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Bridgewater, New Jersey – 288 Vroom LLC today is delighted to introduce 301+ Short Stories Lite, the FREE version of their top-selling eBook reader for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and peerless interface, 301+ Short Stories Lite is quick, easy, and entertaining reading for on-the-go or anytime. Sit back and unwind to a taste of over 300 of some of the greatest short stories of all time.

301+ Short Stories Lite features a multi-genre library, including Adventure, Humor, Ghost Stories, Horrors, Mystery, and, Love. Easy-to-use and sporting an eye-catching interface, 301+ Short Stories Lite offers 2 scrolling modes (Continuous and Page by Page) and adjustable story text size for easy reading. And stories are automatically bookmarked as necessary too, making it easy for readers to come back where they left off at any time.

Sample of some of the authors and their stories (in the full version):
* Louisa May Alcott (Debby’s Debut, A Modern Cinderella)
* Honore De Balzac (A Street Of Paris And Its Inhabitant)
* L. Frank Baum (The Capture Of Father Time, The Enchanted Types, The King Of The Polar Bears)
* Emilia Pardo Bazan (First Love)
* Anton Chekhov (About Love, The Bet, In Exile, The Lottery Ticket, The Witch, and more)
* Kate Chopin (A Pair Of Silk Stockings, Beyond The Bayou, The Kiss)
* Daniel Defoe (The Apparition Of Mrs. Veal, Atlantis Major)
* Charles Dickens (The Holly Tree, Three Branches, The Seven Poor Travellers, To Be Read At Dusk)
* Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (A Cabman’s Story, A Case Of Identity, The Man From Archangel, The Red-Headed League)
* H. Rider Haggar (Hunter Quartermain’s Story, Long Odds, Only A Dream, and more)
* Nathaniel Hawthorne (The Hollow Of Three Hills, The Seven Vagabonds, and more)
* Washington Irving (The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow, and more)
* James Joyce (After The Race, The Dead, An Encounter, Grace, and more)
* Franz Kafka (Metamorphosis)
* Jack London (An Adventure In The Upper Sea, The Banks Of Sacramento, That Dead Men Rise Up Never, and more)
* O. Henry (The Gift Of The Magi, The Roads We Take, The Whirligig Of Life, and more)
* Edgar Allen Poe (The Angel Of Odd, The Black Cat, The Domain Of Arnheim, and more)
* Robert Louis Stevenson (A Lodging For The Night, The Sea Fogs, and more)
* Bram Stoker (Dracula’s Guest, The Gipsy Prophecy, The Secret Of Growing Gold, and more)
* Mark Twain (The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County, A Curious Dream, and more)
* H.G. Wells (The Cone, The Door In The Wall, A Dream Of Armageddon, A Moonlight Fable, and more)
* Oscar Wilde (The Devoted Friend, The Nightingale And The Rose, The Selfish Giant, and more)
* Virginia Woolf (A Society, The Mark On The Wall, Monday Or Tuesday, and more)

“I recently purchased my first iPhone and instantly fell in love with it,” said Gregg Levine, founder of 288 Vroom LLC. “As a avid reader, I searched the app store for good reading material for when I was mobile. While I found plenty of book apps to choose from and many relatively inexpensive ones, most were either just a single story or a small collection of stories. So in order to have a large collection of stories on my iPhone, I would have had to pay for a bunch of apps and eventually I would have run out of space on my phone. So I decided to create an app that was inexpensive, attractively designed, and most importantly had a large collection of stories without taking up too much memory on the phone. From this idea came 301+ Short Stories. I hope the users of this app enjoy it as much as I do.”

Feature Highlights:
* Extensive and expanding library – currently 307 stories by 89 authors (Full Version)
* Multi-Genre library Adventure, Humor, Ghost Stories, Horrors, Mystery, Westerns, Fantasy, Love, Sketches of Life, and more
* Easy to use and eye-pleasing interface
* Adjustable story text size
* 2 scrolling modes – Continuous and Page by Page
* Automatically bookmarks each story as needed

System Requirements:
*iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
301+ Short Stories Lite 1.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category.

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Based in Bridgewater, New Jersey, 288 Vroom LLC is a privately held corporation founded in 2009 by Gregg Levine. With over ten years in the major pharmaceutical and wireless industries, Gregg’s aim is developing unique and useful software for the iPhone platform, complemented by first-class customer support. An aspiring fiction writer, Gregg Levine felt that with his development experience and love of literature, short stories were perfect reading material for the iPhone/iPod Touch medium. Copyright (C) 2009 288 Vroom LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Munich/Wuerzburg, Germany – The popular points of interest finder Where To? for iPhone and the several times awarded NAVIGON MobileNavigator from now on work together seamlessly. The MobileNavigator is able to be started via the “AppInteract-Interface” directly out of the Where To? 2.5 application and users will be guided to searched points of interest. That way Location Based Services and real Turn-by-Turn navigation never have been so close before.

“Our vision of the App Store is a more collaborative ecosystem where specialized apps for different purposes seamlessly work together”, says Ortwin Gentz, FutureTap CEO. “Instead of implementing a broad range of functionality in every app, we believe the trend is towards linked high-quality apps each focusing on one particular use case.”

Bernd Hahn, Head of Technical Product Management Software at NAVIGON AG adds: “We’re delighted to welcome ‘Where To?’ as the first iPhone app compatible with MobileNavigator. iPhone users can now combine the strength of ‘Where To?’ in local search with our award-winning navigation technology.”

On top of Navigon support, Where To? 2.5 adds a variety of new features such as free search, more customization options and full VoiceOver support for visually impaired users.

