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		<title>PhatWare Releases WritePad Optimized for iPad’s New Retina Display</title>
		<link>http://svenontech.com/2012/03/28/phatware-releases-writepad-optimized-for-ipads-new-retina-display/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WritePad and new iPad users can be excited about today&#8217;s update to PhatWare&#8217;s note taking prowess app for Apple&#8217;s latest tablet. Updated to take full advantage of the Retina display, WritePad will capture your handwriting and convert it to text like never before. Your input will look and feel more accurate than before with the [...]]]></description>
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<p>WritePad and new iPad users can be excited about today&#8217;s update to PhatWare&#8217;s note taking prowess app for Apple&#8217;s latest tablet.  Updated to take full advantage of the Retina display, WritePad will capture your handwriting and convert it to text like never before.  Your input will look and feel more accurate than before with the WritePad 6.2.  Taking notes and using such improved features such as the magnifying glass will reveal the amazing resolution of the new iPad before your eyes.  The update is free and the details are below.</p>
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<p>PhatWare Releases WritePad Optimized for iPad’s New Retina Display<br />
New version of popular note-taking and handwriting recognition software for iPads has been optimized for new iPad’s retina display and features improvements in handwriting recognition quality.</p>
<p>Spokane, WA – March 28, 2012 &#8211; PhatWare Corporation announces today the immediate availability of WritePad 6.2 for iPad, optimized for the new iPad’s Retina screen and providing even better handwriting recognition quality. WritePad also now features an improved magnifying glass/text selection feature and better digital ink rendering.</p>
<p>WritePad is an advanced note-taker for iOS which converts practically any handwriting into computer text. Notes created with WritePad can be sent via email, tweeted, saved, posted on a Facebook wall, printed, exported as PDF, translated to other languages, synchronized with Dropbox, and exchanged directly between two or more iOS devices. WritePad also features integration with events, contacts, maps, and other iPhone resources.</p>
<p>WritePad supports handwriting recognition in 11 languages, including Danish, Dutch, English (UK and US), Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Spanish, and Swedish. Additionally, application’s user interface has been localized to 7 languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.</p>
<p>With WritePad, users can:<br />
· Create and edit text documents using the advanced handwriting recognition engine or iPad keyboard for text entry in landscape or portrait mode.</p>
<p>· Improve productivity by using inline gestures, spell checker, context analyzer, and shorthand features.</p>
<p>· Improve overall handwriting recognition quality using WritePad’s Statistical Analyzer, which addresses common recognition errors. When enabled, this WritePad feature learns and adapts to the user&#8217;s own handwriting style.</p>
<p>· Email, Tweet, print, or post Facebook updates directly from WritePad</p>
<p>· Synchronize WritePad documents with Dropbox, Evernote, and iTunes, or upload documents to Google Docs.</p>
<p>· Translate documents to 13 supported languages using Bing Translator.</p>
<p>· Change WritePad&#8217;s appearance by manipulating text, page, and ink colors using the customizable Styles feature.</p>
<p>WritePad Availability and Pricing<br />
WritePad 6.2 for iPad is available now and can be purchased via the iTunes App Store for $9.99. The price includes handwriting recognition in a language of the user’s choice. Support for additional languages can be purchased in-app for just $2.99 per language. The US English Medical dictionary is also available for WritePad 6.2 for $4.99. WritePad for iPhone is also available and is sold separately for $3.99. For more information about the WritePad product line, please visit PhatWare&#8217;s web site at http://www.phatware.com/writepad.</p>
<p>About PhatWare<br />
Founded in October 1997, PhatWare Corporation is a leading provider of easy to use powerful software products and professional services for the mobile and desktop computing marketplace. PhatWare specializes in handwriting recognition, digital ink, note taking and database, and network management software development. PhatWare’s products include such popular titles as CalliGrapher®, PenOffice®, PhatNotes™, PhatPad™, WritePad™, and others. PhatWare Corporation is a Microsoft Certified Partner, and Intel Software Partner. To learn more about PhatWare, visit www.phatware.com.</p></div>
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		<title>Paper Dolls Making Has Never Been This Fun</title>
		<link>http://svenontech.com/2012/01/19/paper-dolls-making-has-never-been-this-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:15:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Girls love dressing up dolls. Paper dolls can be just as fun as any doll where as the options seem more unlimited when using paper. Think for a moment, what if you didn&#8217;t have to mess with cardboard, tab bending, and cut-outs everywhere, and the expense associated with the dolls, wouldn&#8217;t you be interested in [...]]]></description>
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<p>Girls love dressing up dolls.  Paper dolls can be just as fun as any doll where as the options seem more unlimited when using paper.  Think for a moment, what if you didn&#8217;t have to mess with cardboard, tab bending, and cut-outs everywhere, and the expense associated with the dolls, wouldn&#8217;t you be interested in looking into this? What if it was free?  Well, think no more and take a look at SK Planet&#8217;s new offering, Play-Doll for Kids, available on the iOS or Android device.</p>
