12/09/2013

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Mon Dec 9, 2013 3:00 am (PST) . Posted by:

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New Kids App from The Man Who Puzzles America - Published on 12/09/13

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David L. Hoyt authors the daily Jumble, USA Today Word Roundup, and numerous other puzzles in print and online. David's newest app, Just 2 Fun, launches on December 11, 2013. This is a kids version of his enormously successful puzzle app, Just 2 Words, which has seen over 3 million play sessions in the last 4 months. Just 2 Fun is utterly simple to play and a delightful challenge for young minds ages 9 and up. The app is $1.99 and it has no ads or in-app purchases.

Chicago, Illinois - David L. Hoyt authors the daily Jumble(TM) (600+ newspapers), USA Today Word Roundup(TM), and numerous other puzzles in print and online. He is the most syndicated puzzle creator in America and over 8 million people play his games every day. Just 2 Fun is David's latest creation and his first app for younger players (ages 9 ). The app will be available for iPad, iPad mini, iPhone 4 and 5 and iPod touch devices on December 11, 2013.

The Just 2 Fun app was developed by David's long-time partner in game design, Adveractive Inc. of Chapel Hill, N.C. Last summer, David Hoyt and Adveractive published a hit game app, Just 2 Words, for players of all ages. Word game lovers have been gushing over Just 2 Words, giving it nearly unanimous top ratings and playing the game over 3 million times in its short life (launched July 17). Just 2 Fun is a kids' version of this enormously successful puzzle app.

Just 2 Fun is utterly simple to play and a delightful challenge for young minds ages 9 and up. David has created puzzles (over 300!) centered on the vocabulary and interests of kids. Each uses pictures as visual clues; and every answer is just 2 words. All answer letters are provided and either answer word may be guessed first. The game encourages creative thinking and expands the vocabulary and general knowledge of players. Kids learn alternative spellings for homonyms and get unlimited "David Hints" or other helpers so they don't get stuck. The "aha" moments when kids figure out the puzzles are truly special! Kids get into it and want to play puzzle after puzzle after puzzle.

David Hoyt doesn't want to pigeonhole the app as "educational" because he believes that it is too much fun to be stuck in that category. But David does say "This app is a real creative thinking experience for kids; and they love it! Sure, they learn some vocabulary, and some facts, and they definitely use their spelling skills. But most of all, they have to get from my visual clues (often tricky) to my two-word answers and that takes creative thinking!"

App Features:
* Over 300 Entirely Original Puzzles
* Wonderful David Hoyt Hints for every puzzle so you never get stuck
* Skip Puzzles and come back to them later
* Two alternative sound sets to make you smile (and annoy grownups)
* Completely Free from ads, in-app purchases and social media links

David L. Hoyt is the inventor of numerous well-known puzzles, games and brain teasers including USA Today Word Roundup, USA Today Up and Down Words, Jumble Crosswords, TV Jumble and more. He is the current co-author of Jumble, the most syndicated daily word game in the world. David lives in Chicago, Illinois with his wife Claire and their two cats.

Device Requirements:
* Requires iOS 5.1 or later
* Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* Download size 53 MB

Price and Availability:
Just 2 Fun is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and will become available worldwide through the App Store on the 11th of December, 2013. It will appear in the Kids Game Category recommended for kids ages 9 to 11. Our testing has found that kids of almost any age from 9 upwards have loved this app. And most particularly, 12 and 13 year old kids seem to be wild about it.

Adveractive: http://www.adveractive.com
Just 2 Fun: http://www.just-2-fun.com
Screenshot 1: http://www.adveractive.com/justwords/screenshots/Just2Fun_Game_SS.png
Screenshot 2: http://www.adveractive.com/justwords/screenshots/Just2Fun_DavidHint_SS.png
App Icon: http://www.adveractive.com/justwords/screenshots/Just2Fun_icon.png

Adveractive Inc. has been a leading developer of digital online games, download games and apps since 1995. Steve Bullock is the founder and President of Adveractive which is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. David and Steve's first partnership was producing several Pat Sajak download games in 2006-7. Their collaboration has flowered through the 20+ games they have launched together since then. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 Adveractive Inc. 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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Steve Bullock
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919-968-4567
United States
sbullock@adveractive.com

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Mon Dec 9, 2013 3:00 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Anytune Perfects Mac Music Practice with Launch of Anytune 1.0 for Mac - Published on 12/09/13

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Anytune, the top rated music practice app in the App Store that enables musicians to slow down music without changing the pitch, today announced the launch of a new product - Anytune 1.0 for Mac. Musicians use Anytune to learn to play or transcribe songs by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, repeating loops, and setting and sharing marks. Now musicians can use Anytune on their Macs and enjoy the same musician driven feature set that has made Anytune so popular on iPad and iPhone.

Ottawa, Canada - Anytune, the top rated music practice app in the App Store that enables musicians to slow down music without changing the pitch, today announced the launch of a new product - Anytune 1.0 for Mac. Musicians use Anytune to learn to play or transcribe songs by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, repeating loops, and setting and sharing marks. Now musicians can use Anytune on their Macs and enjoy the same musician driven feature set that has made Anytune so popular on iPad and iPhone.

"Customers asked us to build a version of Anytune for the Mac." said CEO Tony Wacheski, "Today, we're proud to release Anytune for Mac. It uses iCloud to integrate nicely with our recently updated Anytune 3.9 app for iOS and has the same comprehensive set of music practice and transcription features."

Musicians around the world are currently using Anytune to learn to play, transcribe and practice songs on their iPhones and iPads by slowing down the tempo, adjusting the pitch, repeating loops, setting navigation marks and sharing timed comments.

Anytune for Mac will be immediately familiar to musicians who use Anytune Pro on their iPads. Musical artists now have the same music practice tool set on their big screen devices that they have grown to depend on while using Anytune on their mobile devices. They can search, filter and import their iTunes music or use Anytune for Mac's folders and playlists to organize their music outside of iTunes.

"I hope you will have much success when Anytune Mac launches. It really has the potential to become the standard software musicians use to learn." said Anytune Mac Beta tester and Jazz Musician Sixten Bergman, "Most of the work I do nowadays I do with the help of Anytune. It is an essential part of my way of learning."

The double waveform displays in Anytune allow musicians to visualize and quickly navigate to sections of interest in their songs. High quality tempo and pitch changing let artists practice at their own pace and pitch without unwanted audible artifacts. Loop marks and audio marks used for practicing or transcription can be created and shared via email to collaborate with others, or via iCloud to iPhones, iPads or other Macs.

