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Parker, Colorado – The Pragmatic Programmers have released “Using the Map Kit”, a 33-minute screencast video tutorial on how to embed maps inside iPhone applications using the new Map Kit framework available in iPhone 3.0. In this screencast you can follow along with Bill Dudney, an experienced iPhone developer, as he builds an iPhone application from scratch that displays a map of recent earthquakes around the world, shows custom annotations with callouts, and automatically zooms to a region of interest. In addition to the videos, you can also download the full source code.

This screencast covers the following topics:
* Understanding the Map Kit terminology
* Setting up a project from scratch
* Creating a map view delegate
* Displaying a basic map showing the user’s current location
* Highlighting points of interest with custom annotations
* Setting a map view region and zooming to a given region of interest
* Adding callouts to annotations, specifically to show details in Safari
* An example of how to use a web service to asynchronously fetch map data

Watching this screencast is a great way to get up to speed on the new Map Kit framework and quickly integrate it into your iPhone 3.0 applications. The screencast is available in DRM-free QuickTime and iPod/iPhone formats for only $5.

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The Pragmatic Studio offers public and private training on relevant topics taught by highly-qualified authors and experts. Since 2005, over 1200 developers have learned iPhone, Objective-C, Cocoa, Ruby, and Rails in our courses. By attending a Studio you’ll get the most up to date training around. Copyright 2009 The Pragmatic Programmers. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and Xcode are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Salt Lake City, UT – infiniteNIL has updated Numerology, its numerology application for iPhone OS 3.0. Numerology is an application that helps you use the ancient science of numerology (similar to astrology) to gain insight into yourself and other people. Its a good way to entertain at a party as well. By studying the numbers represented by a person’s name and birth date it is possible to determine their inner personality, talents, hidden tendencies, turning points, and probable challenges in life, among other characteristics.

Numerology 1.6 adds a feature users have long asked for and that iPhone OS 3.0 makes possible: The ability to email a report to friends. You can email a complete report, or just a report on one area. In addition, profile editing has been simplified and you can now search for profiles. This is very handy if you have a large number of profiles, which is common if you are a professional numerologist. With the new personal month and day analysis, Numerology gives fresh analysis every day.

Feature Highlights:
* Use the science of numerology to gain insight into yourself and others
* For numerologists, quickly calculate the numbers to present to clients
* Entertain groups at parties and get to know each other
* See what the upcoming day, month, and year have in store for you
* Share insights with others by emailing reports

Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch with OS 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Numerology 1.6 is available from the iTunes App Store for $2.99 (USD). A lite version is available for free but limited to 2 profiles.

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infiniteNIL Software develops personal productivity software for Mac OS X and the iPhone/iPod Touch and offers Cocoa and Rails custom development services. InfiniteNIL, LLC is based in Salt Lake City, Utah and was founded in 2003. Copyright 2007-2008 infiniteNIL 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.

New York, NY – Simple, silly and surprisingly useful. The Status Symbols iPhone app came about after recognizing the need to communicate in loud places (concerts, bars) and quiet spaces (libraries, movies, funerals). Loud speakers drowning you out? Want to talk but your mouth is full?

The status symbols novelty app was created with you in mind. No need to announce to an entire room that you have to use the WC. Flash the icon instead. Vertically challenged? Follow the arrow and find your friends. Next round on you but how many drinks to bring back? Number sign. Signals of distress or all systems go, minimalist illustrated graphics send a clear message. Come up with your own creative usage or be lazy and refer to our handy key. Soon to be universally recognized as the liberation of communication, status symbols = sign language for what’s on your mind.

Feature Highlights:
* Hand rendered, colorful graphics that can be read from across a room
* Communicate easily with recognizable symbols
* Simple tap to go back function

Minimum Requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone version OS 2.2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Status Symbols 1.0 for iPhone is only $0.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store. Update featuring new symbols in the works. A limited number of promotional codes are available upon request, for review purposes only.

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Status Symbols is the app baby of triggerhappy and walking productions. Copyright 2009 triggerhappy. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Activities depicted not necessarily endorsed by the creators of this app.

Incline Village, Nevada – Xeric Design, Ltd. is pleased to announce the release of EarthDesk 5, a major upgrade to its award-winning, real-time dynamic desktop map, for Macintosh OS X. EarthDesk 5.0 has been entirely rewritten in Cocoa, adds many new features and is fully compatible with both Leopard (OS X 10.5) and the upcoming Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). 5.0.1 is an update to fix three issues uncovered since the release of 5.0.

EarthDesk replaces your static desktop with an image of the Earth showing current sun, moon and city illumination, as well as real-time global cloud coverage, allowing you to track hurricanes and other weather systems on your Macintosh or Windows desktop.

The software operates silently in the background, keeping your desktop updated while you work. Unlike a screen saver, which only appears when your system is idle, EarthDesk’s dynamic desktop is continuously displayed as your desktop background (and optionally as a screen saver).

