The MacTrack – iPhone, iPod, iPod Touch and Mac News

San Jose, CR – Unicorn Multimedia, a small website and game design company, today is proud to introduce a new take on a Commodore 64 classic game, ColorBuster. It is an addictive new puzzle game for the iPhone that lets players guide Hect0r the robot through an old space station. The challenge is to clean up energy crate blocks by sliding them around the game board. This simple, yet testing, game can puzzle any gamer. ColorBuster launched September 17, 2009 and is available now in the App Store for $1.99.

ColorBuster is an intuitive puzzle game for the iPhone that gives any gamer hours of play-time with its challenging scenarios. This classic game remake features up to 50 different levels of tricky puzzles that can be played directly on the iPhone. ColorBuster is easy to learn but it is hard to put down. The sliding-block puzzle game has a well balanced learning curve, allowing any gamer to pick it up and play.

In the game, players control Hect0r, a lovable cleaning drone. It is Hect0r’s job to clean every floor of the old space base. In order to do that, the robot must find and collect working energy crates while eliminating the dead ones. Players control Hect0r by swiping the screen with a finger or by pressing traditional control arrows.

Game Features Include:
* Two different game modes
* Swipe and arrow control on-screen
* 50 original puzzle levels
* Can replay any level after beating 5 levels past it
* High quality sound tracks
* Features dynamic zooming capabilities
* Global high score listing that is posted online

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.2 or later

Pricing and Availability:
ColorBuster 1.0 is only $1.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

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Unicorn Multimedia was incorporated in 2005, in San Jose, Costa Rica. It is a small company that is in the web design and mobile game design industry, although it is focused in large part on its game design capabilities. Unicorn’s first innovative product is the ColorBuster application for the iPhone. The company was founded by Attila Z Jancsina (CEO) and Robert Orban (senior programmer). ColorBuster was a fairly successful game on Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga and PC. The game was originally released by Zsolt Szabo, who authorized Unicorn Multimedia to create a new version for the iPhone. Copyright (C) 2005-2009 Unicorn Multimedia. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Hong Kong – CAZE today released Zero 5 UltraThin case, the World’s Thinnest transparent case for iPhone 3GS/3G. Zero 5 is an enhanced version of the very favorable 0.7mm air jacket case. It has improved the thickness and the chrome edge protection. The case thickness was cut down from 0.7mm to 0.5mm and was extended to protect the chrome edges of an iPhone. It’s available in clear and black and bundled with two screen protectors.

Zero 5 is currently the World’s Thinnest transparent case for iPhone 3GS/3G, featuring a maximum thickness of 0.5mm. It’s so thin and light weight, it’s almost unnoticeable when installed. This ultra-thin case is especially suitable for users who wish to show the original iPhone outlook and shape while receiving the best protection. Zero 5 is purposely designed to increase the protection by extending the shell to wrap around the chrome edges and corners of an iPhone.

Customers who buy any cases from CAZE will get a Mirror Screen Protector and an Anti-FingerPrint Screen Protector for free.

iPhone CAZE designs and manufactures high quality, fashionable and unique iPhone cases for iPhone 3G/3GS in a wide assortment of styles and colors. iPhone CAZE offers a variety of cases of different materials from leather, metallic, fabric, silicone to swarovski crystal. Products will be shipped within 24 hours during weekday and 30 Days Money Back Guarantee is provided.

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iPhone CAZE started its business at a small shop with handmade products at the beginning and proudly released its first iPhone case in 2007. Due to the spread of word and increasing demand of overseas orders, iPhone CAZE began to take orders on its website in 2009. iPhone CAZE admires fashion, using leather, fabric, metal, polymer and swarovski crystal, to bring something luxury and special on iPhone for any occasion. Copyright 2007-2009 iPhone CAZE. 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.

Waretown, New Jersey – In an effort to celebrate Halloween while maintaining their mission to help people stay fit and healthy, iBody is offering $4.00 off their app over the weekend. On October 31st, iBody will go on sale for $5.99, instead of its regular price of $9.99. After November 1st, the price will return to normal. The 40% price reduction for this Cadillac of fitness apps is considered a real treat.

iBody, an application downloadable to iPhone and iPod Touch devices, was developed by owners, Karin Müller and Hanno Welsch. “Our inspiration was to build a Swiss Army Knife of a health & fitness app that combines all the things you regularly need 3 or 4 different apps for.”

The comprehensiveness of iBody is largely responsible for its success in the health and fitness field. It is the only app on the market that combines weight, body measurement, blood and body values with a fitness module and a GPS based fitness tracking module. The app gives users the ability to switch views between track values, map view and iPod view, meaning that there is no need to exit the app to change music or screens. As a result, it is considered a treat any time of the year by those conscious of their physical condition.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
iBody 2.2 is reduced to $5.99 USD (Regular $9.99) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Healthcare and Fitness category.

