1/22/2015

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Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:30 am (PST) . Posted by:

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myTuner Radio: Major release of new features also for desktop computers - Published on 01/21/15

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The myTuner Radio team has been working hard during the last months. Last week AppGeneration Software announced version 4 of myTuner Radio for all major mobile platforms, including iOS, Android and Windows Phone. This week AppGeneration Software is proud to announce that myTuner Radio is also available for desktop computers! Now, not only Mac OS X users, but also Windows desktop users (Windows 8.1) can enjoy our app, with more than 30,000 radio stations available from 120 countries.

Porto, Portugal - The myTuner Radio team has been working hard during the last months. Last week we announced version 4 of myTuner Radio for all major mobile platforms (iOS, Android and Windows Phone) and this week we are proud to announce some exciting news, myTuner Radio is also available for desktop computers! Now, not only Mac OS X users, but also Windows desktop users (Windows 8.1) can enjoy our app, with more than 30000 radio stations available from 120 countries.

Last year, Mac OS X users received myTuner Radio with great enthusiasm. People could finally have the same ultimate experience when it comes to listening to the radio on their Macs, as those who had it on their iOS devices. We have improved the app over time, launched some minor bug fixes and we are currently working on a new version for the Mac OS X that will take this radio app experience even further.

This year, we thought that it was time for Windows Desktop users (8.1) to discover myTuner Radio. So, we created a special new interface designed only for Windows users and most of the features of the app for mobile devices have been migrated to this operating system. Plus, the Windows app is available for Free as a special launch campaign!

We are proud to announce that myTuner Radio is now also available for the two major desktop platforms!

Feature Highlights:
* Listen to the best local radio stations
* Listen to radio stations from over 120 countries
* Listen to more than 30,000 worldwide radio stations
* Search by the radio station's name or by country
* Record radio stations in real time
* Add stations to the favorites list
* Listen to the best Podcasts by country (Windows only)
* Listen in the background

Language Support:
* English
* Spanish (only for Windows)
* Portuguese (only for Windows)

System Requirements:
* OS X 10.9 or later with 10.4 MB free space
* Windows 8.1 with 8.1 MB free space

Price and Availability:
MyTuner Radio is available on the Mac App Store and the Windows Store in the Music category. Mac OS X version is available for $9.99 USD (and a free version with Ad support). The Windows version is available for free as a special launch campaign!

myTuner Radio: http://www.mytuner.mobi
Download for Mac (Pro version): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mytuner-radio/id808285143
Download for Mac (Free version): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/mytuner-radio-free/id881415018
Download for Windows: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/mytuner-radio/de5e230e-2690-47d1-9712-ec23218d30ee
Screenshot (Mac OS): http://a3.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple4/v4/13/18/ae/1318aed3-3152-4ff5-1809-1aa9ad48e369/screen800x500.jpeg
Screenshot (Windows): http://wscont1.apps.microsoft.com/winstore/1x/b1efd21a-8d99-4513-965f-82e64eebcf35/Screenshot.428155.1000000.jpg

Based in Porto, Portugal, AppGeneration Software specializes in software development and editorial content to provide a unique experience centered on smartphones and tablets. Copyright (C) 2015 AppGeneration. 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.

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Pedro Nunes
Marketing Manager
Portugal
pedro.nunes@appgeneration.com

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Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:45 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Australia's Woodlands Publishing brings 16 of its magazines to Magzter - Published on 01/21/15

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Let the artist in you come alive as Magzter, the world's largest and fastest growing global digital cross-platform newsstand and magazine store brings all of Australia's Woodlands Publishing's much loved hobby, art and craft titles. Located at Glenmore Park, New South Wales, Woodlands Publishing Pty Ltd is the home of some of the best known hobby publications down under and is now set to find fans across the world.

New York, New York - Let the artist in you come alive as Magzter, the world's largest and fastest growing global digital cross-platform newsstand and magazine store brings all of Australia's Woodlands Publishing's much loved hobby, art and craft titles. Located at Glenmore Park, New South Wales, Woodlands Publishing Pty Ltd is the home of some of the best known hobby publications down under and is now set to find fans across the world.

The New York based Magzter is working with a clear distribution plan that includes publishers and publications from all the continents, in order to make the merits of digital reading widespread among readers' everywhere. This new association with the Australian Woodlands Publishing, is one more step towards accomplishing that.