Fixed in 5.0.1
* Fixed a permissions bug that caused the list in the Locations Tab to be blank when installed for “all users”
* Fixed a bug that prevented clouds from working or crashed on systems with non-English date formats
* Fixed a bug in the “borderless window” option that caused a rare crash especially when waking from sleep

Major new features introduced in 5.0:
* Faster rendering, lower processor usage, more robust and a cleaner interface
* Seasonal maps, with snow and vegetation levels changing month-to-month
* Supports higher resolution map and cloud data on large displays
* Adjustable brightness and background color
* Starfield background option
* Updated political map now displays city lights and/or moonlight
* Supports dual GPUs controlling a single screen as with the new unibody Macs
* Checks for updates automatically

Other improvements in 5.0:
* The globe projection can now be positioned anywhere on the screen
* EarthDesk now properly handles monitor attach/detach while running
* When overlaying desktop pictures, the image aspect ratio is respected
* Original desktop restored upon quit, including periodic picture changing
* EarthDesk now displays details of the cloud capture date and time
* The evaluation watermark in the unlicensed version is now softer

EarthDesk 5.0 is a full rewrite, with many internal improvements:
* EarthDesk’s rendering engine has been fully rewritten in Cocoa
* 32/64 bit application and ready for Snow Leopard
* No dependence on older Carbon or QuickDraw technologies

Pricing and Availability:
EarthDesk 5.0.1 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or newer. Single user copies may be purchased online for $24.95 (USD). Upgrades are available for $12.95 for licensed users of version 4 and $17.95 for licensed users of versions 1, 2 and 3. For more information and to download an evaluation version, please visit Xeric Design online. Editorial Review copies and high resolution screenshots are available to qualified persons upon request.

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Xeric Design, based in Incline Village, Nevada, is a leader in global time and mapping software. Its flagship product, EarthDesk, for both Macintosh and Windows, is enjoyed by users in more than 140 countries.

Norcross, Georgia – Disk Doctors Photo Recovery (Mac) software now has enhanced support for recovering Adobe Photoshop files i.e. PSD file extension. The software is updated with latest algorithm that will help users to recover lost/deleted .psd files from hard drives, memory cards etc. PSD is the default file extension of the proprietary file format of Adobe Photoshop which is widely used.

Disk Doctors photo recovery software is an advanced program designed for Mac OS X, it uses advanced technologies to find and reconstruct fragmented digital photographs after deletion or accidental formatting of a memory card. Disk Doctors Photo Recovery (Mac), the program uses individual algorithms for each supported file type to perform sophisticated data recovery, developed over years of research at Disk Doctor Labs.

“Adobe Photoshop is considered as very important software for image editing. We are extremely delighted that due to the addition of psd support, Disk Doctors Photo Recovery which is one of our best sellers can now be of help to several customers.” says Omer Faiyaz – CEO – Disk Doctors Software Business.

Disk Doctor Photo Recovery (Mac) also uses advanced algorithms to recover professional RAW photographs for almost all popular Digital SLR’s, for e.g. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Leica, Hassleblad, Minolta, Olympus and Kodak etc. The software supports recovery of the files mentioned below.

RAW Photo Format: CR2, CRW (Canon), NEF (Nikon), ARW, SR2 (Sony), DNG (Samsung, Pentax etc.), KDC, DCR, K25 (Kodak),
RAW (Leica), RAW (Panasonic), MRW (Minolta), ORF (Olympus), PEF (Pentax), X3F (Sigma), 3FR (Hasselblad), RAF (Fuji)

Standard Photo Format: BMP, PNG, TIF, TIFF, JPEG, JPG, GIF

Audio Format: MP3, WAV, MIDI, M4A, M4B, AIFF, AIF, AIFC

Video Format: MPEG, MPG, AVI, MOV, M4V, 3GP, 3G2, MP4

Pricing and Availability:
Disk Doctors Photo Recovery for Mac with PSD support is priced at $69.00 (USD) for a limited time. Demos are available from Disk Doctors online.

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Established in 1991, Disk Doctors Labs is the one of the oldest data recovery companies spread across 5 countries. Disk Doctors specializes in developing system utilities (PC Software) and recovery of all advanced data loss cases including Raid Recovery and its product portfolio consists of several Data Recovery Software, Undelete Tools and several other PC Software Utilities. Continuous research and development efforts leading to various path-breaking technologies at Disk Doctor Labs have made some of the impossible data recovery cases possible.

Kitchener, Ontario Canada – RapidWeaver theme developer seyDoggy today is excited to release Lights2 Pro RapidWeaver, a completely rebuilt successor to the extremely popular Lights theme originally created by Med Designs’ Scott Williams. Since shutting down their RapidWeaver theme operations in late 2008, Med Designs has exclusively trusted seyDoggy Web and Graphic Design for their theme support and distribution. seyDesign is proud to be the sole distributor of the entire Med Designs line, and successfully upgraded all Med Designs themes to RapidWeaver 4 compatibility, bolstering them wherever possible with extra features.

“One of the things that drew me to the Scott [Williams] Med Designs theme library was the original Lights theme” says seyDoggy Lead Developer Adam Merrifield. “When Med Designs closed up shop I knew that the Lights theme had to live on. It’s timeless, elegant, and open to so many possibilities.”

