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Thu Aug 8, 2013 2:15 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Expedia Recommends Packing Pro as one of Their Top 10 Travel Apps - Published on 08/08/13

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QuinnScape's Packing Pro, the popular travel app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, is one of only 10 travel apps recommended by Expedia, the world's largest online travel company. Packing Pro is a mobile packing app that features unlimited, 100% customizable packing lists, an extensive, yet flexible, catalog and handy sample lists that can be used as templates. Being one of only 10 recommended travel apps by industry-leader Expedia is truly a great honor for Packing Pro.

Taipei, Taiwan - QuinnScape's Packing Pro, the popular travel app for the iPhone, iPad & iPod touch, is one of only 10 travel apps recommended by Expedia, the world's largest online travel company. Earning their mark of approval is a great honor for Packing Pro. Coming soon after Packing Pro's recommendation by TripAdvisor's SeatGuru as well as Apple itself, Packing Pro is solidifying its position as one of the top essential travel apps on the App Store.

Since its launch over 4 years ago, Packing Pro has been highlighted on Apple's App Store several times. Currently, it can be found in the "Summer Travel" and "Essentials" promotions. It has also ranked at #1 for iPads and #2 for iPhones in the U.S. App Store's Travel section. Besides Apple, Packing Pro has also been recognized by CNN, WSJ, BBC, and Budget Travel, and has earned glowing reviews on major tech and app blogs (Gizmodo, Mashable, Macworld, CNET, TUAW and iPhone Life, among others).

Packing Pro is a mobile packing app that features unlimited, 100% customizable packing lists, an extensive, yet flexible, catalog and handy sample lists that can be used as templates. A host of special functions include:

* Multi-item selection from catalog for speedy list building
* Multi-item editing for easy list & catalog management
* Collapsable categories with floating headers & running item tallies
* List sorting & filtering by bag and/or person
* Item, weight and value totals & subtotals
* Email export for print out & file sharing
* Fully customized device support for all sizes of iPhone, iPod touch & iPad
* Full multi-lingual support for English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese & Chinese

Besides the core features listed above (which are also present in the basic Packing (+TO DO!) app), Packing Pro also gives its users the following Pro-level features:

* iCloud auto-syncing support
* Expert packing list wizard that can "automajically" create a list
* iTunes & email file sharing and out-of-app editing support
* Customized design (themes, layout, fonts, colors, textures)
* Double-sized Master Catalog with over 800 items and to-do tasks
* Twice as many sample lists
* Smart Search

Being one of only 10 recommended travel apps by industry-leader Expedia is truly a great honor for Packing Pro. It is the essential app for any kind of travel. Come try it out today!

Pricing and Availability:
Packing Pro is a universal app that is available for purchase worldwide on the iPhone & iPad App Store for $2.99 USD, or the equivalent in local currency. The basic Packing (+TO DO!) sells for $0.99.

QuinnScape: http://www.quinnscape.com/
Packing Pro 9.0: http://www.quinnscape.com/PackingPro.asp
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/packing-pro/id312266675
Video Demos: http://www.quinnscape.com/PackingPro-videodemo.asp
Screenshot: http://www.quinnscape.com/images/PackingPro-v9.0-iPad.png
App Icon: http://www.quinnscape.com/images/PackingPro-Icon-250x250.png

Since its founding in October 2008, QuinnScape has been managed by Quinn Genzel. Quinn is best known for his popular, top-ranking travel packing apps: Packing (+TO DO!) and Packing Pro. Packing Pro has been recognized by Apple, CNN, WSJ, BBC, National Geographic, Budget Travel, Fodor's, CNET, Macworld and a host of others as one of their top apps for traveling. Other app created by Quinn include a grocery shopping list app (Shopping Pro), nature appreciation apps (iLove Nature and iLove Birds), 3D VR action games (R.I.P and Ghost Buddy) and high-quality puzzles (the aQ's Pro Slider Puzzle series). Copyright (C) 2008-2013 QuinnScape. 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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Math Heroes vs Dragons 1.3 on iPad-Battle Dragons with the Power of Math - Published on 08/08/13

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12 Fingers Studio today announces Math Heroes vs Dragons 1.3 for iPad, its blockbuster, math practice app, featuring Pixar-style 3D animation. Designed for kids 10 and older, players join the four costumed Math Heroes in ridding the house of pesky baby dragons. In each of seven locations of the house, kids play a different challenging math game, where correct answers force the dragons to leave. With Awards, Boss Battles, and Achievements, the app helps train kids to wield the Power of Math.

Houston, Texas - 12 Fingers Studio today is pleased to announce Math Heroes vs Dragons 1.3 for iPad, an update to its blockbuster, math practice app, featuring Pixar-style 3D animation and storylines. Designed for kids 10 and older, players join the four costumed Math Heroes in ridding the house of pesky dragons. In a multitude of locations inside and outside the house, kids play one of seven challenging math games where they collect coins, awards and a chance to capture the dragons. Each game has four levels of difficulty, and players must employ their skills in the four operations of arithmetic, perimeters & areas, fractions, multiples, and equations. With Awards, Boss Battles, Printable Certificates, Achievements, Wallpapers, and Collectibles, the app helps train young learners to wield the Power of Math. This update adds new plot videos, more power-ups, expanded help section, and epic Boss Battles.

Feature Highlights:
* Rated for ages 10 and up with 4 levels of difficulty per game, making it suitable for students of all ages (and adults too)
* Each game focuses on a skill developed during typical 5th and 6th grade curriculums
* Builds 7 core skills
* Collect Awards, Wallpapers, and Dragons with secret math knowledge
* Kid safe, in compliance with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)
* Awards and Achievements
* Multiple Save-Game Support
* Buy power-ups in the Gift Shop with coins earned during gameplay

Grandma and Grandpa Numbertson are enjoying their twilight years in a sprawling home outside of town. Their lives are turned upside down after a gang of dragons overruns the house. With nowhere to turn, they call the Math Heroes: Maurice, the Whiz Kid; Romula, the Big Number Sis; Justice, the Pint-Sized Lady Hero; and Julian, the Baby Genius. Costumed, caped and masked and realistically rendered in 3D, they don their helmets for action and arrive at the house just in time.

Inside and outside the house, players are challenged with seven different math games to defeat the dragons. Each game has four levels of play: Easy, Medium, Hard, and Really Hard. Math Heroes vs Dragons also tracks several metrics of each player's performance and can save and resume play for an unlimited number of different players. Stats can be viewed in the Player Data screen where heroes browse certificates accompanying their Progress and Game Awards. Completing a round without any mistakes scores a perfect. In addition to unlocking bonus video content, scoring a perfect in all of the games for a given difficulty level takes players into an awesome Boss Battle with one of the dragon leaders.

