And then there were four…

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As I've mentioned previously we're trying to be a little more open with our users, so today I'm going to talk briefly about what we have planned for the Mac this year. I'll save our iOS plans for another time!

By the end of this year, we're aiming to release major upgrades to each one of our existing apps. In case you're wondering, that's RapidWeaver 5, Socialite 2, and LittleSnapper 2. Just on its own that's a pretty ambitious timetable, however those 3 releases are not the entire story when it comes to our plans for the Mac!

RapidWeaver, LittleSnapper, Socialite, Mystery App

Away from prying eyes, we've also been busy working on an all-new app. Before you ask, we're not ready to talk about the details just yet so you'll have to trust me when I say this new app is all kinds of awesome, and there's nothing else like it on the Mac. If all goes to plan (and things rarely do), we'll be releasing it in August.

If you want to know more about this mystery new app and be among the first to grab a copy, be sure to follow us on Twitter and 'Like' our Facebook page.

iPhone App Spotlight July 2010

Posted by Nik on

One of the frequent discussions over lunch here at Realmac HQ is about iPhone apps - we're forever talking about our current favourite iPhone app or game - so I decided to pester the rest of the team about the game they're enjoying right now and share the list with you. Because I'm that pernickety, I also tried to extract a little more information from my colleagues as to why exactly they like the game - with varying success.

  • Bird Strike - Gold Edition

    Recommended by Dan

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    Launch a little birdie named Gerald into the sky, and try to keep him flying by grabbing rockets, jet packs and umbrellas. Once you're in space, dive back down destroying as much stuff as possible. If you're into catapulting birds this is a must buy. £0.59 on the App Store

  • eBoy FixPix

    Recommended by Ben

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    A simple puzzle game with a difference: tilt your iPhone to get eBoy's pixel art to line-up. It's not the most challenging of games, but I'm a big fan of eBoy's pixel art and it's a nice example of putting the accelerometer to good use. £1.19 on the App Store

  • Geared

    Recommended by Danny

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    A game where you rearrange different sized cogs in the aim to move a stationary one a distance away from a, provided, moving cog. The levels range from dead simple to pretty tricky, and the fairly constant progress has got me completely hooked. £0.59 on the App Store

  • Carcassonne

    Recommended by Nik

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    This iPhone version of the classic board game is really stylishly done, allowing you to play on your own & across the internet with friends. The multiplayer setup in't entirely hassle free - but hopefully the free iPad-designed update coming later this year can fix that. £2.99 on the App Store

  • Bit Pilot

    Recommended by Aron

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    So there's this spaceship right? And you propel it around the screen… You collect these pulsing flying pills. When you get hit you by a rock you explode. The music goes blip blip blip. It's good. £0.59 on the App Store

  • Monster Mayhem

    Recommended by Luke

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    Slice, shoot and nuke a plethora of colourful ghouls before they break through your cemetery gates. The gameplay is nice and simple and I am particularly fond of the character illustrations throughout. £0.59 on the App Store

  • Ramp Champ

    Recommended by Chris

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    Ramp Champ has to be one of the most stylish iPhone games around. It's beautifully designed, and totally addictive thanks to the the collecting of points as you play, which can be redeemed for more beautifully designed virtual swag. £1.19 on the App Store

  • Angry Birds

    Recommended by Team Realmac

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    In a distinctly unscientific office poll one thing became very clear: most of us love the insanely-addictive Angry Birds - in fact it was so popular that we had to ask folks to pick up their iPhones, browse their home screens and select another game. £0.59 on the App Store

That's all folks

We know that favourite iPhone apps (and particularly games) can change fairly frequently so we'll be sharing more of our favourite iPhone apps in future blog posts. Stay tuned!

TitleRealmac Software ID 2010

Author Dan

New Realmac Software Logo

Description The new Realmac Software logo was designed by the very talented Denis Olenik, and shown above is the logo in just one of its many colourways. We'll be rolling out the new identity to the rest of our site throughout the second half of the year.

Hello again.

Posted by Dan on

It's been a little while since we last properly updated the Realmac Software blog - posts were few and far between as we've been incredibly busy over the last few months. Starting today with this shiny new blog we're going to make more of an effort to keep our loyal (and might I add beautiful) users in the loop. So what's been happening since the start of the year?

In January we moved offices once again. This time we moved to somewhere with a little more space for us to grow into - 2,000 sq. ft. of space to be exact - and along with the new space we hired Chris and welcomed Milen as an intern for the summer.

Chris is a pixel-pushing-whizz, while Milen is a code-wrangling-genius (and the original author of EventBox/Socialite). So with these two new additions now in place, this puts the total of Team Realmac (not including freelancers) to a whopping nine. Yes, nine! That's pretty crazy when you consider around 4 years ago it was just Ben and myself working out of a spare room in my flat.

Anywho, back to the here and now. I feel very fortunate and proud to have such a talented group of people here at Realmac HQ, all with the same goal of making truly great software. We have a bunch of absolutely awesome projects in the pipeline that I really can't wait to share with you. To kick things off, early next week we'll be revealing our new logo.

And because we keep hearing requests (you know who you are!), we'll be posting some photos of our new new office later this month too.

So, this is the part where I tell you to follow us, subscribe, and generally get all excited about the future of Realmac Software!