|  |  |  | | | | | The MacTrack - iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and Mac News | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Toronto (ON), Canada – Zevrix Solutions today is proud to announce the release of Output Factory Light 1.0, a simplified low-cost version of its new professional solution to automate printing, exporting and post-processing from Adobe InDesign. Output Factory is the major upgrade of the company’s widely popular plug-in BatchOutput which automates and simplifies workflows of printers, prepress bureaus, design agencies and publishing houses worldwide. Output Factory is a powerful solution to automate InDesign’s output tasks, whether users need to send hundreds of documents or just a single one. Users only need to select the files to output and adjust the settings, and the software will do the rest automatically. For example, Output Factory can be left exporting hundreds of InDesign files overnight, and the completed job can be picked up next morning. The new light version provides an affordable and robust solution for automation of printing and exporting to PDF and PostScript. The full version also supports EPS, Flash, INX, IDML, EPUB and several image formats. Output Factory offers the following key features: * Batch output of InDesign files
* Output as single pages
* Save groups of output settings as workflows
* Output files to several formats at once using actions
* Update modified links automatically
* Assign complex variable output file names
* Output layer combinations as single documents
* Preflight documents using InDesign’s preflight or built-in options In addition, Output Factory can skip files with specific errors, preflight final PDF automatically using Acrobat Pro’s droplets, and send output files over internet and locally through seamless integration with Zevrix file transfer solution Deliver. The powerful history feature lets users keeps track of all processed jobs, output files and preflight errors. Pricing and Availability:
Output Factory Light 1.0 can be purchased from Zevrix website for $119.95 USD (full version – $169.95), as well as from authorized resellers. Trial is also available for download. Licensed BatchOutput users can upgrade to Output Factory for $84.97 ($40 for users who purchased BatchOutput after October 1, 2011). Output Factory is available for Mac OS X 10.5-10.7 and works with Adobe InDesign CS3-CS5.5. Zevrix Solutions
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Screenshot 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) 2012 Zevrix Solutions. All Rights Reserved. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dallas, Texas – Dudeman Games today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Skullcracker 1.0, its new breakout based arcade action game for iOS devices. Skullcracker combines HD art, intense action and pinball elements in a spooky, dark and creepy atmosphere. With your paddle of destiny, you will smash your way through the hordes of evil skulls. Armed with power-ups like multiball and powerball you can work your way through the first three dimensions of this action packed nightmare. As the holy day of the dead grows ever closer, a few tortured spirits have risen to disturb the joyous celebration. Traverse from the shallow graves of the cemetery, through the fiery flambes of the underworld and end in the deepest region of the frozen ice cavern. The path is treacherous as you dodge falling obstacles, collect orbs for points, juggle a multi-ball and obliterate everything you hit with power-ball. Each section of the game has it’s own boss level, starting with a blast off out of the dirt for the Sky Boss. After working through the inferno, your exit is blocked by the demonic Fire Boss. Finally, after shattering your way through the ice skull hordes the Ice Chrome Boss is all that stands between you and ultimate victory. Armed with the divine paddle of destiny only you can vanquish these evil souls in time for the festivities. Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be a way to revive an arcade classic like breakout, Skullcracker comes along and crushes all preconceived notions of a long dead arcade classic. With it’s fast and furious gameplay, beautifully rendered graphics and amazing boss battles, Skullcracker will have you saying “Just on more game” time and time again. Features:
* Gorgeous HD art
* Explosive action
* 30 levels w/ planned future updates
* 3 epic boss battles
* Game Center Leaderboards
* Explosions, destruction and mass mayhem Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 10.8 MB Pricing and Availability:
Skullcracker Mobile for iPhone 3GS, 4 and the all new iPhone 4S, and Skullcracker Elite for iPad1 and 2 for only $0.99 (50% Off through March 4th) are only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. After which will list for $1.99. Skullcracker 1.0
