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Amsterdam – Makayama Software today has released new software for the iPhone called ‘Television’. The name says it all – this app lets you watch TV on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Watch 50 shows from 30 channels on demand. It’s not live TV, but the best pre-recorded content from the USA, UK, France and Germany. Get the latest news, sports and entertainment on your iPhone. Television allows you to watch TV whenever and wherever you like, with the touch of a finger, instantly and on-demand via WiFi.

The software includes 20 English language channels, such as CNN, NBC, CBS, MTV, Comedy Central, VH1 and many more. British TV from the BBC, ITV and SKY. Australian, French and German channels are also included. We’ve picked the best available content from around the web and put it in an easy to use iPhone app. With daily updated content, Television keeps you informed when on the go. Get the latest headlines on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Works over WiFi only, not via 3G.

Full channel and programmes overview:

USA:
CNN – Now in the News, In Case You Missed
CBS – Eye to Eye, Face the Nation
NBC – Nightly News, Meet the Press
CNBC – Fast Money
Comedy Central – Standup Highlights
VH1 – Celebrity Rehab, The Pickup Artists
Onion Networkk – All videos
College Humor TV – All videos
Digg – Diggnation
CNET – First Look, Buzz Report
Discovery Channel – Highlights
National Geographic – Highlights
MTV – MTV News, music videos
NBA – News and match highlights

United Kingdom:
BBC – Highlights from Top Gear, Torchwood, Goodness Gracious, QI
SKY – Sky News
ITN – News and Showbizz
Megawhat – Tech News

France:
TF1 – Le Journal, Meteo
M6 – Six Minutes
BFM – Première Edition
iTele – iTele News

Germany:
RTL – News, Aktuell, Wetter, Exclusiv
ARD – Tagesschau, Das Wetter
NDR – Ratgeber Technik
WDR – Die Sendung mit der Maus, Käptn Blaubär
ZDF – Heute, Wetten Dass Backstage, Aktuelle Sportstudio

U.S. Redeem codes are available for the press, so if you want to check it out, please let us know.

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Makayama Software is a mobile development house, focussing on consumer products. Makayama’s European office is located in the Duintjer Office Building, Vijzelstraat 72, unit 354, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The US office is located at 616 Corporate Way, Suite 2 #3052, Valley Cottage, NY, 10989. Copyright 2008 Makayama Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Los Altos, CA – Sonoma Wire Works’ FourTrack multitrack audio recorder for the iPhone has been updated to v1.2. FourTrack users can now import tracks, complete with pan and gain settings, directly into RiffWorks recording software for Mac and Windows. Songs can be instantly posted from RiffWorks to the RiffWorld community for comments, online collaboration, and contests. More tracks, effects, and drums can be added to songs using RiffWorks. All tracks can be exported as .wav files for use in any DAW.

FourTrack v1.2 iPhone App Improvements Include:

* FourTrack WiFi Sync to RiffWorks – RiffWorks Standard and RiffWorks T4 v2.5 automatically detect and import tracks directly from the FourTrack iPhone app, including pan and gain settings, using Bonjour on Mac and Windows.

* Improved Master Output Compressor/Limiter – All new program-dependent master output compressor/limiter increases overall output level and eliminates pumping and breathing at high output levels.

* Disabled sleep during playback – Improves usability.

* Reduced battery usage – Saves battery when phone goes to sleep with FourTrack running.

About FourTrack
The FourTrack multitrack audio recorder for the iPhone is a songwriting and practice tool for singers, guitar players, piano players and other musicians who want to capture musical ideas and record songs on their iPhone. Plug in a microphone, arm a track, record, and repeat. FourTrack works with the iPhone built-in microphone or a headset mic. WiFi sync allows FourTrack recordings to be downloaded to any desktop computer running RiffWorks or with any browser. Tracks can then be loaded into any recording software (DAW) to continue working on songs. FourTrack is developed by Sonoma Wire Works, makers of RiffWorks guitar recording software, and by Retronyms, makers of Recorder, the top selling voice recorder for the iPhone. Introductory price: $9.99 (USD).

