Here are the May 2 app headlines from prMac.com…
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Games
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Conceptis Slitherlink – Loop the Loop on Your iPad and iPhone
Conceptis today introduces Conceptis Slitherlink 1.0 for iOS, a no-frills puzzle game that requires creating a loop passing around clues in a grid using logic deduction. The game features 120 free puzzles starting with very easy grids for beginners and increasing in size to extremely hard grids for the experts. The game features 2-finger tapping for quick zoom, auto complete clues setting and a link segment highlighting option to help to avoid creating separate loops.
Crime & Puzzlement 2 – 24 more Solve-Them-Yourself Picture Mysteries
Interactive book company, AppEndix LLC is pleased to announce the release of Crimes & Puzzlement 2 for iOS. The sequel to Crime & Puzzlement by award winning mystery author Lawrence Treat lets you again match your detecting powers in 24 brand new cases. Who finished Isabelle Spiegel? Why did Mr. Grange topple dead from his saddle, and what was the catch in Mr. Fishhead’s alibi? You find out! 24 more Solve-them-Yourself Picture Mysteries. You Are The Detective!
High Voltage Software Unleashes Mexican Zombie Apocalypse on iOS
High Voltage Software, creators of hit mobile titles Conduit HD and Le Vamp, are celebrating Cinco de Mayo with the release of an action-filled and muy humoroso title for iPhone and iPad starring adorable Mexican zoo “animales” and a healthy dose of blood and gore. In addition to unforgettable undead characters, Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte! includes novel gameplay that allows players to demolish beastly zombies by tracing a line for their weapon to follow before it boomerangs back.
The First Real Discovery Of Dinosaur Eggshell
Mooniz Interactive Ltd. today introduces A Tamago Dino Egg- 1 Million Clicks Free Game 1.0, its exciting new game developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. In this game, players need to tap on dinosaur eggs. As they finish a fixed number of taps, they get to the next level. The fun part is that the egg will slowly crack to reveal a funny and cool dinosaur at the end, so there is always a surprise awaiting the player. There are total of 10 awesome dinosaurs that are waiting to be revealed.
CloverLeaf Mobile Apps Releases Photo Contest! -Their Latest Mobile Game
The hottest new game from CloverLeaf Mobile Apps, Photo Contest! 1.0, has been released to the Apple iTunes Stores and Google Play for Free download. This new app combines the fun of social networking with your Facebook friends while competing in a photo contest with your Apple mobile device. Photo Contest! is a multi-player, interactive game that provides hours of fun for all mobile device users that love to use their mobile device camera and compete against friends.
Introducing Mind Blitz for iOS – a Twist on Matching Games for Everyone
Mind Blitz is a beautifully designed game complete with achievements, high scores, penalty cards and power-ups. It takes the mundane matching game and elevates it to a new level with action puzzle elements. Simply flip over cards to match corresponding pairs. Matching pairs within the allotted time period will advance the player to the next level, all the while filling up a power meter and gaining points to purchase power-up cards to be be utilized in the more difficult levels.
Nine Out of Ten Dentists Disapprove of the New iOS App: Junk Food Quiz
Bubblewrapps LLC introduces Junk Food Quiz 1.0, a free, addicting, and tasty iOS quiz game that tests players’ knowledge of junk food. Now available in the iTunes App Store, Junk Food Quiz shows players pictures of junk food items and asks them to identify the maker of the item and what the name of the item is. It contains 240 questions with 12 levels of various difficulties and is ad-supported. Players can compete for the title of biggest sweet tooth and can share scores on Facebook or Twitter.
5-Star Slot – COCO Pro by Gamewax spins its way into the App Store
Gamewax launches a brand new version of their popular virtual slot-machine app, 5-Star Slot – COCO – Now available as a PRO version. There are 5 exciting themed machines to play. With a completely redesigned maths engine spinning the reels with enhanced line play, and loaded with more levels and more bonus games than ever, this stunning new PRO edition is powering its way to the top of the casino charts. The iOS app is available now for free, whilst the Android version is soon to follow.
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Navigation
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Google Maps On iPad Has Mileage With Latest EggMaps Update
Mike Cunneen today announces EggMaps HD 1.05, an update to his popular #1-ranked navigation app for iPad that provides Google Maps at full-screen high resolution. Unlike the iPhone version of Google Maps, EggMaps HD takes advantage of the larger iPad screen at native resolution. EggMaps HD is faster and more responsive than a website. Version 1.05 adds a choice of miles or kilometres when directions are provided, in response to requests from UK customers and Americans traveling abroad.
