Recently, TUAW and MacTech Magazine teamed up to speak to developers about how Apple's newly announced technologies (specifically Mavericks and iOS 7) will help them and their customers. In the weeks following the event, we'll bring you those videos on TUAW, MacTech and MacNews. If you aren't currently a reader of MacTech Magazine, check out the special free MacTech on iPad issues for MacTech Magazine here. This video features Neil Ticktin and Barry Kaplan of Jawfish Games. Barry was kind enough to tell us about their thoughts on Apple's announcements, and how it will affect their plans moving forward.

FileMaker, Inc. is discontinuing iBento, its consumer-oriented database app for Mac OS X and iOS. The company says it's increasing its focus on the FileMaker Product Line software. "Thanks to the ease of creating iPad and iPhone solutions, our customers' use of FileMaker on iOS is growing rapidly," FileMaker Inc. says in an online note (http://tinyurl.com/kewbohz). "Our increased focus will create an even better experience for these customers. As part of our sharpened focus, we will stop further development of the Bento consumer products." 

Bento for iPad, iPhone and Mac will continue to be available on the FileMaker Store, and the App Store and Mac App Store, through Sept. 30, 2013. FileMaker Inc. will provide technical support for Bento products through July 30.

Zevrix (http://www.zevrix.com) has updated PDF Checkpoint, an automated PDF preflighting and conversion solution, to version 1.5.2. The new version offers numerous improvements such as Lab color recognition, improved preflight reports, interactive image selection, DeviceN color detection and more. PDF Checkpoint lets users review and analyze preflight results. The program is equally suitable to process hundreds of files as well as single PDF documents.
PDF Checkpoint checks fonts, colors, images and metadata of multiple PDF files and lets users instantly identify potential problems according to user-defined preflight profiles. Preflight profiles let users check PDF for specific attributes, such as image resolution, color model, PDF/X compliance and others. PDF Checkpoint can also route PDF into success/error folders according to preflight results and generate preflight report for each file. With PDF Checkpoint, you can export PDF pages into TIFF, JPEG and other formats as RGB, CMYK or...

Monotype Imaging Holdings has introduced the 26-font Metro Nova typeface family. Designed by Monotype’s Toshi Omagari, Metro Nova is the next-generation version of William Addison Dwiggins’ Metro design, released into the Linotype library in 1930. The initial Metro was designed for use in industry-standard typesetting machines for the printing of newspapers, magazines and posters from the late-19th century to the 1970s. Metro was a "duplexed" typeface, whereby a pair of styles, such as roman and italic, was drawn with matching individual character widths. Dwiggins’ design took this into consideration, says Allan Haley, director of words and letters at Monotype. Metro Nova comprises seven weights, from ultra thin to extra black in regular proportions, and six weights as condensed designs. Each has an italic counterpart for a total of 26 fonts. The family is available as OpenType Pro fonts, which provide for the ability to insert typographic features such as ligatures, fractions and...

Pantheon, the all-in-one Drupal platform, has announced Multidev, which is designed to cut website management costs by letting teams instantly provision unlimited development environments in the cloud. Multidev does for a company’s website what software-defined data centers do for its infrastructure, according to Zack Rosen, CEO and co-founder of Pantheon. Each member of a team can fork the entire stack of services that power a site on demand, developing in tandem on a single platform. As a result, large websites launch faster and cost less to manage over time. Learn more at https://www.getpantheon.com/multidev .

Akvis (www.akvis.com) has announced Akvis ArtSuite 10 and the new Summer Frame Pack. The software helps you decorate pictures with frames and effects. The Summer Pack, with 50 hand painted colorful designs, can be installed to the program to increase its functionality. The plug-in version of ArtSuite is compatible with Adobe Photoshop CC. Registered users of ArtSuite can upgrade to the new version for free. A demo is available for download. The additional frame packs can only be used in the standalone version. To add the frame packs in ArtSuite just copy them into a folder selected in the program's preferences. Akvis ArtSuite Standalone sells for US$69, and the plug-in version sells for $49. The Summer Pack is available for US$12. On the Mac platform, Mac OS X 10.4 or higher is required.