About RiffWorks
RiffWorks easy-to-use guitar recording software includes automatic track creation, loop recording, guitar-oriented effects, InstantDrummer, professionally recorded drum tracks, online music collaboration, and song posting to RiffWorld. FourTrack imports into RiffWorks T4 (free edition) and RiffWorks Standard ($129).

About The Retronyms
The Retronyms, headquartered in San Francisco’s sunny Mission district, is a band of programmers and artists developing entertaining self-expression tools for PC, Mac and the iPhone. The Retronyms focus on creating fun-to-use products with a streamlined workflow, and providing excellent customer service. Current products include Snap, a web cam photo-booth, and Recorder, the top-selling voice recorder for the iPhone.

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Incorporated in 2003 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, Sonoma Wire Works develops products and services that help musicians enjoy playing, recording and sharing music. RiffWorks guitar recording software and the RiffWorld online collaboration community have received awards for performance and innovation, including a NAMM 08 Best in Show Trendsetter Award. The FourTrack iPhone application is their latest product. (C)2008 Sonoma Wire Works. All rights reserved. RiffWorks(TM), RiffWorld(TM), RiffLink(TM), RiffCaster(TM), InstantDrummer(TM), the RW logo, and the FourTrack Logo are trademarks property of Sonoma Wire Works. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Los Altos, CA – Sonoma Wire Works has released a free update for RiffWorks Standard recording software (Windows & Mac). RiffWorks Standard v2.5 is now the ideal sketchpad for professional DAW users with new features like export, 32-bit recording and 32-bit mix. With RiffWorks Standard you can record ideas at the moment of inspiration, create complete songs with drums and effects, collaborate online with musicians around the world, post tunes to the RiffWorld online community, and now export to any DAW for editing and mastering.

RiffWorks Standard v2.5 Improvements Include:

New Export Options:
* Export Current Riff – Export all the layers of the currently selected Riff as Acidized .wav files including the InstantDrummer and Metronome. Files can then be imported into any DAW.
* Export All Riffs – Exports all riffs from a song as .wav files into separate file folders.
* Sonoma 7 VST Plugin – The 7 award-winning effects from RiffWorks as a VST Plugin. Effects presets are saved during export for access from the Sonoma 7 VST plugin in your DAW. This plugin is available for free to all RiffWorks Standard users as a separate download.
* 32-bit Recording and Export – RiffWorks has always done all processing at 32-bit, but audio files were saved as 16-bit for space and performance reasons. 32-bit file recording is now available as an option in the Audio Setup Window. 32-bit provides the highest recording quality, but takes twice as much disk space.
* 32-bit Mix – The option to mix a 32-bit floating point .wav file allows users to take their final mix into a mastering program at the highest quality.
* Improved Master Output Compressor/Limiter* – All new program-dependent master output compressor/limiter increases overall output level and eliminates pumping and breathing at high output levels.
* Improved Compressor* – New algorithm improves compressors on Layers and Riffs.
* FourTrack Import* – RiffWorks Standard and RiffWorks T4 v2.5 automatically detect and import tracks, complete with gain and pan settings, directly from the FourTrack iPhone application using Bonjour on Mac and Windows.
* RiffLink Progress Bar* – RiffLink now has a progress bar during song loading.
* Many bugs have been fixed, including:
RiffLink peformance*
Sound improvements*
RiffEffects on SongLayers*
Export/Import SongLayers*

*Improvements marked with an asterix are also included in the RiffWorks T4 v2.5 (free edition) update.

About RiffWorks:
RiffWorks easy-to-use guitar recording software includes automatic track creation, loop recording, guitar-oriented effects, InstantDrummer, professionally recorded drum tracks, online music collaboration, and song posting. RiffWorld rolls it all into a friendly online community with song contests and more. Download RiffWorks T4 free recording software or purchase RiffWorks Standard for the most features. RiffWorks Standard, by Sonoma Wire Works, is available as a download and CD from Sonoma Wire Works. RiffWorks Standard CDs are distributed to dealers worldwide by IK Multimedia.

