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Tue May 14, 2013 7:31 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Zariba Announces the Release of Bubble Shooter Candy for iOS - Published on 05/14/13

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Developer Zariba, one of the leading mobile gaming companies worldwide, has announced the launch of Bubble Shooter Candy 1.0 application in the iTunes Store, in the Games category. Bubble Shooter Candy offers an interesting and sweet twist to the addictive match 3 classic and comes with plenty of levels and challenges. The game features over 130 addictive levels, 5 unique and colorful environments, varying levels of difficulty, amazing graphics and greater challenges than ever.

New Orleans, Louisiana - Developer Zariba, one of the leading mobile gaming companies worldwide, has announced the launch of Bubble Shooter Candy 1.0 application in the iTunes Store (Games category) for a standard price of $1.99 USD. Bubble Shooter Candy offers an interesting and sweet twist to the addictive match 3 classic and comes with plenty of levels and challenges that promise to deliver a one-of-a-kind blasting experience.

With a plethora of companies all across the world that compete to create ingenious apps and games for mobile users, the challenge to come up with one that is groundbreaking only gets tougher. Zariba has already released many of its games on a multitude of mobile platforms, utilizing a wide range of technologies. The developer's games address a wide user base and have managed to get noticed and make the cut in a swamped app market. Zariba has certainly managed to get in front of its competition with the launch of its newest and most promising mobile game, Bubble Shooter Candy.

Based on Zariba's Bubble Shooter Adventures, an immensely popular game belonging to the same genre, Bubble Shooter Candy requires iOS 4.3 or later versions. It is easy to play and most of all, is addictive. The app comes loaded with a host of exciting features that add a great deal of variety to the game. With over 130 addictive levels, 5 unique and colorful environments, varying levels of difficulty, amazing graphics and greater challenges than ever, Bubble Shooter Candy is set to take the app market by storm.

Bubble Shooter Candy is bound to mesmerize passionate gamers who have an insatiable thirst for challenges. "This app is extremely fun and interesting, featuring a catchy design and amazing HD graphics which will delight both kids and adults alike," declared Zariba's Marketing Director, Lubomir Georgiev. "We are proud of our release and are certain it will break new ground in the match 3 niche."

Founded in 2007, Zariba has already made the splash with its range of successful apps like Mahjong Worlds, Big Brain Quiz Brainiac, Polly Bubble Tea Maker, Bubble Shooter Adventures, Big Brain Quiz, Pub Quiz, Snake Walk, Jewel Adventures, Bubble Double, Denksport Quiz, Le Defi des Cerveaux, Brain Puzzle, Polly Shake Maker, Draw My Garden, Bubble Shooter World, Zombie Animals, Big Brain Quiz (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Smartest Monkey, and Best Logic Puzzle: World Challenge, under its belt.

Feature Highlights:
* Unique level layouts
* 130+ addictive levels
* 5 islands with fun and colorful graphics
* 3 difficulty levels
* Game Center support
* Amazing sound

Device requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th Generation) and iPad
* iOS 4.3 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* Optimized for iPhone 5
* 19.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Bubble Shooter Candy is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Zariba: http://www.zariba.com/
Bubble Shooter Candy 1.0: http://www.zariba.com/game/bubble-shooter-candy/Apple/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/bubble-shooter-candy/id621360685
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Located in USA, Zariba, a successful multinational company, has released a wide range of games for different mobile platforms. Zariba has managed to fulfill its mission of bringing mobile games into customers' social lives. This international company strives to capitalize on modern technologies to create high-end mobile games that cater to a wide range of customers. The company has industry-leading expertise in creating gaming apps and has over 3 years of experience in this field. Zariba has several offices in countries that include USA, Bulgaria and Spain. Users can find more information about the company at their website. Copyright (C) 2013 Zariba. 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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l.georgiev@zariba.com

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EditShare Ships Field 2 Portable Shared Storage - Published on 05/14/13

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EditShare today announces the availability of Field 2, its next-generation portable shared storage solution with integrated asset management. The turnkey platform includes file ingest, advanced project sharing/bin locking, and archiving capabilities in an all-in-one, high-performance and rugged chassis. Ideal for on-location shoots, ENG trucks and remote offices, the new Field 2 is durable, light and compact, meeting the most stringent airline carry-on regulations.

