Printing while on the road is now a reality using PrintCentral Pro v2.0

London, United Kingdom – 30th June 2011 – EuroSmartz, the Number One Apple(R) iPad(R) and iPhone(R) print app development company, today announced its flagship app PrintCentral Pro now supports mobile printing using the “Personal Hotspot” capability on an iPhone 4.

As anyone that has to be on the road for their job will tell you, getting connected to a new, unknown network and trying to use a printer is no easy task. However now with PrintCentral Pro and an iPhone 4, customers can easily create their own mobile network and print wherever they are.

Setup is straight forward and only takes a few minutes. By switching the ‘Personal Hotspot’ feature on in the iPhone settings, a customer will create their own wireless network. All they then need to do is link their Wi-Fi printer to that network, open PrintCentral Pro and tap “Print”.

PrintCentral Pro will enable customers to print most common file types including Microsoft Office files, iWork Files as well as PDFs & image files. This is invaluable for printing invoices, quotations, stock lists, packing orders as well as many other items that are needed when mobile.

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Customers with an iPad can also take advantage of this new functionality. They simply connect the iPad to the iPhone 4 wireless network and will then be able to print using PrintCentral Pro.

Ian Schenkel, CEO at EuroSmartz comments: “Our mission is to bring mobile printing to all. With the widespread availability of the Personal Hotspot feature on the iPhone 4, creating a truly mobile network that will fit a road warrior’s requirements is easier than ever. We continue to push the boundaries of what can be achieved with mobile printing and this update is shining example of this commitment!”

Pricing and Availability:
PrintCentral Pro is available on the Apple iTunes App Store worldwide for just USD $9.99, GBP 5.99 or 7.99 Euro for the iPad version, or USD $8.99, GBP 5.49 or 6.99 Euro for the iPhone version.

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EuroSmartz was founded by two brothers from New Zealand in 1994 and has excelled at developing software products across multiple platforms and operating systems. EuroSmartz was the first company to bring the functionality of printing photos, contacts, web pages and more to the iPhone when it released “Print” in late December 2008. Since that time EuroSmartz has become the number one provider of printing apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. EuroSmartz’ app “Print n Share” was selected by Apple to be featured in the “Office” iPhone TV commercial which aired throughout 2009. In 2010 EuroSmartz’ other leading app “PrintCentral” was featured as “App of the Week” in the UK and European iTunes App Stores. Copyright (C) 1994-2011 EuroSmartz. 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.

Sprite Labs announces Paint FX 1.0 for iOS – Precise Image Enhancement

Fremont, California – Sprite Labs today is proud to announce Paint FX 1.0, the first app to let users selectively apply photo enhancements, filters, visual effects and colors to specific parts of a photo, simply by painting them with the fingers, giving users complete control of where they want those effects and enhancements in a photo and where they dont. It is also unique in allowing a combination of multiple effects in different areas of the same photo.

There are several apps in the App store which provide a wide array of photographic effects and filters, but all of them constrain the users in applying the enhancement to the full photo. Most of the photos require a fix or an enhancement to a specific part of the photo only, while needing a totally different enhancement in another part. For example, a dark area in a scene may require brightness improvement while another area with high exposure may need a contrast and a reduction in brightness.

Similarly applying a visual effect selectively on a subject instead of the full photo can bring attention to the subject. Users can even go up a notch and combine and layer different effects on the same photo creating unlimited possibilities for for creating stunning masterpieces in minutes with the simple, intuitive and natural touch interface. Check out a demo video of the app by following the video link below.

“We partnered with acclaimed usability and user interface experts and spent several months in getting each button just right, each pixel perfectly placed, and help and hints provided at each step, so that users can start having fun without scratching their heads and spend their time on creativity instead. We are really looking forward to see what users come up with, with the creative control that Paint FX provides”, says Nikita Sawant, creative director at Sprite Labs. For a quick demonstration please watch the video demo online.

With this one app, you can do so many things and many more:
* Apply precise HDR effects by controlling Brightness, Contrast, and Saturation with pinpoint accuracy
* Perfect for Tiltshift (Miniaturization) effects by adding Blur Exactly where you want it
* Completely erase backgrounds for a brilliant studio-style portrait photo
* Have fun, by giving yourself a tan or changing the color of your hair and clothes
* Artistic filters like Sketch, Hue, Cartoonize, and Threshold easily turn your photos into professional looking pieces
* A complete paint brush set is included to really manipulate your photos – The options are endless

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

Pricing and Availability:
Paint FX 1.0 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photography category.

