5/14/2013

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Visualize iOS interfaces in 3D with the Spark Inspector, Available Now - Published on 05/13/13

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For years, web developers have had all the fun. Tools like Firebug and the Chrome Inspector make it easy to understand web interfaces and make changes on the fly. Today, Foundry376 is excited to announce the Spark Inspector, a tool that brings much-needed realtime introspection to the world of iOS development! The Spark Inspector is available for download immediately, and has already garnered hundreds of rave reviews on Twitter.

Nashville, Tennessee - For years, web developers have had all the fun. Tools like Firebug and the Chrome Inspector make it easy to understand web interfaces and make changes on the fly. Today, Foundry376 is excited to announce the Spark Inspector, a tool that brings much-needed realtime introspection to the world of iOS development! The Spark Inspector is available for download immediately, and has already garnered hundreds of rave reviews on Twitter.

Apple provides great developer tools, but interface bugs can be tricky to uncover. The Spark Inspector changes the game with an entirely new debugging perspective: a stunning, three-dimensional view of an app's interface that updates in real-time as it runs. Pan and zoom around your interface to reveal how layouts are structured, and unearth bugs quickly using Spark's powerful display options. Fine-tuning views? The Spark Inspector mimics Interface Builder, and allows you to preview adjustments to your app's views in real-time. Make runtime modifications to everything from button frames to CALayer shadows and transforms, right from the Inspector's sidebar! We spent more than a year developing the Spark Inspector for our internal use, and it's packed with features to help you craft the best interfaces on earth.

Wiring your app together with notifications? The Spark Inspector also features a groundbreaking Notifications panel where you can monitor NSNotificationCenter in real-time. Watch as notifications are sent and observers are registered in the dispatch table. Look at stack traces where notifications are sent, see observer methods that were invoked, and more. With powerful search features and the ability to re-fire notifications, debugging takes minutes, not hours.

The Spark Inspector is intended for developers and does not work with applications downloaded off the App Store. It connects to apps running in the simulator or on a device using a custom framework, and provides powerful inspection tools that accelerate developer's workflows. A built-in setup assistant automates the process of setting up Xcode projects with the Spark Inspector, so there are no configuration changes to make!

Stop debugging notifications and interface problems the old way. The Spark Inspector is a must-have for both novice and professional iOS developers, and it's available today! The app is shareware, and a free thirty day trial with all features is available on the Spark Inspector website. Licenses can be purchased securely from the product website.

Spark Inspector: http://www.sparkinspector.com/
Download Spark Inspector: http://www.sparkinspector.com/downloads/sparkinspector.zip
Purchase: http://www.sparkinspector.com/purchase
Screenshot: http://www.sparkinspector.com/press/screenshots/screen_0.jpg
App Icon: http://www.sparkinspector.com/press/icons/icon1024.png
Press Kit (zip): http://www.sparkinspector.com/press/kit.zip

Foundry376 is a small development group that focuses on exceptional mobile user experiences. Apps developed by the Foundry have been demoed on stage at SXSW, pictured in Apple commercials, and featured on most major App Stores. Launched in 2010, Foundry376 is run by J. Benjamin Gotow (@bengotow) in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Foundry376. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh, iPhone, iPod, iPad and Mac OS X 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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Ben Gotow
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540-250-2334
United States
ben@foundry376.com

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Anyone Can Learn To Meditate Using The New Mindfulness App For iPhone - Published on 05/13/13

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Launched by MindApps, The Mindfulness App 1.6.1 is a tool for everyone to increase their awareness in life. It helps the user with the most difficult aspect of Mindfulness practice - namely to remember to be mindful. Meditation has many effects that makes practitioners more harmonious people and more open to the world around them. By setting reminders at times and days of a user's choice, they can get a message when it�s time to meditate.

Cupertino, California - The swedish company MindApps has developed a great tool to get started with meditation and with the vision: To make the whole world to discover meditation! The Mindfulness App 1.6.1 is a tool for everyone to increase their awareness in life. It helps the user with the most difficult aspect of Mindfulness practice - namely to remember to be mindful.

Meditation has many effects that makes practitioners more harmonious people and more open to the world around them.

It is scientifically proven that meditation improves sleep, results in better relationships, stronger immune system and greater self-awareness. It reduces feelings of stress, whilst at the same time it makes us more effective. In other words meditation improves overall quality of life, as well as the ability to succeed at everyday life and overcome negative thoughts.