7 Built-In Games:
* Remote Integers - use the TV remote in the media room to enter the solution to addition and subtraction problems
* Problem Building - in the playroom, touch two of three numbered cupboards that correctly build an equation of the form ? x ? = x
* Fraction Felons - in the recreation room, move the dragon in the lineup that is holding the lowest fraction to the wanted poster
* Division Racing - in the courtyard, tap on the dragon number in the race that solves the basic division problem
* Multiple Madness - in the bathroom, pop the floating bubble that is a multiple of x
* Chalk Shapes - in the library, solve the perimeter or area problem on the chalkboard by moving the correct dragon to the door
* Pool Products - in the backyard, choose the left or right side of the pool by determining which floating multiplication question has the largest product as its answer.

"Math Heroes was built to support classroom learning and we've worked closely with kids and educators to provide the most entertaining and educational experience possible," commented Darius Portilla of 12 Fingers Studio. "Our goal was to create a fun environment that extends past the basic question and answer routine found in some games. To do this, we've included Awards, Boss Battles, Printable Certificates, Achievements, Wallpapers, Collectibles and lots of other fun things that are sure to have your little heroes learning with the app every chance they get."

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

Pricing and Availability:
Math Heroes vs Dragons 1.3 is $3.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. Review copies are available on request.

12 Fingers Studio: http://www.12fingersStudio.com
Math Heroes vs Dragons 1.3 : http://www.math-heroes.com/
Purchase and Download : https://itunes.apple.com/app/math-heroes-vs-dragons/id633381202
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7zJlWHBohI
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Based in Houston, Texas, 12 Fingers Studio was founded by Darius Portilla in 2008. 12 Fingers Studio represents the culmination of years of award winning, industry grind in the experiential arena. Its team specializes in kiosks, interactive presentations, web, top shelf mobile (iOS and Android) and desktop applications, peripheral integration (Kinect, MyndPlay, Wii, Arduino, etc.), motion graphics, and engaging brand experiences. If you can dream it, they can probably do it. Copyright (C) 2013 12 Fingers Studio. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod 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
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Inkflow 3's Inkport Does a Neat Trick - Published on 08/08/13

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Seattle based Qrayon, LLC today announces Inkflow 3.0, a major update to their popular digital note taking and visual thinking app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Inkflow's most distinguishing feature is its smooth vector-based ink that can be easily resized and stretched. Version 3.0 adds several important improvements, and a unique new capability called Inkport. Inkport lets you easily pull in material from multiple sources and go from paper to iPad without losing your train of thought.

Seattle, Washington - Qrayon, LLC today is thrilled to announce the release and immediate availability of Inkflow 3.0, a major update to their popular digital note taking and visual thinking app for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Inkflow's most distinguishing feature is its smooth vector-based ink that can be easily resized and stretched. Version 3.0 is a major update that adds several important improvements, and a unique new capability called Inkport.

Inkport: Copy and Paste from the Real World:
Inkport uses the iPad's camera to scan high-resolution images of your written or printed notes and instantly converts them into Inkflow's native vector ink. Once on your iPad, you can edit, rotate, resize and rearrange things as if you had drawn them in Inkflow.

Inkport lets you easily pull in material from multiple sources and go from paper to iPad without losing your train of thought. See a shape or pattern in a book you like? Use Inkport to pull it into Inkflow and incorporate it into your designs. Easily combine notes and drawings from different notebooks. Inkport works well across a variety of handwritten and printed media, and is optimized for dark inks on light colored paper. Prefer to think in color? No problem, Inkport works with colored inks too.

Inkport is going to change the way you use pen and paper in your workflow. What used to require scanning in your notes, then spending minutes tweaking filters in Photoshop can now be done instantly, right on your iPad. Allowing you to spend more time on your ideas instead of on your tools. Inkport is included in the Plus Edition of Inkflow.

Other Upgrades:
Inkflow 3 also includes a slew of interface and feature enhancements that make it even easier to use. You can now directly access your .inkflow files via iTunes. iPad users also get an adjustable wrist guard, and the ability to set text style defaults. For existing and new Inkflow Plus users: In addition to Inkport, also new is the ability to rotate photos, with a new rotation snap feature. Also new is a new menu option to flip ink. Let's look at these additional features in a little more detail:

iTunes File Sharing:
For users with a lot of Inkflow books, iTunes File Sharing is a powerful way to manage your files directly. To access your books, open iTunes, select your device, then click on Inkflow in the Apps tab. Each book is stored in it's own .inkflow file. You can copy these books to your Mac for backing up, or to another iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch with Inkflow installed. You can even access your files wirelessly using WiFi syncing in iTunes.

Wrist Guard (iPad):
Inkflow 3 has an adjustable wrist guard for the iPad. There's a new faint gray tab at the lower right of your screen. Pull it up to show the wrist guard. Drag it up and down to adjust the wrist guard height. You can also tap on the tab to quickly toggle the wrist guard display.

Text Defaults (iPad):
The text editor toolbar now has a new option to set the default font style. Set up any combination of font, font-weight, alignment, size, and color you want, then tap on the new Favorite Style button (with the star icon), and select "Set As Default Style." All newly added text will have this style.

You can also change the currently edited text's style to match the current default with the second option: "Reset to Default Style." This is also a handy way to quickly copy the style from one text box to another.

Photo Rotation with Rotation Snap (Inkflow Plus):
You can now rotate images along with ink. Rotating images is easy enough, just select one or more images, including ink if you like, and drag the round rotation grip as before.

What's new is that you'll notice 8 or more round snap guides appear around the circumference of rotation. Dragging near to these guides to snap to the 8 compass points. You can also drag your finger farther away to rotate to an arbitrary angle. Ink and photos now rotate together, so you can easily keep your annotations pinned to your photos when rotating.

Flip Ink (Inkflow Plus):
Inkflow's signature selection tool has always allowed you to easily scale and stretch ink. You can now also flip ink to create a mirror image. To use it, just select some ink, tap on the selection, then select "Flip Ink." To flip ink vertically, first flip it horizontally, then use the rotation snap feature to turn it 180 degrees. These two new features work really well together. You can now easily create repeating patterns and tessellation effects of your work.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* 20.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Inkflow 3.0 is now available in the App Store worldwide in the Productivity category. Existing and new Inkflow Plus users will get access to all the features for free. New users can upgrade to Inkflow Plus at the current price of $7.99 (USD).

