Daily App Digest – 03/03/10

PhotoPin allows you to build a fantastic wallpaper, or composite image, using all the photos you have on your iPhone/iPod Touch. Compose unique wallpaper using your best friend’s photos and proudly display it as your official personal wallpaper. PhotoPin allows you to position, rotate, resize and set the order, exactly like a pin-board – without the pin! You can even mail your creation or save as a photo in order to publish-it on your preferred social network.

Price: $0.99/Download

Learn how to take photographs of lightning, includes basic photography techniques plus secrets of how to capture lightning by daylight and night. Includes a media gallery that contains full screen lightning photos.

Price: $0.99/Download

DifferentApps today released FastCalc 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users. FastCalc is an intelligent calculator that’s very easy to see and use. FastCalc allows for copy and pasting of formulas while providing memory storage, expression display and accurate calculating rules. Whereas a device with the dimensions of an iPhone has very small keys, FastCalc’s screen has only twelve large keys which are very easy to see and use. This feature eliminates the frustration of hitting a wrong key.

FastCalc is new to the Apple lineup of app products, developed to overcome some of the difficulties that small calculators typically pose, especially key size. Whereas a device with the dimensions of an iPhone has very small keys, FastCalc’s screen has only twelve large keys which are very easy to see and use. This feature eliminates the frustration of hitting a wrong key.

Using the app is a quick, simple matter of tapping or swiping the appropriate key, thanks to the touchscreen controls. FastCalc’s user interface turns symbols on or off to protect users from syntax errors. The FastCalc app is not only efficient, it’s accurate too. All entered formulas respect the operations priority rule, so users can use parenthesis to group their operations for accurate formulations. Expressions are displayed constantly, so it’s easy for a user to double check their equation.

This new application provides three different memory stores, which is appreciated by users who perform repetitive calculations. They merely have to enter a formula once in order to reuse it time and time again without retyping. Having a copy and paste feature is a big plus for FastCalc. Formulas and results can be copied to the pasteboard and moved into another application. If any of the copied expressions contain memories, the content goes along with it.

Another function offered by FastCalc is the Last Answers (ANS) recall. The result of a calculation is stored when the screen is cleared. If a user has forgotten to jot the number down, they just need to check the app rather than having to do a recalculation. The ANS is updated every time the user deletes a screen.

FastCalc is ideal for students and people in business who are interested in efficient accuracy. The app’s large keys, memory storage and copy/paste features just make life that much easier.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 0.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
FastCalc 1.0 is only $2.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.
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Packing Pro is a popular, top-ranking travel app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Recently updated, it now sports a fresh new interface and a simplified, more intuitive work-flow to match it. Spring Break is a long-deserved chance for students to take it easy and have some fun. Let Packing Pro take care of your travel packing and to do tasks, so you can concentrate on what’s really important – partying hard.

Packing Pro is a popular, top-ranking travel app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Recently updated, it now sports a fresh new interface and a simplified, more intuitive work-flow to match it. This is reflected in the multitude of overwhelmingly positive reviews left on the App Store, and its high ranking in the Travel section there (Packing Pro: #2 in Australia, #8 in Canada, and #14 in the U.S.; Packing: #1 in Canada, #3 in the U.S. and #4 in Australia). Packing Pro has also been spotlight demoed in Apple’s summer 2009 Travel Guide and recognized by National Geographic & American Express as one of the best travel apps for the iPhone.

Packing Pro is more than just a digital packing list. It’s more like a personal packing assistant that is always by your side. It features an extensive, customizable catalog, several handy sample lists that can be used as templates, and unlimited, 100% customizable packing lists. A plethora of special functions include:

* Numerous packing list sorting and display options
* Collapsable categories with running item tallies
* Weight and value totals
* Multi-item selection for speedy list building
* Send to email
* Import / export to other Packing apps and devices
* Recovery of deleted lists and categories
* Extensive in-app instructions and feedback options

Besides the core functions listed above (which are also present in the basic Packing app), Packing Pro also gives its users complete control over the design of the app (themes, layout, font, colors), twice as many sample lists, an expanded Master Catalog, and an Expert packing list that can "automajically" help you create a customized list.

Packing Pro 7.0, and Packing 4.0, both with brand new faces, have blasted back up the charts and into the hearts of thousands of happy new users. Let Packing Pro ease your packing worries, and let you enjoy your hard-deserved break, be it in Cancun, Panama City, Miami, or elsewhere in the Caribbean or beyond. Pack up, and party on!

Pricing and Availability:
Packing Pro is available for purchase worldwide on the iPhone App Store at a 25% reduced price of only $2.99 (USD). The basic version (Packing) sells for only $0.99, 50% off its full price.
iTunes link for Packing Pro

3PYX today released Budget iQ 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users. Effective simplicity is what Budget iQ is all about. There are no complicated formulas or extras in this app, anyone can use it easily. Budget iQ quickly monitors a user’s financial picture, makes projections, and offers help for deciding whether or not a purchase is affordable. It does all of this in a way that promotes success, supports financial responsibility, and can even make budgeting fun.

Budget iQ is an ‘every person’ app. It requires no special skills or knowledge to reap all the benefits that this special application offers. In fact, once users begin taking advantage of Budget iQ, they become psychologically involved with the process and begin to enjoy the challenge of coming in under their daily allocated budget amount.

The involvement comes so easily because of the app’s simplicity. Users merely have to input their budget amount and preferred time period and they’re ready to get started with improving their financial picture. Entering expenses is done on the app’s main dashboard, where all of a user’s figures show in an easy to understand format.

Users can view their daily allocated budget amount and challenge themselves to spend less than that for the day. That’s where the motivation and fun with numbers comes in. Having contests with themselves enables users to experience budgeting in a new way. They get addicted to trying to ‘beat the budget’ in an effort to end each day and the ‘budget period’ with money left over.

While Budget iQ can be used to manage all expenses, it helps best with discretionary spending. A user can simulate a new purchase to see how it will affect his or her finances. The user then has the information necessary to make a wise decision about spending his or her money on that product or service.

Budget iQ is that app that people have been wishing existed. It’s comprehensive yet incredibly easy-to-use, fast and effective. Even children can learn better spending habits with this app. At only ninety-nine cents, it’s one heck of an inexpensive investment in anyone’s financial future. It also won’t take much off that first day’s budget, either.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later
* 0.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Budget iQ 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category. Promo codes are available for qualified reviewers. Please specify the website or blog you represent when making your request.

Budget iQ 1.0: http://www.3pyx.com/
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288 Vroom LLC today released 100 Sci-Fi Stories Lite, the free sampler version of their popular eBook reader for iPhone and iPod touch. 100 Sci-Fi Stories Lite has some of the great classic science fiction stories including, The Gods Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the timeless classic The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, and more. The app’s eerie interface will give users chills and is easy to use. 100 Sci-Fi Stories Lite is perfect for the science fiction fan in everyone and it’s free.

