iSwoop - Ambrosia Software's Swoop game for the iPhone, iPod and iPad

Barcelona,  ES   Jun 25, 2012

[prMac.com] Barcelona, Spain - Independent developer, Marc Guirao Majo has released iSwoop 1.0, his new space action-arcade game for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. "iSwoop" is based on the classic "Swoop" by Ambrosia software. The former "Swoop" version available only for Mac OS 9, has been rescued for iOS devices. This new game reminds the best space classics such as "Galaga" and "Galaxian" but with its own style of play and unique sounds and background music.

You are a shock trooper in the alliance marines. Your specialty is guerrilla space-warfare, and your mission is to buy time for the surviving miners to get away to safety.

Features: * Endless levels, endless fun! "iSwoop" is a game of survival, its objective is to get the maximum score possible before the player runs out of ships
* There are nine different types of weapons. As the player gets to higher levels he'll get armed with more powerful weapons.
* Seven types of enemies
* There are four unique challenge levels in which will test the player's reflexes and skills. Each will get harder as the level increases.
* "iSwoop" has an amazing soundtrack and audio effects, created by Ambrosia software
* Retina support
* Game Center support. Who will be the more skillful player in the world?

Start playing "iSwoop" now!

Supported devices:
* iPod 2nd gen
* iPod 3rd gen
* iPod 4th gen
* iPhone 3G
* iPhone 3GS
* iPhone 4
* iPhone 4S
* iPad
* iPad 2
* New iPad

Pricing and Availability:
iSwoop 1.0 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

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Located in Barcelona, Spain, independent developer, Marc Guirao Majo, graduated in Multimedia engineering in La Salle BCN. Copyright (C) 2012 Marc Guirao Majo. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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Cosmic Eye - The whole Universe on your iPhone, iPad and iPod

Perth,  AU   Jun 06, 2012

[prMac.com] Perth, Australia - DanApps today is pleased to announce the release of Cosmic Eye (former Magic World), its new educational entertainment app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Cosmic Eye for iPhone/iPad/iPod features royal quality images of all known scales in nature. With a single touch you zoom into the smallest elementary particles and out to the largest scales of our Universe. This App is a modern continuation and interactive extension of a progression of increasingly accurate graphical representations of the scales of our Universe.

Notable precursors are:
* 1957: book "Cosmic View" written by Kees Boeke
* 1968: film "Cosmic Zoom" directed by Eva Szasz
* 1977: film "Powers of Ten" directed by Charles and Ray Eames
* 1982/94: book "Powers of Ten: A Book About the Relative Size of Things in the Universe and the Effect of Adding another Zero" by Philip and Phylis Morrison
* 1996: IMAX film "Cosmic Voyage" directed by Bayley Silleck

The App relies on cutting-edge scientific know-how. Where possible real photographs obtained with modern objectives, telescopes, and microscopes have been used. The other images, for example those of the largest scales of the Universe and of individual atoms, are state-of-the-art computer models. These simulations are consistent with all available empirical data gathered by recognized scientists in cosmology, astrophysics, geology, biology, genetics, chemistry, and particle physics. Get addicted to these enthralling views of our world.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* 5.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Cosmic Eye 2.1.1 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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Located in Perth, Australia, DanApps is a privately held company whose focus is to develop smart, useful applications for the iOS platform. The development process aims to intelligently combine multiple sensors with attractive, compelling graphics for niche markets. Where possible, these smart iPhone apps are made available worldwide and free of charge. Copyright (C) 2012 DanApps All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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Danail Obreschkow
Astrophysicist
Australia

New Middle School Science App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod

Longmont, CO    May 16, 2012

[prMac.com] Longmont, Colorado - Monkey in the Middle Apps announced the launch of their new educational game, Middle School Science 8th Grade, which is available now from the App Store. While flying a monkey through space and avoiding asteroids, students answer questions on middle school science topics. Joining the existing Middle School Math 7th Grade and Middle School Vocab 7th Grade apps, Middle School Science 8th Grade help fills the "app gap" for middle school (junior high) students.

Fun for Students:
"Middle school science is when students start to learn how the world works - from atoms and cells, to planets and galaxies, and everything in between." explained Andrew Meier, co-founder and CTO. "It's fascinating and I want students to be successful and continue taking science in high school and college."

Designed for Teachers:
While it's fun for students, this app has been designed for teachers. Teachers can track progress for an entire classroom using either score emails or web based reports. The topics have been carefully chosen to match common textbooks and core standards. Each quiz also includes review notes and links to online tutorials and videos.

Prepare for 8th Grade Science testing:
In the spring of 8th grade, all students in the United States take a standardized science test. Because this test covers topics learned over the three years of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, it is especially helpful to review. The free app includes four quizzes: Matter, Geology, Astronomy, and Weather. The Pro version adds quizzes on Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Experimental Method, Periodic Table, and Energy.

