3/29/2013

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Thu Mar 28, 2013 9:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Cafe International for iPhone and iPad Easter Sale on the App Store - Published on 03/28/13

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Application Systems announces that Cafe International 2.1.1 is on sale over Easter, for $2.99 USD instead of $4.99. It is a fun and challenging strategic board game for iPhone and iPad. Using the original caricatures from the original popular board game, players will find that not every guest wants to sit next to the other in Cafe International. Players must keep everyone happy and seat them at the right tables, according to their nationality and gender, to win.

London, United Kingdom - Application Systems announces that Cafe International 2.1.1 is on sale over Easter, for $2.99 USD instead of $4.99. It is a fun and challenging strategic board game for iPhone and iPad. Using the original caricatures from the original popular board game, players will find that not every guest wants to sit next to the other in Cafe International. Players must keep everyone happy and seat them at the right tables, according to their nationality and gender, to win. To be awarded maximum points, players need to clear as many tables as possible.

* Legendary game - Board Game of The Year 1989 Germany, over one million sold
* Five Star rating by customers in iTunes Germany - the motherland of the board game - thousands sold
* Midlifegamer online: "An excellent purchase for fans of strategy board games" (8/10)
* Geeks with Juniors: "An excellent way to experience a classic board game with friends and family."
* AppZapp: "The app completely captures all the fun that the board game offered." (5/5)
* AppTudes: "A great addition to any family's digital board game collection." (4/5)
* Boardgamegeek online "Cafe International on iOS is a great way to experience this classic 'Spiel des Jahres' winner." (3/4)
* guten-app-etit online: "Cafe International: for us currently the best (family) game for iOS"

The legendary game (Board Game of The Year 1989 Germany, over one million sold) is back, a fun and challenging strategic board game for iPhone and iPad!

Using the officially licensed caricatures from the original board game, you'll find that not every guest wants to sit next to each other in Cafe International. So it's up to you to keep everyone happy, by seating them at the right tables, according to their nationality and gender to score maximum points.

Every puzzle fan will simply love Cafe International! Although the rules are straightforward and the game is easy to play, it's sure to challenge even the most strategically gifted minds. To be awarded maximum points, you'll need to clear as many tables as possible by really thinking about where to seat your randomly chosen guest cards...

Cafe International is packed with endless fun - it's the perfect way to test your strategic might against friends, family and colleagues!

* Strategically place international guests at tables to earn points
* Optimized graphics for new iPad and iPhone 5 with full Retina support
* Quick tutorial for an easy start
* Help function for when you need visual clues
* Choose from Multiplayer, Solitaire, Classic or Time Game
* Add up to four players in Classic mode
* Challenge against up to 3 computer opponents each with 3 levels of skill
* Play friends, family and meet new people around the world through turn-based online gaming (asynchronous multiplayer) via Game Center (iOS 5 or newer)
* Game Center integration for worldwide high score and achievements

For an optimal adaptation to your iPad or iPhone, we blended the most popular rules of the boardgame and the cardgame to a great new playing experience. With a medium-sized and variable floorplan, this version offers not only the best possible overview about the available tables, but also revives all the well-known elements of the boardgame, like the bar and the Jokers.

Language Support:
English, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* Full Retina support on all Retina devices
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 51.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Cafe International 2.1.1 for iPhone and iPad is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category for $4.99 (USD)/2.99 GBP/3,99 Euros. Journalists and game reviewers are encouraged to contact us and submit their requests for promo codes.