Bridgewater, New Jersey – 288 Vroom LLC today released 100 Sci-Fi Stories Lite, the free sampler version of their popular eBook reader for iPhone and iPod touch. 100 Sci-Fi Stories Lite has some of the great classic science fiction stories including, The Gods Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs and the timeless classic The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, and more.

The app’s eerie interface will give users chills and is easy to use by offering 2 scrolling modes (Continuous and Page by Page) and adjustable story text size for easy reading. Stories are automatically bookmarked as necessary too, making it easy for readers to come back where they left off at any time. 100 Sci-Fi Stories Lite is perfect for the science fiction fan in everyone and it’s free.

"Being a lover of almost all things sci-fi, creating a sci-fi app as a follow up to 100 Horror Stories, Sounds, And Scares was a perfect next step. I hope users enjoy 100 Sci-Fi Stories as much as I do." said Gregg Levine, founder of 288 Vroom LLC

Feature Highlights:
* Library of Science Fiction Short Stories, Novelettes, and Full-Length Novels
* Easy to use and eerie interface
* Adjustable story text size
* 2 scrolling modes – Continuous and Page by Page
* Automatically bookmarks each story as needed

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
100 Sci-Fi Stories Lite is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Books category. All future updates, including story additions, are included.

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99 Book Series today introduces "99 Things You Wish You Knew Before Filling Out Your Hoops Bracket" for the iPhone and iPod touch. Another in their line of "99 Things…" mini-guide books, 99 Book Series has enlisted five-time bracket champion Jared Trexler to create the 99 page long book. Trexler distills his years of experience as a college basketball columnist and TV host to provide the reader with 99 expert tips for filling out a winning hoops bracket before the NCAA tournament.

As surely as the NCAA Basketball Tournament rolls around every March, countless fervent fans try their luck at the bracket, attempting to predict the matchups and winners of every round. There is lasting prestige, and not infrequently cash, to be had for the winner of the office pool or wager among friends. With "99 Series-Basketball" author Jared Trexler eschews long-winded analysis, complex formulas and endless detail, and provides fans with pithy, entertaining, real-world advice. He readily concedes that there are times when the odds are so close, even the expert is baffled. For these cases Trexler, an honors graduate of the prestigious Sports Journalism program at Penn State, reveals the seemingly unrelated factors the pros consider in coming up with their final picks.

Anyone who has ever stared with sweaty palms at a blank bracket form owes it to themselves to take a look at this handy e-book from 99 Series, Inc. A Lite version is available free, so you can easily get a feeling for the kinds of tips included in the Full version. Marc Maxwell, author of the well known "Sports By the Numbers" series of books had this to say: "Jared Trexler’s first book, ‘Penn State Football: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports,’ proves that he is a knowledgeable sports authority that has range. Trexler’s explanations provide "aha moments" of sports enlightenment and give readers a chance to relive historical games as if they were in the stadium at that very moment. Trexler’s work is engaging, poetic and puts you in the moment. This 99 Series book displays those same characteristics and is a must read."

All iPhone/iPod touch versions of 99 Series books are developed by Oneapp Application Design Studio, Inc., Montreal, Canada. Stylishly executed and simple to use, these apps perfectly complement the philosophy of the 99 Series, to offer expert advice in a portable format that is both easily accessible, and from which information can be quickly assimilated.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.12 or later
* 1.3 MB Storage

Pricing and Availability:
"99-Basketball" is available for only $.99 at the App Store in the Books category. A Lite version of the app containing 9 of 99 total chapters is free.

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Arizona based MF Software today introduces Top Rated Apps (Free) 1.5, the free version of the popular productivity app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Top Rated Apps (Free) allows you to browse only the highest-rated apps on the iTunes App Store, and store favorites for future purchase or reference. Unlike the iTunes App Store, it also lets you browse apps offline. The Top Rated Apps are organized by category, so you can browse them just like you would in the App Store.

Chandler, Arizona – MF Software today is proud to introduce Top Rated Apps (Free), the free version of the popular productivity title for the iPhone and iPod touch. It allows you to browse only the highest-rated apps on the iTunes App Store (instead of having to sort through many low-rated apps), and store favorites for future purchase/reference. It also lets you browse apps offline, unlike the iTunes App Store – perfect if you have an iPod touch or are on an airplane.

MF Software’s editors have reviewed literally thousands of apps on the store, and included nearly 1,000 apps (including over 300 games) that iTunes App Store users have rated on average 3 1/2 stars or higher. The Top Rated Apps are organized by category, so you can browse them just like you would in the App Store.

The great thing is, the large database of apps that have been assembled is stored *in the application itself* instead of being downloaded from the internet during use like in most other app store browsing apps (although it does update app info during browsing). So, users can browse icons, ratings, descriptions, etc. (everything except screenshots) offline.

Finding all these great apps wouldn’t be any good if you couldn’t build a list of your favorites for later. So, built in is an easy way to add apps you like to a Favorites tab, so that you can add apps NOW and then decide which ones to buy LATER. No more forgetting which apps you liked, and having to look for them all over again!

This free version only allows saving 5 favorite apps; to save more, users will need to upgrade to the full version of Top Rated Apps, also available in the iTunes App Store.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 7.4 MB

Pricing And Availability:
Top Rated Apps (Free) 1.5 for iPhone and iPod touch is available for free and available exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category.

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TLC IT-Consulting today released MyTasks Pro 2.2.3 for iPhone and iPod touch users. This new task management app is the first of its kind for the iPhone. MyTasks organizes the development, storage and organization of tasks with an attractive, versatile and easy-to-use interface. Adding a task is super simple and can be done in seconds. The app extremely versatile, giving it the capacity to be synchronized with a wide variety of devices and even with the online to-do list program, Toodledo.

Thomas Lüth, owner of TLC IT-Consulting, developed the unique program after realizing that there was no good application to help him organize his day, "There was no task management for the iPhone available and I also needed to synch my tasks with Outlook." Knowing that a tool of this nature could benefit a lot of other people too, Lüth decided to create the app himself.

MyTasks Pro organizes and keeps track of users’ various activities, helping them to keep on top of their to-do lists. Adding a task is super simple and can be done in seconds. If time is limited, a user can return and add more information to their entry. This is particularly good for people who are in the middle of one activity when they remember something for another and don’t want to forget it.

Lüth made the app extremely versatile, giving it the capacity to be synchronized with a wide variety of devices and even with the online to-do list program, Toodledo.

"Toodledo now synchs with Outlook, which is perfect for those of us who prefer it for our work tasks," says Lüth. MyTasks Pro syncs with Toodledo, which syncs with Outlook. That means that one person can share tasks with others who have Toodledo access, as well as use it in their Outlook program. This works great for managing team projects.

The way in which users manage tasks is also flexible. The task fields included can be used as is or customized in a variety of formats. Set up and viewing can be adjusted, with only certain fields showing or a change in the order they appear. Users are welcome to add photos and choose from a selection of skins to make folders and levels identifiable in an eye-catching, color-coded glance.

This latest update allows users the ability to fully backup their tasks and settings to any FTP server or desktop PC. Files can then be shared with other devices and users for an efficient, time saving experience.

