New York, U.S.A. – New York City commuters lose one-and-a-half days per year waiting for delayed trains and buses according to analysis and a new infographic from moovit, the free, crowd-sourced, real-time public transportation app which launches in New York this week. Commuters travelling into New York’s Penn Station from Staten Island are the most affected, with average delay time of up to 8.8 minutes, followed by Queens (7.4 minutes) and the Bronx (5.6 minutes) on their daily commutes. Brooklyn and Manhattan commuters suffer average delays of up to 3.5 and 3.2 minutes respectively. The new infographic detailing these findings and analysis can be seen on the moovit website.

According to moovit’s analysis of MTA data, the 2012 Straphangers State of the Subways Report Card and moovit’s proprietary data, the average annual time New Yorkers spend waiting for delayed public transportation amounts to a fifth of the total time they spend on public transportation each year (12.5 days).

Moovit will be launching in New York City this week on the iOS (Apple) and Android mobile platforms to enable commuters to claim back at least  15 hours of those one-and-a-half-days spent waiting for delayed buses and trains each year. The application uses real time data from individual commuters who have also installed the app to provide minute-by-minute information about train and bus speeds and locations, providing alternative routes in case of delays and enabling commuters to get to their destinations faster.

The free app will also let commuters share additional information about their commute, such as whether their bus or train is over-crowded and the reasons for their delays. moovit also provides commuters step-by-step guidance and alerts when it is time to get off at the next stop.

Since releasing its beta version earlier this year, moovit has amassed over 300,000 users. The app launched in the US in beta six weeks ago, adding 100,000 new users just last month across twenty cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, Madrid,  Rome, and Tel Aviv among others. Analysis of real-time commuter-sourced information from the app’s 300,000 users has shown that commuters using the app have on average been able to cut the amount of time they would otherwise spend waiting in delays by 43 percent.

Nir Erez, CEO, moovit commented, “New York is one of the world’s busiest cities with an equally convenient and complex public transportation system. Faced with a number of possible routes to work each morning and a backdrop of regular delays, the average New Yorker spends the equivalent of an entire weekend each year just waiting for their delayed bus or train to get to its destination.

Delays will always be an unwanted aspect of travel, but we are launching moovit in New York City to help commuters give each other real-time information on viable alternative travel options and help the fight to reclaim as much lost time commuting as possible. Essentially, we want to put the control of the New York City commute back in the hands of the commuter.”

Moovit is a free app available for download from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

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San Diego, U.S.A. — PacketVideo announced on December 12 that the company’s Twonky Beam product, a free app that lets users discover and transfer online video content from a  tablet or mobile device to a television with the touch of a button, now works with the Xbox 360 game console and Roku streaming players. With the addition of these popular products to the existing lineup of devices that support Twonky Beam, including Apple TV, AT&T U-verse, multiple models of connected televisions, and legacy DLNA devices, Twonky Beam now works with well over 90% of connected living room media devices.

Twonky Beam enables users to easily “beam” online and personal video content from a PC, Android or iOS device to the living room with the simple press of a button. Unlike proprietary solutions that only work within a closed environment, Twonky technology is an open solution that works across brands, operating systems and industry standards to bridge the gap between mobile devices and the living room.

“Twonky Beam offers the best of both worlds for today’s connected consumer. Tablet and mobile devices have become enormously popular for the discovery and consumption of video content, and that trend shows no sign of slowing down,” said Jerome Rota, Senior Vice President of Consumer Products and Services at Packet Video.

“We believe that the so-called ‘second screen’ will soon become the hub of the consumer media experience, but we also know that video content is best enjoyed in the living room on the big screen. With Twonky Beam, anyone can discover and access content on a tablet or smartphone and then seamlessly enjoy that content on the television through great products like the Xbox 360, Roku and Apple TV.”

Twonky Beam is part of Packet Video’s full suite of connected home products, which includes the flagship Twonky Server software. Twonky Beam is available as a free download from the Apple App Store or Google Play. For more information on Packet Video products and solutions, visit www.packetvideo.com

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Kaliningrad, Russia – HeroCraft are delighted to announce that four exciting new levels await players of Majesty: The Northern Expansion licensed by Paradox Interactive on Android.

You asked me to brief you on upcoming events your Majesty? You’d better get ready, you’ll have plenty to do. Firstly, an evil necromancer has turned all the Kingdom’s inhabitants into terrible skeletons. How will you reverse the spell?

The Pan-Dwarven Monster-Hunting Games will be held soon and your Kingdom has been chosen to host them. What fun! Especially when you know which dwarf clan to support.

In other news, a gang of golem scoundrels threaten the noble dragons… which side of this conflict will you choose to lend your considerable weight to?

In addition to these distractions the sovereign tyranny is in danger once again. The healers guild, gnomes and barbarians are stirring up a riot. You must stamp out this mutinous attitude, your Worship.

Will you show them who wears the crown in this Kingdom?

Click here to view Majesty: The Northern Expansion on Google Play.

Game Features:

• 16 scenario missions
• Skirmish mode
• Changeable weather
• 120 game achievements
• Plenty of heroes, spells and building types
• Social network integration

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Philadelphia, U.S.A. — Reflective Layer, an independent game studio located in Philadelphia, is proud to announce the release of Curiosity: The Mars Mission, a simulation game about NASA’s Curiosity Rover for the Android platform.

Curiosity: The Mars Mission let gamers relive the exciting journey from Earth to Mars of the Mars Science Laboratory otherwise known as Curiosity. All four of the major phases are modeled. Starting with the cruise phase, the gamer will put Curiosity onto a Hohmann transfer orbit to reach Mars. Once there they will have to face the seven minutes of entry into the martian atmosphere all the way to when the Sky Crane releases the Rover.