Boston, Massachusetts - EditShare(R), the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, announced today the availability of Field 2, its next-generation portable shared storage solution with integrated asset management. The turnkey platform includes file ingest, advanced project sharing/bin locking, and archiving capabilities in an all-in-one, high-performance and rugged chassis. Ideal for on-location shoots, ENG trucks and remote offices, the new Field 2 is durable, light and compact, meeting the most stringent airline carry-on regulations.

With an optional integrated Flow SDI ingest card, users can record up to two channels of HD in industry-standard codecs such as XDCAM-EX35, Avid(R) DNxHD and DVCProHD. Flow's edit-while-capture capability lets users start editing the moment they begin recording - ideal for ENG scenarios where time is of the essence for fast turnaround on late-breaking news stories. With an optional lightweight expansion unit, a single Field 2 configuration can scale to 32 terabytes. And using the integrated EditShare Sync Tool(TM), users can send data from a remote location back to home base over a simple Internet VPN connection.

Field 2 Feature Highlights:

* Flexible Storage Options
Field 2 is available with several different 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drive options - including 10K SAS and SSD - allowing users to choose a configuration that best matches their needs, such as greatest amount of storage, highest performance, or best economy.

* Impressive Performance and Stream Counts
Each four-drive set of 3.5-inch drives can support a "baseline performance" of eight streams of ProRes HQ or Avid DNxHD 220, or 24 streams of 25-Mbit video such as DV25 or XDCAM-EX 25. An eight-drive Field with 2.5-inch 10K SAS drives provides about a two-fold increase in performance over the baseline. An eight-drive Field with 2.5-inch SSD drives provides about a six-fold increase over the baseline.

* Outstanding Reliability
Field 2 storage is built with the industry's most reliable enterprise hard disks and SSD drives and uses hardware RAID-5 or RAID-6 protection. The rugged chassis is built for easy upgrades and maintenance, with removable drive cages and a slide-out CPU tray design that allows convenient access to all components.

* Cost-effective Yet Powerful Ethernet Connectivity
In 2004, EditShare pioneered the idea of "in-place editing" over standard gigabit Ethernet connections. Today, thousands of EditShare customers can testify to the reliability and performance of gigabit Ethernet - even when playing back multi-stream effects. With Field 2, users can make direct connections between workstations and the four on-board gigabit Ethernet ports, or use a unique Linux bonding configuration to combine the bandwidth of all four Ethernet ports and connect them to a low-cost switch.

* Optional 10-Gigabit Ethernet Port
With an optional 10-gigabit Ethernet card, users can connect a Field 2 system to a 10-gigabit switch for expanded client connectivity, connection to client workstations for finishing work and other high data rate editing, or to use Field 2 with other EditShare servers (XStream, Energy, Flow or Ark) on the same network.

* Integrated Flow Asset Management and Ark Backup and Archiving
Every Field 2 system includes Flow for file-based ingest, cataloging, searching, simple cuts-only editing, and drag-and-drop into industry-standard NLE applications. Field 2 provides two concurrent Flow Browse licenses for Windows or Mac clients as well as one file-based ingest license. In addition, Field includes Ark software for backup or archive to qualified LTO tape libraries, available for purchase separately.

* Extreme Scalability
EditShare's Extreme Scalable Architecture (ESA) allows connecting multiple Field units on a single network, or connecting a Field unit to other rack-mounted EditShare servers, where they all just appear as a single storage pool.

* File Level Sharing
EditShare's elegant NAS technology controls locking at the file level, allowing multiple editors to write to the same volume simultaneously - crucial for efficient workflows. In comparison, many SANs use volume-level locking, allowing only one user at a time to write to a volume.

* Project Sharing and Bin Locking
EditShare developed and patented the first non-Avid "bin locking" solution to allow Avid editors to work collaboratively and safely using the same bins simultaneously. EditShare later extended the technology to support Apple(R) Final Cut Pro(R), Adobe(R) Premiere(R) Pro and the company's own NLE, Lightworks.

