10/29/2014

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Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:30 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Main Idea App Makes Learning Fun for Children Who Find Reading Difficult - Published on 10/29/14

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Happy Frogs Apps today introduces Main Idea - Short Texts 1.0, their new kid's educational app for iOS devices. Designed for children grades 2-5, Main Idea - Short Texts is an app that helps children master reading comprehension. Reading comprehension skills are built incrementally through a game-like format with a fun and engaging rewards system. New levels are unlocked only when users are ready as they master new skills. Users are always gently guided to correct ones, reducing frustration.

Burnaby, Canada - Happy Frogs Apps today is proud to announce the release and immediate availability of Main Idea - Short Texts 1.0, their new kid's educational app developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Designed for children grades 2-5, Main Idea - Short Texts is an app that helps children master reading comprehension.

The app helps kids build one of the foundation skills required for reading comprehension: knowing what a story is about. Main Idea - Short Texts is the second in Happy Frog's Main Idea series and builds proficiency in understanding what a paragraph is about and the main idea it conveys. Once a child firmly establishes this skill, they are well prepared for understanding the main idea of a page or story.

Tested with typical and special needs children, Main Idea - Short Texts is designed to increase motivation and keep children engaged. Reading comprehension skills are built incrementally through a game-like format with a fun and engaging rewards system. New levels are unlocked only when users are ready as they master new skills. Instead of punishing users for wrong answers, users are always gently guided to correct ones, reducing frustration.

Main Idea - Short Texts features:
* Incremental and guided learning for less frustration and embarrassment
* Fun and engaging Rewards Center
* App can be easily reset to work with a different student
* Content designed by professional educators
* Colorful graphics and high quality sound effects

With content designed by professional teachers and researchers, users are assured of many hours of fun-filled, skill-appropriate training. To ensure fluency in the skill acquisition, advanced levels include timers.

Janine Toole, founder of Happy Frog Apps, has this to say about the app: "Our Main Idea series fills a big gap in the app store. Ours are the only apps that target these skills in a manner suitable for early or struggling readers. We're happy to release Main Idea - Short Texts so more kids can get reading."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* 31.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Main Idea - Short Texts 1.0 is $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category.

Happy Frog Apps: http://www.happyfrogapps.com
Main Idea - Short Texts 1.0: http://www.happyfrogapps.com/app/main-idea-short-texts/
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/main-idea-short-texts-reading/id916391506
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Press Kit (zip): http://www.happyfrogapps.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MainIdeaShortTexts.zip

Happy Frog Apps creates fun apps that teach the foundation skills for reading comprehension. Happy Frog Apps is founded and led by Janine Toole, PhD, a keen reader who finds that her education and extensive experience in Linguistics, software development and special needs learning provides the perfect mix for the creative pond that is Happy Frog Apps. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 Happy Frog Apps. 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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Janine Toole
Founder
Canada
support@happyfrogapps.com

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Wed Oct 29, 2014 1:45 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Music Study Bundle for iOS Released - Published on 10/29/14

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New York based RoGame Software today introduces Music Study Bundle and Music Study Bundle HD for iOS, a most comprehensive set of tools for the modern musician. This feature-packed collection covers music theory with ChordLab and ScaleMaster, ear training with the venerable EarMan app and improvisation with BandMaster, the original band in your pocket. Never more affordable these tools belong into every improvising musician's arsenal.

Rochester, New York - RoGame Software today is proud to announce the release of Music Study Bundle and Music Study Bundle HD for iOS, a most comprehensive set of tools for the modern musician. This feature-packed collection covers music theory with ChordLab and ScaleMaster, ear training with the venerable EarMan app and improvisation with BandMaster the original band in your pocket. Never more affordable these tools belong into every improvising musician's arsenal.

Bundles are a new option in the iOS App Store allowing customers to purchase a group of apps at a discount. Owners of one or more titles of a given bundle also have the option to buy the remaining titles at the same reduced price. Music Study Bundle and Music Study Bundle HD (iPad) fit this category very well since the included apps BandMaster, ChordLab, EarMan and ScaleMaster have been designed to work together. The understanding of chord - scale relationships is one of the cornerstones of the improvising musician's education. ChordLab and ScaleMaster address this topic from both angles and in depth. Ear training is regarded by many educators as the most important aspect of a well-rounded music education and EarMan has earned high acclaim in this regard featuring a full curriculum. BandMaster finally ties it all together by providing a virtual band to try out those new ideas and practice soloing.