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Incorporated in 2003 and headquartered in Los Altos, California, Sonoma Wire Works develops products and services that help musicians enjoy playing, recording and sharing music. RiffWorks has received awards for performance and innovation, including a NAMM 08 Best in Show Trendsetter Award.

Cambridge, MA – Premier provider of mobile “lifestyle”" solutions, Drync, LLC today announced the release of Drync-Wine, simplifying the way people research, remember, share, and purchase wine using their mobile device. Built initially for the iPhone, Drync-Wine is the only mobile wine application that scours multiple databases of nearly a million wine listings in real time to identify the exact wine a user is drinking. Perfect for the wine novice and connoisseur alike, Drync-Wine delivers expert reviews, ratings, descriptions, and pricing. Users may snap a photo of the label, save the wine to their own virtual wine cellar, add their own tasting notes, and even purchase the wine all from their mobile phone.

Targeting the $330B wine market and the over 70M tech savvy “Millenials” the fastest growing segment of the wine industry, Drync’s first product is ideally positioned to capitalize on the growing mobile phone application market. Superior user interface and federated search technology, along with community features such as recommendations and geotagging differentiate Drync in the marketplace.

Drync will be releasing enhanced community features, a blackberry version as well as other mobile platforms over the next few months. In addition to feature and platform expansion, other growth areas include other specialty product categories such as beer, scotch, tequila, and cheese.

“We’re very excited to be bringing a superior mobile wine solution to the marketplace. Through our proprietary federated search technology, Drync-Wine is the only mobile wine app that scours the web to deliver the exact wine you are drinking, in real time.” Said Brad Rosen, co-founder and CEO of Drync, LLC. “Drync-Wine ensures you’ll never forget another wine again.”

Priced at $4.99 (USD) in the iPhone app store, Drync will also be providing free version upgrades in the upcoming weeks. These upgrades will include enhanced community features such as twitter integration, enhanced sort and filtering of cellar data and wine recommendations.

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Located in Cambridge, MA, Drync, LLC was founded by wine-loving technology entrepreneurs in 2008. Drync is committed to bringing mobile lifestyle solutions to the marketplace. Specializing in federated search and superior consumer features, Drync simplifies the way users research, remember, and purchase specialty products. Launching Drync-Wine as its debut product, Drync is quickly becoming a leader in mobile lifestyle solutions. Copyright 2008 Drync, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Chester, United Kingdom – Shiny Development Ltd. is proud to announce Charades 1.0 for the iPhone, a fun application for the holiday season that brings iPhone gaming into the living room for everyone to enjoy. Charades for iPhone is a digital assistant for the popular family game, instead of struggling to think of a film, play, book, song or musical to mime out – simply push the lever, a drumroll begins and the curtain is raised on a new Charades challenge.

A timeless game for all ages, the game generates new challenges from a pool of over 1000 individual charades so you will never run out of ideas. The setting for the game is a beautifully drawn theater which has been smoothly animated to bring it to life. Each charade comes with a link to its full Wikipedia article – perfect for resolving those arguments about who made it, starred in it or sang it first.

Cheaper and more convenient than taking a pack of charades cards, with Charades for iPhone you can be ready to mime at a moments notice. Bring out your inner Marcel Marceau this year and have fun with your family and friends.

Since its launch in 2007, The iPhone has proved to be a breakthrough device in terms of bringing mobile apps and gaming to a whole new group of people. Charades for iPhone continues this trend bringing the classic parlour game into the 21st century. With its easy to use interface it provides a real world mobile gaming experience accessible to all ages. Who would have thought Grandma or Grandpa would be playing an iPhone game this Holiday season!