<p>Kids will not only be able to dress up their dolls but once done, they now can make a full out story with the dolls.  Better yet, the stories can be shared to family, such as grandparents who love anything from their grandchildren, through Play-Doll’s Share Board.  This board, like the app, is free!</p>
<p>So parents, get your paper doll making happening today&#8230;paper free!</p>
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<p>SUNNYVALE, Calif. &#8211; January 18, 2012 &#8211; SK Planet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Korea-based SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, KSE: 017670), today announced Play-Doll For Kids, a family-friendly app that enables children to pick and create characters that can be shared with family and friends through Facebook, Twitter and e-mail. The app, which is available for Android and iOS, has more than 50 dolls, including a princess, a dinosaur and a vampire that users can personalize to create an adventure like no other.</p>
<p>Play-Doll is designed to enable children to use their imagination to create their perfect story. To start, users can scroll through the variety of characters they may want in their story. Story creators can do complete costume changes with the characters, including clothing, hairstyles and accessories such as shoes and bags.</p>
<p>In a sea of thousands of apps, Play-Doll has educational value as it exposes children to characters of all cultures, shapes and sizes. A recent Nielsen survey shows that the iPad is the most desired product during the holiday season, with smartphones and the iPod Touch not far behind, among children ages six to 12. Play-Doll encourages children to think outside of the box, interact and create a story they are proud to share with their loved ones.</p>
<p>Once characters are selected and customized, users then pick the setting of their story, such as a party or in the jungle. Children are able to make their stories come to life by recording and applying their voices to the characters and by moving characters on the Play-Doll set. Play-Doll also enables users to record their story to share with family and friends through Play-Doll’s Share Board.</p>
<p>Pricing and Availability<br />
Play-Doll is a free Android and iOS app available immediately at the Apple App Store and the Android Market.</p>
<p>About SK Planet<br />
SK Planet, a wholly owned subsidiary of SK Telecom, was established in October 1, 2011 with an aspiration to become a global platform innovator. As the lynchpin of SK Telecom’s future growth, the company was spun off with the industry-leading platform businesses including T-Store, T-map, MelOn, Cyworld and hoppin, Korea’s biggest mobile app store, mobile navigation, online music service, SNS and multi-screen premium video service. SK Planet is committed to building global platform business in Asia and other strategic markets. For more information, please visit www.skplanet.co.kr.</p>
<p>About SK Telecom<br />
SK Telecom (NYSE: SKM, KSE: 017670) is Korea’s leading telecommunications provider with more than 26 million subscribers, which accounts for more than 50% of the total market. The company, established in 1984, reached KRW 12.46 trillion in revenue in 2010. SK Telecom was the first to launch and commercialize CDMA, CDMA 2000 1x, CDMA EV-DO and HSDPA networks, and it currently provides cellular, wireless internet, mobile media, global roaming service and more. For more information, please visit www.sktelecom.com.</p></div></p>
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		<title>Mini-Review: RSS Ticker for Google Reader (Mac)</title>
		<link>http://svenontech.com/2011/11/15/mini-review-rss-ticker-for-google-reader-mac/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t get why there is not a wide selection of RSS tickers for the Mac like one can easily find for Windows. What is available ranges from horrible to alright. RSS Ticker for Google Reader sits in the latter position. Its strengths are Google Reader intigration, quick display of feeds, direct tie-in with Google [...]]]></description>
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I don&#8217;t get why there is not a wide selection of RSS tickers for the Mac like one can easily find for Windows.  What is available ranges from horrible to alright.  <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/rss-ticker-for-google-reader/id428942857?mt=12">RSS Ticker for Google Reader</a> sits in the latter position.  Its strengths are Google Reader intigration, quick display of feeds, direct tie-in with Google Reader for viewing all your feeds, and the ability to place the ticker on a wide screen.  </p>
<p>It fails to give you control of your feeds subjecting you with old read messages for at least 24 hours cluttering up your news feed with archiac news.  This drowns out the new posts and if you&#8217;re like me, you&#8217;ll miss the refreshed entries due to the numerous other feeds clogging up the ticker with stale items.  Why is it not a standard to hide read posts? This seems idiotic to me.  Additionally, the ticker likes to &#8220;blink out&#8221; every once in a while and present itself empty until the feed repopulates.  Nice, more useless time wasting as I await something new to appear.  </p>
<p>Other disappointments lie in the tiny favicons, lack of site name for each post, and non-intuitive controls.  I stumbled over the procedure for closing the drop-down draw by accident after closing the entire application and reopening it for the first few minutes of use.  Dude, I&#8217;m an IT guy and if it took me that long to figure it out, you&#8217;ve got a serious UI flaw.  </p>