Application Systems: http://www.application-systems.co.uk/
Caf� International 2.1.1: http://www.application-systems.co.uk/cafeinternationalios/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/cafe-international/id526073166
Caf� International for iOS - User and Strategy Guide 2.0: https://itunes.apple.com/book/cafe-international-for-ios/id548944676
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T70KMQFr11U
Screenshots: http://www.application-systems.co.uk/cafeinternationalios/screenshots.php

About Application Systems London: Trading for over 25 years, the Application Systems Group is now represented in the UK, France and Germany and trading across the world. We specialise in developing and distributing Games and Software for the Mac and now for iOS. Copyright (C) 2013 Application Systems Group. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Darren Dredge
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Thu Mar 28, 2013 1:15 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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iOS App Tilt World Goes Global and Free - Published on 03/28/13

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In celebration of Earth Day, Tilt World, the only iOS game to plant real-world trees, takes the fight against climate change global and announces a temporary price drop to Free, for a limited time. Tilt World is a fun game. A toxic green Blight has destroyed the trees of Shady Glen and it's up to a brave, young tadpole named Flip to replant the entire forest. Use simple, fun, innovative tilt controls to help Flip chomp carbon from the air and gather seeds.

Oakland, California - In celebration of Earth Day, Tilt World, the only iOS game to plant real-world trees, takes the fight against climate change global and announces a temporary price drop from 99 cents to Free, for a limited time. Tilt World is a fun game. A toxic green Blight has destroyed the trees of Shady Glen and it's up to a brave, young tadpole named Flip to replant the entire forest! Use simple, fun, innovative tilt controls to help Flip chomp carbon from the air and gather seeds.

Control Flip by simply tilting the device. Flip naturally jumps to the side of the screen in the direction of gravity. To catch something, just position Flip on the side, wait for the item to fall towards Flip, and Flip will automatically catch it. To avoid something, simply put Flip on a different side of the screen and let it fall off the edge.

Unique Gameplay Features:
* No button gameplay, tilt between portrait and landscape modes to help Flip catch falling carbon and seeds. Catch leaves and water mid-air
* Avoid items poisoned by the green Blight
* Collect enough carbon and seeds to master each level and replant Shady Glen
* Rescue three gorgeous story worlds: 15 levels
* Swipe or half-tilt to control wind to blow carbon molecules, dandelion, and helicopter seeds
* Keep tilting to avoid auto-tracking radiation

As the very first iPhone game to plant real-world trees, Tilt World players around the globe collect hundreds of thousands of virtual seeds every month; which WeForest uses to plant thousands of real-world trees in deforested areas of Madagascar. Tilt World players are able to simultaneously heal the earth, empower themselves, and have fun!

Be an Eco Hero! Play to plant trees:
* Collect and donate Tilt Point Seeds to plant real trees in Madagascar
* Mastering 15 levels earns enough Tilt Point Seeds to plant a tree in Madagascar
* Players have earned over 8.5 million Tilt Point Seeds so far! Once we hit a world score of 10 million Tilt Point Seeds, WeForest will plant the first 10,000 mangrove trees in a deforested area in northwestern Madagascar
* New - Plant trees faster with an in-App purchase! The Madagascar Adventure Pack has 3 more worlds and 15 more unique levels and puzzles like random radiation and twirly Pesticus seeds

Earth Day Challenge:
Tilt World is on a mission to have players earn 10 million Tilt Point Seeds by Earth Day, in order to plant the game's ten thousandth tree with WeForest!

Activities leading up to Earth Day include:
* Free Download March 27th - March 29th local time
* Contest to earn 10 million Tilt Point Seeds to plant 10,000 trees on the island of Madagascar
* Double points on Earth Day April 22, 2013: As a special treat, XEOPlay is doubling the value of Tilt World's virtual seeds; which means players can help to plant twice as many trees

Tilt World is an official sponsor of a JP Aerospace team, sending student science projects into space. Flip the Mighty Tadpole launches into space in Flip's very own Ping-Pong ball space capsule to "supervise" the students' science experiments, and to observe from space the progress players are making on Tilt World's mission to plant real-world trees to cool the earth.

You have the power to change the world today!

Tilt World has been #1 Kids Free Game in China, #6 Kids Free Game in US.

What critics are saying about Tilt World:
* "The next time someone chides you for wasting time and playing games, tell them that you are saving the world - one tree at a time." - Edwin Kee, Ubergizmo

* "As you play, your in-game actions are mirrored in the real-world by XEOPlay's partner WeForest, which has launched a campaign to plant one million trees in Madagascar." - Anthony Usher, Pocket Gamer

* "The gameplay is as unique as the app's environmental goals." Sean Ludwig, Venture Beat

Enter the beautiful world of Shady Glen drawn by Iggy Mederios, Matthew Petyo, and Glenn Hernandez, soundscapes by the Emmy Award-winning Stuart Dubey, and award-winning game design by Nicole Lazzaro.

