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Madrid based wuonm just released DisCover 1.0, their one-tap music player for iPhone, iPod and iPad devices. DisCover allows anyone to add icons onto the home screen using artwork from their music library. The album can be played by simply tapping the created icon on their springboard. DisCover automatically searches for all the music on the device. Users scroll to their favorite artist and select the album they want to add as icon.

Michigan based Publicist and Internet Marketing Specialist Scott Lorenz has compiled a list of 52 tips on how to promote an iPhone App – tips he garnered from his extensive experience as a public relations professional in promoting all types of products, inventions, books and services. Apple has almost 150,000 iPhone applications available for sale at its App Store and this number will grow exponentially with the growing popularity of the iPhone, iPod and the new iPad.

California based Wonder Warp Software today announces Etude 1.0, a new iPhone and iPod touch application for learning music on the piano. It combines traditional sheet music with an on-screen keyboard, whose keys light up to reveal which notes are being played, as well as a MIDI synthesizer that simultaneously plays the piece aloud. Etude ships with 5 songs loaded, and an in-app store with over 200 free songs. New songs are being added weekly.

Syncro Soft Announces New Release of Oxygen XML Editor and Oxygen XML Author.
Release date: March 17, 2010
Syncro Soft Ltd, the producer of Oxygen XML Editor and Author, has announced the immediate availability of version 11.2 of its XML Editor and XML Author containing a comprehensive set of tools supporting all the XML related technologies. Oxygen [...]

David Day, a widely-read hiking guide writer for trails in Utah and Colorado, and TalkingRockies, a pioneer in mobile recreation guides, have just released apps for Utah’s 5 national parks for iPhone and Android systems. These guides introduce outdoor enthusiasts worldwide to the wonders that await them in the amazing backcountry in Utah’s national parks. One guide covers the western parks, Zion, Bryce Capitol Reef, and the other covers the eastern ones, Arches and Canyonlands.

Swedish indie game company Ludosity Interactive today announces Bob Came in Pieces 1.3 for Windows and Macintosh. Previously released for the PC on the digital platform Steam, Bob Came in Pieces is a physics based puzzle adventure game. The game is about the alien called Bob. He has crashed on a strange planet, lost a bunch of parts for his ship and above all, is late for work. Find the lost parts and rebuild your ship along the way to solve challenging, physics-based puzzles.

iPresentee today releases iWeb Themes 7.0 for Apple’s Web site building application. iWeb Themes 7.0 are available in standard and iPhone edition. The new release includes five best ever built themes for iWeb: Blue Style, Shining Star, Greenish Style, Tango and Developer. iPresentee offers a double benefit – each iWeb user may build website for desktop computer and mobile device while maintaining the same site design within iWeb.

Tokyo based MotionPortrait today announces HourFace 1.3 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Using MotionPortrait’s cutting-edge avatar-builder technology, HourFace analyzes a still photo and turns it into a living, breathing 3D movie that ages right there on the iPhone screen. HourFace ages your friends and family and generates a 3D interactive movie for you to poke, prod and be amazed by. Discover what you might look like 50 years from now – all in 3D.

Tokyo based MotionPortrait today announces PhotoAvatar 1.2 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Ideal for your online double life, PhotoAvatar transforms your beautiful mug into a realistic 3D avatar from another planet. Powered by MotionPortrait technology, PhotoAvatar includes three different alien races, each with its own distinctive in-movie action and voice. Share your alien avatar by email with friends or use it as your profile picture on Twitter, Facebook and other online services.

Independent software developer Steve Glinberg today announces KidCalc 7-in-1 Math Fun 1.12, the twelfth update to his popular animated math flash cards and learning activities app for iPhone and iPod touch. This new version of KidCalc Math Fun adds Easter themed graphics and voice-overs by adult speakers speaking numbers and mathematical operations. KidCalc teaches numbers and math to children, ages 2 to 10 years, using holiday themed graphics, engaging animations and voice-overs.

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