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Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:45 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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Crowd Sourcing is TourPal's Secret Weapon to Conquer Travels App World - Published on 07/25/13

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Crowd sourcing is what gives TourPal 2.0.2 the edge in the highly competitive world of travel apps. TourPal are using professional guides to create audio tours and they will soon use social signals to show you which restaurants and bars are popular. There are already over 200 tours in their app, ranging from popular destinations like New York, Paris and London to more unique locations like Phuket Thailand, Bratislava Slovakia, Melbourne Australia and more.

Cupertino, California - There are many apps out there that aim at replacing the old paper maps and guidebooks by turning your smartphone to a tour guide. This task poses several challenges as there are many locations to cover, many languages to support and many places to recommend. TourPal's strategy is to use crowd sourcing to overcome these challenges and stay ahead of the competition.

TourPal are crowd sourcing professional tour guides from all over the world to help them provide the largest amount of worldwide audio tour guides in different languages, in one app. TourPal allow any professional tour guide to upload audio tours to their system, in all locations and languages. To insure that the material is of the highest quality all tours are being reviewed before being available in the app. The revenue from the tours is being divided between the tour guide and TourPal.

There are already over 200 tours in their app, ranging from popular destinations like New York, Paris and London to more unique locations like Phuket Thailand, Bratislava Slovakia, Melbourne Australia and more. Crowd sourcing has also assisted TourPal in having tours in multiple languages, for example Barcelona has tours available in 6 languages (English, French, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew and Japanese). The users can also choose from different tour styles, city walking tours or out of city driving tours.

TourPal's next version is going to take crowd sourcing in its app to the next level by offering recommendations to restaurants and bars according to social signals. This means that the app will show which places have gotten the most likes, shares and check-ins in Facebook and other social networks and will order them accordingly. This will enable travelers to not only know what other tourists recommend, but also where the locals like to go.

TourPal's current version includes a completely new interface, advanced search and filtering capabilities and GPS enabled, free offline and online maps with routes that include tourist attractions and sights. Each sight includes an audio guide and textual information. Offline maps allow you to use the app abroad without incurring costly roaming charges.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 11.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
TourPal 2.0.2, the innovative new way to enjoy GPS based audio tours around the world, is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Travel category.

TourPal 2.0.2: http://www.tourpal.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/tourpal-travel-guide-audio/id570625667
YouTube Video (Demo): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EGgQPTRrPA
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App Icon: http://apps.appshout.com/tourpal/images/icon.png
Media Assets: http://apps.appshout.com/tourpal/

Founded in 2011, TourPal LTD, a privately held startup company, creates unique and comprehensive solutions for today's tourists. TourPal's goal is to produce innovative applications for a variety of platforms while upholding the highest standards of quality. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 TourPal LTD. 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 States
press@appshout.com

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Thu Jul 25, 2013 1:00 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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New Free BillGuard iPhone App Can Save Americans $7 Billion - Published on 07/25/13

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Powered by crowdsourced transaction analytics, "Smart Inbox for Money" will forever change the way people check their bills. BillGuard, the leading personal finance protection company, today unveiled its free app for iPhone, offering the only tool for combating the $14 billion dollars lost by American cardholders to unwanted "grey charges." The app offers consumers a smart, fast way to track their credit and debit card spending and facilitates hassle-free refunds & subscription cancellations.

Cupertino, California - BillGuard, the leading personal finance protection company, today unveiled its free app for iPhone, offering the only tool for combatting the $14 billion dollars lost by American cardholders to unwanted "grey charges." Two years in the making, the BillGuard iPhone App is the culmination of the company's pioneering work, crowdsourcing and analyzing millions of consumer-disputed transactions.

The new app offers consumers a smart, fast way to track their credit and debit card spending and facilitates hassle-free refunds and subscription cancellations directly with merchants. With the help of a self-learning "Smart Inbox," users can swipe through prioritized charges in an email-like interface. Working together, users identify charges that are questionable and provide community-edited merchant information that can help others quickly recognize even cryptic charges. When a charge is repeatedly disputed by others it is prioritized for all cardholders with a similar charge for their quick review.