About NAVIGON:
NAVIGON AG is one of the world’s leading innovators of high-quality navigation devices standing for outstanding technology in attractive lines. Besides, the company offers GPS software solutions for well-known electronic brands as well as automotive software components for outstanding navigation systems. Founded in 1991, NAVIGON employs a total staff of more than 400 and is represented by its own offices in Asia, Europe and North America. – NAVIGON. And the world is yours.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Where To? has sold over 190,000 copies and has received numerous accolades including an Apple staff pick. Where To? is best known as a worldwide points of interest finder that utilizes the iPhone GPS and doesn’t require the user to do any typing. It works on any iPhone or iPod touch running iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is available for $2.99 USD on the App Store. If you’re interested in reviewing Where To? we’ll gladly provide a promo code on request.

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FutureTap was founded in 2008 by Ortwin Gentz with the mission to create innovative and easy-to-use apps that fully leverage the iPhone user interface concept. The first app under the brand name of FutureTap is Where To?, acquired from tap tap tap. Where To? is just the beginning, interesting new apps are being planned. Copyright (C) 2008-2009 FutureTap. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Herdecke, Germany – danholt4mac today released Calories 2, the next major upgrade of the beloved software Calories for tracking daily nutrition. Calories 2 has been completely revised and reengineered introducing a bunch of new features. Calories 2 now offers weight tracking with automatic BMI-calculation and calendar. Thanks to the new weight-panel you can now collect weight data and even more data from body analysis scales like: Body fat, muscle mass, water, bones.

Not enough, Calories 2 is the only Mac software capable to access and fetch data from the brand-new Withings WiFi body scale. This wireless body scale stores weight data and body analysis data fully automatically to a personal Withings-Account. These data can also be accessed via iPhone. Calories 2 is able to retrieve these data directly and process them for further analysis in Calories 2.

The Calories 2 main window has been completely reengineered: First of all, now all basic functions are directly accessible via tool buttons. Entering foods is much more straight forward and input is lightning fast. Creating, editing and combining foods can be done quick and easy now.

Now introduced Calories 2 provides comfortable charts for inspecting weight, body analysis data and consumed calories. Calories 2 gives you a brief overview of your development in terms of weight, body data and calories consumption on a common time line. All these data is related to your desired weight and other goals you set and a personal BMI-recommendation. Because nourishment and nutrition habits are topics of high interest for families and groups too, the new family license of Calories 2 now supports multiple user accounts. Now it is easy to track all data from family members, for example and view all data at a glance.

Short list of the main new features:
* Up to 8 Custom meals with individual assignment of time-frames for a day
* Super speed entering of daily weight data with the balance panel
* Automatic calculation of BMI in real time
* Tracking of body analysis data (fat, water, muscle, bones)
* Direct integration of the Withings WiFi body scale (weight and body-analysis data tracked wirelessly and imported automatically)
* User profile: Weight-goal, personal limits for consumed calories and nutritions
* Clean and easy on the eyes graphical presentation of your intakes for the day, week, month and year.
* Analyze charts: Weight, body analysis data and intakes are shown with their relation and dependencies
* Chart graph data is clickable for instant editing
* Your optimal BMI-range visualized
* Convenient calendar panel for super fast navigation
* Import of additional food databases
* Support for dimensions in pound/inch and kilogram/centimeter
* Adustable components for body analysis data. Fat, water, muscle and bones can be activated separately.
* Support for the dual fat/lean-mass analyzing model of the Withings WiFi body scale
* Support for assigning a dedicated WiThings user to a Calories user account
* Optional family license allows to support up to 5 user accounts

Pricing and availability:
Single version (Download): 20.97 Euro (+VAT if applicable). Family license (Download): 41.18 Euro (+VAT if applicable). All previous users of Calories are authorized to buy an Upgrade (single version) for Calories 2 at the price of 8.32 Euro (+VAT if applicable). Withings WiFi body scale can also be ordered at danholt4mac at 108.40 Euro (+shipping and VAT if applicable). Special price bundle: Withings WiFi-body scale plus boxed family-license of Calories 2 at the price of 133.61 Euro (+shipping and VAT if applicable).

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Located in Herdecke, Germany, danholt4mac is a privately held company founded in 2001 by Daniel Holtwiesche. Leveraging their longtime experience in third party development and localization, danholt Consulting Services is a premier solutions provider utilizing the most modern techniques for the Mac platform. Localizations offered are for the English, German, Spanish, French Chinese and Japanese languages. Other services include graphics and DTP, computer aided design, CD/DVD publishing, productivity and business software. They are a distributor of some well known software firms and of their own software products like iStock and now, Calories. Copyright 2008 danholt4mac. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

San Francisco, California – Sensual Lingerie, Sexy Glamour, Beauty Unleashed, and seven more applications by JustPurePics are now united under one cover. Sexy AppBox features 50 most seductive shots from each of these collections. Now users get ten times more photos of gorgeous females at the price of just one application.

Each shot was made by well-known professionals in the area of female beauty and photography. The works by Martin Valigursky, John Convigton, Paul Buceta, and other outstanding masters of the genre are now can be found together in one application. Their talent, creative eye, and amazing taste ensure that each photo set has something special for everyone.

Sexy AppBox features photos from:
* Beauty Unleashed
* Aussie Babes Seduction
* Australian Bikini
* Boundless
* Busty Pinups
* Busty Pinups2
* Czech Girls
* Sensual Lingerie
* Sexy Glamour
* Girls in Tight White T-Shirts

“This time we make a truly unique offer selling the sexiest photos from our 10 outstanding applications at the price of one,” says Jan Friml, the CEO of JustPurePics. “I’m sure Sexy AppBox will be highly appreciated by every connoisseur of the female beauty not only because of its cheap price but the impressive choice and the excellent quality of the images.”