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App Icon Dudeman Games is an independent game company based out of Dallas, Texas. Dudeman games is committed to building fun, exiting and professionally drawn mobile games combining a retro feel with modern style. Copyright (C) 2012 Dudeman Games. 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Clifton, New Jersey – Quake Escape, a new mobile app game for iTunes has released infographic parodying the Mayan calendar prophecy that the world will end after 2012. The infographic details various ways to survive the natural disasters that Mayan conspiracy theorists expect to plague the earth this year. “The infographic is funny because it’s so topical right now,” said Peter Garcia Quake Escape President. “There’s a heightened awareness about the end of the world because of the Mayan Calendar, and we want people to be prepared for the worst in a very candid manner.” An example of their helpful but humorous tips for surviving an earth quake include: avoiding cities, which are likely to crumble at any moment. The graphic suggests everyone live, instead, in a moon house. Much like the game, Quake Escape’s infographic capitalizes on the Mayan Calendar interest that has taken the world by storm. The idea also goes hand-in-hand with the popularity of zombie apocalypse survival guides. The Quake Escape infographic has three main areas of advice: How to Survive an Earth Quake, How to Survive a Flood, and The Absolutely necessary Survival Kit. Each section details unorthodox solutions to the end of days natural disasters. The cartoonish characters and sleek graphics make this infographic interesting and easy to read. For more information on Quake Escape, visit their website, or download their app for free in the iTunes App store. Quake Escape 1.0
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App Icon p&d capitol, the company behind Quake Escape, was founded by Peter Garcia, President, and Daniela Ortiz, Financial Controller, in 2011. After months in development they are pleased to release their app, Quake Escape, to the public. Copyright (C) 2012 p&d capitol. 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Seoul, Korea – Colortive’s wildly successful Touchlook application has brought user-friendly photo editing to iPhone and iPod touch users around the globe. They are now thrilled to widen their reach to encompass and welcome a whole new level of users, as they introduce Touchlook for the iPad. Providing professional level editing while remaining novice-accessible for a limited time offer of $2.99, this application has reinforced its star quality with this launch. Touchlook allows the user to control, alter, improve, and save a number of variables in any uploaded photograph. With this application, any quick-snapped photograph has the potential to be a masterpiece, and every user has the potential to be an expert. Editing options included in the application are color saturation, vignette controls, shadow, and hue, and all produce results with effortlessness and quality. The application offers three geometric shapes – a circle, a triangle, and rectangle – for optimum user control over the editing. While the iPhone and iPod touch are great vehicles for Touchlook , the iPad allows the editing to be used on a larger scale, and with even more precise results. With the increased “canvas” size, the user is able to not only isolate and change different areas of the photo, but also be able to see those changes and the final product more clearly. Saving and sharing those photographs is also incredibly easy with the iPad. Coloritve is understandably ecstatic about this next step with their Touchlook application. At the amazing introductory price of $2.99 in the iTunes App Store for the iPad, there’s going to be a huge group of consumers that’s going to be just as thrilled when they discover just how easy and exciting photo editing can be with this application. Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad 2
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 7.7 MB Pricing and Availability:
TouchLook 1.0 is now $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video Category. Touchlook 1.0
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App Icon Colortive Co., Ltd was created to integrate technology into art that enrich society and our customers. We have been a creative company of multi-touch based geometrical interface design, digital image process software and 3D stereoscopic digital intermediate service for customer / professional industries. Copyright (C) 2012 Colortive 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vienna, Austria – Independent developer Florian Stiassny today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of iLightningCam 2.0, a substantial update to his popular real-time lightning photography application for iPhone (R) (4 and 4S). iLightningCam enables everyone to take spectacular real lightning pictures with full photo resolution with an iPhone(R). Version 2.0 features tons of improvements. In life before the new iPhone, lightening was hard to capture with professional equipment and almost impossible with a mobile cell phone camera. This app now enables everyone to take free hand breathtaking shots of lightning strikes using an iPhone 4 or 4S; no additional equipment like tripods or sensors are needed. New features in iLightningcam 2.0:
* Lightning detection highly improved
* Less false positive detected images
* Better exposure
* New user interface
* Various configuration options
* Increased stability
* Feedback button Warning from the developer: Thunderstorms are obviously dangerous and life threatening for everyone and not healthy for iPhones either. Take care using this app! Do not take any risks and avoid exposure to thunderstorms. Use this App only in lightning and storm protected places. And – everyone is solely responsible for your actions and adverse consequences. There is a full safety warning included in the instructions page. Device Requirements:
* iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* 0.5 MB Pricing and Availability:
iLightningCam 2.0 is $0.99 (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category. iLightningCam 2.0
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App Icon Operating out of Vienna, Austria, independent developer Florian Stiassny is a 12 year coding veteran whose focus is on creating useful applications for the iOS platform. Florian is currently studying medicine and has released several apps, mainly in the medical segment. Copyright (C) 2012 Florian Stiassny. 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Coeur d’Alene, Idaho – DEVONtechnologies, LLC releases maintenance updates for all editions of DEVONthink and DEVONagent, for the brand new search app DEVONsphere Express, as well as for its freeware Mac apps EasyFind, PhotoStickies, and XMenu. DEVONsphere Express 1.2 improves memory usage and memory management, and supports email messages dropped from Apple Mail, Markdown and Textfile files, TaskPaper documents, as well as .conf and .config text files. In addition, DEVONsphere Express now supports Microsoft Entourage, indexes files on the Desktop by default, and improves the quality and quantity of results for related items. The update also enhances support for DEVONthink Pro (Office) and Microsoft Office document, updates its index more efficiently, and compresses the index so that it uses less disk space. DEVONthink Pro and Pro Office allow to easily delete databases and all their caches without having the user manually move the database package to the trash in the Finder. All editions of DEVONthink support Adium chatlog files, improve compatibility to Mellel and OmniOutliner 3 files, and make indexing webarchives more reliable if Safari 5.1.x or later is installed. The update to both DEVONthink and DEVONnote brings a new contextual menu command to update saved bookmarks, e.g. after navigating to a new page, support for Google Chrome bookmarks, and allow to add custom templates or AppleScript scripts to toolbars. DEVONagent Pro 3.1.2 also adds support for Google Chrome bookmarks and scripts that can be added to window toolbars for easy access. Using Thumbshots.com makes even showing thumbnails in DEVONagent Express truly “express” (and in DEVONagent Pro, too), enabling users to search directly from the menu bar quicker than ever before. The thumbnail gallery scanner and the Marketing default search set have been updated, too, and all editions including DEVONagent Lite get a better SEC plugin and updated French localization. Finally, EasyFind 4.8.2 better handles words with hyphens and dots (abbreviations), displays the number of found items in the Dock, and improves drag-and-drop compatibility to certain other apps. PhotoStickies 5.6.5 features a new icon and is more compatible to OS X 10.7 Lion, and XMenu 1.9.4 improves reliability in 64 bit mode. Of course, all updates from DEVONsphere Express through DEVONthink, DEVONnote, DEVONagent, and the freeware apps, fix bugs and glitches and improve the overall reliability and performance. “We at DEVONtechnologies are committed to deliver high quality software with an extraordinary feature set. These updates for all our commercial applications as well as popular freeware apps underline this claim. We’re continuing to improve all our offerings, adding often-requested features, while constantly improving the applications’ reliability and performance. Our users can be sure that we address known issues and deliver a better user experience with every update,” comments Eric Bohnisch-Volkmann, President of DEVONtechnologies. Pricing and Availability:
All Mac apps require Mac OS X 10.5 or later or, in the Mac App Store, OS X 10.6.6 or later. For DEVONsphere Express 2 GB RAM is recommended. DEVONthink, DEVONnote, and DEVONagent Pro can be downloaded as free trial versions from www.devontechnologies.com. DEVONthink and DEVONnote can be test-driven for free for 150 hours of non-continuous runtime until they need to be properly licensed, DEVONagent Pro for 60 hours. * DEVONsphere Express: US $4.99 (introductory price until end of March 2012; only in Mac App Store)
* DEVONthink Pro Office: US $149.95
* DEVONthink Pro: US $79.95
* DEVONthink Personal: US $49.95 (Mac App Store: US $49.99)
* DEVONnote: US $24.95 (Mac App Store: US $24.99)
* DEVONagent Pro: US $49.95 (Mac App Store: US $49.99)
* DEVONagent Express: US $4.99 (only in Mac App Store)
* DEVONagent Lite: free (only in Mac App Store) DEVONtechnologies
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Purchase DEVONtechnologies LLC creates end-user and server applications for the Mac and iOS platforms that enhance productivity, organization, and user experience with unique artificial intelligence technology. All applications are focused on both ease of use and satisfying the needs of even the most savvy users. The underlying DEVONtechnology is a flexible and versatile foundation that can be used for a large range of purposes from databases, data mining, and information retrieval to human-computer interfaces. DEVONtechnologies LLC was founded 2002 and incorporated 2004, and is today headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA. Copyright (C) 2002-2012 DEVONtechnologies LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, AppleScript, Cocoa, ColorSync, Darwin, Mac