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Copyright (C) 2009 Edward Turner and Bayview Marketing. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Chicksands, United Kingdom – KennettNet Software Ltd today is proud to announce Clarus 1.5, an update to their pet management solution for Mac OS X, now with a companion iPhone app. Perfect for maintaining insurance and medical records, vet bills, and expense receipts, Clarus was specifically designed to manage a pet’s life and paperwork, all in one convenient, easy-to-use utility. When a pet needs to be rushed to the vet, the last thing a pet owner needs is searching through piles of paperwork for that missing document.

Clarus is fully integrated into the OS X Desktop experience. Important events, such as medication dose due dates, visits to the vet, birthdays and insurance policy renewal dates, are all placed into iCal, allowing the pet owner’s Macintosh and any synced devices to remind them of when these are due. Clarus is fully AppleScriptable too, so all of a pet’s data is fully accessible. Sample scripts are included that demonstrate how to extract all of a pet’s photos into an iPhoto album, import all of a pet’s expenses into Apple Numbers, and more. This makes Clarus a perfect compliment to Apple’s iLife suite.

New in version 1.5 is the ability to sync with Clarus’ companion app, Clarus for iPhone. This allows you to keep all of your pet’s important information with you wherever you go, as well as show off your favourite photos to your friends and family. Clarus for iPhone is available for free from the iTunes App Store.

“Owning a pet is a wonderful experience. However, keeping track of their important paperwork is not” said Daniel Kennett, founder of KennettNet. “You probably have folders full of documents, and your wall calendar is littered with little reminders to give a flea treatment or to go to the vet for a checkup and more. But no matter how organized you are, there’s always that worry that you’ve missed something.”

So they’re always available, all important contacts are stored in Address Book. At any time, pet owners can QuickLook a Clarus document and immediately be given an overview of what’s up and coming for their pet. One of Clarus’s most prolific features is its poster creation and printing support. So if Spot just happens to go missing, printing a bold missing poster that includes his photo and basic details along with contact information with reward takes just seconds.

Feature highlights include:
* Sync with Clarus for iPhone to keep your pet’s details with you wherever you are
* Manage a pet’s life all in one convenient place
* Fully integrated with Address Book, iCal and QuickLook
* Poster printing support
* AppleScriptable

Language Support:
* American English, British English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.5 Leopard or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 20.0 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
Clarus 1.5 is available for only £15.00 (GBP) for a single machine license, and is a free update for existing customers. Licensing allows more than five contacts, insurance policies, medications and vet visits to each document. A free trial version is available for download. Review licenses for Clarus are available for media review.

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Located in historic Chicksands, United Kingdom, KennettNet Software Ltd is a small privately held company founded in 2005 by Daniel Kennett. Focusing on the Mac platform, Daniel’s aim is to develop best-of-breed products to help make the Mac experience easier and more fun. Copyright 2005-2009 KennettNet Software Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Warsaw, Poland – With Halloween being just behind the corner Apple’s Appstore is crawling with hundreds of Halloween applications for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. Those apps range from spooky sound players, virtual pumpkin carving tools, scary prank toys to Halloween themed games. Most of them are really fun to play and are great time killers while waiting for our favorite holiday.

One of these games – ‘Halloween Mayhem’ just got released on iTunes by a European company – ‘ofijo’.

‘Halloween Mayhem’ is a small but very funny and addictive game in which your goal is to crush with your finger as many skeletons as you can before they reach the Halloween Pumpkin. The task sounds simple enough but the sheer number of skeletons that you need to deal with and the fact that they act quite intelligently for a pile of bones makes your job quite difficult.

Here is some additional information about the game from the developers:

It is Halloween, year 2009. You are the very proud owner of the award winning, biggest pumpkin in town. You keep that glorious monster of a pumpkin in your backyard, watching over it from your porch, waiting for the sun to hide behind the horizon. Suddenly you hear a macabre noise coming from behind the hedge – the sound of dozens of bones rattling against each other. Something has awaken and now it’s after your beloved pumpkin! You cannot let anything happen to it!

Gameplay:
Press and hold your finger over incoming skeletons to crush them. Scare them and make them flee with a swipe of your finger. Destroy grouped skeletons to maximize your efficiency. Your goal is to crush as many as you can before they reach the pumpkin. Save The Pumpkin, Save The Halloween!

Feature Highlights:
* Hundreds and hundreds of animated skeletons with advanced AI trying to get to your Pumpkin
* Hilarious sound effects and voice overs
* Time of day visual effects to mark the progress and the difficulty
* High Score keeping your best result
* Global Total Kills score to keep count on how many skellies you crushed since you acquired the game

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Halloween Mayhem 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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Ofijo is a Polish startup company that was founded with a goal to develop applications for mobile platforms. We currently work on several iPhone entertainment applications with the plans to port them later to other mobile operating systems. If you would like to know more about us, we are looking forward to hearing from you. Copyright 2009 Ofijo. 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.