The innovative FineTouch EQ and built-in presets help to pinpoint instruments for practicing. A LiveMix feature makes musicians feel like they're playing in the band; plug in an instrument or microphone and perform along in a mix with a favourite track. The Step It Up Interval Trainer allows learners to start off slowly and gradually increase the speed over a looped section of a song. For musicians who need to transcribe music, Anytune simplifies transcription work flow by changing play-pause to pause-repeat, allowing a track to be traversed and repeated phrase by phrase more easily and in a more natural way for transcribers.

Anytune for Mac takes full advantage of the desktop bringing a new set of tools proven by over 300,000 downloads of Anytune iOS to musical artists around the world.

Anytune 1.0 for Mac is now available for download in the Mac App Store. A free demo version is also available.

Language Support:
English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese

System Requirements:
* Requires a Mac running OS-X 10.8 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Anytune 1.0 for Mac is $29.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies), and available worldwide through the Mac App Store in the Music category. A free demo version is also available.

Anytune for Mac: http://www.anytune.us/anytune-mac/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/anytune-mac-music-practice/id722444976?at=10l8Ai&ct=prMac
Download Trial: http://taps.io/JbKg
YouTube Video (Overview): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwYyicLwwGM
Screenshot: https://s3.amazonaws.com/Anytune/Screenshots/AnytuneMacPRMacScreenshot.png
Media Assets: http://www.anytune.us/press/

Anystone Technologies Inc. was founded in 2010 by Tony Wacheski and Sean Kormilo who collectively represent 30 years of telecommunications product development experience. Anystone Technologies created Anytune to enhance the music learning experience by leveraging the latest tablet and smartphone technology. Through listening intensely to customer feedback since its introduction, Anytune is consistently ranked as the highest-rated music practice app by its customers. Copyright (C) 2010 - 2013 Anystone Technologies Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, iPad and Mac OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Tony Wacheski
CEO
Canada
admin@anystonetech.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/Anytune
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/anystone?trk=fc_badge
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/AnytuneApp

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Baby Tunes - a brand new kids game about sound from Duckie Deck - Published on 12/09/13

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Duckie Deck today introduces Baby Tunes 1.0, their newest app for kids that teaches about different sounds. Designed for toddlers as young as 12 months, Baby Tunes uses colorful graphics and corresponding sound effects to teach children how to distinguish between a variety of sounds in their environment. In addition to developing motor skills and hand-eye coordination, Baby Tunes is completely kid-friendly with no additional advertisements.

Krakow, Poland - Duckie Deck today is excited to announce the release and immediate availability of Baby Tunes 1.0, their brand new interactive app for toddlers that teaches about different sounds found in the child's environment. In this debut version of Baby Tunes, children can select different images of vehicles and listen to their corresponding sound effects. For example, the picture of a ambulance plays the sound of a siren.

Taking into consideration that children have more sensitive hearing, all sound effects are presented in a gentle, comfortable manner. By increasing familiarity, toddlers can become more attuned to recognizing these sounds in the "real-world."

Feature Highlights
* Simple easy-to-use interface
* Colorful and dynamic graphics
* Sound effects that comfortably educate
* Promotes independent play
* Develops hand-eye coordination and motor skills
* Kid-friendly
* Compatible on all iOS devices

Baby Tunes features a basic yet engaging interface with brightly-colored and fun graphics. In addition to developing motor skills and hand-eye coordination, Baby Tunes promotes independent play. Toddlers can interact independently with the app or with the help of another. Like other educational games developed by Duckie Deck, Baby Tunes is completely kid-friendly and includes no additional advertisements.

"The world is full of sounds ranging from quiet hums to wailing sirens, and making sense of them is on the agenda for any curious youngster." says Marek Przystas, CEO of Duckie Deck. "Becoming familiar with different elements of their environment boosts a child's confidence in new situations. Baby Tunes 1.0 is the demo version. We intend to further develop the app and add more worlds to it."

"I've looked at a lot of games sites over the years." says Richard Byrne of Free Technology for Teachers. "Duckie Deck is better than most because it is ad-free and the games are clear and easy to follow."

Device Requirements:
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* 7.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Baby Tunes 1.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

Duckie Deck: http://duckiedeck.com/apps/
Baby Tunes 1.0: http://www.duckiedeck.com/apps/babytunes
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id768188125
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Based in Krakow, Poland, Duckie Deck creates games and apps for toddlers that educate and entertain about important topics, such as brushing teeth and sharing with others. By showing examples of everyday situations in an imaginative and stimulating way, Duckie Deck aims to expand kids' understanding of their world and to make learning fun. Over eight million toddlers and preschoolers have played educational games developed by Duckie Deck and the company has earned approval certification from fragFINN.de, the KidSAFE Seal program, and Appo Learning. Copyright (C) 2013 Duckie Deck. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Poland
michalb@duckiedeck.com

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Stock + Pro 2.0 released for Mac - Delivers Advanced Stock Tracking - Published on 12/09/13

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Chimp Studios today announces Stock + Pro 2.0, an important update to the most reviewed stock tracking app on the Mac App Store. Among the dozens of new features and enhancements, Stock + Pro 2.0 delivers a redesigned retina user interface, interactive charts, realtime quotes, and a streamlined news reader. The app also provides a scrolling stock ticker in the menubar or on the desktop to give at-a-glance stock information. Perfect keeping an eye on stocks, commodities, mutual funds and more.

Bloomington, Illinois - Chimp Studios today is proud the announce the release and immediate availability of Stock + Pro 2.0, the most reviewed stock tracking app on the Mac App Store. Among the dozens of new features and enhancements, Stock + Pro 2.0 delivers a redesigned retina user interface, interactive charts, realtime quotes, and a streamlined news reader. The app also provides a scrolling stock ticker in the menubar or on the desktop to give at-a-glance stock information.

"We've raised the bar with Stock + Pro 2.0," says Chimp Studios executive director, Andrew Schenk. "Our goal was to add the most popular feature requests while keeping the app effortless for new users to pick up. We believe Stock + Pro will continue to be an indispensable tool for Mac investors who want both quick and in-depth market data."

Some of the most interesting new features and enhancements in Stock + Pro 2.0 include:

Fresh User Interface:
The resizable, fullscreen enabled, retina-ready UI is easier than ever to use. The taller watch list accommodates more stocks on the screen at a time and the larger font sizes make reading easier on the eyes. Additional market indicators can be viewed in the watch list by double clicking on columns. The new sorting feature makes it incredibly easy to see big market movers.