OS X, Spotlight, Quick Look, QuickTime and Quartz are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New York, New York – With over half a million Apps currently live in the App Store, it’s hard enough to simply get noticed … nevermind produce a top 25 app. Many of these ‘blockbuster’ apps are developed by well known, experienced developers; most of which are companies with dedicated resources. However, one of the ‘small guys’ is trying to break that mould, and has made a bold run for it with the introduction of Angry Planes to the App Store. Biagio Iellimo is the founder of BAM Entertainment LLC, the new developer of this full feature 2D action/strategy game. An accountant living and working in the craziness of New York City’s financial world, Biagio is BAM’s single employee. When asked about how Angry Planes came to fruition, this is what he had to say, “I’m a complete ‘techy’, and have always been a fan of all things Apple. It’s been my dream to release an app since the day the App Store went live. For the past 18 months, I crunched numbers during the day, anxiously waiting to get home to work on Angry Planes at night. Developing has become my true interest/passion, and I’ve put everything into this app to make a game that is truly unique, interesting, and fun. I am extremely excited about introducing it to the Apple Community!” Angry Planes brings back the essence of what mobile games were originally all about: simple and addictive with that pick-up and play ability so you can fully enjoy the game whether you have 30 seconds or 30 hours to spare. Version 1.0 features 90 levels that progressively unlock, and combined with a ’3 Star’ rating system, A.P. provides high replay value and countless hours of gameplay. To pass each level, users must drop bombs from their Angry Plane onto swimming squid below, bombing a designated number of squid before time and bombs run out. To make things challenging, there are color-changing squid that require multiple hits to kill, they swim in different speeds/patterns on every level, and obstacles in the water provide the squid ample bomb cover and hiding spots. The controls are simple and intuitive – left/right arrows at the bottom of the screen make the plane speed up/slow down as it continuously flies from side to side. A single red bomb button completes the controls, dropping one bomb with each tap. Timing becomes the name of the game, as users cannot change the direction of their plane on demand. If they fly past the squid below, they must get to the end of the screen in order to turn around. The combination of timing the plane’s speed with dropping bombs onto moving targets below can be what Biagio describes as the “most gratifying or frustrating fun you’ll ever have…either way you’ll be hooked to this app quickly!”. Angry Planes’ graphics are polished and gameplay is extremely smooth. There are different planes to choose from, as well as bonus characters such as submarines and sharks, which have special features that enhance gameplay. It’s Game Center enabled, and users can compete on multiple online leaderboards to see who can eliminate the most squid. Device Requirements:
*iPhone 3GS or higher, iPod touch 3rd generation or higher, iPad 1 or 2
*Requires iOS 4.0 or higher
*16 MB Pricing and Availability:
Angry Planes 1.0 is available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. There are 4 versions available: iPhone/iPod touch Free and Paid ($0.99), and iPad Free and Paid ($1.99). Angry Planes 1.0
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App Icon BAM Entertainment LLC, based out of New York City, was founded in 2011 as a mobile application development company. Angry Planes is BAM Entertainment’s first application. Copyright (C) 2011-2012 BAM Entertainment 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | San Diego, California – Independent developer Michael L. Farrell today is pleased to introduce Verto Studio 3D 1.0 for Mac, his full-featured, 3D modeling app originally created for iPad. The app supports import of OBJ, 3ds Max 3DS, Blender 3D, AutoCAD DXF and 33 other 3D file formats, allowing users to download thousands of available wire mesh models, or create their own. Powerful enough for professionals doing mobile 3D content creation, and simple enough for beginning modelers, Verto Studio 3D combines sophisticated 3D modeling, lighting, and texture mapping with a GUI that works with a mouse or Lion’s Multi-Touch trackpad. Considering its unprecedented ability to import 37 different 3D file formats, the diminutive 9.5 MB app (which offers real-time Gouraud shading, dynamic lighting, self illumination, vertex editing, multiple camera angles, and an innovative Auto mode for manipulating every object in the scene simultaneously) now offers a pipeline, via email or Dropbox, for the conversion of almost any 3D file into a Verto Studio 3D Mobile file for iPhone or iPad. Feature Highlights:
* OBJ file import/export
* Verto Studio file format support and exchange via email or Dropbox
* Drag & drop Objects – Plane, Cube, Sphere, Torus, Terrain Generator (height field), and 3D Sketch tool
* Mesh generation
* Mesh augmentation – Polygon Extrusion, Polygon Subdivision, and Texture Coordinate Editor
* Editing features – Vertex Translation/Rotation/Scaling, Mirror, Material Editor, Texture Mapping, Lighting Editor, and Undo
* Multiple Camera Views – Top, Bottom, Left, Right, Front, Back, and Free