It's easy to get started with The Mindfulness App and regular meditation does not need not be particularly time consuming. Shorter meditations more often is better than longer meditations more seldom and scientific studies have shown that positive effects of meditation are noticeable in the body only after a few weeks of 20 minutes regular meditation.

Brief about the app:
* There are different types of meditations in the app that suits the moment best - for example if one has some time in the subway, on the bus, in a queue or just want to sit for a while
* By setting reminders at times, days and locations of choice a message will appear on the screen when it's time to meditate
* The meditations are voice guided by an authorized mindfulness teacher but there are also an option to meditate in silence with bells ringing at different times
* There is also an option for users to design a custom meditation for a specified amount of time
* Completed meditations are stored in the statistics section for the possibility to follow how the meditation practice is developing over time
* Through the Mindfulness App users can "call themselves up" from time to time to check whether you really are there
* The Mindfulness app is a great tool for everyone who wants to become more present in their life, both beginners and more experienced practitioners

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 20.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The Mindfulness App 1.6.1 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Health & Fitness category.

The Mindfulness App 1.6.1: http://www.appshout.com/apps/the-mindfulness-app/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/the-mindfulness-app/id417071430
Download from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=se.lichtenstein.mind.en
Download from Windows Phone Store: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-gb/store/app/the-mindfulness-app/ 978339fa-4f78-4f5a-9f7c-fb47201479a9
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN1mQ8lku-8
App Icon: http://www.appshout.com/apps/the-mindfulness-app/images/icon.png

MindApps develops tools to help people find a better balance in today's increasingly stressful existence. The Mindfulness App, is a tool for increasing the presence in daily life. MindApps is run by Martin Wikfalk, Mindfulness and Yoga teacher and Magnus Fridh, Yoga and meditation teacher. Copyright (C) 2013MindApps. 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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United States
press@appshout.com

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Introducing Large Print Message Composer app for iPhone and iPad - Published on 05/13/13

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Sugar Coded Apps introduces Large Print Message Composer 1.0 for iOS. The app s Large Print Previews of text messages, emails, and social network updates for those who have older eyes, may be visually impaired, or those who just want to see a preview of their or message or post before sending or posting it. This app is designed to add an extra layer of clarity to message composing for anyone who could benefit from seeing a nice large preview of their messages before sending them.

Louisville, Kentucky - Sugar Coded Apps introduces Large Print Message Composer 1.0 for iOS. The app s Large Print Previews of text messages, emails, and social network updates for those who have older eyes, may be visually impaired, or those who just want to see a preview of their or message or post before sending or posting it.

Several months ago, after an evening of watching some of the older iPhone users in my family struggle with the small print of text message compose textfields and virtual keyboard on the iPhone, I came home and set out to design an easier interface for message composition on iOS. They want to be as socially active in the digital world as everyone else, but can find the process frustrating.

Large Print Message Composer is helpful for the fast growing, but often overlooked, older segment of iOS users who sometimes might not have the same eyesight or virtual keyboard skills of their younger brethren.

In reality, though, this app really is for anyone who could benefit from seeing a nice large preview of their messages before they send them away.

The app features a simple large print text input window that presents the user with a bigger than normal font in which to compose their text message, email, or Facebook status update.

Feature Highlights:
* Adjustable Font Size
* Black on White or White on Black viewing options
* Landscape or Portrait mode
* Live Character count & overage alerts for Tweets
* Improves your keyboard accuracy as you learn the virtual keyboard
* Universal App Designed! Buy once for iPhone or iPad

The Large Print Message Composer lets you compose your message & directly share it to:
* Email Messages
* SMS Text Messages
* iMessages
* Facebook Status Updates
* Twitter Tweets

Sometime you just want want to see your your message a little clearer before you sent it. This app is great for that! This app sends your inputed text to the service you select at the push of a button!

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 0.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Large Print Message Composer 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Social Networking category. A full press kit for interested reviewers with artwork and more is available at the app's page on the Sugar Coded Apps website. Promo codes available upon request.