<p>Which leads me to one of my grandest complaints.  There is zero support for this application.  If you click the support link in the App Store, you are greeted with an icon in the middle of the page.  Oooh, if I click it, it opens the website?  Nice indicator on that graphic. Once there, nothing else is clickable like the contents bar one would figure would lead you to different sections.  But wait, it gets better.  While you &#8220;navigate&#8221; this site, you find yourself scratching your head.  There is NO mention of RSS Ticker for Google Reader.  It&#8217;s just games &#8211; kiddie games &#8211; that&#8217;s it.  Forget about finding a support link or email address.  Remember, nothig is clickable.</p>
<p>I feel this could be the ticker for Mac user if the mysterious author could accept input and correct a few minor issues.  Give me new posts only and an easy way to close that drawer and I&#8217;m happy.  Very happy.</p>
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		<title>Let Rinse Clean Up Your iTunes Library and Make it iMatch Ready</title>
		<link>http://svenontech.com/2011/10/27/let-rinse-clean-up-your-itunes-library-and-make-it-imatch-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the introduction of the iMatch setting on iOS last week, Apple is getting ready to flip the switch on iMatch, the service that lets you store all of your music easily on iCloud and even upgrade songs purchased or ripped outside of iTunes. Rinse has been introduced from RealNetworks to clean those tracks up [...]]]></description>
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With the introduction of the iMatch setting on iOS last week, Apple is getting ready to flip the switch on iMatch, the service that lets you store all of your music easily on iCloud and even upgrade songs purchased or ripped outside of iTunes.  <a href="http://www.rinsemymusic.com">Rinse</a> has been introduced from RealNetworks to clean those tracks up you may have ripped prior to GraceNote&#8217;s help or songs &#8220;gifted&#8221; from a friend.  With Rinse, it will find the correct metadata, such as incorrectly spelled song titles or missing album art. Heck, if the MP3 is completely missing everything, then Rinse will still be able to use &#8220;fingerprint&#8221; technology to find a match and correct it.  Cool? For $40, you can clean up your library now, too!  </p>
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<p>Get ready for iTunes Match™ by cleaning up your music collection with Rinse from RealNetworks</p>
<p>Rinse music clean up product removes duplicates, fixes misspellings and identifies songs without titles so iTunes Match – and the Apple Siri™ digital assistant &#8212; works best</p>
<p>Seattle, WA—October 27, 2011—Users who plan to use Apple’s new iTunes Match music product to stream their matched songs from the cloud should consider using Rinse to clean up their music collections first, according to RealNetworks (Nasdaq:RNWK).</p>
<p>Rinse can fix misspellings of song title and artist names, identify songs without titles and remove duplicates, enabling the iTunes Match service to correctly identify songs in the user’s collection and allow streaming from the cloud.</p>
<p>“As cloud services like iTunes Match from Apple and other music services from Amazon and Google become popular, having an accurate music library will allow users to more easily sync and enjoy their music on all of their devices,” said Daniel Strickland, RealNetworks senior director and lead developer for Rinse. “Rinse is incredibly easy to use, so cleaning up a user’s music collection can be completed with just a few clicks.”</p>
<p>In addition, Strickland said Rinse will help the new Siri personal assistant, incorporated into the iPhone® 4S, be more effective for users. The Siri voice recognition software lets users verbally ask for a song to be played from iTunes. “Siri can play any song for you on request, but it works best if that song is correctly identified in your collection.” </p>
<p>RealNetworks also announced a new version of Rinse that incorporates advanced acoustic fingerprinting technology powered by Gracenote.  Rinse can now identify and clean up songs without any titles or artist names &#8212;   the &#8220;track 01&#8243; songs that clutter a library &#8212; by listening to the audio data and identifying matches in an online database.</p>
<p>With Rinse, users can:<br />
Remove duplicate songs in a music collection, even if the titles or artists are missing or misspelled.<br />
Repair misspelled songs, artists and album details, making it easy to browse the collection without having to remember exact names. For example, users don’t have to remember that Steve Miller is actually “Steve Miller Band.”<br />
Add missing album art to a music library. Rinse automatically finds high resolution album art so users can enjoy it on their computers, in iTunes®, on smart phones and other devices.<br />
Identify a song even without titles or artists names.  Rinse can identify a song’s “fingerprint” by examining just a few notes of a song and then matching it with its industry-leading, 100 million track database.<br />
Edit entire collections at once or song by song &#8212; it’s the users’ choice.</p>
<p>Free Trial of Rinse<br />
Rinse is a downloadable product available for $39 at www.rinsemymusic.com and is compatible with iTunes collections on both Windows and Macintosh.  A free trial version is available that cleans up 50 songs in a user’s library.</p>
<p>Follow Rinse on Facebook: www.facebook.com/rinsemymusic</p>
<p>Follow Rinse on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/#!/rinsemymusic </p>
<p>Read the Rinse blog: www.rinsemymusic.com/blog </p>
