prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2012 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-43220.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-43220.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 05:00:00 CST 24x7digital LLC has released Smiley Sight Words 2.0, an educational flash-card app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Smiley Sight Words is a comprehensive learning tool containing over 1,600 high-frequency sight words compiled from many sources including Dolch, Fry, UK, and AU word lists. Students may tap the sight word to hear professionally recorded American-English pronunciations, swipe flash-cards to navigate the stack of words, and shake their device to shuffle the flash-cards. http://prmac.com/release-id-42796.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42796.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 08:00:00 CST In recognition of Teacher Appreciation Month, iStoryTime announced that its Kung Fu Panda 2 storybook app is now free to download for a limited time. Available for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, the Kung Fu Panda 2 storybook app is free from Wednesday, May 16 through Sunday, April 20, 2012. Featuring a digital sticker book, automatic navigation and narration as well as highlighted text, it is perfect for engaging children's creativity and encouraging them to read. http://prmac.com/release-id-42518.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42518.htm Thu, 10 May 2012 08:00:00 CST California-based zuuka Comics announced today the launch of Issues No. 4-6 of Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair Comic series. In Issue No. 4, Dirk the Daring has one day left to save Princess Daphne from the clutches of the the deadly dragon Singe. Issue No. 5 sees Dirk going further into the Dark Kingdom. Based on the original classic arcade game released in 1983, the first-ever digital release of Don Bluth's Dragon's Lair Comic is available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. http://prmac.com/release-id-42378.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42378.htm Mon, 07 May 2012 11:00:00 CST Auryn Inc. is teaming up with Librarians Without Borders (LWB) for a second year as the premier sponsor during their service project in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. LWB has been supporting the Asturias Academy school library there since 2009. While LWB is in Quetzaltenango from May 3rd-13th, Auryn will donate money for every app sold, towards LWBs mission, which is to improve access to information resources in developing regions regardless of language, geography, or religion. http://prmac.com/release-id-42140.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42140.htm Wed, 02 May 2012 05:00:00 CST Auryn, Inc., the most award-winning digital publisher and creator of unprecedented children storybook apps for iPad and tablet devices, today announced they are offering one of their most popular titles, "Van Gogh and the Sunflowers" for a low price for National Sunflower Day which is May 2nd. In addition, Auryn's entire Auracle line will be available for the same discounted rate during Reading is Fun week, May 13-19. Promoting reading amongst our youth is a positive movement for everyone. http://prmac.com/release-id-41924.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41924.htm Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:00:00 CST In recognition of National Autism Awareness Month, iStoryTime is pleased to announce that its Wee Sing & Learn ABC education app is now free to download for a limited time. Free on Apple devices, Wee Sing & Learn ABC is an entertaining and educational tool that combines original music, animated animals and musical instruments from A to Z, and read-along text to provide parents fun and creative ways to help their children learn the ABCs. http://prmac.com/release-id-41458.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41458.htm Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:30:00 CST zuuka Comics today announces Don Bluths Dragons Lair Comic App for iOS, the first-ever digital release debuts with the original issues No. 1 through No. 6. Dragons Lair Comic issue No. 1 begins the adventure with the deadly dragon Singe swearing revenge on Dirk the Daring for killing his offspring. Based on the original classic arcade game released in 1983, the Dragons Lair Comic series is celebrating its launch by offering fans the first issue for free. http://prmac.com/release-id-41388.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41388.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:00:00 CST Silverware Software has released Rubes Zoo on the Go 1.0 for iOS, a brand new app featuring a daily comic by syndicated cartoonist Leigh Rubin. Now you can enjoy a different, hilariously twisted Rubes cartoon everyday, 365 times a year. Take a daily comic adventure inside the ridiculously twisted mind of "sit-down" comic and internationally syndicated Rubes cartoonist, Leigh Rubin. Rubes is a regular feature in SkyWest's United Express and American Traveler magazines. http://prmac.com/release-id-41358.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41358.