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Sexy AppBox 1.6 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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JustPurePics is a pilot iPhone project created by Friml – small web and iPhone developer studio located in Prague, Czech Republic, established back in 1994. The basic idea for JustPurePics is quite simple – deliver personalized easy to use photo gallery packages for the best mobile platform yet. The company has developed a strong and variable app engine with comfortable user interface for smooth viewing experience and asked photographers around the globe for delivering the content. JustPurePics has more than 20 apps on the iTunes AppStore at this moment and many others are waiting for approval. Copyright (C) 2009 Friml and JustPurePics. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Wakefield, England – Released in June 2009, Neon Wallpaper/Background Creator has been the Number 1 best-selling iPhone/iPod touch customizable Wallpaper/Backgrounds application worldwide since late July, and is an Apple Staff Favourite. Its unique feature is the ability to customize the device using a choice of text effects; to create personalized lock-screen background/wallpapers (or Contacts graphics) without the need for any graphics editing on the device.

Today, CreateNetworks proudly announce that they have now created and served out over 4 MILLION individual customized images for iPhones and iPod touches the world over. How quickly can 5 million be reached? The target is to reach that figure by the New Year; a very big ‘thank-you’ to the people who’ve bought the application to date, created the 4 million images, and made the application a success.

In summary, Neon provides the ability to dynamically render customized text on top of an image using a number of image sources:

* 160 static built-in backdrops
* 20 twice-weekly dynamically-updated backdrops
* Photos and images from the Photo Library

Using images from these sources, the application has a number of settings/choices that control the look of the custom text rendered onto the image:

* 30 fonts
* 20 font colours
* 15 font effects (including the original Neon)
* 360-degree rotation
* Variable font size
* Positioning of the text

There are literally hundreds of thousands of combinations to choose from in order to customize the device. Neon also allows the emailing of the customized image straight from the application out to any contact/email address.

Minimum Requirements:
* All generations of iPhone and iPod touch
* OS 3.0
* 3.1MB free space
* Internet connectivity (Wireless is required for the 20 twice-weekly dynamically-updated backdrops)

Pricing and Availability:
Neon Wallpaper/Background Creator 2.1.1 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

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Located in Wakefield, UK, CreateNetworks was founded in 2006 as the worlds first Dynamic Mobile Content provider. All Material and Software (c) 2006-2009 CreateNetworks / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod, the iPod and iPhone logos, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Driftwood, Texas – Carnation Software today released ‘Say it & Mail it Lite’ for iPhone and iPod Touch and it’s free. You can upgrade to the full version any time you choose. ‘Say it & Mail it Lite’ records voice memos, which can then be emailed with just a few taps. For iPhone users, the message is sent off immediately, thanks to cell towers. iPod Touch devices store the email or memo and send as soon as they are able to make a Wi-Fi connection.

‘Say it & Mail it Lite’ has a time-saving autofill feature that, once set, will take care of filling in the email address and subject line automatically. As for the message, there’s no typing, just tapping: once to record (Say it), one more time (Mail it), then tap ‘Send’ to the selected recipient. That’s it.

‘Say it & Mail it Lite’ voice recordings work with all computer operating systems, so there’s never a concern about incompatibility. And since the audio files are not stored on the handheld device, there’s no need to clear out files.

What’s in the full version of ‘Say it & Mail it’ that’s not in ‘Say it & Mail it Lite’?
* Ability to easily email to Groups
* Integrated method to include a picture or movie in the email
* Integrated method to include map location in the email
* Elapsed time counter for voice recordings
* Option to remove ‘Say it & Mail it’ link from the email

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Say it & Mail it Lite 1.0 is free (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Business category.

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Carnation Software was founded in 1989 by Rich Love. A family owned company, we develop and sell Macintosh software and services, specializing in MacWise terminal emulation, utility programs, and iPhone applications. Located in the rural community of Driftwood, Texas, Carnation Software takes pride in being highly responsive to customer needs and fast-changing technology. Copyright (C) 2009 Carnation 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.

Mountain View, CA – PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, announces today the release of PhatNotes for iPhone 1.0 and PhatNotes Desktop 5.5, delivering the most advanced and simple-to-use notes synchronization for iPhone and iPod Touch devices. PhatNotes is the first iPhone notes editor to offer both handwriting recognition input and keyboard entry as well as advanced note editing features such as shorthand, customizable Auto-corrector and user dictionary, and spell checker.

PhatNotes for iPhone features include:
* The ability to easily manage thousands of notes stored in multiple folders and grouped by specified attributes
* Advanced text search and notes filtering
* User reminders and hyperlinks between notes
* Advanced text editor features handwriting recognition input in addition to the iPhone keyboard
* Full notes synchronization with PhatNotes Desktop software

The new PhatNotes Desktop software features synchronization software for iPhone and has passed Microsoft Windows 7 compatibility testing.

“Since the release of the first iPhone, many existing and new PhatWare customers have asked us to offer a version of PhatNotes for iPhone”, said Stan Miasnikov, president of PhatWare Corp. “We are thrilled that after nearly a year of work, the new generation of PhatNotes software for iPhone and iPod Touch devices is now available. We appreciate all of the input received by industry professionals and beta testers which has contributed to making PhatNotes among the best in its class.”

PhatNotes has been among the leading notes organizers on the Windows Mobile platform since its first release in 1997 and won numerous industry awards, including Smartphone and Pocket PC Magazine’s Best Software Awards in the notes category for eight consecutive years. PhatNotes allows users to create notes and organize them by category, color, subject, priority, creation, authorization, and modification dates. The software provides powerful text search, advanced data filtering, document security, and email capabilities.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or 2nd Generation iPod Touch 3.0 or later

PhatNotes Availability and Pricing:
PhatNotes for iPhone is sold exclusively in the iTunes App Store and is priced at $9.99 (USD). PhatNotes Desktop software is available directly from PhatWare and PhatWare’s authorized resellers and is priced at $19.95. A free 30-day trial version of PhatNotes Desktop software can be downloaded from the PhatWare website. All registered users of PhatNotes 5.x can upgrade to PhatNotes 5.5 Desktop free of charge.

