5/02/2013

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Save 92% on the New Mini Design Bundle - Published on 05/01/13

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128bit Technologies today announces the launch of a new Mini Design Bundle, a bundle of graphic design elements at an unbeatable price. The Mini Design Bundle packs together an imaginative set of logos, logo graphics, website buttons, icons, backgrounds, price boxes, and talk bubbles. Everything is royalty free for commercial use, and includes high-resolution image formats as well as the original PSD, EPS or AI source files. An incredible value that saves users 92% if they download now.

San Francisco, California - 128bit Technologies today announces the launch of a new Mini Design Bundle for only $29.99 USD. The creative content is valued at $379.90 and is available at a heavy discount for a limited time.

Add a bundle of graphic design elements at an unbeatable price! The Mini Design Bundle packs together an imaginative set of logos, logo graphics, website buttons, icons, backgrounds, price boxes, and talk bubbles. Everything is royalty free for commercial use, and includes high-resolution image formats (PNG or JPEG) as well as the original PSD (Photoshop), EPS or AI (Adobe Illustrator) source files. An incredible value that saves you 92% if you download now.

The Bundle Includes:
* 100+ high-resolution logo objects (transparent PNGs)
* 50+ fully layered logo templates (PSDs)
* 1 Apple-centric e-commerce button set in layered PSD format
* 20+ backgrounds in high-resolution JPEG format with original layered PSDs
* 20+ talk bubbles in high-resolution PNG format with original layered PSDs
* 1 price box set in layered PSD format
* 4 icons sets, 700+ total icons (original AI files, as well as EPS and transparent PNG formats)

The Bundle Value:
* Icon value = $29.99/set
* Logo value = $99.99
* Button value = $4.99
* Backgrounds value = $19.99
* Price Box value = $4.99
* Logo Object value = $99.99
* Talk Bubble value = $29.99

Only $29.99 for a limited time (save 92%, total value is $379.90)!

More Mini Design Bundle Details:
4 icon sets are included: Mobile, Application, Web, and General. Each contains the original AI and EPS source files to edit as needed, as well as transparent PNG versions of each icon in the following pixel dimensions: 16x16, 32x32, 64x64, 128x128, 256x256, 512x512, and 1024x1024. The Mobile, Application, and Web icon sets also include both Active and Regular states!

Looking for a unique logo for your own business, or would you like some new creative options you can use to design logos for clients? The bundle includes over 50 fully layered logo templates in PSD (Photoshop) format. Simply open these in Photoshop and change the name and/or look of the templates to make your own. You can also use any of the 100 logo-centric graphics as the basis for a logo (or any other graphic project!). Each logo graphic is in high-resolution transparent PNG format to use in any application that supports standard image formats.

Have something to say and want people to notice? Grab one of the eye-catching talk bubbles and place your text inside to quickly attract attention. These talk bubbles are not your ordinary, boring round shapes. Express a thought, shout out an announcement - use these creatively shaped captions to highlight your message! Each talk bubble comes in fully layered PSD (Photoshop) format, as well as a high-resolution transparent PNG.

Apple leads the way in stylistic design for everything they create. The website buttons included in the bundle follow in their design footsteps, making it easy for people to notice and read what they are clicking. These buttons are in fully layered PSD (Photoshop) format, making it easy to edit and save to use in your own website design work.

Price boxes are great attention grabbers and the perfect way to advertise a product, service or special offer. Since these prices boxes are in fully layered PSD (Photoshop) format, you can quickly add your own information, change colors or shapes, adjust the size, or anything else your heart desires. Then save them in any standard image format and use as a web banner, advertisement, call out, and more.

Use background textures to add knock out or subtle effects in any design project: email messages, website pages, advertisements, cover pages, brochures, banners, text art, and everything else. Each background is in high-resolution JPEG format to use in any application that supports standard image formats, or feel free to make changes using the original layered PSD (Photoshop) file.

Pricing and Availability:
The Mini Design Bundle supports Mac OS X 10.1 and later, and Windows XP and later. The Mini Design Bundle is now available for only $29.99 (USD) on the MacAppware website.

