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Powered by Leopard's Core Animation technology, ScreenFlow also leverages other core OS X technologies to an extent that clearly impressed Apple's judges. Bee Docs's Timeline 3D was runner-up.

The Best Leopard User Experience Award went to the little known Macnification, an Aperture-style application for managing scientific images. The Checkout point-of-sale software was runner-up.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock beat Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars to the best game gong, while ScreenFlow reigned again in the Graphics and Media category, edging out FotoMagic.

Concluding the Leopard awards, Axel Péju picked up the Best Student Product prize for his Squirrel financial management app.

2008 is the first year that iPhone and iPod touch developers have been recognised. Remember The Milk was named Best iPhone Web Application for its powerful online task

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management features. The Associated Press was runner-up with Mobile News Network.

And finally, the iPhone Developer Showcase recognised 3D puzzle game Pangea, MIM, a medical imaging app, Twitter-client Twitterrific, AOL Radio and OmniFocus, a task manager based on the desktop app of the same name.

Details of all the winners and runners-up are available on the Apple Design Awards 2008 page.

Previous winners

2007: Delicious Library scoops 'Best Leopard Application' award
2006: iSale and The Sims triumph
2005: Panic reigns at Apple OS X awards
2004: Big Bang Chess named Best Mac OS X Product by Apple
2003: Salling Clicker is star of the show
2002: Omni double in Apple Design Awards