* Intuitive Administration Tools
Although the technology behind every EditShare system is highly complex and sophisticated, the front-end administration tools make it very easy to create user accounts and spaces for media and projects, and to then assign different user rights to the various spaces.

* Dynamically Resizable Spaces
To make media management easier, content creation organizations usually want to create different "spaces" for different projects so that media files can be easily archived or deleted when they are no longer being used. Because EditShare "spaces" are just virtual volumes, enlarging or shrinking them after they have been created is as simple as a couple of clicks.

* No Per-Seat License Fees
With EditShare shared storage, there are no per-seat license fees, removing barriers to productivity and providing faster return on investment.

* Deletion Security Controls
EditShare Administrators can set privileges such as who can delete files and when. Deleted material can first be moved to "Trash" so that it is possible to "Undo" a deletion if a file is deleted by accident.

EditShare Field 2 Specifications:
* Light and compact - The main Field 2 chassis is 8.25" tall x 12.75" deep x 12" wide and weighs less than 25 pounds. The Field 2 expansion unit is the same width and depth, and 4.25" tall.
* Quiet - Field 2 is quiet enough to use on location, right beside you.
* Expandable and flexible storage options - Both the main Field 2 unit and the Expansion unit can be factory-configured with 4" x 3.5" or 8" x 2.5" drives. Drive options include SATA, 10K SAS and SSD, and capacities range from 4TB to 32TB in a single Field 2 configuration.
* Flexible slot configuration - Optional items include additional gigabit Ethernet ports, 10-gigabit Ethernet, Flow HD/SD-SDI ingest, and a SAS or fibre channel card for connection to an LTO tape library.
* Ergonomic carry bag - An optional Porta-Brace(TM) carry bag facilitates comfortable transportation of a Field 2 unit.

EditShare Field Builds on Tradition:
EditShare introduced its first Field model in 2007. Since then, Field systems have been deployed to cover high-profile sports events such as the Tour de France, America's Cup sailing, World Cup soccer in South Africa, Wimbledon tennis and the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. In addition, Field units have been installed in small OB trucks and used to cover major news events such as the Chilean mine collapse of 2009 and the 2010 and 2011 European Union sessions.

For more information on EditShare Field 2, please visit the EditShare website.

EditShare: http://www.editshare.com/
EditShare Field 2: http://www.editshare.com/products/storage-options/field2

EditShare is the technology leader in networked shared storage and tapeless, end-to-end workflow solutions for the TV and film industry. Our groundbreaking products improve efficiency and workflow collaboration every step of the way. They include video capture and playout servers, high-performance central shared storage, archiving and backup software, media asset management, and the world's first 3-platform (Windows/OS X/Linux) professional non-linear video editing application. (C)2013 EditShare LLC. All rights reserved. EditShare(TM) is a registered trademark of EditShare LLC. All other trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.

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Anya Oskolkova
Media Relations
617-817-6559
United States
anya@zazilmediagroup.com

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DIY Wills in Three Easy Steps, through WillCrafter 1.1 - Published on 05/14/13

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BGCJ Productions LLC announces WillCrafter 1.1 for iPad. The app simplifies estate planning to three easy steps: first, by completing My Records, a comprehensive locater list, users organize and inventory what they own; second, users use information from the My Records form to complete a Do-It-Yourself Will, which can be modified and tailored to fit most estate plans; and finally, users benefit as they read a Cliff Notes manual on wills, trusts, probate, guardianships, death taxes, and more.

Tulsa, Oklahoma - BGCJ Productions LLC announces WillCrafter 1.1 for iPad. WillCrafter's latest release expands its Cliff Notes information base, by adding a new section on Wills, Taxes and IRAs, and the app now offers an optional Testamentary Trust (in app purchase for $0.99 USD), to be used as part of the estate plan. There are new links in the app, guiding users to information databases and blogs, all of which are helpful in assessing how to plan their own estate.

It takes less than an hour to learn the essential ins and outs of how to plan an estate. As users read the manual, which is in the nature of an executive summary, they complete building blocks for the DIY will, and also learn how probate enters into the picture, how guardianships for children work, how IRA distributions are treated, and more.