MacAppware: http://www.macappware.com
Mini Design Bundle: http://macappware.com/software/mini-design-bundle/
Purchase from MacAppware: http://sites.fastspring.com/macappware/product/mdb
Free Fonts: http://macappware.com/software/free-fonts/
Screenshot: http://macappware.com/software/mini-design-bundle/
App Icon: http://macappware.com/images/mdb_appicon_256.png

MacAppware is a dedicated Mac software developer offering disk utility applications, graphic design bundles and unique commercial use fonts. For additional information please visit our website. Copyright (C) 2013 MacAppware. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Tapsteroids Goes Free for the Workers' Day - Published on 05/01/13

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UNAgames wants to celebrate the Workers' Day with all workers playing iOS games, giving for Free its space action shooter Tapsteroids, which comes today with a major update, version 1.2. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and celebrated unofficially in many other countries, UNAgames hopes that everyone around the world will enjoy this gift in this special day. Tapsteroids is a tribute to the classic arcade games. This fast-paced action shooter requires skill and strategy.

Genova, Italy - UNAgames wants to celebrate the Workers' Day with all workers playing iOS games, giving for Free its space action shooter Tapsteroids, which comes today with a major update, version 1.2. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries and celebrated unofficially in many other countries, UNAgames hopes that everyone around the world will enjoy this gift in this special day.

As this is not only a price drop but also an update, below there are the details of the new features. Technically, the game is now a Universal build with native support for both iPhone (5, 4S, 4, 3GS) and iPad. A preliminary native support for iPhone 5 is added, on which UNAgames will work further after this release.

The gameplay has been enhanced as follows:
* At the beginning of every match, an extra life can be earned
* No more locked levels, now players can match their skill since the first match
* Each difficulty level has its own score multiplier: more challenge, more points
* New space stations to land in for all the spaceships fleet
* New tutor character inspired by old anime cartoons

About Tapsteroids:
A tribute to the classic arcade games, this fast-paced action shooter requires skill and strategy. Destroy all the asteroids with the available weapons to protect the landing of spaceships on your station.

Honors and Awards:
* Nominated in the Best Italian Indie Game category at Drago D'Oro awards 2013
* Elected Game of the Week by iSpazio online (Week 36, 2011)
* Featured by Apple on the US and Mexican App Stores in New & Noteworthy section, and also in the Action and Arcade sections in Italy, France Netherlands and Japan

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 26.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Tapsteroids 1.2 is free for a limited time and and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

UNAgames: http://www.unagames.com
Tapsteroids 1.2: http://www.unagames.com/games/tapsteroids
Download from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id453097220
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwrp3GEHVnQ&feature=youtu.be
App Icon: http://www.unagames.com/sites/unagames.com/files/una/images/page/iTunesArtwork.jpg
Screenshot: http://www.unagames.com/games/tapsteroids

UNAgames is an indie game development studio based in Genoa, Italy, focused on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. The team is comprised of Daniele, a seasoned programmer with a AAA development experience and Erika, a mathematician witah the passion for graphics. Copyright (C) 2013 UNAgames. 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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Daniele Benegiamo
Owner
Italy
marketing@unagames.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/UNAgames
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/unagames
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/UNAgames

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Turn Your iOS Device Into A Personal Diet Coach With UControl Weight - Published on 05/01/13

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Users transform the iPhone into a personal diet and lifestyle manager with UControl Weight 207, the latest offering from Knowledge is Power Solutions. The app with an intuitive, easy to use interface is aimed at anyone looking for a comprehensive diet and weight control program. With UControl Weight, users can turn their Apple device into a dedicated personal weight coach. The app helps users to stick to a healthy and effective diet regimen specific to their weight control goals.

SJ Rijswijk, Netherlands - Transform your iPhone in your very own personal diet and lifestyle manager with UControl Weight 207, the latest offering from the seasoned app developers at Knowledge is Power Solutions. The app with an intuitive, easy to use interface is aimed at anyone looking for a comprehensive diet and weight control program. With UControl Weight, users can turn their Apple device into a dedicated personal weight coach. The highly customizable app helps users to stick to a healthy and effective diet regimen tailor-made to their specific weight control goals. This great app is now available for download from the iTunes App Store for just $1.99 USD.

UControl Weight is the ideal solution for anybody looking to keep track of their daily diet and fitness regimen. With an attractive and lucid graphical display, users are able to effortlessly keep track of calorie intake and daily diet composition with every meal. The app uses a nifty one tap data entry method that helps you avoid the hassle of going through long lists of food items. Wrong entries can be easily corrected via an intuitive list entry designed for this purpose.

The built-in Personal Coach provides useful tips and advice on diet habits, exercise regimens and how to use the app effectively. With timely feedback and motivational messages from the Coach, users will find it easier to stick to their chosen diet regimen. Custom messages can be set for the coach to remind you of important tasks like exercise and medications, and with the free Chat and Share function, you can share your successes and challenges with your friends online. There is even a built-in Chef that gives great suggestions on healthy recipes. Also present is an online 'shop' feature that gives you seasonal food suggestions.