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Located in Fremont, California, Sprite Labs was founded in 2009 with the vision of creating quality entertainment and educational applications for mobile devices. All Material and Software (C) 2009-2011 Sprite Labs, 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.

Virtual Tags Introduces Augmented Reality Avatars in Version 2

Rome, Italy – iOS app developer Fabrizio Bartolomucci today is pleased to announce version 2.0 of his Augmented Reality app, Virtual Tags incorporating a number of new social networking features. Similar to other geotagging apps, Virtual Tags allows users to create messages, known as clouds, based on their physical location which are then shared with other Virtual Tag users. These geotags are displayed on the screen of their iPhone Touch or iPhone or iPad as an overlay of the user’s physical environment, giving a real-time view of previous visitors to that location.

Said lead developer Dr. Fabrizio Bartolomucci, ‘Virtual Tags version 2 has been redesigned to allow users to dress their own ghostlike beings which inhabit the Augmented Reality view, following the users as they move. As groups of Virtual Tags users assemble together, the app display will begin to show similar clusters of ghosts blurring the line between physical and augmented realities. Karl Marx once stated that ‘a spectre is haunting Europe’ but unlike his communist vision, Virtual Tags will allow users to ‘haunt’ the world in new and fun ways.’

The introduction of Augmented Reality (AR) ghosts allows for several interesting potential scenarios for users of Virtual Tags as they are shadowed by their avatar within the app. Virtual Tags users will be able to easily identify other users of the same app as their avatars come into close proximity, providing the potential for formation of new friendships based on mutual interests. Virtual Tags version 2 will also allow for expansion of the flash mob craze into the augmented reality as app users will also be accompanied by their ghost, creating the unusual sight of two crowds, one real and one virtual.

Virtual Tags is also being used by Italian companies as a way of generating new business via social media buzz. Clouds are posted near business outlets with details of products or services, allowing Virtual Tags users to take advantage of special offers and to leave their own reviews based on their experiences. As uptake of Virtual Tags increases, more businesses worldwide are expected to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the app to raise their profile and encourage interaction with their customers.

Virtual Tags version 2 also adds support for legacy devices such as the iPod touch which do not contain a compass further boosting the app’s potential user base. New sound effects have also been added to alert users to the presence of nearby clouds and ghosts.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (4th Gen)
* iPad 2 Wi-Fi, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* 12.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Virtual Tags 2.0 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Social Networking category. To read more about Virtual Tags including a number of product reviews, and to contact the developer please visit their website.

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Based in Rome, Italy, Virtual Tags is the brainchild of Dr Fabrizio Bartolomucci. Bartolomucci has been developing computer software since his youth, before graduating in 1988 with a degree in Computer Science from the University of Pisa. Virtual Tags has received a number of positive reviews from iOS specialist blogs including AppGiveAway, SlapStart and KillerStartups thanks to the flexibility of the app and friendly nature of its user community. Copyright (C) 2011 Fabrizio Bartolomucci. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPad, iPhone, iPod and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Help bring out your children’s artistic side with PadDraw for the iPad

Embrach, Switzerland – RIAMS Software, an innovative new mobile applications development company, has today announced its excitement over the successful recent release of PadDraw for iPad devices running on iOS 4.0 or later. This new children’s coloring app allows youthful users to either color pictures in one block at a time, fully by hand, or utilizing a mixture of different tools and methods. Featuring beautifully rendered original drawings, PadDraw is currently available for download on the Apple App Store for $0.99 in the Entertainment Category.

PadDraw sports an original professionally drawn picture book that features simple to color-in images, while offering children a simple cohesive narrative about a boy who loses his puppy that young kids are sure to enjoy as they color one image after the next. Furthermore, the app incorporates over a dozen unique coloring pages, three different coloring modes, and five different brush sizes to keep things fresh for users as well. The application also features an eraser tool that allows users to erase specific portions of their drawing. If young artists want to erase all their work and start on a page from scratch, they simply turn on ‘Edit’ mode and shake the iPad, it couldn’t be simpler.

