Notable new and updated apps for November 15, 2012

It was a busy day in the App Store with a bunch of updates for popular apps such as Facebook and Twitter. There were also several new apps for iOS and OS X that are worth a mention. You can check out our comprehensive list of new apps and notable updates below.

iOS and OS X Updates

Walking Dead: The Game [iOS Universal, Category: Games, $4.99] The Walking Dead is a five-part episodic game series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman's award-winning comic books featuring Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes.

• Updated Ratings and other miscellaneous fixes

Bastion [iOS Universal, Category: Games, $4.99] RPG with stunning artwork, music, and narration.

• Added compatability with iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, and iPod touch (5th Gen.)

• Optimized for the iPhone 5's 4-inch Retina display

• iCloud sync*: seamless data transfer between your devices

• Minor bug fixes and optimized performance

Gift Plan [iPhone, Category: Productivity, $2.99] Gift list with profiles that let you keep track of recipient's sizes, whish lists and more.

• When URLs are entered into gift notes they are tappable and open in a modal view

• New, consistent user interface for displaying gift photos

• New animation when viewing photos from a profile view

• Bug fixes

Minecraft: Pocket Edition [iOS Universal, Category: Games, $6.99] Minecraft for your iPhone or iPad.

• Paintings

• Mushroom farming

• Nether Reactor, strangely connected to the nether...

• Zombie pigmen

• Lots and lots of bug fixes

NextGuide [iPad, Category: Entertainment, Free] A "hyper-personalized" guide for streaming and live TV.

• Bookmarking - want to make your own personal TV watchlist? Tap the new "bookmark" button on any show or movie

• Live Social View lets you see when your friends (or anybody) watch or favorite shows

• Find Friends now support email, Facebook, or searching by name

• Easily discover when Amazon Instant Video, Hulu Plus, iTunes, and Netflix add new TV shows and movies to their libraries

• Overhauled category & interest preferences interface with simple tap and drag UI

• Big Search improvements, including search by Director

• And lots of new little features here and there, as well as tons of bug fixes and improvements

Ban.jo [iPhone, Category: Social Networking, Free] Banjo integrates the largest social networks to provide an on-the-ground view of what's happening anyplace at anytime.

• All new design

• Faster and easier to use

• Discover mutual friends and "Common Connections"

• "Places" are now personalized to each Banjo member

Recall - Reminders for Recommendations [iPhone, Category: Productivity, $0.99] Recall is the best way to never forget a great recommendation again.

• Support for 60 different countries

• Added language support for Japanese, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

Spindle [iPhone, Category: Social Networking, Free] Spindle uncovers the best social content from nearby businesses and points of interest.

• User Profiles: View your own profile to see your activity or view a friend's profile to see what they've shared.

• Place Search: Search for a specific place by name to discover what's happening there.

• Simpler Sharing: You can now share directly from Spots feeds. And the Going, Here, and Share options now live on a single message composer screen.

• Share by Email & SMS: You can now share places and posts by email and SMS.

• Like: Like posts to save them to your profile and share with your friends. Discover your friends' Likes in the activity feeds.

• Improved Location Selector: Now even easier to zoom in on a specific location and discover what's happening there.

• Redesigned Menu: A better layout in the back panel. Your Favorites and friends are now at the top of the list.

• Faster Results: Query time has been cut in half.

• Report Data Errors: Notify us if we're missing a place or social network account.

• New User Experience: Visual introduction to Spindle and streamlined signup process.

Facebook [iPhone, Category: Social Networking, Free]

• New Share link to re-post stories from your news feed All new design

• Tag your friends in any post, comment or photo

• Smileys, hearts and other emoji in messages

• All new design

Twitter [iPhone, Category: Social Networking, Free]

• Tweets, tailored just for you, now appear right in the stream

• These Tweets show photo, video, and article previews so you can engage easily

• A stream of relevant photos appears at the top of your search results

• Results also show media previews for your viewing pleasure

• If you've forgotten your password, now you can reset it in a few simple steps

• If you've chosen to protect your Tweets, you can manage your follow requests from your iPhone or iPad

Viewfinder [OS X, Category: Graphics & Design, $14.99] Viewfinder is a Mac application that dramatically simplifies the process of finding, downloading and using images from Flickr.

• Infinite scrolling. Scroll to the bottom and more images are downloaded

• Compatible with Gatekeeper, Mountain Lion, and retina graphics

• Filter on 1800px size

• Size filter is now based on standard resolutions

• Bug Fixes

Day One [OS X, Category: Lifestyle, $9.99] A new, simple way to journal and sync your entries to your iOS device.

• Calendar view now uses the system's first day of week setting

• Redesigned Dropbox setup

• Auto-embed YouTube links

• Auto-link Twitter screenames

• Improved layout support for embedded images and videos

• Full Smartypants support (when Markdown enabled)

• Integrated crash reporting

• Additional Markdown support

New iOS and OS X apps

Nettelator for App.Net [iOS, Category: Social Networking, $4.99] New App.Net client.

vjay for iPhone [iPhone, Category: Music, $0.99] The mashup machine for your iPhone's music and videos.

Atomic Frogs [iPhone, Category: Games, $1.99] Help the frogs get back their life-giving toxic water by using their atomic powers to solve each challenging level.

Pixa [OS X, Category: Graphics & Design, $24.99] New image organizer for your Mac.