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Maintain has released Cocktail 6.2.1 (Mountain Lion Edition), the latest maintenance update for users running OS X Mountain Lion 10.8. Cocktail is a general purpose utility for OS X that lets users clean, repair and optimize their Mac. The application serves up a perfect mix of maintenance tools and tweaks, all accessible through a clean and easy to use interface. This version adds ability to disable startup sound and addresses compatibility issues with USB flash drives.

Binary Formations and LittleFin LLC, makers of competing home inventory management applications for the Mac, are joining together to raise money in support of the relief effort for those impacted by Hurricane Sandy. For 24 hours on Friday, November 9th, both companies will offer their respective applications, Home Inventory (Binary Formations) and Compartments (LittleFin), at a discounted price of $7.99 (47% off). All proceeds from the sale will be donated to the American Red Cross.

With over 190 apps, Big App Quiz 1.0 for iOS really is big. Filled with the most famous apps in the App Store and a few which aren’t so well known, Big App Quiz is sure to keep players guessing. The easy-to-grasp gameplay will pull players straight in and be popular with app users everywhere. This game is simply intuitive, beginning with an opportunity for players to earn some hints by answering a question about their Big App of the Day.

The creators of the top-rated iCookbook app, release Butterball Cookbook Plus 1.0.1, their second white-label cookbook app for iPad and iPhone. America’s No. 1 brand of turkey expands its line of poultry-related products into the digital world with the Butterball Cookbook Plus app. Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday season, Butterball Cookbook Plus arrives, featuring hundreds of mouth-watering recipes for main dishes, salads, and sides that feature Butterball turkey or turkey products as their main ingredient.

Sarofax today introduces Focus Point 1.0, its new photo browsing app developed exclusively for iPad and iPad mini. Featuring zoomable photo thumbnails, viewers can easily pinch in or out to choose any size thumbnail, providing a delightful, natural, and effective way to browse photos. Focus Point also features Zero-setup; it uses the built-in Photo Library and displays all albums on any generation of iPad. This allows users to use the app without having to do any additional importing of photos.

Fidelity Media announces MegaSeg DJ version 5.8.6, an update to their popular music mixing app built for Mac OS X. Perfect for DJs, professional and amateurs alike, MegaSeg DJ features a streamlined interface that’s familiar and friendly to use. The new version includes over 40 improvements which focuses on automatic volume control, category editing, importing, list views, metadata, MIDI control, output devices, playlist browsing, segue crossfades, visual wave mixing, and various optimizations.

Negative Nimbus, the award-winning iOS game about a lovable-but-curmudgeonly raincloud who can’t stop raining, is now available on iPhone and iPod touch. Players guide Nimbus through the stunningly animated worlds of Sunnyland, raining on all the flowers and trying to keep everyone else dry. Developed by three-time Emmy-nominated indie studio CloudKid, this beautiful touch-based universal app won the award for best visuals and design at the Boston Festival of Indie Games.

Ape Entertainment, in partnership with Imangi Studios and Dimension Brand Group, today announces Temple Run Comics 1.0.1 for iOS. Begin the adventure with Guy Dangerous as he and a band of adventurers go in search of a lost Incan city and the treasure it holds. Based on the self-titled smash-hit game, the Temple Run Comic App includes the first issue & for a limited time, the second issue at no additional cost. Both action-packed issues are chocked full of adventure, suspense, & ancient mystery.

Portland based ReturnGuru Inc. today announces returnGuru Free 2.0, an update to their popular award-winning productivity application developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. returnGuru lets users take a photo of their receipt and then automatically send timely notifications when the store’s exchange or return deadline is approaching. The latest version lets the users browse and review the return policies for all major retailers in US and Canada and more.

SintraWorks announces PDF Nomad 1.5, an update to its powerful PDF editor made especially for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. PDF Nomad is a versatile PDF editor that offers a large array of features, from simple text search and extraction, to file merging, page splitting, PDF form creation, markup and annotation, booklet/magazine creation and much more. Version 1.5 adds nine new features, including arbitrary rotation of page contents, annotation merging, object centring, enhanced layout control and more.