Minimum Requirements:
* Any iPhone or iPod Touch running the v2.0 software update

Pricing and Availability:
Charades for iPhone is available now through the iTunes Application Store for only $1.99 (USD).

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Headquartered in Chester, United Kingdom, Shiny Development Ltd. is a privately funded company co-founded in 2006 by Dave Verwer and Andrew Thompson. Focused on the long term, Shiny Development’s aim is to develop smart software that makes a difference to the way people live, work and play. Copyright 2006-2008 Shiny Development Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod and iPhone, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Amsterdam – AssistiveWare(R) and LaesieWorks today announced Head Designed(TM). LaesieWorks artist Giesbert Nijhuis, who is paralyzed from the neck down due to a spinal cord injury, has partnered with AssistiveWare to bring his unique head designed artwork to a collection of exclusive apparel. Using his Mac, the KeyStrokes on-screen keyboard, a HeadMouse Extreme and Photoshop, Nijhuis draws with his head: Movie posters, birth announcements, cd covers, and now apparel.

AssistiveWare was originally founded to develop the KeyStrokes on-screen keyboard specifically for Nijhuis. In response to popular request the first design available in the Head Designed apparel store is the original AssistiveWare tattooed salamander logo designed by Nijhuis. Several other animal-flavored designs are in production or in the process of being designed. More themes to come.

“We are extremely proud to partner with LaesieWorks on t-shirts and other apparel,” said David Niemeijer, AssistiveWare’s co-CEO. “Nijhuis is an extremely talented designer and not only designed our company logo, but also the icons of all our Mac software as well as our soon to be released first iPhone title.”

After several months of experimentation with a number of print-on-demand companies AssistiveWare and LaesieWorks have concluded that only true screen prints offer the required quality and durability meeting their high standards. So all apparel offered in the new Head Designed store uses high quality screen prints. Check out the store gallery.

“Designing for screen print is a lot more work than for print-on-demand, but quality makes me smile,” said Giesbert Nijhuis, founder of LaesieWorks. “It is a joy to work with AssistiveWare on this t-shirt project. Their software enables me and others to not only use the computer, but also collaborate through internet on projects like this one.”

Head-designed is also the title of a new video in AssistiveWare’s video podcast series “Exploring the Frontiers of Assistive Technology”. In episode 8 of this video podcast, Nijhuis can been seen in action working on his computer and controlling his environment with his head. This video can be viewed online and is also available in iTunes.

To see more of Nijhuis artwork and photography visit the LaesieWorks web site.

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AssistiveWare is the worldwide leader in innovative assistive technology software for Mac OS X that gives people back their lives. This includes award-winning KeyStrokes(R) and TouchStrokes(R) virtual keyboards, SwitchXS(R) scanning on-screen keyboard, LayoutKitchen(R) panel editor, Proloquo(R) multi-purpose speech solution, and VisioVoice(R), the award-winning solution for vision impaired Mac users. The ConvenienceWare product line makes the advanced technologies developed by AssistiveWare available in cool and convenient applications that can make the life of Mac users easier. AssistiveWare and ConvenienceWare are trade names and trademarks or registered trademarks of Niemeijer Consult. AssistiveGaming, GhostReader, VisioVoice, SwitchXS, KeyStrokes, TouchStrokes, LayoutKitchen, and Proloquo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Niemeijer Consult. Infovox iVox is a trademark of Acapela Group. Head Designed is a trademark of Giesbert Nijhuis. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.

Traverse City, Michigan – MacUpdate’s Holiday Bundle, a collection of awarding-winning Mac applications available at nearly 90% off, has added a bonus app to the mix with 48 hours left in the promotion. Pangea Arcade, a collection of three updated classic arcade games, is available to the first 20,000 buyers of the bundle. This additional app brings the value of the MacUpdate bundle up to more than $465, but through the end of December 18 (EST), Mac users can take home the bundle for just $49.99.

