5/26/2015

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Tue May 26, 2015 2:00 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Dropbox & AirDrop Support Added to Packing Pro in Big Pre-Summer Update - Published on 05/26/15

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QuinnScape today announces Packing Pro 11.0, an important update to their very popular travel app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Packing Pro is a mobile packing app that features unlimited, 100% customizable packing lists, an extensive, yet flexible, catalog and handy sample lists that can be used as templates. This major update adds support for Dropbox, Box, AirDrop and iCloud Drive, allowing users to share their packing lists across the room or around the world.

Taipei, Taiwan - Packing Pro, the popular travel app for the iPhone, iPad & iPod touch by QuinnScape, today is proud to announce the release of version 11.0. This major update adds support for Dropbox, Box, AirDrop & iCloud Drive, allowing users to share their packing lists across the room or around the world. New list enhancements include the options of displaying item images directly on the list, as well as setting individual items' prioritiy and need to buy flag. List totals now show both the broken-down value & weight subtotals for each person, bag & category (for the entire list), as well as the currently packed sub-subtotals for each of these break-downs. This is a great help for weight-conscious backpackers and those wishing to avoid excess baggage fees.

During the six years that Packing Pro has been on the App Store, it has been highlighted several times, including the current "Travel Survival Kit" and "Overseas Travel" promotions. It has also ranked at #1 for iPads and #2 for iPhones in the U.S. App Store's Travel section. Besides Apple, Packing Pro has also been recognized by CNN, WSJ, BBC, The New York Times, Expedia and Budget Travel, and has earned glowing reviews on major tech and app blogs (Gizmodo, Mashable, Macworld, CNET, TUAW and iPhone Life, among others).

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

* Multi-item selection from catalog for speedy list building
* Multi-item editing for easy list & catalog management
* Collapsable categories with floating headers & running item tallies
* List sorting & filtering by bag and/or person
* Item, weight and value totals & subtotals
* Item images to eliminate any confusion - never again pack the wrong item
* Item & list alerts for user-set reminders
* Email export for file sharing
* Wireless printing
* Fully customized device support for all sizes of iPhone, iPod touch & iPad
* Full multi-lingual support for English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Polish, Japanese & Chinese

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

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

With update 11.0, Packing Pro now makes it even easier to share lists with other family members & fellow travelers. New list options let users create richer & more useful content, and enhancements to the Totals function allow one to monitor & manage ones baggage weights while packing. See for yourself how all of this has greatly improved the overall user experience.

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

QuinnScape: http://www.quinnscape.com/
Packing Pro 11.0: http://www.quinnscape.com/PackingPro.asp
Purchase and Download: http://itunes.apple.com/app/packing-pro/id312266675
Video Demos: http://www.quinnscape.com/PackingPro-videodemo.asp
Screenshot: http://www.quinnscape.com/media/images/PackingPro-iPad-v11.0.png
App Icon: http://www.quinnscape.com/images/PackingPro-Icon-250x250.png

Since its founding in October 2008, QuinnScape has been managed by Quinn Genzel. Quinn is best known for his popular, top-ranking travel packing apps: Packing (+TO DO!) and Packing Pro. Packing Pro has been recognized by Apple, CNN, WSJ, BBC, National Geographic, Budget Travel, Fodor's, CNET, Macworld and a host of others as one of their top apps for traveling. Other app created by Quinn include a grocery shopping list app (Shopping Pro), nature appreciation apps (iLove Nature and iLove Birds), 3D VR action games (R.I.P and Ghost Buddy) and high-quality puzzles (the aQ's Pro Slider Puzzle series). Copyright (C) 2008-2015 QuinnScape. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Quinn Genzel
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Taiwan
support@quinnscape.com

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Tue May 26, 2015 2:15 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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Named the Best App for Parents at CES 2015, Yuggler is Going Free - Published on 05/26/15

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Yuggler today is proud to announce that its awardwinning App for defeating family boredom will be free now and forever. Bringing you everything that kids love, Yuggler revolutionizes discovering, planning, and enjoying kids activities. Discover kids activities in seconds, anytime, anywhere, with the largest, award winning mobile resource of things to do for kids. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers recognize Yuggler as the go-to community for new activity ideas for an active, fun family life.

Cupertino, California - Yuggler today is proud to announce that its awardwinning App for defeating family boredom in seconds will be free now and forever. There are tons of apps for life before we have kids: We date on Match, have regrettable hookups on Tinder and find the best brunch places to cure our hangovers on Yelp. Then we have kids. And then what? If you aren't looking to offload your kids with Sittercity, what do you do? What if you just want to find something awesome to do with your whole family? That's where Yuggler comes in!

Many parents, including Yuggler's CoFounder, Thomas Bodenski, know how hard it is to find new ideas for family activities. As he remembers, "Nineteen months ago, I asked my brother Stefan for help. It was so difficult and timeconsuming for me to find fresh ideas for kids activities that I can do with my son. Within the blink of an eye, my whole family and a team of developers around the world were involved in building Yuggler, the community for family fun."

Today, Yuggler is revolutionizing the way parents discover, share and organize ideas for family fun. Zoos, classes, parades, shows, museums, music lessons, and so much more Yuggler has it all! Parents can find kids activities in seconds anytime, anywhere and save money (up to 70%!). Additionally, customizable notifications ensure that parents (and their children) never miss the action in their local area.

"Yuggler offers so many more features. But the only additional thing we want you to take away is: Yuggler is a community! We connect people and enable full collaboration focused on family fun 50,000 parents enjoy Yuggler already in the New York metropolitan area," concludes co-founder Stefan Bodenski.

