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• WritePad (1.2)
  WritePad (1.2) Stan Miasnikov Category: Productivity Price: Free Cracker: swillard8 Application Description: The purpose of this application is to demonstrate the handwriting recognition-based input method with a custom editor developed for PhatWare PhatNotes for iPhone and iPod Touch. WritePad includes the advanced handwriting recognition engine for the English language (support for several other languages will be available soon) developed specifically for iPhone. It recognizes all handwriting styles: cursive, print and mixed. To enter the text you can simply write with your finger on the iPhone screen in either landscape or portrait mode employing your own handwriting style. In the beginning the recognition quality may depend on your style and how comfortable you feel writing on the iPhone screen with your finger; however the more you use it, the better it will become as the software will adapt to your patterns. In addition, you can use simple finger gestures to select text, cut, copy, paste, insert special characters such as space and return, invoke the spell checker for the selected word, correct recognized text, and more. WritePad is a FREE application developed to a) provide you with early access to the new input method; and to b) obtain your feedback about this new input method before it is included with PhatNotes and possibly other applications. If you have downloaded and used this application, please feel free to send your feedback to info@phatware.com. In addition to demonstration purposes, you may find WritePad useful as a single document memo pad because it automatically stores its content, and as an email composer because it allows you to send its content via email by touching the Send Mail button in the toolbar. New in this Version: Changes in WritePad 1.2 1. Improved gesture recognition 2. Improved recognition engine with new Auto Corrector feature (see Auto Corrector option) 3. Improved calculator feature now supports '×' and '÷' characters 4. Added automatic scrolling to the cursor position when editing text 5. Added a new gesture to delete a character to the right of the cursor 6. Added font size option 7. Fixed spell checker suggestions list Full info on Appulous
• Collins Pro Spanish-English Translation Dictionary (1.1)
  Collins Pro Spanish-English Translation Dictionary (1.1) Ultralingua, Inc. Category: Reference Price: $24.99 Cracker: Skaman3434 Application Description: Put Spanish and English in your pocket with the Collins Pro Spanish-English Translation Dictionary for iPhone and iPod touch. Download this feature-rich bilingual dictionary, optimized for speed and ease of use on iPhone and iPod touch. * Over 101,500 primary entries, with fully developed translations * Thousands of additional expressions and examples * Automatic recognition of inflected forms (conjugations, plurals) * Slang, technical language, indications of usage, and more * Hundreds of geographic entries * Verb conjugation for all tenses * IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) pronunciations for most entries * Number-to-text converter * Easy tap-on-word feature to extend your search * Search history * Approximate search (in case you misspell or mistype!) * Back and forward buttons * No Internet connection required. Collins Dictionaries, a division of HarperCollins, has published top-flight dictionaries since 1819. The Pro-level electronic dictionaries, developed and distributed by Ultralingua, represent the cutting edge in dictionary data and software. Full info on Appulous
• Wikipanion Plus (1.5)
  Wikipanion Plus (1.5) Robert Chin Category: Reference Price: $4.99 Cracker: floydianslip Application Description: The best gets even better! Enhance your Wikipedia browsing by turning on queue mode. In queue mode every link you click on gets added to a queue, so you can continue reading the current page without interruption. At any time you can visit pages in your queue, at which point they are automatically removed. Streamline your reading with the offline page reading feature. You have the option to automatically save all pages in your queue to your iPhone, or to simply save the current page you are on. The saving process happens in the background, while you browse other Wikipedia pages so you don't have to stop your browsing while waiting for pages to be saved. Also includes other features for the dedicated Wikipedia user, including bookmarks and history browsing. Additionally Wikipanion Plus includes the ability to open up the current page in Safari. See the Wikipanion web site for more details. Is Wikipanion Plus too cool for you? Want to try before you buy? Download the free Wikipanion. Tip for international users: For those you using Wikipanion in other countries, and you are seeing the entire interface in Japanese, following these instructions: Go to the iPhone settings app, change your language to English. After it switches to English, go back to the iPhone settings app and change your language back to your preferred choice. This should fix the problem. New in this Version: - In page text search - Wiktionary term lookup (including playback of pronunciations) - Option to search Google for topics - Ogg vorbis audio file playback - Orientation lock, persistent across launches - Last search results shown when clicking in the search bar - Ability to download entries when you create a bookmark - Option to automatically download pages for accelerated or offline reading when they are added to the queue - Queue mode accessible all of the time -- entries can be added to the queue when in queue mode with a short tap, or in regular mode with a long tap. - Bookmark folders Full info on Appulous
• Conversation English (1.0)
  Conversation English (1.0) The English App Category: Education Price: $4.99 Cracker: VNMagicTeam Application Description: Practice and improve your English conversation skills with 20 complete Conversation English Lessons.  You will learn over 200 common English Idioms and Expressions, improve your Listening Skills, and develop your Speaking Skills.