* Orthographic projection mode for engineering and CAD applications
* Real-time Gouraud shading and rendering of texture maps, including FSAA
* Real-time scaling, moving, rotating, panning, and auto scene re-orientation
* Multiple document interface allows opening as many scene files as desired simultaneously
* Drag and drop texturing
* Scenes can be appended to merge multiple files into one Just as impressive as its smooth, real-time rendering, display, and manipulation of computationally intensive three-dimensional models (employing Hardware Full Scene Anti-Aliasing), is the app’s economical interface. Users familiar with popular 3D applications like Maya or Blender are acquainted with their complex, confusing tools, menus, controls, and input fields. Verto Studio 3D employs only 11 simple buttons in the upper tab bar of the modeling window. Six buttons in a group control movement: Auto, Pan, Move, Rotate, Scale, and Select. None of these opens a window that would block the view. Instead, the user touches a button and then performs that action directly using a mouse or Multi-Touch-Gestures. For more precise control, another button opens the corresponding window for the chosen tool. For example, having chosen the Scale Tool the user may work directly on the screen, or open the Scale Tool window, which allows precision, numerical adjustment of X, Y, and Z scaling. The five remaining buttons include: Add Object, Configure Tool, Object List, Object Editor, and Inspector. The Add Object drop-down menu lists the following: Plane, Sketch, Cube, Sphere, Terrain, Torus, and Light. Configure Tool complements the Move, Rotate, and Scale functions and opens a dialog box containing three empty number fields, which confers absolute, numerical control. The Object List is a simple, touch to select, drop-down list of every object and light source in the scene. With any object selected, the Object Editor drop-down menu provides complete control over vertices, meshes, triangles, and features such as extrusion. With any light or object selected, the Inspector window provides comprehensive control over lighting type, position, direction, intensity, angle, attenuation, color, etc. And with any object selected, the Inspector provides full control over how the object interacts with Ambient, Diffuse, Specular, and Self-Emitted Light, as well as numerical control of Texture Maps, Wrapping, and Tiling. Most of the important functions are available from the modeling Window, but several are found in the drop-downs of the menu bar: Undo, Camera View, Select, and Open/Save/Export capabilities. Undo permits an unlimited number of undo actions. The Camera View allows the six standard views plus a variable view, and either normal perspective or orthogonal projection may be chosen. Select allows selection of None, All, or Inverse of Objects. Open/Save/Export allows the user to open 37 different 3D file formats, Save any scene as a native file, Append a scene file, and Export as an OBJ or native Verto Studio 3D file. File Formats Supported:
Collada (.dae), Blender 3D (.blend), 3ds Max 3DS (.3ds), 3ds Max, ASE (.ase), Wavefront Object (.obj), Stanford Polygon Library (.ply), AutoCAD DXF (.dxf), LightWave (.lwo), Modo (.lxo), Stereolithography (.stl), AC3D (.ac), Milkshape 3D (.ms3d), TrueSpace (.cob,.scn), Valve Model (.smd,.vta), Quake I Mesh (.mdl), Quake II Mesh (.md2), Quake III Mesh (.md3), Quake III BSP (.pk3), Return to Castle Wolfenstein (.mdc), Doom 3 (.md5*), Biovision BVH (.bvh), CharacterStudio Motion (.csm), DirectX X (.x), BlitzBasic 3D (.b3d), Quick3D (.q3d, .q3s), Ogre XML (.mesh.xml), Irrlicht Mesh (.irrmesh), Irrlicht Scene (.irr), Neutral File Format (.nff), Sense8 WorldToolKit (.nff), Object File Format (.off), PovRAY Raw (.raw), Terragen Terrain (.ter), 3D GameStudio (.mdl), 3D GameStudio Terrain (.hmp), and Izware Nendo (.ndo) Because the app opens a remarkable variety of 3D file formats, users may exploit the many thousands of objects already modeled and available through on-line libraries and services. Readily downloadable are easily constructed models with relatively few vertexes, such as geometric shapes and simple objects like books or computer monitors. In addition, highly complex models such as spacecraft, houses, people, animals, and plants are also available. All models may be edited to the user’s requirements. For 3D veterans and newbies alike, Verto Studio 3D offers an intuitive, inexpensive solution for three-dimensional content creation. According to independent developer Michael L. Farrell, “My goal in creating Verto Studio 3D for iPad was two-fold; first, to introduce casual users of the iPad to the incredible creative possibilities of 3D modeling; and second, to provide a tool for experienced modelers to demonstrate ideas and designs anytime, anywhere, on their iPad. Apple was so impressed with the app that they featured it in a multi-national TV commercial. Now, with Verto Studio 3D for the Mac, users have a simple, practical 3D app that produces great results without a steep learning curve. And projects can be easily moved back and forth between their iDevice and their Mac.” System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.6 or later
* 4.9 MB Pricing and Availability:
Verto Studio 3D 1.0 for OS X is available now at the introductory price of $24.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Productivity category. Normal pricing of $49.99 will take effect shortly. Review copies are available on request. Verto Studio 3D 1.0