Pricing and Availability:
Middle School Science 8th Grade works on all versions of iPad(R), iPhone(R), and iPod touch(R). It is free and is available now from the App Store. Middle School Science Pro 8th Grade is also available now from the App Store for 99 cents. A 50% educational discount is available through the Apple Volume Purchasing Program for Education.

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Based in Colorado, Monkey in the Middle Apps builds educational games for middle school students. Founded in the fall of 2011, their Math and Vocab apps have been used in dozens of classrooms, have been downloaded more than 60 thousand times, and have received over 100 five star reviews in the App Store. Play. Learn. Repeat. Copyright (C) 2012 Monkey in the Middle Apps LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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John Meier
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Puzzle Friends - Brand New Free Puzzle Game for iPhone, iPad and iPod

Doncaster,  GB   Apr 28, 2012

[prMac.com] Doncaster, United Kingdom - Pocketeers has announced the release of its new Free physics based puzzle game "Puzzle Friends" to the Apple iTunes App Store. Use the power of physics to destroy the super bugs in this mind bending brain beating puzzle game with cool physics. Build, solve and share puzzles with friends and family across iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android phones and tablets, Bada and BlackBerry PlayBook.

Puzzle Friends features a built-in game puzzle editor that enables gamers to build their own puzzles using an easy to use drag and drop interface. The built-in editor also allows gamers to upload their puzzles to Pocketeers server which then provides a unique short numerical code that players can share with anyone regardless of phone / tablet type.

Features at a glance: 
* Cool physics puzzler
* Great colourful graphics and music
* 2 zones free, more available
* 20 custom puzzle slots
* Built in game puzzle editor to build your own brain busting puzzles!
* Share your own created puzzles with friends across many devices for free (even none iOS phones and tablets)
* Round records and Scoreloop leader boards
* Share scores on Facebook
* Share puzzles with friends on Facebook or using Puzzle Friends short code puzzle share system to share with anyone over email, SMS, twitter etc..
* Built-in shop where you can purchase new puzzles or extra strings that can be used bonus scores or help to solve more challenging puzzles

Puzzle Friends was developed using the free cross-platform IwGame Game Engine and the Marmalade SDK. New zones, new physics and new objects coming soon.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later
* 5.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Puzzle Friends 3.2 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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Established in 2002, Pocketeers Limited is a UK based game and app developer responsible for the development of the free open source cross platform game development engine and unified ad serving SDK IwGame / IwGameAds. Copyright (C) 2002-2012 Pocketeers Limited All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Profolio - An inventive iOS App platform Presentation/Portfolio Service

[prMac.com] London, United Kingdom - The Operators is glad to announce the launch an innovative iOS App, Profolio for the creative public. A custom built presentation and portfolio service that family’s visual medium of print, motion, animation, 3D content and graphic enterprise work in an collaborative, engaging and cost effective way.

Profolio is an exciting communication and marketing device fashioned by creative for creative, raising brand consciousness in an enlightening manner for a worldwide users. These active presentation/portfolios incorporate cross platform corrections it might be the photography, motion, copy or the arts, in a stimulating experience enriching the viewer’s understanding of the work.

Profolio is the first synchronisable portfolio app that can let clients to existing on multiple iOS devices from the Premium Master App. Able to flawlessly screen mirror 3 devices via device Bluetooth or for larger demonstrations up to 10 iOS devices with a private wireless router. Even if the client has downloaded the child App via the App store onto their personal device. Well this also can be controlled without hassle through your Master App with a single click.

Profolio has been developed by London's high-end multi-discipline studio The Operators. Leading the forefront in collaboration and storytelling within the print to digital cross over, Profolio provides a new output process for the examination and development of storytelling over new emerging technologies and platforms.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 378 MB

Pricing and Availability:
The Operators 1.0 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photo & Video category.

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Prepare Yourself for OMG! - Inducing Facial Blemish Scans with iBlemish

[prMac.com] Miami, Florida - Mediaspree LLC , a Florida based app development shop introduced the iBlemish for beauty conscious iPhone users. iBlemish allows its user to scan their face in real-time to unmask hidden blemishes and wrinkles deep within the surface of your skin. All with just the touch of a button. Progressive "complexion matrix" imaging effects combined with your iPhones high resolution camera optics detect and reveal years’ worth of skin damage not observable to the naked eye! iBlemish is a personal blemish scan right in your pocket. 

iBlemish is  a free app accessible on the Apple iTunes app store.