Sugar Coded Apps: http://www.sugarcodedapps.com
Large Print Message Composer 1.0: http://www.sugarcodedapps.com/Large_print_message_composer_iPhone_iPad_App/index.html
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=642154920&mt=8
Press Kit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8iksdhxzb679zbt/Nu0gE-X6cL

Sugar Coded Apps specializes in the creation of lifestyle utility apps that turn niche information into simple, fun, and useful iPhone and Pad apps. Since the release of our first iPhone app on November 1, 2010 we have strived to create interesting, useful, and fun apps which have been downloaded in over 25 countries worldwide through the iTunes App Store. Several of our apps have been featured by Apple on the App Store, popular blogs, relevant websites throughout the world. Copyright (C) 2013 Sugar Coded Apps. 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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Eric Blanton
Founder/Lead Developer
United States
sugarcodedapps@gmail.com

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Bellyfish - A New Adventure from the Creators of iSlash - Published on 05/13/13

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Duello Games, the creators of worldwide hit iSlash with 20 million downloads and counting, is proud to announce another highly engaging mobile game, Bellyfish 1.0.1, available now on the App Store and featured by Apple in more than 100 countries. Bellyfish, a brand new approach to the endless games genre, is an underwater adventure where users guide a fearless hero to avoid obstacles, fight enemies, and swim as high possible to reach new objectives and quests in the beautiful underwater scenery.

Istanbul, Turkey - Duello Games, the creators of worldwide hit iSlash with 20 million downloads and counting, is proud to announce another highly engaging mobile game, Bellyfish 1.0.1, available now on the App Store and featured by Apple in more than 100 countries. Bellyfish, a brand new approach to the endless games genre, is an underwater adventure where users guide our fearless hero to avoid obstacles, fight enemies, and swim as high possible so he can reach new objectives and quests in the beautiful underwater scenery.

Playing as Bellyfish, gamers guide our hero with simple and intuitive controls freely in all directions while avoiding enemies and collecting coins that can be used for power-up upgrades and to purchase extra items. Amusing surprises add to the challenge while social integration lets users compete with their friends and create an extremely engaging gameplay experience.

Joyful and upbeat wii-like mobile game play, endless adventure full of surprises, various power-ups, and high quality graphics and animations set the game apart from the crowd.

Feature Highlights:
* An original endless swimmer with beautiful graphics and animations
* Sensitive and intuitive controls to swim freely in all directions
* Unique power-ups to fight your enemies
* Funny surprises to add to the challenge
* Score markers to compete with your friends
* Lots of quests to complete
* Game Center Leaderboards & Achievements

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

Pricing and Availability:
Bellyfish 1.0.1 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Bellyfish 1.0.1: http://www.bellyfishgame.com
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/bellyfish/id481288153
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGYkjx6OYhE
Press Kit (zip): http://www.bellyfishgame.com/bellyfish_mediakit.zip

Duello Games is an independent game development company based in Istanbul. Our vision is to create highly engaging "wow" experiences for everybody through emerging mobile platforms. Duello Games is the creator of the popular slashing puzzle iSlash and newly launched Bellyfish. iSlash was released in 2010 and became instant hit among casual mobile gamers. It was #1 game in more than 50 countries. Got featured in various websites, blogs and magazines. Reached more than 20 million downloads worldwide and counting. Copyright (C) 2013 Duello Games. 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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Co-Founder
Turkey
ercan@duello.com

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CALC is Ultra-Intelligent, Multi-Functional Scientific Calculator - Published on 05/13/13

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Brickoapps announces CALC - A Scientific Calculator 2.0 for iOS. the new app CALC is the ideal scientific calculator for students, scientists, professionals, technicians and everyone else. CALC features more than 50 advanced math functions, a unit/currency converter, a history log, 6 themes, and is compatible with iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The app features math functions that can be instantly accessed with a left or right swipe.

Cupertino, California - Students, scientists, professionals, technicians, and everyone else who wants to download what users are already hailing as "by far the best calculator app in the App Store" can now download CALC 2.0 from developer Jun Xiu Chan.