Graphs:
Stock charts have been rewritten from the ground up. They are now interactive and capable of filling the entire screen. Users can now add multiple overlays to the same chart. Available overlays include SMA, EMA, Bollinger bands, parabolic SAR, and daily volume. Hovering over a chart will display historical data making trend analysis a breeze.

News:
Company news articles are now displayed in a separate, resizable window, but still retain the Reader functionality that strips out ads, sidebar content, and other distracting clutter. Users also have the option to display the original article or open the article in the default browser.

Quotes:
Realtime quotes are available for select exchanges. Over 55 exchanges with stocks, bonds, commodities, and indices are supported around the world.

Built In Help:
New users will be greeted with a redesigned welcome tutorial to help familiarize them with the app. Existing users can review what has changed to see what new features are available. Frequently asked questions and developer support are both available from the main toolbar.

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.7 or later (optimized for OS X Mavericks)
* 64-bit processor
* Mac App Store
* 10 MB hard drive space

Pricing and Availability:
Stock + Pro 2.0 is available exclusively from the Mac App Store for $9.99. Existing users will be able to update at no additional cost. Stock +, a free feature reduced version, is also available on the Mac App Store. Both apps are available in all regions. Review copies are available upon request.

Chimp Studios: http://www.chimpstudios.com/
Stock + Pro 2.0: http://www.chimpstudios.com/stockplus.html
Purchase and Download (MAS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stock-+-pro/id534067900?mt=12&uo=4&at=11l4D6&ct=prMac
Download from Mac App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stock-+/id527270840?mt=12&uo=4&at=11l4D6&ct=prMac
Screenshot: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12790096/StockPlus/SP_Screenshot_1.png
App Icon: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/12790096/StockPlus/Stock%20%2B%20Pro%20App%20Icon.png

Located in Bloomington, Illinois, Chimp Studios was founded in 2009 by Andrew Schenk. Chimp Studios offers a variety of software products and services to the Mac/iOS community. Copyright (C) 2013 Chimp Studios. 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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Andrew Schenk
Executive Director
United States
Andrew@chimpstudios.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/ChimpStudios
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/company/2906251
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/ChimpNews

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Now on iPad - Goals Management Technology - Published on 12/09/13

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California based BogushTech, LLC announces Time Optimizer Pro 5.64, its productivity app developed exclusively for the iPad. Time Optimizer utilizes BogushTech's methodology for Time Management. It is specifically designed for users to easily apply Goals Management Technology without the need for professional training. Featuring a clean and elegant UI that embrace Apple iOS 7 design style, Time Optimizer Pro offers an efficient date and time entry interface that removes the need for scrolling.

Novato, California - BogushTech, LLC is proud to announce the release of Time Optimizer Pro 5.64, its productivity app developed exclusively for the iPad. Time Optimizer utilizes BogushTech's methodology for Time Management. Tens of thousands of people were trained to use these principals to achieve goals. Goals Management Technology is a specific methodology of how to achieve goals. Time Optimizer is specifically designed for users to easily apply Goals Management Technology without the need for professional training.

"For many years I have been asked to have Goals Management Technology available on a computer to replace the paper-planner, BogushBook(TM)," explained Liudmyla Bogush, founder of BogushTech. "With the iPad's easy portability and touch interface I finally saw that I could provide Time Optimizer."

Methodology:
* Goals are primary and Tasks are secondary - This helps people to keep their focus on goals
* Ability to associate Tasks with a Goal. This enables users to prioritize their daily activity more accurately
* Assisted assignment of a Key Area for Goals & Tasks - This function helps to balance life's activities and not loose track of the important items
* Graphical representation for different task's types and time calculations of data - These functions are unique and provides the user the ability to control their time

Time Optimizer has a clean and elegant UI that embrace Apple iOS 7 design style. It also has efficient date and time entry interface that removes the need for scrolling.

Time Optimizer Pro's Modules:
* Library - View all Goals and their associated Tasks
* Goals - Matrix of Goals vs Key Areas vs Time
* Planner - Monthly graphical Tasks display & Key Area Task's List
* Tasks - View of three types Task with Time Calculator for one specific day
* To-Do - Task Stream, Lists and Time Calculator for Day, Week & Month

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

Pricing and Availability:
Time Optimizer Pro 5.64 is $22.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. There is also a free version available. A limited number of Promotional Codes are available to members of the media. Journalists interested in receiving Promo Codes should contact Mark Dhand.

Time Optimizer Pro 5.64: http://www.BogushTech.com
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/time-optimizer-pro/id551097767
Download from iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/app/time-optimizer/id528003202
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Press Kit (zip): http://www.bogushtech.com/s/_BogushTech_PressKit-vsdb.zip

BogushTech, LLC is the American sister company of the Ukrainian company, BogushTime, LLC. BogushTime is the leading Time Management company in Ukraine for the last fourteen years. The CEO of both companies, Liudmyla Bogush, created Goals Management Technology that is the core of this success. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 BogushTech, 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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CEO
415-883-3809
United States
mark@bogushtech.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Time-Optimizer-App/476252142388568?fref=ts
LinkedIn Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lyudmilabogush
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/LyudmilaBogush/

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Pixolini releases Loantune: What If Loan Calculator 1.0 for iOS - Published on 12/09/13

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Pixolini, Inc. today introduces Loantune for iOS, an elegant Loan Calculator to save money on interest and reduce length of loans. Users can easily chart their savings to visually see the impact of extra monthly/yearly principal payments versus current status. The loan amortization schedule shows a timeline of money savings over time from loans. View different interest and time saving scenarios by making extra "What If" principal payments per month and/or per year on your fixed rate loans.

Conyers, Georgia - Pixolini, Inc. today is excited to announce the release of Loantune for iOS, an elegant and simple Loan Calculator to save money on interest and reduce length of loans by "What If" scenarios. Chart your savings to visually see the impact of extra monthly/yearly principal payments versus current status. The loan amortization schedule shows a timeline of money savings and time cutting from your loans. View different interest and time saving scenarios by making extra "What If" principal payments per month and/or per year on your fixed rate loans:

* iCloud Syncing with iPhone and iPad
* "What If" scenarios
* Chart your savings
* Share savings details and Amortization Schedule

Intuitive User Interface:
Quickly calculate What If scenarios to instantly see money saved on interest and years/months cut from your fixed loans. Enter extra monthly principal payment, yearly amount or both.