Qrayon: http://www.qrayon.com/home/
Inkflow 3.0: http://www.qrayon.com/home/inkflow/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/inkflow-think-visually!/id519524685
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Based in Seattle, Washington, Qrayon is a pioneering developer of productivity and education Apps for the iPad and iPhone. Qrayon's suite of Apps include Vittle, Inkflow, Air Sketch, Stickyboard, and Air Projector. Their Apps are currently being used in classrooms and offices all over the world. All Material and Software Copyright (C) 2013 Qrayon, 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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2 Turntables and a Microphone 2.0 for iPad - The Ultimate Music App - Published on 08/08/13

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Sprightly Software today introduces 2 Turntables and a Microphone 2.0 for iPad. These ultra-realistic turntables fully replicate the vinyl experience and take it a step further. Whether creating original music, creating remixes, or disc-jockeying, 2 Turntables and a Microphone offers a unique and engaging experience! New in version 2.0: more realistic turntable behavior, visual audio waveforms, new play-in-reverse button, new scratch and pulse modes, cue points, extended EQ, and much more.

Gibsons (BC) Canada - Sprightly Software today is proud to introduce 2 Turntables and a Microphone 2.0 for iPad. These ultra-realistic turntables fully replicate the vinyl experience and take it a step further. Whether creating original music, creating remixes, or disc-jockeying, 2 Turntables and a Microphone offers a unique and engaging experience!

2 Turntables and a Microphone includes a complete DJ setup, including: two scratchable turntables, a microphone, effects units, equalizers, a mixer, and a recorder!

Features:
* Streamlined interface put the most often used features at users finger tips
* Load any song from the user's iTunes Music Library
* Built-in microphone allows users to record their voice and then put the recording onto one of the turntables
* The scratch button lets users keep a turntable muted until they press the scratch button. Use it in combination with a scratching technique
* The pulse button lets users emphasis beats, vocals, or whatever they want with a sudden gain increase
* The recorder lets users record the entire output to make mixes, new songs and more. Users can even take one of their recordings and put it on one of the turntables
* Customizable touch sensitivity allows users to fine tune the app to your finger movements
* Pitch adjustment replicates and extends the range offered by most traditional turntables
* Loop button lets users create a loop anywhere in the song, then scratch within the loop
* A loop's starting position can be changed by moving the tone arm, while keeping the same loop length
* The reverse play button allows users to do unimaginably great things with sound
* Easily export recordings to Dropbox, SoundCloud, or iTunes File Sharing
* Set up to 3 cue points per turntable, then jump around a song with the tap of a button
* 10-band equalizers for each turntable let users adjust the amplitude of any band to pull out sounds or mute others
* AirPlay compatibility means users can wirelessly output to an Apple TV, or AirPlay compatible stereo system
* Bluetooth speakers and microphones are fully supported

We think users will agree 2 Turntables and a Microphone is one of the most powerful music apps available!

New in version 2.0:
* More realistic turntable behavior including the ability to put drop-spin on a record
* Audio waveforms are now visible
* Added play-in-reverse button
* Added new scratch and pulse buttons
* Added new cueing ability with up to 3 locations per turntable
* The equalizer range has been extended
* Added buttons to quickly flatline equalizers
* Many visual and interface enhancements
* Added a new delay effect
* Simplified the reverb effect
* Fixed a bug that could cause the loop to move when scratching
* How loops are created has changed. To set a loop, tap the loop button to mark the start, then tap it again to mark the end
* The loop start position can now be changed by moving the tone arm. The loop length will remain locked
* Fixed a bug that could cause the app to crash when recording
* Songs from the Music library now load about 50% faster
* Added the ability to save and load recorded songs from within the app
* Recordings can now be shared on SoundCloud
* Bluetooth speakers and microphones are now supported

Available in these Languages:
* English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish

Device Requirements:
* Requires iPad with iOS 6.0 or later
* 76.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
2 Turntables and a Microphone 2.0 is regularly $18.99 (USD), but is discounted to $3.99 for a limited time and is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category.

Sprightly Software: http://www.sprightly.ca
2 Turntables and a Microphone 2.0: http://www.2turntables.com
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/2-turntables-and-a-microphone/id593082841
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Founded in 2009, Sprightly Software is a energetic, enterprising software developer based on the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia, Canada that develops business, entertainment, and design software for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac. Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Sprightly Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, iPad and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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SENTENCE READING MAGIC 2.0 Free for iOS-How to Build and Read a Sentence - Published on 08/08/13

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Preschool University today announces SENTENCE READING MAGIC 2.0 for iOS, an update to its free app that provides the missing link between reading words and reading books - reading sentences. The app has two modes: Sentence Building, where children move words into their correct positions in the sentence, and Sentence Reading, where kids read the words of the sentence aloud and then check their work by touching the hidden picture. The app features audible pronunciation of words and sentences.

Minneapolis, Minnesota - Preschool University today is pleased to introduce SENTENCE READING MAGIC 2.0 - 2 & 3-Word Sentences for iOS, an update to its free app that provides the missing link between reading words and reading books - reading sentences. The app has two modes: Sentence Building, where children drag the words into their correct positions, creating a sentence, and Reading Mode, where kids read the words of the sentence aloud and then check their work by touching the hidden picture. The app features touch-to-hear, audible pronunciation of words, sentences, hints, and pictures that illustrate sentences. This major update includes new sound and image files and now uses only complete sentences.

Feature Highlights:
* Young children learn sentence building and sentence reading
* This intermediary skill, reading sentences, bridges the gap between reading words and reading books
* Adjustable levels of difficulty
* Words and sentences can be read aloud by the app
* Pictures and sound reinforce the connection between written words and that to which they refer
* Based on principles of the highly respected educator, Maria Montessori

Designed by Montessori preschool owner and lead teacher Richard Colombini, SENTENCE READING MAGIC is the first of a series of apps to concentrate on building and reading sentences. As the first of the series, it focuses on short vowel words of three letters or fewer (excepting plurals and double consonant endings). The goal is to enhance the learning process by setting up the right conditions for learners to be successful. The app gives emerging readers a step that will encourage skill building and confidence in reading.

SENTENCE READING MAGIC operates in landscape orientation, and users can select either Sentence Building mode or Sentence Reading mode and 2-word or 3-word sentences. In 3-word Sentence Building mode, there is a large color photo inside a square at the center of the screen. The picture provides the concrete example on the basis of which the student can construct the phrase or sentence. Three words, each in a rectangle, appear randomly on the top half of the display. The words are all four letters or fewer. At the bottom of the screen are three empty rectangles side-by-side. The child must recognize the correct sentence, then drag the first word of the sentence to position one, the second word to rectangle two, and the last word to position three. Words dragged to the wrong position will not be accepted. Having successfully dragged all the words into place, the app plays music or an appropriate sound effect. At the same time, the three rectangles become one long rectangle, joined into
a new entity: a sentence. Touching the words or picture reads the sentence or phrase aloud, e.g. "Sam sat up."