CALC is an ultra-intelligent, multi-functional scientific calculator that is compatible with iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and features:

* More than 50 advanced math functions that can be instantly accessed with a left or right swipe
* An intuitive user interface that can be mastered in minutes and requires no technical knowledge
* A unit/currency converter that instantly converts results into 21 common categories
* A history log that shows all previous calculations with a simple up swipe
* 6 elegant themes to choose from, each with a distinct look and feel
* Tap and Hold functionality to easily edit any math expression
* The ability to Undo any input simply by shaking the device

"CALC is a remarkably clever scientific calculator," commented Jun Xiu Chan. "Users can calculate anything from simple math expressions, to incredibly sophisticated equations - and all in a matter of seconds. It's no wonder that people are already calling this by far the best calculator app in the App Store!"

CALC is the ultra-intelligent new multi-functional scientific calculator app that's perfect for students, scientists, professionals, technicians, and everyone else.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 1.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
CALC - A Scientific Calculator 2.0 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

Brickoapps: http://brickoapps.com
CALC - A Scientific Calculator 2.0: http://www.appshout.com/apps/calc/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/calc-scientific-calculator/id576675190
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ZHl9mzn9I
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App Icon: http://www.appshout.com/apps/calc/images/icon.png

Jun Xiu Chan is the founder of Brickoapps, and independent development company based in Malaysia that focuses on creating apps that are simple, powerful and designed with minimalist and flat UI principles. The company is driven to unleash the immense potential of touch devices, such as iPhone and iPad, and to help users around the world get more for less. Copyright (C) 2013 Brickoapps. 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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United States
press@appshout.com

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ABBYY Launches Illustrated Digital PhraseBooks for iOS Devices - Published on 05/13/13

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ABBYY today announced availability of ABBYY PhraseBooks for iOS, an application that helps travelers communicate in 6 languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. It also allows them to quickly learn most common phrases for various occasions and feel at home when abroad and offline. PhraseBooks for iOS offers an up-to-date language content grouped by ABBYY's lexicographers into 11 topics, most vital for traveling.

Moscow, Russian Federation - ABBYY(R), a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic technologies, today announced the availability of ABBYY PhraseBooks for iOS, an application that helps travelers communicate in 6 languages including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian. It also allows them to quickly learn most common phrases for various occasions and feel at home when abroad and offline.

PhraseBooks for iOS offers an up-to-date language content grouped by ABBYY's lexicographers into 11 topics, most vital for traveling. Each has a special Useful Words subgroup containing most popular words and phrases on the subject. All phrases are voiced by native speakers and illustrated with descriptive, humorous visuals from the ABBYY designer team. Additionally, from within PhraseBooks users can send their own suggestions for ABBYY developers about new phrases or languages they find worthy of being included in the application.

"ABBYY PhraseBooks is there to help when you have to explain your needs or thoughts in a language you can't speak freely", explained Katya Solntseva, Director of Mobile Products Department at ABBYY. "Special exercises will also help you memorize useful everyday phrases while traveling or preparing for a trip abroad."

To learn new words or collocations, a user adds them to the Learning list and runs the exercise they like the most. The Remember Translation exercise displays a learning card with an illustrated foreign phrase to be translated into user's mother language, while in the "Remember audibly" exercise a phrase is voiced over. Statistical data, available in the end of each task, indicates one's personal progress.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch (4/5 gen)
* iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G, iPad (3rd gen), iPad Wi-Fi + 4G, iPad (4th gen), iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular (4th gen)
* iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular (autofocus required)
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 45.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
ABBYY PhraseBooks for iOS is $9.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide through the App Store in the Travel category. It is available under the localized titles, including ABBYY Frasari, ABBYY Sprachfuhrer and ABBYY Guides de conversation. Supported interface languages include English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.

ABBYY: http://abbyy.com
PhraseBooks 2.0: http://www.abbyy.com/phrasebooks
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/phrasebooks/id583343189
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ABBYY is a leading provider of document recognition, data capture, and linguistic technologies and services. Its key products include the ABBYY FineReader line of optical character recognition (OCR) applications, ABBYY FlexiCapture(R) line of data capture solutions, ABBYY Lingvo(R) dictionary software, and development tools. ABBYY Language Services provides comprehensive linguistic solutions to corporate customers. Paper-intensive organizations from all over the world use ABBYY solutions to automate time- and labour-consuming tasks and to streamline business processes. ABBYY products are used in large-scale government projects. Companies that license ABBYY technologies include Canon, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft, Samsung and more. ABBYY OCR applications are shipped with equipment from the world's top manufacturers such as Epson, Fujitsu, Microtek, Panasonic, Toshiba, and Xerox. ABBYY is headquartered in Moscow, Russia, with offices in Germany, the UK, the United States, Canada,
Ukraine, Cyprus, Australia, Japan and Taiwan. For more information, visit ABBYY online. Copyright (C) 2013 ABBYY. 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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Internet Sales Manager
Russian Federation
prmac@abbyy.com