Never one to let a great RapidWeaver theme die, seyDoggy would like to introduce the totally rebuilt Lights2 Pro. Lights2 is a polished, highly flexible theme capable of meeting a wide variety of design needs, from blogs to photo albums and everything in between. One of seyDoggy’s Pro themes (mid-grade offerings that typically come with a comprehensive set of features, while also maintaining a certain ease of use), Lights2 Pro offers users a wide variety of easy-to-use features, including:

* 10 customizable headers
* Header height adjustment
* RWmultitool ready
* Comprehensive color control
* Width control
* Sidebar width and positioning adjustment

Lights2, seyDoggy’s 27th commercially available theme, is also the first Pro theme enabled with the popular ExtraContent feature, an open source collaborative technology that allows usable content spaces in RapidWeaver (e.g. built-in blog pages, photo albums, Flash slideshows, or iFrame pages) to be extended beyond what the application would normally allow, offering the user additional usable space and, along with that, a wide variety of new opportunities for enhanced creative expression. With ExtraContent, it is now possible to add a personal touch to previously unreachable areas of a page, by adding a lifestream (Twitter, LastFM, Delicious, etc.) below a blog page, adding a Web 2.0 footer to a site’s file sharing page, or performing another of the many potential modifications.

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4.11 Tiger or 10.5.2 Leopard
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* RapidWeaver 3.6.7 or RapidWeaver 4.x
* RWmultitool Lite Optional

Pricing and Availability:
Lights2 Pro is available now for $16.49 CAD at seyDoggy’s online RapidWeaver theme store.

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Headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario Canada, seyDoggy is a privately funded company founded in 2005 by Adam Merrifield. Leveraging their longtime experience in web and graphic design, seyDoggy’s goal is to develop great looking theme designs for RapidWeaver, and lead to the creation of seyDesign. Known for developing the first commercially available theme with split navigation, seyDesign is responsible for continually pushing the limits of RapidWeaver. seyDoggy also offers consulting services for companies looking to enter the web design industry or who don’t want to hire full time staff to manage their own internet or intranet web systems. Copyright 2005-2009 seyDoggy. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. RapidWeaver, and the RapidWeaver logo are trademarks of Realmac Software Limited.

Vilnius, Lithuania – Keynote Zone, the developer of professionally designed ready-to-use themes for Apple’s Keynote application, has released free “Comics” Keynote theme. The Comics theme’s layout based on hand-drawn picture frames and word balloon shapes creates a well recognizable comics style. The theme includes 22 layouts, custom designed charts and tables.

Comics standard version theme comes in 2 sizes (800×600 & 1024×768) and is available as free download at Keynote Zone site. Comics HD version theme comes in 5 sizes (800×600, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1680×1050, 1920×1080) and is available for $10. Five more Keynote themes are now available for sale in standard or HD formats at Keynote Zone online.

Metal theme
A unique technology based theme with custom designed transitions. Ideal for presentations that require a clean contemporary look. The theme includes 45 layouts, custom designed charts and tables. Metal HD version theme includes unique custom designed opening and closing metal door transitions that you can place on your slides as openers or closers.

Rounded theme
Eye-friendly, color oriented theme, based on rounded forms that create a soft and cozy atmosphere. The theme includes 44 layouts, custom designed charts and tables. Rounded HD version theme includes three complete themes, each in its own complete color palette.

Corporate theme
Adaptable, general-purpose theme with a clear business-casual aesthetic that will match your professional content. The theme includes 40 layouts, custom designed charts and tables.

R&W theme
Elegant and luxurious Keynote theme that combines modern and classical looks and represents aesthetic and passion for excellence. The theme includes 40 layouts, custom designed charts and tables.

Paper theme
Paper theme suggests the traditionally simple and clear design that brings the paper back into the digital age. The theme includes 40 layouts, custom designed charts and tables.

Each theme comes in Standard and HD version. Standard version themes comes in 2 sizes (800×600 & 1024×768), HD version themes comes in 5 sizes (800×600, 1024×768, 1280×720, 1680×1050, 1920×1080).

Requirements:
* Mac OS X version 10.4.10 or later
* iWork ‘08 (Keynote 4) or iWork ‘09 (Keynote 5)

Pricing and Availability:
The Keynote themes are available for download at Keynote Zone site and are priced starting from $16 (USD) for standard version and starting from $20 for HD version.

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Keynote Zone was founded in January 2009 by a group of designers who share the passion for Mac. Keynote Zone’s goal is to develop professional Keynote themes for Apple’s Keynote application. Copyright 2009 Keynote Zone. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and Keynote are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Austin, Texas – Blue Lightning Labs has announced an update to their popular iPhone application Mathemagics, an application for learning to mentally calculate math problems at phenomenal speeds. Mathemagics 1.1 contains 20 different math tricks for multiplying, dividing and squaring numbers faster than many people can use a calculator. Aspiring Mathemagicians learn and then practice any of the 20 math tricks while progressively moving to higher levels of proficiency.

Mathemagics is perfect for students, teachers, or anyone else looking to kick their brain function into high gear. The application engages the user and is well-suited for quick practice sessions. Users are challenged to achieve new levels of competence, from apprentice to mathemagician, for each trick.