Stargard Szczecinski, Poland – Anawiki Games is proud to announce the immediate availability of Spooky Runes, the Halloween twist of their bestselling game for Mac OSX. Spooky Runes features a compelling music and superb effects that remain this games hallmark.

“We’re always looking to build better games that challenge and provide fun to players,” said Roman Budzowski, CEO of Anawiki Games. “We’ve found that Halloween theme perfectly blends into Runes of Avalon frinchise. It’s sure to immerse players in beautiful art, and vivid effects.”

Game features:
* 35 great Levels
* Amulet of Spells with 4 Spells and 6 Power-ups
* Spooky Graphics and Animation
* Cast Spells for bigger and better matches

Spooky Runes Story: Avalon invaded by ghosts, ghouls, bats and scary cats is fun and spooky. Try to not feel a chill down your spine and collect enough runes to be able to treat your mates and get rid of ghosts. Spooky Runes takes you to an enchanting world of magic and mystery you won’t want to leave.

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.3.9 Tiger or later
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* PowerPC G4 with 128 Ram or Mac Intel
* 47 MB Hard Drive Space

Pricing and Availability:
Spooky Runes can be purchased from the Anawiki web site for $4.95 (USD). A free 30 minute demo for Windows, Macintosh is available for download.

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Based in Stargard Szczecinski, Poland, Anawiki Games was founded in 2004 as a small independent game developer, with a focus on casual games emphasizing storytelling as well as game play. Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Anawiki Games. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

London, UK – The Mac Sale is proud announce the availability of their latest Mac software bundle, which contains the following great apps:

* HoudahGeo – Just like an expensive GPS camera, HoudahGeo may store latitude, longitude and altitude information right within the image file, invisibly with no loss of quality. HoudahGeo writes EXIF, XMP and IPTC tags. HoudahGeo also lets you to share your geotagged photos in Google Earth or publish them to Flickr or locr.

* MacJournal – Write a journal, keep a blog and publish all from one application, never again use a slow and unreliable website for maintaining your blog, do it the Mac way with MacJournal.

* CrossOver Games – Run many Windows games on your Intel Mac, including classics like Team Fortress and new hits like Left 4 Dead.

* Picturesque – Make your web graphics beautiful, with many classic effects.

* Morph Age Regular – Morph faces for fun and stunning effects.

* Searchlight – Spotlight from anywhere, has to been seen to be believed, just like Spotlight, you’ll wonder how you lived without it.

* Vinoteka – Catalogue your wine, beer and spirits in this gorgeous Mac-only app.

* Stone iMaginator – Harness the power of Core Image in this solid application, where all the upgrades are free!

* Opacity Express – Winner of an Apple Design Award, a superb drawing program.

* Stor – MySQL editing the easy way.

This bundle also contains 10 great interviews with Mac developers by MacZOT’s Mike Biskup. Mike has also composed a song, just for The Mac Sale, so make sure you drop by and listen!

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The Mac Sale launched it’s first software bundle in August 2009, to provide great software deals for customers and a fair deal to developers which recognizes that bundles cannot exist without great Mac developers.

Chelmsford, Massachusetts – LifeFocus Apps today is proud to announce LifeFocus 1.2, an update to their popular tasks and goals utility for iPhone and iPod touch. Designed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities, LifeFocus gets the information users need quickly so they can focus on getting things done, all without having to spend time managing a todo list.

Whether users desire a basic task list or prescribe to the Getting Things Done methodology, LifeFocus can be personalized to meet any need. From the unique Filter & Focus Bars to the integration with the built-in Address Book and Camera, users will have ready access to all their critical information. Among LifeFocus’ most unique features are its Filter & Focus Bars – eliminating needless navigating up and down lists. It offers one touch access to the Inbox, Focus List, Next Actions, Starred Items, Folders and Contexts.

And LifeFocus keeps track of goals too. With its Goal Tracking feature, users can easily keep their efforts moving toward solid goals to get things accomplished. Users can effortlessly define their goals and the tasks needed to achieve them, and have everything seamlessly integrated into a general task list. As well, Goals can be set to be shown only on the first day of the week, uniquely serving as reminders to review progress.

Feature Highlights:
* Filter and Focus Bars
* Goal Tracking
* Address Book Integration
* Attach photos to your goals
* Group tasks by work week
* Basic and Advanced views
* Color coded status and folders
* Drag and drop reorder folders and contexts
* Choose Startup Application
* Sync
* Repeating Tasks
* Subtasks
* Task Quick Add

“I have been using mobile devices to stay organized for the past decade including Windows Mobile, Blackberry and now iPhone,” said Zachary Untracht, founder of LifeFocus Apps. “While all of them had some mechanism to track things to do, none of them helped me stay focused on the things most important to me. When Apple introduced the iPhone OS SDK I saw an opportunity to fill the void. I designed LifeFocus to allow me to quickly record the things I want to accomplish along side all my every day tasks. Now those things that drive the most value for me don’t get lost in the hustle and bustle of every day life.”