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Founded in October 1997, PhatWare Corporation is a leading provider of easy to use powerful software products and professional services for the mobile and desktop computing marketplace. PhatWare specializes in handwriting recognition, digital ink, note taking, and database and network management software development. PhatWare Corporation is a founding member of Microsoft Mobility Partner Advisory Council (MPAC) – a unique partner program developed by Microsoft Corp. to serve as a focused feedback mechanism for Microsoft Windows Mobile platform development, and provide leading companies with the tools and resources they need to bring the most innovative and successful mobility solutions to market – a Microsoft Certified Partner, and Microsoft Windows Embedded partner. Copyright (C) 1997-2009 PhatWare Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Toronto, Canada – Yep 2.0, by Ironic Software of Toronto, Canada ($39 USD) is a follow on to the popular Yep 1.0. Yep 2 brings more Leopard and Snow Leopard only features to the fold, while cleaning up the interface and offering new features. Many SOHO document management programs on the Mac today require files to be in databases or special folders. Yep does not have this limitation – managed documents can be anywhere, and can be searched for using tools like Spotlight or the Finder.

Scanning in Yep has taken a step forward. Yep’s scanning interface is a true document scanner – and as such can scan pages up to twice as fast as Apple’s Preview – Yep needs no time consuming overview scan. Yep’s scanner produces optimized 300 dpi legal ready PDFs.

Creating other files such as snippets of text from web pages and images is as simple as dragging the text or image into Yep – Yep creates, files, and names the file all automatically. This allows Yep to be used a ‘digital paper trail’ of a users daily activities, without bogging them down with details.

Yep also implements a feature that allows any document that can be printed to be auto filed – this makes keeping track of research, expenses, web receipts and other information an easier process. Files are automatically filed by date, and can be further organized by tagging.

Since Yep uses no database to store information such as tags, all information that is entered in Yep 2 is also accessible from Spotlight and the Finder, even across the network. This allows Yep to work well in offices where not everyone uses it, and also allows backup systems such as Time Machine to run as normal.

Yep uses Spotlight, Quick Look, Time Machine and other OS X technologies to make finding and using your documents easier. It also works well with other ironic products like Fresh – for instance Fresh can be used with Yep to help organize the barrage of files that drop onto a Desktop or Downloads folder every day.

Pricing and Availability:
Yep 2 ($39) is available now for download, and a bundle of all ironic applications can be had for just $69 – a saving over the $141 list price.

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Ironic Software, Ltd. Document Managment on the Mac. Our products allow individuals and companies to organize documents, images and PDFs using, tags, color and location content and other meta data. Unlike expensive ‘locked – in’ solutions, Deep, Leap and Yep do not use proprietary databases, or force you to import your files into a library.

Los Angeles, USA – MacVide today announced iPod Converter 3.2, an update to their video to mp4 conversion utility for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, iPod Converter allows conversion of the most popular video files to mp4 iPod video. It fully integrates the process into the Mac experience by allowing human interaction on the content during conversion.

All of the most popular formats are supported, including MOV, 3GP, MPEG, AVI and helps bridge the gap between many video standards. iPod Converter is a great tool for using with Apple’s iTunes.

MacVide iPod Converter provides powerful functions to set different settings for your video files. It allows you to select crop video area, the bit rate, frame rate, video resolution. Video preview with “rangebar” allows you to choose the exact video footage you want, anywhere between the first and last frames. With MacVide iPod Converter you will able to convert your entire movie to .MP4 and watch it anywhere and anytime. It’s very easy to use and it supports most portable MP4 devices.

New in version 3.2:
* Improved Video Engine for a quality
* Video processing speed increased up to 3 times
* Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard support
* Misc bugs fixed

Feature highlights include:
* Input format supported: all popular Video formats including AVI, WMV, MOV, MPG, ASF, DivX, etc.
* Playback on multiple players including iPod, iPhone, PSP and Apple TV, Creative Zen, Archos, etc.
* Crop your video area to remove the black video sides
* Powerful video/audio output settings
* Allows to set video resolution and frame rate
* Allows to set video and audio bitrate.
* Customizable dimensions for exported video
* Auto Determination of Movie length
* User can control Movie over Capturing

Minimum Requirements:
* Mac OS X Version 10.4 Tiger, 10.5 Leopard, 10.6 Snow Leopard
* Universal Binary for PowerPC and Intel
* 19.4 MB Hard Drive space

Pricing and Availability:
iPod Converter is available for only $29.95 (USD) for a Single License, and may be downloaded directly from the MacVide website.

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Located in historic St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, Intelus, Ltd. is a privately funded company founded in 2002. Leveraging their longtime experience in the video industry, Intelus’ goal is to develop best-of-breed tools for the Mac platform, and lead to the creation of Macvide. Copyright 2002-2009 Intelus, Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Austin, Texas – Blue Lightning Labs today announced that their popular iPhone application Mathemagics has been chosen as one of the best apps of 2009 in the AppStore’s “Rewind 2009 – Best of the Year” retrospective. Mathemagics, an application for learning to mentally calculate math problems at phenomenal speeds, has garnered outstanding reviews and continues to amaze users.

“Apple has chosen Mathemagics as one of the best apps of 2009 in its year end retrospective,” said Shane Crawford of Blue Lightning Labs. “Mathemagics has been featured on the AppStore three other times this year and to be included in this elite list is an honor.”

Mathemagics is perfect for students, teachers, or anyone else looking to kick their brain function into high gear. The applications hand-drawn look engages the user and is well-suited for quick practice sessions. Aspiring Mathemagicians learn and then practice any of the 20 math tricks while progressively moving to higher levels of proficiency. Users are challenged to achieve new levels of competence, from apprentice to mathemagician, for each trick.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Mathemagics 1.1 is available now on the iTunes App Store for just $1.99 (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.

Chicago, Illinois – Yazsoft today announced Playback 1.2.1, a major update to their new zero configuration media server for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, Playback allows anyone to share their media with any Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or other supported UPnP compatible device. Playback can also share media stored in folders or even make entire disks available to a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360. No configuration required.