“Learning to calculate math mentally helps train your brain to think efficiently,” said Shane Crawford of Blue Lightning Labs. “I think it helps give me an edge in situations where others might fumble with a calculator. Mathemagics is perfect for quick training sessions and it gives me a mental pick-me-up when I need it.”

Mathemagics 1.1 challenges users to master 20 math tricks:
* Multiply as high as 20 x 20
* Square numbers ending in 5
* Square any two digit number
* Square numbers from 41 to 59
* Square numbers in the 50’s
* Doubling and Halving
* Quickly multiply by 4
* Quickly multiply by 5
* Quickly multiply by 9
* Quickly multiply by 11
* Quickly multiply by 25
* Quickly multiply by 99
* Multiply numbers in the 90’s
* Round number multiplication
* Quickly divide by 5
* Quickly multiply numbers differing by 2, 4 or 6
* Quickly multiply numbers whose one’s place adds to 10
* Quickly multiply two close numbers
* Sum the first n even numbers
* Sum the first n odd numbers

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Mathemagics, normally $2.99 (USD), is available now on the iTunes App Store for just $.99 (USD).

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Headquartered in scenic Austin, Texas, Blue Lightning Labs is a privately funded company founded in 2008 by Alta Vida LLC. Blue Lightning Labs has a sole focus on the iPhone platform. Copyright 2008 Blue Lightning Labs. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod Touch are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Atlanta, Georgia – JL Software is pleased to announce the publication of the all-new Handbook of High-Risk Obstetrics for iPhone or iPod touch. The Handbook is written for the busy medical student, resident in Obstetrics, or practicing clinician who needs a comprehensive and up-to-date yet concise guide to caring for the woman with a high-risk pregnancy.

Written by R. Harold Holbrook Jr, a board-certified physician with 22 years of experience in academic perinatology, the Handbook covers all major areas of high-risk obstetrics, and is cross-referenced and indexed with over 3,200 keywords. The Handbook provides a quick review of any perinatal topic at the bedside or in the office. Physicians can rapidly check diagnostic criteria, patient counseling information, and treatment options for the woman with a complicated pregnancy.

The Handbook covers the following general areas:
* Pregnancy in patients with coexisting medical problems
* Complications of pregnancy
* Preterm labor and delivery
* Preterm rupture of the membranes
* Management of complicated labor and delivery
* Fetal complications and diseases
* Genetic counseling for risks of fetal anomalies
* Pregnancy counseling for coexisting disease or past complicated pregnancy

The Handbook contains special sections for breast cancer in pregnancy, care of the pregnant patient with spinal cord injury, hypertension and its manifestations, and both gestational and pre-gestational diabetes mellitus. The complications of pregnancy covered include mild and severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, antepartum bleeding, preterm labor, preterm premature rupture of the membranes, and others.

Diagnostic steps and treatment are based on the latest information from the American College of Obstericians and Gynecologists, the CDC, and recent published studies in the major obstetrical journals. Topic pages in the Handbook of High-Risk Obstetrics are extensively cross-referenced with links to all associated topics, allowing the physician or student to start with an overview and quickly consult related information.

The entire text is indexed using more than 3,200 keywords, enabling the busy medical student, resident, or practicing clinician to quickly find all relevant pages via the intuitive search feature. Users can also easily bookmark any page for future quick reference. There is no limit on the number of bookmarks, double-bookmarking is automatically prevented, and bookmarks can be added or removed at any time. To retrieve a bookmarked page, the user simply chooses the Bookmarks icon and taps the desired page from the presented list.

Copy and paste of any text in the Handbook is supported, so clinicians can copy and email or copy and SMS-message any of the numerous protocol lists, medication options, or differential diagnosis summaries to colleagues on-call or at referring institutions.

The Handbook of High-Risk Obstetrics includes concise but complete coverage of all aspects of perinatal practice. Finding the information needed is much quicker than using a textbook, and all of the important points are summarized for a rapid but thorough overview of the topic.

The sections of the Handbook include:

Pregnancy and Coexisting Medical Conditions: diabetes mellitus, chronic hypertension, congenital and acquired cardiac conditions, thyroid disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, hepatic disorders, dermatologic disorders specific to pregnancy, collagen-vascular disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, hematologic disorders, breast cancer and pregnancy, renal disease in pregnancy, seizure disorders, carpal tunnel syndroms, bacterial and viral infections, spinal cord injuries, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, and psychosis.

Common Omissions in Prenatal Care: screening for genetic defects, maternal obstetrical history, administration of magnesium sulfate, invasive diagnostic procedures, cause of low-birthweight infants, risk factors for congenital anomalies, signs of fetal compromise, distinguishing common pregnancy complaints from serious disease, and detecting early signs of preterm labor.

Fetal Medicine: symmetric and asymmetric intrauterine fetal growth restriction, detection of fetal anomalies by ultrasound, common chromosome anomalies, fetal hematologic disorders, red cell isoimmunization, neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, alpha and beta thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle S-C disease, sickle-thal carrier state, oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios, twin-twin transfusion syndrome, and congenital infections including rubella, cytomegalovirus, toxoplasmosis, group B beta-hemolytic streptococcus, parvovirus B19, Listeria monocytogenes, varicella (chicken pox), hepatitis A, B, C, and E, HIV and AIDS, and syphilis.