Together with friends, family, and the power of a global community, parents around the world are able to share and discover the best, coolest, and most fun activities near them. Yuggler enables simple, fast, and mobile access to this vast knowledge base. Yuggler is today's must-have App for families! Made by parents, for parents and now always free it is the most convenient way to get active and have fun with the whole family. With this App, the words "I'm bored" will be forever banished from kids' vocabulary!

"Stefan and I are on a mission to maximize family fun! We made it our mission to simplify the busy and hectic lives of parents, and enable them to spend quality time with their kids," explains Thomas Bodenski.

Therefore, effective today, all functionality related to discovering kids activities will always be free in Yuggler! Parents that need to save even more time can optimize the way they plan and organize family fun with additional in-App purchases, such as organizing todos, best of lists or even entire itineraries with bookmarks.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Yuggler 1.5.3 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category.

Yuggler 1.5.3: http://www.yuggler.com/
More Info: http://apps.appshout.com/yuggler/
Download from iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/app/yuggler-fun-activities-for/id741597223
Screenshot : http://a5.mzstatic.com/us/r30/Purple1/v4/7d/e7/1f/7de71f8e-139b-2aaa-2998-5e82e44957b0/screen322x572.jpeg
App Icon : http://apps.appshout.com/yuggler/images/icon.png

Yuggler enables the discovery of fresh ideas for kids activities in seconds anytime, anywhere with the largest, awardwinning mobile resource of things to do for kids. Bringing you everything that kids love, Yuggler revolutionizes discovering, planning, and enjoying kids activities. As featured at the International CES 2015 (Best App for Parents in the Mobile Apps Showdown), parents, grandparents, and caregivers recognize Yuggler as the goto community for an active, fun family life. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Yuggler 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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United States
press@appshout.com

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Tue May 26, 2015 2:30 am (PDT) . Posted by:

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100 Balls 3D Tests Reaction Using a Realistic Physics Engine - Published on 05/26/15

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Based on the worldwide hit 100 Balls, which ranked No. 1 in over 70 countries, Giedrius Talzunas has now launched 100 Balls 3D 1.0 for iOS, which challenges users to keep falling balls from hitting the ground by catching them in a cycling series of cups. Once their cup is filled to the top, it automatically cycles back to the top of the container and dumps its contents. The app features stunning 3D graphics, great music and sound, and a realistic physics engine that adds lifelike responsiveness.

Cupertino, California - Users around the world who can't stop playing Giedrius Talzunas' addictive and fun app 100 Balls - which has been downloaded over 13 million times and ranked No. 1 in over 70 countries - can now take their gaming experience to new heights by downloading the much-anticipated 100 Balls 3D, which is now available in the App Store at no-cost.

Like its enormously popular predecessor, 100 Balls 3D is simple to grasp but difficult to master. Here's how it's played: users tap their screen to open a kind of "trap door" on the bottom of a container. Since the container is suspended in the air, the balls are pulled by gravity towards the ground. So in gameplay terms: the balls are falling from the top of the screen to the bottom.

Users have to prevent these falling balls from hitting the ground by catching them in their cup. Once their cup is filled to the top, it automatically cycles back to the top of the container and dumps its contents. Users then get a brand new, empty cup with which to catch yet more balls.

Notably, while all cups work the same, they aren't all created equal. Colored cups (e.g. blue, green and pink) produce colored balls, which are worth more. There are also cool balls like "magnet balls", which as the name suggests, attract other balls - which could either be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how much room is left in a cup.

And as can be expected, each level is slightly more challenging than the one before as the cups speed up. However, unlike some other games, higher levels aren't impossible or frustrating, and getting an impressive score within a few hours of playing is realistic.

Speaking of realistic: aside from the stunning graphics with crisp colors and fine attention to detail, what makes 100 Balls 3D stand out is the realistic physics engine. The responsiveness is lifelike, which is important because the game is essentially based on reactions, reflexes and timing. Anything less than precision would create a sloppy gaming experience where luck was as valuable as skill. That's definitely not the case with 100 Balls 3D.

Other 100 Balls 3D special features include:
A scoreboard that tracks best games
* Leaderboard integration to compete with friends
* Multiple game options, including short games (less than 5 minutes)
* Exceptional music and sound effects
* A pause button for those who want a break in the action

"100 Balls has a loyal following of addicted fans across the world," commented Giedrius Talzunas. "However, I always felt that the game could be even better and more fun if the graphics were 3D. Well, after months of hard work and testing, that dream has become a reality!"

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 8.0 or later
* 27.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
100 Balls 3D 1.0, the fun and addictive new no-cost app that tests reaction using a realistic physics engine, is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

Giedrius Talzunas : http://git-apps.com/
100 Balls 3D 1.0: http://apps.appshout.com/100-balls-3d/
Download from iTunes : https://itunes.apple.com/app/100-balls-3d/id979285255
Blip Video (Demo): http://blip.tv/stateoftech/100-balls-3d-iphone-app-demo-state-of-tech-7194018
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App Icon : http://apps.appshout.com/100-balls-3d/images/icon.png

Giedrius Talzunas is an indie developer from the small, but very nice country of Lithuania. With a passion for designing and developing apps for Apple devices, Giedrius has been publishing apps since 2012. Focussing on fun-to-play games for players of all ages, Giedrius has a growing portfolio of apps which has been ranked No. 1 in over 70 countries and amassed over 13 million downloads. All Material and Software (C) Copyright 2015 Giedrius Talzunas. 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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United States
press@appshout.com

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