 Each lesson has tasks in 5 important skills – Conversation Listening, Conversation Reading, Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Sentence Completion. An Idiom Dictionary with Audio Pronunciation is also included. This app is an excellent tool for anyone learning English as a second or foreign language. Full info on Appulous
• Chess Professional (1.0)
  Chess Professional (1.0) Chillingo Ltd Category: Games Price: $0.99 Cracker: Shoo Application Description: SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY PRICE - 99cents Regardless of your playing level, ZingMagic's multi award winning Chess is a stimulating and challenging game for beginners and champions alike. Chess is a two player game with a colourful history which can be traced back to its Indian ancestor, Chaturanga. In 1291 the Archbishop of Canterbury in England threatened clergy who continued playing Chess with a diet of bread and water. The game has flourished over the years and is now one of the most popular board games in the world, requiring thought, skill and strategy to become successful. The object of Chess is to capture the opponent's King. To capture the King you must place it in check. If the King cannot escape by itself, or with the help of its army, it is in checkmate and the King is captured. ZingMagic's multi award winning Chess application is renowned for its superb playability for players of all levels from beginner to expert. Whatever level of Chess you play at, you can be sure that ZingMagic's Chess will give you a stimulating and challenging game. Game features: * Play against the computer or another human player on the same device. * Multiple levels of computer play, ranging from beginner to expert. * Award winning artificial intelligence engine which is particularly strong at expert level. * Understands all Chess rules such as en passant captures, castling, under promotion, draw by repetition, perpetual check and 50 move rule etc. * Full undo and redo of moves. * Show last move. * Show legal moves. * Show threatened pieces. * Ability to display piece names to help beginners. * Hints. * Choice of alternate boards and piece sets. * Got big fingers?, no problem, Chess has layouts especially designed for you! * Supports English, French, German, Spanish and Italian. *NOTE on multi-language support: - Choose Settings | General | International | Language – and choose from any in the presented list. - The iPhone will ‘reboot’ into the new language. The app icon gets presented with new language name + app runs in that language automatically. - If you choose a non supported language, the app will run in English. Developed By ZingMagic Ltd and published by Chillingo Ltd Full info on Appulous
• WeDict Pro (1.2)
  WeDict Pro (1.2) Hongtao Guo Category: Productivity Price: $5.99 Cracker: Mr.KEnNY Application Description: The WeDict pro for iPhone/iPod touch brings you a pocket dictionary with multi-language. This version supports all stardict dictionaries. A basic English-Chinese and the WordNet 2.0 English-English dictionary come with the application. The pro version is able to add more dictionaries by downloading from internet. Key Features: -Adding new dictionaries; -Adjustable for dictionary order; -Tap on any word to search; -New layout for word definition; -Export bookmarked words to html file by e-mail; New in this Version: 1. Uploading dictionary using ftp via local wifi network. 2. Redesign download dictionary method. 3. Hiding empty search result. 4. Keep previously entered word when tapping search bar. 5. Fixed HTML format dictionary result displaying problem. 6. Export function report bugs fixed. 7. Other minior bugs fixed Full info on Appulous
• iDict - Quick Deluxe (v1.1)
  iDict - Quick Deluxe (v1.1) Super Art Software Category: Reference Price: Free Cracker: VN MAGIC TEAM Application Description: Announcement Thanks everyone for supporting our iDict series! To show our appreciation, we decide to offer this DELUXE version to you for FREE for 3 days! After that, the price will be changed to $9.99. Please support Super Art Software at http://sites.google.com/a/superarts.org/soft! ________ iDict - Quick Deluxe (From/To 157 Languages/Dictionaries) *The full dictionaries list are too long to show in App Store. Please visit the Application URL for details. Main features: - FAST AND CONVENIENT. iDict is based on SQLite3 database, which is the fastest and most reliable way of data storage and querying, and you don't need any internet connection nor any additional downloading. - ALL THE DICTIONARIES YOU WANT. iDict is primary language oriented, which means when you buy an "English" version, you'll get all-languages-to-English and English-to-all-languages dictionaries. - YOUR OWN LIBRARY. You can pick you favorite dictionaries, and bypass unnecessary results. - CUSTOMIZABLE PREDICTING. You can customize the way search result predicting will be. - UNLIMITED HISTORY. Auto record all your search history, and you can erase them by a simple touch. - And MORE! See iDict Product List for how many dictionaries and entries are inside! Notice: 1. Please check the product size before purchasing. Large apps (larger than 10M) needs fast network connection. Please check other iDict products (with less dictionaries) if you want a fast installation. 2. Although iDict is using the fastest database on iPhone, you may still experience unpleasant delay during data querying. In most cases it is due to the massive data, so please disable some unnecessary dictionaries, or increase the 'Search Length' value in the 'Settings' tab. 3. You can check the details of all the dictionaries by touch the 'Dictionary' button in the 'Settings' tab. Please contact us if you have any questions or suggestions! Full info on Appulous