The Screening Ultrasound Exam: in addition to fetal biometric measurements of biparietal diameter, head circumference, abdominal circumference and femur length, normal and abnormal structures are listed for each body area. Examinations include head, brain, encephalocele, lateral cerebral ventricles, choroid plexus, cerebellum, cisterna magna, third ventricle, face, orbits, binocular diameter, intraocular diameter and ocular diameters, lips, cleft lip, nose, chin, neck, spine, chest, fetal heart views, fetal cardiac physiology, fetal circulation, fetal cardiac arrhythmias, lungs, pulmonary sequestration, congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation, diaphragmatic hernia, pleural effusion, abdomen and pelvis, stomach, esophageal atresia, tracheoesophageal fistula, jejunal atresia, duodenal atresia, 3-vessel umbilical cord, single umbilical artery, abdominal wall defects of omphalocele and gastroschisis, renal pelvis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, hydronephrosis, bladder overdistention, posterior urethral valves, renal agenesis, dilated bowel, echogenic bowel, angulation of the feet, club foot, absent radius, abnormal curvature of the spine, meningomyelocele and spina bifida.

* Intrapartum Fetal Monitoring
* Guide To Fetal Anomalies and Genetic Counseling
* Multiple Gestation

Complications Of Pregnancy:
* Antepartum Bleeding
* Preeclampsia
* Eclampsia
* Gestional Diabetes

Induction of Labor:
* Cervical Ripening
* Management of Labor Induction

Preterm Labor and Delivery:
* Diagnosing Preterm Labor
* Treatment of Preterm Labor

Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes:
* Tocolysis
* Glucocorticoids
* Antibiotic Prophylaxis
* Management of Labor and Delivery

Minimum Requirements:
iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
The Handbook of High-Risk Obstetrics is available on the Apple App Store at an introductory price of $49.99 (USD). All future updates are free of charge to existing customers.

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JL Software LLC is an independent Macintosh and iPhone/iPod touch development company owned by R. Harold Holbrook Jr, M.D. and has been creating compelling applications for Macintosh computers since 2001 and the iPhone/iPod touch platforms since 2008. JL Software develops exclusively for Mac OS X and iPhone OS, and has extensive experience in programming in Objective-C and Cocoa for the Apple platforms. Dr. Holbrook is board-certified in both general Obstetrics and Gynecology and the high-risk pregnancy subspecialty of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, and has 20 years of experience as medical school faculty in the care of patients with complicated pregnancies. He is a peer reviewer for the major Obstetrics and Gynecology scientific journals and has written several book chapters on high-risk obstetrics as well as more than 25 research articles. Copyright 2009 JL 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.

Raleigh, North Carolina – Spare Change Software is pleased to announce QuickTip 2.0, the latest update to their easy-to-use tip calculator for iPhone and iPod touch. Designed to leverage the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, QuickTip offers a fast and convenient way to calculate the tip for any bill. QuickTip works with all currencies supported on iPhone/iPod touch, so calculating any sum of money to be given as a reward for services is only a touch away.

Perfect for family outings, business, or special occasions, QuickTip makes it easy to accurately figure what the tip amount should be after any meal, such as breakfast, lunch, or dinner. With its intuitive slider, users can quickly adjust the tip percentage while seeing the tip and total amounts update in real-time. Additionally, patrons can round the total bill amount up or down with the tap of a button.

“QuickTip was originally designed to provide an easy-to-use, easy-to-read interface for calculating a tip” said Doug Penny, founder of Spare Change Software. “QuickTip 2.0 continues to achieve this goal while adding a few highly requested features and a new, redesigned interface.”

Version 2.0 sports a completely redesigned user interface with a custom number pad for quick bill amount entry. The new intuitive slider remains for adjusting the tip amount or patrons can choose to use custom buttons with tip amounts that they can set in advance. QuickTip also features the the option to exclude tax from the bill amount when calculating the tip. Lastly, the preference settings have been moved into the application for quicker access.

Feature highlights include:
* Completely redesigned for ease-of-use
* Easily calculate a tip, on-the-fly
* Optional buttons for your most common tip percentages
* Tip percentage and total amounts update in real-time
* Option for excluding tax before calculating the tip

Language Support:
English, Spanish, French and German

System Requirements:
* iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3GS, or iPod touch 2.2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
QuickTip 2.0 for iPhone is completely free and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.

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Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, Spare Change Software is a privately funded company founded in 2008 by Doug Penny. With a focus on the Mac and iPhone platforms, Spare Change Software’s aim is to develop unique, yet useful products, complemented by superb user experience and first-class customer support. Copyright 2008-2009 Spare Change Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Perth, Australia – Pixelglow Software today launched Instaviz 1.4 – the latest version of the first and best diagram sketching software for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch – featuring full support for Apple’s iPhone 3.0 system update and the new iPhone 3GS.

First released in December 2008, Instaviz has become one of the most popular diagramming software on the iPhone platform, with its simple sketch-to-create interface and deep feature set. Enthusiastic users have awarded 3 1/2 starts out of 5 stars over 56 ratings in the US App Store alone.