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Get animated with new CutMyFace iPhone App � Version 1.2.1 - Published on 05/13/13

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Amudo LLC today announces CutMyFace 1.2.1, an update to their fun-to-use entertainment app for iOS devices. Jump in, it's only seconds away: CutMyFace allows you to record in-real-time a video of your face within a clip. Add accessories, share and compete for the funniest one. Mixing video of your face with existing videos has never been easier as you can see a live preview of the final video while you are recording it.

New York, Paris, Montpellier - Amudo LLC today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of CutMyFace 1.2.1, an update to their fun-to-use entertainment app developed exclusively for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. In this new release of CutMyFace app, you will be able to create the perfect video memes, access new video templates and share them with your friends, colleagues and family.

CutMyFace is an iPhone app that allows you to add a video of your face to existing clips. Mixing video of your face with the background video has never been easier as you can see yourself in the clip while filming. CutMyFace also records your voice so you can sing along the music and/or add a personal message of your own to the video. It�s a great way to and original way to share a message with friends, colleagues and family. You can record and share as many videos as you want via email and video/social networking services as Facebook, YouTube.

�We worked our head off to develop compelling new features and we are thrilled by the amount of feedback we received so far. We keep improving CutMyface so it becomes easier to create and share videos� Pierre Addoum, CutMyFace Co-founder.

Features:
* Record a video of your face using the front (when available) and back cameras of your iPhone
* See a live preview while you are recording yourself
* Your face moves along the movement of the character in the background video
* See yourself dancing moving and/or acting along different videos (Including top of the charts videos)
* Add accessories to your face (mustache, glasses, hat etc.)
* Accessories follow automatically your head movements
* Share directly your videos on Facebook,Youtube or by email

Some of the improvements:
* New Themes available download the app to find out
* New interactive button to allow content suggestion and feedback
* Improved downloading process (up to 10 times faster)
* Live surveys so you can choose the next video to be offered in the app
* Better accessories management

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

Pricing and Availability:
CutMyFace 1.2.1 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

CutMyFace 1.2: http://www.cutmyface.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/cutmyface/id561929645
Screenshot 1: http://cutmyface.amudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/s1.png
Screenshot 2: http://cutmyface.amudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/s2.png
Screenshot 3: http://cutmyface.amudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/s3.png
App Icon: http://cutmyface.amudo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CutMyFace_app_icon_1024.png

Amudo LLC is a matured company which offers creative solutions in the areas of Augmented Reality and Interactive Presentations. When we see fit, we continue to partner with startup to develop BtoC products. To date we have been involved as sole partner or investor in the following projects: AG Wine, AR Business Cards, CampaignAR, PresentAR and CutMyFace. Copyright (C) 2013 Amudo LLC. 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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Pierre Addoum
CEO
917-675-3405
United States
pierre@amudo.com

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LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/amudo-llc?trk=hb_tab_compy_id_2497135

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Tiffen Photo fx Ultra Wins a Highly Coveted TIPA Award - Published on 05/13/13

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The Tiffen Company today announced its iPad app, Tiffen Photo fx Ultra v5, has been named "Best Mobile Photo App of 2013" by the prestigious Technical Image Press Association. Tiffen Photo fx Ultra v5 allows users to simulate many popular award-winning Tiffen glass filters, specialized lenses, optical lab processes, film grain, exacting color correction, natural light, and photographic effects directly from their iPads and share via Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, email and more.

Hauppauge, New York - The Tiffen Company, a leading manufacturer and distributor of award-winning accessories for the still imaging, video, motion picture and broadcast markets, announced its iPad app, Tiffen Photo fx Ultra v5, has been named "Best Mobile Photo App of 2013" by the prestigious Technical Image Press Association (TIPA). According to the TIPA website, editors of the member-magazines evaluate products introduced to the market in the past 12 months and base judgments on "innovation, the use of leading-edge technology, design and ergonomics, ease-of-use, as well as price/performance ratio."