"We have built the largest crowdsourced transaction monitoring community in the world," said BillGuard co-founder and CTO Raphael Ouzan. "As consumers ourselves we realized early on that bill checking for most people is a long arduous task that most would prefer to avoid. So we set out to develop a tool that would make bill checking fast, fun and exceptionally effective, with a little help from some very sophisticated algorithms and millions of fellow cardholders."

BillGuard's engine, heralded by Online Banking Report as "one of the top online banking innovations of all time," has identified over $50 million in grey charges so far. "Our data shows that if every American cardholder used the BillGuard iPhone app, the total annual savings in grey charges could top $7 billion," said Ouzan.

The free BillGuard iPhone App enables consumers to:
* Quickly verify prioritized charges with just a swipe
* Get alerts to unwanted grey charges on their credit and debit cards
* Recognize any charge with community-edited merchant information
* Contact merchants directly from the app to resolve billing inquiries and disputes
* Stay on top of account balances and recurring charges for all cards in one app
* Add any card to Passbook for convenient one tap access
* Protect two credit or debit cards for free

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd, 4th and 5th gen) and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* 23.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
BillGuard 2.0.1 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category. To celebrate its launch week, BillGuard is making its premium upgrade, which supports 10 cards, available for a one-time in-app purchase of $9.99.

Continuing its mission to protect consumers from grey charges, BillGuard today also released the 2013 Industry Report on Grey Charges, a first-of-its kind study revealing that American cardholders were hit with $14.3 billion in deceptive grey charges in 2012.

BillGuard, Inc: http://www.billguard.com
BillGuard 2.0.1: http://apps.appshout.com/billguard/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/billguard/id602710567
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kA1X1ybnUI
Bill Guard Grey Charges Report: https://www.billguard.com/greycharges/report
App Icon: http://apps.appshout.com/billguard/images/icon.png

BillGuard is the Transaction Intelligence NetworkTM enabling trusted commerce via credit cards, debit cards and digital wallets, by harnessing the inputs of millions of consumers and merchants and financial service providers. This crowdsourced knowledge empowers consumers to intelligently monitor their spending and resolve unwanted "grey charges" directly with merchants via BillGuard's mobile app or their bank's online statements, saving everyone time and money. BillGuard has won numerous top industry awards and was named one of the top banking innovations of all time in 2012 by Online Banking Report. The company has offices in New York City and Tel Aviv and is backed by prominent investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, Eric Schmidt's Innovation Endeavors and Peter Thiel's Founders Fund.

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1-408-757-0156
United States
press@appshout.com

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Dragon Forged Software announces Slender 2.0 for Mac OS X - Published on 07/25/13

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Dragon Forged Software LLC today introduces Slender 2.0 for Mac OS X. Slender 2.0 brings major new features and functionality to the highly acclaimed Slender app which was initially released in January 2012. Slender features a powerful toolset allowing developers to quickly analyze not only the usage of assets inside of a project but report on specific problems. Slender is designed for iOS and Mac developers but also features support for Web Projects as well as raw image analysis from designers.

Denver, Colorado - Dragon Forged Software LLC, one of the product arms of Empirical Development LLC, and developer of Resolve and Trivium apps, today introduces Slender 2.0 for Mac. Slender 2.0 brings major new features and functionality to the highly acclaimed Slender app which was initially released in January 2012.

Slender provides a unique application that meets at the intersection of developer and designer. A powerful toolset that allows developers to quickly analyze not only the usage of assets inside of a project but report on specific problems found with those images. Slender is designed for iOS and Mac developers but also features support for Web Projects as well as raw image analysis from designers. Additional full featured tools include beautiful customized PDF project reports for non-developers in the project's group, and advanced image compression algorithms to reduce project size.

Slender 2.0 features a redesigned interface streamlining the information that is most important to the user, featuring simple drag and drop interaction. Automated project cleanup ensures that files are correctly removed while fully supporting all major version control systems. Slender 2.0 brings several essential tools developer tools together under a single easy to use roof.

Slender also sports a greatly improved scanning engine increasing scanning speeds by over 1000% from earlier versions. Support for version control friendly whitelisting and new Fuzzy and Dynamic scanning algorithms rounds Slender out as the most powerful image analysis tool on the market for developers.