Detect and accentuate your hidden:
* Blemishes
* Wrinkles
* Dark Under Eye Circles
* Sun Damage
* Acne
* Age Spots
* Blackheads
* Whiteheads
* Rosacea
* Skin Inflammations
* Abscess
* And More

 

Tips for a better blemish scan:
iBlemish needs lots of direct light to be most operative. Stand in front of your bathroom mirror or at a window with bright sunlight to perform your blemish scan. Take away all makeup, wash face thoroughly and pull hair back from face for best results. Please note that iBlemish is for entertainment purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, cure or treat any disease.

Features:
* One touch blemish scan
* Easily save and share your blemish scan with friends or your dermatologist!
* Facebook integration
* Twitter integration

 

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, 4G iPod touch
* iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G
* Some features require iOS 5.0
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* 1.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
iBlemish 1.1 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Medical category.

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Pinball Shuffle for iPhone/ iPad/ iPod, Try out with Free version

[prMac.com] Meadville, Pennsylvania - Nuclear Nova Software is pleased to announce the release of Pinball Shuffle, its eighth game for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod. To celebrate the app launch, Pinball Shuffle is on sale 67% for a limited time.

Stabb Gunner Pinball is Back! Pinball Shuffle is the follow up to Pinball Massacre, the first round in the epic pinball battle. Like the first table, this is a high octane arcade style pinball game. Table one passed never before seen pinball revolutions like MASSACRE MODE addition with LEVEL BALL. This time around, you are also going to need to ratchet up your game for BOSS BATTLES.

 

BOSS BATTLES present, well bosses, from the Stabb Gunner universe and drop them evenly between your new high score and an early game over. BOSSES in fact move around the pinball field and usually attempt to ruin your day. Make assured you ruin their's first. In MASSACRE MODE you should get your flippers ready because you are almost going to hit with an angry pinball blitz. Score as much points as you can in a very tiny time. Through the LEVEL BALL, we add an RPG twist that marks each pinball count. When ball in a play, it gets practice and Levels Up. With each level up gaining more points are awesome.

Based on the Stabb Gunner Universe, and featuring killer tracks from Chiptune giants Fantomenk and Cheap Dinosaurs... Pinball Shuffle brings unique energy, art, humor, and 8bit culture to the pinball scene. Pinball Shuffle: fake Pinball just got Real

Minimum Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod, or iPad running iOS 4.2
* 50 MB Hard Drive space

Supported Languages:
* US English

Pricing and Availability:

The Pinball Shuffle Lite demo is time limited, has delays, and is free to try on the iTunes App Store.

The full version of Pinball Shuffle is on sale for $0.99 USD (Reg 2.99) and may be purchased through the iTunes App Store. The paid version includes no time limit, no shareware delay, and free updates. 

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iOS App Discounts :Space Frontier Gives Gamer Sale, 66% off

[prMac.com] Seoul, Korea, Republic of – Space Frontier, the already much-admired civilization game which first launched in Asia, has made a stunning U.S. debut. Now, to show appreciation for the positive reception, Space Frontier will be available at least cost price $0.99 only for a limited time.




A sci-fi flavored fantasy, Space Frontier takes players on a ride into the note-to-distant (and credible) future. Earth is dilapidated, its resources depleted atmosphere destroyed. The only home that humankind has ever known must be unrestricted - but where will the people of Earth go? This is the question stood to the player, who must find and take over the newly revealed planets.

To make sure the continuance of human race, as a player you must discover the resources existent on each new planet and utilize them cleverly to complete the aim of each level and win the game play. Constructing shelters and other services, maintain clean air and water, and locking their infant civilizations from threats are significances which can’t be ignore.Space Frontier performs its idea with richly detailed game play and amply of bonuses to tempt gamers.


Grades are awarded for the efficiency with which every level is completed. Space Frontier also bids more than fifty achievements that are used to regulate players' rankings on the global leaderboard. Thirty new planets to colonize and forty levels of objectives to complete give the game a satisfying number of hours of play, while quests and unique equipment and tasks keep it fresh.


For those who have not played the Space Frontier, it's the perfect time to pick it up. At 66% off its regular price of $3.99, Space Frontier is a steal. The game is available now for download in the iTunes App Store, at a $0.99 price for a limited time.

Features:
* Over 20 Different Types of Space Buildings
* 30 Mysterious Planets to Colonize
* 40 Addicting Stages to Conquer
* Space Age Construction Tools and Robots Learn and Use
* Numerous Quests
* Intense Graphics and Sound

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later
* 47.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Space Frontier. 1.0.1 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Games category.

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iPhone Cyber-Bully App Reaches 3 Million Users

 

 

[prMac.com] Gilbert, Arizona - Dapper Gentlemen are very excited with their app Ugly Meter, which is being publicized as an alleged "Bully Tool". Ugly Meter has got 3 million downloads on iTunes app store and shows no sign of slowing down. As the app advances popularity, parental groups and media outlets alike are annoyed that the app, which takes a picture and scans it using facial recognition, generates derogatory and hurtful comments based on your 'ugliness score.'