In 3-word Sentence Reading mode, the large illustration square is blank. Three words are already occupying each of the three rectangles below. Here, students must read the 3-word sentence aloud. They may choose to check their answers as they progress by touching each word to hear it aloud. Having completed the exercise, the learner can touch the empty square to view the illustrative picture and hear the phrase or sentence aloud, e.g., "The pup runs."

According to Hestia Abeyesekera Ed.D., director of Kinderhaus of Musik, and former Montessori teacher with more than 20 years experience, "This application is a focused and effective exercise in reading practice. The distractions are removed and the learning task is isolated for precision. The application has built in control of error systems, too. These things help make this a great reading application."

An ideal interactive learning app for beginning readers, SENTENCE READING MAGIC has all the qualities of an engaging, entertaining reading game for preschoolers. There is no scoring, competition, or running clock that would put it in the category of a Game, rather than Education App. But in practice, there is often no distinction between playing and learning. And SENTENCE READING MAGIC 2.0 will provide hours of lively enjoyment and rigorous skill building combined in an expertly designed and executed, free iOS app.

"Children are neurologically wired to take in language more efficiently and accurately when they are young than at any other time," stated developer Richard Colombini. "SENTENCE READING MAGIC fits into our highly effective, sequential, graduated reading program."

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

Pricing and Availability:
SENTENCE READING MAGIC 2.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. The full version of the app, SENTENCE READING MAGIC DELUXE, is available from the App Store for $2.99 (USD). Review copies are available on request.

Preschool University: http://preschoolu.com
SENTENCE READING MAGIC 2.0: http://preschoolu.com/iPhone-iPad-Apps.html#SentenceReadingMagic
Download from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/app/sentence-reading-magic/id454581599
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Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Preschool University's mission is to create and promote excellent reading materials and high quality learning tools for children. Established in 2010, Preschool University is an accumulation of over 20 years of experience and success in child reading development. It began as a promise by Montessori preschool owner and lead teacher, Richard Colombini, to prospective parents. The promise: "ALL KINDERGARTNERS ARE GUARANTEED TO READ." The company currently offers more than 18 free educational apps in the App Store. Copyright (C) 2011-13 Preschool University 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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Richard Colombini
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Writing Wizard 1.0 - Tracing Letters Has Never Been So Much Fun on iPad - Published on 08/08/13

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Award-winning children's app developer, L'Escapadou today announces Writing Wizard 1.0 for iPad, an innovative app that's designed to help kids learn how to trace letters. Using 26 animated stickers and fun effects, kids can trace individual letters and words, and play with them once tracing is complete. For parents and teachers, the app allows a look back at what the child has done, allows for the creation of custom word lists and is fully customizable to suit a child's distinct needs.

Sophia Antipolis, France - Award-winning children's app developer L'Escapadou today is thrilled to announce the release of Writing Wizard, an innovative app that's designed to help kids learn how to trace letters. Using 26 animated stickers and fun effects, kids can trace individual letters and words, and play with them once tracing is complete. For parents and teachers, the app allows a look back at what the child has done, for the creation of custom word lists, and is fully customizable to suit a child's distinct needs.

For Kids - they want to have fun, and Writing Wizard offers a lot of fun to keep them motivated in the learning process:
* They can trace using 26 animated stickers and sound effects
* Once tracing is complete, they can interact with them on 4 games that animate letters
* They can trace any word - like their name - as the app is customizable
* They can collect stars in 5-Stars play mode

For Parents and Teachers:
* Detailed reports provide information on what kids have done, including the ability to replay and export tracings
* Multiple parameters to customize the app according to the child's current education level (e.g. letter size, difficulty, show/hide model, etc.)
* Ability to create your own word lists (and record audio for each word)
* 3 most popular fonts (ZB, DN, HWT)
* A customizable 5-Stars play mode
* Unlimited Profiles

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* iOS 5.0 or later
* 19.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
For today only in celebration of its launch, Writing Wizard 1.0 is $0.99 USD. Regular price is $2.99 USD, and is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store's Education category. Journalists and bloggers interested in a promo code, additional information, developer interviews or other assets should contact L'Escapadou via email.

Writing Wizard 1.0: http://lescapadou.com/LEscapadou_-_Fun_and_Educational_applications_for_iPad_and_IPhone/Writing_Wizard_-_Kids_Learn_to_Trace_Letters_and_Words_on_iPad.html
Purchase and Dowload: https://itunes.apple.com/app/writing-wizard-kids-learn/id631446426
YouTube Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNvF8GW4GmY
Screenshot: http://lescapadou.com/writing-wizard-screenshot.jpg
App Icon: http://lescapadou.com/writing-wizard-icon-256.png
Press Kit (zip): http://lescapadou.com/Writing-Wizard-app-Media-Kit.zip

Founded in 2010,L'Escapadou is an award-winning family design studio dedicated to creating fun, creative and educational apps for iPad and iPhone and has been recognized as "Editor's Choice" by Moms With Apps. Montessori Crosswords, Montessori Numbers and Word Wizard, L'Escapadou's top selling apps, have won the Children's Technology Review Editor's Choice Award for Excellence in Design. Pierre Abel holds a PhD in computer science and has extensively worked on user experience design. His wife, a translator currently busy homeschooling their daughters, helps in the design of the educational apps. Watching their kids learn and play is their main source of inspiration for the apps they create. Copyright (C) 2013 L'Escapadou. 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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Hit iOS Game High Noon Reloads With High Noon 2 - Published on 08/08/13

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Happylatte, the makers of the hit iOS game High Noon, recently released the visually stunning and even more badass sequel High Noon 2 for iOS and Android. Players battle in one-on-one duels, collecting the silver bounty on their opponents' heads when they win and increasing the bounty on their own heads. High Noon 2 marks a milestone for Happylatte as its first 3D game as well as its first game on Android, allowing players to now play cross-platform.

Beijing, China - Happylatte, the makers of the hit iOS game High Noon, recently released the visually stunning and even more badass sequel High Noon 2 for iOS and Android. High Noon, an iOS cult classic with over 12 million downloads and a hardcore fan base, is a Wild West sharpshooter game.

Set in the same High Noon Gulch, High Noon 2 brings cowboys and cowgirls from all over the world to face off in one-on-one gun fights, using their phone as their weapon to holster, aim, and reload. Winning duels increases the bounty on a player's head, bringing them closer to being the Most Wanted cowboy in the game. At the same time, players collect a silver bounty on the opponents they defeat with which they can upgrade guns from the Gun Shop and buy new outfits from the Western Wear store.