Chart:
Chart summary of the benefits of making additional monthly/yearly principal payments versus current status. Visually see total amount interest savings and how many years/months are shortened from the life of the loan.

Share & Amortization Schedule:
View amortization schedule to see benefits for each month. Send by email saving details and/or amortization schedule. See month by month interest savings on how the extra principal payments effect the length of the loan.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 1.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Loantune: What If Loan Calculator 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category.

Pixolini: http://www.pixolini.com
Loantune: What If Loan Calculator 1.0: http://www.loantune.com
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/loantune-what-if-loan-calculator/id763203761
Screenshot (iPhone): http://www.loantune.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iPhone5-3-Details-Amortization-Chart.png
Screenshot (iPad): http://www.loantune.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/iPad-Landscape-Loantune-Details1.png
App Icon: http://www.loantune.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/icon170x170-Loantune.png

Based in Georgia, Pixolini was founded to develop with several important values; simple and easy to use, visually striking and quality with affordability. Copyright (C) 2012 Pixolini, Inc. 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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President
United States
marcopr@pixolini.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/Pixolini
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/PixoliniInc

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Penkie Pop - Endless Running in the Arctic - Published on 12/09/13

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enCuv Studio today announces Penkie Pop 1.0.2, an update to its popular endless running game for iOS and Android. Penkie Pop takes gamers on a breakneck race through a whimsically animated winter wonderland. Stay out of the subway, and take a deep breath of crisp arctic air as you steer Penkie through obstacles. A combination of tilt and touch control possibilities makes Penkie Pop easy to pick up and difficult to put down. Version 1.0.2 offers improved performance and minor bug fixes.

Seoul, Korea - Penkie Pop, the new endless running iPhone, iPad and Android game title from enCuv Studio, takes gamers on a breakneck race through a whimsically animated winter wonderland. A combination of tilt and touch control possibilities makes Penkie Pop easy to pick up and difficult to put down.

The endless-running genre has enjoyed great success in mobile gaming, and Penkie Pop is its newest and freshest incarnation. The game is designed to strike the perfect balance between ease of learning and challenge, and its success in doing so may earn it a spot as one of the season's hottest casual games.

Penkie Pop spices up the simplicity of its game play with a variety of special items and abilities, a customizable controls system, and a near-infinite selection of different tracks for Penkie to race. Players collect stars and quartz pieces, and special tools on the fly as they dodge rocks, ice chunks, and other obstacles hurtling toward them. Quartz pieces are used in the in-app store to unlock snazzy special player characters like a surfboard and rocket riding Penkie, new Wind Bullet abilities, and more.

Features:

* Fly along with Penkie through a brightly colored, beautifully animated 3D adventure that never gives you a chance to catch your breath

* Use your quartz to obtain special Power Ups that enhance your abilities or help you gather more quartz

* Use special abilities like Star Bomb to blast your way out of a dangerous spot

* Collect fifty achievements and revel in the resulting rewards

* Share Penkie's successes with the world via Facebook and Twitter integration

* Customize your controls to use tilt or touch to dodge flying boulders, snowballs, and other obstacles in Penkie's path to freedom

* Gather quartz on the run or purchase it in the shop to unlock special Penkie models like "the Ultra Surfer" and "the Rocket Rider" to see Penkie in stylish new get ups

* Unlock epic Wind Bullet weapons like the Stone Burster, Twin Cyclone, Fire Squall, Platinum Blizzard, and more

The brightly colored environment, smooth 3D animation, and professional character and game design give Penkie Pop a polished feel that enCuv Studio designers hope will appeal to gamers everywhere.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* 41.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Penkie Pop 1.0.2 is $1.99 (USD) for limited time and available worldwide through the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store in the games category.

Penkie Pop 1.0.2: http://www.encuv.com/
Purchase and Download (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/seong-lee/id611108378
Purchase and Download (Google Play): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.encuv.penkiepop
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enCuv Co., Ltd is based out of Seoul, South Korea and is a startup app developer looking to make a large splash onto the iTunes and Google Play app markets. They are dedicated to making excellent games for casual mobile users. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 enCuv Co., 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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Singing Nutracker Featured in iPad App Store Holiday Apps and Games - Published on 12/09/13

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Singing Nutracker: Holiday Edition has been featured by Apple in Holiday Apps & Games special section on App Store for the second year in a row! This hilarious, interactive, Holiday app features Nutcrackers created in the likenesses of a Traditional Nutcracker, Santa Claus & Elf, plus new unlockable characters Mrs. Claus, Jack Frost & Yeti. To celebrate, the price is now half off for a limited time. During December, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Make-A-Wish Foundation of Missouri.

St. Louis, Missouri - App-development company, Rino Workshop announced that Singing Nutracker: Holiday Edition for iPad, the fun and silly Christmas-time app for the iPad, has been featured by Apple in Holiday Apps & Games special section on App Store for the second year in a row! This hilarious, interactive, Holiday iPad app features Nutcrackers created in the likenesses of a Traditional Nutcracker, Santa Claus and Elf, plus new unlockable characters Mrs. Claus, Jack Frost and Yeti.

To celebrate this news, Singing Nutcracker is Half OfF for a limited time... just 99 (USD). Also, we have partnered with Make-A-Wish Foundation! A portion of proceeds from app sales will be donated to Make-A-Wish of Missouri!

Have fun making the characters sing Christmas songs from the preset tunes, or play your own with the built-in keyboard! Each Nutcracker has it's own preset sounds to sing with, or you can even record your own.

Feature Highlights:
* Nutcrackers can listen and respond - just pull up the mic and they'll answer your yes or no questions
* Poke their eyes and nose and they'll respond
* Even if you knock them out, they'll keep coming back for more
* Of course, with any Nutcracker, they gets hungry, so be sure to feed them

Also available on the App Store from Rino Workshop:
* Singing Monster Nutcracker (feat. Frankenstein, Wolfman, Dracula & Zombie, plus new unlockable characters Witch and the Yeti
* Holiday season manager/assistant, Santa Sidekick for iPhone and Santa Sidekick HD for iPad

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 71.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Singing Nutracker: Holiday Edition 1.4.3 is only 99 USD for a limited time, Half Off, and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category. One in-app purchase unlocks new characters Mrs. Claus, Jack Frost and Yeti, in addition to the new accessories, which allows you to dress up your nutcrackers.