About WeForest:
WeForest is an international non-profit. Its purpose is to empower local women by planting trees in tropical regions, creating bio-diverse forest gardens that restore degraded land, protect biodiversity, produce clean water, ensure food security and counter Global Warming. WeForest.org has reforestation programs currently in: Ethiopia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Zambia, The Philippines, Kenya, India, Brazil and Honduras.

Device Requirements:
* Phone 5, iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPad, and iPod touch (2G)
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 33.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
For a limited time, Tilt World 1.6 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. A Tilt World Pollution Adventure Pack is on sale now as a 99 cent In-App purchase.

Tilt World 1.6: http://www.tiltworld.com/
Download From iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/tilt-world/id432854196
The Viability of Playsourcing: http://tiltworld.wordpress.com
YouTube Video (Trailer): http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sCWmy0T73d4
Screenshot: http://a1815.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/060/Purple/v4/63/79/ad/6379ad8b-1a6b-43db-f2fa-702b0b34894d/mzl.htsmtvly.320x480-75.jpg
App Icon: http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/070/Purple/v4/15/6d/12/156d12b3-7eea-7395-ece8-afad991eb0b2/mzm.vupqkrmg.175x175-75.jpg

Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, XEOPlay makes games that unlock human potential and is pioneering the playsourcing movement where the fun of games are the source of human motivation and real world change. Copyright (C) 2013 XEOPlay. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Nicole Lazzaro
CEO
United States
nlazz@xeodesign.com

Facebook Profile: http://facebook.com/TiltWorld
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/@TiltWorld

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Thu Mar 28, 2013 10:30 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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Easter App Special: 50% off the Popular AtoB Distance Calculator PRO - Published on 03/29/13

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Austrian mobile development company, Bernhard Obereder today announces a special offer for the Easter weekend: the popular iPhone App AtoB Distance Calculator PRO is 50% off only for a limited time. Perfect for commuters, frequent travelers, truckers, pilots and everyone else in everyday life, AtoB Distance Calculator offers the simple concept of calculating air and car routes with just a few taps. Frequently needed locations and routes can be stored in favorites for easier and faster access.

Graz, Austria - Today mobile app developer Bernhard Obereder is pleased to announce a 50% Easter discount on their best-selling "AtoB Distance Calculator PRO." Users simply tap the app to calculate distances and best travel routes. This comes as millions worldwide prepare to travel during Easter and spring holidays.

AtoB Distance Calculator works for both land and air travel. It is popular with commuters, frequent travelers, truckers, pilots, and others who value time and convenience when traveling. "Most of the other apps measuring distance are overly complex and difficult to use while driving. We worked to make AtoB very simple. It's quick and easy to use when you're on the road or in the air," said Bernhard Obereder, CEO of the Austrian mobile development company.

AtoB Distance Calculator lets users calculate distance and time for up to ten locations, then display routes on a map, and share them via email or social networks.

Frequently needed locations and routes can be stored in favorites for easier and faster access at the next use. And the user can not only look for cities or landmarks but also define locations by their coordinates. This is one of the reasons why apps4success gives "... an absolute recommendation for private as well as business use." To further enhance the apps' usability, it is now available in five languages to be used all around the world.

Features:
* Calculates flight or route distances between two or more points
* Shows results on a map
* Saves favorites
* Supports your current location
* Shows details of every point
* Supports searching points via longitude and latitude
* Calculates the duration for air distances with given speed
* Shows duration of route distance
* Can search landmarks and sights

Language Support:
* English, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 1.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
AtoB Distance Calculator PRO is now only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Navigation category. There is also a free version AtoB Distance Calculator available.