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:30:00 CST Toronto-based SongFreaks Inc. has announced SongFreaks Lyrics Music Player 1.0 for iPhone and Android devices. The SongFreaks player brings millions of accurate lyrics to users' music libraries on iPhone and Android devices. With its innovative LyricStream technology, the SongFreaks player can highlight lyric lines in time with the music, making it fun to read or sing along. For songs without LyricStream information, the player includes an easy and fun way to add it on the fly. http://prmac.com/release-id-41269.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41269.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:30:00 CST Slavamax b.v.b.a. has announced Little Red-Cap, an enhanced edition of a read aloud book for iOS. Little Red-Cap is a beautiful classical interactive version of "Little Red-Riding-Hood" with a Happy Ending. This e-book can be read aloud with words highlighted along with pleasant atmosphere of background music. Children can read along with professional narration and pleasant background music. Words highlight to follow the story with Interactivity on every page and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-41104.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41104.htm Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:55:00 CST Today AssistiveWare and Acapela Group proudly announced the release of Infovox iVox 3, smooth and pleasant text to speech voices for Mac OS X. Infovox iVox 3 provides 61 system-wide voices in 25 languages to Mac OS X users and brings natural-sounding text to speech within reach of many more students, educators, and consumers, including people with vision, reading and speech impairments on a tight budget. These voices work with almost any application. http://prmac.com/release-id-41098.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41098.htm Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:30:00 CST Early Ascent, LLC today announced that Reading Raven For iPad, their learn-to-read app for children 3 to 7, becomes #1 best-selling learn-to-read iPad app chosen by Apple as a "Staff Favorite". Reading Raven combines a strong educational focus with a winning combination of learning activities, skills-building, graphics, sound effects and music that helps young readers grow and learn. The has earned rave reviews from parents, educators and independent reviewers since its initial release. http://prmac.com/release-id-40835.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-40835.htm Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:30:00 CST early languages today introduces Princesses Learn Sight Words 1.0, an application that allows children to use the technology of an iPad or iPhone to engage in early reading that is not just educational, but loads of fun as well. The app teaches Sight Words through stories, games, songs and flashcards. Set around a classic fairytale theme utilizing the timeless stories of Snow White and Cinderella, kids are encouraged to enter a magical kingdom with a princess as their guide. http://prmac.com/release-id-40534.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-40534.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:00:00 CST Diehard Studio Entertainment announces Mutant ABCs HD 1.0, Dwayne Ferguson's newest ebook for iPad. The ABC-learning ebook is the story of a team of mutant ABCs whose spaceship crash-lands on Earth and sets about teaching children the words of the alphabet and how they are used. Ferguson, who has written over 40 books, mostly for children, wrote, illustrated and recorded the voiceovers for the book app, which includes characters such as "D" for "Dragon," "H" for Howl and "L" for Lizard. http://prmac.com/release-id-40048.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-40048.htm Wed, 21 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CST iStoryTime, in partnership with HarperCollins Children's Books, today introduce their Biscuit's Birthday storybook app, the fifth addition in the Biscuit series. Biscuit's Birthday is perfect for encouraging early readers to read as it features interactive animations and sound effects on every page. Children will enjoy the story as well as activities such as a digital coloring book, memory game and puzzle. The completed coloring masterpieces can be shared with family and friends too. http://prmac.com/release-id-39788.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39788.htm Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:00:00 CST Independent developer Bas Meijer has released Read4Me 1.6.2 for Mac OS X. Read4Me started as a simple text editor designed for speech, to catch errors beyond the spell checker. Users can easily proof read with audio, create voice-over tracks for presentations, and even create AudioBooks to listen to on the road. Now it includes a tagging palette to change voices, or speed, and to tune the speech synthesis. OS X Lion's voices are available in 27 languages, other vendors provide even more choice. http://prmac.com/release-id-39689.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39689.htm Wed, 14 Mar 2012 05:45:00 CST California based NoodleWorks Interactive today announces Noodle Words - Action Set 1, its highly animated learning app for iOS devices. Noodle Words is a word toy for kids ages 4-7, an innovative new concept for introducing words and their meanings through engaging interaction. Noodle Words includes 18 action words that convey their meanings through lively movement and sound. It is this deep engagement that allows them to learn new words and their meanings effortlessly. http://prmac.com/release-id-39676.