Rino Workshop: http://www.rinoenterprises.com/
Singing Nutracker: Holiday Edition 1.4.3: https://itunes.apple.com/app/singing-nutcracker-holiday/id481502587
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Located in St. Louis, Missouri, Rino Workshop is an app-development company created by brother/sister team Matt and Carrie Marino. Copyright (C) 2013 Rino Enterprises 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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Your luck never runs out with Roulette Angle Analyzer app on iOS - Published on 12/09/13

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Silicon valley based InsightBet LLC today announces Roulette Angle Analyzer 2.0.1, the recent important update of its popular betting app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Developed to provide users with the detailed info about roulette betting strategy, this roulette strategy application outlines a multitude of important roulette systems & tools, statistics & best practices that will provide for both professional and casual gamers with a viable supplement to better understand how to bet.

Sunnyvale, California - InsightBet LLC, a leading mobile applications and Casino Gaming IT solutions developer, has announced their excitement over the recent update of Roulette Angle Analyzer(TM) for iPhone and iPad devices running on iOS 5.0 or later. The publisher's grand opus of roulette betting strategy, this app treads into uncharted territory both on Apple's App Store as well as the mobile app marketplace as a whole.

Providing a detailed roulette game strategy tools, Roulette Angle Analyzer(TM) is extraordinary both in its scope as well as its ambitions. This app was developed to provide users with a great focus on certain game aspects in a user-friendly way, which they can utilize anytime, and anywhere to steadily master roulette technique secrets and improve their game as a result. Roulette Angle Analyzer is currently available for free on the App Store in the Games Casino category.

Developed with ease of use in mind, this app features quite easy in use menu and app controls. App offers various highly effective tools such as Manual where users can find tons of extremely useful information regarding winning patterns, regional statistics as well as special statistics and much more. Roulette Angle Analyzer(TM) is a full-featured roulette-betting course that is accessible to a wide range of users, requiring only a general roulette background to be helpful.

The app is logically divided into distinct sections like Angle Statistics Tool, Classic Statistics Tools etc that together provide users with a concise path to develop an optimal roulette strategy that will ensure that their results has the maximum opportunity to prosper. Furthermore, because every roulette concept covered is explained using a variety of specific examples this app possesses the flexibility to teach engaged amateurs & professionals gamers how to utilize their analytical data as a managerial tool to make right decision and let them control and make more accurate bets at the roulette wheel. The app now also features Chinese language in addition to already available English on their web platform.

A highly polished roulette guide to say the least, Roulette Angle Analyzer(TM) lets users stay connected via Chat or even Group Chat so users can easily share their thoughts and ideas wherever they'd like without ever leaving the app. App provides all the information and statistics supplements to make your game results more successful and you will be able to place bets with confidence. Download Roulette Angle Analyzer(TM) app today and increase your chances to win.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Roulette Angle Analyzer 2.0.1 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

InsightBet: http://insightbet.net
Roulette Angle Analyzer 2.0.1: http://rouletteking.org
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Located in Sunnyvale, California InsightBet LLC is an established mobile applications developer currently focused on providing consumers with the highest quality Casino strategy solutions for the mobile marketplace. 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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Toughturtle Releases The Next Generation Of Their Popular StockWatch App - Published on 12/09/13

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Toughturtle today introduces the next generation of StockWatch, their award-winning financial App for iOS. StockWatch - Next Gen is an easy-to-use, intuitive, and full featured market quote and portfolio tracking App that allows quick and easy tracking of investments with personalized watchlists and portfolios all from the convenience of your iOS device. The app has been redesigned and recoded from the ground up with a focus on aesthetics, ease of use, and the simplicity of Apple's iOS7.

New York, New York - Toughturtle LLC today is excited to announce the release of the next generation of StockWatch, their award-winning financial App for iOS. StockWatch - Next Gen has been redesigned and recoded from the ground up with a focus on aesthetics, ease of use, and the simplicity of Apple's iOS7.

For the past five years, StockWatch, both for the iPhone and iPad, have been the most awarded and complete stock tracking App on the AppStore. With StockWatch - Next Gen, Toughturtle builds on the core of the previous versions and takes the App into new directions with an expanded set of features and an iOS7 user interface.

"With StockWatch - Next Gen, we wanted to give the StockWatch community all the features they have asked for over the years", said Todd Barnes, Lead Developer and CTO at Toughturtle. "With the release of iOS7, and all the changes that came with it, we knew that this was the best time to re-create StockWatch from scratch. "

StockWatch - Next Gen is an easy-to-use, intuitive, and full featured market quote and portfolio tracking App that allows quick and easy tracking of investments with personalized watchlists and portfolios all from the convenience of your iOS device. Built around iOS7 and boasting 100% Retina Display compatibility, this Universal App (one download for all your devices) lets you share your data via iCloud, get stock alerts via push notifications, track over 50 worldwide exchanges, convert to 150 currencies, and so much more.

"Because Apple doesn't allow upgrade pricing, StockWatch - Next Gen is being offered as a completely new app and not as an update", said Todd Barnes. "This was a tough decision, but it was necessary given the business model of the Appstore. However, we decided to offer the App at 50% off at launch, so in effect, everyone who acts fast gets heavily discounted upgrade pricing."

All of the functions from previous StockWatch versions will be in this App, as well as a whole host of new features. A few of the features of StockWatch - Next Gen:

* Unlimited Watchlists and Portfolios with personalized naming
* Add unlimited Symbols to all Watchlists and Portfolios
* Add unlimited Lots (w/ Quantity, PPS, Date, and Commission) to any Ticker Symbols in your Portfolios
* Add Notes to your Watchlists, Portfolios, Portfolio Lots, and Symbols
* Most Active, Leading Gainers, and Leading Losers listings
* Get detailed and constantly updated Prices, Gains, Costs, Values
* Tap-to-Change buttons: Toggle between various values on all lists. (ie. Price, G/L, Cost, and Value)
* Symbol Details (over 40!): Last Trade, Trade Time, Change, % Change, Prev. Close, Open, Day Range, 52w Range, Bid, Ask, Vol., Avg. Vol., 1Y Target, Mkt Cap, P/E, EPS, Div, Yield, and more
* Sortable lists
* Sales function: Sell your lots and keep a record of the transactions and gains
* Currency support (over 150!): Setup an overall currency, and also set each portfolio to a specific currency
* Alerts: Setup alerts on any symbol. Visual alerts while within the App, and push notifications when not running the App
* Collapsable "Across All Portfolios" and "Symbol Details" panels (iPad)
* A built-in calculator
* Security Lock function
* Overall Portfolio Totals and G/L and symbol specific totals across all Portfolios
* Standard and Alternate Charting Sources
* Interactive Standard Charts: 1D, 1M, 3M, 6M, 1Y, 2Y, 5Y - Line
* Full Screen Tech Charts: 1D, 1M, 3M, 6M, 1Y, 2Y, 5Y - Line, Bar, Candle. Also including MA, EMA, Indicators (MACD, MFI, ROC, RSI, Slow Stoch, Fast Stoch, Vol, Vol MA, W%R), and Overlays (Bollinger Bands, Parabolic SAR , Splits , Volume) on alternate source charts
* News Feeds: Standard feeds, and new custom feeds from TheStreet
* Manual Fetch: Via pulldown
* Auto-Fetch - Multiple intervals to choose from
* Settings: Customize your experience with a wide range of options
* Date/Time regional formatting: Choose from three global standards
* iCloud support - Have iCloud store all your data so you can share it across all your devices
* Customize your default loading screen. Watchlist, Portfolio, a specific Portfolio, or Movers

