Calgary, Canada – Macgamestore.com today is pleased to announce the digital download release of Warbirds: Dogfights for the Macintosh. The game is an action-air combat game that puts players in the cockpit of the greatest World War II (WWII) air combat planes during the pivotal battles of the war. The game was developed and published by iEntertainment Network.

The game features the ability to engage in dogfights as a member of either the Allies or Axis powers, more than 100 realistically modeled WWII aircraft and realistic game environments from both the European and Pacific battle theaters of WWII. In addition, players can expect constant diversity in mission play and deep replay value via a dynamic game engine and access to one-month of free playing time for the classic massive multiplayer online game (MMOG), WarBirds.

Gameplay
In WarBirds: Dogfights players can take to the air as a member of either the Allies or Axis powers in the historic air battles in both the European and Pacific theaters of WWII. Once ready to log some time in live fire combat scenarios they choose one of three levels of pilot expertise: Rookie, Pilot, or the highly skilled Ace, as they take off in one of more than 100 historically accurate aircraft. Gameplay environments included in the game are historical recreations of WWII areas of England, Europe, and North Africa, including cities like London, Paris, and Berlin.

Also present are areas representing Pacific battle campaigns, the battle for the Philippines, Midway and more. The game features more than 40 base combat missions, as well as dynamic mission generation functionality which ensures virtually unlimited mission play options in single player mode. In each battle the player can score points, build rank, and acquire medals to compete for the coveted title of WGFP – Worlds’ Greatest Fighter Pilot in the air battles of WWII.

Key Game Features
* Aerial combat simulation featuring all the great dogfighting battles of World War II
* Dynamic mission generator in single player, ensuring that no two missions are ever the same
* Over 100 realistically modeled World War II aircraft and the ability to fly for the Axis or Allies in a full campaign for victory
* Every mission is scored for kills and mission success, allowing players to win rank and medals in a quest to be the World’s Greatest Fighter Pilot (WGFP)
* Unlock bonus missions by racking up successful mission accomplishments, and enjoy new bonus missions downloadable every 120 days
* The single player campaign can also be used as a gateway to the world famous massively multiplayer online game WarBirds through the free month’s worth of playing time included

System Requirements:
Warbirds: Dogfights requires Mac OS X version 10.4.11 or later, 1GHz PowerPC G4 or Intel processor, 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended), and 128MB video RAM.

Pricing and Availability:
Warbirds: Dogfights is available immediately as a digital download purchase through Macgamestore.com and Mac Games Arcade. The full version costs $29.95 (USD).

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Ekero, Sweden – Maintain today is pleased to announce the release of Cocktail 4.6.1 (Leopard Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail for users running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. This version adds ability to stop Cocktail from logging out, restarting or shutting down the computer at the end of a scheduled programme. The update also features improvements on the clear Adobe Flash Player caches and cookies procedure as well as overall performance improvements. The update is highly recommended for all users of Cocktail (Leopard Edition).

Cocktail 4.6.1 (Leopard Edition) is distributed as a Universal Binary and runs natively on both PowerPC and Intel Macs. Cocktail 4.6.1 (Leopard Edition) requires Mac OS X / Mac OS X Server 10.5 or later and is tested for compatibility with Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server 10.5.8.

Cocktail (Snow Leopard Edition) for Mac OS X 10.6 and Cocktail (Tiger Edition) for Mac OS X 10.4 are available for download from our website.

Cocktail is an award winning general purpose utility for Mac OS X. It is a smooth and powerful digital toolset with a variety of practical features that simplifies the use of advanced UNIX functions and helps hundreds of thousands of Mac users around the world to get the most out of their computers.

The application serves up a scrumptious mix of maintenance tools and interface tweaks, all accessible via a comprehensive graphical interface. Most of Cocktail’s major features are arranged in five basic categories. In addition, a Pilot lets you clean, repair and optimize your system with one click of the button.

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Queensland, Australia – Independent developer Benedict Lowndes today is pleased to announce the release of WindowFlow Beta for Mac OS X. WindowFlow provides powerful keyboard commands for organizing your application windows. You can seamlessly move and resize windows which will snap into alignment with each other. Window tiling allows you to select a messy group of windows to be re-organized to make the most of your screen space. WindowFlow’s clean and simple interface also acts as a window switcher, allowing you to easily browse all of your open application windows. The beta is available today at a discount for early adopters.

The trend towards multiple screens and higher resolution displays is ongoing and with good reason: research shows that the more screen space available, the more productive you are. In practice this is only true if the screen space is being used optimally and unfortunately we are all used to switching back and forth between windows looking for the information we know is there, somewhere.

WindowFlow was designed to take the hassle out of this by providing smart tools to position application windows most effectively, allowing you to stay focused on your task. Those who prefer to keep their hands on the keyboard will appreciate the simple keyboard commands, reducing the need to keep reaching for the the mouse to make the most of your screen space.

