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Calabasas, California – Nova Development, a consumer unit of leading global software developer and publisher Avanquest Software (Paris:AVQ – News), is proud to announce the release of the Mac(R) SuperBundle(TM) Winter 2012 software suite.

Valued at over $470 if purchased separately, the nine software titles and exciting bonus app in the new 2012 Mac SuperBundle are available for just $49, an 89% savings, and offer innovative solutions no Mac user should be without. Nova’s biggest bundle to date and best consumer deal yet features the award-winning and #1 selling virtualization software Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac, (a $79.99 value alone), and includes essential Mac maintenance tools and organizational apps, plus audio, video and digital creativity software and much more. The Mac SuperBundle launches on January 25th, 2012 and will be available for 14 days only.

“Our Winter 2012 Mac SuperBundle offers an incredible value for all levels of Mac users and includes 10 innovative applications ranging from the award-winning #1 Mac utility Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac to versatile creativity software that can turn a Mac into an animation studio” said Barry Evleth, Product Marketing Director at Nova Development. “Whether an experienced Mac user or a newcomer, this bundle of innovative software offers customers 10 different and powerful ways to share, sync, create and more.”

Mac(R) SuperBundle(TM) Winter 2012 Includes:

Parallels Desktop 7 for Mac – Run Mac OS X and Windows applications at the same time- without rebooting.

Flux – The powerful yet easy HTML5 design app that lets you create websites from scratch.

Little Snapper – From websites to desktop windows, it creates pixel perfect screenshots every time.

iStat Menus 3 – The advanced Mac OS X system monitor that shows what’s actually happening inside your Mac.

iStopmotion Home – Easily turns a Mac into an animation film studio so anyone can tell their story – frame by fun frame.

SyncMate Expert – Syncs important data, like contacts, to-do lists and more, among your Macs, PCs and mobile devices.

Fantashow for Mac -The digital slideshow builder that lets anyone achieve professional-looking movies in minutes!

Video Converter for Mac – Converts video and audio files into playable formats on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, iPod touch, MP3 players and more.

CuteClips 3 – Makes it easy to see your clipboard history with all-in-one multiple clipboard management.

Chronicle (Bonus App) – Versatile financial tracking software that helps you pay your bills on time, every time!

Pricing and Availability:
All titles in the bundle are Mac OS X 10.7 Lion compatible. The Mac SuperBundle Winter 2012 package will be available starting on January 25th for $49 (USD). To purchase visit Mac SuperBundle online. Codes: Ticker: AVQ. ISIN: FR0004026714. Reuters: AVQ.PA. Bloomberg: AVQ:FP.

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Avanquest Software is a world leading developer of personal and professional software, encompassing a large number of categories including Creativity and Learning software, Utilities and Multimedia, all featured with the latest cutting edge technology to provide a more secure and enjoyable experience to people looking for easy and affordable software solutions in everyday life.

With a strong presence in North America, Europe, and Asia, Avanquest Software is one of the world’s 10 leading consumer software developers, experienced in addressing local market requirements in each region. Avanquest’s broad product range enables it to serve multiple customer audiences: the general public and SMBs through retail, online and direct sales channels; businesses through channel sales and dedicated portals, and the major telecom and computer equipment manufacturers through licensing partnerships with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM).

The Avanquest group achieved sales of Euro109.8 million in 2010/11 and has 530 employees worldwide, including nearly 180 engineers in Research and Development distributed among France, China and the United States.

Krakow, – Poland – Teyon, a video games developer and digital publisher, revealed today that Fashion Advisor, a unique hidden object puzzler with clever fashion mini-game tie-ins, is now available worldwide in the Mac App Store for just $2.99.

Step into the glamorous world of fashion as Lilly, a creative director at an advertising agency. Her duties consume most of her free time and there’s not much time left for her passions; Shopping and creating her own fashion creations, but Lilly’s about to get her lucky break! She must prepare models for a fashion shoot for the agency’s biggest client. Help her shop for over 450 clothes and accessories, create stunning hairstyles and gorgeous outfits in this unique hidden object puzzler with clever fashion mini-game tie-ins. Fashion Advisor will bring out the Diva in you.

The game has already received well reviews. Mac Games rated the game 4/5: “The graphics are good and the play quickly passes because you are so into finding clothes and dressing your model. (…) Have fun with your first successful fashion show.”