MyTask Pro seems to be just about perfect for anyone with an overwhelming number of tasks or those who just like to stay organized. It certainly removes the stress associated with forgetting things and that harried feeling that accompanies out of control chaos so typical of the disorganized. This one is well worth looking into.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch 2nd generation
* Requires iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later
* 0.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
MyTasks Pro 2.2.3 is only $6.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utility category.
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MyWeather today announced MyWeather Lite 3.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. MyWeather Lite features push notifications for severe weather, animated radar and satellite maps, 12-hour temperature, precipitation and wind trend graphs, 7-day forecasts and current conditions for over 10,000 U.S. and International cities. The app combines stunning, high-quality animated radar with Microsoft Bing technology, letting users view weather conditions at any location around the country.

MyWeather Lite allows users to receive weather alerts from the National Weather Service (NWS) utilizing Apple’s push notification service. Over 50 watches, warnings and advisories are available for any U.S. city. MyWeather is the first developer to utilize push notification for NWS alerts, and has already deployed the new feature successfully to thousands of users via its premium weather app, MyWeather Mobile.

The app combines stunning, high-quality animated radar with Microsoft(R) Bing(TM) technology, letting users view weather conditions at any location around the country. The app also allows users to turn their device horizontally to view a full-screen map in the map tab and pinch, flick and zoom the map for greater detail.

"Our goal with MyWeather Lite is to give users a weather experience unmatched by any other free app available on the App Store," said Chris Kelly, president of MyWeather, LLC. "Adding push notifications to precision forecasts and high-quality radar allows us to not only surpass the feature sets of all other free weather apps, but of many paid apps as well."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.1.2 or later
* 2.4 MB

MyWeather Lite 3.0 is free and available exclusively through the App Store in the Weather category. For more information, visit MyWeather online. Also available on the App Store: MyWeather Mobile, a full featured application with Alert Maps, Custom Locations, Full Screen Trend Graphs, Unlimited Cities and Zoom to Street-level Maps.

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Byte Squared has released Office2 Plus 3.0.1, its free try before you buy office app for iPhone and iPod touch. Office2 Plus provides .DOC compatible document editing and .XLS compatible spreadsheet editing and lets the user in-app purchase the ability to save files. Access documents stored in Google Docs, iDisk and any WebDAV server, including open, edit, save, delete and rename. Office2 Plus is compatible with Microsoft Word, NeoOffice and any other .doc compatible word processor.

Viewing And Organising Documents Including Cloud-Based Services:
* View many different file formats including DOCX, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, iWork, PDF, HTM, Images etc
* Access documents stored in Google Docs, iDisk and any WebDAV server, including open, edit, save, delete and rename.
* Create or delete folders.
* Move or copy documents between folders locally.
* Move or copy documents between Google Docs or iDisk accounts and the local folders.
* Move or copy documents within folders in Google Docs or iDisk accounts.
* Email documents as attachments.
* Transfer files to and from the device by mouting Office2 Plus as a drive from Finder or Windows Explorer.

Word Processor Features:
* View, create, and edit documents in Word 97-2003 (.doc) format. Compatible with Microsoft Word, NeoOffice and any other .doc compatible word processor. Saving may be optionally enabled through an in-app purchase.
* Character formatting, including text and fill color, bold, italic, underline, font face and size.
* Paragraph formatting including alignment, indenting, bullets and numbering.
* Support for tables, including table creation.
* Support for images, including inserting of images from the camera roll or pasting from other programs.
* Searching of text within documents.
* Undo and redo, up to 100 undo levels.
* Copy and paste within the app in addition to copy and paste of text and images from other applications, including Safari.
* Auto-correction and auto-completion are supported.

Spreadsheet Features:
* View, create, and edit documents in Excel 97-2003 (.xls) format. Compatible with Microsoft Excel, NeoOffice and any other .xls compatible spreadsheet editor. Saving may be optionally enabled through an in-app purchase.
* Support for multiple worksheets.
* Multiple cell types, including Numeric, Date, Time, Date/Time, Currency, Percentage and Text.
* Cell formatting options, including bold, italic, text and background color, cell sizes and alignments.
* Merged cells, text wrapping and freeze panes.
* Copy/cut/paste operations.
* A range of functions, including date/time, math, statistical, string and trigonometric functions.

Byte Squared CEO Simon Bates said: "Too often companies release a cut-down version of their paid app, which they give away for free in order to entice users to their paid app, however this fails for two reasons: firstly, the user does not have a complete picture of the paid app functionality and secondly, if the user wishes to upgrade, they must download another app, thereby losing all the data they built up in the free app. We believe that in-app purchasing within a free app is the best way to tackle the ‘try before you buy’ concept and we are pleased to announce the first office-based app for the iPhone that allows users to do exactly that."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Office2 Plus 3.0.1 is free and available now exclusively through the App Store in the Business category.

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Penpower Inc has released WorldCard Contacts 1.0, their newest contact management tool for iPhone and iPod touch devices. The new WorldCard Contacts application updates the feature limited contacts app that is pre-installed on the iPhone and allows users to tie business card images to individual contacts for faster information management. Worldcard Contacts is designed to work both independently or hand in hand with the WorldCard Mobile business card reader for the iPhone.

"The existing contact management application on the iPhone is very limited and is primarily text based", said Dr. Tsay, CEO of Penpower Inc. "there is no way to group contacts together, or to deal with visual information like business cards." Worldcard Contacts is designed to solve those issues with a number of features including:

* Contacts groups to quickly sort and find contacts.
* Visual "favorites" menu where you can access people through their photo as well as their name.
* View contacts in either "List Mode" (Similar to the native contact list, except with added photo and company information) or Card Mode (Scroll through your business card book with full card images). All with a quick search function to pinpoint the contact you need rapidly.
* Make a call, send a text message or email, browse to the company’s website, or pinpoint them on a map with simple one button access, directly from their business cards!
* Works just like the native contacts application from the iPhone including favorites, recent calls, and keypad access.
* Integrates with the WorldCard Mobile App (sold separately) to let you easily entering contacts via capturing and recognizing business card photos. No more manually entering contacts needed.

Worldcard Contacts is designed to work both independently or hand in hand with the WorldCard Mobile business card reader for the iPhone also produced by Penpower. Worldcard Mobile is an OCR based business card scanning program that recognizes text from photographed business cards and inputs them into your contacts. With Worldcard Contacts you have quick access to both the visual and text versions of the contacts information.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Worldcard Contacts 1.0 is available in the business category of the iTunes App Store for $5.99 (USD) in the Business category.

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Idaho based AppKnack, LLC has released EcoDriverEd 1.2, its newly updated green driving application for iPhone and iPod touch devices. EcoDriverEd helps you learn how to drive green, save gas, save money, and save the planet. Learn techniques of acceleration, deceleration, smoothness, and speed with audible feedback. Are you looking for a way to reduce fuel consumption without buying a new car? EcoDriverEd has the answer with this innovative and clever app.