Noise Industries has released the Final Cut Pro X plug-in, Hawaiki Color, from developers Tokyo Productions and Lawn Road. It's available in FxFactory for US$49. You can enhance FCP X footage with this grading tool built around a unique and professional interface.The FxFactory plug-in features industry-standard color wheels for accurate results.

Apple supplier Pegatron is facing criticism from a watchdog group for poor working conditions at its factories in China, reports "PC World" (http://tinyurl.com/me9y69b). The Taiwanese electronics maker came under fire for allegedly violating Chinese labor laws with the publication Monday of a new 60-page report from China Labor Watch that documents conditions at the factories. The alleged violations include unfairly deducting or failing to pay wages, providing insufficient worker training, and making overtime work mandatory, among others.

Early Sunday afternoon, the biography of Bob Mansfield, Apple’s senior vice president of technologies, vanished from the company’s executive profiles page. “Bob is no longer going to be on Apple’s executive team, but will remain at Apple working on special projects reporting to [CEO] Tim [Cook]," company spokesman Steve Dowling told "AllThingsD" (http://tinyurl.com/ljzfvkc). However, he offered no further explanation, refusing to comment on the reasons behind Mansfield’s surprising move, whether he remains Apple’s SVP of Technologies or whether the company plans to appoint a new executive to that role, the article adds.

iFunia has released iFunia Media Converter for Mac 4.0, an update to the company's conversion software. The new version adds full support for 3D effects, as well as external subtitles. What’s more, the operation interface layout is optimized for better user experience iFunia Media Converter helps Mac users convert any video, DVD and audio to the formats they need. It combines a video converter, DVD ripper, and audio converter, allowing video fans to convert video/audio files, and rip DVDs without switching from one program to another. Presets allow users to convert videos and DVD movies to play with Apple devices, Apple software, mobile phones, game players and more, including the iPad 2, iPhone 4, and latest iPod touch. With the built-in video and audio editor, users can trim videos. What's more, iFunia Media Converter also has a deinterlacing function that help users to remove interlacing artifact of the DVD movies and videos. iFunia Media Converter costs US$49; a demo is available...

Zevrix Solutions (http://zevrix.com) has announced Output Factory 1.4.5, an update to its professional output automation solution for Adobe InDesign. The new version lets users output professionally imposed documents directly to PostScript files using InDesign's Print Booklet feature. With Output Factory, users can output hundreds of documents or just single files with full control over batch printing, layer versioning, automatic preflighting, file delivery, and more. All they need to do is select the desired InDesign files and adjust workflow settings. Output Factory can be purchased from the Zevrix website for US$169.95; a "lite" version costs $119.95), as well as from authorized resellers and Adobe Exchange. A demo is available for download. BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for 4.97. Output Factory is available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.8 on Intel-based Macs and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CS6.

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 6.0% year over year in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13), according to the International Data Corp. (www.idc.com). Vendors shipped a total of 432.1 million mobile phones in 2Q13 compared to 407.7 million units in the second quarter of 2012 according to the research group. The 2Q13 total was also slightly higher than the 428.8 million units shipped in the first quarter of 2013. Apple posted its second-lowest year-over-year iPhone growth rate in almost four years as some buyers presumably held off on iPhone purchases in advance of an expected next-generation device launch this fall. Nonetheless, the 31.2 million iPhones Apple shipped last quarter was impressive as its flagship iPhone 5 model, which has been in the market for three quarters, was faced with additional global competition. Apple's growth is likely to accelerate globally assuming it launches a lower-cost iPhone and continues to penetrate prepaid markets in the quarters to come, says IDC...

St. Clair Software has released Default Folder X 4.5.10 (http://tinyurl.com/2gm24v), an update to their utility for Mac OS X. The new version is compatible with the developer release of Mavericks and fixes issues on Mac OS 10.8 and 10.7 as well. Default Folder X enhances the file dialogs in all Mac OS X applications. Its custom keyboard shortcuts put your favorite and recent folders at your fingertips. It provides fast navigation to your files, convenient previews, integrated Spotlight tagging, and more. Default Folder X 4.5.10 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. It's a free update for existing version 4.x users. The price is $14.95 or users who bought licenses before June 1, 2007, and costs $34.95 for new users.