"Because the original is such a classic, we were faced with the challenge of how to take things to the next level in a way that was worthy of our fan base," says Oli, Senior Product Manager at Happylatte. "We decided to move the game to a 3D engine, which was a first for us and made for a steep learning curve, but we're really driven to make High Noon 2 a great game."

The sequel High Noon 2 features high-res 3D graphics and new animated cowboy and cowgirl characters with theatrical expressions. With the game's outlandish characters and incredible graphics already in place, Happylatte has set the stage for new items, features, and gameplay to be added in the near future.

The release of High Noon 2 marks a major milestone for Happylatte as iOS and Android players will now be able to play the game cross-platform. "What's exciting about this sequel is that players can now challenge anyone around the world, whether they're on iOS or Android," says Happylatte CEO Bjrn Stabell. "We specifically designed High Noon 2 for mobile devices. We wanted players to feel like their device was an extension of the gameplay, whether they were holstering or reloading their weapon, and I think we've successfully achieved that."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 64.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
High Noon 2 (v1.2.1.11) is free to play and available now on both iOS and Android. The original High Noon game was the #1 top grossing app in 20 countries and has been downloaded more than 12 million times. Download High Noon 2 now on the iTunes App Store or the Google Play Store. For more information, go to Happylatte or follow Happylatte on Twitter @happylatte.

Happylatte: https://www.happylatte.com/
High Noon 2 (v1.2.1.11): https://www.happylatte.com/games/
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/high-noon-2/id654941133
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Happylatte was founded in 2009 to create newfangled mobile games. Their games are a blend of free-to-play and massively multiplayer games that deliver intense social experiences into your hands. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2009-2013 Happylatte. 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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ReelCam Pro for iOS - BlackBerry 10 Time Shift Camera Comes to iPhone - Published on 08/08/13

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Toccata Technologies today introduces ReelCam Pro 1.0 - Time Shifting Camera for iOS, its remarkable app that lets users rapidly shoot 6 to 10 versions of a group photo and then select the best facial expression on each person, which are all seamlessly stitched into a final result photo. Ideal for creating perfect group photos, the app includes auto face detection and manual mode for pets. The app surpasses the capabilities of the critically acclaimed Time Shift Camera in the BlackBerry 10.

Columbus, Ohio - Toccata Technologies today is pleased to introduce ReelCam Pro 1.0 - Time Shifting Camera for iOS, its remarkable app that lets users rapidly shoot 6 to 10 versions of a group photo and then select the best facial expression on each person, which are all seamlessly stitched into a final result photo. Ideal for creating perfect group photos, the app includes auto face detection and manual mode for pets. The app surpasses the capabilities of the critically acclaimed Time Shift Camera in the BlackBerry 10.

Feature Highlights:
* Perfect for group photos or families with young children
* Super easy to use UI, after only two or three taps and slides, you can create your ideal photo
* You can capture and process photos in a single operation, or capture the photos now and process them later
* Option to configure for low, medium, or high-resolution result photos
* Configure the burst number and time interval
* Intuitive photo gallery to manage the group of photos - easily see the original photos and result photos in a single swipe
* Save only the photos you like to the photo library
* Share with your friends via SMS (saved to photo library first), email, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr
* Add the latest advancement in digital photography to your iPhone: Time Bracketing

Photographers of all levels of expertise quickly learn: the odds of capturing the perfect group photo go down as the number of subjects in the photo goes up. Shooting a photo where two people look their best is challenging, but a photo where six people are all simultaneously smiling and looking at the camera is nearly impossible. Browsing through group photos, everyone agrees that there is at least one photo where they look good, but it is the picture where others do not. Now, with ReelCam Pro, photographers can magically capture everyone at their best in one photograph.

From the app's preferences, users can choose between 6 to 10 photos at intervals of 0.1, 0.2, or 0.3 seconds, at High, Medium, or Low resolution. ReelCam Pro stores all the photos in cache and displays photo #1 full screen. Tapping on any face opens a large window with a horizontal slider at the bottom. From here, users can scroll through all the various versions of that face, selecting the best by leaving it visible. If the app does not detect a face (e.g., a pet), users can manually add a face and adjust it exactly the same way. With every face selected in this way, users just touch the Process button. Instantly, a preview is displayed, while the final result is processed in the background. ReelCam Pro uses a proprietary, digital-image processing algorithm to "stitch" all the selected faces into a perfect photo. There are no mismatches or processing artifacts - the final photo appears unretouched.

"Snapping a good portrait photo takes practice, because you have to click at just the right time," commented Eric Lu of Toccata Technologies. "ReelCam Pro lets you rewind time, so you can print and share a picture that is perfect, a picture that captures 'just the right time' for every person in the photo. We are extremely proud that ReelCam Pro can not only take a perfect group shot, but also do it at a full-resolution 8MP on iPhone 5. There is no other app in App Store that do that."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS/4/4S/5, and iPod touch (4th/5th generation)
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 11.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
ReelCam Pro - Time Shifting Camera 1.0 is on sale for $1.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category (regular price $2.99). Review copies are available on request.

ReelCam Pro 1.0: http://toccatatech.com
Purchase and Download : https://itunes.apple.com/app/reelcam-pro-time-shifting/id660540940
YouTube Video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_JJFXYJlms
Screenshot 1 : http://toccatatech.com/presskits/reelcam/1.png
Screenshot 2 : http://toccatatech.com/presskits/reelcam/3.png
App Icon : http://toccatatech.com/presskits/reelcam/icon.png

Based in Columbus, Ohio, Toccata Technologies Inc. was founded by Eric Lu in 2009. Toccata Technologies is a fast growing mobile application and game company. Its team of highly talented and motivated designers, artists, and programmers has produced apps and games like SwapBooth, AgeBooth, BumpSheep, and Haunted Night, which continue to rank in the top of the Games and Applications categories in the Apple App Store and Google Play worldwide. Copyright (C) 2009-2013 Toccata Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod 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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SketchBlock innovates with linear multiple undos/redos and colour mixer - Published on 08/08/13

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Independent development team, Etienne Nguyen Tan Hon and Yong Jie Hu have announced updated SketchBlock 1.2. This version brings 2 main innovations in panting apps: the multiple undos allows the user to make an unlimited actions of undo with only a long press, this works quite 3 times faster than the tap-by-tap command. Second new feature: the colour mixer is a piece of paper where you can create unlimited colours by mixing 2 or more colours then save them into a personal palette.

Paris, France - Independent development team, Etienne Nguyen Tan Hon and Yong Jie Hu have announced the update of SketchBlock on the App Store.

On February 2013 we have launched SketchBlock on the App Store after the great success of Drawing Box. But is it another painting application among the multitude similar applications? Is there something more to implement besides the creations of the major studios?