UControl Weight can be used in conjunction with its sister-app, UControl Weight PRO, which is an e-health platform for health-care professionals and dietitians. This feature will allow users to easily incorporate the advice and guidance from their health care specialist/dietitian into their UControl Weight app. Two of the unique functions of the PRO app are that it enables the dietician to adjust the Calorie schedule of individual users, and to select a specific Extra-Shop for their client from a range of predefined shops (low calorie snacks, seasonal food items, and other).

Updated Features:
* Improved icons
* Calories and fluid content information reviewed and updated
* Improved compliance with official NeVo food composition data

Language Options Available:
English, Dutch, German, Turkish

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th Generation) and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
* 20.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
UControl Weight 207 is $1.99 (USD) and is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category.

Knowledge is Power Solutions: http://www.knowledgequizz.com
UControl Weight 207: http://www.knowledgequizz.com/coach/WeightCoach.html
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/ucontrol-weight/id615518000
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Knowledge is Power Solutions is a Netherlands based company owned by noted developer Piet van der Wal. The company has extensive experience in developing quality apps in the health and wellness categories, with their previous offerings including Figure Out!, WeightCoach and Insulin Dose Advisor ControlWizard. With UControl Weight, the company has reiterated its commitment to providing its consumers with a comprehensive yet easy to use weight control and fitness solution on the go. Copyright (C) Knowledge is Power Solutions. 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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Owner
Netherlands
ps.vanderwal@inter.nl.net

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Get Shaken on Kindle and Stirred on iOS with Agent Dash - Published on 05/01/13

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Full Fat announces that Agent Dash has just hit the Amazon App Store and has received a new update, version 2.1, to its acclaimed endless runner for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, adding free microfilms as pick-ups, more level variety, a different level start every play and more. The player's mission is to destroy as many villainous bases as they can. Players sprint through gorgeous environments, using spy skills to evade every hazard the evil megalomaniacs can throw at them.

Warwick, United Kingdom - Full Fat announces that Agent Dash has just hit the Amazon Appstore and has received a new update, version 2.1, to its acclaimed endless runner for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, adding free microfilms as pick-ups, more level variety, a different level start every play and more.

Players looking for speed, gadgets, adrenaline, and fun, it's time to don the tuxedo and join the most exciting ride on mobile: Full Fat's acclaimed endless runner has just landed on the Amazon Appstore!

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to destroy as many villainous bases as you can! Sprint through gorgeous environments, using spy skills to evade every hazard the evil megalomaniacs can throw at you.

Hone your skills and sharpen your reactions to make the perfect run and become Top Agent!

Agent Dash Gets An Update On iOS!

Alongside the launch on Amazon, Full Fat announces a new update to the game on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Adding free microfilms as pick-ups, more level variety, this action-packed update also features a different level start every play! Nothing but more fun, including more obstacles and a double gems forever option!

Feature Highlights:
* Intuitive controls: swipe to dodge, jump and slide your way past hazards
* Gadgets galore: parachutes, jetpacks, magnets, slow-mo and more
* Gorgeous graphics, explosive gameplay and unrivalled audio
* Facebook Integration: compete with friends and save progress across all your devices
* Get rewarded for using facebook leaderboard and for playing daily

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.1 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 2.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Agent Dash 2.1 is free and available worldwide through the App Store in the Games category. It is also available on the Amazon Appstore.

Full Fat: http://www.full-fat.com
Agent Dash 2.1: http://www.fullfat.com/games/agent-dash/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/agent-dash/id530457204
Download from Amazon Appstore: http://www.amazon.com/Full-Fat-Agent-Dash/dp/B00CFLC15Y/
Screenshots (zip): http://gallery.mailchimp.com/34facf1dab3044a0ed045fbc4/files/AgentDash_2.1_Screenshots.zip
App Icon: http://gallery.mailchimp.com/34facf1dab3044a0ed045fbc4/images/AgentDash_2.1_Icon_128.png

Full Fat is an independent company dedicated in making world-class innovative games that surprise, entertain and delight players. Since 1996, Full Fat has developed over 71 games across all formats, including 11 self-published mobile games in the last 2 years, all brand-new intellectual properties, achieving worldwide features and fantastic chart successes. Copyright (C) 1996-2013 Full Fat. 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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United Kingdom
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Nova Development Releases the Mac SuperBundle Spring 2013 Software Suite - Published on 05/01/13

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Nova Development, a consumer unit of leading global software developer and publisher Avanquest, announces the release of their Mac SuperBundle Spring 2013 software suite. Valued at over $400.00 USD if purchased separately, the nine exciting titles in the new spring Mac SuperBundle are available for just $49.00, an 88% discount, and offer application solutions no Mac user should be without including the award-winning and #1 selling virtualization software Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac.