Troi Automatisering (http://www.troi.com/) has released Troi File Plug-in 7 for FileMaker Pro 12. Among other things it improves drag and drop functionality by adding Mail Drop. You can now drag one or more emails from the Mail.app to the FileMaker window. The updated DragAndDrop example file reflects the Mail Drop functionality with an extensive example demonstrating the handling of single and multiple Mail Drops. Troi File Plug-in 7 works with FileMaker Pro 10, 11 and 12. The plug-in can also be used with runtimes from FileMaker Pro Advanced 10, 11 or 12. The plug-in is available for Mac OS X 10.5.7 or higher, Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7. QuickTime 7 or later is needed for some image related functions. Licenses cost US$89 per user. A fully functional demo version is available for downloading at Troi's website.

Dragon Forged Software has introduced Slender 2.0 for Mac OS X. Slender features a toolset allowing developers to analyze not only the usage of assets inside of a project but report on specific problems. Slender is designed for iOS and Mac developers. It also features support for Web Projects as well as raw image analysis from designers. Version 2.0 features a redesigned interface that streamlines the information most important to the user, featuring simple drag and drop interaction. Automated project cleanup ensures that files are correctly removed while fully supporting all major version control systems. Slender 2.0 is available from the Dragon Forged Software store (http://dragonforged.com/slender/) for US$24.99 or through the Mac App Store. A free unlimited 14 day trial is available on the product website.

Maclocks, which makes Apple anti-theft solutions, has introduced the new MacBook Air Lock Bracket Kit. It provides MBA users with a way to secure their laptop. The new MBA Lock Bracket Kit is made of an aerospace aluminum bracket, designed with the patented "Wedge" security slot. The included Wedge Security Cable (with the world's slimmest locking head) has a 360-degree rotational locking head that enables a full range of motion while holding the secured device, says Alexander Gad, general manager, Maclocks. The bracket (only 1mm thick), along with its lightweight construction (less than a pound) is easily fastened to the bottom of the MBA using its own original four screw holes, he adds. The MBA Lock Bracket Kit includes all the tools you need to secure your device. The new MBA Lock Bracket Kit, in both 11-inch and 13-inch sizes, is available for pre-order on Maclocks.com for US$69.95.

Apple has posted a warning on its Chinese website, urging people in the country to avoid using unofficial power chargers with its products, reports "MacNN" (http://tinyurl.com/lo58ns3). This is almost certainly due to reports that two people in China were electrocuted -- one fatally -- by third party iPhone charges. As "MacNN" notes, third party models aren't necessarily dangerous, but some in China and other countries are counterfeit and designed to resemble Apple gear without necessarily passing the same safety standards.

Satechi has introduced the Desk Mat & Mate, a workspace accessory for adults and children. Available in eight colors, it protects any surface area from scratches and spills while also doubling as a comfortable resting surface for your hands while writing, typing, using the mouse or coloring The 24.4 x 13.8-inch Desk Mat & Mate covers a large surface area able to fit most keyboards and mice, while also allowing for a smooth transition between devices for a steady workflow, according to the folks at Satchi. Made of synthetic leather, the smooth surface can be wiped down, protecting the desk from scratches, dents and every day wear and tear. Additionally, the back of the mat is made of non-slip polyester so it can be repositioned without damaging the surface of the desk. The Satechi Desk Mat & Mate is available at an introductory price of US$34.99 at Satechi.net and Amazon.com.

Pariahware has announced Elastic Web Page 1.0, a companion to its Elastic Window tool, also for the Xojo development tool. Elastic Web Page is a series of classes that allows a developer to change a web page to an Elastic Web Page. This allows controls to be resized proportionally with the web browser at runtime. Elastic Web Page comes with: the source code license, support for all web controls, the ability to Ignore controls, the ability to find out which controls are being ignored, and the capability to avoid having to manually adjust controls. A developer adds the Elastic Web Page classes to their project and changes the Web Page super from Web Page to Elastic Web Page and recompiles. Pariahware's Elastic Web Page uses a royalty-free, per-seat, licensing mechanism, which means that each developer using the Elastic Web Page in the Xojo IDE needs to have a license. There is no fee for web pages developed with Elastic Web Page. The list price for Elastic Web Page is US$150; Elastic...