We do believe that SketchBlock, not only has its own personality, is capable to innovate in painting on tactile devices. Discovery time is over, we have to bring innovation now. In this new version of SketchBlock, we made great efforts to upgrade usability and efficiency.

The first function we have upgraded is about the undo/redo. Any people painting on iPad permanently use the undo/redo function to correct his work, allowing them to take back a series of actions. The undo feature enables learning and exploring an application without prejudice. This is crucial for graphical activities. But usually the user has to make undos tap-by-tap. This can be done easily if you have just several corrections to perform. But when about 20 or more undos are required, the actions can be slow and boring. SketchBlock introduces the idea of flexibility into the undo action. You can make one tap on the undo button to perform the action step-by-step, or you can make a long press on the same button to make multiple undos. You will simultaneously see your actions displayed on the screen, and lift the finger when you get enough undos. The redos operate in the same way, just with a long press on the redo button. According to our test, the linear multiple undos works quite 3
times quicker than the tap-by-tap action.

The second amazing feature we have implemented into this new version is the ability to create new colours. Despite of the large number of colour palettes (14) and the colour wheel provided inside SketchBlock, artists and professionals sometimes feel necessary to create their own colours and save them for later use. This is easy to perform now. You can mix 2 or more colours on a sheet of paper (just like traditional painting) by picking a colour from a palette or the colour wheel and paint on the screen. The more you paint the better blending you get. Then, with a long press on the chosen colour, you save it to your personal palette. Your personal palette can contain an unlimited number of colours.

Some other new features can be found in this version:

* Layers manipulation: import a picture into a selected layer, specially the import from SketchBlock gallery is useful for creating several version of an artwork without leaving the painting page, or mixing several paintings into an unique one. You can also resize and rotate manually a layer.

* Make a long press on the eraser button to clear the whole layer.

* Instead of turning the pages, just pinch the gallery window to display more paintings. Then slide them left or right to see all your works. Expand fingers to return to the normal view.

* When you choose a grid as background, you can see the graduation in pixels on each grid. This is helpful when you need to draw pictures with precise dimensions, or inside a predefined frame.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with all iPad models
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 32 MB

Pricing and Availability:
SketchBlock 1.2 is only $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

SketchBlock 1.2: http://www.drawing-box.com/sketchblock/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/sketchblock-painting-drawing/id580837073
Media Assets: http://www.drawing-box.com/sketchblock/screenshots/

Located in Paris France, independent developer team Etienne Nguyen Tan Hon and Yong Jie Hu focus specifically on iPhone and iPad development on graphical domain. Copyright (C) 2013 Nguyen Tan Hon-Hu. 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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RESTfmTools from Goya now includes Syncing - Published on 08/08/13

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FileMaker developer tool specialist, Goya today announced that they've extended their RESTfm product with a web based syncing framework. RESTfm is a fully featured RESTful Web Service application for FileMaker Servers, allowing full access to FileMaker tables and scripts from other apps. The new RESTfmTools showcases all of this functionality by providing working code to build syncing from FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Go into your own solutions.

Melbourne, Australia - FileMaker developer tool specialist, Goya is excited to announce that they've extended their RESTfm product with a web based syncing framework. Developers can now include http based syncing in their FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Go solutions on the desktop and iOS.

RESTfm is the only fully featured RESTful Web Service application for FileMaker Servers, allowing full access to FileMaker tables and scripts from other applications. RESTfm supports XML, JSON, FMPXML, html, text and a simple FileMaker format out of the box, and is extensible via XSLT to any other format. Plus it does full CRUD (Create, Read, Update and Delete) as well as a FileMaker Perform Script option.

The new RESTfmTools showcases all of this functionality by providing working code to build syncing from FileMaker Pro or FileMaker Go into your own solutions. Utilising plugins on the desktop or native functionality in FMGo on iOS you get the best of both worlds.

RESTfmSync does push and pull of data from FileMaker Server and also manages client side deletes.

"It's always been difficult explaining RESTfm to FileMaker Developers who are currently unfamiliar with Web Services. Our RESTfmTools and especially the new RESTfmSync will really enable developers to see the cool things you can do with Web Services. With a very simple implementation guide, and completely accessible code, you can get into sync quickly and within budget." said Nicholas Orr of Goya.

RESTfmSync is part of the RESTfmTools package, included with every licence of RESTfm since 2.1.0. All of the code is included and unlocked for developers to extend on their own. As well as RESTfmSync, there is also web form POST functionality, PayPal IPN payment processing and FastSpring product validation.

Pricing and Availability:
RESTfm is licensed on a per server basis for $399 (USD) per server. There are no extra licences for the RESTfmTools code, including RESTfmSync, so no per client licence for syncing.

RESTfm 2.1: http://www.restfm.com/
RESTfmSync: http://www.restfm.com/restfmsync
Purchase: http://www.restfm.com/purchase

Goya is an Australian based software development company specialising in FileMaker Pro developer tools. For over 12 years, we've been developing custom solutions for FileMaker businesses while building up our own suite of developer tools. By making these available to other FileMaker developers, we've saved time and money for other FileMaker developers all over the world. Starting with BaseElements in 2007 we changed the way developers built their solutions by offering them a tool that worked like FileMaker. In 2010 we created RefreshFM for automating updates and it remains the only product in it's category for FileMaker developers. Our free FileMaker plugin is extensively used and highly regarded by the FileMaker community for it's extensive functionality. Now with RESTfm for Web Services we're again re-thinking the things that FileMaker can do and giving more options to developers to extend their solutions. Copyright (C) 1999-2013 Goya Pty Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple
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High School Writing 3.0 Develops Strong College-Ready Writing Skills - Published on 08/08/13

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Parents and high schools are more aware than ever of the importance that colleges place on writing skills. High School Writing 3.0, by Niles Technology Group, is a parent's or school's answer to improving student writing. A comprehensive writing and thinking guide, High School Writing 3.0 app teaches the intricacies of writing sharp, direct arguments. Designed for the iPad and iPhone, students get both the best of mobile technology and essay writing instructions.

Charlottesville, Virginia - Parents and high schools are more aware than ever of the importance that colleges place on writing skills. High School Writing 3.0, by Niles Technology Group, is a parent's or school's answer to improving student writing. A comprehensive writing and thinking guide, High School Writing 3.0 app teaches the intricacies of writing sharp, direct arguments. Designed for the iPad and iPhone, students get both the best of mobile technology and essay writing instructions.