Calabassas, California - Nova Development, a consumer unit of leading global software developer and publisher Avanquest Software (Paris: AVQ - News), is proud to announce the release of their Mac(R) SuperBundle(TM) Spring 2013 software suite with nine exciting Mac applications, including Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac, for just $49.00 USD.

Valued at over $400 if purchased separately, the nine exciting titles included in this new spring Mac SuperBundle are available for just $49 (an 88% discount), and offer application solutions no Mac user should be without. Featuring the award-winning and #1 selling virtualization software Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac, a $79.99 value alone, this comprehensive software package includes helpful Mac clean-up tools, innovative organizational and media apps, powerful creativity software and more. The Mac SuperBundle launches on May 1st and will be available for 14 days only.

"Our Spring 2013 Mac SuperBundle offers an unbeatable value for both long-time Mac users and newcomers. We're proud to feature the #1-selling Mac utility Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac plus eight other truly innovative titles, including Smile Software's award-wining TextExpander and Realmac's powerful web design software RapidWeaver," said Barry Evleth, Senior Director of Marketing at Nova Development.

Mac SuperBundle Spring 2013 Includes:
* Parallels Desktop 8 for Mac - runs Mac OS X and Windows applications at the same time- without rebooting
* Smile Software TextExpander - the fast and easy way to save on time and typing
* Realmac Software RapidWeaver 5 - create stunning websites on the Mac with easy-to-use yet powerful creative tools
* Circus Ponies NoteBook - the desktop organizer that suits you, not your computer
* MacGo Mac Blu-ray Player - media at its finest with the universal Blu-ray media player for Macs
* Lighten Software PDF to Word Converter for Mac - converts PDF files to Word documents in seconds
* Hyperbolic Software Tidy Up - in just a few clicks, makes your Mac run like new again
* Font Explosion Volume 1 - five hundred 100% royalty-free, sensational TrueType(R) fonts for any occasion
* Hyperbolic Software Smart Trash - add powerful clean-up and organizational features to Mac OS X Trash

All titles in the bundle are Mac OS X Mountain Lion compatible. The Mac SuperBundle Spring 2013 package are available starting on May 1st, 2013 for $49.00 USD. To purchase the Mac SuperBundle, please visit the macsuperbundle website.

Nova Development: http://www.novadevelopment.com/
Avanquest Software: http://www.Avanquest.com
Mac Superbundle Spring 2013: http://www.macsuperbundle.com

Avanquest Software is a world leading developer of personal and professional software. With a strong presence in North America, Europe, and Asia, Avanquest Software is one of the world's 10 leading consumer software developers, experienced in addressing local market requirements in each region. Avanquest's broad product range enables it to serve multiple customer audiences: the general public and SMBs through retail, online and direct sales channels; businesses through channel sales and dedicated portals, and the major telecom and computer equipment manufacturers through licensing partnerships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). The Avanquest group achieved sales of Euro 109.8 million in 2010/11 and has 530 employees worldwide, including nearly 180 engineers in Research and Development distributed among France, China and the United States. Avanquest Software has been listed on Euronext (ISIN FR0004026714) since December 1996. Codes Ticker: AVQ Reuters: AVQ.PA. Bloomberg:
AVQ:FP. Copyright (C) 2013 Avanquest Software. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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Marketing
United States
Jills@novadevelopment.com

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AssistiveWare and Acapela Group Unveil Australian Children's Voices - Published on 05/01/13

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Acapela Group and AssistiveWare are proud to unveil that the first ever genuine, natural-sounding Australian children's voices are now available in Proloquo2Go, a text-to-speech app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad designed to provide a voice for children who cannot speak. The companies also announced, Lisa, a new adult Australian female voice to complete the Australian voice family. Version 3.0 also adds a number of other major features, including ExpressivePower and much more.

Sydney, Australia - Acapela Group and AssistiveWare(R) B.V. are proud to unveil that the first ever genuine, natural-sounding Australian children's voices are now available in Proloquo2Go, a text-to-speech app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad designed to provide a voice for children who cannot speak. To complete the family today Proloquo2Go is also introducing Lisa, a new adult Australian female voice.

