• The grab image tool now also lists the grabbed image’s width and height.
• An option to run Screen Ruler only on the main display has been added. This should help address problems some users are having on certain multi-display configurations, while we work on a more complete solution for future versions.

You can purchase and download Screen Reader 2 for Mac OS X from Mac App Store worldwide for just $9.99. It can be located in the Graphics & Design category.

Apple is quickly stealing market share from its competitors in the portable music market, smartphone market as well as the personal computer market. The iPod touch, iPhone and Mac products have been revolutionary and are becoming increasingly popular. People love these products because they work good together. On that very premise a new app has surfaced in the Mac App Store. iKeyboardRemote allows you to control music playing on your iPhone or iPod touch using the keyboard on your Mac computer.

The premise and functionality of iKeyboardRemote is very simple. It allows you to control the basic Music functions wirelessly from the keyboard of your Mac computer. The app capitalizes on the Bluetooth connection between Mac and iOS devices. The app itself is very simple in terms of design and is also very easy to use.

When you download iKeyboardRemote from the Mac App Store and run it, the app itself will guide you through the steps required to pair both your iOS device and Mac computer together. Once the devices have been paried, the service itself works flawlessly. Though do keep in mind that because this runs on Bluetooth, the range isn’t that sufficient as compared to Wi-Fi, it will suffice if you want to control music on an iPhone or iPod touch that is lying somewhere in the same room as your Mac computer.

How To Use iKeyboardRemote:

• Click on media control buttons to remotely control your iPad/iPhone.
• You can also hit keyboard keys to remotely control.
• Use connect button to quick connect to paired devices. (SnowLeopard)
• Select connect button to wait for paired iDevice re-connection (Lion)
• ESC: Home button
• F4 : iPad slide show / iPhone song album cover
• F6 : Lock button
• F7 : Previous song
• F8 : Play/Stop
• F9 : Next song
• F10: Mute
• F11: Volume down
• F12: Volume up

The best thing about iKeyboardRemote is that you can download it absolutely free from the Mac App Store. This is only available for Mac computers right now, no word if the developers will ever port this over to Windows.

Download iKeyboardRemote From Mac App Store.