<p>About RealNetworks<br />
RealNetworks creates innovative applications and services that make it easy to connect with and enjoy digital media. RealNetworks invented the streaming media category and continues to connect consumers with their digital media both directly and through partners, aiming to support every network, device, media type and social network. RealNetorks corporate information is located at www.realnetworks.com/about-us   </p>
<p>RealNetworks and Rinse are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. </p>
<p>iTunes, iTunes Match, iPhone and Siri are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.</p>
<p>All other trademarks, names of actual companies and products mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.</p></div></p>
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		<title>Wahoo Run Gym Pack Helps You Train Using Your iPhone</title>
		<link>http://svenontech.com/2011/10/25/wahoo-run-gym-pack-helps-you-train-using-your-iphone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re needing a good work out and you want to record it all while maintaining your optimal heart beat range, then Chip Hawkins has a deal for you. His company, Wahoo Fitness has just released a nifty little app that works with Wahoo key, an ANT+ dock connector, that is compatible with hundreds of [...]]]></description>
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<p>If you&#8217;re needing a good work out and you want to record it all while maintaining your optimal heart beat range, then Chip Hawkins has a deal for you.  His company, Wahoo Fitness has just released a nifty little app that works with Wahoo key, an ANT+ dock connector, that is compatible  with hundreds of ANT+ monitors found commonly around gyms of America.  <a href="http://www.SwiftPage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55001TPWI">Wahoo Run/Gym Pack</a> comes with its own heart monitor in case you do not have one to fit around your chest.  You can pick up the kit from Best Buy today for $129.</p>
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<p><strong>Atlanta, GA – October 25, 2011 </strong>– Wahoo Fitness, the leader in smartphone fitness technology, announces the <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55001TPWI">Wahoo Run/Gym Pack </a>for iPhone, iPod, and iPad, with nationwide availability at Best Buy stores. Wahoo’s Run/Gym Pack uses <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55002TPWI">ANT<span style="text-decoration: underline;">+</span> technology </a>to combine your GPS, heart rate, music, phone, and more into one powerful all-in-one training partner. By connecting your iPhone or iPod Touch to heart rate monitors, foot pods and other fitness sensors, Wahoo provides iPhone users easy access to a plethora of health and fitness information, eliminating the need to purchase a designated fitness device. The Run/Gym Pack is available today for $129.99 at <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55003TPWI">Best Buy</a> stores.</p>
<p>Wahoo Fitness’ Run/Gym Pack wirelessly connects to any ANT+ fitness measuring device, including heart monitors and foot pods, transforming your iPhone into a complete fitness partner supplying heart rate, pace, distance, location, calories, your favorite playlist and more, all in real-time. “By harnessing the power of the smartphone we’ve bridged the gap between expensive exercise devices and the everyday athlete,” says Chip Hawkins, CEO of Wahoo Fitness. “You no longer have to purchase a designated fitness watch.  You’re already carrying your iPhone or iPod Touch with you for music and safety; might as well have it track your workout too.”</p>
<p>The Wahoo Run/Gym Pack includes a <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55004TPWI">Wahoo Soft Heart Rate Strap </a>and <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55005TPWI">Wahoo Key</a>, which plugs into the 30-pin connector and instantly links your iPhone to most popular heart rate monitors and other ANT+ sensors. With superior computing power, your iPhone becomes the most powerful exercise computer on the market, compatible with over 100 of the top fitness applications available in the App Store such as Runkeeper, MapMyRun+, RunMeter, Runtastic, Jog Log, and Wahoo Fitness’ own App.  The choice of Apps allows users to receive, monitor, upload, and record all their workout information in the format of their choice. With your workout data in the palm of your hand, it’s easy to upload to your favorite training platform or share with friends through Facebook and Twitter, without ever plugging in. <strong> Wahoo Fitness Run/Gym Pack features include:  </strong>• ANT+ radio transceiver with 30 pin connector supports all current and future ANT+ sensors, allowing you to track heart rate, time, calories, pace, distance, course, and more all on your iPhone • Compatible with 100+ of the most popular fitness apps, including the free Wahoo Fitness App • Includes Wahoo Key and Wahoo Soft Heart Rate Strap  • Optional <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55006TPWI">Wahoo Armband</a> provides comfortable protection for your iPhone with full touch screen access • Compatible with iPhone 3G, 3GS, 4, and 4S as well as iPod Touch and iPad models  The Run/Gym Pack is available now for $129.99 at Best Buy stores nationwide. To request additional information on Wahoo Fitness please contact PR Representative Brad Hobbs at (305) 576-1171 x119 or by email at <a href="mailto:bradhobbs@maxborgesagency.com">bradhobbs@maxborgesagency.com</a>. For more information on Wahoo Fitness, please visit <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55007TPWI">www.WahooFitness.com</a></p>