Key Features:
* Abundance Of Clothes To Find – Over 450 dresses, jackets, bags, accessories and many more!
* Create Stunning Outfits – Mini-games with outfit composition, hairdressing, make-up, jewelry and more
* Find As Many Clothes As You Can – Navigate a fabulous shopping center with 9 stores

System Requirements:
* Mac OS X 10.6.6 or later
* 89.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Fashion Advisor 1.0 is only $2.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Games category.

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Headquartered in Krakow, Poland, Teyon is a leading developer and digital publisher of interactive entertainment for all platforms. With sister offices in Lodz and Tokyo, the company employs over 60 people to develop and launch titles worldwide using proprietary cross-platform technology. Copyright (C) 2012 Teyon. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Medford, Massachusetts – BeBop Games, LLC, an established mobile game developer, has today announced the release of What is this App? 2 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This mysterious entertainment puzzle experience challenges players to answer the app title question by unraveling a series of brain teasers, visual puzzles, and other conundrums! The sequel to the smash hit What is this App?, What is this App? 2 is no walk in the park. This app guarantees gamers endless hours of riddle action at their fingertips, regardless of whether they’re playing solo in Standard mode or taking in the action together in the multi-player enabled Experimental mode. The app was newly enhanced with a few minor bug fixes and a completely revamped single player experience to boot! What is this App? 2 is currently available for download on the Apple App Store for $0.99 USD in the Entertainment category.

What is this App? 2 was created for any mobile puzzle enthusiast tired of downloading the same rehashed puzzle games over and over onto their iPhone. Turning the genre on its head, this app doesn’t promise access to exciting brain busters, the app itself IS the brain buster! The quick fire riddles, puzzles, and challenges players need to think their way through come in all shapes and sizes in What is this App? 2. This enigma of a mobile experience puts gamers face to face with trivia challenges, logic based puzzles, and more. To be honest, we’d love to go into further detail and tell you what to expect, but that would only ruin the surprise.

Though the game’s single player experience has been meticulously constructed to give players the most innovative puzzle experience yet on iOS, its multi-player mode shines just as bright. Simply put, there’s a reason it’s called Experimental. Players work together to solve brain teasers in every which way except normal, and it truly takes many brains thinking out of the box to keep moving ahead and unlock this mystery game’s true face! What is this App? 2 was built for puzzle lovers by puzzle lovers – those who happen to be experts in innovative mobile development. Whether you’re a fan of the popular original, or simply jaded with uninspired puzzle titles on iOS, What is this App? 2 is the perfect remedy for you!

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

Pricing and Availability:
What is this App? 2 (v2.00) 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 Massachusetts, BeBop Games, LLC is an established mobile games developer committed to providing app shoppers with entertainment titles as innovative as the platforms they’re designed for. (C) BeBop Games, LLC 2012. 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.

London, United Kingdom – Concerned about flu this winter season? US Flu Fighter is the new iPhone app from raaza that can help protect you from one of the planet’s most infectious diseases. The app provides up-to-the-minute information on the level of flu activity across the United States, helping to guide your behavior wherever you’re going in the US.

From the latest Center for Disease Control podcasts, to a flu activity heat map of the entire USA, Flu Fighter has got it covered. The app provides detailed information by state, so that you can consider the flu activity history of wherever you’ll be. The most recent flu updates and published material from the CDC are also included in the app and updated regularly to ensure that you’ll always be in-the-know.

US Flu Fighter also includes integration with Facebook and Twitter, so sharing that latest flu update or podcast with your family and friends is as easy as a finger tap. Ensure that you are safe from influenza this winter season with US Flu Fighter from raaza.

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

Pricing and Availability:
US Flu Fighter 1.2 is only $0.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Health & Fitness category.

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Based in London, United Kingdom, Raaza is a social and mobile app development house that specializes in apps for iPhone, Facebook, Android and more. Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Raaza. 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.

Limassol, Cyprus – Apps2Be today is pleased to announce the release of Free version of Dot Lock Protection 1.1.1 for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Dot Lock Protection is an app allowing you to lock your private albums, photos and videos with a Dot Lock code. The key feature of the app is its ability to create a record of any app break-in attempt, with the intruder’s photo, date, time and GPS location recorded and displayed on the map.