Once the building blocks for the DIY program are completed, WillCrafter produces a fully editable will. The will is then ready for signature in accordance with the laws of the applicable state. Additionally, all information is stored locally on the iPad, to maintain secrecy.

Many adults do not have a will, or know how to control distribution of their property. WillCrafter is an inexpensive means of filling that void. Parents are given the comfort of knowing their children will be ardently cared for by a guardian they choose. For a spouse or partner, estates will be distributed as intended.

Anyone should be able to afford to have an estate planning resource, a good will, and a comprehensive checklist of the property they own. For the cost of buying two cups of gourmet coffee you can have peace of mind for your family's future.

Device Requirements:
* Requires iPad with iOS 4.3 or later
* 14.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
WillCrafter 1.1 is $7.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.

WillCrafter 1.1: http://www.willcrafter.com
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/will-crafter/id594848167
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BGCJ Productions LLC, located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was established in 2011. The company creates and sells legal, business and accounting iPad apps. It was formed by its members, all of whom are involved in its activities. Copyright (C) 2013 BGCJ Productions 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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918-252-5202
United States
jim@jhbpc.com

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Karelia Software Releases Sandvox 2.8 - Published on 05/14/13

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Karelia Software releases Sandvox 2.8, a significant update to its award-winning website building software for Mac. Sandvox 2.8 can optimize website image content for viewing on Retina displays. Sandvox 2.8 also introduces two new designs, new LinkedIn and Pinterest sharing buttons, a new social media sharing bar and much more. The app includes two new, clean, flexible, modern design options, offering left or right sidebars that work exceptionally well for showcasing photographs and galleries.

Alameda, California - Karelia Software today released Sandvox 2.8, a significant update to its award-winning website building software for Mac. Sandvox 2.8 can now optimize website image content for viewing on Retina displays. Sandvox 2.8 also introduces two new designs, new LinkedIn and Pinterest sharing buttons, a new social media sharing bar and much more.

Now, for the first time, website creators using Sandvox can simply check a box to present high-resolution photos, graphics and images to website visitors using Retina displays. Websites created with Sandvox can automatically present Retina-quality images when accessed via Retina-enabled devices, or show standard resolution images when viewed by other devices.

"We're extremely excited that Sandvox now automatically optimizes your content for Retina displays," said Dan Wood, president of Karelia Software. "Of our many groups of users, Sandvox enjoys a strong following among photographers at all levels and we think they're going to love this update with Retina optimization and two beautiful new designs."

Two new design options, Hydrogen and Kryptonite, are now included in version 2.8. Both Hydrogen and Kryptonite are clean, flexible, modern designs that offer left or right sidebars and work exceptionally well for showcasing photographs and galleries.

In addition, version 2.8 introduces new social media features including new sharing buttons for both LinkedIn and Pinterest, new customization options for Twitter and Facebook, and a brand new Sharing Bar that presents all of Sandvox's supported social media buttons in a neat, convenient row. To accomodate all of these improvements, the Objects menu now features a new Sharing section.

Sandvox 2.8 also includes an updated Metrics inspector, plus improvements to the Amazon and Google Maps objects, to publishing, to podcast RSS feeds, and adds support for the latest jQuery, v1.9.1.

About Sandvox:
Named to Mac App Store's Best of 2012, Sandvox lets anybody, even non-experts, build beautiful, modern, feature-rich and standards-compliant websites.

Sandvox requires no HTML, CSS or design experience. Simply choose from one of dozens of included designs, drag-and-drop your content, automatically create blogs, galleries and slideshows, equip your site with any of more than two dozen ready-to-go content objects, including contact forms, Google Maps, and YouTube videos, all while using a familiar inspector to adjust page layout, styles and settings. Sandvox, of course, supports today's most popular social media features and current SEO best practices. When ready, just upload your site to your favorite webhost directly from within Sandvox. It's that easy.

Sandvox is a complete website creation solution, including the latest version of the Karelia iMedia Browser, an open source contribution which is now a staple in many popular Mac apps, and helps website creators manage and use photos, videos and multimedia content. Sandvox supports several features for power users to embed raw HTML, use JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and other more advanced techniques. A plug-in API is available for third-party developers.