<p><strong>About Wahoo Fitness: </strong>Located in Atlanta, GA., Wahoo Fitness connects smartphones to your favorite fitness activities &#8211; running, biking, and gym going- through the use of its ANT+ connectors for iPhones. Wahoo Fitness&#8217; award winning products include its Wahoo Run/Gym Pack, which adds heart rate training to your iPhone, and its Wahoo Bike Case, which simultaneously protects your phone and connects it to the sensors on your bike.  For more information on Wahoo Fitness, please visit <a href="http://www.swiftpage3.com/SpeClicks.aspx?X=2V0UB0H9I07RX55008TPWI">www.wahoofitness.com</a>.</div>
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		<title>The Mac&#8217;s Original File Transfer App Fetches an Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most popular file transfer clients for the Mac has been updated. Fetch now allows user to find a specific file on a remote server and work specifically with it without the need to stumble over other unneeded files. Also new to original Mac file transfer app is an overall upload progress indicator [...]]]></description>
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<p>One of the most popular file transfer clients for the Mac has been updated.  <a href="http://fetchsoftworks.com/">Fetch</a> now allows user to find a specific file on a remote server and work specifically with it without the need to stumble over other unneeded files.  Also new to original Mac file transfer app is an overall upload progress indicator to give you a better idea when all those files will be done.  </p>
<p>Give Fetch a try for 15-days free and then purchase it for $29 or $10 if you are upgrading.</p>
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<p>Etna, NH (October 24, 2011) – Fetch Softworks announces the latest release of Fetch, the original Mac file transfer app. With new features designed to provide greater control over the user’s file transfer tasks, this release continues the Fetch tradition of steady, relentless improvement.</p>
<p>Fetch now offers users better control over files. A simple but very useful way Fetch does this is by preserving the modification dates of uploaded files, making it easier to tell when a file on a server matches the local copy. Further, Fetch’s new Find field enables users to zero in on just the files they are working with.</p>
<p>Fetch also helps users better monitor the progress of file transfers.  While previous versions reported the transfer progress of each individual file, Fetch now displays the progress of the overall transfer, making it easier to see when the entire operation will be complete.</p>
<p>Finally, Fetch now makes it easier to use Fetch on multiple computers without having to manually update shortcuts on each one. Fetch introduces support for syncing Fetch shortcuts using Dropbox, enabling individuals and groups to access an up-to-date collection of shortcuts no matter which Mac they use.</p>
<p>Fetch 5.7 is compatible with Intel Macs running Mac OS X 10.5 or later, including Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, and can be downloaded from http://fetchsoftworks.com or from the Mac App Store.</p>
<p>Fetch is free to try for 15 days, and a single-user license is $29. Upgrades are free for Fetch 5.5 and Fetch 5.6 users and customers who purchased Fetch after January 28, 2009; otherwise, upgrades are $10. Free licenses and upgrades are available for educational and charitable use.</p>
<p>About Fetch Softworks:<br />
Developer of Fetch, the original Mac file transfer client, Fetch Softworks has been helping customers transfer videos and other files since 2001. For more information, visit http://fetchsoftworks.com.</p>
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		<title>SampleTank for the iPhone Makes Muscians Full Out Bands</title>
		<link>http://svenontech.com/2011/10/21/sampletank-for-the-iphone-makes-muscians-full-out-bands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey keyboardists of the world, it&#8217;s time to grab your iPhone or iPad and let it help you excel in your playing. With the new SampleTank free app for the iPhone or iPod touch, it will give mobile musicians more sounds to grove it to via the iRig MIDI interface. You can get 8 instruments [...]]]></description>
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Hey keyboardists of the world, it&#8217;s time to grab your iPhone or iPad and let it help you excel in your playing.  With the new <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/sampletank-free/id464775965?mt=8">SampleTank free app</a> for the iPhone or iPod touch, it will give mobile musicians more sounds to grove it to via the iRig MIDI interface.  You can get 8 instruments which gives you 400 rhythmic and melodic patterns that will round out anything that you may be playing.  In essence, you&#8217;ll have the entire band packed into your iOS device and keyboard!</p>
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<p>October 2011, Modena, Italy – IK Multimedia is proud to announce that SampleTank® Free for iPhone/iPod touch is now available in the iTunes App store. Together with the newly-released regular version of SampleTank, the two apps are the first pro-quality, sample-based sound and groove modules available for the iOS mobile platform.</p>
<p>Both can be played using the built-in keyboard and patterns, but they truly excel when used with an external keyboard controller and a MIDI interface – like the newly-released iRig™ MIDI – to replace older hardware sound and synthesizer modules for live performance. Together with iRig MIDI, SampleTank offers the most portable and best quality sound and groove module solution for mobile musicians to date.</p>