• Photo Hunter (1.1)
  Photo Hunter (1.1) bric entertainment Category: Games Price: $0.99 Cracker: floydianslip Application Description: Photo Hunter will be priced at $0.99 for a limited time!! Don’t blink now. Photo Hunter reinvents the classic bar game that challenges you to think, react and touch. Score points by accurately identifying subtle differences between two similar photos as quickly as you possibly can. Train and improve your visual perception skills and hand-eye coordination. Then challenge the world. Instantly upload your scores to our website to see how you stack up. Addiction awaits you. Do you see what I see? Features: - Over 120+ pictures within five main categories - Multiple picture categories to begin game play - Upload scores and compare against global stats - Dynamic scoring scale based on skill and time - Interactive sounds and alerts - Pause game and resume anytime - Game assistance, tips and strategies - Download new pictures when available Future Updates: - Real-time multiplayer mode over Wi-Fi or web - Themed picture sets - User created pictures for future image sets - Additional language support New in this Version: -Minor bug fix for saved state when closing game after a level completion. -Performance Enhancements Full info on Appulous
• FlashGram (1.1)
  FlashGram (1.1) palaware Category: Education Price: $0.99 Cracker: SaladFork Application Description: FlashGram is a fun way to quiz young children (even older ones) on their language arts skills. FlashGram contains over 100 grammar questions covering nouns, verbs, pronouns and adjectives. FlashGram is made up of short questions with touchable answers (no text input required). FlashGram is colorful and animated and will hold the interest of a young child. New in this Version: Minor enhancements and bug fixes. Full info on Appulous
• Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know (1.0)
  Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know (1.0) Enfour, Inc. Category: Books Price: $2.99 Cracker: tuanha Application Description: 100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know This application offers a fascinating selection of the vocabulary of science and technology for anyone who enjoys the thrill of discovery and appreciates the marvels of the universe. Covering everything from biology and ecology to physics and computer science, these words exemplify the vocabulary needed to understand the fundamental concepts of modern science and follow the latest advances reported in today's news. How do bats "see" in the dark? Why do ocean waves break parallel to the shore, no matter what direction they come from? What is the psychiatric disorder whereby people feign illness in order to gain medical attention? How do online stores keep credit card numbers secret from hackers? 100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know, provides simple answers to these and dozens of other questions about the fundamental concepts of science and technology. This iPhone/iPod touch version has a full range of features: * entire text of this best selling book * pre-recorded sound files * real-time progressive search * wildcard searches for unknown spellings * bookmarks with notations * automatic history * complete offline use - no internet connect is required The print version of this excellent book is $5.99 in the stores. This iPhone/iPod touch version is half the price with many more features. Almost every day there are new facts and ideas discussed in the media about the makeup of the universe, the roles genes play in disease, the dangers of sweeping environmental change, and countless other things. People who are unfamiliar with the key words of science may not be able to fathom the rapid advances and developments taking place around them — even when they hit close to home. Are you up to the challenge? Find out by reading 100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know, by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries. A wide variety of new and established terms are discussed, including absolute zero, anaphylaxis, cryptography, echolocation, game theory, Kuiper belt, mitochondrion, Munchausen syndrome, quantum mechanics, and refraction. Each term is defined in clear, nontechnical language, with examples showing the importance of the word both in its field and in daily life. Supplimentary notes highlight the fun facts and amazing discoveries that make learning about science so rewarding. Explained in nonscientific language and accompanied by examples, the words come from a wide variety of scientific fields of study. Most entries have boxed features containing fun facts and details demonstrating the significance of the word in science and everyday life. This content will appeal not only to college graduates, but to anyone with an interest in scientific concepts and the latest breakthroughs in the news. 100 Science Words Every College Graduate Should Know by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionaries. Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Full info on Appulous