Part of a recent trend in driving is to make slight adjustments to driving behavior that result in fuel conservation and dramatic cost savings. Not everyone can go out and buy a hybrid vehicle immediately, but they can do their part by learning to drive green with their existing car. EcoDriverEd helps you learn techniques of acceleration, deceleration, smoothness, and speed with audible feedback.

AppKnack founder Dan Axtman, commented "We’re very excited to introduce this updated version of EcoDriverEd to the worldwide driving community. EcoDriverEd allows you to quickly learn how your driving habits are impacting your use of gasoline. EcoDriverEd gives you immediate report cards at the end of each drive so you can track your progress. Even moderate EcoDriving can reduce fuel consumption by 15%, saving a typical driver $200 per year and reducing CO2 emissions by 1200 pounds. The EcoDriverEd app pays for itself within a few trips to the store!"

iPhone and iPod touch users now have a simple yet powerful driving tool at their disposal to help learn new driving habits. Within a few days any driver can learn new and safe driving techniques that will have both a personal and environmental impact.

EcoDriverEd features include:
* No installation or expensive additional equipment required
* Animated color bar graph gives audible feedback when thresholds are exceeded
* Works while iPod is playing music
* Report cards provide letter grades for each category (Acceleration, Deceleration, Smoothness, and Speed). Save multiple report cards to view your overall progress
* Adjust background look, theme sounds, volume, and trainer thresholds for your particular needs
* Connects to your car stereo

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch (2nd generation)
* Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later
* 2.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
EcoDriverEd 1.2 is $1.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. For more information about EcoDriverEd, please visit the iTunes App Store and our product web site.

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UK based Will Evans Apps is proud to announce the release of MW2 Companion 1.0, a collection of Call Of Duty phrases for iPhone and iPod Touch. In MW2 Companion, listen to the popular Call Of Duty phrases through your iPhone or iPod Touch and share with friends. This is Will’s fourth application release after Stick Death Clips, Stick Suicides! and Bad Breath Detector.

Listen to popular Modern Warfare 2 phrases such as:
* Tango Down
* AC130 Standing By
* UAV is online
* Roach, download the files
* Roach, look for the DSIM
* Loads More

MW2 is the first Call of Duty application from Will Evans Apps, following the successful Stick Suicides! application, which contained a series of 47 slides. And the successful Stick Death Clips application, which contained a series of short StickMan Movies. Further applications are under development by Will Evans Apps and will be launched in the near future.

Feature Highlights:
* 20 Call of Duty phrases
* 10 Call of Duty sounds
* Easy to use interface
* Original Call of Duty voices

Coming Soon:
* Regular free updates
* Extra free sounds

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch
* Firmware 3.0 or later

Pricing And Availability:
MW2 Companion is only $0.99 (USD) or £0.59 (British Pounds) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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Independent software developer Widemouth has released goColoring 1.11 for iPhone and iPod touch. Featuring a simple and fluid user interface to make coloring easy, creative and fun, goColoring is designed to enable quick and accurate creation of beautiful images. Kids can color in the picture and add to it using a set of beautifully designed stamp images. With shake to undo, pan and zoom and a sliding cross hair, it is easy to place color exactly where it is wanted.

goColoring’s llustrator, David Jeffreys says "With more than 100,000 apps out there, quality is essential. Kids have pre-tested both the images and usability of goColoring to great effect. We’ve put a lot of work into making a coloring app that is easy to use and allows kids to unleash their own creativity. We’re sure it will put smiles on everyone’s face."

Uniquely goColoring creates each image individually by combining a chosen character with a background. Kids can color in the picture and add to it using a set of beautifully designed stamp images. Put a ballerina on the stage, or on the beach, or in front of a castle. Surround her with bats or parrots. Give her a mustache and glasses. The possibilities are endless.

Feature Highlights
* Fun and funky characters
* Gallery to allow selection of character and background
* Stamps to decorate
* Unique cross hair system for precise coloring
* Save finished artwork to the photo library
* Sounds designed by Tim Hands – Emmy award winning sound editor
* Unlimited Undo and Redo

goColoring is designed to enable quick and accurate creation of beautiful images. With shake to undo, pan and zoom and a sliding cross hair, it is easy to place color exactly where it is wanted.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
goColoring 1.11 is only $0.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

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California based RoboHippo LLC has released HippoRemote Pro 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. HippoRemote Pro is a Wi-Fi remote control for Macs, Windows and Linux PCs, featuring a multi-touch trackpad, an international language-capable keyboard, and tailored controls for a variety of applications. The 2.0 release bring social networking and the Internet, features never before available in a remote, to the palm of your hand, with an integrated web browser and Twitter client.

HippoRemote Pro is one of the most feature-rich remote control apps in the App Store. With a multi-touch trackpad, intelligent keyboard, login & password manager, recordable macros, and app profiles, HippoRemote makes controlling your computer fast, simple and easy.

App profiles in particular greatly reduces the complexity and difficulty of computer tasks. By providing buttons and interfaces tailored to specific programs, users can launch programs, navigate presentations, skip songs, play/pause videos and more, all with just a few finger taps. HippoRemote Pro comes bundled with support for 27 applications and more are added all the time. Version 2.0 enhances existing functionality and adds a number of novel features never seen before in an app of its kind.

Major new features:

* Browser Plugin: HippoRemote Pro is the first and only remote control application to integrate web browser. This means users can search online, read their email, check sports scores, and even chat online with friends, all without having to switch applications.

* Twitter Plugin: HippoRemote Pro is also now the world’s first social remote control. Users can browse their timelines and post updates.

* Link Launching: In both the Browser and Twitter Plugins, Link Launching seamlessly transfer web pages from the iPhone to the computer letting users enjoy their content on their preferred screen.

* Boxee Plugin: A multi-touch gesture-based interface for controlling the popular Boxee media center program. Control Boxee with flicks, swipes, and taps. Deep integration with Boxee’s media software displays cover art on the iPhone, so users can tell at a glance what’s playing.

Improvements include:

* User-Generated Profiles: Users can now create their own profiles, uploading them to their iPhones or sharing them with others on the web.

* Global Macros: Users can create macros that can be access in any profile with a simple shake of the iPhone.

* Even More Multi-Touch Gestures: Support for 3 & 4 finger gestures.

* Landscape Trackpad

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.0 MB

Free HippoVNC server program for the Mac/PC. In lieu of HippoVNC, users can run any of popular third-party VNC server, or use the Screen Sharing functionality built into all Macs.

Pricing and Availability:
HippoRemote Pro 2.0 is $4.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

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TickleSpace has released Deep Stuff – Facts and Quotes Pro for the iPhone and iPod touch. Deep Stuff – Facts and Quotes Pro provides a daily dose of interesting facts, quotes, famous birthdays and historical events with an elegant, simple and intuitive interface. Thousands of quotes and facts to surprise, amuse, inspire and share that little bit of wisdom. TickleSpace has chosen to abandon using ads in its apps until a solution that provides control over what ads are shown becomes available.

Deep Stuff – Facts and Quotes Pro provides a daily dose of interesting facts, quotes, famous birthdays and historical events with an elegant, simple and intuitive interface. Thousands of quotes and facts to surprise, amuse, inspire and share that little bit of wisdom.