"We are extremely proud to be honored by TIPA for Photo fx Ultra," comments Steve Tiffen, President and CEO, The Tiffen Company. "Unlike other awards that require a submission process, eligibility is based purely on a product's value in the marketplace, making the TIPA Awards one of the most coveted in the industry."

About the TIPA General Assembly and Technical Committee:
The General Assembly is the highest representative body of the association. The GA meets at least once a year and all active members must attend in order to vote for the best photo and imaging products of the year. The GA has the final word on the TIPA Awards results. The GA also elects the Board of Directors and discusses and votes on all of the association's issues, such as the approval of the annual report and budget. It approves or rejects proposals coming from the board and from single members. In addition, the GA has the power to decide on TIPA membership issues and make all other decisions on extraordinary matters. The GA voting process follows the majority system.

Giving an award to a product is a matter of experience, technical honesty, independence, and responsibility. The General Assembly, the highest body of the association, has appointed a team of technical editors to extensively assist the GA in the award giving process. The mission of the Technical Committee, a four-member body with specific technical knowledge, is to select award candidates following an elaborate guideline. The TC works year-round checking which products have the prerequisites necessary to be considered for an award nomination.

Available for iPads operating with iOS 4.3 or later, Tiffen Photo fx Ultra v5 allows users to simulate many popular award-winning Tiffen glass filters, specialized lenses, optical lab processes, film grain, exacting color correction, natural light, and photographic effects directly from their iPads and share via Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, email and more. The app offers a total of 77 filters, with 934 presets organized into eight different filter groups, plus a clever paint system with a variety of brushes.

Photo fx Ultra Pricing and Availability
The award-winning Tiffen Photo fx Ultra v5 is available today for $4.99 USD through the Apple App Store and priced in local currency outside the United States.

The Tiffen Company: http://tiffen.com/
Tiffen Photo fx Ultra 5.0.1: http://www.tiffensoftware.com/products/iphone-ipad-apps/ipad-apps
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/photo-fx-ultra/id374564348
2013 TIPA Awards Finalists: http://www.tipa.com/english/awards-search.php?searchType=byYear&searchValue=2013
TIPA General Assembly and Technical Committee: http://www.tipa.com/english/people.php?iExpand1=19
TIPA Member-Magazines: http://www.tipa.com/english/magazines_list.php

Tiffen has been a leading manufacturer of photographic filters, lens accessories, software, and camera accessories for the consumer/professional imaging and the motion picture and broadcast television industries for 75 years. The company has a rich history of innovative product design, superior optical consistency, and unparalleled quality. Tiffen has been recognized for its product and engineering excellence, earning two Technical Achievement Awards and a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, as well as multiple Emmy(R) Awards from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Today, the company offers a wide range of products, which include: Tiffen(R) filters, Steadicam(R) camera stabilizing systems, Lowel(R) light, Listec(R) teleprompters, Tiffen Dfx(R) digital imaging software, Domke(R) bags, Davis & Sanford(R) tripods, Genustech(R) camera accessories, Zing(R) camera covers, Stroboframe(R) flash brackets, Saunders(R) professional
trimmers, and Kodak Wratten(R) filters. Tiffen continues to enhance its reputation as a leading imaging accessory manufacturer through aggressive growth in the image-making accessory industry. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Tiffen. 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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Jump Start FM Online FileMaker Training Course Starts in June - Published on 05/13/13

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Thorsen Consulting announces Jump Start FM, a month long, virtual training course aimed at individuals eager to take their FileMaker skills to the next level. Students will attend webinars and work with a professional coach to develop a personalized training plan. The plan includes training exercises to help students acquire immediate marketable skills, and sets out a path for them to achieve FileMaker certification. The first course runs June 3-27, 2013.

Chicago, Illinois - Thorsen Consulting announces Jump Start FM, a month long, virtual training course aimed at individuals eager to take their FileMaker skills to the next level. The first course runs June 3-27, 2013.

Students will attend webinars and work with a professional coach to develop a personalized training plan. The plan includes training exercises to help students acquire immediate marketable skills, and sets out a path for them to achieve FileMaker certification.

"Traditional classroom training typically follows a one-size-fits-all model. We've developed a program that allows us to tailor the content to our students' needs. Our target student is a self-starter who is looking for direction and code review from industry experts," said Molly Connolly, President of Thorsen Consulting and the primary course instructor.