"[Slender 2.0] has finally been brought to the level that we envisioned when we first conceptualized the tool, we are delighted to see how far it has come. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of support and suggestions for Slender and will continue to add functionality and features at no upgrade cost to our users" said Kyle Richter, founder of Dragon Forged Software on initial thoughts about the release.

Pricing and Availability:
Slender 2.0 is available from the Dragon Forged Software store for $24.99 (USD) or through the Mac App Store. A free unlimited 14 day trial is available on the website.

Slender 2.0: http://dragonforged.com/slender/
Download Slender: http://downloads.dragonforged.com/slender202.zip
Purchase: http://sites.fastspring.com/dragonforged/product/slender
Screenshot 1: http://dragonforged.com/slender/SlenderScreens2/Slender1.png
Screenshot 2: http://dragonforged.com/slender/SlenderScreens2/Slender2.png

Dragon Forged Software was formed in 2004 to develop Mac OS X shareware titles. Since 2004, Dragon Forged Software has been completely dedicated to Apple's platforms, releasing several Mac OS X titles prior to the announcement of the iPhone. Dragon Forged Software was an early adopter of iOS technology shipping three iPhone applications on opening day of the iTunes App Store. Dragon Forged has been instrumental in paving the way for new technology for the iOS platform, including the first multiplayer iPhone game, the first iPhone credit card processor, and the first iPhone location-based peer-to-peer file transfer protocol. Dragon Forged Software's consulting arm has shipped more than 150 applications over the last 8 years. In 2013 Dragon Forged Software joined with Zarra Studios to form Empirical Development, a mobile for hire consulting company. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2004-2013 Dragon Forged Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and 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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Kyle Richter
Founder
203-313-0504
United States
media@dragonforged.com

Facebook Profile: http://facebook.com/empiricalDevelopment
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=116269141
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/slenderapp/

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Le Vamp Breaks Free on iTunes This Week - Published on 07/25/13

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High Voltage Software today announces Le Vamp is currently free, instead of its regular price. The universal iOS app is highly rated (4.5-star). The game offers a novel twist on the endless runner genre; rather than directly controlling the main character, players use simple gestures to deal with the threats that face the tiny vampire. Le Vamp, fleeing for his unlife, dodging sunlight, quirky monsters, and staying ahead of the angry mob. At no cost, Le Vamp is worth sinking your teeth into.

Hoffman Estates, Illinois - In celebration of darkness and all things creepy and crawly, High Voltage Software has announced that its endless runner sensation, Le Vamp for iPhone, will be 100% off its regular price of $1.99 this week. This critically-acclaimed game has already garnered the prestigious Editor's Choice in the App Store as well as rave reviews from the living and undead.

CEO Kerry J. Ganofsky said, "Le Vamp has seen such a phenomenal response from the iTunes community, and we want to give back the best way we know how. And what better way than going free for a limited time to celebrate the success we've had so far?"

In the game, Le Vamp, a headstrong vampire child, has managed to infuriate the local villagers in his attempt to go outside and have some fun. Now he is fleeing for his unlife, dodging sunlight, quirky monsters, and staying ahead of the angry mob.

With nine hideously adorable enemies and hazards, as well as magic and upgrades like Sunblock, Bacon Cologne and Super Fingers, Le Vamp offers a dark and whimsical challenge enjoyable by casual and hardcore players alike.

Available as a universal app for iPhone, iPad and iPad Touch, the game offers a novel twist on the endless runner genre; rather than directly controlling the main character, players use simple gestures to deal with the threats that face the tiny vampire as he traverses the hostile French countryside.

Le Vamp's macabre mix of cartoony and cadaverous styles has captured the hearts and souls of gamers on the iTunes App Store with an exceptional 4.5 average rating. It has also received ghoulishly glowing reviews from USA Today, 148Apps, Modojo and Macworld, among others.

New Souls can download the app from the iTunes App Store.

At no cost, Le Vamp is definitely worth sinking your teeth into.