Magzter's 24+ million around the world can now get their hobby fixes from the following magazines on the newsstand:

* Artist's Palette - priced at US $39.99 for an annual subscription
* Artist's Back to Basic- priced at US $14.99 for an annual subscription
* Artist's Drawing and Inspiration - priced at US $14.99 for an annual subscription
* Australian Bear Creations - priced at US $19.99 for an annual subscription
* Australian Cupcakes and Inspirations - priced at US $19.99 for an annual subscription
* Australian Dolls, Bears and Collectables - priced at US $28.99 for an annual subscription
* Australian How To Paint - priced at US $14.99 for an annual subscription
* Australian Knitting - priced at US $18.99 for an annual subscription
* Beanies, Shawls and Scarves - priced at US $12.99 for an annual subscription
* Creative Beading - priced at US $31.99 for an annual subscription
* Creative Sugar Craft - priced at US $19.99 for an annual subscription
* Knitting Bay and Beyond - priced at US $11.99 for an annual subscription
* Australia Dogs and Pets - priced at US $14.99 for an annual subscription
* Drawing with Brett Jones - priced at US $20.99 for an annual subscription
* Creative Knitting - priced at US $59.99 for an annual subscription
* Nik & Rocco Sweet Sensations - priced at US $11.99 for an annual subscription

"As a publisher of niche craft and art titles in Australia, Woodlands Publishing sees the opportunity of expanding is reach globally by making available all of its magazines on a digital platform. Magzter, with its 24 million subscribers worldwide and its dedication to supporting magazine publishers is a very important partner in Woodlands Publishing expansion to a global audience. The age of the digital magazine is here and by working with Magzter, Woodlands Publishing will be at the forefront of this ever-changing marketplace." - Simon Mullen, Publisher, Woodlands Publishing.

"The popularity of the hobby genre in magazines has been steadily increasing with the arrival of digital platforms. The reach that a digital newsstand like Magzter can deliver is unmatched in comparison to print editions of these magazines. And we are very excited to have on board Woodlands Publishing with 16 titles spanning arts, crafts, desserts, drawing and more. Our readers around the globe are in for a treat!" - Girish Ramdas, CEO, Magzter Inc.

"We are very happy to have Woodlands Publishing on board with 16 of their leading titles! What makes the digital magazine reading experience on Magzter even more superb is the audio-visual content-in-magazine feature. Most of the articles in these magazines are embedded with how-to videos in HD quality that completely immerse the reader giving them wholesome reading; that is instant, compact and portable at almost 50% less than the price of a print edition." - Vijay Radhakrishnan, President, Magzter Inc.

Magzter counts among its publisher customers some marquee names including Hearst (USA), Conde Nast (USA), AMI (USA), Bloomberg (USA), Dennis Publishing (UK), Time Inc., UK, Media24 (South Africa), Edipresse Asia (HK), India Today Group (India), WorldWide Media (India), Maxim Inc. (USA), Black Enterprise (USA), Singapore Press Holdings (Singapore), RBA (Spain), Grupo Expansion (MX), and has been rapidly increasing its publisher base with magazines from more than 50 countries including USA, UK, Germany, Spain, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, and more, making Magzter truly the #1 choice for magazine readers and publishers the world over.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Optimized for iPhone 5, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus
* Requires iOS 7.0 or later
* 14.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Magzter - Magazine & Book Store 3.2.4 is free and available worldwide through the App Store in the News category. Magzter also launched a path-breaking "All You Can Read" subscription service called Magzter GOLD on Jan 19, 2015 which gives digital readers unlimited access to 1000s of magazines for a low monthly price. The app is also available on Google Play, and Windows 8, the web, Amazon App Store, Kindle Fire, and NOOK and is expanding to more platforms soon. Magzter's easy purchase and renewal systems ensure subscriptions are paid on time, eliminating the need for paper checks and postal mail issues. Users can buy their magazines on any of the above devices/platforms and seamlessly port their purchases to any other devices, a feature unique to Magzter.