Topics Include:
* Needs Analysis & Project Planning
* Developer Tools & Resources
* System Design & Architecture
* User Interface, Design & Usability
* FileMaker Go
* Estimating & Time Management
* Quality Assurance & Testing
* Certification Prep
* Deployment
* Installation, Configuration & Backups
* Customer Service & Support

Guest speakers include Cris Ippolite of iSolutions; David A. Knight of Angel City Data, Deborah Zempel, Deborah Zempel Consulting, and Matt Navarre, MSN Media.

Registration is open now at Jump Start FM online.

JumpStart FM: https://jumpstartfm.com

Molly Connolly, owner of Thorsen Consulting, is a FileMaker developer who provides business advisory services to other FileMaker developers on how to effectively run and grow their businesses. As a consultant to consultants, Molly leverages her 15+ years of experience to help companies on a variety of issues including client management, training, recruiting and sales. Molly is active in the FileMaker community and recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to the FileMaker Community award. She is a former founding partner at Soliant Consulting, frequent DevCon speaker, advisory board member of PauseOnError, and runs an annual FileMaker Product Developer Conference in Chicago. Copyright (C) 2013 Thorsen Consulting. 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. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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773-761-4838
United States
molly@thorsenconsulting.com

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Flarelight Effects for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and After Effects - Published on 05/13/13

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Noise Industries adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro(R) 7 and X, Motion and Adobe(R) After Effects(R) and Premiere Pro(R), PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage. This collection of plugins brings lens flares, glows and noise to projects for an added element of visual sparkle.

Boston, Massachusetts - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, adds PHYX Flarelight to its plugin platform FxFactory. Designed for use in Final Cut Pro(R) 7 and X, Motion and Adobe(R) After Effects(R) and Premiere Pro(R), PHYX Flarelight is a collection of visual effects and generators that allows editors to add realistic lens flares, industrial-strength glows and anamorphic streaks to footage.

Users can easily customize all aspects of the effects to achieve the desired look and can even animate parameters to fade in and out with the shot. Editors can also use a compositing program like Motion or After Effects to easily pair center parameters to a tracking point. PHYX Flarelight is now available in FxFactory for 49 USD.

PHYX Flarelight Feature Effects:
* AnamorphicGlare - blue streaks blooming from image highlights, an at-first unintentional side effect that has since become extremely popular; while anamorphic lenses can be extremely expensive, PHYX Flarelight simulates the effect successfully at a fraction of the cost
* MegaGlow - adds industrial-strength glow effects with blurring and blend modes, providing editors with maximum control over the glow shape
* StarGen - simulating realistic starry skies, this powerful starfield generator is perfect for sci-fi projects, night scenes and more
* TrueNoise - creates walls of flames, lava, 3D water displacement textures and many more effects, PHYX recommends pairing Flarelight's noise generator plugin with MegaGlow to create vivid, glowing life

About PHYX Inc.:
PHYX Incorporated is a privately held U.S. corporation. Its principles have been developing custom tools for Visual Effects since 2002. In 2007, PHYX Inc. brought its first collection of tools to the public. PHYX Inc. continues to create its visual effects tools with the involvement and guidance of professionals from Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), WETA Digital, Digital Domain, Sony Imageworks, Pixar, and other studios.

FxFactory 4.0.5: http://www.noiseindustries.com/fxfactory/
PHYX Flarelight: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/after-effects/phyx-flarelight-effects-for-final-cut-pro-premiere-pro-and-after-effects/
Download FxFactory 4.0.5: http://www.noiseindustries.com/fxfactory/download/
Purchase from Noise Industies: http://www.noiseindustries.com/store/buy/index.php?buynow_id=phyxflarelight&title=PHYX%20Flarelight&icon=phyx-flarelight.jpg&fastspring_id=phyxflarelight&download_id=phyxflarelight
Screenshot: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PHYXFlarelight4.png
App Icon: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/PHYX-Flarelight.png

Established in 2004, Boston, Massachusetts-based Noise Industries is an innovative developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast community. Their products are integrated with popular non-linear editing and compositing products from Apple and Adobe. For more information, visit Noise Industries online. Copyright (C) 2013 Noise Industries. 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. All other trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners.

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United States
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