BandMaster:
BandMaster is the portable backing band with bass, drums and piano. It uses great sounding samples and offers many styles for each instrument. Song creation is a snap with 26 available templates and an add-on library of over 1100 well-known Jazz standards. BandMaster's comprehensive chord library supports American as well as European notation. Other features include global transposition for horn players and arrangers, adjustable time signature and transposition. Soloing is an art, but only practice makes the master and for that one should have the right tools.

ChordLab:
ChordLab is the original harmony multi-tool. Music theory is often complex and correctly spelling a chord that may have sharps and flats, double flats or double sharps is not always easy. This is where the traditional chord books and apps become useless and ChordLab steps in. ChordLab involves the ear and showcases the finer shades of harmony available with each alteration, voicing and inversion based on the concepts of music theory. It is a great aid where chord spelling and voice leading are concerned but also delivers when a fingering for an unknown chord is needed. ChordLab supports all common clefs as well as TAB. It features virtual guitar and piano instruments, chord rating, automatic voice reduction, automatic root and fifth substitution, a virtual circle of fifths and high-end samples. For the guitarist it includes all common open and alternate tunings as well as alternate fingerings. ChordLab is very a unique tool for musicians, song-writers, professionals and music
students alike.

EarMan:
EarMan is the original ear trainer for the road, an affordable, no-nonsense application that helps improve one's skills with a structured curriculum and fully customizable practice sessions. Completing a training session in EarMan takes about 1-2 minutes, only a fraction of a typical tutored lesson. All sessions are graded immediately and results are made available in the results section of the EarMan. Much thought went into the design of this application. There are high resolution playback samples, a "calm interface" designed to keep you focussed on the sound, interval songs to help memorize the base intervals, but above all EarMan is meant to be a constant companion.

ScaleMaster:
ScaleMaster lists over 200 scale types in all keys and shows them in music notation. To help visualization ScaleMaster includes five virtual instruments (banjo, bass, guitar, mandolin and piano). These instruments feature overlays to show scale degrees or position of notes in the current scale. All stringed instruments fully support left-handed display, many standard and open tunings as well as varying string sets (4, 5, 6 string bass and 4 or 5 string mandolin). Designed for the beginning musician as well as the professional, ScaleMaster is an excellent tool towards advancement in theory and scales in particular, making it easy to look up a scale in seconds, getting a taste of the flavor of a particular scale by listening to it, or finding out how to play it on one's instrument.

Language Support:
All apps are localized into English, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish languages.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Music Study Bundle is available in two versions - Music Study Bundle for iPhone and Music Study Bundle HD for iPad. Music Study Bundle costs $11.99 USD / $14.99 (Music Study Bundle HD). Both are available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category.

RoGame Software: http://www.rogame.com
Music Study Bundle: http://rogame.com/music-bundle.html
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app-bundle/id933302919
Promotional Image: http://rogame.com/_slider/musicBundleReleased.jpg
App Icon: http://rogame.com/a/music-bundle/gfx/Icon_1024.jpg

RoGame Software is located in Rochester, New York and provides quality software for iOS and Mac OS X systems. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2014 RoGame Software / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X, iPhone, iPod, iPad and Macintosh 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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Arthur Roolfs
President/CEO
United States
arthur@rogame.com

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Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/rogamesw

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Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Dubify creates hilarious dubstep synced videos in a single tap on iPhone - Published on 10/29/14

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Mudpie Studios today introduces Dubify 1.0, its new video app developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Dubify makes it easy to create hilarious, shareable videos in seconds. The app transforms your videos into fun, music synced clips with a single tap. Randomize enables you to select a video to sync to insane dubstep tracks effortlessly. Each dubstep track has its own hilarious effects including slomo, rewind, loops and general craziness.