Magzter - Magazine & Book Store 4.0: http://www.magzter.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/magzter-magazine-store/id412163953
Download from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dci.magzter&hl=en
Download from Windows 8: http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-in/app/magzter/d6cf8e63-6af5-4710-b5e9-d3a0514292c6
Screenshot: http://www.magzter.com/publishers/Woodlands-Publishing-Pty-Ltd
App Icon: http://a2.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple5/v4/81/fc/d3/81fcd369-00cd-a585-26d7-ee2f176c3c4b/mzl.orihehsu.175x175-75.jpg

Magzter Inc. is the world's largest and fastest growing self-service, cross-platform digital magazine store and newsstand with over 19 million digital consumers, more than 3500 magazines, 1000s of books and comic titles from over 1000 publishers. Headquartered in New York, Magzter has its local offices in London, Paris, Barcelona, Munich, Amsterdam, Cape Town, Chennai and Singapore and will soon be expanding to other countires. Founded by global entrepreneurs, Girish Ramdas and Vijayakumar Radhakrishnan in June 2011, Magzter enables magazine publishers around the world to create and deliver digital editions of their titles to global consumers. Powered by its proprietary OREY Click Publishing System(R), Magzter also enables their customers to publish interactive/audio-visual content in the magazine as it supports HTML 5. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Magzter 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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Vijay Radhakrishnan
Co-founder and President
+1-646-756-2524
United States
vijay@magzter.com

Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/mobilemagzter
Twitter Profile: http://twitter.com/mobilemagzter

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Wed Jan 21, 2015 8:15 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Updates and Deep Discounts On Veenix TypeBookCreator for Mac - Published on 01/21/15

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Veenix, LLC, announces OS 10.10 (Yosemite) updates for both of its leading font software titles, TypeBook Creator and TypeWise. Recent updates for TypeBook Creator include a modern UI makeover plus the original UI version is now also included. TypeWise features a fast-scrolling WYSIWYG font list plus Veenix's powerful GlyphLogicEngine technology. Additionally, during Deep Discount Week, users can save up to 60% on single user licenses of both products.

Brooklyn, New York - Veenix, LLC, is pleased to announce OS 10.10 (Yosemite) updates for both of its leading font software titles, TypeBook Creator and TypeWise. TypeBook Creator is the graphic arts industry standard for creating printed type specimen books and fonts catalogs on the Mac. Recent updates include a modern UI makeover for Macintosh OS 10.10 (Yosemite), but for those who prefer a more icon-driven UI, the original UI version is now also included in the demo download as well as all of the purchased packages. Users get both and can choose the UI that suits them best. TypeBook Creator is also specially priced during Deep Discount Week at just $29.95, a $40 savings.

TypeWise is a smart font viewer and manager that helps users find and view fonts and characters quickly. TypeWise features a fast-scrolling WYSIWYG font list, gorgeous repertoire and character set layouts, plus Veenix's powerful GlyphLogicEngine technology which analyzes font characteristics and automatically organizes fonts by visual energy as well as into 16 different standard font classifications: text fonts, sans serif fonts, serif fonts, picture, script and thematic fonts, monospaced fonts, fraction and expert fonts and more. Recent updates include under-the-hood changes for Yosemite. TypeWise is also specially priced during Deep Discount Week at just $9.95, a $20 savings.

Veenix: http://www.veenix.com
TypeBook Creator: http://www.veenix.com/FontTools.html

Veenix, LLC develops and publishes mass market and trade software for the Macintosh platform. The company focuses on software products for the creative industries, and generally with embedded smart technologies. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Veenix, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Macintosh and Mac OS X are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other trademarks and registered trademarks may be the property of their respective owners.

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Lindsay Rockland
Customer Relations/PR
United States
info@veenix.com

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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:30 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Challenge Your Friends in Brain Game University for iPhone and iPad - Published on 01/22/15

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PeqApps today introduces Brain Game University 1.0, its new educational app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Brain Game University allows players to invite nearby friends to play one of 20 different brain games. Players are graded on a curve from A to F, and can earn a Bachelor of Gaming Arts degree by maintaining a 2.0 GPA for 120 games. Each brain game can be modified to provide a challenge appropriate for players of any skill level.

Pompton Plains, New Jersey - PeqApps is pleased to announce the release of Brain Game University for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Brain Game University allows players to invite nearby friends to play one of the app�s 20 fun and challenging brain games. Game results are graded on a curve from A to F, with players earning a Bachelor of Gaming Arts degree by maintaining a 2.0 GPA for 120 games.