The three coloring modes that PadDraw includes range from Easy to Hard. Easy mode allows kids to colorin whole sections of drawing with the touch of a finger, while Normal mode allows them to hand color-in portions of their drawing with a special feature that doesn’t let them color outside the lines. The most true-to-life variant is the app’s Hard mode, which charges children with coloring in their pages without any automatic assistance from the app itself.

Once a piece is finished, kids can simply start over on a new page or save their colorful drawing directly to the iPad. There’s not many app that are as helpful in encouraging children’s artistic development as they are in making themselves accessible to their youthful user demographic. PadDraw is one app that kids will love not simply because its engagingly vibrant but because its made with their needs in mind as well.

Device Requirements:
* Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 4.4 MB

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

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Founded in Switzerland, RIAMS Software is the brain-child of Olaf Japp, a veteran developer with an eye keen on creating top quality mobile applications of the iOS platform. Specializing in mobile software development across a number of genres, the organization is committed to reinventing the way children and adults interact with the mobile technology around them. (c) RIAMS Software 2011. 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.

FireCraft Independence Day Update

Berikon, Switzerland – games2be GmbH today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of FireCraft, their real firework simulator on iOS. FireCraft is all about building your own firework rockets and giving amazing Firework-Shows. FireCraft is available for the iPhone/iPad and can also be played for free online.

To create rockets is simple. The player can fill an empty rocket with various “bullets”. Every bullet has a specific behavior. There are bullets for the thrust and others for sparkles, glitter or various explosions. The bullets are also available in ten different colors. The interesting thing about this system is, that the player has countless possibilities to combine the bullets and can thus create individual rockets.

When a Rocket is built, it can be tested and be saved for firework shows. When giving a shows, all the saved rockets can be launched to delight the audience and the player gets rewarded with cash. The cash can be used to buy new bullets, bigger rockets and new locations for shows.

Features:
* 59 different firework-bullets
* Each bullet is available in 10 different colors
* 24 unique locations for your firework shows
* Countless possibilities for creating your own firework rocket
* Every single explosion is unique

Platforms:
FireCraft on iPhone/iPad
FireCraft HD on iPad
FireCraft Online

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Located in Berikon, Switzerland, games2be is an independent game developer founded in summer 2010. games2be wants to discover new game concepts and new playgrounds. The focus lies on easy to pick up fun games on various platforms. Copyright (C) 2010 games2be GmbH. 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.

Michael Chapdelaine teaches guitar master class for the iPad

Venice, California – On the Path LLC has just released the first in a series of master classes by virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist, Michael Chapdelaine, available through their best-selling iPad app, “On the Music Path.” In this first lesson, Michael Chapdelaine teaches his beautiful solo arrangement of the Cherone and Bettencourt hit ballad, More Than Words, breaking down each element of his arrangement and showing students how to imitate the sounds of the bass, drums, guitar and vocals to create an exquisite solo guitar performance.

The lesson is structured in an incremental, step-by-step fashion so that even intermediate guitarists will be able to master the early steps and add subsequent layers as their skills advance. Michael’s fingerstyle arrangements have become YouTube sensations with dozens of aspiring guitarists posting their own performances of Michael’s arrangement. With over 50 minutes of video and 15 practice sessions accompanied by both guitar tablature and musical notation, this is a unique opportunity to learn the art of solo fingerstyle guitar from one of the world’s leading fingerstyle guitarists.

About The Artist:
Michael Chapdelaine is the only guitarist ever to win First Prize in the world’s top competitions in both the Classical and Fingerstyle genres: the Guitar Foundation of America International Classical Guitar Competition and the National Fingerstyle Championships at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield , Kansas. He won the National Fingerpicking Championships at Winfield in 1998. He has twice won the coveted National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Grant, and has taken First Prize in both the Guitar Foundation of America’s and the Music Teachers National Association’s Guitar Competitions. He has also won the Silver Medal in Venezuela’s VIII Concurso International de Guitarra “Alirio Diaz”. Michael is Professor of Music and head of guitar studies at the University of New Mexico.