A picture is worth a thousand words and can serve as a strong reminder of why a goal is important. LifeFocus offers full integration with the device’s built in camera and/or photo library, and serves to provide extra inspiration to drive toward goals. Additionally, LifeFocus sports full Address Book integration. At any time, users can attach a contact to a task and have all their contact information available to use: touch a number to call, or quickly send an email. Tasks can be synced with Toodledo and users can create a new account from right within LifeFocus.

System Requirements:
* iPhone, 3G/3GS or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
LifeFocus 1.2 is only $9.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. Review copies are available upon request.

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Based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, LifeFocus Apps is a small privately held company founded in 2009 by Zachary Untracht. With a focus on user-centric interface design and an emphasis on workflow, LifeFocus Apps was founded for the purpose of developing personal productivity applications that are intuitive and comfortable to use. Copyright (C) 2009 LifeFocus Apps. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Hollywood, Fl – Marware Inc, designer and manufacturer of innovative products for the Apple market, today announced the SportShell Convertible for the iPod touch 2G is now shipping. With a detachable armband and belt clip, the SportShell Convertible is a cleverly designed 3-in-1 carrying solution. It is a tough hard shell case, an armband case, and a belt clip case that provides the freedom to take the iPod touch anywhere.

The armband allows the iPod touch to rest securely and comfortably on your arm while you go for a walk, jog or the gym. The sturdy belt clip locks in place and doubles as a stand. Remove the clip and the SportShell Convertible easily slips into a pocket, purse or bag. The SportShell Convertible also comes with Marware’s Lifetime Warranty.

Features:
* Armband case, clip case, or slim pocket case – interchangeable parts
* Quick release/attach armband design prevents perspiration from getting into iPod touch
* Securely clip to waistband, belt, or armband
* Clip locks in place to become a stand
* Interchangeable pieces offer maximum versatility
* Includes: Hard shell case, clip, flat back piece, armband, clear screen protector and cleaning cloth and Marware’s Lifetime Warranty

Pricing and Availability:
The SportShell Convertible for iPod touch 2G is available in black, retails for $39.99 (USD) and is shipping now. Please visit Marware online for additional information. Marware is a leading provider of software and eco-consious accessory solutions for Apple iPhones, iPods, and Notebooks.

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Recognized worldwide for innovative, high-quality product design, Marware develops a diverse range of solutions exclusively for the Apple market. Marware products can be found at retail and campus locations worldwide, including Apple stores and Borders. For more information call (954)-927-6031 (voice), (954) 927-2477 (fax), or write to Marware Inc., 2402 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, FL 33020 USA. Copyright 2009 Marware Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod and iPhone are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Houston, Texas – BigSprocket, LLC is pleased to announce Tourneys 1.1, an update to their popular poker tool for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Designed for the Internet poker player, Tourneys 1.1 puts the schedules of upcoming tournaments from the most popular Internet poker sites in the palm of your hand. It allows players to quickly find out what games are coming up on each site, without having to log into that site’s software.

Feature Highlights:
* Sorted display of upcoming tournaments from the most popular poker sites
* Filters by site and stakes allow users to zero in only on games that interest them
* Detailed information on each tournament is available

“Many online players have accounts with multiple sites and choose where to play based on the best action at that time” said Kyle Davis, BigSprocket’s founder and self-proclaimed “head geek.” “Normally, it’s a manual process to see what’s happening on each site. Tourneys allows players to see, at a glance, all the upcoming tournaments at their favorite online poker sites, so they know when and where to log in. The details provided by the site (such as prize guarantees, rebuy/addon availability, etc.) are displayed for the player so they can make the best decision where to spend their time.”

Tourneys consolidates schedules published to the Internet by major poker sites. Currently, Tourneys supports Full Tilt, Ultimate Bet, Absolute Poker, Pokerstars, Party Poker and Bodog. “The major sites are covered; we’re talking to a number of smaller sites to get their data too,” said Davis.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Tourneys 1.1 is $2.99 (USD), and is available worldwide exclusively through the iTunes App Store in the Entertainment category. Review copies are available upon request. Online poker sites not already supported by Tourneys are encouraged to contact Davis for inclusion in the next release.

