8/28/2014

[MacNews] Digest Number 3587

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Digest #3587

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Wed Aug 27, 2014 9:15 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Quotebook 3 Released on the iOS App Store - Published on 08/27/14

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Lickability today announces its new update Quotebook 3, is the best app for collecting quotes that matter. Curate, organize, and share the quotes from your library in an app designed for readability. In its third iteration, it has been entirely rewritten and redesigned for simplicity and usability, while adding important context and personality to quotes. Among all the enhancements, iCloud syncing has been fully redone to be more stable and reliable so that quotes are always safe.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Lickability today is pleased to introduce Quotebook 3, a universal app for iPhone and iPad, on the App Store. Quotebook is the best app for collecting quotes that matter. Curate, organize, and share the quotes from your library in an app designed for readability. In its third iteration, it has been entirely rewritten and redesigned for simplicity and usability, while adding important context and personality to quotes.

"When we redesigned every screen in Quotebook, we put a huge emphasis on typography and the tiniest details and the results are absolutely stunning," says Brian Capps, Quotebook developer and co-founder of Lickability.

Spurred by an idea from Alex Payne, Quotebook was the very first app to store, sort, and share quotations, and it quickly became a niche sensation in the iOS community. Students, parents, preachers, and poets alike have all praised Quotebook for its ease of use, and the app provides an even more delightful experience. With new and improved auto-complete while entering quotes, one-tap importing from Facebook and Tumblr, and automatic detection of quotes from iBooks, it's easier than ever to get important snippets of language into Quotebook. Among all the enhancements, iCloud syncing has been fully redone to be more stable and reliable, and automatic backups provide peace of mind that quotes are always safe, no matter the device.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Quotebook for iOS is available today on the App Store for the price of $4.99 in the United States and similar prices worldwide. and is available iworldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Reference category.

Quotebook 3.0: http://quotebookapp.com
Purchase and Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/quotebook-notebook-for-quotes/id423726272
Screenshot 1: http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple3/v4/7a/c8/12/7ac812b8-019f-7e81-f70a-efb7aca0d2e1/screen322x572.jpeg
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App Icon: http://a1.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/6e/7e/6b/6e7e6b32-9848-90e3-b95c-0c7ed4a1b835/mzl.kkffzsrm.175x175-75.jpg
Press Kit (zip): http://quotebookapp.com/QuotebookPressKit.zip

Lickability is a small startup app development company obsessed with designing delightful apps for Apple platforms. The company was founded in January 2009 and is proudly based in New York, New York. Lickability has been and will always be concerned with all the small details that make apps great. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 Lickability. 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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Matthew Bischoff
Partner
609-706-0597
United States
matt@lickability.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/lickability
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/quotebookapp

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Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Lumy - The Ultimate Tool for Anyone Interested in Photography - Published on 08/27/14

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The purpose of Lumy is to help photographers or any one interested in photography to take better photographs. It shows sunrise, sunset and magic hours along with essential weather informations like temperature and cloudiness. So, you can anticipate the lighting and get ready ahead of time to take advantage of it. Lumy can show all these information for current or for any major location around the world, there by helping you on planning your photographic trips.

Chennai, India - Appatakkars today is thrilled to announce the release and immediate availability of Lumy 1.0, a universal app for iPhone and iPad. We all know that light is the most important element in photography. While there are, many other aspects for great photography, if the light is wrong, nothing else will work! So, "What is the best light ?". The best light is often soft, warm and directional. You might be thinking that it would be nice if you knew when you could expect such a light. Actually, there is a time when such light occurs - this time is known as the Magic Hour (sometimes known as golden hour). Best of all, baring weather issues, it happens twice a day.

The purpose of "Lumy" is to let you keep track of that Magic hour. So, you could anticipate the light and get ready ahead of time to take advantage of it. "Lumy" shows you the weather informations like cloudiness and temperature for the next 5 days, so you can plan things out.

You can get sunrise, sunset, morning and evening magic hours for your current location or for any major location around the world. Except for the weather information, "Lumy" doesn't need an active internet connection.

Features:
* Weather informations (C/F)
* Current location & All major cities around the world
* Sunrise / Sunset / Magic Hours
* Notifications
* No Internet Connection needed for magic hour calculation
* Universal (iPhone / iPad / iPod touch)
* Familiar, gesture driven design

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

Pricing and Availability:
Lumy 1.0 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category from August 27 2014.

Appatakkars: http://appatakkars.com
Lumy 1.0: http://appatakkars.com/lumy/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id908905093?ls=1&mt=8
Screenshots: https://www.behance.net/gallery/19239041/Lumy
App Icon: https://s3.amazonaws.com/appatakkars.com/lumy/images/lumy.png
Press Kit (Zip): http://cl.ly/1J121v381x2U

Appatakkars is a mobile application development company which specializes in developing applications for....Ok. Long story short. We are passionate about designing and developing mobile Apps. 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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Santhalakshmi Kumaresan
Owner
India
shan@appatakkars.com

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

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Wed Aug 27, 2014 3:30 pm (PDT) . Posted by:

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Alarm clock iPhone app built upon smile detection technology - Published on 08/27/14

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ArtyApps today introduces Smiley Alarm 1.0.1, their new utility app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Smiley Alarm is a unique alarm clock app built upon emotion detection technology: You just need to smile to the front camera to turn the alarm off. Smile will trigger positive emotions via face muscles neuron connections. Featuring a minimalistic light design, Smiley Alarm itself has the basic needed functionality without any distracting additions.

Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - ArtyApps today is proud to announce the release of Smiley Alarm 1.0.1, their new utility app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. We all need a new way to start the day a bit more positively. And Smiley Alarm app does the job. It is a unique alarm clock app built upon emotion detection technology: You just need to smile to the front camera to turn the alarm off.

Smiling makes you healthy! Scientists proved that smile does good for your entire body: stress hormones lower and happiness hormones raise. Smile is also known to lower the blood pressure. Smile will trigger positive emotions via face muscles neuron connections. Your body "remembers" that when you smile you are happy, and we can bring ourselves into this state deliberately.

App features:
* Minimalistic light design - Alarm clock itself has the basic needed functionality without any distracting additions
* Emotion detection library is custom built for Smiley Alarm (thanks to more powerful processors we can do it nowadays)
* Full version allows to change alarm sound (7 custom tunes available)
* After you wake up and turn the alarm off with your smile you have an option to save the picture to camera roll or you can share that funny face to Facebook or Instagram
* If something goes wrong and your face is so sleepy the app can not recognize it, you will be able to turn alarm off manually with swipe

Device requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* Universal Application
* 13 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Smiley Alarm Clock 1.0.1 is free (with inapp purchase for custom alarm sounds) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category from August 26 2014.

Smiley Alarm Clock 1.0.1: http://smileyalarm.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/en/app/id894538497
Screenshot: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/as-user-assets/85ht3KNCS0eYKAU4cA78_hello.jpg
App Icon: https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/as-user-assets/WDOEJVVsQk6OSRtprN8W_512.png

ArtyApps is a indie mobile app dev company founded in 2013 by a team of likeminded young entrepreneurs and talented developers. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 ArtyApps. 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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Max Ivanov
CTO
+79112999629
Russian Federation
info@artyapps.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/smileyalarm

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