We’ve got a nice surprise today! The trailer we expected to debut in a day or two was uploaded tonight on HBO’s youtube channel. There’s lots of fresh footage in the trailer and glimpses of new characters from the third season of Game of Thrones.
Ours is the Fury: House Tully! Mance! A funeral boat! Too much excitement to stand. I can hardly wait for March 31st now.
Aaron.lakeFor Dave, LittleSnitch 1/2 off this week.
9to5Mac has once again scoured the App Store for all the latest app launches, price drops, noteworthy news, and updates, and we have compiled everything in a roundup below. Check it out, but keep coming back as we continually refresh the list throughout the day.
1. Little Snitch 50-percent off all week to celebrate 10th anniversary: Objective Development, the developers behind the popular ‘Little Snitch’ network and application monitoring tool, today informed us it’s celebrating its 10th anniversary with a 50-percent off sale. A single license for the software, normally $35, is now available from the developer’s website for under $18.
Since then the little offspring flourished magnificently and became a synonym for the deliberate, attentive and self-determined protection of private data. And the more popular and widespread Little Snitch became over the years, the more often cases became public, where programs deliberately or simply carelessly ignored the protection of personal data, such as a social media program that sent the entire address book without the user’s knowledge to the vendor’s servers. Little Snitch also became famous for uncovering numerous trojans and other malware. Right up to those malicious programs, who took just the mere presence of Little Snitch as a reason to refrain from their malicious performance.
1. Yelp | Free
Version 6.4.3 of this social-discovery app features brand new iPhone user profile pages with “extra bling for those of you who are Elite.” Additional updates in the change log include:
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2. 9GAG | Free
Version 2.1.9 of 9GAG.com’s official app fixed a problem where some video displays “are really weird,” as well as a bug where all the posts “somehow disappears temporarily.” It also introduced a few more stability enhancements.
3. USPS Mobile | Free
Version 3.6 of the U.S. Postal Service’s app is now optimized for iPhone 5. Additional updates in the change log include:
4. Appsfire | Free
Version 4.1 of this app-finding app now has easier navigation with a simple side menu, badges for the best and worst apps,
and some new design touches. Additional improvements include more information about apps, such as whether the app has in-app purchases, support for Game Center, and when it launched, etc.
5. Twittelator Pro for Twitter | $4.99
Version 5.2.2 of this popular Twitter client changed friends and followers to shown in newest-to-oldest order.
6. Twittelator for iPad and Twitter | $4.99
Version 2.4.1 of this popular Twitter client features the same changes as the latest update in the pro version (above).
7. Words with Friends HD | Free
Version 5.81 of this word game features performance enhancements. The change log summary indicates the following updates:
Ahoy Wordies! We’ve scoured every nook and cranny of your favorite Word Game to find everywhere we can speed it up… and boy is it fast! Places to look out for the biggest improvements are loading the Games List and opening your Games. Need some fresh competition? Non-Facebook-connected users can now find more friends to play with! Additionally, we’ve made numerous other Bug Fixes and Improvements.
8. Google Drive | Free
Version 1.2.2 is now live in Apple’s App Store. Get all the details at 9to5Google.
9. Dead Trigger | Free
Version 1.7.1 of this zombie-slaughtering game features bug fixes for memory optimizations in low-end devices, as well as “minor bug fixing and improvements.”
10. Etsy | Free
Version 2.3.1 of this crafty-like marketplace app launched today with access to favorite shops and treasuries, while the iPad now has the ability to view full-sized listings.
11. Houzz Interior Design Ideas | Free
Version 5.1.1 of this interior design app released today. The update has fixed “search with sort in photos tab not respecting space selection.” The latest version also includes unspecified “other fixes.”
12. Phoster | $1.99
Version 1.5.0 of this poster and card app includes the ability add text boxes and make landscapes and square posters. Additional features mentioned in the change log include:
1. Foursquare for Business | Free
Foursquare just launched a business-specific version of its check-in app. According to the app’s description, core features include:
2. Notabli | Free
Notabli just hit the App Store, and it serves as a social network for parents. The app allows them to capture, save and share their children’s lives, with all of their moments and milestones stored in one place. According to the app’s description, core features include:
Notabli is free to use during the public beta. A free plan will remain in the future, but the developer will also launch a premium plan with additional features.
1. Bad Piggies | 99 cents and Bad Piggies HD | 99 cents
Bad Piggies may soon have more content. Developer Rovio recently posted a teaser photo on the app’s official Twitter account that indicated “Road Hogs is coming soon.”
Aaron.lakeFor Dave, maybe schweeb.
Our sister site TouchArcade is continuing its new promotion called "Free Play" in which they work with developers to offer highly rated games for free. The latest offering is the arcade-style space combat game Arc Squadron. Arc Squadron from developer Psyonix is an arcade-style space combat game built using the Unreal Engine, so it's definitely a visual showpiece title.
Beyond its great looks, though, lies a visceral behind-the-back rail shooter with a heavy influence from the classic Star Fox series. An intuitive touch control scheme translates your taps, drags and swipes into firepower, barrel rolls, and deft ship maneuvers. The controls are what really appeal to me about Arc Squadron, as it feels like you have real hands-on control over your spacecraft, almost like it's an extension of your finger, and it's much more satisfying pulling off cool moves using a scheme like this as opposed to some plain old virtual buttons.
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Aaron.lakeI know a few people who are going to be very, very sad if that's the case.
Apple's stock price has had quite an interesting year. After hitting a record high of over $700 per share in September, the price has been hovering around the $500 mark for several weeks. But as Businessweek reports, that figure just isn't low enough for analyst Edward Zabitsky, who is banking on shares to dive as low as $270.
Zabitsky cites several factors in his argument that Apple's stock is headed for a fall, including competition from the likes of Microsoft and Samsung, and what he sees as unrest in Apple's management. He predicts that the stock will reach the $270 mark within 12 months. Apple's stock price hasn't dipped as low as $270 since September 2010, so a dip that low within a year's time would certainly be a dramatic stumble.
Analyst expects Apple stock to drop to $270 originally appeared on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog on Wed, 19 Dec 2012 18:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Aaron.lakeTesting sharing, and cool newses.
This would count as a pretty big leak if it turns out to be true. Buried deep in a Reuters report about Star Wars and Guatemala is a possible leaked plot detail involving the location, and Episode VII. Possible spoilers ahead. More » 
