Date archive for July, 2012
Teacher Creates Educational Storybook App with Curriculum
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottA retired National Board Certified English teacher develops an educational storybook app – “Smarty Britches: Nouns” – that teaches nouns to elementary students. Curriculum for educators, homeschoolers, and parents is free and expands on not only nouns but is also cross-curricular with the subjects of art, music, geography, and science; these lessons align with Common Core Standards. Cyndie Sebourn is the owner of Sascyn Publishing, Inc. and the author of “Smarty Britches: Nouns.”
Read More »My Singing Monsters – Coming Soon to Your Phone
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottBig Blue Bubble Inc announces the upcoming release of their new mobile app, My Singing Monsters. My Singing Monsters is a world-building game where the player collects and breeds cute monsters. These monsters sing, play and dance. Each island is its own song and they are packed full of incredibly cute monsters. Each species has its own voice/instrument and personality. Monsters groove along with the beat until it’s their turn to perform.
Read More »Full Fat Goes Fat Free
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottFull Fat Games announces its move to freemium with the upcoming release of Agent Dash on iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets, on August 2nd. Players must don the tuxedo and run as fast as they can, destroying the bases of countless evil villains, all for Queen and Country. With casual and challenging gameplay, stunning graphics and hilarious animations, Agent Dash will allow Facebook users to compete and compare scores, aiming to become the #1 Secret Agent.
Read More »The Power of Poo with GreenHound 1.0 for iOS
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottThe GreenHound App is about Poo Power. It is a game with a dog track on which players race the dog of their choice. But before players can race they have to collect enough poo from the trackside the power the stadium. If they don’t, the lights go out before they reach the finish line. If a dog wins its race, players get points that they can use to unlock questions (and answers) that will show just how unusual, and effective, poo can be as a source of renewable fuel.
Read More »GroupLogic Introduces mobilEcho 4.0, Giving Access to SharePoint Servers
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottGroupLogic, announces the latest version of its Mobile File Management solution, mobilEcho. mobilEcho client management improvements offer users more flexibility to edit and access files from the device of their choice. With mobilEcho 4.0, users now have access to corporate content via enterprise file servers, Network Attached Storage, and SharePoint. In addition to SharePoint integration, mobilEcho 4.0 also contains updates to client management and an administration console enhancement.
Read More »Keeping Track of the Use of Mobile Data with 4Glob
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottNektony introduces 4Glob 1.0, a tool designed to track mobile data usage on iPad and iPhone. 4Glob can monitor 3G/4G mobile communication networks. 4Glob provides the real-time control on data usage and helps users make decisions on how to use their Data Plan effectively. The app displays statistics regarding mobile data usage including: monthly data plan, current data traffic, the amount of data still available under the plan. It also provides the graphical tracking of data usage.
Read More »Drum Beats+ 1.4 for iOS Adds AudioCopy Feature and More Free Beats
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottNinebuzz Software, creator of popular iOS music apps Guitar Jam Tracks and Drum Beats+, today is pleased to announce Drum Beats+ 1.4, an update which adds 20 new free beats and support for AudioCopy, a functionality that allows beats to be copied into other compatible music apps that feature AudioPaste or Apple’s General Pasteboard functionality. Drum Beats+ for iOS is a simple and fun collection of drum loops for stress-free jamming, songwriting accompaniment and now, music creation.
Read More »Tiny Chocolate Games Releases Space Girl iPhone Game
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottTiny Chocolate Games recently released their iOS game, Space Girl. In Space Girl, the player flies a spaceship through outer space and underwater worlds, avoiding a variety of dangerous objects such as fire, shattering bottles, multiplying bacteria, and giant planets. Unique features include beautifully hand drawn art, an outstanding soundtrack with whimsical sound and voice effects, intuitive controls, and charming and replayable gameplay.
Read More »New Content and Special Sale For Human Defense for iPhone and iPad
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottHeliceum, announces the release of new features and major content update for their video game Human Defense. To celebrate that occasion, Human Defense v1.0.3 is available for $0.99 USD for one week. After defending the heart, lungs, muscles, kidneys, and spleen, Players must defend the heart, lungs, muscles, kidneys, spleen, and the stomach from viruses. By sending the nutrients in the right direction to the different towers, players can save the organs from viruses.
Read More »Wrrr – Classic Hand-Drawn Platforming Game in App Store
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottIndie game development studio, Nimbi Studios S.A. today introduces Wrrr, its new classic, side scrolling, hand-drawn 2D platforming game for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch. Wrrr tells a story of dad-dinosaur who embarks on a journey to find his family after an unexpected natural disaster. During this journey you will explore deep dark caves, lush forests, wild swamps and icy mountains. Experience an incredible adventure by going through 9 beautiful hand-drawn levels.