Features:
* Share via Email, Facebook and Twitter
* Favorite any information you like by tapping the star.
* Birthdays of famous celebrities and notable historical figures
* On-This-Day-In-History facts
* Cool Facts
* A diverse collection of inspirational and interesting quotes
* Organized favorites browser

Upcoming Features:
* More Facts, birthdays, events and quotes
* Daily Pictures following theme of the day model (awaiting Flickr api keys)

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Deep Stuff – Facts and Quotes Pro 1.0 is $1.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Books category. An iPad edition of the application will be released when the iPad becomes available in Late March.

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Adelante Consulting Inc. is pleased to announce the release of The Plant Doctor 1.0, their new app for iPhone and iPod touch devices. The Plant Doctor provides interactive diagnosis and cost-effective management recommendations for plant diseases in gardens, landscapes, nurseries and farms. The app collects user-supplied information about the problem and sends it to a professional plant pathologist with a Ph.D. and more than 20 years of experience in the science.

Users may read the free descriptions of ten of the most common plant diseases and their causes. If users are then unsure of the nature of their own problem, they may purchase a diagnosis. The app collects user-supplied information (text, photographs) about the problem and sends it to a professional plant pathologist with a Ph.D. and more than 20 years of experience in the science.

The user promptly receives live communications from the pathologist, including the probable name of the plant disease and causal pathogen, tactics for managing the disease, and contact information for local university experts who may be able to provide more information or examine samples in person.

Every year, plant diseases cause tremendous losses to plants and untold human suffering worldwide. One must accurately and quickly identify the causes of disease in order to manage or control it properly. Given the similarity of symptoms among diseases and the thousands of plant pathogens that can cause disease, expert diagnosis is needed in most cases to unravel the confusion and to provide clear direction. Whether you are a home gardener or professional farmer, The Plant Doctor could save you the time and the money that you have invested in your plants.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch (2nd generation)
* Requires iPhone OS 3.1 or later
* 1.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The Plant Doctor 1.0 is free and available exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category.

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Mooomi has released Power Inventory 1.0.1 for iPhone and iPod touch. Power Inventory helps you manage the inventory of any object, using a subdivision by categories and locations. You can also keep track of loans and repairs for every item and get a quick reminder from the application icon badge. You have so many things around and would like to put some order. Power Inventory is the application for you.

Feature Highlights:
* Unlimited number of categories and locations
* Currency symbol automatically based on your international settings

For every item you can define:
* Many features (description, manufacturer, cost, quantity, condition, status, notes, etc.)
* Informations about warranty
* Details of the buyer in case of sale
* List of photos (from camera or library)
* List of loans
* List of repairs

From the main screen you can always access to:
* Alerts section (check in real time the situation of loans and repairs still ongoing)
* Live Search (type text and find everything quickly in real time)

New in v.1.0.1:
* Bugfixes (expecially for problems with lot of items)
* Minor UI fixes
* Improved UI speed
* Automatic focus in text field when adding/editing category or location

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 0.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Power Inventory 1.0.1 is $1.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

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New York based MultiEducator today introduces Auto Buyer 1.0, their new iPhone and iPod touch reference for anyone in the market to purchase a new car. Developed specifically to leverage the iPhone’s unique capabilities and touch interface, Auto Buyer brings together key information every car purchaser should have. Program: the official US government mileage calculations each car’s carbon footprint, and the percentage chance of each car’s ove. It also includes six key financial calculations.

Auto Buyer’s "financial section" calculates the amount of money you would save in gas by buying a more fuel efficient car, (such as a hybrid); indicating what price gas has to be, in order to save a set amount of money and make the purchase of more efficient car economical. Auto Buyer will calculate your monthly lease and loan payment, along with the true interest of your lease, and calculate the total monthly cost of purchasing the car you want.

Users can save or e-mail any calculations. In addition, Auto Buyer allows users to select favorites and automatically returns to the last place last searched upon exit. MultiEducator’s Auto Buyer joins the companies 25 formulator apps targeted for a variety of niche engineering, personal productivity and history apps.

System Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 2.2 or later
* 6.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Auto Buyer 1.0, for iPhone is offered at the introductory price of $1.99 (USD) and available exclusively through Apple’s App Store in the Reference category.
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Code Line has announced Color Expert 1.1, their Color Wheel, an Image Palette and a Swatch Book for the iPhone and iPod touch. Color Expert puts the power of color into your hands. And its new, updated features and user-interface are sure to streamline your workflow and keep you productive, no matter where you are. It has your favorite color libraries including PANTONE solid coated, PANTONE solid uncoated, PANTONE Goe coated, PANTONE Goe uncoated, PANTONE(R) f + h cotton and PANTONE f + h paper.

Color Expert has your favorite color libraries:
* PANTONE(R) solid coated
* PANTONE(R) solid uncoated
* PANTONE(R) Goe(TM) coated
* PANTONE(R) Goe(TM) uncoated
* PANTONE(R) f + h cotton
* PANTONE(R) f + h paper
* Web Safe Colors
* HTML Colors

We built Color Expert from the ground up with the creative spirit in mind. Designers of all types, regardless of their medium, have a common thread—and that common thread is color. We use it to be loud, quiet, bold, subtle, soothing, frenzied and sometimes just to stand out. But working with color can be difficult away from the studio.

Case in point. You’re visiting a client and they want a good color combo to go with PANTONE 123 C. These things can take time. Especially if you have to go hunting around for swatches in your color books. You know, the ones you left back at the studio. Well, not to seem too dramatic, but with Color Expert, it takes about 15 seconds and 8 taps. Make that 9 taps if it’s not already running. Sure, you’ll want to play around with it after that. It’s actually kind of addicting. But what a great place to start.

And how about building your Spring Collection’s palette from that flamingo you saw at the zoo? Well, you can get started on that one in about 8 taps as well. Suddenly your design begins the moment inspiration hits you, no matter where you are. But Color Expert is more than just a Color Wheel and Image Picker, it’s also a Swatch Book that contains all of your favorite libraries, many with CMYK data. So give it a spin with your iPhone or iPod touch.

The world is full of color. And now that world fits in your pocket. Color Expert. Tap into it.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Color Expert 1.1 is only $9.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Reference category.

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Weiner Family Studios today announced they are donating all proceeds from its well-received iPhone application, "A Family Matters" to a Chile relief fund this week. A Family Matters is an iPhone and iPod touch application that allows parents to enjoy deeper, more meaningful conversations with their children at the dinner table or on the go. The app covers common places you may engage in conversation or need to pass the time such as restaurants, waiting rooms or on long road trips.

According to the developer, Scott Weiner, "A few weeks back we raised funds for Haiti and it was a success. Now we hope to do the same for Chile. What has happened their is terrible and we want to dour small part to help."

According to Mr. Weiner, "Since ‘A Family Matters’ has gained exposure as part of Apple’s What’s Hot list we have increased popularity and the opportunity to donate more to the relief than usual. For this reason we have decided to take all proceeds from sales this week and donate it to AmeriCares. We did the same with our Haiti drive and were pleased with the results."