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39676.htm Tue, 13 Mar 2012 10:05:00 CST Korea based Universal Creators is announcing today the release and immediate worldwide availability of Flashlight LED for iPhone and iPod touch. It is the most high-speed, the brightest the easiest to use flashlight on the App Store. Flashlight LED will instantly brighten the night just in one click. With update Flashlight LED becomes even better and proves its number one title. Due to unique state-of-the-art algorithm Flashlight LED is 2x faster than other apps across different platforms. http://prmac.com/release-id-39373.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39373.htm Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CST zuuka, publishers of the iTalk and iStoryTime interactive storytelling and educational apps, along with HarperCollins Children's Books, today released the Meet Biscuit App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, the Amazon Kindle Fire and Barnes and Noble NOOK Color and NOOK Tablet. The interactive iStoryTime Biscuit book apps make learning to read fun, featuring cute animations and sound effects on every page to further engage young readers and promote improved literacy. http://prmac.com/release-id-39115.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39115.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:20:00 CST Pennsylvania based AppAnnex today announced the release of AmpliVision for all camera equipped iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices. AmpliVision is a simple app created to help users light up and zoom in on anything they want to get a clearer look at. The app lets users turn their device's camera into a magnifying lens, allow them to pause their views and zoom inwards to read small text, and even utilize their flash into a bright LED light to brighten up whatever they're reading or looking at. http://prmac.com/release-id-39108.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39108.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:00:00 CST zuuka, publishers of the iTalk and iStoryTime interactive storytelling apps, has partnered with bestselling children's brand Wee Sing to release the Wee Sing & Learn ABC App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. An entertaining and educational tool, the new Wee Sing & Learn ABC App combines original music, animated animals and musical instruments from A to Z, and read-along text to provide parents fun and creative ways to help their children learn the ABCs. http://prmac.com/release-id-39083.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39083.htm Thu, 01 Mar 2012 05:00:00 CST Learning Touch today introduces Kids Crosswords 1.0 for iOS, their latest educational app for toddlers and preschoolers. Kids Crosswords includes thousands of puzzles arranged in 10 levels of difficulty to provide a fun educational experience for a wide range of young children. Toddlers can match letters while older preschoolers can spell out words up to seven letters long. The app provides both phonics & letter-name options to provide a complete pre-reading and early reading skills experience. http://prmac.com/release-id-39070.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39070.htm Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:40:00 CST Auryn, Inc., the most award-winning digital publisher and creator of unprecedented children storybook apps for iPad and tablet devices, announced today that several of the notable and award-winning apps from the company's popular collection will be offered free, throughout the month of March. In recognition of National Reading Month, Auryn is giving away one free storybook app each day of the month to promote reading among children on digital devices. http://prmac.com/release-id-39011.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-39011.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:20:00 CST zuuka, publishers of the iTalk and iStoryTime interactive storytelling apps, today released the first-ever digital version of THE SMURFS Classic Series storybooks for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on Apple's App Store and iBookstore. The classic Smurf tales have been optimized for iOS and feature animations and sound effects on every page for a more interactive storytime experience, including the addition of recording the reader's voice for personalized narration. http://prmac.com/release-id-38850.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-38850.htm Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:30:00 CST Puss in Boots - The Great Adventure 1.0 by independent developer Blue Quoll Digital is now available for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices. Recommended for children ages 2 and over, this interactive picture book app reinvents and rejuvenates this timeless classic, with the charm, inventiveness and artistic value that characterizes Blue Quoll productions. Children can read the story themselves or have it read by the narrators, they can also interact with each page of the story. http://prmac.com/release-id-38553.