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App icon Located in beautiful San Diego, California, Michael L. Farrell is an indedpendent developer with over eight years experience developing games on the Mac platform. His main focus is developing up to date, educational software tools for the iPhone and iPad platforms. Copyright (C) 2012 Michael L Farrell. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Boston, Massachusetts – Learning Touch, the creators of the best-selling FirstWords and Bob Books(R) Reading Magic apps today is thrilled to announce the release of their latest educational app for toddlers and preschoolers: Kids Crosswords. Kids Crosswords includes thousands of puzzles arranged in 10 levels of difficulty to provide a fun educational experience for a wide range of young children. Toddlers can match letters while older preschoolers can spell out words up to seven letters long. The app provides both phonics and letter-name options to provide a complete pre-reading and early reading skills experience. Kids Crosswords includes a no-failure design that allows children to explore and find their way to the right answers without bogging them down in frustrating game mechanics. Kids Crosswords is self-paced, so children and their parents can decide when to proceed to the next level. The new app has already garnered great praise from parents and teachers. “Learning Touch has applied their streamlined, rock solid approach to early phonics and spelling in this flexible crosswords app,” said Jennifer Bogart from Apps for Homeschooling. “Kids Crosswords is easy to use and educationally sound, making it an ideal first crosswords app for preschool and kindergarten.” Carisa Kluver at Digital Storytime agrees, “Learning Touch apps have been a staple for my ‘literacy toolkit’ when I volunteer in my child’s kindergarten classroom. The kids love their apps, especially the newest release Kids Crosswords. With Learning Touch apps, you can be assured that kids are learning and having fun. They have great educational features and fun rewards that keep kids engaged.” About Digital Storytime:
Digital-Storytime.com is dedicated to reviewing children’s book apps, primarily for the iPad. The site also promotes educational apps for kids on a handpicked daily deal page and in the blog, The Digital Media Diet. About Apps For Homeschooling:
Appsforhomeschooling.com reviews educational apps from the perspective of a real homeschooling mother. Sorted by subject, grade, device, and price, the site currently includes 130+ detailed reviews. Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 16.7 MB Pricing and Availability:
To celebrate the release of Kids Crosswords, Learning Touch will be putting the app on sale for $1.99 (USD) on the iTunes App Store in the Games category, as well as teaming up with educational app reviewers and developers from the Moms With Apps community to give away app codes and puzzle sheets on Facebook and Twitter on March 1st. Select promotional partners include Digital Storytime, Apps For Homeschooling, Sight Words Hangman, Noodle Words, Moms With Apps, Jellybean Tunes, Spirit-Led Designs, Purple Carrot Books, and Appliceable2U. Don’t forget to follow Learning Touch and watch for the #launchparty hash tag for those giveaways and more updates. Learning Touch
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App Icon Founded in 2008, Learning Touch creates fun, educational apps for young children. Learning Touch apps are toddler-tested and approved, with user interfaces created specifically for the littlest of fingers. Learning Touch products have garnered high praise from parents and educators. They are also widely used by speech language pathologists, parents of children with autism, and others in the special needs community. Each app is much more than a game, designed as a sophisticated learning tool that engages young children, encourages exploration, and helps build a deep understanding of the relationship between letters, sounds, and words. Learning Touch apps run on the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, and are available on the iTunes App Store. Copyright (C) 2012 Learning Touch. 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gouda, Netherlands – Xinfinite and Yaranga today are proud to introduce iSticky 1.0 for iOS and iSticky 4.0 for OS X, a note application that stores user’s notes on iSticky’s Cloud server for easy access on multiple devices. After eight years as a successful OS X application, iSticky has been completely overhauled and has become available for the iOS platform as well. This useful Productivity application now includes the implementation of push notifications, facilitating real-time communication and alerts. It allows users to create note lists, share lists with other users, specify list permissions, encrypt note lists, and send notes to other users. iSticky can be used on multiple iOS and Mac OS X devices, with easy communication between the iOS and OS X versions. iSticky lets users send an infinite number of sticky notes to themselves and others, providing a quick, real-time solution for sending important information like reminders, updates, directions, meeting times, dinner plans, meet-up changes, or any other individual or group note. iSticky provides a fast and organized way to send notes, at home, in school, on the road, or in the office. iSticky is a great solution for:
* Teams: to create real-time to-do lists
* Companies with employees on the road: to give them the latest information or orders
* Colleagues: to send quick reminders instead of sending emails or sticking paper notes on desks
* Families: to send quick reminders, menus, honey-do lists, and other important information Users may become connected with other users, allowing sharing of notes organized in lists. Current users send an invitation to the email address of the person they wish to connect with. If this email address is already registered as an iSticky user, the user will see an invitation in the iSticky app. If the email address is not registered as an iSticky user, iSticky will send an email with the invitation to purchase iSticky and connect to the user who sent the invitation. People can accept a connection invite, decline to become connected, or delete a connection any time. Once connected, users may share notes and lists with other connected users. The owner of the list may specify the permissions of other users. iSticky also allows users to send notes outside of a permitted list to a specific connected user. These notes will automatically appear in the General list. The General list is a static feature of iSticky and cannot be deleted or encrypted. The connected user, if allowing push notifications, will receive an alert to the note. Feature Highlights:
* Easy to use note sharing
* Notes and list stored on iSticky’s Cloud server, enabling access on multiple devices at all times
* Supports Apple’s Push Notification Service allowing for instant notifications
* Share notes and lists with connected users
* Connect with users through invites and specify list permissions among users
* Seamless integration between devices and users
* Note encryption options
* Send notes to other users iSticky notes are ordered in color-coded lists a user can create. The notes will be displayed beneath the list header. Users can rearrange notes, e.g., the most important notes may be placed at the top of a list. Once a list has been created, all connected users may add notes to the list. Each note is tagged with the name of the user who created the note and the date the note was created or last modified. After notes are created, they may be edited or deleted. If a user is not connected to the Internet when a note is created or edited, the note will be placed in the queue until the next time an Internet connection is established. Users can ensure the privacy of notes of certain lists by encrypting them with 256-bit Advanced Encryption Standard or AES encryption. If an encrypted list is shared, connected users must have the password in order to read the notes of a list. To prevent other people from reading the user’s notes, iSticky for iOS offers the option of setting a passcode to get access to the app. iSticky makes use of Apple’s Push Notification Service, allowing users to be updated to any changes and additions to notes and lists. Changes are immediately pushed to all the users who need to know. If a user changes a note of a shared list, this change will be communicated immediately to all the users who are members of that list. This feature is integrated between iSticky OS X and iSticky iOS, allowing notification of notes changed on a Mac computer to be sent to an iOS device within seconds. “iSticky brings you fast, real-time note sharing. With notes stored on our Cloud server, you will never be without vital information,” stated Yaranga’s Arie Pieter Cammeraat. “No more losing important information on tiny scraps of paper. iSticky has revolutionized the sticky note.” System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.7 or later
* 5.3 MB Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* Universal app optimized for display on all iOS devices
* 11.5 MB Pricing and Availability:
iSticky 1.0.2 for iOS is $9.99 (USD) and iSticky 4.0.60 for Mac is $19.99 (USD) available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. Review copies are available on request. iSticky 1.0.2
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App Icon Based in the Netherlands, iSticky was created as a joint venture between Xinfinite and Yaranga. Together, these companies combine their software expertise to create innovative apps and client-server solutions for Mac OS X, iOS and additional platforms. Copyright (C) 2003-2012 Xinfinite and Yaranga. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Frankfurt, Germany – Sponge Forge today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Instamory Pocket Edition, the iPhone version of the beautifully designed concentration game in which you memorize and collect matching pairs of Instagram photos. Instamory for iPad has delighted thousands of players of all ages, and starting today, you can enjoy it on your iPhone too. And thanks to Instagram’s massive collection with more than 150 Million photos, you’ll never run out of new sets. Feature List:
* Play with your own Instagram photos, or choose from millions of public ones
* Play instantly with a random set, or individually configure one
* Replace individual photos and block photos that you don’t want to see anymore
* Four different photo sources available: My Photos, Popular, Featured and Tag Search
* Support for 1 to 4 players on a single iPhone (yes it works!)