Sonnet has introduced the Presto Gigabit USB 3.0, a USB 3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet adapter, which provides users with a s way to add Gigabit Ethernet-wired networking connectivity to Mac and Windows computers with USB 3.0 ports. The adapter is also backward-compatible with USB 2.0. The Presto Gigabit USB 3.0 adapter supports 1000/100/10BaseT auto negotiation and full/half duplex communication, enabling it to connect with most networks. It also supports jumbo packet transfers (compared to 1,500-byte standard packets) to provide higher performance and reduced overhead when transferring large files. The Presto Gigabit USB 3.0 adapter (part number USB3-GE) is now available at a suggested retail price of $39. More information on this product is available at http://tinyurl.com/l2y2t9g .

Mobilio has released SEOSpyder for Mac OS X. It's site crawling and SEO analysing software that allows you to find, trace and fix various types of mistakes and errors which from an SEO point of view could be disastrous for you site. SEOSpyder is designed to take the processes of maintaining and optimizing your site to a new level, according to the folks at Mobilio. It's a tool for solving and fixing various SEO problems and mistakes that may be unnoticed by the users, but won't be missed by the search engine crawlers -- unnecessary redirects (3xx), images with no alt attribute, links leading to 404s, pages with more than one H1 or links with too long anchor texts. SEOSpyder 1.0 requires Mac OSX 10.6 or later. It costs US$99.99 and is available worldwide through the Mac App Store (http://tinyurl.com/lzvwxxa) in the Business category. There is also a free (zip) version which can be found on Mobilio's website (www.mobiliodevelopment.com/). It has a crawling limitation of 500 Links.

ZAGG has introduced the ZAGGkeys Universal, a Bluetooth keyboard for mobile devices, including iOS, Android and Windows gadgets. It comes in a protective case that doubles as a stand, allowing it to work with almost any tablet or smartphone. ZAGGkeys Universals sports ergonomic curved design with Island-style keys, similar to those on traditional keyboards. Its rechargeable battery purportedly lasts for up to three months of regular use on a single charge. The ZAGGkeys Universal is available online and at select retail outlets for US$69.99. For more information go to ZAGG.com .

Samson Technologies (www.samsontech.com) has a new addition to their line of monitor speakers: the MediaOne BT Active Studio Monitors with Bluetooth. They're available in three models. Sold as a packaged stereo pair and available in stores starting in September, the MediaOne BT3 (US$99), MediaOne BT4 ($149) and MediaOne BT5 ($199) monitors feature the ability to wirelessly connect to music sources via Bluetooth. A video demonstrating the features of the monitors can be seen at http://youtu.be/Wu7dN3ZpdbA. The MediaOne BT Active Studio Monitors come in three different configurations to match a variety of output needs: MediaOne BT3 (3-inch woofer, 1-inch tweeter, 15 watts per channel RMS, 30 watts per channel Peak), MediaOne BT4 (4-inch woofer, 1-inch tweeter, 20 watts per channel RMS, 40 watts per channel Peak) and MediaOne BT5 (5-inch woofer, 1-inch tweeter, 20 watts per channel RMS, 40 watts per channel Peak). Their copolymer woofers deliver a controlled low frequency response,...

If you sit a lot -- and most of us who work with computers do -- you owe it to yourself to check out the US$99.99 BalanceBall Chair from Gaiam (www.gaiam.com). The balance ball chair provides core strengthening, comfort and ergonomic back support and helps to improve spinal alignment and reduce nerve compression. The Gaiam BalanceBall Chair is designed for heights of 5’-5’11" and weights up to 300 pound. It comes with a professional-grade, anti-burst exercise ball and includes a desktop workout guide to provide an effective low-impact workout and stretching routine -- in addition to the benefits it provides while you're sitting and working. The Balance Ball's stable, lightweight base is made from molded PVC. The exercise ball itself is made from vinyl with no latex content. The chair has rolling castor wheels that are lockable to prevent movement when you're doing the exercises mentioned above. The Gaiam BalanceBall Chair comes with an exercise ball (which you can remove for other...