For more information on Sandvox, visit the company's website.

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

System Requirements:
* Requires Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
* 37.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Sandvox 2.8 is $79.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide through the Mac App Store in the Productivity category. It is also available from The Karelia Store. The Sandvox 2.8 update is available today free of charge for any registered owner of Sandvox 2. Registered owners of Sandvox 1.x can upgrade to Sandvox 2.x for $49.99 directly from Karelia Software. New licenses, upgrades, household licenses and site licenses are all available directly from Karelia Software.

Karelia Software: http://www.karelia.com/
Sandvox 2.8: http://www.karelia.com/sandvox/
Download from Mac App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sandvox/id455413521?mt=12
Purchase from The Karelia Store: https://secure.karelia.com/buy_now/
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Karelia Software, winner of Macworld Eddy and Apple Design Awards, is known for producing groundbreaking Mac apps. Karelia's premier application, Sandvox, redefines how websites are built, combining power and flexibility with world class ease-of-use and making it possible for anyone to build the website of their dreams. Copyright (c) 2013, Karelia Software. All Rights Reserved. Sandvox is a registered trademark of Karelia Software. Mac, Mac OS, OS X and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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Tonido on iOS Brings Fast Indexing to Families Organizing Personal Media - Published on 05/14/13

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CodeLathe, the leader in Personal Cloud software and services, announces a major update to its Tonido personal cloud server and iPhone/iPad app that will help families automatically organize and catalogue their personal photos, music and videos. Tonido 5.0.1 lets individuals watch videos, listen to music, see photos and open documents that are stored on their computer, right from their mobile iOS device. Users can share their personal media without worrying about data privacy and security.

Austin, Texas - CodeLathe, the leader in Personal Cloud software and services, today launches a major update to its Tonido personal cloud server and iPhone/iPad app that will help families to automatically organize and catalogue their personal photos, music and videos. Tonido 5.0.1 lets individuals watch videos, listen to music, see photos and open documents that are stored on their computer right from their mobile iOS device. Users can now share their personal media without worrying about the privacy and security of their data.

"Media indexing and organization is one of the most requested features by our user community. When we set out to build this feature, our aim was to achieve a new benchmark in media indexing performance. We are extremely pleased with what we have achieved. For instance, our test results show Tonido takes only a few minutes to index a collection of 31714 photos, 11259 songs, 1734 videos using a Quad Core 2 GHz Intel Core i7, 4 GB RAM Mac OSX 10.7.5 computer. Furthermore, subsequent reindexing of this large media collection takes only 5 seconds. With Tonido's superior media indexing performance, users can now catalogue their large media collection in a few minutes," said Anis Abdul, CTO of CodeLathe.

Tonido offers users secure access to their home computer's entire collection of documents, photos, music and videos from anywhere without uploading it to a public cloud service. Individuals begin by downloading the free Tonido server app on their desktop and the free mobile app onto their iOS device. Employing smart LAN switching technology to use gigabit access speed within home LAN networks, the app safely connects users to the documents stored on their desktop in seconds. Users can also access their files via Wi-Fi or 3G mobile networks, backup their photos and videos from their iPhone/iPad to their Tonido personal cloud, and download files for offline viewing.

"Today, households store terabytes of personal data in the form of photos, music and home videos on their PCs or NAS devices. Organizing this large personal media collection manually is an onerous task. Also, uploading terabytes of personal media to multiple online services for organization is not a practical solution. Tonido's automatic media indexing and management technology solves this problem elegantly. It automatically catalogues photos, music and videos and makes it accessible from anywhere using one's iPhone and iPad. Tonido is an extremely useful app for anybody with a large collection of personal media. Management of personal media has never been this easier," said Madhan Kanagavel, CEO of CodeLathe.