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Located in Houston, Texas, BigSprocket is a small, privately-held company focused on developing high quality iPhone applications. In addition to producing their own applications, the company offers iPhone and general development consulting. Copyright (C) 2009 BigSprocket. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Rome, Italy – ZiggySoft today announced iWeb Valet 2.3.0, the tool to enhance and upload iWeb pages. As in Apple’s iWeb 09, iWeb Valet gives you the power to add new interactive widgets to your web pages. iWeb valet will only upload files that have changed (or new files). This saves time, because you will avoid, whenever you make a single change in iWeb, to re-upload the entire site. There is also an option to remove the files in the destination when correspondent file is not present in the source directory, in order to save space in your web server, which will provide more room for documents as your site expands.

Feature Highlights:
* Add many powerful widgets to your web pages
* Personalize iWeb page titles by adding a prefix of you choice
* Add a favicon to your iWeb HTML pages
* Add a Hit Counter to your web pages (using Google Analytics, Statcounter or other similar web services).
* Fool spam bots by encoding all email address in your iWeb pages, so that the email couldn’t be picked up by these bots
* Add META tags to provide more information about your webpages and gain a top ranking on crawler-based search engines that support tags
* Perform multiple ‘search and replace’ operations on all html files contents at once; you can easily make changes of simple text chunks as well as html tags and iWeb default naming conventions
* Encode special characters inside your web pages to solve some display anomaly in non-English texts
* Change the maximum size of all JPEG images of your site simultaneously and very quickly
* Apply a fixed compression ratio to all JPEG images of your iWeb site folder, to save space in your web server
* Add to your iWeb site folder other folders and files not managed by iWeb (favicon, programs, documents, etc.)
* Preview your modified pages in a browser at any time; you don’t have to upload it to a web server first. When you preview a page, all browser-related functions should work, including JavaScript behaviors, absolute links, etc
* Work on a temporary copy of your site folder: use iweb valet with Dreamweaver or Golive local sites as well
* Backup/Restore functions to protect your iWeb sites files from accidental data loss.

Changes in version 2.3.0
* By popular user request, now you can choose to have different Meta tags for each page of your website or a unique Meta tagging on all pages
* Added 6 new Meta tags
* New Falling Snow Effect widget
* Some interface improvement

Pricing and Availability:
iWeb Valet 2.3.0 is available now for $25.00 (USD). It supports Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6.

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ZiggySoft Software has been providing digital solutions for businesses and individuals since 1984. Our software is now installed on thousands of personal computers worldwide – seamlessly integrating with a modern lifestyle. (C) Copyright 2009 ZiggySoft Software. Apple and iWeb are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

Sydney, Australia – Portfolio – Local and International Stocks, released this week by Corduroy Enterprises, is a new iPhone app that greatly simplifies the task of tracking a portfolio of stocks. Portfolio takes the clutter and complexity out of stock tracking, and focuses on the information you really need – the total and change in your portfolio’s value.

For investors with foreign stocks, Portfolio is unique. It is the only iPhone tool that always tracks the value of a stock portfolio in the user’s local currency, no matter where in the world the stocks trade. This is important for holders of foreign stocks because currency fluctuations can frequently outweigh share price movements. For everyone from professionals to mum & dad investors, Portfolio is an easy to use, uncluttered tool to track their share portfolio and watchlist.

Summary of Features:
* Create a portfolio of stocks with value and change given in your own currency, no matter where the stocks trade
* See your portfolio total at a glance, always in your own currency
* All relevant currency conversion rates available at a glance
* Chart the distribution of your portfolio by currency, and by stock
* Create a watchlist of stocks, with prices displayed in your own currency

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Portfolio 1.0 only $2.99 (USD) and available in 77 countries exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category. Visit Corduroy Enterprises online for more information.

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Corduroy Enterprises is a small development house based in Mosman, Australia, and specialising in building great iPhone and Mac apps. Portfolio is our first app in the iTunes App Store, and we have much more in the works. We are also available for contract development work. Copyright (C) 2009 Corduroy Enterprises. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

San Mateo, California – PlayHaven, an online universe of fan communities for games, today launched its innovative platform enabling virtually any iPhone game developer to instantly establish a community presence online and in-game for free. For the first time, developers can now easily claim their game communities to start directly communicating with their fans, while creating word-of-mouth buzz with iPhone gamers everywhere.

“Having passionate fans is the cornerstone of any successful game. For the first time, developers can now offer their fans a destination to share, gather, and interact,” said Raymond Lau, co- founder and CEO of PlayHaven. “We want to be a true partner to game developers who are looking to establish a connection with their fans and form the base of a lasting franchise.”

PlayHaven’s online universe of communities has an aggregated audience across more than 15,000 games in the iPhone App Store. Fans share their passion for the games by creating guides, tips, reviews, and other content. They also eagerly await announcements of new releases from the developers. Any iPhone game developer can simply visit PlayHaven and claim their fan community in seconds.