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

Please visit the Le Vamp Facebook page for additional information and screenshots.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), iPad 2 Wi-Fi, iPad 2 Wi-Fi 3G, iPad (3rd generation), iPad Wi-Fi 4G, iPad (4th generation), iPad Wi-Fi Cellular (4th generation), iPad mini and iPad mini Wi-Fi Cellular
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 48.8 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Le Vamp 1.0.2 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Le Vame 1.0.2: https://www.facebook.com/levampgame
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/le-vamp/id602727807
Artist Link: https://itunes.apple.com/artist/high-voltage-software/id582478764
YouTube Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRCDeEVHUtw
YouTube Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHLvLNcCnFQ
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Based in the vibrant Chicago suburb of Hoffman Estates, High Voltage Software employs 75 of the game industry's most talented individuals, and has been the leading independent game development studio in the Midwest for over 20 years. Copyright (C) 2013 High Voltage Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, iPod touch, and Mac 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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Susan Bishop
Media Relations
847-490-9567 Ext. 225
United States
susan.bishop@high-voltage.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/HighVoltageSoftware
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/high-voltage-software
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/HVSGames

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iStoryTime's Turbo Movie Storybook Races to No. 1 Top Paid Book App - Published on 07/25/13

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Award winning children's publisher iStoryTime is pleased to announce that its Turbo Movie Storybook Deluxe app, based on DreamWorks Animation's Turbo, is currently the top book on iPad in the U.S. as well as 16 other countries, including Australia, Canada and United Kingdom. Fans ride along with Turbo as he journeys from garden snail to Indy 500 champ. It's based on the high-velocity 3D comedy about an ordinary snail who revs into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed.

Santa Barbara, California - Award winning children's publisher iStoryTime today is pleased to announce that its Turbo Movie Storybook Deluxe app, based on DreamWorks Animation's Turbo, is currently the top book on iPad in the U.S. as well as 16 other countries, including Australia, Canada and United Kingdom. The storybook also hit the top five for iPhone books in nine countries, including the U.S., Canada and Ireland and is featured in "What's Hot" in the Apple App Store.

iStoryTime's Turbo Movie Storybook Deluxe lets fans ride along with Turbo as he journeys from garden snail to Indy 500 champ. It's based on the high-velocity 3D comedy about an ordinary snail who revs into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed, Turbo has big dreams of becoming a race car driver like his hero, Guy Gagne.

"Turbo is a fantastic character and his story of courage and triumph is great for kids. We're extremely excited to have the top children's book app on the App Store," said Woody Sears, Founder of zuuka.

The storybook features Auto Play, Read To Me, and Read To Myself narration options with highlighted text, as well as animations and genuine character audio from the film. In addition, the storybook features a Turbo-ize activity, which allows the reader to customize Turbo's shell and watch videos from the film.

Pricing and Availability:
iStoryTime's Turbo Movie Storybook Deluxe is $3.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category.

About Turbo
TURBO is a high-velocity 3D comedy about a snail who dares to dream big - and fast. After a freak accident infuses him with the power of super-speed, Turbo kicks into overdrive and embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the seemingly impossible: competing in the world's fastest race, the Indianapolis 500. With the help of his tricked-out streetwise snail crew, this ultimate underdog puts his heart and shell on the line to prove that no dream is too big, and no dreamer too small.

DreamWorks Turbo (C) 2013 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd, 4th and 5th gen) and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* 451 MB

Pricing and Availability:
iStoryTime - Turbo Movie Storybook Deluxe 1.0 is $3.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category.

iStoryTime: http://www.istorytime.com
iStoryTime - Turbo Movie Storybook Deluxe 1.0: https://itunes.apple.com/app/istorytime-turbo-movie-storybook/id668838081
Screenshot 1: http://www.istorytime.com/media/press/turbo-ipad.html
Screenshot 2: http://www.istorytime.com/media/press/turbo-iphone.html
App Icon: http://www.istorytime.com/media/press/turbo-icon.html