More than 17,000 bundles have already been purchased by Mac users around the world, making this MacUpdate’s most popular bundle to date. A gifting option, newly launched for this bundle, also means that numerous Mac users will be receiving the gift of the bundle from friends or family in the coming days.

The MacUpdate Holiday Bundle is available for $49.99.

The other 10 apps included in the bundle include:

* Drive Genius 2 ($99): Currently the highest-rated disk utility on the market and used by Mac Geniuses at Apple Stores, Drive Genius diagnoses and repairs problems with your hard drive, optimizes your system, and much more. Buyers will receive a link to download a bootable DVD image of the software to burn, which can be used to boot and fix any Mac that can run Mac OS X 10.5, including Apple’s newest laptops.
Notable Mentions: MacLife Editor’s Choice pick (July 2008), 2008 MacUser Labs winner against competing disk utilities, Macworld UK Editor’s Choice (5/5 rating), “Excellent” rating from ATPM

* RapidWeaver 4 ($79): Create powerful, professional-looking Web sites quickly and easily.
Notable Mentions: 2008 Macworld Editor’s Choice pick (5/5 rating), 4.5/5 rating from MacFormat magazine

* DefaultFolder X 4 ($34.95): Fly through Open & Save dialog boxes at lightning speed.
Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating from Macworld, 5/5 rating from MacUser UK, and numerous other awards

* VirusBarrier X 10.5 ($69.95): Fast, simple, and non-intrusive anti-virus software for your Mac.
Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating from Macworld in July 2008, which called it “the gold standard”

* MacGourmet Deluxe ($44.95): Like iTunes for food, track recipes, plan meals, manage wines, and more.
Notable Mentions: 4/5 rating by MacLife magazine

* Little Snitch 2 ($29.95): Monitors your network connection to make sure your Mac only sends out what you want it to.
Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating by Macworld, 5/5 rating by MacUser UK

* KeyCue 4 ($27): Displays full keyboard shortcuts for all your applications; learn them and work faster.
Notable Mentions: 4.5/5 rating by Macworld, 5/5 rating by MacNotes

* MacPilot 3 ($19.95): Access hundreds of hidden features to customize and improve your Mac OS X experience.
Notable Mentions: 5/5 rating by MacCompanion magazine, 4/5 rating by Macworld UK

* WhatSize 4 ($12.99): Effortlessly identify files that are hogging disk space and that you don’t need anymore.
Notable Mentions: 4/5 rating by Macworld, prominently mentioned in the latest issue of MacFormat magazine

* iVolume 3 ($29.95): Ensures all your iTunes tracks play back at the same level, so you never have to adjust the volume individually.

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MacUpdate was founded in 1997 and has since become the leading Mac software site on the Web. The site remains independently owned and operated and represents one of the largest Apple communities online. MacUpdate Promo was launched in 2006 and delivers 24-hour daily software deals and periodic bundles. Copyright 1997-2008 MacUpdate. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Florence, Italy – Tapping It is delighted to introduce Memento Xmas 1.1, a free, lite version of their popular e-card creation and sending app for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed from the ground up to leverage the iPhone’s unique abilities and interface, Memento is an elegant e-card sending application offering a natural feel and ease-of-use.

Just in time for the holidays, Tapping It has released this Lite version of Memento specifically for Christmas. Version 1.1 includes all new Christmas styles. Now is a perfect time to send a Christmas e-card for free to family and friends straight from the iPhone, as well an opportunity to try out the functionality of Memento (Regular $4.99 USD).

Memento’s emails are of unmatched quality and richness. Its built-in designer styles support and enhance anyone’s photos, and help convey a mood or feeling. Easily compose a card (Full version includes beautiful 14 styles) add a favorite photo, enter personalized text, and email just the perfect postcard. So much more than a plain e-card, Memento’s emails are of unmatched quality and richness.