<p>SampleTank sounds are known for their high quality and extreme variety that is unmatched on the iOS platform. For the first time in a mobile device, users are able to experience the same quality of sounds they are used to from the most sophisticated software or hardware instruments like IK’s range of virtual instruments for the Mac and PC.</p>
<p>SampleTank Free users can immediately start using 8 instruments (4 + 4 by registering) on their favorite iOS device including Drums, Bass, Electric Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Synth Lead and Woodwinds. The instruments also come with over 400 rhythmic and melodic patterns so that anyone can compose high-quality grooves in seconds right out of the box.</p>
<p>Users can expand their sonic palette to over 400 instruments and 900 patterns by accessing the in-app store where they can find 16 categories of sounds covering the entire set needed for the most demanding live players and producers: Pianos, Organs, Strings, Basses, Guitars, Drums, Synths, Woodwinds, Brass, Ethnic Instruments, Percussion and more all instantly accessible from right inside the app. Single instruments categories can be added for only $4.99/€3.99 or as a complete collection for a discounted price of only $39.99/€31.99, a fraction of what instruments with an equivalent quality would cost as regular software or hardware instruments. Free version users can also upgrade to all the sounds included in the regular version of SampleTank for only $9.99/€7.99.</p>
<p>Both in the free and in the regular version, users can access three main sections of the app:</p>
<p>The Sounds page is where users can quickly browse and audition the hundreds of available sounds and patterns which are organized in easily recognizable icon-based categories. Both the included instruments and the add-on instruments can be auditioned here making it easy to choose what the user prefers. Here users can play up to 4 simultaneous instruments and save or recall them using the built-in preset system.<br />
The Edit page is where the user can personalize the sound and effects parameters through easy-to-understand knobs for immediate sound and effect parameter tweaking. Each SampleTank sound is “production-ready” since it comes with pre-programmed built-in effects of the highest quality for the platform to further emphasize the musicality and character of sounds.<br />
The Play page is where every type of musician finds a convenient play environment directly in their iOS device with a dual piano-style keyboard, a scale-based keyboard or drum pads.</p>
<p>SampleTank features</p>
<p>4-part multi-timbral professional quality sound and groove module<br />
Expandable sound library with more than 400 instruments in 16 categories<br />
Huge selection of melodic and rhythmic patterns for accompaniment or groove creation<br />
Built-in insert effects and master reverb<br />
Easy-to-use, intuitive mobile interface<br />
Sound and effects editing with multiple parameters<br />
Play interface with piano keyboard, scale-based keyboard and drum pads<br />
Compatible with iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4th and 3rd generation, iPad 2 and iPad with iOS 4.3 and newer<br />
Designed in concert with iRig MIDI interface for iOS devices</p>
<p>Pricing and availability</p>
<p>SampleTank Free for iPhone/iPod touch is now available on the iTunes App store.  < <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/sampletank-free/id464775965?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/app/sampletank-free/id464775965?mt=8></p>
<p>The regular version of SampleTank with 72 built-in sounds is also available for an introductory price of only $9.99/€7.99. < <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/app/sampletank/id464783893?mt=8">http://itunes.apple.com/app/sampletank/id464783893?mt=8></p>
<p>A universal iPad version of SampleTank is also in development and will be available soon. Current users of SampleTank for iPhone / iPod will be able to update to this version for free when it becomes available.</p>
<p>iRig MIDI, the Core MIDI interface for iOS, is already shipping and is available for only $69.99/€54.99 in selected music instruments and electronic retailers. Owners of iRig MIDI also get an exclusive sound-set of 48 sounds to use in SampleTank for free simply by registering.</p></div></p>
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		<title>Copy and Paste Almost Anything From One App to Another Easily with click.to</title>
		<link>http://svenontech.com/2011/09/16/copy-and-paste-almost-anything-from-one-app-to-another-easily-with-click-to/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When Copy and Paste first exposed itself out from the GUI of the Macintosh, the new found power of the average desktop user brought immense productivity improvements. As that desktop has matured, it seems Copy and Paste is more like, copy, click, click, click, click, and then paste. You know, you open an email and [...]]]></description>
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<p> When Copy and Paste first exposed itself out from the GUI of the Macintosh, the new found power of the average desktop user brought immense productivity improvements.  As that desktop has matured, it seems Copy and Paste is more like, copy, click, click, click, click, and then paste.  You know, you open an email and need to copy a word and paste it into a browser to look up the term and there&#8217;s just an endless of trail of clicking.  A new company, <a href="http://www.clicktoapp.com/">click.to</a>, wants to change that.</p>
<p>Stephanie Zimmermann told SvenOnTech that, &#8220;With click.to once marked texts, pictures, videos and other documents can be send to many different applications and can be also automatically processed.&#8221; In other words, it makes life easier.</p>