Feature Highlights:
* Automatic organization of photos by year and month based on EXIF Meta data
* Automatic indexing of music and organize it based on Song, Artist, Genre and Album names
* Automatic, multi-format live video transcoding and streaming (including MOV, MP4, M4V, MPG, MPEG, AVI, VOB, MKV, WMV, XVID, FLV, SWF, OGG, GP3, MTS, M2TS). Requires no manual conversion of video files for playback.
* Automatic multi-format music streaming and playlist support (including FLAC, OGG, WMA, MP3, and more)
* Tonido companion server apps are available for all computer platforms: Windows, Mac OSX and Linux
* Plug-and-Play remote access. No fiddling with router settings
* Easy to remember web URL access to one's personal computer
* Stream Music and Videos to Apple TV using Airplay
* Listen to an iTunes Playlist from anywhere

Language Support:
English, Italian, Japanese

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, iPod touch (3rd/4th/5th generation), and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 11.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Tonido 5.0.1 is free and available worldwide through the App Store in the Productivity category. The Tonido server app is available for free download at the Tonido website.

Tonido 5.0.1: http://www.tonido.com
Direct Download Link for iOS App: https://itunes.apple.com/app/tonido-file-access-music-video/id388726418
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRO5Xs8-yC8&feature=youtu.be
Factsheet (PDF): http://img.appular.com/Tonido/TonidoiOSFlyer.pdf
Screenshot 1: http://img.appular.com/Tonido/TonidoSS3iPad/SS1.jpg
Screenshot 2: http://img.appular.com/Tonido/TonidoSS3iPad/SS2.jpg

CodeLathe, founded in 2008, is a pioneer in personal cloud products and services, offering turnkey personal/private cloud storage and sync solutions to leading mobile carriers, enterprises, network and external storage device makers to create value-added products and services. CodeLathe also offers personal cloud software and services directly to customers under its own brand, Tonido. CodeLathe's mission is to enable customers to run their own personal/private clouds and provide a compelling alternative to public online services. Over half a million devices run Tonido personal cloud software and a quarter million users use it daily. CodeLathe is also a maker of the popular portable network attached storage device, TonidoPlug. Tonido(TM) and TonidoPlug(TM) are registered trademarks of CodeLathe LLC. Copyright (C) 2013 CodeLathe 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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CodeLathe, LLC
508.667.4433
United States
madhan@codelathe.com

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New Peterson Mobile App For Budget-Conscious Nature Lovers - Published on 05/14/13

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For nature lovers on a budget, Peterson Birds Pocket Edition 1.0 helps solve that perennial problem: 'What's that bird?' without needing to carry around a bag load of heavy books. The app gives users details on over 800 North American birds, from the best-selling Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America book, with illustrations, maps, details, bird songs, lists, search and more. Peterson Birds Pocket Edition is from the developer of the award-winning app, Peterson Birds of North America.

San Francisco, California - For nature lovers on a budget, Peterson Birds Pocket Edition 1.0 packs in a lot of detail for such a small price. Based on the best-selling book, Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, the app features Roger Tory Peterson's breathtakingly beautiful illustrations, along with maps, species details and songs. Information on over 800 species of North American birds is included in the app, core content that is identical to that of the app's big brother, the award-winning Peterson Birds of North America.

"For many casual bird watchers, all of the bells and whistles you get with a top-flight bird app are overkill," said Nigel Hall, developer of Peterson Birds Pocket Edition. "But with Peterson Birds Pocket Edition, anybody can have access to the best content available on North American birds, at a price everyone can afford."

The beautifully illustrated Peterson Birds Pocket Edition never loses sight of its primary goal: to help you identify birds. To do this, the developer has helpfully placed pictures of similar looking birds on one screen. This makes quick comparison a breeze. Arrows highlight unique markings on each illustration making it easier to differentiate birds that might otherwise be difficult to tell apart. The illustration screen is the cornerstone of the app. From here, icons give access detailed species information, maps showing the range of each bird, and bird songs.

One of the most frustrating things about watching birds is that you don't often see them. But you can hear them. You might catch a glimpse of a bird as it flies into a tree, but you can still hear him singing while he's out of sight. Peterson Birds Pocket Edition takes this into account and lets you play bird songs by tapping illustrations on the screen. This makes quick work of comparing the songs of similar birds.

The illustrations, details, and songs are the core of the app's appeal, but the features don't stop there. When you see a bird, you can check it off your life list - and make as many other lists as you like. There's a search feature with a state-by-month option that lets you filter the apps 800 plus birds based on whether they've been recorded in Cornell University's massive eBird sightings database. The app includes an alphabetical index and a very useful Quick Find index that lets you get straight to illustrations of birds by common name, Albatross, for example.