“This is just one of those applications that is cool, and has a variety of uses. If you’re looking to surprise grandma with pictures of her grand kids, then this is the application for you.” – TUAW first look

Feature highlights include:
* 4 Christmas designer styles (more in the full Memento)
* Visual, Fully WYSIWYG display of Cards
* Multiple Email Recipients
* Amazing yet familiar User Interface
* Compatible with Mac OS X Mail, Thunderbird, Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, MobileMe

Supported Languages:
* US English, German, French, Italian, and Dutch

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Memento Xmas 1.1 for iPhone is free and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.

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Based in beautiful Florence, Italy, Tapping It is a new privately funded company founded in 2008 by Duncan Wilcox. With a passion for user interface design and utility, Duncan brings five years of Cocoa development experience to the iPhone platform. Copyright 2008 Tapping It. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Jhangle, Pingtung, Taiwan – Ohanaware, a company specializing in photo editing software announced the immediate availability of an update to their flagship product “Funtastic Photos”. Funtastic Photos is a user friendly Photo Editor for the Macintosh platform. This minor update (free to existing customer) features several important improvements to the printing aspect of Funtastic Photos.

Funtastic Photos is a ‘non-permanent and easily reversible’ photo editor, with over 50 simple to use 1-Click Styles, Advanced Effects engine, direct sharing via Fun Cards, Cell Phone (inc. iPhone) and popular photo sharing sites (flickr, Facebook, Picasa & MobileMe). Funtastic Photos features a creative print layouts system, with awe-inspring projects, including photo mosaics, greeting cards, photo cubes, mini photos books and more.

What’s New In Version 1.0.3:
Funtastic Photos 1.0.3 update improves the printing. This release resolves the issue whereby some high resolution images were not being printed at high resolution. Printing portrait greeting cards is now easier as Funtastic Photos will rotate them correctly and no longer requires additional rotation of 180 degrees. The printing resolution has also been doubled, allowing higher quality printing when available. Minor fixes include toolbar enabling/disabling and a rotation error in the Save As Copy dialog.

System Requirements:
Funtastic Photos requires a Power Macintosh G4, G5 or Intel based Macintosh computer, running Mac OS X v 10.4 or later. It is recommended to have at least 512 mb of RAM.

Pricing and Availability:
Funtastic Photos is available today for the seasonal price of $27.99 (USD before taxes). A free unlimited trial can be downloaded from Ohanaware’s web site, during the trial Funtastic Photos will watermark any exported or shared photos. Ohanaware provides a wallet friendly family pack, up to 5 people can install and use Funtastic Photos, for the great price of $56.00 (USD). Gift Vouchers are available, enabling anyone to give the gift of Funtastic Photos, during December we’re doing a special gift voucher pack, 3 for the price of 2. These special prices are only valid through the month of December (2008), after which they will revert to $34.99 for the single user license and $69.98 for the family pack.

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Ohanaware is a family team with a history and passion in software development, in 2007 their games company Ohana Games had a top ten hit with the game Recyclorama. Both Joy Sha and Sam Rowlands enjoy the thrill of amateur photography and sharing their photos with family and friends. Joy Sha has a history in the design industry with experience as a 2D and 3D artist, she also holds a masters in 3D animation. Sam Rowlands has been writing software since 1990. He won his first award in 2004. His most famous work includes iWatermark and net_clipper.

Hagenberg, Austria – Ergonis Software today announced the release of Typinator 3.3, the latest version of its highly acclaimed tool for auto-typing text and auto-correcting typos. The new version adds predefined sets with subscript and superscript characters and separate auto-correction dictionaries for US and British English. It thus comes with a total of 10 predefined abbreviation sets for system-wide auto-correction for three languages, HTML coding, FileMaker development, and more.

Typinator 3.3 also allows to define set-specific options, where users can conveniently specify common prefix and suffix characters for all abbreviations within a set, define separate expansion sounds and add notes per set. Finally, the new version includes a number of other improvements and fixes, including increased compatibility with Adobe Acrobat.