According to research, 1.3% of the Australian population, including approximately 35,000 children in Australia aged between 3 and 12 years, cannot rely on their natural speech to meet their daily communication needs. The new Australian children voices, Liam and Olivia, were recorded by and for children and, are now available for users to select as their preferred text-to-speech voice to communicate a want, need or thought using symbol-based communication or when typing with word-prediction.

"The new Australian children's voices will finally enable our children without speech to talk like their friends. Having an age appropriate voice, which not only speaks with an Australian accent but also provides children with access to the Aussie vocabulary, will have a positive impact on their social and communication development - in more ways than we can imagine. I look forward to hearing lots of happy little Vegemites using these voices in homes, shops, schools and the great outdoors!," said Jane Farrall, Speech Pathologist and Special Educator.

Proloquo2Go already provides a voice to over 50,000 users around the world, including over 5,000 Australians. Approximately 60% of the Proloquo2Go user base is 11-years-old or younger (as young as 2-years-old), yet prior to these new voices, Australian children only had access to an adult Australian male voice. This was one of the primary motivators for creating the child voices - to have a product that more accurately represents its users.

Commenting on the launch of the Australian children's voices, founder and CEO of AssistiveWare, David Niemeijer said, "Last year we introduced British and American children voices, which have already seen over 15,000 downloads and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Children and their parents have credited Proloquo2Go with a major improvement in their daily communication."

"Often, we hear that the cognitive and emotional skills of children are finally understood after using Proloquo2Go, where previously the child may have never been able to verbalise or express his or her thoughts. We are excited that those phrases will finally resemble the child's own voice."

"This groundbreaking project is the first of its kind in the industry," said Lars-Erik Larsson, CEO of Acapela Group. "With over 2,000 hours of research, recording, processing and development, the new Australian children's voices are a fulfilling milestone and a reflection of our longtime leadership in this field."

The Australian children's voices and female voice are included in the Proloquo2Go text-to-speech app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad through a free 3.0 version update released today on the App Store. Version 3.0 also adds a number of other major features, including ExpressivePower(TM) and access for people with motor challenges who have difficulty using iPad's touch interface. After October 2013, the new Australian children voices will be available for licensing to other developers to utilise in their apps and communication devices, allowing even more children to access programs with voices that resemble their own.

The collaboration between Acapela Group and AssistiveWare dates back to 2003 when AssistiveWare was the first company to build a Mac product using the natural-sounding Acapela voices. Both companies share a strong dedication to the assistive technology market and were natural partners to tackle the challenges of developing children's voices designed for people who cannot speak. Acapela Group brought decades of experience in building natural-sounding text-to-speech voices. AssistiveWare brought its experience in working with people with speech-impairments though its BETT 2011 award-winning Proloquo2Go augmentative and alternative communication app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

About Acapela Group:
Acapela Group invents speech solutions that bring content to life through giving it a voice in up to 30 languages. More than 60 resounding synthetic, yet natural sounding voices as well as new, authentic American and British children's voices are ready to vocalize written content into a pleasant audio result. Each audio selection is authentic sounding, unique and original, presenting a distinct personality that perfectly matches different contexts. Acapela Group aims to add a subtle layer of intelligence and significantly enrich audio dimension by offering more meaning and intent to each voice.

Pricing and Availability:
The Proloquo2Go text-to-speech application is available for $199.99 (USD) from the App Store on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Version 3.0 includes the new Australian female and children voices as free downloads and is available at no charge to existing users.

For videos that include: a behind the scenes look at how children's voices are made, how text-to-speech works, some short interviews, and the impact Proloquo2Go and these new voices visit our web site.

AssistiveWare: http://www.assistiveware.com
Proloquo2Go 3.0: http://www.assistiveware.com/product/proloquo2go
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/proloquo2go/id308368164
Making of the Voices Video: http://www.assistiveware.com/american-childrens-voices
Screenshot (Proloquo2Go on iPad): http://download.assistiveware.com/proloquo2go/media/Proloquo2Go%20on%20iPad.png
Media Resources: http://www.assistiveware.com/media-resources

AssistiveWare(R), a leading innovator of assistive technology software for iOS and Mac OS X with over 125,000 customers worldwide, is committed to collaborating with the global community to make a difference in peoples lives. The company's flagship product, Proloquo2Go(R), is an award-winning Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that provides a "voice" for people who have difficulty speaking or cannot speak at all. AssistiveWare offers a wide-range of assistive technology products and services. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 AssistiveWare B.V. 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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Cathy Kingeter
Vice President of Marketing and Communications
Netherlands
press@assistiveware.com

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Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/AssistiveWare

Jarrod Baker
One Green Bean
+61-2-8020 1805
jarrod@onegreenbean.com.au

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