Niles Technology Group is the premier essay writing app developer in the App Store. Written and developed by educators dedicated to writing, High School Writing 3.0 gets straight to the fundamentals. Essays included are first and third person narratives, compare and contrast, cause and effect, argumentative, descriptive and even opinion essay. The SAT and college admissions essays are also part of the app. Each tutorial explains the purpose, research requirements and the crucial argument development process of that specific essay type. Students are guided using a proprietary simple-to-follow and understand format. With focus on the fundamentals, students receive just the right amount of information for the writing task at hand.

"The ultimate goal is to get students to write well and to enjoy doing so," explains Michael A. Niles, president of Niles Technology Group. "The trick is to keep students' interest with engaging, thought-provoking content that is the correct length to answer their questions and to teach, but not too long to become boring or too short to be inadequate. High School Writing 3.0 and all Niles Technology apps ensure that the instructional content is always the optimal length. Based on the excellent reviews and emails received from students and parents, we are proud to say Niles Technology has accomplished its goals."

Parents, teachers and schools are discovering the efficacy of Niles Technology apps. Each month, school volume purchases of the apps increase, which indicates that the use of mobile technology in schools is becoming more commonplace. Parents are also catching on because Essay Workstation 2.1 is the No. 1 gifted app in the Niles inventory. Middle School Writing 1.0 and High School Writing 3.0 are virtually tied as solid No. 2 bestsellers, with both parents and schools purchasing the apps.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later
* 2.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
High School Writing 3.0 is currently $18.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category.

High School Writing 3.0: http://www.essaywritingwizard.com/highschoolwriting.html
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id430952775
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Niles Technology Group was founded in 2007 to develop software for emerging technologies and is developing a series of mobile computing applications dedicated to teaching superior writing and logical thinking skills. With its experience in the technology and content required to develop full-featured products for students, Niles Technology Group is a leading app publisher, and the Essay Czar, Achievers Writing Center and Essay Writing Wizard apps have sold successfully worldwide. The key to Niles Technology Group's success is specificity. Each app is specific to the writing task at hand. Michael A. Niles, the founder, was formerly, for eight years, the President and CEO of The Right Education, Inc. (TRE), a web-based educational technology company that developed The Learning Accelerator. Copyright (C) 2007-2013 Niles Technology Group. 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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WebDAV Nav enhanced for School and Corporate use - Published on 08/08/13

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Brisbane based Schimera today announces WebDAV Nav+ 1.7.4, an update to its popular iOS application. WebDAV Nav+ allows users to share, manage and access files online via iPhone or iPad devices. WebDAV Nav+ is popular with organisations with multiple users and shared devices requiring access to central storage. Version 1.7.4 now gives more control to a central administrator. The new features will allow schools and corporates to better manage access for users.

Brisbane, Australia - Schimera today is proud to announce the release of WebDAV Nav+, an update to its popular iOS application. The app, which allows users to share, manage and access files online via iPhone or iPad devices, will now give more control to a central administrator. The new features will allow schools and corporates to better manage access for users.

WebDAV Nav is popular with organisations with multiple users and shared devices requiring access to central storage such as schools, universities, government and business. These new features will give an administrator control to fine tune how the application is used. The updates include:

* The ability to configure the application via a Mobile Device Management (MDM) suite, thereby allowing a central location to manage the connections and settings available within the application.

* A "School Mode" which limits some of the sharing capacity of the application to remove features like P2P file sharing over wifi and bluetooth, the built-in WebDAV server and links to In App Purchases (IAP). This is particularly useful for schools where teachers would like to limit students' ability to exchange files with each other, or attempt to make purchases through the IAP mechanism.

WebDAV Nav's new features plus its continued ability to connect securely using industry-trusted secure certificates make the app an essential tool for everyone and is why the app is continually featured on iTunes "What's Hot" lists around the world. As well as the new features WebDAV Nav+ has just released it continues to offer the ability to:

* Download files and store them locally on the iPhone and iPad
* Open documents in other applications
* Forward multiple downloaded documents by email
* Upload images and videos from the photo gallery or camera
* Browse local storage through a web browser without a WebDAV client by using the built-in WebDAV server
* Stream media straight from the server without downloading the media first
* AirPlay support for streaming local media to supported AirPlay devices
* Exchange files between mobile devices using Bluetooth
* Stream audio playlists in the background while using other applications
* Support for most major RAW camera image formats
* Built-in ePub reader to review non DRM eBooks
* Built-in Markdown viewer
* Full sync feature to keep a remote and local folders in sync
* Album sync to upload local photos to a remote folder

WebDAV Nav+ is also available as a customised white label solution ideal for educational institutions, government departments and businesses that have a need to provide a branded cloud storage client to their users.

Device requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* iOS 5.0 or later
* 9.4 MB

Pricing and availability
WebDAV Nav+ 1.7.4 is available worldwide in 15 languages through the App Store in the Utilities category. Promo codes are available for qualified reviewers. Please specify the website or publication represented when making a request.

Schimera: http://schimera.com/
WebDAV Nav+ 1.7.4: http://schimera.com/webdav/
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/id412341302
Screenshot: http://schimera.com/static/img/webdav_nav_screenshot.png
App Icon: http://schimera.com/static/img/icon_512x512.png

Located in Brisbane, Australia, Schimera was founded in 1993 by independent freelance software developer Sean Ashton. Schimera specialises in mobile, open source GIS, web and pervasive computing technologies, delivering to clients across the world in a variety of industries including mining, telecoms, education, location-based services and social networking. Copyright (C) 2013 Sean Ashton. 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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Australia
sean.ashton@schimera.com

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Byte By Byte LLC Releases Word Search Saga for iOS - Published on 08/08/13

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Florida based Byte By Byte today introduces Word Search Saga 1.0, its new word search game for iPhone and iPod touch. Word Search Saga features a touch interface that is both easy and fun to use. Share via Facebook and Twitter. The game integrates a custom puzzle generator that ensures fresh challenging puzzles each time the game is played. Word Search Saga ships with 17 categories to generate puzzles with 9 more bonus categories found in the two bonus packs that the user can purchase.

Pensacola, Florida - Byte By Byte today is proud to introduce Word Search Saga 1.0, its challenging new word search puzzle game for iPhone and iPod touch. Built to ensure endless hours of game play and entertainment, Word Search Saga integrates a custom puzzle generator that ensures fresh challenging puzzles each time the game is played. Launching with 17 categories to generate puzzles and 9 more bonus categories found in the two bonus packs that the user can purchase provides a nearly infinite supply of puzzles. Share via Facebook and Twitter.