"Your face looks like it was in the dryer with a bunch of rocks" it might say, or "When you walk past a bathroom, the toilet flushes." These remarks and photos can then be posted on social media networks like Facebook or Twitter, possibly without the victim knowing.
 

Now that the Ugly Meter has reached the 3 million users mark, bullies are allegedly using it nationwide in many of our public schools, most likely under the radar of school administrators and staff. 

"The existence of the Ugly Meter application does make clear the increased need of kid’s education related to technology as the age at which individuals are exposed to the Internet and applications steadily become younger. ... In the school environment, educators should also look out for their students' well-being."

Dr. Gwenn O'Keeffe, author of "Cybersafe: Protecting and Empowering Kids in the Digital World of Texting, Gaming and Social Media", seems to agree. "There's a fine line between teasing and razzing one another, ... [This app] is just hurtful. It could have crushing blows on kids with low self-esteem. There's just nothing good that could come from an app like this."

Awareness Technologies, a cyber-tool development company that many parents use to monitor their kid's online activities, issued a warning to parents saying, "A newly released $0.99 iPhone app called "The Ugly Meter" is the latest tool that creates chances for cyber-bullying, the online pandemic causing severe emotional and psychological pain to children across the nation. ... Apps like The Ugly Meter are ripe for cyberbullies to use in tormenting their peers."

So far the creators of the app hold that its purpose is for 'fun' and 'humorous purposes'. One of the creators, Jo Overline remarked to news outlets: "All of our insults are PG-rated. We kept it pretty clean on purpose. There will always be bullies out there and we can't control what they do. Parents need to take responsibility for their own children and stop trying to blame the media."

For better or for worse, in this modern age of instant messages and social media it's becoming more difficult to find a space not occupied by the thoughts and opinions of others.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, 4G iPod touch
* iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G
* Requires iOS 3.0 or later
* 11.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Ugly Meter 2.76 is $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category. Promo codes are available for qualified reviewers. Please specify the website or blog you represent when making your request.

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Instalyrics for Mac Now Lets iPhone Detect Tunes Playing on Computer

[prMac.com] Tel Aviv, Israel - Tal Shrestha, the developer of Instalyrics for iPhone, announced the release of Instalyrics for Mac users. Instalyrics inevitably provides lyrics to any song, in any language, with a user’s single tap on an icon and it has the utmost success rate of any lyric searching application.

The app works with iTunes, as well with YouTube, Spotify, GrooveShark, Last.FM, Rdio, Radium and text searches. This Instalyrics for Mac presents a new power feature the existing iOS app. With Instalyrics open on an iPhone, users can now identify what is playing on their Mac and instantly get the lyrics to that song on their device.

Instalyrics is an exciting application for music lovers and Karaoke singers all over the place. It allows Mac users to simply click an icon to get instant lyrics.

This is not just any regular lyrics search app, though. It is specially designed for users obtain only the best matching lyrics available on the Internet and they do it with only one click of the Instalyrics icon, which is installed on the OS X menu bar when the application is downloaded.

The app quickly searches thousands of lyric websites to offer exactly what a user is looking for. It works for any song and in any language.

Using title, a user can search though for lyrics, artist or words when no song is playing on their Mac, or they can do an automatic push-button search of a song playing from a playlist on their Mac, or while watching YouTube. A simple click and Safari opens, revealing the lyrics to the song they're listening to. If a user skips to the next or a previous track, the app automatically goes on a search for the words without the user having to do anything further.



These are some of the features in Instalyrics:
* Easy to use interface
* Works with iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, GrooveShark, Last.FM, Rdio and Radium
* One touch search to find the best matching lyrics
* Opens in Safari
* Will automatically refresh Safari with lyrics to the next song
* Brings results from tens of thousands of lyric sites to locate song lyrics
* Will locate lyrics for any song in any language
* Will find lyrics for any track that is currently playing
* If no track is currently playing, choose a track and do a lyric search without having to play the song
* Instalyrics for iPhone and Mac work together to allow users to find the lyrics to what's playing on the Mac from the device

An iOS app precedes this Mac version, allowing for a unique new power feature. Thanks to the 1.5 update released today for the iOS app, users who downloaded the Mac app are able detect what is playing on the Mac and to instantly get the lyrics to that tune right on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

System Requirements
* Requires OS X 10.6
* 1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Instalyrics 1.0.2 for Mac is only $2.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Music category. Promo codes are available for qualified reviewers. Please specify the website or blog you represent when making your request.

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