The following worldwide Exchanges are supported in StockWatch - Next Gen:

United States of America:
* BATS Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Dow Jones Indexes, NASDAQ Stock Exchange, New York Board of Trade, New York Commodities Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange, New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Mkt, OPRA, OTC Bulletin Board Market, OTC Markets Group, S & P Indices

* Argentina - Buenos Aires Stock Exchange
* Austria- Vienna Stock Exchange
* Australia - Australian Stock Exchange
* Brazil - BOVESPA Sao Paolo Stock Exchange
* Canada: Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange
* Chile - Santiago Stock Exchange
* China: Shanghai Stock Exchange, Shenzhen Stock Exchange
* Denmark: Copenhagen Stock Exchange
* France: Euronext, Paris Stock Exchange

Germany:
* Berlin Stock Exchange, Bremen Stock Exchange, Dusseldorf Stock Exchange, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Hamburg Stock Exchange, Hanover Stock Exchange, Munich Stock Exchange, Stuttgart Stock Exchange, XETRA Stock Exchange
Greece: Athens Stock Exchange

* Hong Kong: Hong Kong Stock Exchange
* India: Bombay Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange of India
* Indonesia: Jakarta Stock Exchange
* Israel: Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
* Italy: Milan Stock Exchange
* Japan: Nikkei Indices
* Mexico: Mexico Stock Exchange
* Netherlands: Amsterdam Stock Exchange
* New Zealand: New Zealand Stock Exchange
* Norway: Oslo Stock Exchange
* Russia: Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX)
* Singapore: Singapore Stock Exchange
* South Korea: Korea Stock Exchange, KOSDAQ

Spain:
* Barcelona Stock Exchange, Bilbao Stock Exchange, Madrid Fixed Income Market, Madrid SE C.A.T.S., Madrid Stock Exchange

* Sweden: Stockholm Stock Exchange
* Switzerland: Swiss Exchange
* Taiwan: Taiwan OTC, Taiwan Stock Exchange
* United Kingdom: FTSE Indices, London Stock Exchange

About the StockWatch family of Apps:
StockWatch was first available to iPhone and iPod touch users as an Apple Web App in 2007, and was re-engineered and released for the iTunes App Store in the summer of 2008. Currently, StockWatch has over 60,000 users worldwide, has won all sorts of awards, and is a Top 20 Financial app over 40 countries worldwide. After the initial release of StockWatch - Next Gen, the previous StockWatch Apps will be removed from sale on the AppStore. However, they will continue to function properly and will be fully supported.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 3.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
StockWatch - Next Gen 1.0 is $5.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category. During the initial launch, the App will be 50% off so previous users of StockWatch can upgrade for a lower price.

Toughturtle: http://toughturtle.com
StockWatch - Next Gen 1.0: http://stockwatch.toughturtle.com
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/stockwatch-next-gen/id757202897
Screenshot (iPhone): http://stockwatch.toughturtle.com/images/2013/iPhone.png
Screenshot (iPad): http://stockwatch.toughturtle.com/images/2013/iPad.png

Established in November 1997, Toughturtle LLC develops innovative and easy to use interactive applications for the Internet and for Mobile Devices. For more information about Toughturtle, please visit their website. Copyright 2013 Toughturtle LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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PlayScience III - Grade 3 Science App Launched - Published on 12/09/13

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Developer of educational smartphone apps, PlayAppsInc today introduces PlayScience III, its third iPad app. PlayScience III is a one stop app to help Early Elementary Grade children to learn all science concepts needed for Grade 3. The app covers the entire official educational curriculum for Grade 2 Science including topics such as Plants, Animals, Earth, Weather, Sky, Matter, Motion and Energy. It has been designed with educational and child development experts.

Gurgaon, India - PlayAppsInc, a leading developer of K-12 educational iPad apps, launched its third app - PlayScience III. The app covers the entire official educational curriculum for Grade 3 Science including topics such as Plants, Animals, Earth, Weather, Sky, Matter, Motion and Energy. Rather than downloading several disparate apps focusing on different concepts, PlayScience III is a one stop app to help Early Elementary Grade children to learn all science concepts needed for Grade 3. It has been designed with educational and child development experts.

Speaking on the occasion, the PlayApps team mentioned that they strongly believe in the difference that tablets can bring about in education. PlayScience II is a step in that direction. The app uses positive reinforcement to encourage learning. Since it caters to the entire Grade 3 syllabus, it can complement what children learn at schools or can be used by teachers in classrooms. The app does not require internet connection, and can be used anywhere - at home or at school.

The app consists of several activities, games and exercises that make learning not only fun but also contribute to the overall growth of children, building up skills such as retention, logical analysis, critical thinking etc. All exercises comply with the U.S. Common Core State Standards.

Pricing and Availability:
PlayScience III is free to evaluate and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store. Schools looking to buy the app for entire organization can use the Apple Volume Purchase Program (VPP) to avail a special price. The app is currently available on iPad only and supports iOS 5.0 or above.

PlayApps: http://www.playappsinc.com/
PlayScience III Lite: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id768691486
PlayScience III: https://itunes.apple.com/app/playscience-iii/id768687046
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PlayApps Inc. is a leading developer of iPad and tablet apps for elementary school students. It develops fun and rigorous educational applications so that children, no matter what their background is, are able to learn and understand different subjects as they play through our apps. Its apps not only help children undertsand their curriculum concepts, but also contribute to the overall growth of children, building up skills such as retention, logical analysis, critical thinking etc. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2013 PlayApps Inc. 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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Secret Happy Hour Launches iOS and Android App - Published on 12/09/13

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Secret Happy Hour today is proud to introduce their app Secret Happy Hour 1.0, a free iOS and Android app that helps users find local restaurants and bars with the best specials. Everything is based on your current location so you only see specials that are nearest you! Secret Happy Hour encourages the growth of local food and beverage establishments by promoting targeted specials to tech-savvy foodies with their mobile application. It will search for recurring happy hours and secret specials.