Features:
* 17 Standard Puzzle Categories
* 2 Bonus Packs - Containing 9 Puzzle Categories Total
* Infinite Puzzle Generation
* Word lengths from 3 to 10 letters
* Played on a 10x11 letter grid
* Optimized for the iPhone display and touch input
* Share your success via Facebook and Twitter

Each game you earn points based on how fast you complete the puzzle. A score of 1000 points represents completing the puzzle in the allotted time. A higher score indicates you completed the puzzle quicker and a lower score means it took a bit longer to complete. Each puzzles score in a category is added to the categories score and your progress to mastering that category is shown in the main menu. Will you be able to master all the categories?

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* iPhone 5 Support
* iPhone 4 & 4S Support
* iPhone 3GS Support
* iPod touch 5th Generation Support
* iPod touch 4th Generation Support
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* 2.2 MB

Pricing and Availability
Word Search Saga 1.0 is free and available worldwide on the App Store in the Games category.

Byte By Byte: http://bytebybytesolutions.com/
Word Search Saga 1.0: http://bytebybytesolutions.com/WordSearchSaga/
Download From iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-search-saga/id680795840
Screenshot: http://bytebybytesolutions.com/WordSearchSaga/ss3.png
App Icon: http://bytebybytesolutions.com/WordSearchSaga/iTunesArtwork.png

Florida based Byte By Byte LLC is a husband and wife venture to bring fun and useful Apps to the iOS platform. Founded in 2010 and having released over 20 iOS application the company looks to a bright future and continued iOS development. Copyright (C) 2013 Byte By Byte 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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United States
mattnorris@cox.net

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MailShot Maker Releases TextShot Group Texting App - Published on 08/08/13

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UK based Soluble Applications today introduces TextShot 1.0, a new app for sending texts to groups from iPhone. TextShot makes an ideal companion to the company's popular 'MailShot' app and designed to feel as much like MailShot as possible, including all the same methods to add single, multiple and groups of contacts from users' address books. TextShot also lets users create their own preset messages, so they can send a text in their own words with just a few taps.

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Soluble Applications today is proud to announce the release of TextShot 1.0, a new app for sending texts to groups from iPhone. The app makes an ideal companion to their 'MailShot' app, which has been the top-listed App Store result for "Group Email" for most of the past year and now has over 250,000 users.

The new app is designed to feel as much like MailShot as possible, including all the same methods to add single, multiple and groups of contacts from users' address books.

TextShot also lets users create their own preset messages, so they can send a text in their own words (such as "Be there in ten minutes, order a pint for me", or "On my way home, shall I bring in a takeaway?") with just a few taps.

"Over the past two years we received a lot of requests from MailShot users asking us for a companion app to handle text and iMessages. We believe that TextShot will make them very happy, as well as introducing many more users to our apps" said Peter Johnson, CEO of developer Soluble.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* Optimised for iPhone 4 and 5 displays
* 1.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
TextShot Pro is $3.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. TextShot Lite, is also available as a free app, upgraded with an in-app purchase to remove limitations.

Soluble Applications: http://solubleapps.com
TextShot 1.0: http://solubleapps.com/textshot/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/textshot-pro-group-email-done/id669481163
Screenshot: http://solubleapps.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/title-pro.jpg
App Icon: http://solubleapps.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/textgroup-pro1024r.png

Soluble Applications is a development studio targeting mobile devices. The studio was founded in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 2010 by Peter Johnson, a seasoned veteran with over 27 years' experience in the videogames industry as Programmer, Producer and Studio Head working on console titles for world-leading games publishers including 2K Games, Atari and Ubisoft. Copyright (C) 2013 Soluble Applications. 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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Peter Johnson
Founder
United Kingdom
support@solubleapps.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Soluble-Apps/152596054780379?sk=wall
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/1860679?trk=tyah
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/#!/SolubleApps

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Final Cut Pro X Luminaire Lighting Effects Released by FxFactory - Published on 08/08/13

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Noise Industries today introduces Luminaire by SUGARfx, available now in FxFactory. Luminaire is a set of six matte-controllable and completely customizable lighting effect plugins, developed exclusively for Final Cut Pro X. Editors can simply drag and drop the desired Luminaire filter onto a video clip and customize effects for a unique look. Offering a wide variety of easy to understand parameters and the interactive On Screen Controls, Luminaire makes adding special lighting effects simple.

Boston, Massachusetts - Noise Industries, developer of visual effects tools for the post-production and broadcast markets, introduces Luminaire by SUGARfx, available now in FxFactory. Luminaire is a set of six matte-controllable and completely customizable lighting effect plugins, developed exclusively for Final Cut Pro(R) X. Editors can simply drag and drop the desired Luminaire filter onto a video clip and customize effects for a unique look. Offering a wide variety of easy to understand parameters and the interactive On Screen Controls (OSC), Luminaire makes adding special lighting effects simple.

The Luminaire Effects Suite Includes the Following Filters:

* Dazzle Rays: A shine effect that uses a processed version of the image as a matte, as well as a circular or square shape matte to control how the effect is applied back onto the footage

* Glow Matte: A creative way to add glows to footage depending on the luminance matte processed from the footage

* Highlights: A glint generator that uses a matte extracted from the lighter sections of the footage; the highlights can be manipulated using the OSC and other parameters

* Light Sweep: A sweep of light that animates automatically in any given direction; animations can be fine-tuned to the tee

* Matte Sweep: A manual sweep of light that can optionally use a luminance matte extracted from the footage as a method of application

* Twinkle: An animated glint that behaves like an intermittent source of lights coming from the brightest parts of the image, thanks to a generated noise matte that can be easily manipulated

About SUGARfx Founder Ricardo Silva:
SUGARfx founder and broadcast designer Ricardo Silva has worked with an assortment of well-known entertainment giants including National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Telemundo, NBC, Univision, TLC, and Fox Sports International, and holds two Emmy(R)-nominations from 2001 and 2008 for "Outstanding Main Title Design" by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS).

Pricing and Availability:
SUGARfx Luminaire is available now through FxFactory for just $29.00 USD. For more info, visit Noise Industries online.

Final Cut Pro Effects Luminaire: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/final-cut-pro/luminaire-glows-glints-and-lighting-effects-for-fcp-x/
Download Trial: http://www.noiseindustries.com/store/buy/index.php?buynow_id=luminaire&title=Luminaire&icon=sugarfx-luminaire.jpg&download_id=luminaire
Purchase FCP Effects Luminaire: http://www.noiseindustries.com/store/buy/index.php?buynow_id=luminaire&title=Luminaire&icon=sugarfx-luminaire.jpg&download_id=luminaire&fastspring_id=sugarfxluminaire
YouTube Video (Tutorial): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddsu5pnr9w8
Luminaire Banner: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Luminaire_Banner.png
App Icon: http://www.noiseindustries.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Luminaire.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. 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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Business Development
United States
sales@noiseindustries.com

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Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/noiseindustries

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