“Keep your most valuable media files safe and secure with Dot Lock Protection”, says Sergei Sokolov, PR of Apps2Be. “Identify and catch intruders easily with photo, date and GPS!”

The Free Version gives you all the same features as the Pro version however it is limited to store up to 15 media files only. Choose between keypad and dot lock codes, create unlimited number of folders and sub-folders, take photos within the app, export/import photos from Photoroll, organize your files with a simple tap & hold and many other features.

Application Key Features:
* Choose between dot lock & keypad lock screens
* Break-in log tells you where and when the app has had a break-in attempt, as well as the code used by the would-be intruder
* Normal and fake password modes
* Badge alerts show break-in attempts
* Backup password via email
* Create unlimited number of folders and sub-folders
* Customize your folder and album colors
* Take private photos from within the app
* Discreet icon design
* Import and export Photos/Videos from/to Photoroll
* Fully customizable slideshows
* Full featured in-app video player
* Share photos & videos via email
* Full retina display support

Supported Languages:
* US English, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Swedish

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iOS 4.2 or later
* 3.6 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Dot Lock Protection is Free and is available worldwide, exclusively through the App Store in the Utility category. Review copies are available upon request.

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Apps2Be is a mobile development company founded in 2011. We focus on niche utility applications for iOS platforms to bring more productivity to iOS users. Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Apps2Be. 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.

Samara, Russian Federation – Sovereign Dynamics, an independent software company, has launched “Global Feed”, an intuitive, slick app designed to stream news based on Geo-IP location and completely configurable by the end user, onto the iOS App Store. It is designed to take the effort out of finding local news and gives users an edge.

Global Feed is an app that was designed with end users in mind. Instinctual and function filled, it works on the iPhone and gives users unparalleled support for seeing news spreading from a source – not only can you see where news originated, but it also uses location support to tailor that information to the area that the phone is situated in. Relevance has never been easier to attain, and has a new edge that users can leverage. With the world rapidly designing itself around knowledge sharing via twitter, Facebook and other social networks, it is important to stay up to date in an accessible, effortless way.

Global Feed puts relevance front and center – and while other apps might be slow to update what is happening locally, Global Feed pulls and filters a myriad of information and creates a customized, personalized stream based on both user interests and location. With a solid, easy to use UI, and sumptuous, responsive updating in real time, this could be a user’s must have news app.

With a rich, stylish, responsive interface, Global Feed ensures that every action and every motion is easily useful. Nothing has been overlooked and the app puts knowledge of various kinds in the user’s reach, including real time weather and natural disaster tracking. But it’s primarily a news app and excels at that.

Sergei Inyushkin, CEO & founder of Sovereign Dynamics said: “Passion and fun are rare commodities when it comes to news, but we like to think that we offer a bit of both, combined with a solid, genuinely useful app that no user should be without. News isn’t something that we see passively, it’s something we interact with, to either bring us closer to our interests and passions, or keep us safe, and out of harm’s way”.

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

Pricing and Availability:
Global Feed 1.0 is Free and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the News category.

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Sovereign Dynamics LLC is a fresh new start-up based in Samara, Russia, and develops for various platforms. Their Android version of this app is also available through the Android Market and is designed with the same functionality in mind. In posting to the App Store for iPhone, they open a new chapter in development and offer the first of many apps to come on both platforms. Copyright (C) 2012 Sovereign Dynamics 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.

Seoul, Korea – Caricature Maker Pro, a newly launched addition to the iTunes App Store, allows users to create caricatures of themselves and others. The simple-to-use application begins the caricature creation process with a photo chosen or taken by the user. Gallery images may be used, or a photo can be taken from within the application. Advanced facial feature detection helps to guide the user through the creation of his or her caricature.

Unlike other caricature creation services, however, Caricature Maker Pro does more than apply a filter or use other photo enhancement technology to the photograph to create its results. Instead, the finished product represents the cleverly orchestrated cooperation between the application’s technology and the user’s input. Other services which rely exclusively upon automatic photo alteration often lose the very details which make a quality caricature clever. The developers of Caricature Maker Pro, however, recognize that creative human input is invaluable in creating caricatures which capture individuals’ personalities.

