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MacPhun is one of those companies that you may have never heard of, but I promise you’re going to like what you see here. The Ukrainian-born company with a shiny new US headquarters in sunny Del Mar, California, today announced an updated and upgraded version of one of their most popular products, Snapheal Pro. Named by Apple as one of the best Mac App Store apps in 2012, this upgrade is one you won’t want to miss.

It’s time for another Camera RAW update, and this one includes one that a select few people have been very, very anxious for — the Leica M Monochrom.

Digital Camera RAW Compatibility Update 4.08

As always, just run Software Update or launch the App Store to get the latest software, or you can also get to it at support.apple.com/kb/DL1674.

Here’s a list of supported cameras.

• Canon EOS 70D
• Fujifilm X-M1
• Leica M
• Leica M Monochrom
• Nikon COOLPIX P330
• Pentax 645D
• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX1R
• Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 II

Click through for a close look at the Leica Monochrom files, comparing the in-camera JPEG conversion to the Aperture DNG decode to the Lightroom DNG decode. The differences may surprise you.

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An anonymous reader emailed me these two new job openings at Apple. Both have the scent of Aperture on them, so read the tea laves as you will… but I think we’re getting closer.