Peterson Birds Pocket Edition runs on Apple's iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices and is optimized for retina displays and the larger screen of the iPhone 5.

Peterson Birds Pocket Edition, Peterson Birds of North America and the free Peterson Feeder Birds of North America are developed by Appweavers, Inc. in California, using content licensed from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, publishers of the Peterson field guide series of books.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 610 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Peterson Birds Pocket Edition 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide through the App Store in the Reference category.

Peterson Guides: http://petersonguides.com
Peterson Birds Pocket Edition 1.0: http://petersonguides.com/PetersonBirdsPocketEdition.php
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/peterson-birds-pocket-edition/id646216964
App Icon: http://petersonguides.com/resources/Home/woodpecker-1024.png

Appweavers is an award-winning San Francisco Bay Area software developer, with a focus on outdoors applications for mobile computing devices. The company has a multi-product licensing agreement with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for development of mobile apps based on the highly respected Peterson Field Guide series of books. Appweavers founder Nigel Hall has extensive experience with outdoors applications for the iPhone and iPad. Copyright (C) 2013 Appweavers. 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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Nigel Hall
President
415-448-6443
United States
nigel@appweavers.com

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Groove: Smart Music Player Goes Free for iPhone - Published on 05/14/13

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Montreal based Zikera today announced that Groove Smart Music Player for iPhone is now available for free on Apple's App Store. Groove is a smart music player that learns from listening habits to create the perfect playlists any given time. The app helps music lovers rediscover their music and enjoy the collection they crafted over the years. Users can easily listen to mixes on their Apple TV or AirPlay enabled speakers, as well as share favorite songs with friends on Facebook and Twitter.

Montreal, Canada - Zikera today is proud to announce that Groove Smart Music Player for iPhone is now available for free on Apple's App Store under the name Groove FREE: Smart Music Player for iPhone. The free version has a simplified home screen, which is more intuitive for first time users. The $1.99 paid version, Groove: Smart Music Player for iPhone and iPad, remains the universal app that comes with the iPad version.

Groove is a smart music player that learns from listening habits to create the perfect playlists at any given time. The app helps music lovers rediscover their music and enjoy the collection they crafted over the years.

With a 4.5 rating in Apple's App Store, the Groove Smart Music Player has become an instant hit with music lovers.

* Winner of the "2012 Best App Ever Awards" in the "Best Music App Replacement" category *
* Received the "FWA Mobile Of The Day Award" *

Highlights:
* Automatically sort your favorite music and suggest a wide variety of mixes based on your listening habits
* When you're in the car, use smart gestures to control volume, playback and get new mixes while keeping your eyes on the road
* Rediscover forgotten favorites from your own music library
* Download missing album artwork, artist photos and bios
* Automatically organises your music in tags (pop, metal, indie, electronic, etc.)
* Search your music library and create instant mixes in just a few taps
* Listen to groovy mixes on your Apple TV or AirPlay enabled speakers
* Share favorite songs with your friends on Facebook and Twitter
* Scrobble songs you listen directly to Last.fm without connecting your device to iTunes

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Groove 2.2 is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category. Groove FREE: Smart Music Player for iPhone is available for free. Groove: Smart Music Player for iPhone and iPad is available for $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies).

Groove 2.2: http://www.groovemusicapp.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/groove/id323649428
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id445533979
YouTube Video (Intro): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwqtAxbvOG8
App Icon: http://a4.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/066/Purple/v4/e5/5f/1f/e55f1f61-b71d-5aa7-1563-d2b21191990d/mzl.rprfvhfc.175x175-75.jpg
Press Kit (zip): http://www.groovemusicapp.com/wp2/wp-content/uploads/groove2/groove2-press-kit.zip

Zikera started in 2009 and achieved outstanding success with its Groove app, which has been featured in the App Store's ;New and Noteworthy section and reached the #1 rank in the music category in Japan, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Zikera's ultimate goal is to provide the best music experience to music lovers all over the world. Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Zikera. 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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Canada
tri@zikera.com

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