Within the application, users have the opportunity to tweak every aspect of the caricature, including eye shape, size, and color, face shape, hair style, and accessories. The application also includes a “couple” mode, which allows for the creation of caricatures from photos of two people. The combination of the app’s automatic features with user input makes Caricature Maker Pro a cutting edge addition to the iTunes App Store. The finished images can used as a contact photo, avatar, or simply shared with friends via email, Facebook, or Twitter.

Features

* Use a photo you’ve saved in your device’s photo album, or take a photo from within the application

* Simple touch screen controls tweak the placement of added features over the photo

* Extensive customization options ensure your caricature captures the subject – exaggerate, downplay, and enhance individual features to your heart’s content

* Once you’re satisfied with your creation, use it however you’d like! Save it as an image in your album, or spread the love by sharing with Facebook and Twitter through the app’s integrated sharing options! You can also email your caricature from within the app

* Standard accessories and options are available by default, but check out the shop to really bring your caricature to life with an ever-growing inventory of items

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 3.2 or later
* 22.3 MB

Pricing and Availability:
For a limited time only, Caricature Maker Pro 1.2 is now $.99 and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Entertainment category.

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Mcookie was established in 2004 and develops mobile games, comics, books and more for the Korean market. Copyright (C) 2012 Mcookie. 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.

Krostitz, Germany – Eys-Apps today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of My Wedding Organizer 1.0, their new lifestyle application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. My Wedding Organizer allows the user to plan out the happiest day of his life in an easy, quick, and efficient manner. Based on the prospective date of the wedding day, the app calculates the personal wedding countdown and assists the user in taking care of all upcoming tasks in a timely manner.

An extensive to-do list, which can be manually tailored to fit users dream wedding, ensures that the user do not forget anything while organizing his wedding day. With My Wedding Organizer, creating and editing guest lists is a breeze. An integrated cost calculator helps to keep track of total costs, money already paid, and outstanding payments. The functionality is simple and intuitive and will go a long way in helping to plan for the wedding:

* Wedding Countdown
* Cost planner divided into categories
* Predefined list of costs
* Overdue tasks on the first page
* Customizable guest list with print and mail function
* Task Scheduler
* Predefined, customizable details about each task

Device Requirements:
* iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, 3/4G iPod touch and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* 6.0 MB

Pricing and Availability:
My Wedding Organizer 1.0 is only $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Lifestyle category. Currently is being programmed is an update to version 1.1. New features are sharing informations to social networks and Push Notifications. There is an iPad version planned.

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The innovative developer studio Eys-Apps was founded in 2011 with a vision to create functional iPhone apps for fast and efficient planning of social events. Together they develop original iPhone applications that are useful in everyday life. The products make it easier to plan various kinds of event and can be modified and extended to meet the needs of users. Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Eys-Apps. 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.

Sacramento, California – iHomeEducator, Inc. the developer of iPlanLessons and iPlanShopping is pleased to announce iPlanMeals for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

“So often I don’t know what to prepare for dinner, or don’t have what I need to complete a recipe. Shopping for groceries can also be a headache if I don’t know what recipes are planned. My desire was to have an app that helped me with these daily meals for my family.” Arlene Lee, Chief Mom of iHomeEducator.

The general features include:

Define Recipes – Instructions, notes, tweaks, and prep-time can be specified – Recipes can be linked to custom Categories.

Define Ingredients for a Recipe – Specific cooking amounts and purchase amounts can be specified. Ingredients can be linked to a store – for example you may prefer to purchase items at a specific grocery store, warehouse store, or farmer’s market.

Ingredients are listed in a table with restock and in-stock status. Ingredient details include recipe amount, measurement, purchase quantity, budget, cost, and coupon status. Also fruit (red), grain (brown), vegetable (green), protein (purple), and dairy (blue) colors have been added to match the standard colors for ChooseMyPlate, the government program for healthy eating. Additional colors have been added as well for spices (grey), oil (gold), baking supplies (pink), and other (white).

Meals such as breakfast, lunch, snack time, dinner, or dessert can be defined by selecting from the recipes which have been defined. From the calendar, daily menus can be copied so for example you may decide to have the same menu for every Tuesday… this way you can quickly plan an entire week or month of meals based upon a set of recipes.