About The App:
The “On the Music Path” iPad app offers carefully structured lessons on how to play the guitar, piano, drums and bass from a star-studded cast of world-renowned musicians. In addition to Michael Chapdelaine, teachers include Jackson Browne, Richard Thompson, Eric Johnson, Jake Shimabukuro, Vonda Shepard, Leland Sklar, Lee Ritenour, Kenny Sultan, Scott Tennant and Ravi Shankar.

On the Music Path has been a top-ranked app since its initial release at the end of April and has garnered 5-star reviews from users and critics alike.:

“On the Music Path has to be one of the most ambitious iPad apps for guitarists built yet,” extols Fretboard Journal.

“Every once in a while a product comes along that is so well done, so well thought out, that it takes a little time to realize just how special it is,” writes one user.

On the Music Path has been featured as a “New and Noteworthy” and “What’s Hot” app in over 100 App Stores worldwide and was selected by Apple as a “Staff Favorite.”

Device Requirements:
* Requirements: Compatible with iPad
* Requires iOS 4.3 or later
* 7.9 MB

Pricing and Availability:
On the Music Path 1.1 is free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Music category. Lessons cost between $4.99 and $19.99 and include 45-90 minutes of one-on-one lesson time with a master musician accompanied by musical notation, chord charts, lyrics and guitar tablature synchronized to the teacher’s playing. The app includes lessons for all levels of students, from novice to advanced, and is available exclusively through Apple’s App Store. Students can download the app and try out the first few chapters of any lesson for free.

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On the Path LLC is a small software development firm with a passion for music and a belief in the age-old tradition of apprenticeship between a student and a master teacher. Copyright (C) 2011 On the Path 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.

Create a Congressional Scandal with Fake-A-Message

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Incoming text messages are not always as they appear. It may pay to verify that the text message that your coworker just received from the boss is truly from your boss before you start scrubbing the toilets on its order. A new iPhone application, Fake-A-Message 2.0 now allows users to set up fake text messages which they will later receive.

The fake text message is summoned at the press of a button or at a pre determined time. One can even reply to the text message and fake scripted responses will keep the conversation going. Identical to a typical iPhone incoming text or multimedia message, the fake messages will even fool fellow iPhone owners.

“Fake-A-Message allows you to fake multimedia messages as well as program elaborate replies for fake conversations” said developer Ed Williams. “Other fake texting applications only allow simple notifications.”

Users of Fake-A-Message are finding numerous ways to put the app to good use. Some use it for entertainment, shocking friends with salacious pictures from former Congressmen or shamed athletes. Others use of the ‘Random Excuse’ button to generate an urgent text summons to facilitate a an early exit from an unwanted situation. Regardless of how you use Fake-A-Message, it is clearly a handy utility to have.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Fake-A-Message 2.0 is $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Social Networking category. There is also a free Ad-supported version available.

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Excelltech has designed over 30 applications for the iPhone as well as several titles for the Blackberry and Android platforms. The company is dedicated to utilizing mobile technology to deliver useful innovations and entertaining diversions. For more information on Excelltech please contact them online. Copyright (C) 2011 Excelltech Inc. 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.

GPS Running Watch 1.0 – Most Accurate, Powerful and Precise Stopwatch

New York, New York – AppAnnex LLC today is proud to announce an irreplaceable assistant to healthier and longer life called GPS Running Watch 1.0. Either you are running for pleasure or training as professional – GPS Running Watch 1.0 will automatically records your time, distance, speed, pace, calories burned and elevation basing on your personal weight, height and age.

With GPS Running Watch 1.0 you will forget about expensive standalone GPS devices…now you have everything in ONE solid iPhone application. With GPS Running Watch 1.0 you can easily track all your run statistics, visualize them within the graphs, check your pace and distance on the map, keep an eye on your workout history and even tell the world about your accomplishments via Facebook or Twitter.

Easy to use and intuitive interface will help you to start running anywhere and set up everything right on the go. The developers thoroughly selected each and every element to show and combined them in quite simple but unique and outstanding user interface. With GPS Running Watch 1.0 you are getting not only GPS powered and loaded with features running stopwatch, but also sleek and outstanding iPhone application that should take honorable place among your best-loved apps.