“The current version of Typinator comes with a total of more than 8000 snippets in ten predefined sets. This makes Typinator a guaranteed productivity booster right out of the box, even without defining any own snippets,” said Christoph Reichenberger, founder and CEO of Ergonis Software. “And the new set-specific options are great for customizing your snippet sets. Whether you want to assign a custom expansion sound or add a common prefix to hundreds of snippets – all this is now a matter of just a few clicks.”

Typinator is a powerful, yet elegantly simple solution that works across all applications to detect specific sequences of typed characters and automatically replace them with text snippets, graphics, URLs, dates and special characters.

For business users, Typinator leads to a layer of operational consistency and productivity across heterogeneous applications. A standard customer service response, a signature image on an email, a clause in a contract – each of these can be inserted in any application with just a couple of keystrokes. For technical users, Typinator automates typing of code and the implementation of documentation standards.

Typinator 3.3 requires Mac OS X version 10.4 or newer, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard) is recommended. Visit Ergonis Software’s website to learn more about the changes in this release and to download and try the new version.

Availability and Pricing:
Typinator can be purchased securely on the Ergonis Software website. The upgrade to Typinator 3.3 is free for all customers who purchased Typinator in the last 2 years. For information about purchases, including enterprise licenses, volume discounts, and upgrade pricing offers, see the company’s web site.

Instead of purchasing Typinator by itself, customers can get the Macility Productivity Bundle that also contains two of the company’s other productivity tools, PopChar X and KeyCue. The pricing of the Productivity Bundle represents a saving of more than 35% over the separate purchase of its components.

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Ergonis Software develops ergonomic and intuitive software that boosts the productivity of Mac and PC users. Ergonis Software, a privately held company founded in 2002, is headquartered in Hagenberg, Austria. Ergonis and Typinator are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Ergonis Software GmbH. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Litchfield Park, Arizona – Retina-X Studios, LLC, announced today the immediate availability of Mobile Spy for the Apple iPhone. Using this groundbreaking iPhone spy technology, users can silently monitor incoming and outgoing text messages (SMS) and call information of children or employees – even if activity logs are erased. Mobile Spy had already been available for Windows Mobile and Symbian OS smartphones. The new version for the iPhone is now on the market.

Mobile Spy runs in total stealth mode and no mentions of the program are shown inside the iPhone. After the software is setup on the phone, it silently records the entire text of all SMS text messages along with the associated phone number. The software also records inbound and outbound call information with duration of the call. Immediately after activities are logged, they are silently uploaded to the user’s private online account. Accounts can be checked online from any web browser without needing further access to the phone.

“Mobile Spy is a priceless piece of software. After having some doubts about honesty, this really helped set the record straight and confirmed my suspicions.” says Derrick, a Mobile Spy user. Retina-X Studios CEO James Johns states “The iPhone has quickly become the most dominant smartphone all over the world. Before now there was no method to monitor activities of children or employees on the iPhone. Being the first to develop this technology, we will continue expanding with new features for this tool.”

This exclusive system helps businesses enforce their Acceptable Use Policy on company provided phones. The software can also monitor teen or family phones. It gives a parent the ability to remotely monitor their child’s texting activities by logging into a website from any web browser. Another common use is to backup a user’s own cell activity as a record of all important text conversations.

Mobile Spy runs on iPhone 3G and smartphones running the Windows Mobile or Symbian OS operating system. This includes Windows Mobile 2003, 2003 SE, 5.0 and 6.0 and Symbian OS 8.x and 9.x which are available from most major mobile carriers.

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About Retina-X Studios: RXS designs and develops tools that let users monitor their individual PC, network or smartphone. Retina-X Studios products have been mentioned by CNN, NBC, CBS News, BBC, Reader’s Digest, Computer Shopper and other media outlets. Media Contact: (888) 612-2076. Postal Inquiries: Retina-X Studios, LLC 5115 N. Dysart Rd. Suite 202-125 Litchfield Park, AZ 85340.