Reports can then be defined which query the Ingredients required for specified daily menu dates. In the report you can also specify the store. This allows you to query only Ingredients which need to be purchased at a particular store.

This iOS app is the latest in the iPlan Series. After the success of iPlanLessons which was ranked in the top 200 productivity apps across six countries, iPlanMeals is built upon the same feature rich framework and applies it to daily meal planning for chefs.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad
* Requires iOS 5.0 or later
* Universal Application
* 3.5 MB

Pricing and Availability:
iPlanMeals 1.0 is $6.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Productivity category. Please let us know if you have any questions, concerns, or updates and email us.

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iHomeEducator(R), Inc. is a leading publisher of award-winning mobile apps for iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch). The company has over 30 educational apps where four were voted Best Education Math Apps for 2010 by IEAR. Based in El Dorado Hills, California, iHomeEducator, Inc. was founded in November 2009 by Andy and Arlene Lee. Arlene is a California credentialed teacher and Andy has a background in software product marketing. Together they homeschool three children through a charter school. iHomeEducator(R), Inc. works directly with authors and publishers to create educational apps which make teaching interactive and engaging for students. The company has licensing agreements in place with Knowledge Quest, Inc., Zeezok Publishing, LLC, MathPlus Consultancy, Gravitas Publications, and others are in the works. iHomeEducator(R), Inc. is a member of Moms with Apps. Copyright (C) 2009-2012 iHomeEducator Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Santa Barbara, California – Vegas Mate 3.5, released via the iTunes App Store this week, now supports iCloud – Apple’s revolutionary new cloud data service. With iCloud compatibility, Vegas Mate can now sync your trip plans across all of your devices – no configuration required. Make a change on one device and see it appear on another.

In addition to iCloud compatibility, Vegas Mate 3.5 adds an enhanced search engine to make finding your favorite activity or restaurant easier than every before. On the iPad, a new hotel rate feature combines maps with heat-coded color to show which areas have high prices. Featured Content allows Vegas Mate users to get the latest news, on the go.

Vegas Mate includes all the latest Las Vegas content, including exclusive hotel guide information from award-winning writers. Vegas Mate’s content is updated monthly, with free over-the-air downloads. By using built-in location technology, Vegas Mate can orient itself based on where you are, a powerful tool for travel guide-book apps:

Tourist Tips:
* Answers to all of your Vegas vacation questions: info on climate, currency, getting around, hotels, nightlife and more

Hotels:
* All the details: address, cost, phone, cab fare information and more
* Read and share user reviews
* View beautiful photos
* Call the hotels and restaurants with a single tap (iPhone only)
* See what they’re posting on Twitter
* Poker tournament details for the major hotel poker rooms (iPhone only)
* Print or email to share

Restaurants:
* All the details: address, cost, phone and more
* Read and share user reviews
* Easily see if the restaurant is open or closed
* Restaurant menus (where available)
* Reserve restaurants via OpenTable (where available)
* Print or email to share

Shows, Nightclubs, Pools, Etc;
* All the details: address, cost, phone and more
* Read and share user reviews
* Print or email to share

Trip Builder:
* Easily create trip plans to keep yourself organized
* Set reminders for items in your trip
* Sync to other devices
* Print or email to share

Maps:
* Easily find nearby hotels, restaurants, shows or clubs using great built-in maps
* See what’s nearby (and know if it’s any good) at a glance
* View hotel rates on a map (iPad only)

Plus, A Lot More:
* Las Vegas weather forecasts
* Advanced search: filter cuisine, cost, neighborhood and more
* Local news and video content via popular blogs and newspapers
* Hotel rate search (iPad only)

Device Requirements:
* iPhone, iPod touch or iPad
* iOS 4.2 or greater
* 19.1 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Vegas Mate 3.5.1 is $1.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Travel category.

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Located in Santa Barbara, CA, Vegas Media Group was founded in 2001 by Hunter Hillegas. Vegas Media Group publishes RateVegas.com, an award winning Las Vegas travel Web site. In addition, the company is responsible for Two Way Hard Three, a design and business focused blog. In 2008, Vegas Media Group introduced Vegas Mate, a location aware, interactive travel guide for iOS. All Material and Software (C) 2000-2012 Vegas Media Group / All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPod, the iPod logo, iPhone, iPad, iCloud, are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.