zuuka publishes zuuka Comics, iTalk and iStoryTime - an interactive storytelling experience delivered to the convenience of your mobile device - which features a series of illustrated and narrated books created by parents for kids. iStoryTime books have been highlighted in the New York Times, LA Times, CBS Early Show, theiPhoneMom.com, CNET and is decorated with Publisher's Innovation Award, PTPA Media's Parent Tested Parent Approved Seal of Approval, the Children's Technology Review's Editor's Choice Award and Reader's Choice for Best Apps for Kids. With over 200 products to choose from, including favorites such as The Smurfs, Puss in Boots, How to Train Your Dragon, WeeSing, Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, iStoryTime apps are excellent tools for both educating and entertaining children ages two years and up. These storybooks can be enjoyed in several different modes ranging from automatic to manual, depending upon the development and preferences of the user. Copyright (C) 2013 zuuka
incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, iPod touch, and Mac 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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Greg Dawson
Media Relations
509-901-7444
United States
greg@zuuka.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/istorytime
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/iStoryTime

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Algoriddim Unveils Highly Anticipated djay 2 App For iPhone and iPad - Published on 07/25/13

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Algoriddim today announces djay 2, the next generation of their highly acclaimed djay app for iPhone and iPad. djay transforms your device into a full�featured DJ system. Seamlessly integrated with your music library, djay gives you direct access to all your favorite songs and playlists. Winner of the 2011 Apple Design Award, djay, has been redesigned from the ground up featuring full color HD waveforms, enhanced turntables, a built-in drum machine, and a host of cutting edge performance tools.

Munich, Germany - Today, the creators of the world's best-selling iOS DJ software, Algoriddim, release djay 2, the next generation of their highly acclaimed djay app for iPhone and iPad, on the App Store. Downloaded by millions of Mac and iOS users, djay allows anyone to easily mix and scratch music from their iTunes library or enable "Automix" mode to let djay automatically create a seamless mix of their favorite songs.

djay 2 introduces a groundbreaking new user interface that utilizes sliding layers to combine turntables, HD Waveforms(TM) and a drum machine into an intuitive, yet powerful all-in-one DJ system.

"djay 2 represents the very heart of what we do," says Karim Morsy, CEO of Algoriddim. "We put years of experience and input from millions of fans into every detail to create the best possible DJ experience on iPad and iPhone. We are thrilled to bring djay 2 to market and can't wait to see how our fans will utilize the new app."

Retaining the simplicity of the traditional DJ turntable look-and-feel, djay 2 adds a stunning new waveform layer, which allows users to touch and interact with their music at an unprecedented level of detail and clarity. HD Waveforms provide users with precise visual cues that highlight similar sounds with similar colors, leveraging the full resolution of the Retina display on iPad and iPhone.

The all-new built-in sampler adds another dimension of creativity that allows users to trigger sounds and create drumbeats on top of their music. In addition to djay's extensive pre-bundled content ranging from "Sound FX" to "Dubstep", users can sample their music from iTunes on the fly to create and save their own sample banks that can be quickly loaded during a performance.

The all-new music browser makes finding and queuing songs in the iTunes library easier than ever before. With intuitive swipe gestures, users can now quickly build playlists based on song requests and upcoming tracks on the spot. It also includes a history playlist that automatically tracks played songs. This allows users to see what has already been played during their session, making it easy to recreate a great mix.

At the heart of djay 2's features is a cutting edge new analysis technology that associates musical patterns and sounds with color. This allows users to visually identify the chorus, verse and similar sounding parts within a song. Moreover, it accurately detects BPM, beat grids, loudness, frequency, and other information about the audio, which lays the foundation for Perfect Sync(TM) - a function that allows users to seamlessly blend songs together with the tap of a button and ensures they always stay beat-synchronized for a perfect transition or mash-up.

Additionally, djay 2's turntable interface now offers virtual grooves, which are individually mapped and rendered for every song on djay's virtual records. The unique peaks and valleys are visible just like on traditional vinyl, which allows users to quickly identify breaks within a song.