<p>Take a look and get a better idea of what click.to is and get on board of bringing back the power of Copy and Paste. Mac version soon coming but Windows users can enjoy the love now.</p>
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		<title>Line2 Turns Your iPad into a Full Fledged Office Phone</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:05:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve heard many times that one of the disappointing features missing from the iPad is the lack of a phone. While I disagree with this notion, Line2 corrects it. Today Line2 turns your iPad, &#8220;into a full-featured desktop phone,&#8221; according to the press release, shown below. It will add a VoIP phone line, texting, and [...]]]></description>
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I&#8217;ve heard many times that one of the disappointing features missing from the iPad is the lack of a phone.  While I disagree with this notion, Line2 corrects it.  Today Line2 turns your iPad, &#8220;into a full-featured desktop phone,&#8221; according to the press release, shown below.  It will add a VoIP phone line, texting, and full access to your contacts all from within the application itself.  Founder and CEO Peter Sisson boasts, &#8220;I’ve completely replaced my office deskphone, using the iPad 2’s built in speakers and mic as a speakerphone and a Bluetooth headset for more private conversations.”</p>
<p>At $9.95 a month for the basic plan that gives you unlimited phone calls and texting to the US and Canada, this is a pretty good deal.  There is a Pro plan that tacks on, &#8220;auto attendant, call screening, ability to route calls to multiple phones simultaneously, caller-specific call forwarding, after-hours settings, and Mac/PC-based calling for just $14.95/month.&#8221;</p>
<p>A free seven-day trail is also included with the free app download.</p>
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<p>San Francisco, CA — The iPad changed the way we consume media on a mobile device. Now Line2 is transforming the tablet into a mobile communications hub with the introduction of Line2 for iPad. Line2 for iPad turns the device into a mobile office at one’s fingertips by adding a phone line, then seamlessly organizing your various communication channels around the people with whom you communicate. Instead of trying to hunt down a message across multiple applications, you now have a snapshot view of your communications for each individual right in front of you. </p>
<p>Line2 adds a fully-featured phone line to the iPad that can place and receive calls and carrier-grade text messages over the device’s data connections (Wi-Fi or 3G). If the iPad does not have a data connection, calls can be automatically forwarded to up to six other phones so that customers can ensure that they never miss an important call.</p>
<p>“The iPad has been our best-converting platform for new customer signups.  Following our customers’ lead, we’ve created a brand new version of Line2 from the ground up to take advantage of the unique capabilities of the iPad. We invented a new type of communications device,” said Peter Sisson, Founder and CEO of Line2. “I’ve completely replaced my office deskphone, using the iPad 2’s built in speakers and mic as a speakerphone and a Bluetooth headset for more private conversations.”</p>
<p>With Line2 you can place calls using a wired headset, Bluetooth headset (on iPad 2 only), or over the iPad’s speakerphone. Line2, combined with the iPad’s powerful built-in speakers and microphone, makes for an amazing on-the-go business tool for conference calls with multiple people in the room. Just set the iPad down on the table in a group meeting and it’s like having a high-grade conference phone with an abundance of additional features.</p>
<p>No other iPad app offers the features and functionality of Line2. The app is packed with advanced calling features, including full caller ID support, the ability to juggle multiple calls, visual voicemail, voicemail by email, call waiting, call transfer, and conferences for up to 20 people. You can even multitask while using Line2 and perform other tasks while on a call, or receive calls while engaged in other activities on the iPad.</p>
<p>Line2’s Wi-Fi capabilities allow international travelers to place and receive calls while overseas without incurring any additional charges.  Using Line2, calls to any number back home will be free, as will calls to other Line2 users, wherever they are worldwide.  Line2’s Wi-Fi call quality is also better than traditional cellular quality, and Wi-Fi calls between two Line2 customers use 16-kHz HD audio for crystal clear sound quality that is stunning to experience.</p>
<p>Line2 offers a free 7 day trial with an account created at the Line2 website.  After the trial, service costs just $9.95/month for the basic plan with unlimited US/Canada calling and texting, or $99.50 for a one year pre-paid plan.  Also available is the Line2 Pro plan, which comes with all of the features of Line2 plus an auto attendant, call screening, ability to route calls to multiple phones simultaneously, caller-specific call forwarding, after-hours settings, and Mac/PC-based calling for just $14.95/month or $149.50 per year. These plans are available through the Line2 website with credit card billing.</p>
<p> About Line2<br />
Line2 is solving communication problems one app at a time. The company, headquartered in San Francisco, creates innovative communications services for professionals, with high-end features and world-class live customer support. Its flagship product, Line2, adds a second line to your smartphone to seamlessly manage &#8220;second selves&#8221; (multiple profiles such as work and personal lives) on one device. Its groundbreaking Line2 for iPad turns the tablet into a full-featured desktop phone.</p></div></p>