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-38553.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:35:00 CST Apple iOS device owners can now listen to their saved web articles, blogs, new stories, and RSS feeds using Read It Aloud created by VoiZapp, Inc. This is the first app to bring state of the art text-to-speech reading aloud technology to all Read It Later, InstaPaper, and Google Reader users. Listen hands-free to your Reader's RSS feed and/or saved web articles in a soothing voice when you're driving, walking, working out, or just plain relaxing. http://prmac.com/release-id-38506.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-38506.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:30:00 CST Pyxwise Software Inc. announces a new update for Simplex Spelling Phonics 1, their award winning spelling app for iPad and iPhone. Simplex Spelling Phonics 1 takes a spelling based phonics approach to teaching phonological awareness. It teaches individual phonemes and maps each of the phonemes to the corresponding phonograms. Each word is spoken clearly and used in a sentence to establish context and build vocabulary in an approach that is very similar to an interactive spelling bee. http://prmac.com/release-id-38203.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-38203.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:05:00 CST Breek today is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of My First Spelling HD, their new educational app developed for iPhone, iPad, and Mac OS X. My First Spelling HD is an interactive game that helps your kids read and spell. It develops fluency and can introduce to a second or third language: English, Portuguese, French, German. Features include drag & drop the letters to make a word, 80 words, 4 languages, animal and musical instrument sounds, and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-37562.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-37562.htm Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:00 CST Independent children's app publisher Nosy Crow is pleased to announce that its Cinderella app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch has won the Publishing Innovation Award for Best Juvenile App. The Publishing Innovation Awards recognize excellent publishers and authors, encourage new thinking, and improve the reading experience in the digital age. The awards were created by Digital Book World, organizers of the Digital Book World Conference & Expo, in response to a need for best-in-class designations http://prmac.com/release-id-36947.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36947.htm Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:00:00 CST Kids App "Nimbus Littling & the Flu from Nebtune 2" is hailed as "one of the most original and enchanting stories" for kids. Winner of Ebook Quarterly's prestigious "Best Ebook for Children" award. Nimbus Littling is a 2-inch tall Littling tween who fell to Earth when she was just a baby. She has long, brown hair and purple eyes. She wears a semi-transparent, starry hairband and clothing resembling rose pedals. As with all Littlings, Nimbus has a special gift. http://prmac.com/release-id-36804.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36804.htm Tue, 10 Jan 2012 09:00:00 CST Earlier this week UK Based iOS Developer Joe Allen announced that his iPhone app Amazing Mind-Reading Card Tricks 1.0 was available on the iTunes AppStore. He's now even more excited to announce a further three versions of the app are now available to download. The app promised to be able to "read users' minds" by performing a clever card trick and revealing the card that the user was thinking of. Thousands of users downloaded the app within the first few hours of it's release. http://prmac.com/release-id-36747.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36747.htm Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 CST UK based iOS Developer Joe Allen is pleased to announce today that Amazing Mind-Reading Magic Tricks 1.0 is now available for download in the iTunes AppStore, designed specifically for iPhone and iPod touch, with an iPad version due to release next week. This app is a clever modern twist on a classic card trick, where the user is asked to think of one of 21 given cards. The iPhone provides the perfect opportunity to perform the classic card trick to friends and family. http://prmac.com/release-id-36129.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36129.htm Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:15:00 CST Ask elementary school kids, what do they love to do most of all? Replies will vary from "watching cartoons" to "bugging Mommy." Alas, no "learning to read." For many working parents, "reading to an unwilling child at the end of a hard day" is not the favorite pastime. The result is many children are capable readers when it comes to reading things like "Start the Next Level", but any text longer or more complicated than that stops them dead in their tracks. Introducing Elfishki and the Giant Cake http://prmac.com/release-id-36020.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36020.