New Features:
All-new user interface:
* Turntable view: Hyper-realistic "two turntables and a mixer" DJ setup for intuitive mixing and scratching
* HD Waveforms view: New layer featuring scrolling parallel waveforms with advanced performance capabilities
* Single deck view in portrait orientation: Single deck view allows focus on an individual deck and provides larger controls
* Sampler view: Allows the user to add sounds to their live performance, comes with high-quality pre-bundled content

All-new music library:
* Queue: Perfect for upcoming songs and requests
* History: Offers a catalog of previously played songs with auto-saved playlists
* Light/dark mode: Adjust to a bright day-light setting or a dark-club lighting
* Expandable full-screen view: Dynamically switch from popover to full-screen view
* Advanced sorting: Easily browse music by BPM, Title, Artist, Time
* Instant preview: Quickly preview a track in the library before loading it to the deck
* Analyze library: Pre-analyze entire iTunes music library (BPM, Beat Grids, Gain, Color, etc)

Built-in Sampler:
* Pre-bundled content: Comes with built-in sample packs (Essentials, Sound FX, and Dubstep Pack)
* Color-coded drum pads: Assign a color to each pad for easy identification of samples
* Live sampling: Create custom samples recorded live from the two decks
* Custom sample banks: Reassign samples to buttons and save as custom presets

HD Waveforms:
* Parallel Scrolling Waveforms View: Touch and interact with two tracks side-by-side
* Beat Grids: Visualizes the beats and bars of a song
* Spectral Timeline: In overview mode this shows the structure of the song (e.g. verse, chorus). In detail mode it allows the user to distinguish bass drums, snare drums, hi-hats, etc. by color
* Slice Mode: Slices waveform into four-beat bars and allows the user to trigger each beat individually for stunning live remixing

Enhanced Performance Modes:
* Slip Mode: Scratch without interrupting the flow as the music snaps back in time seamlessly
* Loop-FX: Beat-matched looping with simultaneous XY-style filtering

Enhanced Audio Analysis:
* Full color waveforms: Identifies similar musical patterns within a song and associates them with color
* Beat grids: Editable and shared via iCloud across Mac, iPad, and iPhone
* Real Vinyl: Virtual grooves are individually mapped and rendered for every track on djay's virtual records. It allows to quickly identify breaks within a song, as if the vinyl was fresh off the press
* Perfect Sync: Keeps songs perfectly in sync by time-stretching their beat-grids in real-time

Enhanced Support for DJ Hardware Controllers and Multi-Channel Audio Interfaces:
* Improved MIDI integration: Enhanced djay's officially supported hardware controllers with new pro-level features: Vestax Spin 2, Numark iDJ Pro, Numark Mixdeck Quad, Numark iDJ Live, Numark iDJ Live II, iDJ 2 Go, Pioneer DDJ-WeGo, and Pioneer DDJ-Ergo
oAll-new portrait interface: Optimized for Numark iDJ Pro

About djay:
Algoriddim's flagship product djay is popular with an international audience of millions of users, from consumers and music lovers to professional DJs and renowned artists. It has won prestigious awards including the 2011 Apple Design Award and was named App of the Year by Apple in more than 100 countries as part of App Store Rewind 2011. Over the past years it has maintained its high-ranking as the #1 DJ app on the App Store and has launched partnerships with renowned artists including David Guetta, Snoop Dogg, and Far East Movement. It is fully compatible with dedicated DJ controllers from leading hardware partners including Vestax, Numark, and Pioneer.

Device Requirements:
djay 2 for iPhone supports iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch 4th and 5th generation running iOS 6 or later. djay 2 for iPad supports iPad mini, iPad 2, iPad 3 and the new iPad 4 running iOS 6 or later.

Pricing and Availability:
djay 2.0 is now available on the App Store for a one-week special introductory price of $0.99 (USD) on iPhone and $4.99 on iPad. Both are available in the Music category in the App Store.

Algoriddim: http://www.algoriddim.com
djay 2.0: http://www.algoriddim.com/djay
Purchase and Download (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/app/djay-2-for-iphone/id669198374
Purchase and Download (iPad): https://itunes.apple.com/app/djay-2/id669196929
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSsXrPxJ2rc

Algoriddim, founded in 2006, creates state-of-the-art music and video applications for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Combining sophisticated technology with intuitive design, Algoriddim eliminates the boundaries between consumer and professional-level software. Algoriddim's goal is to create a world where every person can be an artist and bring their digital media to life. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Algoriddim. 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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Kristen Tambara
Publicist
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United States
kristen@cashmereagency.com

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1-323-928-5010
emily@cashmereagency.com

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Fri Jul 26, 2013 2:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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BA Financial Calculator Pro 3.0 Emulates TI BA II Plus Professional Now - Published on 07/26/13

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

California based Vicinno Soft, LLC today announces BA Financial Calculator Pro 3.0 for the iPhone OS, a major update to make its best-selling Financial Calculator app emulate Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional now. Identical in every aspect, the app provides a perfect emulation of the layout, functions, algorithms, capabilities, and key sequences of the venerable TI workhorse. Ideal for courses in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Math, Real Estate, and Statistics.