Professional Edition Features:

* Keyboard commands to seamlessly move and re-size individual windows; they smoothly glide across the screen and snap into alignment with other windows and screen edges.

* Window tiling allows you to quickly select a group of windows to fill the screen. Different tile layouts allow you to choose the arrangement that works best for you.

* Plus all the standard edition features.

Standard Edition Features

* Intuitive window switching that gives you a preview of each window with it’s location on the desktop, even windows that are minimized, hidden or in another Space.

* WindowFlow is optimized for large and multiple displays.

Pricing and Availability:
WindowFlow Beta is available with a free 14 day trial. It’s currently in the final stages of beta testing, with a discounted for early adopters. WindowFlow Pro will be priced at $22 (USD) but is available for purchase during the beta for $12. WindowFlow Standard will be priced at $12 (USD) but is available for purchase during the beta for $8.

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Parede, Portugal – SintraWorks today is pleased to announce the release of Metron 2.0, an update to their professional digital metronome for iPhone and iPod touch. The brainchild of a classically trained musician, Metron aids in the practice of runs, excerpts and complete compositions. Featuring an intuitive front panel, you can launch and start practicing instantly, while an organized back panel provides access to powerful extra features.

In addition to the usual single and multiple beat ticks of digital metronomes, Metron offers complex time signatures with beat grouping and dynamic accellerando and ritardando through a high-precision playback engine. A bar based sequencer offers detailed control over tempo changes, rhythmic patterns, sounds, volume and colour. Additionally, Metron incorporates a tuner that can be calibrated to cent level.

New in version 2.0:
* Rhythm patterns. Subdivide beats to create almost any rhythmic pattern in the beat editor, using standard music notation.
* Copy/paste sequences.
* Copy/paste bars.
* Completely redesigned Metron icon.
* Completely redesigned front panel.
* When pausing playback, if a tempo variance of type “per beat” is active, then the tempo is reset to the tempo at the start of the current bar, since playback will, by default, resume at the beginning of the current bar.
* Integrated user guide.

Features in Detail

Metronome:
* Portrait and landscape mode.
* Tempo from 10 to 400 Beats Per Minute (effectively 2.5 to 800).
* Accelerando and ritardando (“Variance”).
* Specify a factor between one quarter (0.25) and double (2.0) the current tempo (Useful when practicing complex sequences).
* Tap the tap pad to set the tempo.
* Visual beat feedback in addition to clear and crisp audio pulses.
* Fully customisable sound, volume and feedback colour on any beat and/or its rhythmic subdivisions.

Sequencer:
* Create your own library with any number of sequences. A set with the most commonly used time signatures is included by default.
* Create sequences with any number of bars.
* Each sequence can set a countdown, a start tempo, a variance and whether the metronome stops at the end of the sequence or repeats the sequence from the beginning.
* Each bar consists of one or more time signatures and can set a tempo and a variance starting on any beat. A bar can be set to play up to a 110 times.
* A time signature can have between 1 and 64 beats over a dotted or undotted denominator (examples: 7/4, 2/8., 9/32, 1/2., 3/1).
* A time signature can be subdivided into beat groups, allowing you to set an accent on any beat you wish, since grouping beats affects metronome playback. Metron differentiates between the first beat, stressed beats and unstressed beats, so you always know where in the bar you are.
* Each beat in a time signature can be further customised into a rhythmic pattern (like triplets or swing, or most any pattern you like). You can assign a custom color, sound and volume to any beat or any rhythmic component of a beat. You are in control. You can keep it as simple as you like, or make it as intricate as you need.
* Mix bars of different meters and tempi at will, and interpolate between tempi between any two points in a score.

Pitch Pipe:
* Plays any pitch from octave 0 to octave 8
* Reference pitch: A4 = 440Hz
* Adjustable per Hertz or per cent level
* Choice of note names: C D E … etc, Do Re Mi … etc.

Minimum Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod touch
* iPhone OS X 3.0 later
* 3.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Metron 2.0 is available at the iTunes App Store for $2.99 (USD) in the Music category.

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Atlantic Beach, Florida – Tom Piper of AppleJac Mac User Group says it’s “a gift to yourself that keeps on giving.” AppleJac Mac User Group president Tom Piper had some great things to say about TopXNotes in a recent review. He referred to the award-winning personal information manager’s many templates and samples as “responsive versatility,” and also lauded several of the program’s key features, including the many ways to create a new note, using drag and drop to move text from one note to another and its powerful auto-save feature.

TopXNotes is the premiere personal information manager for Macintosh computers. Macworld magazines 4 out of 5 stars is just one of the many positive reviews it has received. It is a Mac-only product that allows you to also sync your notes with any Classic iPod.