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:00:00 CST Ape Entertainment and Classic Media, a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world's leading family entertainment brands including Casper the Friendly Ghost and Where's Waldo?, today announced the digital comic debut of Richie Rich, "the poor little rich boy," in the Apple App store. The app will feature the digitally restored and color corrected original master copies of the comic as well as new adventures under the title of Rich Rescue for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. http://prmac.com/release-id-35966.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35966.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:30:00 CST AppGeneration announced today two new iOS apps, The 10 Commandments and The Birth of Jesus, which are revolutionizing the way children interact with Biblical stories. Never before has the Bible been brought to children in such fun and new ways with colorful drawings, interactive animations on every page, narrative voices for children to follow along with and every story will feature at least 6 different activities for kids to play with including paint, paint with math, quizzes and memory tests. http://prmac.com/release-id-35964.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35964.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 CST Nancy Morency and Peter Lacalamita have announced Adam's Amazing Dream 1.11, an update to their unique book for iOS. Adam's Amazing Dream is based on the true story of a little boy that has incredible dreams. This unique story is sure to re-enforce your beliefs in something beyond our world and the opportunity to discuss angels and the importance of dreams with your little one while enjoying Adam's interactive pop-up world. Version 1.11 includes many nice improvements and surprises. http://prmac.com/release-id-35834.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35834.htm Tue, 20 Dec 2011 04:00:00 CST Children's app developer L'Escapadou today releases Montessori Crosswords 3.5, an update to their award-winning app for iPad and iPhone. Based on a proven educational method, Montessori Crosswords helps kids develop their writing, reading and spelling skills by building words using a phonics-enabled Movable Alphabet and 320 word-image-audio combinations. This free update brings some new features and options requested by parents and teachers, as well as a list of Christmas-related words. http://prmac.com/release-id-35771.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35771.htm Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:00 CST California based NoodleWorks Interactive today announced that they received two KAPi awards. Their Noodle Words iPad app won the award for Best Educational Product of the year; Mark Schlichting, the company's founder and designer, won the Legend Pioneer award. Noodle Words is a highly interactive word toy for children 4-to-7 years olds. Mark Schlichting is a well-known creator of the children's multimedia and interactive design industry. http://prmac.com/release-id-35412.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35412.htm Wed, 14 Dec 2011 05:55:00 CST EducationApps Ltd announces two Christmas Storybooks: 'Nonsense Christmas Rhymes' & 'Twelve Days of Christmas', produced in collaboration with Oxford University Press. Within the app, children can tap 'Read to me' to have the entire book read to them or 'I'll read' to try & read the stories themselves; if they have difficulty at any time, they can simply tap a page to hear the narration. The release of these storybooks marks the beginning of an ongoing relationship between EducationApps and OUP. http://prmac.com/release-id-35296.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35296.htm Tue, 13 Dec 2011 05:00:00 CST Pyxwise Software Inc. today announced that their newest product, Simplex Spelling Phonics 1, has been recently featured by Apple in the "New and Noteworthy" section of the Education category in the US App Store. Simplex Spelling takes phonics education to a new level. This unique application teaches a full year of spelling curriculum and features over 450 high frequency spelling words to help build literacy. It provides 42 instructional lessons in phonics and spelling rules. http://prmac.com/release-id-35202.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35202.htm Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:30:00 CST California based Twigsbury today announces The Night Before Christmas - Read, Color, & Puzzle 1.0, their new interactive book app for iPad. Featuring illustrations by the Kersten Brothers Studio, kids can puzzle any illustration, or select a photo from their iPad library to puzzle, as well as color all the illustrations with the app's innovative "stay in the lines" coloring book. The Night Before Christmas - Read, Color, & Puzzle includes custom recordings of 12 classic holiday melodies. http://prmac.com/release-id-35198.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35198.htm Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 CST New York based RoGame Software today announces ScaleMaster 2.0 for Mac OS X. A good understanding of scales is of particular importance to improvising musicians and song-writers. ScaleMaster addresses the topic in a systematic fashion helping with classification, construction and spelling in all common clefs. Other features include guitar, bass, mandolin and piano instruments, a rating mechanism to indicate favorites among the over 200 listed scales, a chord matching utility and much more. http://prmac.com/release-id-35123.