Supported Languages:
* US English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish

Device requirements:
* Compatible with iPhone and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 3.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
GPS Running Watch 1.0 will be available for special promotional price $0.99 (USD) (or equivalent amount in other currencies) exclusively through the iTunes App Store in Healthcare & Fitness category. Promotional price offer ends on July 5th and regular pricing of $1.99 (USD) (or equivalent amount in other currencies) will be in effect.

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AppAnnex was founded in 2010 by group of seasoned developers who decided to open new horizons in mobile world. With more than 30 years of total development experience and hundreds of projects done, our main mission is to bring to the market most innovative and entertaining mobile applications and games to enhance user’s mobile experience. Copyright (C) 2010 AppAnnex 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.

Luminancer Update Brings a New Form of Photo and Video Art to the iPad 2

Chicago, Illinois – Tron Quixote announces the release of Luminancer 1.3 update with new real-time filter processing and compatibility with the iPad 2. Using techniques borrowed from video synthesis and light painting, Luminancer simulates long exposure photography and analog video feedback allowing users to capture expressive and poetic still images. Use it to create a stand-out Facebook profile picture or post it to your Tumblr for reblogging.

Luminancer will satisfy iphoneographers and videographers who can appreciate the dynamic mix of colors and light that interact to create unique visuals not previously seen on a mobile app. The generative, real-time effects in Luminancer makes for an engaging visual experience.

With this update, Luminancer now has universal binary support with a custom iPad 2 user interface. Additional features such as the highly anticipated video capture option will be available in a future release for iOS 5.

Features include:
* Innovative video-based iOS technology not previously seen in a mobile app
* Preview mode to view the effects of different settings
* Save several versions of one image to experiment
* Direct export to social media sites such as Tumblr, Flickr and Facebook
* Email photos directly from the app
* Supports video out

Device Requirements:
* iPhone: 3GS, iPhone 4
* iPod (4th generation)
* iPad 2
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 3.0 MB

Pricing and Availability
Luminancer 1.0 is available for $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Photography category.

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Chicago based Tron Quixote was founded in 2008 by Patrick Lynn and Lee Helmer (Queen fLee), video game and digital interactive professionals. Luminancer software is copyright (C) 2011 Tron Quixote. 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.

Police Scanner 2 Allows Backwards Compatibility with Older Devices

Orem, Utah – Juicy Development today is pleased to announce an update to the popular iPhone and iPod touch application, Police Scanner 2. This update optimizes the speed of the app, allowing better backwards compatibility with older devices.

Police Scanner 2 is an application that lets users listen to police, fire, and EMS activities around the world. “Since many of our users are police and firefighters, we understand just how crucial the connection is to our app,” said Tod Hadley, CEO of Juicy Development. “With this update, users can use older devices while running our app on Apple’s latest OS.”

With thousands of national and international EMS streams, Police Scanner offers the largest selection of police, fire, and emergency services streams available for the iPhone or Android platform in one application.

“Because our customers depend upon our application for up-to-date emergency information, it’s crucial that we provide as much coverage as we possibly can,” said Hadley. With over 25,000 daily users and streams in eleven countries, Police Scanner is the most far-reaching emergency stream application in the iTunes store.

As additional stations, counties, and cities are added, the database is automatically updated and the stream instantly becomes available to all Police Scanner users. Police Scanner uses the location-aware technology built into the phones to help users locate streams near them, or allows them to search through a list of all available streams from around the world.

Anyone who discovers a compatible stream can simply email the company or send a message through the company web page. New streams will usually be added within a few days

Police scanner 2 is a must have for on-call volunteer fire fighters, news crews, emergency responders and hobbyists. Fans of Police Scanner are now able to purchase Police Scanner gear in the Juicy online store.

Not all areas broadcast an iPhone compatible stream. This is still a new technology for many police, fire, and dispatch centers. A stream from your local city may not yet be available.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 4.0 or later
* 1.7 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Police Scanner 2.2.2 is $4.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Utilities category.

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Based in Orem, Utah, Juicy Development LLC creates fun, functional. and mouth-watering applications for the Apple iPhone, Google Android, and other mobile devices. In addition to the release of several mobile applications for the public market, Juicy does contract and private development. Copyright 2011 Juicy Development LLC. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of their respective companies in the U.S. and/or other countries.