Playback is engineered for extreme performance, while at the same time delivering a streamlined design with unparalleled reliability and stability. By default, it will share almost any content on the users system. And Playback automatically integrates with iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture, Adobe Lightroom 2, and Photobooth too, making it a perfect complement to Apple’s iLife Suite. Users can share all content from these applications transparently or choose specific playlists and albums.

Those who like to tinker will appreciate Playback’s built-in Access Control List (ACL) and bandwidth throttling. The ACL allows users to control which devices have access to their media. Bandwidth throttling limits the transfer rate from the computer to their UPnP device. This allows others on the network to do other internet related activities, such as surf the web and check their email.

Playback was engineered for extreme speed, while offering complete control of shared content. Media is served via lighttpd, the same rock-solid technology that powers YouTube, Wikipedia, and many other popular sites. Playback sports many creature comforts as well, including Growl notifications, Spotlight based searching, on-screen thumbnails (powered by QuickLook), and much more. Playback even includes a handy Status menu which conveniently displays live stream info, at-a-glance.

Feature Highlights:
* Streamlined design
* Unparalleled performance and stability
* Share movies, music, and pictures
* Transparent integration with iTunes, iPhoto, Aperture, Photobooth, and Adobe Lightroom 2
* Complete control of shared content
* Spotlight based searching
* Quicklook thumbnails for all media
* Bandwidth throttling
* ACL access
* Growl notifications
* Status menu with live stream info
* And much more

What’s changed in 1.2.1:
* New: Official support for Plex & XBMC.
* New: TV Shows in iTunes are now organized separately from other videos.
* New: When a shared media folder is moved/deleted, the change is now detected immediately.
* New: Added support for the following image formats: ERF, DCR, RAW, MRW, NEF, DNG, PEF, ARW, and SR2.
* New: Transcoded images are now cached just like QuickLook thumbnails.
* Fixed: Unsupported image formats are now transcoded for the PS3.
* Fixed: Corrected the MediaReceiverRegistrar service definition XML file.
* Fixed: You can no longer add duplicate shared folder entries.

System Requirements:
* Requires Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or later
* 47 MB Hard Drive Space
* Any Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or other supported UPnP compatible device
* Network connection (Gigabit recommended for HD)

Pricing and Availability:
Playback is offered at the low price of $15.00 (USD) for three (3) licenses, and can be purchased from the Yazsoft website. A free 7 day demo is also available for download.

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The Yazsoft team came together in 2001 to develop software expressly for the Mac platform. With an emphasis on total customer satisfaction, Yazsoft makes up a development team of 5 professionals, each responsible for coding, marketing, and total customer support. Copyright (C) 2001-2009 Yazsoft. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Spotlight and QuickLook are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

New York, NY – Toughturtle LLC today released StockWatch Lite, a free version of their popular investment-tracking iPhone and iPod Touch App StockWatch. StockWatch Lite is a great entry point into tracking your personal investments and getting a glimpse of the power and features of the full version of StockWatch.

StockWatch Lite is the perfect App for all investors to keep an eye on their favorite stocks, track their portfolios and holdings, and much more. With an easy-to-use and traditional iPhone/iPod Touch user interface, you will have your investments and research tools just a few taps away.

“It made a lot of sense for Toughturtle to release a Lite version of StockWatch”, said Todd Barnes, Lead Developer at Toughturtle LLC. “StockWatch remains to be a very popular financial App for the iPhone and iPod Touch. But with the fast growing marketplace of the iTunes AppStore, we really wanted to extend our reach to an audience that might want to try-before-you-buy. We are confident that the majority of StockWatch Lite users will be interested in upgrading to the full version. The amount of extra functionality and features that are in the full version of StockWatch are well worth the initial purchase price. “

With StockWatch Lite, you can track Stocks, Bonds, Mutual Funds, Futures, Options, and more from personalized and customizable Watchlists, Portfolios, and Portfolio Watchlists. StockWatch Lite also includes Intraday Charts and Detailed Symbol Information.

Feature Highlights:
* Create Watchlists
* Create Portfolios with personalized Names, Descriptions, and Cash Amounts
* Add Symbols to existing Portfolios and Watchlists
* Add Lots to Symbols, in each Portfolio, with Quantity, PPS, Date, and Commission
* Get detailed and constantly updated Prices, Gains, Costs, Values
* Tap-to-Change buttons: Toggle between Price, Gain/Loss, Cost, and Value on Watchlist, Portfolio Watchlist, and Lot Listing
* Overall Portfolio Totals and Gain/Loss
* Date/Time regional formatting: Choose from 3 global standards
* Customize your default loading screen. Watchlist, Portfolio, or specific Portfolio

The full version of StockWatch has been in the iTunes AppStore for almost one and a half years and has over 17,000 users. It is still the best App to track all of your investments and current market information… no matter what type of investor you may be.

The following worldwide Exchanges are supported in StockWatch:
USA / Canada: NYSE, NASDAQ, ASE, CBT, CME, NYB, CMX, NYM, OBB, PK, TOR, VAN
Europe: AMS, BAR, BER, BIL, CPH, DUS, EBS, FRA, GER, HAM, HAN, LSE, MAD, MCE, MIL, MUN, OSL, PAR, STO, STU, SWX, VIE
Asia Pacific: ASX, BSE, CPH, HKG, JKT, KOE, KSC, NSI, NZE, SES, SHH, SHZ, TAI, TLV, TWO

About StockWatch:
StockWatch was first available to iPhone and iPod Touch users as a Web App in 2007, and was re-engineered and released for the iTunes App Store in August 2008. StockWatch uses Yahoo! Finance as a data provider. Quotes are delayed, on average, 15 minutes.

Requirements:
* iPhone / iPod Touch: OS 3.0
* Internet connectivity

Pricing and Availability:
StockWatch Lite 1.0 is available worldwide for free on the Apple AppStore.