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35123.htm Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:00:00 CST Blue Quoll Digital is thrilled to announce the upcoming launch of much awaited update 2.0 for Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes Digital Storybook, introducing the "PopUp Tap and Discover" feature. The feature brings new life to each book page without disrupting the reading experience. In every page there are now hidden, colorful popup balloons and sounds to discover with a finger tap, adding excitement, educational value and longevity to the storybook experience. http://prmac.com/release-id-35070.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35070.htm Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:30:00 CST California based XIMAD today is pleased to congratulate everybody with the upcoming Holidays and give some Christmas presents. Share some pleasant moments with your child reading the most favorite Christmas poems, Twas The Night Before Christmas and The Twelve Days Of Christmas, and get the opportunity to win an iTunes Gift Card. Warmest thoughts and best wishes for a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year! http://prmac.com/release-id-34952.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34952.htm Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:30:00 CST To celebrate the upcoming 2.0 update, Blue Quoll Digital will be placing "Mr Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes" Storybook for iPad and iPhone on sale till 9th December 2011. Mr. Wolf and the Ginger Cupcakes captures the charm of the traditional childrens book "The little Red Riding Hood" but transports the reader in a whimsical world where all sorts of funky characters cohabit in harmony at the sound of dreamy jazz music. Version 2.0 will introduce the new "PopUp Tap and Discover" feature. http://prmac.com/release-id-34765.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34765.htm Sat, 03 Dec 2011 08:00:00 CST Swiss-based JustKidsApps is releasing the free bilingual iPad picture book 'Henry Motlies Xmas story' by Dorit Erzmoneit. The story introduces Henry the reindeer and his rather unusual adventure with Santa Claus. Cousin of Rudolph the famous reindeer, Henry surprises Santa Claus every year with unwelcome surprises and new unorthodox ways of delivering the Christmas presents. This year, his inability to fly the right way up means that Santa has to deliver all the presents upside-down. http://prmac.com/release-id-34594.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34594.htm Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:00:00 CST Arthur Christmas is an interactive storybook app that at last reveals the incredible, never-before-seen answer to every child's question: "So how does Santa deliver all those presents in one night?" The answer: Santa's exhilarating, ultra-high-tech operation hidden beneath the North Pole. But at the heart of the film is a story with the ingredients of a Christmas classic - a family in a state of comic dysfunction and an unlikely hero: Santa's youngest son, Arthur. http://prmac.com/release-id-34587.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34587.htm Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:00:00 CST Linguatec Language Technologies today announces Voice Reader Text to Speech 2.4 for iOS, an update to their Productivity app that reads text and PDF files or manually entered text aloud in any one of 21 major languages. The app features professional quality voice output with 32 voices, 20 female and 12 male speakers. This update adds support for text in PDF files obtained through Dropbox, Mail, Safari, etc. The app is ideal for listening to any text or PDF and creating custom audio books. http://prmac.com/release-id-34483.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34483.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2011 04:05:00 CST Diagnose areas of potential reading difficulty and support beginning readers with the latest update to Reading Remedies 2.3, a universal application for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Reading Remedies offers assessments and follow-up activities for parents and teachers in each of six reading areas. It provides assessments in each of six areas: rhyming, blending, segmenting, sight words, fluency, word attack and more. Version 2.4 is being released Wednesday, November 30, 2011. http://prmac.com/release-id-34226.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-34226.htm Tue, 22 Nov 2011 08:30:00 CST iStoryTime, along with HarperCollins Children's Books, today announces Biscuit Gives a Gift 1.1, their new children's digital interactive storybook for Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. With over 16 million copies in print, Biscuit Gives a Gift really brings Biscuit to life, featuring narration, animations and sounds on every page. Featuring illustrations by Pat Schories, the app is packed with additional activities such as a coloring book, digital sticker book and a new memory game.