Family Matters is an iPhone/iPod touch application that allows families to enjoy deeper more meaningful conversations. Mr. Weiner says, "My family created Family Matters to help parents and children communicate more effectively. Unlike most applications targeted at children, this isn’t designed to "keep the kids busy. It is designed to help the family learn from and enjoy each other."

Apple showcases interesting applications in their What’s Hot list on their iTunes App store. Through this list "A Family Matters" gained popularity and ranked as high as the #2 application in the Travel category.

"We are doing our small part through donation but more importantly we are hoping to increase awareness so others help too. They can purchase A Family Matters for only $2.99 and help that way or they can contact a reputable charity directly."

About Family Matters
We built this application to help us parent more effectively. We were tired of family dinners where the conversation consisted of "How was your day?"… "fine". What Family Matters ™ gives you is a set of questions and activities designed to help you communicate more effectively with your children. We found it leads to more and deeper conversations with our kids and we think it could do the same for you. Unlike other applications that quiz or provide facts, this tool is venue-driven.

This means the activities are geared toward your location. We currently cover common places you may engage in conversation or need to pass the time such as restaurants, waiting rooms or on long road trips. Of course there is a general category for use around the dinner table or practically anywhere you have a few minutes to spend together.

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Ohio based EMS Options, LLC today announces upgrades to all of the ICE4me family of applications that allows the patient to talk to the EMS providers, even when they are unconscious. These iPhone and iPod applications are built with both the needs of EMS responders and their patients in mind. smart-ICE apps provide fire and EMS with intuitively designed applications that allow quick access to critical medical information, as well as meeting all the needs of the patient.

The "FIRST" iPhone/iPod app that will talk for a patient, when they can’t! These smart-ICE (In Case of Emergency) applications allow the owner to record a message with the most critical medical information that plays immediately on opening or at the push of a "PLAY’ button. No time is wasted looking through all of the data stored and the owner can give EMS providers instructions on how to use the ICE app more efficiently. ICE4me the single profile application and ICE4family, which stores data for up to (8) profiles, are both available on iTunes.

Features Include:
* Alert EMS button- dials emergency services and sets phone into Alert Mode where an intermittent alarm sounds if the patient becomes unconscious. This Piercing Alarm Can Also Be Used To Locate A Person In A Collapse Situation
* A "My Location" button that quickly finds the current location to give to EMS dispatchers
* Audio Recorded Message that plays on opening and is recorded by the patient
* E-mail capability, with built in HIPAA privacy statement. This feature eliminates the need to fill out those long forms for doctors
* Password Protected Insurance Information with full app "Edit Protection"
* QUICKVIEW capability provides one button access to all of the stored data for EMS providers
* Customizable views…icons or tabs, audio or Quickview
* Drop down lists for hundreds of the most common medications and medical problems that means less typing, more accuracy and easy edits for changes
* The first ICE applications with a built in Wallpaper feature for locked phones
* ICE4me and ICE4family store all of the information necessary to treat you in an emergency and much more

These apps were designed and developed by Fire/EMS/Emergency Room providers and telecommunication software specialists, utilizing an internationally recognized symbol (ICE4Safety) and endorsed exclusively by the UK medic (Bob Brotchie) who founded the ICE concept

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch (2nd generation)
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 2.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
ICE4me 1.1 is only $0.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Medical category.

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Just in time for the Academy Awards, E! Entertainment today relaunched their popular E! Online mobile application for the iPhone, iPod touch and Android phones with a full set of new interactive features deigned to give fans up close and personal access during the 2010 awards season. The E! Online mobile app will bring viewers unparalleled coverage from the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 7, as well as leading up to the big event and in the days that follow.

The E! Online mobile app will also bring viewers unparalleled coverage from the Academy Awards on Sunday, March 7, as well as leading up to the big event and in the days that follow, including news story updates directly from the red carpet, Fashion Police photos and exclusive video clips. As part of the app update, a new carousel navigation menu above the news section highlights the award season coverage with special video content and a new "Live from the Red Carpet" section.

Since its release in May 2009, the E! Online mobile application has been the go-to source for everything entertainment news and pop culture-related. Over 1.4 million iPhone and Android users enjoy the app on a regular basis, garnering 54 million page views and 1.3 million video views in January alone.

The new "E! Talk Box" feature adds a unique interactive twist to the application. For the first time, users can record their own video commentary (on supported handsets) on hot topics and celebrity headlines and submit them directly to E! where a few selected video responses will be featured on the air and online.

"With this relaunch, we’re taking the E! Online app to the next level in terms of both content and interactivity," said John Najarian, Executive Vice President, Digital Media and Business Development, Comcast Entertainment Group, "E! fans are passionate when it comes to their favorite celebrities and the E! Talk Box feature allows them to be heard loud and clear anywhere, anytime with a chance to end up on our air."

Additional features in the E! Online App include:

* Download full episodes of the hottest E! shows like The Soup, The Girls Next Door and Keeping Up with the Kardashians

* Keep up with the E! Online movie reviews and bloggers like Watch with Kristin and Ted Casablanca’s Awful Truth

* Keep tabs on your favorite celebrities by creating your own celeb list – E! Online will deliver all the news from those celebs directly to your phone

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 1.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The E! Online mobile app is available now on iTunes and in the Android Marketplace as a free download. For more information visit E! Online under the mobile category.

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California based SimpleComplexity Games today announced Lil’ Noah 1.0, their new children’s education bible game for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Lil’ Noah is a great way to introduce children to the story of Noah’s Ark. This adventure leads the player through the Old Testament story of Noah and the building of the Ark. Help Lil’ Noah collect materials to build the Ark, collect the animals, survive the flood, and more. Accomplish each of these tasks by playing one of the four games.

Lil’ Noah is a great way to learn while having lots of fun. SimpleComplexity Games feels that the religious gaming community is underserved by lack of quality. Most of the games that cater to that community are either ill conceived or have low production quality. SC Games wants to advance the education by entertainment method for the religious community. Lil’ Noah is the first attempt at this goal.

Comments so far:

* So awesome! – by Kaytee731

* This is such a cute and fun game! It is very entertaining and not just for kids! I think this is a game anyone would enjoy and the voices are the best! High Quality – by Scoobysnack03

* Great app! Keeps the little one entertained for hours. Hope this becomes a series with other stories from the bible. The voices are hilarious too. Moo Hoo!! Very cool – by Scoochmaroo

* Awesome little game! I’ve been playing for hours and the ‘moo hoo’ still cracks me up every time. Love it.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 7.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Lil’ Noah 1.0 is $2.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

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London based iPhone development outfit Runloop Ltd today announces Dunnit! 1.0.1, their simple, yet feature rich task management app for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Developed to break the To Do list mold, Dunnit! is the first non-game/entertainment app that integrates OpenFeint, and addresses common pitfalls found in other tasks management apps on the iPhone. All tasks are listed in one section so users are constantly aware of what needs doing.