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Established in November 1997, Toughturtle LLC develops innovative and easy to use interactive applications for the Internet and for Mobile Devices. For more information about Toughturtle, please visit their website. Copyright 2009 Toughturtle LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – Embraceware Software today announced holiday sale prices on Awaken for iPhone (regular $1.99 – now just 99¢) and Awaken for Mac (regular $15 – now just $10). Awaken for Mac is a digital alarm clock for Mac OS X that wakes you by playing music or podcasts from your iTunes library or any of the built in alarm sounds. It can also put both you and your Mac to sleep with the sleep timer feature.

Alarms can be created to alert you on a daily or weekly basis. You can also set a one-time alarm for any specific date and time in the future. Awaken also offers the ability to have the volume of the music – as well as the brightness of the screen – gradually fade in at the set alarm time.

Use the sleep timer to fall asleep to your favorite music or podcast. The sleep timer can be set to slowly fade out the volume during the last few minutes of the timer, as well as to fade the screen brightness to black. Awaken can also put your Mac to sleep at the end of the timer and it will automatically wake at alarm time. Control your music during the alarm or sleep timer from across the room with the support for the Apple Remote.

Awaken is also available for iPhone and iPod touch at the sale price of just 99¢. It contains all of the core features of the Mac version along with iPhone/iPod unique functionality. Awaken for iPhone and iPod touch is a digital alarm clock, sleep timer, full screen clock and flashlight.

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Embraceware Software Inc has been developing software for the Mac since 2005 and has most recently extended to iPhone development. Our lead product for Mac OS X is Awaken which is a digital alarm clock and sleep timer. Embraceware is located in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Copyright 2005-2009 Embraceware Software Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.

San Francisco, CA – Today, 148Apps announced the call for entries for the second annual Best App Ever Awards, which recognize practical, creative, technical, and whimsical achievements in iPhone applications and games. Submissions are now being accepted in 56 categories.

Created with the goal of building public awareness of the very best apps available, not just the best-selling apps, the Best App Ever Awards has a broad set of award categories covering both apps and games. The categories focus on the quality of the app design, the overall usefulness, and the fun factor.

Some of the 56 categories include:
* Best Productivity Enhancer App
* Best Feel Like a Local App
* Best Strategy App
* Best App for Parents
* Best Educational App
* Most Creative Use of iPhone Hardware
* Best Productivity Killer App
* Best Augmented Reality App

Created by 148Apps, the 2009 Best App Ever Awards are expected to greatly exceed the interest of last year’s inaugural competition, which received nearly 100,000 votes for over 1000 apps. The awards were the first iPhone OS Application achievement awards to recognize the best iPhone apps and games released in the iTunes App Store.

All app nominations must be submitted online at the Best App Ever site before December 31, 2009. Finalists will be announced on January 1, 2010 and will include the top five popular nominees in each category, combined with 5 nominations from industry experts. Voting for these finalists will run through January 31, 2010.

The top 10 nominated iPhone apps overall will compete for the title of Best App Ever. Winners in all categories will be announced at the 2010 MacWorld Expo in San Francisco.

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148Apps, a group of consumer-focused iPhone application news and review sites, launched shortly after the app store in July 2008. The site has grown quickly to reach hundreds of thousands of viewers monthly. In January 2009, 148Apps sponsored the Best App Ever Awards, the first achievement awards created specifically to honor application development on the iPhone. In May 2009, 148apps.biz launched to address the needs of iPhone app developers and other business people making a living on iPhone applications. Copyright (C) 2008-2009 148Apps. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Charlottesville, Virginia – Students know that time is a precious commodity that they cannot get back and that money is finite and must be used wisely. The main goals of Achievers Writing Center are to help students be more successful writing essays and papers, while helping them spend less time and money in the effort.

“Essay writing assistance for students is the perfect example of a highly fragmented market in need of a serious technology makeover. The products and services simply have not kept up with the mobile, smart-phone centered lifestyles of students,” states Michael Niles, President and CEO of Niles Technology Group.

Mr. Niles explains, “Achievers Writing Center apps deliver the mobile technology and content to let students do things that, in the past, required spending time sitting at a computer, making appointments at a school’s writing center, and traveling multiple times to the writing center. As for reliable “writer’s block” email support, well, that is virtually non-existent at writing centers. And, most importantly, if students want help in editing and reviewing the final product, they usually spend more money than they should on another entity that did not even help them write the essay in the first place. Just talking about all the steps and time involved illustrates how difficult and inconvenient it is to receive consistent, reliable professional help.”

Achievers Writing Center apps change the dynamics of essay writing in several significant ways. For a fixed, affordable price, each app comes with professional writing center services and more. There are no hidden charges or hourly credits to track.

Achievers Writing Center apps have step-by-step guidance in writing over 40 different types of essays. Specificity is key to helping a student with a specific type of writing assignment. The apps also come complete with tutorials on writing effectively, footnotes, outlines, and full explanations of the different essay genres. Achievers Writing Center is truly at the forefront because no other writing center offers comprehensive writing apps.

Each app includes unlimited “writer’s block” email support so no more being stuck without a real person to help. There is basically a “writing assistant” in every app ready to assist with any questions throughout the writing process.

The apps have actual writing pages where students can write essays directly on their iPhone or iPod touch. To achieve true mobile essay writing, Niles Technology Group takes full advantage of the computing capabilities and excellent work interfaces of the devices.

And after the essay is complete, the student emails it to Achievers Writing Center. The essay is edited and reviewed with recommendations on how to improve it. This step is the crucial difference between getting an A instead of a B.

No other product provides such complete, start to finish, writing assistance coupled with the convenience and freedom of mobile computing. There are no ongoing hourly charges; no more sitting in front of a desktop computer or carrying a bulky laptop; no more being stuck without help; and no need to hike through the rain or snow to the writing center.