“I just used Instaviz to lay out a complex analysis task while waiting for my kids to finish their dinner,” says Eric Vessey, who builds geoprocessing models in ArcGIS. “The application’s unobtrusive interface is amazingly effective; I was up and running in minutes, building complex model diagrams far faster than I can build them in ArcGIS.”

Instaviz 1.4 now works with Apple’s iPhone 3.0 system update, which is also part of the new iPhone 3GS. Users can choose between Edit and Browse mode, for faster navigation around a diagram. Edit mode features autoscrolling when sketching to the screen edge. Users can now also email diagrams to Windows users with standard mail attachments.

All in all, this version contains 12 different enhancements. “iPhone 3.0 offers much under-the-hood goodness for developers,” says Glen Low, author of Instaviz. “With Instaviz 1.4, we wanted to see how quickly we could deliver some of this goodness to our avid users.”

Instavue is the sidekick of Instaviz on the Mac OS X and Windows platform. Instavue users can quickly extract their Instaviz diagrams by simply selecting them from their iPhone and iPod Touch backups, then exporting or printing them. This version is now works with backups from iTunes 8.2, part of the iPhone 3.0 software update.

Pricing and Availability
Instaviz 1.4 is available from the Apple iPhone App Store for $9.99 (USD). Instavue for Mac OS X or Windows is available for free.

About Instaviz
Instaviz is an iPhone and iPod Touch application that turns roughly sketched shapes and lines into beautifully laid-out diagrams. Instaviz uses Recog, a new shape recognition engine based on advanced fuzzy logic and trained on over 2,500 sketches drawn by real users. Instaviz also uses Graphviz, the industry standard for automated graph layout, representing over 20 years of AT&T research work.

About Instavue
Instavue is a Mac and Windows application that extracts the Instaviz diagrams from the user’s iPhone or iPod Touch backups. The user can then choose to print the diagrams or export them to any of these vector and bitmap formats: BMP, EPS, GIF, Graphviz, JPEG, PNG, PostScript, SVG, TIFF, Visio VDX or VML. Mac users can also export to these additional formats: JPEG2000, OpenEXR, Photoshop, PDF, Quickdraw, Silicon Graphics or TGA. Windows users can also export to the EMF (Enhanced Metafile) format.

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Pixelglow Software synthesizes disparate ideas into simple and intuitive working software solutions. On the Macintosh, Windows and web platforms for over 12 years, Pixelglow Software works with clients ranging from small firms to multinationals like WorleyParsons, AT&T and Autodesk. Their Altivec-optimized SIMD toolkit macstl is well-regarded in numerics and high performance computing circles since 2003. Their port of Graphviz to Mac OS X took two prizes in the Apple Design Awards 2004: Winner for Best Open Source Product and Runner-Up for Best New Product. In 2005, Apple invited Pixelglow Software to tour Australia and New Zealand to demo new features of Mac OS X Tiger during their WWDC roadshow. Copyright 2009 Pixelglow Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Paris, France – Want to track your runs? eCOMPOSITE releases this day a new iPhone App that allows you to keep track of your runs, progress, speed and to see where you’ve ran. 321Run allows you to follow your run without having to read your screen with the touch of a finger.

“I tested the Nike on an iPod and that just wasn’t it. Then I asked myself what I wanted”, says Cyril Godefroy, who developed this app. “I want my runs in my pocket, so I can show my friends, and know the progress I’m doing, and I want something that allows me to listen to y music while running, and keeps me motivated when I set myself a one hour goal or a 10Km run. Actually I am the number one user of this app”.

321Run also contains several trainings to begin running, lose weight run faster or prepare for a semi. The coach tells you when to run, walk, change rythm. Hours of fun and run. “I’m already running better than i used to, and I think everybody will perfect with this app”, concludes Cyril.

Having a coach to track your progress, all on your iPhone, allows you to plan when you want to run, and listening to the coach helps you start easily and get in better shape day after day. “2 months ago, I could barely run 10 minutes. Now I have almost reached 30 minutes without stopping, and I doubled the distance”, says Stephanie who discovered the app in tests.

Pricing and Availability:
321Run is available on the AppStore at the price of 9.99 USD (7,99 Euro), and requires iPhone 3G or 3GS. 321Run Lite is the free version without GPS for iPod Touch users and wannabe runners that has been released at the beginning of the week.

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eCOMPOSITE is a one person company focusing on GPS, fitness and photo software for the iPhone and the Mac. Copyright 2009 eCOMPOSITE. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Wellington, New Zealand – Maggot Software today announced the release of Conformalizer 3.1.3, the long awaited update to its cutting edge re-conform application for sound post-production professionals. This latest offering adds official support for Pro Tools 8 as well as a raft of other powerful new features to help sound editors untangle picture recuts.

Conformalizer is the industry’s most powerful and flexible re-conform tool, enabling sound editors to deal with complex and ongoing picture recuts as well as helping to detect Visual FX changes as the picture cut progresses. Film and video post professionals around the world have come to rely on Conformalizer to make sense of last minute recuts and to help re-conform their Pro Tools sessions, ADR databases and FX lists. With Conformalizer’s new search features and flexible editing tools, Color grading and VFX departments are discovering that this valuable information can save hours of manual work and reduce the chance of human error.