Runloop developed Dunnit! to break the To Do list mold. Dunnit! addresses common pitfalls found in other tasks management apps on the iPhone. All tasks are listed in one section so users are constantly aware of what needs doing; tasks are ordered and grouped smartly so users can focus on what’s important first. Adding tasks on the iPhone can be fiddly and time consuming. Dunnit! includes a number of methods to enter multiple tasks quickly and effortlessly, even allowing users to copy lists from other apps.

Tagging enables users to quickly focus on a specific group of tasks. Users can enter repeat tasks without cluttering up their task list. Once a user marks a repeat task as complete Dunnit! will create the next task for them at the repeat interval they have selected. Also Twitter integration has been included within Dunnit! giving users the opportunity to let their followers know how productive they are. Users can send tweets on task or achievement completion.

Runloop believes that adding collectible achievements to a To Do list app will provide increased incentive for users to remain productive. Integrating OpenFeint allows users to compete against their friends and colleagues. Points are earned by simply using the app to get things done.

"There are a lot of people that have never read David Allen’s Getting Things Done. For them a full blown GTD app is overkill." says Lead Developer, Daniel Wood. "Gamers need to get things done too."

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 3.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Dunnit! 1.0.1 is $4.99 USD (3.99 Euro/£2.99) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in English, German and Finnish in the Productivity category.

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Mobile software developer TalkingRockies and David Day, Utah’s premier hiking guide writer, partner to make it easier to ever to learn about Utah’s Incredible Backcountry in Zion, Bryce and Capitol Reef National Parks. This innovative new hiking guide combines detailed and useful information with the iPhone and social networking. Incredible Backcountry provides a simple and powerful checklist feature for every hiking challenge and season.

This is the first of a series of mobile guides that will be released during the course of this year by TalkingRockies and David Day. These guides are designed to acquaint visitors from all over the world with the natural treasures of Utah’s heritage, and to introduce outdoor enthusiasts to the wonders and adventures that await them in Utah’s incredible backcountry.

Incredible Backcountry provides a simple and powerful checklist feature for every hiking challenge and season. This great capability is integrated with Appigo’s popular Todo personal productivity tool, so it’s a snap to have the same checklists in both apps.

Phil Karren, founder of TalkingRockies, says, "This innovative mobile guide is designed to help park visitors interested in a more intimate experience with the park, providing the right amount of detail needed to help get into and enjoy the less-traveled, and most breathtaking terrain these parks have to offer. Building and sharing plans is also simple, as well as posting experiences on facebook."

With a few taps and swipes, users also have access to simple and attractive trail maps, detailed trail descriptions, trailhead directions, images and useful facts about the hikes, including difficulty, distance, elevations, coordinates at the trailhead and of the summit or key item of interest. Now hikers can have the information they need at all times, whether they’re on the trail, or back in town thinking about their next backcountry experience.

Zion treks include overnight outings for the East Rim, West Rim, the Narrows and Hop Valley to Kolob Arch. Day hikes include Taylor Creek and two approaches to the Left Fork of North Creek (also known as the Subway). Bryce hikes include Peekaboo, Fairlyland, Queen’s Garden and Riggs’ Springs (an overnight trek). In Capitol Reef, hikes include Hickman Bridge and Navajo Knobs; Cohab Canyon and Frying Pan Trail with Cassidy Arch; Chimney Rock and Spring Canyon; and both the Upper and Lower Muley Twist hikes (the lower is an overnight plan).

David Day, backpacker, writer and scenic photographer, has published ten books and over two thousand photographs of Southeast Asia and the American West. He moved, with his family, to Provo, Utah in 1991, and for the past 18 years his publishing efforts have been focused primarily on the states of Utah and Colorado.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 3.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Utah’s Incredible Backcountry (1.0) is $9.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Travel category.

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Turtle Apps, LLC today released The Number Vault 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users. The application provides a secure environment for the storing of iPhone contact lists. A user’s information is password protected on a remote server, which can be easily accessed from any phone or computer for downloading to a new iPhone. The Number Vault’s one button syncing means a fast, easy experience for users, much less time and labor intensive than having to relocate people and information manually.

The Number Vault is aptly named. Users store all of their iPhone’s contact list information on the application’s website, where it remains locked and secure until the user chooses to access it. Each account holder must enter their username and password to ‘unlock’ the vault and take advantage of all the app has to offer, which is plenty.

Contact lists that are stored in The Number Vault can be edited, added to or have entries deleted. The interface is very easy to use and allows total freedom. Access to the information can be achieved with a toll-free phone call or visit to the website. This is an important feature for anyone who has lost their phone or needs to retrieve a number because their battery died or they are away from their cell.

Downloading contacts onto a new iPhone is no more complicated than signing in on the website. The Number Vault’s one button syncing means a fast, easy experience for users, much less time and labor intensive than having to relocate people and information manually.

Features:
* Secure, password protected storage of contact list
* Information can be accessed from any phone or computer
* Phone access is done via a toll-free number
* Contacts are easily downloaded again
* Adding, deleting or editing contacts is fast and simple
* Removes the need to memorize or write down phone numbers

People would be well advised to purchase The Number Vault before they need it. Once an iPhone is lost or broken, it’s too late. The app is only $2.99. A large bottle of aspirin to help with the pain of trying to recoup contact list information is much more.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 4.2 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The Number Vault 1.0 is only $2.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.
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Cris Moffitt Apps today releases MediMinder 1.2 for iPhone and iPod touch users. The application provides a valuable tool for keeping track of medication details, along with doctor and pharmacy contact information. MediMinder can easily be used for patients wanting to check their next dose time or to quickly supply important, sometimes lifesaving facts to doctors, pharmacists and emergency personnel.

The MediMinder app is a very practical program that can help many. All of the information about a prescribed drug is listed and stored within the application for easy retrieval when needed. This is particularly handy for people who take more than one medication per day and need to check the next time a dose is due, or the elderly, who may get confused about what they are taking or when.

It was that type of a situation that brought the MediMinder app into being. Owner, Cris Moffitt, wanted to make things a little easier for his dad, "My father was dealing with a critical illness and was on multiple medications at the same time. I was looking for something to help him out." Moffitt’s compassion for his father resulted in a tool that offers helpful benefit to others.

People caring for the elderly will find MediMinder particularly helpful, especially if they don’t live with them. Once all of the information is recorded in the app, it can remain there for safekeeping until needed. A trip to the emergency room will go a little easier if all of the patient’s drug information can be quickly retrieved.

Working with the app is easy. It has touchscreen controls and adding a new medication is as simple as tapping the plus sign to start and then the save button once the information is input by the user. Users can opt for having at-a-glance reminders for their next dose time show up on the main screen. This is new with the latest update and should be a helpful detail, especially for those who can’t remember when they’re supposed to take their next pill.