Dallas, Texas - Secret Happy Hour today is proud to introduce their app Secret Happy Hour 1.0 for iOS and Android. The user's current geographic location and dining or drinking preferences drive the mobile application, which is available for both iPhone and Android. Those who download Secret Happy Hour will be able to search for recurring happy hours as well as receive push notifications about secret specials that can only be found through the app.

Taylor Pierce and Willie Johnston, both established iOS and Android developers, conceptualized the idea of Secret Happy Hour while attending the University of Texas at Austin. Both developers found themselves frequently missing out on happy hours around Austin because there was no efficient way to find where the best happy hours were and what time they started and ended.

"We found ourselves missing all the good happy hours, sometimes by only a few minutes" said Pierce, CEO of Secret Happy Hour. "We thought about how cool it would be to create something that kept all of the happy hour information for your area right at your fingertips. The idea that bars and restaurants could create secret specials just for our users at any time was a huge plus, too."

As small business owners, Pierce and Johnston recognized that this could also be a valuable tool for independent restaurateurs and bar owners. New technologies and innovative software designs were explored and tested, to create a tool that allows restaurant owners to measure the success of their Secret Happy Hour specials.

Throughout the pre-registration period, more than 120 bars and restaurants spanning Los Angeles to Miami signed-up through the Secret Happy Hour website. Even though the concept was created to foster local economies, owners and operators from larger chains such as Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland, Wahoo's Fish Tacos and Blue Martini have also shown interest in Secret Happy Hour.

When asked why she wanted her business to join Secret Happy Hour, Kala Hunter, GM at Barcadia Ft. Worth, said "It's an innovative app because it not only alerts someone of exclusive daily specials, but it also uses one's location to remind the user that drink specials are mere feet away. Genius, especially in such an attention deficit society."

Secret Happy Hour launched as a free app for iOS and Android devices Friday, December 7, 2013. The Official Secret Happy Hour DFW Launch party is being held at Barcadia Ft. Worth on December 14 at 8:00pm. Details about the event can be found on the Secret Happy Hour Facebook page.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 6.1 or later
* This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* 5.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Secret Happy Hour 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Food & Drink category.

Secret Happy Hour 1.0: http://www.secrethappyhour.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/secret-happy-hour/id760989355
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Secret Happy Hour is Dallas based company founded by Taylor Pierce and William Johnston. Secret Happy Hour focuses on bringing restaurants and customers together through the means of mobile applications. Copyright (C) 2013 Secret Happy Hour. 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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JixiPix Software Releases New Chalkboard Artistic Software for Mac - Published on 12/09/13

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JixiPix Software announces the release of a new chalkboard artistic creation software for Mac OS. Chalkspiration is the new creative canvas for businesses and artists to create chalkboard layouts and art digitally. Creating chalkboard art is crazy and fun. Call it old school but chalkboard art is making a comeback and Chalkspiration is the main software tool to lead this new push. The swooshes, the light shading and the dusty backgrounds are just a few elements.

Las Vegas, Nevada - JixiPix Software began shipping Chalkspiration, an artistic desktop software solution designed to help professional artists, photographers and amateurs quickly and easily achieve natural looking chalkboard art with all the delicate details of a traditional chalk.

This new app available for Mac OS 10.6 provides all the creative tools needed to transform an image into a professional-looking piece of chalkboard art and is the perfect compliment to a series of JixiPix artistic apps developed for digital artist, photographer and creative professionals, giving them the ability to achieve realistic chalky chalkboard art creations true to a traditionally difficult media. The app also boasts a collection of pre-made clipart.

Create chalkboard art without the dusty clean up!

Creating chalkboard art is crazy and fun. Call it old school but chalkboard art is making a comeback. It's everywhere these days and the more we see it, the more we swoon. The swooshes, the light shading and the dusty backgrounds are just a few elements that makes this media enchanting to behold. Chalkspiration is the new creative canvas for business design, events and home decor.

Chalkspiration starts by automatically converting your image to chalky outlines with light shading then allows you to place objects from a library of included flourishes, banners, embellishments and fonts. To get started, choose one of our ready to customize preset templates; or create your own using tools from within the app that will add images and clipart then allow you to resize, flip, rotate and duplicate them exactly the way you want.

A few favorite ways people have used their Chalkspiration art are from invitations to placemats, photo backdrops to chalk-like artwork in wedding details and decor - the possibilities for this fun and artsy media is endless!

Features:
Fully adjustable control on all aspects of the process: Chalk color and texture, shade strength, outline detail, edge style and chalkboard border. Also allows placement objects and text with the ability to resize, flip and rotate of them.

Includes:
* Two chalk styles - one that shades on the inside of the lines and one that shades on the out
* A library of embellishments, banners, flourishes and dividers
* A way to add and edit text from within the app
* A powerful brush to colorize chalk
* An erase brush to remove unwanted chalk from images and clipart
* A variety of dusty looking blackboards
* The ability to add multiple images and your personal clipart
* The ability to resize, flip and rotate images and clipart from within the app
* An array of presets and customizable templates
* A way to save your project in a preset for future use

Device Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.6 or later
* 80 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Chalkspiration for for Mac is $7.99 (USD). Chalkspiration - Chalkboard art now being served at the JixiPix website and Mac App Store.

JixiPix Software: http://www.jixipix.com
Chalkspiration : http://jixipix.com/chalkspiration/details.html
Download: http://www.jixipix.com/downloads/Chalkspiration.dmg
Screenshot 1: http://jixipix.com/chalkspiration/Fullscreen_Images/ba1.jpg
Screenshot 2: http://jixipix.com/chalkspiration/Fullscreen_Images/ba2.jpg
Screenshot 3: http://jixipix.com/chalkspiration/banner_detail.jpg

Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, JixiPix Software has a history of developing well known iPhone and iPad Apps marketed to photographers, graphic artists, and multi-media professionals around the world. Copyright (C) 2013 JixiPix Software. 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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Developer/Owner
United States
support@jixipix.com

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Zevrix PDF Checkpoint Now Can Convert Colors of PDF Documents - Published on 12/09/13

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Zevrix Solutions announces PDF Checkpoint 1.6, a feature update to its PDF preflight and conversion solution for Mac OS. Remarkably fast, PDF Checkpoint automatically preflights, exports as images, splits and optimizes Adobe PDF files. The program is equally suitable to process hundreds of files as well as single PDF documents. The new version lets users convert object colors in PDF documents to selected ICC profiles, improves user interface and offers other productivity enhancements.