Campbell, California - Vicinno Soft, LLC today is proud to announce BA Financial Calculator Pro 3.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch, a major update to make its best-selling emulator emulate Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional now. Identical in every aspect, the app provides a perfect emulation of the layout, functions, algorithms, capabilities, and key sequences of the venerable TI workhorse. Ideal for courses in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Mathematics, Sciences, Real Estate, and Statistics.

Texas Instruments Business Analyst II Plus Professional calculator has been a standard among finance and accounting professionals since release. To make it available to iPhone community, Vicinno fully implements it on BA Financial Calculator Pro with more mobile friendly features, like options to turn on/off key click feedback sound, and automatically save/restore all format settings.

Feature Highlights:
* Time-Value-of-Money calculations
* Amortization schedules
* Cash-Flow Analysis, Net Present Value, and Internal Rate of Return
* Depreciation with four different methodologies
* Break even, profit, and percent difference calculations
* Bond prices and yields "to maturity" or "to call" calculations
* 10 Memories for storage
* Choice of Chain and Algebraic Operating System methods
* Scientific capabilities, including log, sin, cos, etc.
* Options to turn on/off key click feedback sounds
* Easily set number format, fraction digits, angle mode, computation method, etc via in-app settings

Just as the TI calculator, the app has two modes of operation: standard calculator and worksheet. The standard mode accommodates common mathematical operations, plus problems involving the time value of money, such as mortgages and annuities where payments are equal and evenly spaced. Trigonometric functions are also supported in standard mode.

The more complex worksheet mode provides step-by-step instructions for calculating amortization, depreciation, bond, and compound interest. All entries and results are saved in working memory, so recurring values are easily accessed. Basic interest and payment periods are well within the capabilities of the average user.

The version 3.0 update includes 4 additional Cash Flow worksheet variables and 1 Bond worksheet variable that are not included on the BA II PLUS as listed below:
* Net future value (NFV, Compute-only Cash Flow worksheet variable)
* Payback - (PB, Compute-only Cash Flow worksheet variable)
* Discounted payback (DPB, Compute-only Cash Flow worksheet variable)
* Reinvestment rate (RI, Enter-only Cash Flow worksheet variable)
* Modified internal rate of return (MOD, Compute-only Cash Flow worksheet variable)
* Modified duration (DUR, Auto-compute Bond worksheet variable)

"BA Financial Calculator Pro has been our flagship app since release," commented John, Product Manager. "With the 3.0 update, it is the best emulator on app store for TI BA II Plus Professional financial calculator, and definitely easier to use than the HP-12C and other financial calculators. Compared to TI's own financial calculator app pricing at $14.99, and only supports BA II Plus, our emulator is truly a great deal, at only $4.99 now for limited time."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch
* iPhone OS 2.0 or later
* 3.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The BA Financial Calculator 3.0 for iPhone and iPod touch is now $4.99 (USD or equivalent in other currencies), and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category. Review copies are available upon request.

Vicinno Soft: http://www.vicinno.com/
BA Financial Calculator 3.0: http://www.vicinno.com/ba-financial-calculator-pro/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ba-financial-calculator-pro/id338971047
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App Icon: http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r1000/001/Purple/v4/31/f8/9c/31f89cf8-4f7b-e669-5745-f84b0b115870/mzl.doferupg.175x175-75.jpg

Located in San Jose, California, Vicinno Soft, LLC was founded in 2009. The company's mission is to make high quality apps for iPhone, iPod, iPad, and Android to serve the mobile community. All Material and Software (C) Vicinno Soft, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. BA II Plus Professional is a trademark of Texas Instruments. HP-12C is a trademark of Hewlett Packard.

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United States
john@vicinno.com

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