It’s easy to see why MediMinder is perfect for emergencies but in order for it to work, people need to buy it and download it before an emergency is likely to happen. After that, it’s worth taking a few minutes to make sure that accurate information is filled in and ready to go. It isn’t just people needing to track their own meds, the ill and the elderly that can benefit from this app. Pet parents can use it for detailing their pet’s medication and veterinarian’s information, too. MediMinder has a lot to offer anyone. What it gives the most of though, is peace of mind.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 0.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
MediMinder 1.2 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Medical category.
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UpscaleRiver today released Buy or Trash 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch users. The application is a shopping decision engine powered by a community of fellow shoppers. Users help each other decide on purchases by voting whether or not the products are a good buy. Features such as Facebook and Twitter integration, push notifications and website syncing make the app easy to use and immensely helpful to shoppers, especially when facing impulse purchases.

Indecision about the purchase of a product can be frustrating and potentially very costly. There is always the possibility of ending up with a poor choice of brands or paying more than necessary. It’s called Buyer’s Regret and it can sting. If a shopper makes a purchasing mistake, they may end up with troublesome goods that they paid more for than they should have.

It’s these types of situations that make Buy or Trash an indispensable tool. While it is in a shopper’s best interest to use the app before investing money in any product, calling on friends for their input before sinking cash into something a user has little knowledge about or when facing an impulse buy, can be critical.

Buy or Trash is easy to use. To get input about a buying decision, users just upload a photo of the product and add a description. They can then post a link on Facebook and Twitter to receive feedback from their peers. The app sends push notifications to let the shopper know immediately when opinions have been expressed.

The application syncs with the Buy or Trash website. Users can login to see what products their friends are considering and contribute to the buying decision by voting for that person to ‘buy it or trash it’. It’s a valuable, mutual shopping lifeline powered by a community of friends.

Even the savviest of shoppers occasionally needs to buy something they don’t know anything about. The paltry sum of ninety-nine cents for Buy or Trash is cheap protection against buyer’s regret. If it saves users from making even one costly mistake, it will have paid for itself many times over.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Buy or Trash 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Finance category.
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JISHOP Software recently released three JISHOP apps for iPhone and iPod touch users looking for reliable, accurate resources for Japanese-English translation. The applications are comprehensive, user-friendly tools for learning, quick reference, translation or research. JISHOP amalgamates the best of Japanese-English lexicography and introduces extensive, unique features found in no other dictionary of its kind.

Kanji is what they call beautiful, ancient Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese language. Learning kanji can prove challenging for English speaking students, as the visual elements typically look similar and involve counting character strokes to look up and define.

Development of the JISHOP apps is a tremendous breakthrough for kanji beginners and pros alike who rely on their iDevices. Although JISHOP has been around for years on the Windows and Windows Mobile platforms, this is the developer’s debut appearance on the iPhone and iPod touch. Branching out into these venues means that many more users have access to an accurate, thorough and reliable kanji resource.

JISHOP has everything covered in their product releases. The program is an enormous dictionary unlike any other. The extensive kanji information includes definitions, structure, table of radicals and cross-references for forms, variants and synonyms. Each version release has a different amount of content and price.

The first kanji resource that JISHOP Software released for iDevices was the free Concise edition with 1006 kanji. It was followed by the discounted Plus edition, which contains 1945 kanji. The latest release, called JISHOP Advanced is the most comprehensive. With a listing of 4700 kanji, you’d think that the Advanced application is slow and cumbersome. Nothing could be further from the truth. The fully flexible, easy to navigate interface has a powerful search engine that performs searches in seconds.

Searches are done using the original kanji system of six hundred thirty two basic visual elements. Thankfully, with these apps, it is unnecessary to count strokes because they allow users to click on an element to locate it within the dictionary. Finding compound words by their kanji structure, reading or meaning is also fast and easy with these programs. Each kanji is a clickable link, which takes a user directly to the appropriate dictionary entry, where cross-references for forms, variants and synonyms can be found.

The apps have interfaces that are easy to navigate and allow for the adjustment of the search scope, transcription system, entry layout and many other default settings. Users can set things up in a way that works best for them. App shoppers looking for a complete kanji resource can stop hunting. JISHOP is that authoritative and reliable help they need, all in one place.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later
* 1.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
JISHOP Advanced 1.10 is only $14.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Reference category. JISHOP Plus is $4.99, JISHOP Concise is free.
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TapFactory Apps today announces WebToolbox 1.1, a new app for the iPhone and iPod touch that features over 70 tools for mobile Safari. WebToolbox is the largest collection of iPhone bookmark tools available. Some of the tools include find in page, with over 20 search tools for quickly searching sites such as Wikipedia, Google Images, Google News, Answers, Bing, AllMusic, Dictionary, Thesaurus, IMDB, Movie Times, Rotten Tomatoes, Bible Passages, and much more.

"Realizing that many of the included bookmark tools are available on the web, we felt that the general public of iPhone and iPod touch users are missing out on these highly useful utilities," says TapFactory. "We have taken the best of mobile Safari bookmarklets, tested them thoroughly, improved and optimized them, and provided an extremely simple user interface for users to install them on their device. With a video tutorial, step-by-step instructions, and a unique approach to installation, WebToolbox tools are more accessible and easier to install than ever before."

With over 70 tools for Safari, there’s something for just about anyone. Some of the tools include:
* Find in page
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Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 4.9 MB

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WebToolbox 1.1 is offered at the introductory price of $0.99 (USD) and available exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

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Staffordshire, UK – March 2nd 2010 – Astraware(R), the UK-based smartphone games studio, is excited to reveal details of its newest game creation, OddBlob. The game, starring a groovy purple character with big eyes and an even bigger appetite, features hand-crafted clay graphics modelled by Astraware’s own art team.

In this multi-level arcade game, players guide OddBlob as he bounces intrepidly upwards along a tiled playboard in a choice of 2 play modes, avoiding pitfalls, collecting tasty fruit, and other assorted bonus items. Every piece including animated backgrounds is made of clay.

This unusual approach to graphics creation requires some additional care and effort, as described by Astraware’s lead artist, Mike Hanson:

"We created a load of mock-ups of how OddBlob might look in different art styles, but we selected clay as it has a tactile quality that makes him feel more solid. Once we’d chosen the material we considered how he should look: fat? thin? blue? green? etc."

"After we settled on the look we had to build him. Rigging and animation was tricky – we couldn’t produce one model which could undergo the stresses of such bouncy movements so we had to build a set of bodies, ready-modelled into the positions, with arms using thin wire to hold them together. That done, we photographed him from 8 directions along with the other game elements, all with the same lighting setup for consistency. Then everything was coloured and processed in Photoshop."

"I love the fact that modern games don’t always have to be about 3D technology. It’s great to see these classic materials working in games now, reproducing the kind of quirky style once reserved only for TV. "

Whilst adding to the development time and cost compared to more traditional game graphics techniques, creating the original clay elements and then photographing them in high resolution allows the graphics to support a wide range of devices and resolutions – something that fits perfectly with Astraware’s multi-resolution cross-platform strategy.

"Experimenting with a different production style was quite a risk for us, but suits the style of this game so well that it was definitely worthwhile," said Astraware CEO, Howard Tomlinson. "While we’re continuing to use 2D and 3D graphics in many of our games, we’re really looking forward to trying clay again in a future title!"

Price: $0.99/Download