We’re back again with another month in review, and what a month October has been. On the news front there was, of course, the October 23rd Apple event which saw the launch of the iPad mini, fourth generation iPad, 13” MacBook with Retina Display, new Mac mini and iMac. Apple also had their fourth quarter earnings call and remembered the first year anniversary since the passing of Steve Jobs.
October was also chock full of new apps and big app updates. Tapbots in particular had a big month with the launch of Netbot and Tweetbot for Mac, Marco Arment launched The Magazine, Loren Brichter made his comeback with Letterpress, Pocket released a Mac app, and iPad drawing app Paper got a big update.
On the stories front, Federico has had a lot of fun putting together a number of guides and tutorials this month and we’ve collected them all together below. Federico also interviewed Loren Brichter for the launch of his new Letterpress app, talked about the leadership changes at Apple and I mapped out the entertainment ecosystems of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Amazon.
Be sure to check out our previous Month in Review posts here.
Apple News
- Tim Cook And Apple Remember Steve Jobs
- Apple’s Tribute To Steve Jobs, Yo-Yo Ma, And The Prelude From Bach
- “App Collections” Promoted To App Store Categories Menu
- Apple Q4 2012 Results: $36 Billion Revenue, 26.9 Million iPhones, 14 Million iPads, 4.9 Million Macs Sold
- Apple Changing App Store Prices for Several Countries
- Major Changes at Apple: Scott Forstall Leaving, Jony Ive To Lead Human Interface Across Company
- iTunes 11 Delayed To November
Apple’s October 23rd Event
- Apple Confirms: Media Event on October 23
- Apple Decorates California Theatre for iPad Mini Event
- Apple To Live Stream Today’s Media Event
- The Numbers From Apple’s October 23 Event
- Apple Announces the New 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display
- Apple Announces Updated Mac Minis at their October Event
- Apple Announces All New iMacs with an Amazingly Thin Design
- iPad mini: Our Complete Overview
- Apple Posts October 23 Keynote Video
- The 4th Generation iPad Brings iPad Up to Date with Lightning Connector, Faster A6X Processor
- October 23: Recommended Reads & Links
- Apple Releases iBooks 3.0
Everything Else
- Lockitron Will Let You Unlock Your Door Using An iPhone
- Goodbye Tweetie
- GTA: Vice City Coming To iOS This Fall
- Evernote Teases Major 5.0 Redesign of Mac App
- Clear For Mac Coming Next Week with iCloud Sync, Updated iPhone App
The Highlights
- Netbot: Tweetbot Reborn for App.net
- Marco Arment’s The Magazine: At The Intersection of Technology and Writing
- Tracking Stolen Macs with Undercover 5
- Check the Weather
- Tweetbot for Mac Review
- Loren Brichter’s Comeback: Letterpress
- Pocket Releases Mac App
- Google Voice Search for iOS: Not A Siri Competitor, Still A Solid App
- Paper for iPad Adds a Color Mixer, Custom Palettes, and Support for Pressure Input with Pogo Connect
Everything Else
- Faster Markdown Editing with Nebulous Notes Macros
- Uniconsole: Copy & Paste Unicode Characters and Symbols
- Sakura Quick Math
- iTunes and App Store Reminders with Recall
- Gain Magical Control Over Your Music Player With Flutter
- Shortcat: Spotlight For The User Interface
- Drafts 2.2 Adds Custom Email Actions
- Pinbook: A Fast Pinboard Client for iPhone
- Languages Review
- Tweetbot for iPhone 2.6 Adds Custom POIs, Header Images
- Netbot 1.1 Adds Push Notifications, Search
- Review: Kuvva for iPhone
- Internet Communicators
- Why The iPhone 5′s Low-Light Boost Mode Is Awesome
- Getting Google Maps Back On iOS 6
- Behind The App: MoneyWiz
- Mapping The Entertainment Ecosystems of Apple, Microsoft, Google & Amazon
- A Conversation With Loren Brichter
- Thinking mini
- Brief Thoughts and Questions On Apple’s Changes
- The Value Of In-App Purchases
Guides & Tutorials
- Visualize OmniFocus As iThoughts Map, OPML, Or Plain Text
- A Better Way To Combine iPhone Screenshots with Keyboard Maestro
- Hide Newsstand In A Folder On iOS 6 With One Click, No Jailbreak Required
- Best MultiMarkdown Previews On iOS
- Automatically Send Articles From Reading List to Instapaper
- Single Podcast Episodes, Huffduffer, and Podcast Apps
- Send Selected OmniFocus Task to Plain Text File
- Convert Twitter.com URLs to Tweetbot Links
- Improve iOS Screenshots with Status Magic
- Sublime Text 2 and Markdown: Tips, Tricks, and Links