AtoB Distance Calculator 1.2.5: http://atobapp.tk
Purchase and Download: https://search.itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZSearch.woa/wa/search?media=all&term=Bernhard+Obereder+%2B+AtoB+Distance+Calculator
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvShVlrYK8Q
YouTube Video (AtoB Distance Calculator Harlem Shake): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxwnDwZSGrg
Screenshot: http://a496.phobos.apple.com/us/r1000/112/Purple/v4/f4/78/f7/f478f7c0-7e65-8f4d-0aa7-caa3c0c288a2/mzl.ukdtyxeu.320x480-75.jpg
Press Kit (zip): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/14257606/Presskit.zip

Bernhard Obereder is an iOS development company based in Graz, Austria and founded in 2012. As a company, Bernhard Obereder is focusing on meeting the users' needs by combining knowledge and the latest technologies with a high level of usability. The results are smart mobile solutions for a broad user community which benefits greatly from the company's highly acclaimed customer support. Copyright (C) 2013 Bernhard Obereder. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Bernhard Obereder
CEO
Austria
AtoBapp@gmail.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/AtoBDistanceCalculator
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/AtoBapp

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Fri Mar 29, 2013 1:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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DollyDrive for Mac supports World Backup Day with 20% off Cloud Storage - Published on 03/29/13

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Cirrus Thinking, makers of the award-winning Dolly Drive cloud backup & storage application, will lend their support to the World Backup Day movement with an offer of 20% off annual subscriptions of the Dolly Drive service. Originally hailed for bringing Apple's Time Machine backup software to the cloud, Dolly's recently released version for OS X Mountain Lion leaves behind Time Machine for its own Mac-inspired platform that creates a four-in-one solution for online storage and protection.

New York, New York - Cirrus Thinking, makers of the award-winning Dolly Drive cloud backup & storage application, will lend their support to the World Backup Day movement with an offer of 20% off annual subscriptions of the Dolly Drive service. Dolly Drive subscriptions include cloud storage for having a virtual hard drive, file syncing & online backup along with integrated capabilities for local backup and a bootable clone for immediate disaster recovery.

"We are thrilled to once again be able to support World Backup Day with our own offer of 20% off the normal price for Dolly Drive's online backup service for Mac." said Leigh Kessler, Director of Marketing. "We believe Dolly Drive offers the most complete solution for protecting everything on a Mac users hard drive and we can't wait for Mac users who will be waking up to the call of backup for the first time to discover how simple it can be with the backup Sheep."

Dolly Drive mixes cloud storage and backup with more redundancies than many online only solutions by not only offering the ability to store files in the cloud, and then sync them across their computers and devices, but also creates versioned backups of those files both in the cloud and on a local hard drive. In addition, the Dolly Drive application includes software to create a bootable clone of your entire system on an external drive for immediate recovery from any hard drive related failures.

"We've created the ultimate all-in-one backup & cloud storage solution for Mac users. Instead of running three programs at once, and loading your hard drives with more and more storage-eating files, Dolly Drive is more efficient, less resource intensive, and as elegant and intuitive as anything you could ever operate on your Mac." added Kessler. "Used in its complete form, no cloud solution offers more complete protection and access to your stuff than Dolly Drive."

Dolly Drive launched at Macworld 2011 to critical acclaim, taking home Maclife Magazine's Best Software and Best of Show awards. Mac observers can follow the company's activities and blog on Twitter @dollydrive and on Facebook.

Dolly Drive: http://www.dollydrive.com
Purchase: https://get.dollydrive.com/purchase

Cirrus Thinking was founded in 2009 by a pair of passionate Apple fans with the goal of delivering the critical advantages of cloud services to Apple users at the consumer, small businesses and enterprise levels. The first product Dolly Drive, an online backup solution for Apple's Time Machine launched in 2011 and was named MacLife Magazine's Best Software and Best of Show at MacWorld 2011. Cirrus Thinking has offices in New York and Miami, with data centers located in the United States and Europe. Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Cirrus Thinking. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Leigh Kessler
Head of Marketing
United States
leigh@cirrusthinking.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/DollyDrive
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/#!/dollydrive

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