Publishers continue to flock to Apple's iOS platform, and this week The New Yorker finally arrives thanks to Adobe's Digital Publishing Suite, along with an update to The Washington Post which adds a host of new features. But before you go sauntering off to read those, why not spend a few more minutes on MacLife.com and soak in the day's news for this terrific Tuesday, August 7, 2012?
Adobe's Digital Publishing blog has announced the debut of Condé Nast's The New Yorker app for iOS, built using the company's Digital Publishing Suite and featuring "every story and cartoon included in the print edition, made more engaging through smart use of interactivity." The free universal app is serving up the August 13 and 20, 2012 issue free to everyone who downloads it from the App Store, with future issues available via in-app purchase. (Back issues are only available to subscribers through a web-only archive.) New issues are delivered each Monday, and the added audio, video and slideshow content included on the iPad looks to make this a must-have download.
Anyone out there still have one of those prehistoric, hard drive-packing first-generation Apple TVs? If so, a new aTV Flash update today from the folks at FireCore, LLC will give you something worth booting it up for. In addition to the installer now being compatible with OS X Mountain Lion, aTV Flash 4.5 adds active memory management, which FireCore claims will help "keep things running smoothly" as well as the ability to copy files between playlists. Smart Installer bugs have been squashed, and other "miscellaneous improvements and fixes" are also on hand. If you already have aTV Flash installed on your white Apple TV, there's no need to reinstall -- simply head to the Maintenance > Manage Plugins menu and update away.
MacTech magazine has five more dates pinned on the calendar for their current U.S. tour, and that doesn't even include the three-day MacTech Conference taking place October 17-19 in Los Angeles. MacTech Boot Camp is headed toy Minneapolis on September 5, followed by Orange County/San Diego on November 27 before winding down in Miami on December 5. The company will also host MacTech InDepth events on September 27-28 in Boston as well as November 7 in San Jose. If you register for the flagship MacTech Conference before August 31, you'll save $300; all other events can save $200 by registering now, and includes lunch.
The Washington Post has announced a relaunch of their iPhone app, which now features a cleaner, more intuitive design. Local readers of the newspaper will see new features especially for them, as well as traffic updates from Dr. Gridlock, traffic tweets and a Metro map with arrival times and alerts. The new app features fully customizable navigation, so readers can easily select their favorite sections, which can also be downloaded for offline reading, making it easier to use the app on the go. Version 2.0 also features an updated weather section including 7-day forecasts, radar images and weather alerts, in-line images, even more photo galleries, and enhanced iOS 5 support. The update is available now from the App Store.
Apple's recent Genius-themed "Mac Guy" ads appear to be already a distant memory, with the trio having disappeared from Olympic television broadcasts as quickly as they first arrived. After debuting with mostly a thud at the opening ceremonies, Apple's ad agency has confirmed that the spots have been pulled -- but claims that was the plan all along. But that didn't stop website Cult of Mac for attempting to take at least some of the credit for their disappearance after starting a campaign to turn Mac Guy into the next big internet meme. The commercials are still present and accounted for on Apple's YouTube page as well as the company's website, so… it's not like they all that embarrassed by them...
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