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		<title>Travel the World and Let Vocre Translate Spoken Word for You on the Spot!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sven Rafferty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever go to a different country and have no idea what the person in a store or a train station or on the street said to you? While Google Translate works pretty well, typing in accurately a different language on the fly doesn&#8217;t work. What if you could just hold your iPhone up to a [...]]]></description>
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<p>Ever go to a different country and have no idea what the person in a store or a train station or on the street said to you? While Google Translate works pretty well, typing in accurately a different language on the fly doesn&#8217;t work.  </p>
<p>What if you could just hold your iPhone up to a foreigner and have them speak into and then, and then your iPhone translates in spoken word for you to hear?  Well, science fiction fantasy is now reality with <a href="http://www.vocre.com/">Vocre</a>, winner of TechCrunch Disrupt  Best Mobile App and Audience Choice Award, is now in the<a href="http://www.iTunes.com/AppStore"> iTunes App Store</a>. For free.  After your first 20 translations, it&#8217;s pay as you go but if this thing really works as well as Robert Scoble claims it does, then the discounted 20 translations for a buck is more than worth it!</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a video of how it works with the press release under it.  </p>
<p>Tschüß! </p>
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<p>SAN FRANCISCO (Sept 15, 2011) Vocre, the new instant language translation app for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, launched earlier this week at the highly-competitive TechCrunch Disrupt SF event and won Best Mobile App and Audience Choice Award categories. </p>
<p>Vocre enables its users to communicate with people from around the world regardless of the language. The app is very intuitive and mimics an interview-style behavior by speaking into the mobile device while the iPhone is vertical. When flipping the phone horizontally, the phone’s accelerometer instantly cues the app to translate and magically speaks what you’ve said into the receiver&#8217;s native language. The receiver can then respond in real time, breaking down all language barriers, whether it&#8217;s negotiating a transcontinental business deal between Asia and North America, or simply asking a local for directions while on vacation.</p>
<p>Vocre is the latest product from myLanguage, which is the #2 free Travel app in the Apple app store boasting a user base in excess of 1.5 million users, and has regularly been featured as the premiere language translation solution on the Apple App store.</p>
<p>“We couldn’t be more excited about the future and genuinely thank Robert Scoble for evangelizing our app before we even launched it,” said Andrew Lauder, founder and CEO of myLanguage. “TechCrunch afforded us an amazing platform for launch, and we are grateful for that, intending to rapidly expand and improve upon our service based on the awesome feedback from the event’s exuberant attendees who we must also thank for the Audience Choice Award. To further celebrate the victory and show our gratitude to the community, we are doubling the amount of translations to 20 for only $0.99. ”</p>
<p>At launch, Vocre supports the following languages with many more on the near horizon:</p>
<p>·         English US/GB/AU<br />
·         Spanish (Spain)<br />
·         French (France)<br />
·         Italian (Italy)<br />
·         German (Germany)<br />
·         Japanese (Japan)<br />
·         Chinese (Mandarin/China)</p>
<p>Features present at launch include:</p>
<p>·         In Person Speech-to-Speech Conversation Translation via accelerometer/orientation activation.<br />
·         Powered by crowd sourced translation suggestions. Simply shake the device to edit the translation, and it will be uploaded to the server.<br />
·         The ability to purchase additional translation credits in-app, in addition to initial free credits.<br />
·         Social media sharing of the app via Facebook, Twitter, SMS, and Email.</p>
<p>The Vocre App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at http://www.iTunes.com/AppStore</p>
<p>About myLanguage, Inc.<br />
myLanguage is the fastest-growing app-based language translation and learning community. With millions of downloads and more than 30 million unique translations provided to date, myLanguage is changing language translation and learning with applications that are fun, engaging and practical. Learn more about myLanguage Phrasebooks and myLanguage Translator at http://www.myLanguage.me</p>
<p>About TechCrunch Disrupt<br />
TechCrunch Disrupt, Sept 12-14 2011, at San Francisco Design Center Concourse, 635 8th Street (at Brannan), is TechCrunch&#8217;s marquee conference in San Francisco attracting over 2,000 leading technology innovators and investors and over 150 new startups. TechCrunch is a leading technology media network, dedicated to obsessively profiling and reviewing new Internet products and companies. Founded in 2005, TechCrunch and its network of websites reach over 8 million unique visitors and more than 25 million page views per month.</p>
<p>myLanguage is a registered trademark of myLanguage, Inc. myLanguage Phrasebooks, myLanguage Translator, the myLanguage logo are trademarks of myLanguage, Inc. Vocre is a trademark of myLanguage, Inc.</p>
<p>Apple, iPod, iPhone, iTunes and the Apple App store are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Corporation.</p></div>
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