Feature Highlights:
* Automatically re-conforms a Pro Tools session or any tab or comma separated text file
* Reads CMX3600 EDLs, film cut lists, Final Cut XML and AVID change notes
* Searches multiple files for a particular shot or scene so users can decide on the best match
* Uses intelligent VFX shot tracing to keep track of updated VFX shots as they film evolves
* Locks two quicktime movies to the change list events so users can verify, compare and modify the list visually
* Enables near sample accurate locked playback of two Quicktime movies for powerful comparison of updated VFX and audio changes

Changes since previous release (3.0.1):
* Auto-conform routines completely overhauled to improve speed and reliability
* Search feature now compares actual frame ranges and returns a detailed breakdown of which cuts most closely match the current
* Quicktime movie views are now better looking, more responsive and more compatible with Leopard
* Quicktime play and stop buttons reinstated with rock solid sync and faster start times
* Colorization of events indicates unmatched shots as well as VFX updates
* Added “compare selected events” option allowing very powerful tracing when combined with the new search and colorization features
* Lots of fixes, tweaks and enhancements

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger or higher
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* G4 Processor, 1GHz or faster

Conformalizer 3.1.3 is $799 (USD) for a single license, $3199 (USD) for a 5 user and $5499 (USD) for a 10 user license and is available for $999 (USD) as part of the “maggot meal deal”. A free upgrade is available to all 3.x users.

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Located in Wellington, New Zealand, Maggot Software is a software development company founded by Justin Webster and specializing in software solutions for the music and film post-production industries. All Material and Software (C) 2004-2007 Maggot Software / All Rights Reserved.

Munich, Germany – Independent iPhone developer Florian ‘Utsi’ Martin, today announces Landleben 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch. With this game for children, you can experience farm life with lots of animals living on a farm and around it. The 360 degree picture gets alive with sounds and little animations by tapping on the different elements. Landleben is the second picture book style children’s game for the iPhone from the successful makers of Zoolife.

With Landleben children learn to relate real animal sounds to their picture as well as finding sounds from all the objects like a tractor, people and even some fun sounds. A counter in the picture helps you to keep track of how many sounds and animations you have discovered.

This loving drawn panoramic scenery full of little details is illustrated by Lee Barlage, an well known illustrator for children books and graphic artist from Munich, Germany. This game is designed for all ages. Especially young children can easily relate to the cute animals in this game.

System requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch 2.2 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Landleben 1.0 is available exclusively through Apple’s App Store and costs only $0.99 (USD).

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Idea and programming by Florian “Utsi” Martin, independent developer for Mac OS X Software and iPhone Applications, and internationally well known digital colourist for feature films. Copyright 2009 Florian Martin. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Hagenberg, Austria – Ergonis Software today announced that Typinator 3.5, the fastest and brand new version of its highly acclaimed text expander, is available as part of the TheMacBundles, a bundle of 11 great Mac products. Typinator is a powerful, yet elegantly simple text expansion utility that works across all applications. It detects specific sequences of typed characters and automatically replaces them with text snippets, graphics, URLs, dates and special characters. The brand new version 3.5 of Typinator introduces a new technology that makes the expansion and insertion of text even faster than before.

Typinator is joined by the following other quality Mac software products to form the bundle:

Caboodle – A lean, clean, snippet machine, Dejal Caboodle is perfect for storing and organizing those bits of information that you might have previously stored elsewhere. Includes customizable fields, encryption, and support for embedded images, PDFs and more.

IPNetMonitorX – Featuring 23 integrated tools, IPNetMonitorX is designed to help you quickly troubleshoot Internet service issues, gather data to solve the problem either directly or through your Internet Service Provider, and optimize your Internet connection.

MailTags – transforms Apple’s Mail application into a powerful email management system and puts an end to email chaos. It allows you to tag your email messages with keywords, projects, notes, and more.

PrintMagic – A tool that expands the printing capabilities of OS X. Instantly and easily selectively print just the info you want in any program via your own shortcuts or a versatile interface. Add notes or time-date stamps to anything you print, create print projects, more…

ShutterBug – Whether it’s a personal site to share your photos, movies, and stories or a professional presence to communicate your message or create an online store, ShutterBug can help you do it, easily, quickly, and custom built to your specific needs.

Trampoline – Do you have a core set of apps, documents, or web apps that you use all the time? Do you almost never close them? Do you move back and forth between them all day long? If you want to get to your apps FAST, you NEED Trampoline!

Voila – Voila is your complete capturing solution, allowing you to capture, annotate, organize, and share screen captures from virtually ANY source! Capture full screen games, multiple windows, webpages, webcam inputs, and much more.

World Clock Deluxe – Regularly work with people across the world? Have family or friends living in other countries or time zones? Often travel abroad? World Clock Deluxe, from MaBaSoft, will make your life much easier.

Availability and Ordering:
TheMacBundles can be purchased at the TheMacBundles website for a great low price of $49.95 (USD). Users can avail an additional $5 off on each bundle while buying 2 or more bundles; the benefit is also extended for gifting bundles. The early buyers within first 14 days also get 2 bonus applications (Dock Gone and Smart Trash).