Along with a transcript that includes grades for each brain game, Brain Game University allows players to earn Honors & Awards as they progress towards their degree.

Each brain game can be modified to provide a challenge appropriate for players of any skill level. New games will be added on a regular basis, giving players a reason to keep coming back until they earn their final degree: Doctorate of Gaming Arts.

The Brain Game University Curriculum:

* 2048 - Earn the 2048 tile before the grid fills up
* Arrows Away - Swipe in the direction faced by the most arrows
* Color Match - Match tiles with reversed colors
* Concentration - Match hidden letters, numbers & shapes
* Deja Vu - Try to remember which tiles you've seen
* Edge Match - Match puzzle tile colors & patterns
* Flash - Simon Says using flashes & sounds
* Grid Guru - Repeat increasingly complex patterns
* Misfit: Tap the item that doesn't belong
* Number Crunch - Swipe math expressions toward their answer
* One & Only - Find the unique tile color
* Rounders - Slide round tiles until the numbers match
* Shape Shift - Match shapes before they shift
* Sudoku - Fill each 3x3 box with the numbers 1-9
* Total Recall - Memorize & recall words
* True Colors - Tap tiles with words that are true to their color
* Unity: Unite matching tiles by swiping them together
* Word Crunch - Find words by swiping letters in a straight line
* Word Hunt - Form words by tracing adjacent letters
* Word Warrior - Recall letter tiles in order to create words

Brain Game University 1.0: http://braingameu.com
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/brain-game-university/id930527050
Screenshot 1: http://peqapps.com/braingameu/bguimages/press/BGUImage1.png
Screenshot 2: http://peqapps.com/braingameu/bguimages/press/BGUImage2.png
App Icon: http://peqapps.com/braingameu/bguimages/press/BrainGameUniversityAppIcon.png

Located in Pompton Plains, New Jersey, Indie developer PeqApps creates brain game apps for the iOS platform. Copyright (C) 2015 PeqApps. 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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Daniel Hansen
President
United States
dhansen@peqapps.com

Facebook Profile: https://www.facebook.com/braingameu
Twitter Profile: https://twitter.com/braingameu

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Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:45 am (PST) . Posted by:

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Knights of the Lost Calculus released for iOS - Solve Math Quizes - Published on 01/22/15

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Element Cell Game Limited today introduces Knights of the Lost Calculus 1.07, their first game title for iOS and Android devices. Featuring 117 stages of Math quizzes of increasing difficulty, Knights of the Lost Calculus is a casual game that take Math drills to unprecedented fun level. Players are challenged to solve a series of math questions within limited duration, winning coins and XP. Players may collect items from special stages to help them struggle in the battle of wits.

Hong Kong - Element Cell Game Limited today is proud to announce the release of Knights of the Lost Calculus 1.07, their first game title for iOS and Android devices. Knights of the Lost Calculus is a casual game that take Math drills to unprecedented fun level. Players are challenged to solve a series of math questions within limited duration, winning coins and XP, and unlocking new stages in the process.

Features:
* Fast-paced quizzes to challenge your quick wit
* 117 stages of Math quizzes of increasing difficulty
* Innovative time-limited Special Stages that offer special drops
* Leaderboard to compare your scores with your friends, or even with the world
* Google Play achievements to show off your progress
* Support offline mode

The first few stages start with simple additions and subtractions, and test the players on their quick reflex. As the game goes on, the players will face more difficult and trickier questions, including multiplications, divisions, decimals, algebra, power, and so on. Players may collect items from special stages to help them struggle in the battle of wits. The items may increase the time limit, increase their score, or give them extra coins and xp.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Knights of the Lost Calculus 1.07 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. Special events and additional special stages will be available to keep the game refreshing. Android and Windows Phone versions are also available in their respective stores.

Knights of the Lost Calculus 1.07: http://www.elecell.com/?p=1
Download from iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/app/knights-of-the-lost-calculus/id952606594
Download from Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elecell.encodingdungeon
YouTube Video (Trailer): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnOGsAzoCbQ
App Icon: http://www.elecell.com/KotLC.png
Press Kit (zip): http://www.elecell.com/KotLC.zip

Element Cell is a startup game studio that produces quality casual games for mobile platforms. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Element Cell Game Limited. 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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Jack Lam
Game Producer
+852 24999488
Hong Kong
cs@elecell.com

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

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