* Designed specifically for the iPhone, with a clean and simple UI
* Play at different difficulty levels (6, 15 or 24 pairs of cards)
* Take new photos on the fly and make them available in the game
* Use Instamory to browse and discover Instagram photos
* “Like” photos or become a follower directly from within the app “We created Instamory because we wanted to combine our love of browsing our and others’ Instagram photos with our love of playing casual family games,” said Ivica Aracic, founder of Sponge Forge. “Instamory does just that. It’s a fun and lovely way for yourself, your friends and your family to engage with your and others’ Instagram photos.” Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone/iPod touch
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 7.7 MB Pricing and Availability:
Instamory – Pocket Edition 1.0 is $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category. Instamory Pocket Edition 1.0
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Screenshots (zip) Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Sponge Forge is a small independent game development studio founded by Ivica Aracic. Copyright (C) 2011 Sponge Forge. 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. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Charlottesville, Virginia – Photography education and gaming site Phoozl announces the iPad versions of its innovative quiz app for mobile: PhoozL IQ. Featuring large images and updated quiz questions, “PhoozL IQ for iPad” is a fun, quiz-type game that allows photo enthusiasts of all levels (amateur to pro) to test their photo knowledge while learning more about photography. Players can choose a Free version with fewer and easier questions, or a Pro (paid) version with double the number of questions, challenge, and overall learning. PhoozL IQ is the world’s first full-featured photography IQ quiz created for the mobile app platform. Both versions of PhoozL IQ for iPad feature a collection of intuitive, easy-to-play quizzes, with 10 shuffled questions and entertaining graphics, sounds, and music. There are different question types for all skill levels, with questions covering photography-related topics such as: cameras, composition, lighting, image editing, printing, and photography history. Every question is a package comprising: the question, alternative answers (tap-choice, true-false, multiple-choice formats), a hint, and a “factoid” for additional learning. The questions were developed with input from some of the most accomplished professional photographers and photo educators around the world. The Free version of PhoozL IQ for iPad includes 50 challenging questions and a longer time period for answering them. The PRO version includes 100 more-difficult questions and a shorter time clock. An optional “Extended Play” mode in the PRO version enables players to answer all 100 questions in one, intense, non-stop game session. Players can easily upgrade from Free to PRO within the Free app. “Following PhoozL IQ for iPhone and iPod touch, we couldn’t wait to take advantage of the larger screen on the iPad,” says Harald Johnson, founder of Phoozl and the creator of the PhoozL IQ app. “Now it’s even easier for photographers and photography students to enjoy photography-related fun and learning wherever they happen to be. Taking advantage of larger images and the intuitive interface, they can test themselves and challenge their friends on what they know about photography!” Feature Highlights (for PRO Edition):
* 100 challenging questions
* Each quiz game comprises 10 shuffled questions
* An optional “Extended Play” mode available via In-App Purchase that lets you play through all 100 questions non-stop. It’s intense
* Different question types for all skill levels
* Hints available (but you pay the price in Score deductions)
* Facts to learn for each question
* Covers main photo subject areas, including: cameras, composition, lighting, image-editing, printing, photo history, and many more
* Great graphics and audio
* Sound and music options
* No ads!
* Intuitive and easy to use
* Count-down clock, dynamic scoring
* Scoring based on speed and accuracy
* High scores via Apple Game Center
* Post to your Facebook Wall, Tweet on Twitter, or use Email to share your PhoozL IQ Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 8.0 MB Versions, Pricing and Availability:
PhoozL IQ for iPad is currently available in both Free and PRO (paid) versions. “PhoozL IQ for iPad: A Photo IQ Quiz” is free of charge, and “PhoozL IQ PRO for iPad” is only $1.99 (USD) as the normal price. An optional “Extended Play” mode is available for $0.99 (USD) in the PRO version. Both versions of PhoozL IQ for iPad are available worldwide through the App Store in the Photo & Video category. Promo codes for reviews are available upon request. PhoozL IQ for iPad
Download PhoozL IQ: A Photo IQ Quiz (free)
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Screenshot (Tap Choice Answer) PhoozL(R) provides photo gaming and photo education sites, apps, and destinations for photographers and photo enthusiasts who want to have “phun” while learning about photography. PhoozL’s core values are: Learning, Inspiration, Recognition, Challenges, Community, and Phun. PhoozL’s primary founder, Harald Johnson, has been immersed in the worlds of photography, art, and publishing for more than 30 years. A former professional photographer, designer, and creative director, Harald is the author of the groundbreaking book series: “Mastering Digital Printing,” and he’s now a happy game and app creator. PhoozL is a registered trademark of Harald Johnson. Apple, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and iTunes are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple, Inc. | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  |
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