Toronto, Canada - Zevrix Solutions today announces PDF Checkpoint 1.6, a feature update to its PDF preflighting and conversion automation product. Remarkably fast, PDF Checkpoint automatically preflights, exports as images, splits and optimizes multiple Adobe PDF files. PDF Checkpoint is an ideal program for users who need fast, affordable and easy-to-use software for efficient PDF workflows..

The new version allows users to convert colors of PDF files to the selected ICC profile. For example, user can convert RGB files to CMYK profile for professional printing, turn color documents into grayscale, convert all colors to sRGB for web viewing and so on. Users can choose to convert all objects or only images, graphics or text. In addition, the update offers streamlined user interface, improves handling of duplicates during conversion and includes numerous stability and productivity enhancements.

PDF Checkpoint is popular with graphic designers, advertisement agencies, prepress houses, publishers and printers. The key features of PDF Checkpoint include:
* Automate batch preflighting and conversion of multiple PDF files.
* View all PDF fonts, colors, images and metadata at a glance.
* Efficient handling of PDF files based on preflight result.
* Convert colors to selected ICC profile.
* Split PDF files into single-page documents.
* Export PDF as images and specify output resolution, color and page scale.

For example, users can preflight a folder of PDF files and convert them to TIFF images at 300 dpi while scaling each page by 50%. Or optimize PDF's colors for the web and mobile devices while reducing file size dramatically by downsampling images to the screen resolution.

Pricing and availability:
PDF Checkpoint can be purchased from the Zevrix Solutions website for US$59.95, as well as from authorized resellers. PDF Checkpoint is bundled with free Graphic Inspector software (a $39.95 value). The update is free to licensed users. Trial is also available for download. PDF Checkpoint requires Mac OS X 10.5-10.9.

Zevrix Solutions: http://zevrix.com
PDF Checkpoint: http://zevrix.com/PDFCheckpoint.php
Download: http://zevrix.com/PDFCheckpoint.dmg
Purchase: http://zevrix.com/store.php
Screenshot: http://zevrix.com/screenshots/pdfcheckpoint/main-bmw-web.jpg

Located in Toronto, Canada, Zevrix Solutions provides automation and productivity solutions for Adobe Creative Suite software, PDF and graphic file diagnostics and Microsoft Office on Mac OS. Zevrix is dedicated to help professionals increase their profits through automating everyday tasks, producing error-free documents, saving disk space and cutting production costs. For more information, visit their website. Copyright (C) 2013 Zevrix Solutions. All Rights Reserved.

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Owner
858-206-0607
Canada
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Shaderific now with support for iOS 7, 64-bit and anaglyph 3D rendering - Published on 12/09/13

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Shaderific version 3.1 is available on the App Store now. Shaderific is an educational app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch that helps computer science students and experienced developers to get started with OpenGL ES 2.0 shader development. The app makes it possible to write, compile and test shader programs directly on any iOS device without ever touching a laptop or desktop computer. Version 3.1 adds support for iOS 7 and 64-bit as well as anaglyph red-cyan 3D rendering.

Hamburg, Germany - Gryphos GmbH has released Shaderific version 3.1, a major update of its OpenGL ES 2.0 shader development application for iOS. Shaderific provides the full range of shader development with the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) on tablet computers and mobile devices. Vertex and fragment shader code can be created, edited and compiled on the device and all changes are visible instantly. There is no need to use a personal computer (laptop or desktop) in the shader development process anymore.

The update adds support for iOS 7 and 64-bit. A new stereoscopy mode allows to render any shader as anaglyph red-cyan 3D images. This provides a completely new 3D experience when using glasses with the appropriate red-cyan filters. A new shader demonstrates the use of a high resolution normal map based on world coordinates to render a photo-realistic image of a head showing even finest details of the skin. When importing objects via Dropbox the texture coordinates provided in the object file are now accounted for. The new capability of using textures in the vertex shader is demonstrated by a new height map shader that renders the surface profile of the earth on a plane. Multiple instances of the same object can now be rendered with a single shader using the new draw instanced functionality. The number of object instances is customizable via the settings menu.

Starting shader development can be a difficult and complex task for a beginner. Shaderific smoothes the learning experience dramatically by hiding away a lot of the technical complexity, that way letting the user focus solely on the shaders. 28 built-in shaders are demonstrating fundamental development techniques ranging from basic coloring and lighting shaders to advanced texture shaders with normal and environment mapping. The user can start to experiment with these shaders right away without writing a line of code. Alternatively, shader, object and texture files can be imported via Dropbox to give a maximum of flexibility in creating new custom shaders.

Shaderific streamlines the process of prototyping, testing and debugging shaders immensely by cutting the cord to the personal computer. Whereas traditional shader development requires compilation of the whole graphics application for every change to a shader file, all this is unnecessary now. Since the shaders are edited and compiled right on the iPad, iPhone or iPod no file transfer is needed with a personal computer and a lot of time can be saved. A further strength of Shaderific lies in the possibility to change parameters (uniforms) of the shaders via the settings menu without interrupting the rendering loop. All changes can be examined in real-time and fine-tuning the rendering result is fast and easy.

New features of version 3.1:
* Support for 3D anaglyph rendering
* New head object and head shader with photo-realistic textures
* New draw instanced shader for multi object rendering
* New height map shader demonstrating the use of textures in the vertex shader
* Import texture coordinates
* Faster syntax highlighting

Device requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 38.0 MB

Pricing and availability:
Shaderific is available as a paid app for $4.99 (USD), or the local equivalent, on the iTunes App Store. Review copies are available upon request.

Shaderific 3.1: http://www.shaderific.com
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/shaderific/id510588451
Screenshots: http://www.shaderific.com/screenshots
App Icon: http://www.shaderific.com/storage/shaderific_icon_175.png

Founded in 2007, Gryphos GmbH is a small consulting and development company located in Hamburg, Germany. Since 2011 we are focussing on educational and utility software for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Copyright (C) 2011-2013 Gryphos GmbH / 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. OpenGL ES and oval logo are registered trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. Products bearing such trademarks incorporate intellectual property that is owned and licensed to others by SGI. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Germany
info@gryphos.de

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