Today, 20 developers of the most popular games on the iPhone became PlayHaven Charter Partners and have made their communities available within their games. Charter Partners include Minigore, Geared, I Dig It, The Quest, Mouse House 2, SnowFerno, iSamurai, Bobble Surfer, ZombieSmash!, Transylvania, Genius Defense Force, Gang Street Wars, Hopple, Tipoli, Influence, Above and Cell War, to name just a few. Many of these titles have occupied the top spot on Apple’s list of most popular games in the App Store and have collectively reached over 1 million iPhone users.

“Now we have a community where Geared fans can share tips and strategies on the web or straight from the game,” said Bryan Mitchell, the developer behind Geared. “We are already seeing tremendous value in the new online features with nearly one-third of our players entering our community each day.”

A recent survey from AdMob found that 46 percent of iPhone users choose applications based on word-of-mouth recommendations. Yet most iPhone game developers have no way to reach their fans directly to encourage word-of-mouth buzz or even to announce new titles.PlayHaven does what the iPhone App Store does not – create a connection between game developers and their fans. Developers can now rely on their passionate fans to be the rocket fuel that grows the popularity of their games.

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PlayHaven provides an online universe of fan communities around games, giving developers the instant power of community for turning their games into lasting businesses and gamers a new place to gather and engage with each other. Founded in 2008, by Raymond Lau, Erik Yao, and Kurtiss Hare, PlayHaven is headquartered in San Mateo. For more information, please visit PlayHaven online. Copyright (C) 2008-2009 PlayHaven. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Traverse City, Michigan – MacUpdate today introduced MacUpdate Desktop 5, a powerful app that enables users to keep all their Mac software up-to-date with unparalleled ease and accuracy. MacUpdate Desktop brings the convenience of automatic software updates to every Application, Widget, Screen Saver, and Preference Pane.

“MacUpdate is the leading site for finding and tracking Mac software. MacUpdate Desktop leverages our exhaustive database in a format custom suited to every user’s needs,” said Misha Sakellaropoulo, MacUpdate’s COO. “Lots of people are unaware that software they’re using is out of date. With MacUpdate Desktop and a few clicks they can identify and download the newest versions and ensure they’re taking advantage of the latest features, security, and stability fixes.”

MacUpdate Desktop 5 is an all-new application, designed from the ground up to take advantage of the newest Mac OS X technologies. The end result is a class-leading solution packed with features:

* Smart scanning – Searches and matches more than 30,000 pieces of Mac software
* Redesigned user interface – Cleaner and easier to use than ever before
* One-click updating – Download and install updates with a single click (whether it’s a single outdated item or all of them)
* Update verification – Confirm which updates were installed successfully
* Archive older versions – In case you need to revert to a previous release of an updated item
* Watch Lists – Organize your apps; sync Watch Lists to macupdate.com for email notifications and more

Pricing and Availability:
MacUpdate Desktop 5 costs $20/year; a fully-functional 10-day trial is available. MacUpdate Desktop 5 requires Mac OS X 10.5 or later and is fully compatible with Mac OS X 10.6.

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Boulder, Colorado – Lingoport, a leading provider of software internationalization tools and software localization and internationalization consulting services, announced today that it will host a live Webinar on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 9:00am – 10:00am PDT, to discuss the ROI for I18n processes and tools.

In this interactive Webinar, Lingoport CEO Adam Asnes and Lori Cameron, Vice President of Engineering at Lingoport, will demonstrate the software internationalization process and how software internationalization tools, such as Globalyzer, assist this process.

Webinar: “Internationalization ROI Improvement Using I18n Tools”
Date: Thursday, November 5th, 2009
Time: 9:00 am – 10:00 am PDT
Where: Your Desktop
Cost: Complimentary
Presenters: Adam Asnes and Lori Cameron of Lingoport

The presentation features a case study on how to take on an I18n project, assuming a substantial software application with multiple programming languages. Additional topics discussions include:

* Internationalization basics
* Traditional approaches to a software internationalization effort
* I18n tools
* A detailed spreadsheet illustrating where your money is going and how to reduce I18n spending
* The impact of ongoing internationalization on subsequent localization spending

Adam Asnes, founder and CEO of Lingoport, notes, “Our customers frequently ask us to help them illustrate the ROI for improving internationalization. To that end, we present a study on how to occur less programming, testing and process iterations during the software localization phase in this Webinar.”

Interested attendees from Asia that are not able to attend this session are encouraged to contact Lingoport by email to inquire about upcoming Webinar times.

This Webinar targets internationalization and localization decision makers and anyone facing ongoing software globalization and localization challenges, including: technical managers, software engineers, engineering managers, internationalization and localization managers, project managers, product managers, and international marketing managers.

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Founded in 2001, Lingoport provides extensive software localization and internationalization consulting services. Lingoport’s Globalyzer software, a market leading software internationalization tool, helps entire enterprises and development teams to effectively internationalize existing code and to prepare their applications for localization.