Read More »Combombo – Blast orbs in this one of a kind gem of a game
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottWales Interactive announces Combombo 1.1, its super happy and addictive retro arcade shooting game for iOS devices. Featuring unique gameplay in one super slick package making this game highly original and like no other. Take control of Bombo, a top-hat wearing creature of unknown origins and help him rack up mega points in one of four different game modes. The rules are simple. Shoot the Green Orbs to turn them into Red Orbs. The more Red Orbs you have on-screen, the more points you will earn.
Read More »Secure Erase of Data on iPad with the new ProtectStar iShredder 2 PRO HD
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottProtectStar Inc. today announces iShredder Pro HD 2.0, its popular secure erase utility for iPad devices. Like an industrial grade paper shredder, the new iShredder PRO HD offers military-grade security and will overwrite the free storage space of the device, according to the guidelines of the government services. Very easy-to-use, it takes just three simple steps to overwrite the free space using patented security standards, making it impossible to rescue any deleted files.
Read More »iPhone Photo App Pocket Snapper Updated to Enrich User Experience
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottKdan Mobile today announces Pocket Snapper iModel and Virtual Studio 1.1, a major update to its popular photo app developed for iOS devices. Pocket Snapper resembles an authentic photo studio with real models and utilizes the gyroscope to simulate the model shooting experience. Version 1.1 introduces a video recording function, allowing users to take pictures from their self-recorded clips. Kdan Mobile also adds more photo enhancement tools to this much praised app to enrich user experience.
Read More »Brush of Truth Named 2012 Media of The Year by Creative Child Magazine
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottBrush of Truth, an interactive book app for tweens 8-12, has been named a 2012 Media of the Year award winner by Creative Child Magazine. Written in second person, “your” voice, Brush of Truth lets the user choose how the action unfolds at critical points in the plot. Featuring 125 pages of story and colorful illustrations, with 65 decision points and 20 possible endings, Brush of Truth is the first book app created by Story Bayou, mom Julie Landry Laviolette’s vision to get tweens to read.
Read More »Screen Time IPhone App Continues To Rise The App Charts
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottNot a month after version 1.2 was released, the developers of Screen Time – Media Time Manager iPhone app are announcing the release of another much anticipated update. Parents will now hear an alert as time is running out and children will have better visual feedback on their dwindling minutes. A major update is scheduled to be released to include a shiny new iPad version with more features and a new look.
Read More »Glaze – The 11ers iOS App Reaches Top 5 in the App Store
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottEx-DreamWorks employees, The 11ers today announced that Glaze 1.2 has rocketed to the #4 rank in the App Store just three days after its release. Glaze turns your photos into high quality, painterly works of art. Select one of dozens of included styles and compare variations before sharing your image with friends or saving it for professional quality printing. Create your own unique styles using the Workshop mode, allowing you to generate endless variations of the styles.
Read More »GoodReader for iPad and iPhone Adds Microsoft SkyDrive Support
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottGood.iWare today announces GoodReader, the latest update to its best-selling document reader for iOS devices. GoodReader is known as the top document reader for viewing, navigating and annotating large PDF documents on an iPhone and iPad. It offers a high level of document security and synchronization with remote servers. The new update includes the long-awaited support for Microsoft’s popular SkyDrive cloud service, featuring server-style connections and Auto Sync.
Read More »Back to School is Even Better With a Digital Felt Board App Now on NOOK
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottCreativity meets learning in Felt Board, a popular free play and learning app for kids by Software Smoothie. Already a favorite among educational apps for children on the iPad and Kindle Fire, Felt Board is now available to Barnes & Noble NOOK app customers on the NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet. Designed to encourage open ended play, creative storytelling, and learning, Felt Board is a must have back to school app for teachers, parents and the kids they love.
Read More »Join over two million people playing London 2012 – Official Mobile Game
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottTo celebrate the Olympic Games the premium version London 2012 – Official Mobile Game 1.0.4 is now on sale. The premium version provides 5,000 stars with which users can purchase game items to customise their athlete. London 2012 is the only official mobile game, featuring 9 fast paced Olympic events set in stunning London 2012 venues. The game is also available for free and can be enjoyed at no cost, with additional game items available to purchase at any time.
Read More »Word Frazzle! – Addictive Word Game Released by Apps On The Move
Published 7/31/12 by Jeff ScottUK based Apps On The Move today introduces Word Frazzle! 1.0, its exciting new word game for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. A deceptively simple game, Word Frazzle! combines word power with an against the clock race to gain points and make strategic use of powerups to become the worlds top Word Frazzler. Players are presented with anagrams of varying sizes and try to make as many smaller words as possible before using up all the letters. As the levels progress so does the difficulty.
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