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I just got done playing a level of Left 4 Dead 2 on my MacBook Pro when I saw this: Valve has released the original Left 4 Dead for Mac OS X. Valve originally released the sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, for the Mac on October 5th, promising the first one would come in time for Halloween. The reason for the delay? Valve was having a bit of a hard time making the original Mac-compatible. Late last night, Valve made good on their promise.

If you’re a fan of zombies, the original Left 4 Dead is a blast. It’s also a steal at just US$9.99 (a 50 percent discount in celebration of its release), but for an even better value, you can get both Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2 for just $14.99 for a limited time. If you already bought the game through Steam on a Windows PC, you should be able to play it on a Mac now without having to re-purchase it thanks to Steam Play.

Left 4 Dead requires Mac OS X 10.6.4 or higher (Snow Leopard Graphics Update required) with a 2 GHz dual core Intel processor or better. You’ll also need either an ATI Radeon 2400 video card or better or an NVIDIA 8600M or better.

Valve releases the original Left 4 Dead just in time for Halloween originally appeared on TUAW on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’ve drooled over the Joule, a classy metal iPad stand before, and the Vapor iPhone 4 case is one of my favorite iPhone cases. That said, they are not what you would call inexpensive. Nevertheless, the latest models to roll off their custom shop floor are even more exclusive, as limited-edition colors are now available under the “extreme metals” line.

These are extremely limited-edition collectible stands and cases. As you can see in the gallery, the Joule stands have a nice variety in colors (quite excellent for those of us enjoying the Fall colors), and the Vapor cases now include some shiny nickel and a “blood” red that is quite bright. The price range on the Vapor extreme metal line is $99 to $109, while the Joule extreme metal line is $159. As I said, these are not budget cases.

The Vapor cases are released in very limited quantities via pre-order list, expected to ship “within a few weeks,” whereas the Joule is available now. If you’re looking for high-end accessories for the holidays, these are a good bet.

Limited edition Joule and Vapor cases from ElementCase originally appeared on TUAW on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 22:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iH8sn0w has successfully jailbreak iPad iOS 4.2 beta 3 with Sn0wbreeze. Sn0wbreeze will jailbreak iPad iOS 4.2 using GeoHot’s exploit used in both Limera1n and Greenpois0n. Checkout the 2 screenshots below shared by iH8sn0w showing a jailbroken iPad iOS 4.2 beta 3 running MobileTerminal app.

Those who don’t know, Sn0wbreeze creates custom firmware to jailbreak iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad just like PwnageTool. But, unlike PwnageTool, Sn0wbreeze is available for Windows only. It also preserves iPhone baseband so that you may unlock iPhone with UltraSn0w then.

iOS 4.2 will be out in November as a universal firmware update for all iDevices (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad). Get ready to jailbreak iPad iOS 4.2 as soon as it’s out as many hackers are already working on iOS 4.2 jailbreak because of the GeoHot’s bootrom exploit which “Pwns for life” all current devices.

We’ll keep you posted as soon as iOS 4.2 and jailbreak for iPad iOS 4.2 via Sn0wbreeze is out. Stay Tuned!

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Safari is great for using the web every so often and reading a few things here and there, but unfortunately it is lacking tons of features. Luckily, RichTech was kind enough to create the Atomic Web Browser, which is a fantastic Safari replacement as it has the addition of dozens of features. This app often gets new features and updates, and in fact was just updated about two weeks ago to add AutoFill and some other small things.  Loaded with tons of other features, options, and customization preferences too, Atomic Web Browser, available on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad, is much superior to Safari and absolutely worth only $0.99

Features

Bear with me here this might be a long list, but let’s start with the ability to view web pages in full screen mode, have desktop or list style tabs, block ads, and identify as a desktop browser, which is actually pretty helpful. Various multi-touch gestures are supported and can be configured to your liking, pages can be saved, you can search for text, you can add, import, and export bookmarks, search through various search engines without having to go to their website, adjust font size, block ads and/or images, a private browsing mode, passcode lock, and rotation lock. And don’t forget what was included in the most recent update, which is AutoFill, improved multitasking functions, and a screen dimmer for the iPad version. Oh, and you can change the color scheme and show or hide the status bar too.

Review

With all these features, you must be thinking that they don’t all work properly or there is some sort of underlying problem. Fortunately, that’s not the case. I have not had a single problem while using Atomic Web Browser. Not one bug, glitch, or flaw at all. Full screen can be toggled with a tap, and you can configure many actions to be performed by a simple swipe. Searching for text on a page is quick and easy and every other feature works great. Now while it does all of these wonderful things, there certainly are a few problems and complaints that should be worked out.

Appearance is one of these issues. You will notice the icon is not very elegant and professional, and could be redesigned to look much nicer. The browser’s actual theme could use some changes too. No matter what color you choose, it just does not look very nice and looks somewhat cheap, and not very good looking. Choosing the Safari color scheme certainly resolves this somewhat, but making it look nicer would be a welcome change.

Conclusion

There really isn’t much else to say about this app. Any features you wish Safari had can probably be found in Atomic Web Browser, along with other great features you never even thought of.  The creators did a great job implementing all the features and they all work to perfections. A redesigned icon and interface would make this app complete, and hopefully we’ll see that in future updates

As Apple gets ready to launch iOS 4.2 next month it is rumored that they will host a secret three-day summit in California for iOS developers next week. The goal of this event is to improve the quality of software being offered in the App Store.

Though there isn’t much information on the summit a Silicon Alley insider said it was a more intimate version of the iPhone Tech Talk World Tour held by Apple last year. Developers will get time with Apple engineers, and possibly even hands-on help with their applications.

It is unknown who is attending or how big the event will be. I am sure we will all be looking forward to reports from those who get to go, if this rumor turns out to be true. You can read more about this at Business Insider.