Achievers Writing Center is truly comprehensive high-tech essay writing aid at a student-budget price. The standard all-inclusive app price starts at $14.99 USD. For students that want everything except the essay editing and review, there are versions that begin at $7.99. The apps can be found in the iTunes Store.

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Niles Technology Group was founded in 2007 to develop software for emerging technologies and is developing a series of mobile computing applications dedicated to teaching superior writing and logical thinking skills. With its experience in the technology and content required to develop full-featured products for students, Niles Technology Group is already in the top 25 of all iPhone app publishers and the Essay Writing Wizard apps have sold successfully in all countries that carry the iPhone and iPod touch. The key to Niles Technology Group’s success is specificity. Each app is specific to the writing task at hand. Michael A. Niles, the founder, was formerly, for eight years, the President and CEO of The Right Education, Inc. (TRE), a web-based educational technology company that developed The Learning Accelerator. He looks forward to continuing to bring top-line education products to the mobile computing marketplace. Copyright (C) 2007-2009 Niles Technology Group. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Calgary AB – Every wedding includes a guestbook in which wedding guests can leave their name and a greeting for the new couple. It’s a beloved wedding tradition and way to record well-wishes from friends and relatives. But, after the wedding, the guestbook is often left on the shelf while wedding film and photos are revisited again and again to reminisce about that special day.

Calgary start-up Burn37.com Inc. is updating this wedding mainstay with software that makes the guestbook concept a more enjoyable experience for guests and for the bride and groom. Instead of writing their well-wishes and greetings in a paper guestbook, guests use GuestReel to record video of their thoughts and best wishes for the couple. While a guestbook might end up on the shelf, GuestReel clips can be uploaded to the web, burned onto DVD, embedded into wedding day footage, and enjoyed repeatedly.

Andrew Hanna, Founder and President of Burn37.com Inc., talks about his inspiration for GuestReel: “With a guestbook, the bride and groom are forced to decipher what each guest wrote, if they wrote anything at all. And written words can only go so far to express the true feelings and wishes of guests. However, a short video of the guest offers a more personal and lasting connection and GuestReel delivers that message in a format that can be viewed and shared in many ways.”

Using GuestReel is simple: First, the software is installed on a Mac and works with either the built-in camera or an external one. Next, the laptop is set up in a convenient location for guests, perhaps before the ceremony, after the ceremony, and during the reception. Then, guests use the simple-to-use interface to start and stop and redo their videos. Later, the bride and groom can review the videos and use them in a number of ways – uploading them to sites like YouTube and Facebook, sharing them through email, combining with wedding footage, or burning them onto DVDs to view or give away.

Hanna explains, “There are two things we’ve accomplished with GuestReel: It needed to be user-friendly so everyone feels comfortable with the experience, and, it needed to create usable video so the bride and groom can enjoy and share their wedding day.” He adds, “GuestReel doesn’t need special equipment or a licensed operator. Just install the software on a Mac and it’s ready to go.”

GuestReel is available for use by couples, by wedding planners, and by wedding photographers and videographers. Couples will enjoy the ease-of-use that GuestReel offers their guests and the lasting memories that GuestReel video provides. Wedding planners use GuestReel as a value-added service to expand their offering with little effort. Photographers and videographers can capture another aspect of the wedding and reception without staffing an additional camera.

“GuestReel transforms your wedding guests’ greetings,” Hanna tells brides and grooms, “and creates lasting wedding day memories that you WILL enjoy later. Guestbooks stay on the shelf but GuestReel videos will be treasured.”

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Burn37.com Inc. is a software start-up based in Calgary Alberta Canada. Founder and President Andrew Hanna directs the company and oversees development of the software. GuestReel 1.1 is the latest version of the software and is available on their website for an affordable one-time purchase that even couples on a budget will find attractive.

For more information about GuestReel and how they are updating the wedding guestbook tradition, visit www.guestreel.com or contact Burn37.com Inc. at 1-403-770-9544.

Montreal, Canada – Oneapp introduces The Laughman 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. The Laughman now allows you to bring contagious laughter wherever you go. The Laughman features the world famous laughs of Doug Collins, a bus driver from Tennessee said to have the most contagious laugh in the world. Collins, who was tested by MTV and even examined by Neuroscientists, can often cause rooms of people to burst into laughter simply by laughing.

Cutting Edge iPhone Tech Applied. The Laughman App uses cutting edge iPhone tech for a wide array of features:

* Shake 2 Laugh; Collins’ laugh has been applied to the iPhone’s gyroscope causing the iPhone to laugh at different intensities and pitches, depending on how you move or shake it allowing users to create hilarious new laughs.

* The Laughman App also uses the iPhone’s Bluetooth technology with the Contagious Laugh feature. It enables devices with the App to connect together, then by shaking triggers laughter on other devices.

* The App also features the Laugh Attack, Laugh DJ, hilarious Ring Tones and a Bad Mood Override video, which allows people to laugh along with The Laughman to put themselves in good moods.

Origins of The Laughman
Collins, a school bus driver in Tennessee, rocketed to fame when he appeared as an audience volunteer at a huge comedy show in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. An on-stage microphone caught Collin’s laugh and he brought the show to a standstill. The performers left the stage and the audience and Collins laughed for over 10 minutes straight. A Youtube video of the event, Dad at Comedy Barn would get over 18 million views and American media would dub Collins the man with “the most contagious laugh in the world.” Collins has since been tested by MTV and in the feature documentary Laughology, a team of British Neuroscientists determined there was something unusual about Collins brain which makes him a kind of “human laughter feedback loop.”