Wellington, New Zealand - Mudpie Studios today is proud to announce the release and immediate availability of Dubify 1.0, its new video app developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Dubify makes it easy to create hilarious, shareable videos in seconds. The app transforms your videos into fun, music synced clips with a single tap. Randomize enables you to select a video to sync to insane dubstep tracks effortlessly.

Want more control? Dubifies simple, scene selector allows you to select the best scenes to use from your video. The final video is sure to amuse and is perfect for sharing with friends via Facebook, YouTube or email. Each dubstep track has its own hilarious effects including slomo, rewind, loops and general craziness. To see its awesomeness in action, there is a YouTube video available.

Three Simple Steps:
* Shoot: Dubify is so simple anyone can use it. Select a video from your collection or capture something new
* Dubify: One tap makes your video come alive - Visual effects timed to sick beats transforms your clips into unforgettable, shareable videos instantly
* Share: Post to YouTube, Facebook or via email and watch the likes roll-in

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 6.0 or later
* 31.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Dubify 1.0 is Free (with in-app purchases) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category. For more info, please visit Dubify online.

Mudpie Studios: http://www.mudpiestudios.com/
Dubify 1.0: http://dubify.me
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/dubify/id901085894
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ef7G0T5wmU
Screenshot: http://dubify.me/screenshots/dubify_home_random.png
App Icon: http://dubify.me/screenshots/dubify_icon.png

Located in Wellington, New Zealand, Mudpie Studios is a privately owned development studio founded by Rory O'Logan in 2011. The company is responsible for titles, Beat Monster for iPhone and the handy movie tool for web Looksy. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2011-2014 Mudpie 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. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Rory O'Logan
Founder
New Zealand
rory@mudpiestudios.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/dubify
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/dubifyme

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Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:30 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Week numbers, moon phases and more at a glance with Today++ for iOS 8 - Published on 10/29/14

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MG Solutions today introduces Today++ 1.0, its new universal app for iOS 8. Utilizing the advanced features of iOS 8, Today++ adds a widget to your Today view that can be displayed at any time. Week numbers, name days, moon phases, sunrise and sunset are available anywhere merely by swiping a finger down from the top of the screen. This is even possible on the lock screen and allows users to stay in the app or context they are currently using.

Varberg, Sweden - MG Solutions today is proud to announce the release of Today++ 1.0, a universal app for iOS 8. Week numbers, name days, moon phases, sunrise and sunset at the swipe of a finger. Utilizing the advanced features of iOS 8, Today++ adds a widget to your Today view that can be displayed whenever you like by simply swiping your finger down from the top of the screen.

iOS 8 adds support for app designers to add their own Today widgets to the Today view of the Notification Center. The advantage of Today widgets are that they are available anywhere merely by swiping a finger down from the top of the screen. This is even possible on the lock screen and allows users to stay in the app or context they are currently using. Today widgets like Today++ are so useful because the information is easily available no matter what the user is currently doing and there is no need to start an app to display the information.

Features:
* Week numbers
* Name days for 20 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States)
* Moon phases
* Sunrise & sunset for your current location

Language Support:
Today++ supports Bokml, Norwegian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian and Vietnamese languages.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 8.0 or later
* Universal Application
* 8.4 MB

Pricing and availability:
Today++ 1.0 is $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and is available worldwide on the App Store in the Utilities category.

Today++ 1.0: http://www.mgsolutions.se/today
Purchase and Download: https://itunes.apple.com/app/id926299859
Screenshot 1: http://www.mgsolutions.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/iPhone_6_today-view.png
Screenshot 2: http://www.mgsolutions.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/iPhone_6_today-app.png
Screenshot 3: http://www.mgsolutions.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/iPad_Air_today-view.png
App Icon: http://www.mgsolutions.se/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/iTunesArtwork@2x.png

Located in Varberg, Sweden, MG Solutions was founded in 2008 by Mark Grubner. MG Solutions is an independent software development company bringing you easy to use, smart, functional and attractive iPhone, iPad and iPod touch apps. All Material and Software (C) 2014 MG Solutions / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPad, iPod, the iPhone, iPad and iPod logos, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Mark Grubner
Owner
+46703855300
Sweden
mark@mgsolutions.se

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