Bike On iPhone App – Bicycle Routes and Directions with Voice Navigation
Leader in GPS based mobile apps, GammaPoint LLC today introduces Bike On 1.0, its new voice guided bike directions app. Designed for use on the iPhone 4 & iPhone 5, Bike On uses GPS and Google Biking Directions API to map bicycle directions and provides turn-by-turn voice guided Biking Navigation. Users can search for nearby points of interest or pick a contact address within the app. It maintains a history of previously searched addresses to make it easier to find an address the next time.
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Productivity
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Birthdays Calendar 1.1: An upgrade to the great birthday utility for iOS
Comexias today is thrilled to announce the release of Birthdays Calendar 1.1, the first major upgrade of the powerful birthday utility for iOS. The upgrade is now available for free on the AppStore and brings improvements that is sure to delight current users and those who are yet to discover this excellent utility. Released just over a month ago, Birthdays Calendar has helped thousands of people stay on top of birthdays.
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Weather
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Ballpark Weather for iOS – Precipitation Tracking for All MLB Stadiums
RainAware today introduces Ballpark Weather 1.0 for iOS, its innovative app that displays the number of minutes until rain reaches/leaves any stadium and the minutes until current precipitation ends. Featuring the proprietary RainAware system, this advanced algorithm interprets weather radar readings, determines the motion vector and calculates time of inbound and outbound rain. Wind speed and direction, possibly affecting home run frequency, are superimposed over an aerial photo of the stadium.
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Education
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Dino Walk – Watch Continental Drift in Action
Vito Technology Inc. today announces the release of Dino Walk – Continental Drift, an illustrative 3D World Fact Book with Time Machine for travelling back to when the dinosaurs inhabited the Earth. By dragging the time machine slider back and forward one can see how the continents moved through time and how they looked billions of years ago. With no Internet connection required users can read facts about animals, dinosaurs and living creatures and memorize the info with the help of quizzes.
AssistiveWare Announces Proloquo2Go 3.0
Today AssistiveWare announced Proloquo2Go 3.0, a major new release of its award-winning Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Proloquo2Go 3.0 offers significant new capabilities, including: ExpressivePower, switch access and adjustable direct touch access, two genuine Australian children’s Text to Speech voices, social sharing and Dropbox support.
Draw this App – An Innovative Way to Learn How to Draw
Illustrator, designer and programmer, Peterson Hamilton is proud to announce the release of Draw This App 1.0, his new educational app. Designed to work for any age and skill level, “Draw this App” turns your iPad into a virtual studio that will improve your drawing skills using metrics to track progress and an innovative guidance system to help you along. The app features a simplified break down of complex objects. Even seasoned artists will benefit from some of the mirror & memory exercises.
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Entertainment
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AudioViz Scans Device’s Music Library and Plays Matching YouTube Videos
Caramba App Development introduces AudioViz 1.1 for iOS. AudioViz is a personal music video channel that automatically scans music library songs and finds corresponding YouTube videos. It’s designed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and features a self-learning algorithm that retrieves music videos faster as more users enjoy the app. It’s perfect for parties, or simply for adding fun and flair to a personal entertainment experience.
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Mobile Accessories
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Adorama’s iPhone Toolshed Gears Up for Summer Adventures
Adorama, one of the world’s largest photography, imaging, video and electronics retailers, and a leading destination for iPhone photo specialty accessories, recently added a collection of summer-ready iPhoneography accessories to its iPhone Toolshed. The iPhoneography collection features waterproof cases, bike mounts and solar chargers, for hitting the trails on bike or foot, splashing around in the pool or sleeping under the stars.
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Social Networking
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Moodoo – See How the World is Feeling
Urban Design Limited today announces version 1.1 of Moodoo for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Moodoo collects emotions and displays them on a map. With Moodoo users can keep track of their emotions, adding details as they want, or they can see the mood of everybody around them. Users can find out how the people at their school, college or workplace are feeling. With each entry, Moodoo also collects the weather conditions and the moon phase, seeing if these conditions effect the moods.
Ringtone Fails highlights abuse and misuse of ringtones
It happens to everyone but not always on live television! Junior announcer and former NBA great Shaquille O’neal left his cellphone on during a live TV broadcast and sure enough his annoying ringtone went off and took the whole show down with it. Shaq tossed his phone across the studio, where it landed with a thud and a crack, reminiscent of his bricklaying free throws when he played in the NBA. All of this could have been avoided through use of the Silent mode or a more professional ringtone.
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Travel
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Toughturtle LLC Releases Dive Cayman – An Interactive iOS App For Divers
Toughturtle LLC today introduces Dive Cayman 1.0, the first interactive dive site App for iOS. Dive Cayman was created by divers, for divers. Tailored specifically for the scuba diver while either on, or off, the Cayman Islands, the App gives the user a wealth of information in an easy-to-use and feature-rich user interface. With over 330 dive sites automatically plotted on the map, the user can zoom, scroll, & tap on a dive site to be presented with the dive site name, its rating and more.
