Adds support for numerous new formats, several conversion and browsing features, and a number of new options. ($39.95 new, free update, 100 MB)
The new email client gains proper conversation thread ordering, pull-to-refresh, several user interface improvements, and improved performance. ($9.99 new, free update, 12.0 MB)
Adobe’s professional photo manager and camera raw plug-in for Photoshop CS 5 support several new camera models, add profiles for lenses to correct distortion and chromatic aberration, and fix bugs. (Free updates; Lightroom 3.5: 103 MB; Camera Raw 6.5: 93.1 MB)
Features improved performance in several situations, hides the http:// URL prefix in the address bar, and makes other minor changes. (Free, 28.2 MB)
The font utility gains support for the Apple Color Emoji font in Mac OS X Lion, along with improved compatibility with desktop spaces. (€29.99 new, free update, 2.3 MB)
Abyssoft’s utility for controlling multiple networked Macs with a single keyboard and mouse gains Lion compatibility along with faster file transfers, encrypted file transfers, keyboard shortcuts, and more. (Free update, 706 KB)
Minor update brings major pro feature additions — such as XML interchange, selective stem export, and Xsan support — to Apple’s professional video editor. A trial version is also now available. (Free, $299.99 new)
A trio of updates improve the stability of Thunderbolt devices, including Apple’s Thunderbolt Display. (Free)
Adds full-screen support in Lion for main windows, offers Quick Look previews of attachments and links in rich text documents, improves Address Book importing, and includes several other changes and bug fixes. (All updates are free. DEVONthink Pro Office, $149.95 new; DEVONthink Professional, $79.95 new; DEVONthink Personal, $49.95 new; DEVONnote, $24.95 new)
Eliminates crashing bugs reintroduced by version 2.0.8, as well as fixing a Netflix-related crashing bug. (Free, 15.8 MB)
Gains security and stability fixes, and, in the latest version, Word’s PivotTable field settings and shared Outlook calendars receive improvements. (All updates are free. Office 2011: 112 MB; Office 2008: 333 MB; Office 2004: 9 MB)
Improved handling of invalid SSL certificates, a new Java embedding plugin, and enhanced ad blocking in the Gecko-based Web browser. (Free, 15.8 MB)
A trio of updates for recent Macs enhance the stability of Internet-based recovery under Mac OS X Lion and improve the reliability of Thunderbolt. (Free, 4 MB)
Major new release adds more than 90 features, notably Lion integration (including support for running Lion in a virtual machine), significantly increased performance, and an improved user interface. ($49.99 new or upgrade, 399 MB)
Mac App Store-only (and Lion-only) release with notable new features, plus a smaller update for the stand-alone version. (Half-off $19.99 sale price for version 3.9, free update to 3.8.5, 9 MB)
Jeff Carlson
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