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Headquartered in Hagenberg, Austria, Ergonis Software Gmbh is a privately held software development company founded in 2002. With a focus on innovation, Ergonis develops ergonomic and intuitive software that boosts the productivity of Mac and PC users alike. Copyright 2002-2009 Ergonis Software Gmbh. All Rights Reserved. Ergonis products are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Ergonis Software GmbH. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Trzic, Slovenia – TARI today is delighted to introduce FlyBy 1.0, their new 3D flying game for iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed specifically to leverage the iPhone’s unique built-in tilting and gorgeous interface, FlyBy is first-person and incredibly simple to play. Fly mid-air through a 3D space among bumble bees, bubbles and sunbeams. Gamers avoid insects and try to hit bubbles and sunbeams simply by tilting their device to change the flight direction.

FlyBy offers a beautiful UI with crisp, realistic graphics, featuring various excitement levels, from relaxed cruising to a highly exciting drive. It sports its own game intelligence as well. Game situations for each run of the program are created on the fly and not predefined, so every flight is new and unique, with no repetition. At anytime users can tap to re-calibrate the tilt position. Tapping causes the current tilt to be assumed as the straight flight direction.

To start gameplay, just select the traffic congestion to suit the preferred excitement level. Among FlyBy’s most compelling features is when a bumble bee is hit; not only does it cost the gamer points (5), it causes condensation and moss to grow on windshield. Too much moss (3 pieces) on the windshield and the game is over. Flying through a sunbeam clears the windshield and if the result is negative, the game is reset to zero points.

Feature Highlights:
* First Person
* Leverages iPhone (or iPod touch) accelerometer
* Game Intelligence – Situations are created on-the-Fly
* Compelling UI and Graphics

“I am really excited about the release of FlyBy” said Izidor Jerebic, co-founder of TARI. “People have always wanted to fly, so a flying game is a good fit for the platform, which is so markedly an improved mobile computing experience. And despite the possibility of an occasional adrenaline rush, FlyBy is basically an easy-going game about the joy of flying. Just you and summer sky and having a good time.”

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
FlyBy 1.0 for iPhone is only $0.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store.

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Based in Trzic, Slovenia, TARI is a small family-owned company co-founded in 1999 by Izidor Jerebic. With a focus on the elegant platforms, such as Mac, Ruby on Rails and iPhone, TARI was formed by an experienced team who love programming and have a passion to create original and unique applications. The company is active in several key business areas, one among them being computer software development. Team members have designed and developed several quite large custom applications for their clients. Copyright 1999-2009 TARI. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Twin Falls, Idaho – Overcommitted Updates Ember – The Campfire(TM) Application For Your iPhone. While instant messaging is good for one-on-one communication, Campfire(TM) by 37signals(R) is optimized for collaborating with groups and teams. Ember brings Campfire(TM) to life within a truly integrated iPhone experience. Join and toggle between chat rooms, view shared files and collaborate effectively on the go. Ember is available now for $9.99 at the Apple iTunes App Store.

“We’re really excited about this release of Ember,” says Overcommitted’s Harold Emsheimer. “It has been completely rebuilt under the hood to take advantage of Core Data. This update provides better overall performance, and has laid the ground work for some great additional features.”

In this new update, Overcommitted has completely rewritten Ember to take advantage of all of the new iPhone API’s available in the new 3.0 firmware.

Features
* Streamlined user interface
* Multiple accounts: access all your Campfire(TM) accounts from one client
* Chat transcripts
* Inline browser
* Infinite scroll back to view previous messages in room
* Live image previews right within the chat room
* Inline viewing of popular file formats, Excel, Word, Powerpoint…
* Unlimited chat rooms: access to all your Campfire(TM) rooms
* Take and upload photos directly into Ember using the iPhone built-in camera
* SSL accounts are fully supported

What People Are Saying About Ember:

“Digging the polished interface for Ember, a Campfire(TM) client for the iPhone. Great to see them charging a decent price for a solid product.”
- Dave Greiner, Campaign Monitor

“Ember works great over 3G/Edge and helps me easily stay in touch while running errands or in between flights.”
- Brian Cooke, Roobasoft

“What a difference it makes having Ember on the iPhone.”
- Trevor Squires, Propane

“If you spend your day inside Campfire(TM) you need Ember. My iphone desperately needed this!”
- Mark McSpadden, The Garland Group

Minimum Requirements:
Ember works with all iPhones and iPod Touches running iPhone OS 3.0 software (WiFi, Edge or 3G network required), as well as a Campfire(TM) account (free or paid) from 37signals.

About 37signals
37signals is a privately-held Chicago-based company committed to building the best web-based software products possible with the least number of features necessary. Their products do less than the competition – intentionally. They’ve been in business since 1999.

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Overcommitted is a small team focused on creating applications for the iPhone that people love to use. Based in 3 separate cities, Ember stands out as a natural outgrowth of their need for an efficient group chat resource. Overcommitted is not associated with 37signals, LLC. Campfire(TM) is a trademark of 37signals, LLC. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.