Odessa, Ukraine – Last year CS Odessa launched a customer initiative to better gauge the satisfaction level of our customers. In the 2nd annual benchmark, CS Odessa emailed surveys to over 3,700 customers, at random, who had purchased any of the ConceptDraw products during 2008, and were asked to rate their satisfaction level on product quality and usability, as well as, technical support.

For the 2nd year in a row, ConceptDraw products and support scored high in customer satisfaction. The primary change between last year’s survey results and this year was the product that rated highest in customer satisfaction was ConceptDraw Office. This is due to the fact that ConceptDraw Office was not a shipping product during the timeframe covered by the first customer satisfaction survey.

Over 5% of ConceptDraw customers who were surveyed participated in the survey. Results were gathered from over 100 countries across the globe. Purchases that were triggered by word of mouth went from 3% in the first survey, to 8.1% in the second one, a total increase of 270%.

Gregory Zhukov, CEO at CS Odessa observes, “In year two of our customer satisfaction survey we were pleased to find that our customers were happy with the value of our products. An especially important measure was the level of satisfaction experienced by customers of our new product, ConceptDraw Office.”

Oleg Bocharnikov, Head of Product Marketing at CS Odessa, comments, “Technical Support is the backbone of the customer experience. Because of this, we were very happy to see the exceptional support scores. We work very hard at CS Odessa to provide our customers with a great product and support experience. The high scores we have received reflect all of our hard efforts we make to achieve our satisfaction goals.”

The ConceptDraw product line for Macintosh and Windows is comprised of:

* ConceptDraw Office -
Powerful integrated productivity software suite that allows one to plan, do and manage any process or project
* ConceptDraw PRO -
Diagramming and drawing software
* ConceptDraw MINDMAP -
Brainstorming tool that utilizes mind mapping techniques to help organize ideas and tasks
* ConceptDraw PROJECT -
Professional project management software
* ConceptDraw WebWave Plug-in -
Software for creating professional diagrams and drawings on the stage of website or application prototyping and design, page mocking-up and site-mapping
* ConceptDraw NetDiagrammer Plug-in -
Network and system design

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Founded in 1993, Computer Systems Odessa supplies cross-platform productivity tools and graphics technologies to professional and corporate users. With headquarters in Odessa, Ukraine and an office in California, USA; CS Odessa sells products internationally through resellers in over 25 countries, and directly sells products in over 120 countries. The ConceptDraw Productivity Line of products has won numerous awards and is used by hundreds of thousands of people all over the world.

Vienna, Austria – Eternal Storms Software today announced the immediate availability of a maintenance update for flickery, advancing it to version 1.6. flickery is a unique desktop flickr client for Mac OS X 10.5 which combines the flickr photo-community with the ease-of-use and elegance of Mac OS X. flickery 1.6 features trimming options for videos, batch-editing of items and the use of CoreLocation on Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard when taking photos with an iSight camera. All-in-all, flickery 1.6 provides more than 70 new features, improvements and bug fixes.

With flickery, you can easily upload photos and videos to your flickr photostream (featuring photo editing capabilities like resizing, flipping, cropping, rotating and applying filters as well as video-trimming options), organize items in photosets and groups, browse your favorites and add to them, check out gorgeous photos available in “Explore” and take a look at your contacts’ photos, photosets or favorites. Search the entire flickr database for a particular shot. Browse all the Groups you have joined. flickery lets you do it all.

New features in version 1.6 include:
* Batch-editing of own photos
* Trimming of videos
* Using CoreLocation (on Mac OS X 10.6) for photos taken within flickery
* Improved preloading of photos for a snappier interface

Furthermore, this version of flickery includes over 65 smaller improvements and bugfixes throughout the application. For a more detailed list of changes, please refer to the link to the release notes.

“flickery, after about half a year on the market, already has become a much-used client for the flickr platform” said Matthias Gansrigler of Eternal Storms Software. “With version 1.6, we want to make sure that all possibilities flickery offers work their best – over 70 improvements and bugfixes are a strong testament to that. We’re very proud of what flickery has already become in this short amount of time and want everyone who owns a Mac and uses flickr to give flickery a try. For users who have already exceeded their trial time, we have added three more days to try it out some more.”

System requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Universal Binary
* For flickery to run, an internet connection is mandatory
* A flickr account is not necessary, but it is highly recommended

Pricing and Availability:
flickery has a 15-day fully functional trial available. For users that have already exceeded the 15-day trial period, this update adds three more days to test the new version. After the trial period has passed, users can purchase the application for $19.20 (USD) or 14.90 Euro. Student prices and special rates are available. Version 1.6 comes as a free update for existing customers. Members of MacHeist who have received flickery as a gift can purchase an upgrade at a discounted price of $9.95 or 7.50 Euro to be able to update. For the user’s convenience, there are updated screencasts available to help learn flickery’s functionality.