Tropical Software recently announced the release of TopXNotes 1.5, the latest update to its award-winning personal information manager for Macintosh. Version 1.5 includes many improvements, including an all new toolbar that puts the post frequently used tools at the user’s fingertips, making TopXNotes even easier to use.

The review went on to highlight the many improvements introduced in the recently released version 1.5, pointing out the new toolbar, icons, and QuickStart Guide, among other things. “If you are looking for a terrific tool to translate your dreams, inspirations, observations, considerations and proclamations into editable recorded treasures that can be shared with others and converted into actions, then TopXNotes should become a part of your everyday experience on the Mac,” said Piper.

Pricing and Availability:
TopXNotes retails for $39.95 (USD) and can be downloaded from the Tropical Software web site. A trial version is available.

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Tropical Software makes the award-winning TopXNotes, a modern personal note manager with state of the art proprietary encryption technology for the ultimate in securing personal information. Located in Gainesville, Florida, Tropical Software is owned and operated by former Apple employee James Lee, and is dedicated to improving the lives of its customers by offering easy to use productivity software for Macs, iPods, and iPhones. Copyright (C) 2010 Tropical Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Bangalore, India – POSCITECH today announced the release of Fitaide Lite, the free version of Fitaide, for the iPhone or iPod touch. The Lite version retains the core features of Fitaide, but can be run for a maximum of 30 minutes per session. Its unique 3D Intensity Meter automatically tracks exercise intensity and calorie burn as a person moves, for any activity they do on their feet. It also measures the fitness levels at the end of each session and accurately estimates distance, steps and speed by capturing the natural variation in user’s stride length.

There is growing recognition that fitness is not just about spending time at the gym – people can actually get as much benefit from daily activities such as playing with their kids at the beach or dancing in the evening to a favourite track. Fitaide helps by enabling users to discover high energy activities they can integrate into their lifestyles, leading to a sustainable change in their overall activity level. It also helps users lift their intensity to make the most of the time they are active. And by measuring their fitness level at the end of every session, Fitaide detects if the extra effort is leading to an improvement in fitness levels.

“Our aim in developing Fitaide was to put technology previously available in advanced fitness centers into the hands of people who could actually benefit from it” says Siva Raj, CEO of POSCITECH. “Fitaide brings together the benefits of a heart rate monitor, an activity sensor and a pedometer – at a fraction of the cost and with an interface that is intuitive and incredibly easy to use. Fitaide Lite brings the full benefits of this technology to help those who have a limited time for fitness each day”.

To celebrate the launch of the Lite version and to demonstrate the versatility of the application, POSCITECH also announced that $150 worth of iTunes gift certificates would be up for grabs this weekend for anyone who uses either version of the application to broadcast the maximum number of distinct activities within one day over Twitter! Contest is open to iTunes users in the US & UK only.

Main Features:
* 3D Intensity Meter
Technology available in fitness centers is now on the iPhone / iPod touch to display exercise intensity / training zone and calorie burn as a person moves

* Versatile
Accurate for any activity on the feet – walking, running or dancing, playing sports like tennis or basketball, or just to measure how active a person is during the day

* Fitness Testing
Captures heart rate at the end of each session to estimate VO2Max, gold standard measure of fitness

* Distance Tracking
Accounts for the natural variation in stride length to accurately measure distance, speed and number of steps taken

* Incredible Value
Gives the benefit of an activity sensor, a heart rate monitor and a pedometer – at a fraction of the cost.

* Perfect Complement to Fitness Plans
For people on a program like Couch to 5K, Fitaide can help capture real improvements in fitness as the person executes their plan

* Rich Charting & Tracking
Enables in-depth review of exercise intensity changes during a session and progress versus goals over time

* Share Sessions
Activity summary can be broadcast to other users and posted on Twitter

* Use Anywhere
Works well with the device in the pocket or strapped to the body – indoors and outdoors. For maximum accuracy, strap to arm, torso or waist.

Device Requirements:
* iPhone and iPod touch
* Requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later
* 1.4 MB

Pricing and Availability:
Fitaide Lite 1.0 is free and available exclusively through the App Store in the Healthcare & Fitness category.

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Poscitech is a Bangalore based start-up engaged in creating mobile sensor-based applications to help users self-manage their health and improve their wellbeing. Focus areas include health and fitness, disease prevention and management of chronic conditions such as diabetes. Copyright (C) 2010 Poscitech. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Sony Corp has unveiled its new motion-controlled video game system, pitching it to both casual and hard-core gamers alike, as the company looks to ride one of the hottest trends in gaming.

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Motorola Inc has reached a deal with Microsoft Corp that will put Bing search and mapping services on its phones that use Google’s Android operating system.

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LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Blatant disregard for oncoming traffic and speed limits will get you into serious trouble on the road, but drivers seeking similar thrills can indulge in a fleet of new racing video games due out soon.

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ABU DHABI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google expects an outcome soon from its talks with China over a censorship and hacking dispute, Chief Executive Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday.

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