Chuck Gnome was chosen as our Daily App here on the site about a month ago, and now Movable Sprites has offered us a few copies to give away to you readers. Since we last posted about it, the game has updated to version 1.1 and added in a new episode, a new mini game, new music, and lots more. Plus, the price was lowered to 99 cents (and there’s still a lite version available for you to check out). But if a buck…  Read More →

Filed under: iPhone We featured HexaLex as our daily app a little while back. It’s an excellent Scrabble alternative, and it mixes up the tried and true formula just enough that, if you and your friends are looking for something different to play, it’s worth checking out. And we’re here to make that easy for you. TUAW’s got 10 promo codes to give away to 10 lucky readers, so you can download a …  Read More →

Filed under: Accessories , iPad A while back we did a review and giveaway of some iPad protection products from our buddies at NewerTech . Just before I headed off to the high seas for three weeks, I received some additional swag from NewerTech that I thought would be perfect for our TUAW Independence Day holiday giveaways. While I won’t review the products in this post, you can certainly either read the previous post or visit the NewerTech... 

Filed under: Gaming Fallen Earth is a pretty popular post-apocalyptic MMO, and as we announced at GDC , not only have they released a Mac client , but they’ve got a pretty impressive iPhone app to go along with it coming later this year. To celebrate, they sent us a special code for some virtual in-game Brass Goggles — we’re not sure exactly what they do, but we’re told that they’re a third level item with the stats... 

If you want an economical way to buy into the reigning speed champion of virtualization apps, the MacUpdate Promo Spring Bundle may be just the ticket. At $49.99, the 11-app bargain basket is headlined by Parallels Desktop 5 (normally $79 alone). The rest of the lineup is solid as well: Bee Docs Timeline 3D ($65) Spell Catcher ($39.95) Hydra ($79.95) Back-In-Time ($29) ForeverSave ($14.95) Hyperspaces ($12.95) Web Snapper ($15) Mac DVDRipper Pro... 

Filed under: Software , Odds and ends Q. “What’s the perfect gift for a long-term commitment?” A. A MacBook Pro tinted the color of an Office for Mac icon. Microsoft is running a pretty cool giveaway right now called Mac Office Loves You . The prize is none other than a 2.53Ghz 15″ MacBook Pro with custom PMS cover and a copy of Office 2008 for Mac. To enter you must be a registered account holder of Twitter.com. You can... 

Filed under: Macworld , Peripherals If you’re an amateur or professional videographer and you’ll be attending Macworld Expo 2010 in San Francisco this week, Data Robotics has a contest just for you. Come up with an original video (less than 60 seconds in length) that best captures the spirit of Macworld 2010, submit it to a special Drobo Flickr group by February 19, and you’ll have an opportunity to win one of two Drobo S five-drive... 

Filed under: Gaming , Software , Odds and ends , Freeware , Developer , iPhone , App Store Tap Tap Revenge 3 is apparently going gangbusters over on the App Store — Tapulous has gotten in touch with us to let us know about two different free promotions they’re doing lately, as well as give you readers a chance to win their entire catalog for free. First up, the free stuff for everybody. Today, October 22, they’re giving away...