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Eternal Storms Software is a one-man software company located in Vienna, Austria, Europe. Their portfolio of software reaches from quality freeware/donationware software like GimmeSomeTune, HierarchicalDock and PresentYourApps to shareware applications like flickery, a desktop flickr client for Mac OS X. “For your computer, all that matters is good software.”

Zwijndrecht, Belgium – Galarina today releases PhotoToMac 1.2 for iPhone and iPod Touch. PhotoToMac transfers photos taken with an iPhone and saved photos over WiFi to a Mac shared folder. The photos are transferred in full resolution and multiple photos can be transferred in batch.

The three step process is very easy:
1. Select a Mac from a list of file sharing Macs on the WiFi network.
2. Select a folder from the list of shared folders.
3. Select the photos to be transferred. Camera Roll photos can be selected on an iPhone and Saved Photos can be selected on an iPod Touch.

PhotoToMac requires no cables, no internet connection, no browser and no emails. The only requirement is that the iPhone or iPod Touch is on the same WiFi network as the Mac. Photos can be transferred to different shared folders on different Macs. PhotoToMac dynamically adapts to changes in the WiFi network or the Mac setup. An in-app assistant guides users through the one-time shared folder setup. The assistant only pops up if PhotoToMac cannot detect file sharing Macs or if no shared folders are available for the selected Mac.

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later
* Mac OS 10.4 or higher

Pricing and Availability:
PhotoToMac 1.2 is available worldwide in the App Store Photography category for 0.99 (USD). A demo video is available on the PhotoToMac website.

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Located in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, Galarina was founded in 2008 by Chris Cornelis. Galarina is specialized in iPhone and iPod Touch application development. Copyright (C) 2009 Galarina All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Hollywood, FL – Marware Inc., designer and manufacturer of innovative products for the Apple market, today is pleased to announce the Sport Grip Deluxe for the iPod nano 5G is now shipping. The Sport Grip Deluxe is a premium silicone skin containing an anti-microbial additive. Complete with lanyard and carabiner, the slip-free, high-grade silicone skin protects the sides, top, back and bottom while providing access to all the ports.

Use the lanyard around your neck or wrist. Use the carabiner to clip or attach to a belt loop, strap, or bag. The docking port is safely covered with an easy access silicone slot. The Sport Grip Deluxe for the iPod nano 5G also comes with Marware’s Lifetime Warranty.

Feature Highlights:
* Deluxe silicone solution
* Contains anti-microbial additives
* Docking port is safely covered until you need it
* High quality design
* Lanyard and carabiner provide multiple carrying options
* INCLUDES: silicone skin, lanyard, carabiner, clear film protector, microfiber cleaning cloth and Marware’s Lifetime Warranty

Pricing and Availability:
The Sport Grip Deluxe for the Apple iPod nano 5G is available in clear and retails for $24.99 (USD). Please visit Marware online for more information. Marware is a leading provider of software and eco-conscious accessory solutions for Apple iPhones, iPods, and Notebooks.

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Recognized worldwide for innovative, high-quality product design, Marware develops a diverse range of solutions exclusively for the Apple market. Marware products can be found at retail and campus locations worldwide, including Apple stores and Borders. For more information call (954)-927-6031 (voice), (954) 927-2477 (fax), or write to Marware Inc., 2402 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, FL 33020 USA. Copyright 2009 Marware Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod and iPhone are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Lausanne, Switzerland – Off-by-One Mobile have released a free special Halloween Edition of their isometric traffic management game AutoTrafego. This Halloween Edition takes place in a specially crafted scary graveyard while still offering the same quality of professional artwork and polished effects as the original game. An original spooky soundtrack ensures that the immersion is complete.

AutoTrafego – Halloween Edition is a casual, but challenging, traffic management game in isometric view. The player manages the flow of witches and ghosts wandering in the graveyard by changing traffic lights at pathways intersections. If creatures have to wait too long, they will curse the player. Two modes are available, a classic one, in which a game takes places in a set amount of time, and a survival mode in which the flow of creatures increases gradually until the player has been cursed too many times.

AutoTrafego Halloween Edition Features:
* Graveyard theme with witches and ghosts
* Survival and classic modes
* Detailed and striking artwork
* Multiple environmental animations for total immersion
* Online high score list
* Integration with Twitter and Facebook
* Spooky sound track by Squall

System Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
AutoTrafego – Halloween Edition is available on the App Store for free.

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Off-by-One Mobile is a small independent iPhone development team. Adam Beal is a professional Canadian video game artist. He has prior experience on such games as the Sims, Full Metal Alchemist, and several other titles on Nintendo DS. Dominique Bongard used to be an embedded systems security specialist until he listened to his 13-year-old-self and decided to become a video game developer. All Material and Software (C) 2009 Off-by-One Mobile / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.