Regular laughter has been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease and possibly increase human longevity. The Laughman is a co-production of Montreal based Elevator Films and Oneapp Application Studio Inc.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.1.2 or later

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

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Oneapp is an iPhone and iPod Touch application development company located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. We are a small team with big ideas and the proven ability to realize iPhone applications. Copyright (C) 2009 Oneapp Application Studio Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Rego Park, New York – ADS Software Group Inc. today is proud to introduce Classical Music 1.0, their new classical music compilation and quiz for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, Classical Music is an educational database of 50 music compositions of the most famous composers of all time.

Featuring a vinyl record player styled user interface, music aficionados and connoisseurs alike can listen to the most recognizable one-minute passages of famous compositions, view a short biography of each artist, with a link to purchase the full version of the composition from iTunes. Classical Music also includes a nice “Who is the Composer Quiz” game. Additionally, the application offers Openfeint integration for music lovers to see other Classical Music Quiz player’s leaderboard, get achievements and send challenges.

Feature Highlights:
* 50 minutes of great classical music
* Stylish Vinyl Record Player
* Who is the Composer Quiz game
* OpenFeint integration
* Information about compositions and short biography of composers
* Link to buy full version of composition on iTunes

“I have always felt there were remarkable deep-rooted similarities between classical music as compared to rock and roll, or even some pop music,” said Shakhruz Ashirov, founder and CEO of ADS Software Group Inc. “Regrettably, the modern media doesn’t support classical music very well, so a large percentage of the younger audience is never exposed to it. We currently have plans to add up to a 100 compositions, a new music memorizing game, as well as localize the app into major languages and some other features.”

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Classical Music 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. A free Lite version is also available. Review copies are available upon request.

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Based in Rego Park, New York, ADS Software Group Inc. is a privately held corporation founded in 2008 by Shakhruz Ashirov. Leveraging their longtime experience in both development and UI design concepts, ADS Software Group is dedicated to making excellent educational and entertainment software for mobile markets. Copyright (C) 2008-2009 ADS Software Group Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Fishers, Indiana – Daze End Software today announced the release of a new version of Listmaker, their list manager for the iPhone and iPod touch. Listmaker is a simple tool for storing and organizing user-created lists. Major features include support for nested sublists and web synchronization. This new version adds often requested features such as searching, and the ability to create lists from the contents of the iPhone’s clipboard.

“Listmaker aims to find the sweet spot between simplicity and power,” said Charles Perry, owner of Daze End Software. “In order to keep it easy to use, Listmaker embraces minimalism in its interface. List items contain only a title, a note, and a due date. But at the same time, Listmaker offers advanced features like web synchronization, the ability to email lists, and nested sublists. This combination makes for a very useful tool.”

One thing that sets Listmaker apart from its competition is its ablility to share lists with others. Lists can be emailed to others from within the app, or they can be synchronized with the popular, and free, Toodledo web service. Through Toodledo, users can access their tasks with a number of different applications and share lists with others.

Although Listmaker is often used as a simple task list, that wasn’t how it started out, according to Perry. “Actually, I originally wrote Listmaker because I needed a place to store grocery lists, travel checklists, and the like. I wrote it with the intention that it would serve as the reference portion of my personal Getting Things Done (GTD) system. I only included the due date field because I thought that someone might find it helpful. As it turns out, most users of Listmaker now use it to track ‘to do’ lists. Good thing I added that field!”

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Listmaker 1.2 is available to be purchased through the iPhone App Store at a price of $2.99 USD. For those that would prefer to “try before you buy,” a limited version called Listmaker Lite is available in the App Store for free. App Store promo codes are available for the press to download review copies of Action Lists upon request (U.S. App Store only).

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Daze End Software is a small independent software company dedicated to making excellent productivity software for mobile markets. Based in Fishers, IN, Daze End Software currently has four products including Listmaker and Action Lists, its flagship product for Getting Things Done (GTD) on the iPhone. Copyright (C) 2009 Daze End Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Prague, Czech Republic – Vinotekasoft today unveils a new major version of Vinoteka 1.5.3, the ultimate wine cellar management software for Mac. In a unique and gorgeous interface showing bottles, cellars and tasting notes, Vinoteka brings the best wine cellar management experience to Mac users.

Extremely easy and fun to use, Vinoteka offers a fantastic and realistic environment to manage your references, your bottles (wine, liquors or spirits), recreate your cellar, save your tasting notes and add your own food and wine pairings. The very new feature of Vinoteka, which provides autofilling of some reference fields, provides users with the most advanced technology in terms of wine management. Customizable and user-friendly, straight-to-the point and nevertheless very professional, Vinoteka is the ultimate companion every wine lover needs.

Vinoteka, other than being as intuitive as possible, is based on the lastest Mac OS X Leopard technologies and brings a wealth of high-performing and innovative features. Vinoteka reaches the Apple state-of-art in terms of power and usability. Vinoteka is also from now on fully compatible with the new coming Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

The 2 other big news about Vinoteka: the Vinoteka Gift Card and a new localization in Spanish. You can now offer Vinoteka as a gift: buy a license and choose to offer it in a Gift Card; just select the card you prefer, add your personalized message, select the sending date and we will take of sending the gift card to the recipient. And Vinoteka is now available in Spanish, after English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese.

What’s new in the version 1.5.3?

Features and Enhancements:
* Added Spanish localization.
* Added new Varietals (more than 200)

Bugs and Crashes:
* Fixed issue when sorting data
* Fixed issue when canceling a tasting note

Requirements:
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS 10.6 Snow Leopard or higher

Pricing and Availability:
Single user licence: $34.90 (USD) or 29.90 Euro (incl. VAT). Family pack: $79.90 or 69.90 Euro (incl. VAT). Business pack: $129.90 or 109.90 Euro (incl. VAT). Visit Vinotekasoft to discover screencasts and features, as well as Vinoteka’s blog or on Twitter.

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Vinotekasoft is based in Prague, Czech Republic and its international team has created Vinoteka, the ultimate wine cellar management software for Mac users. Because we are wine lovers and convinced Mac users, we do our best to provide the best wine cellar manager and the best support to our users.