This game is design to mirror important flight parameters such as altitude and velocity to match those of the actual mission.

Features:

• Experience all four phases of flight: Cruise, Entry, Descent and Landing
• Critical parameters such as velocity and altitude are closely modeled to reality
• Gamers can choose to play only certain phases of the game
• Includes an EDL chart to help gamers plan their trajectory

Availability

Curiosity: The Mars Mission is available on Android for free from Google Play – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.reflectivelayer.curiosity

For a preview video of Curiosity: The Mars Mission visit http://youtu.be/hzdDNi__v-8

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London, U.K. — Advanced Mobile Applications, in partnership with Ubisoft, is proud to announce that the free-to-play version of Babel Rising 3D has attained the Holy Grail, with more than 1 million downloads on Google Play in two weeks.

Since its release on July 26, Babel Rising 3D has climbed relentlessly toward this summit. Developed by Mando Productions, this outstanding success makes it one of the best 3D games currently available for mobiles, thanks to its stunning graphics and increasing difficulty levels. It has been awarded a 4.5 / 5 rating by over 15.000 users and ranks in the U.S. and European top 10 free download charts.

“We are delighted with the success of Babel Rising 3D. It is the result of listening to players and working in close partnership with game developer, Mando Productions, to enhance their experience and offer new content,” says Guillaume Campion, Head of Production at AMA.

“To see our game reaching one million downloads is an overwhelming satisfaction. It’s also a great pleasure to see the achievement of the work done with our partners” says Michel Bams, co-founder of Mando Productions.

Since its release, players can enjoy 100 new challenges to overcome, which rewards for completing them might improve their powers, and new scrolls to increase their score and their earnings. Updates in the coming weeks promise new items, and even a new game mode to enrich player experience.

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Giebelstadt, Germany – Destruction is the name of the game in the three new app updates released on Google Play from renown game developer, HandyGames. Bulldozer, Guns and Glory WWII and Farm Invasion have all been refreshed with Immersion’s Haptic Development Platform to add touch feedback to these popular titles, which already boast millions of downloads and stellar user reviews.

HandyGames is a developer and publisher of mobile games, and has rolled out over 150 games since its start in 2000. HandyGames CEO, Markus Kassulke explains why they decided to incorporate touch feedback into some of their most popular apps, and why he’s amped to add haptics to more HandyGames titles:

“Our customers know that HandyGames are action packed, addictive and immensely fun. We’re constantly evaluating new technologies that make our user experience even better. Haptic technology makes perfect sense for us, because it is a great way to make the action more realistic and the game play more engaging. Considering how easy the Immersion SDK is to integrate and how well-designed the effect library is, I certainly expect more titles from HandyGames to come out with Immersion haptics.”
Check out the latest apps from HandyGames with Immersion Haptics. We’ll keep you updated as more come to market!

• Bulldozer Inc.

Start up your dozer, enter the arena, and RAZE EVERYTHING! This spectacle is the most extreme demolition competition of all time. Power up your dozer and feel the crushing defeat of your rivals!

• Farm Invasion USA

The aliens have arrived! And all they want is your corn! Defend your fields with the old corn chopper and arsenal. Welcome your new friends from outer space…the Texan way!!

• Guns’n’Guns WW2

Enter the battle & lead your troops to glory in this popular action strategy game. Grab your bazookas, ready your grenades and order your troops to the frontlines, the battle will be decided by you!

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San Francisco, U.S.A. – If you are a fan of fast paced strategy games that consistently demand your attention, Youda Survivor from G5 and Youda Games is a challenge for you. Youda Survivor places the player in the role of a man stranded on a desert island. To survive, the player must complete numerous tasks across 80 different levels and win over the hearts of the native tribe that resides on the island. The game starts up simple. Early levels just require the player to attract birds and then collect their eggs. This sets the path towards increasingly complex goals which will keep you on the edge, always strategizing about your next move.

Soon you will learn rituals to control the weather, use special machines to advance in quests, learn to deep sea dive for food and fight off the relentless bands of pirates. Indulge in a little resource planning, bird-breeding, and pirate-stomping in this frenzied adventure. Youda Survivor challenges you to prove that you have what it takes to survive anywhere and under any circumstances.

Key Features:

• 80 amazing levels
• 5 extra powers: rain, wind, lightning, birds and monkeys
• 11 exotic animals
• Fast-paced action
• Exciting adventure
• Upgrades, bonuses and awards
• Survive a deserted island!

Youda Survivor is available for download on Nook today. Gamers can try the game for free an buy the full version for $4.99. Originally the game was developed for PC by Youda Games. The game is also available on iOS, Google Play and Kindle Fire.

Game trailer available at Youda Survivor for Nook on August 10, 2012.

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Google is still facing many lawsuits related to its goal of digitalizing every book worldwide before 2020; however, on Monday June 11 they resolved pending cases in France.

Six years ago, the French Publishers Association and the authors’ association Société des Gens Lettres filed court cases against Google’s books project, claiming that the company was violating copyrights on out-of-print books. On Monda,y the groups dropped the claims against Google, as an agreement was made.

With the new terms, publishers get to decide which books can be digitalized. “The authors will be able to say yes or no to the indexing of their works,” said Antoine Gallimard, the president of publishers group SNE.

Google says that the chosen books will be sold in Google Play, which isn’t currently available in France.

Other details have not yet been released, but it has been said that part of the deal is that Google will donate money to a program that supports young children learning to read.

Google hopes this agreement will help advance their project in France and around the world. France is now the only country that has a book scanning accord that includes most books worldwide.

“Our hope is that these pathbreaking partnerships will help jump-start the emerging French electronic book market,” said Philippe Colombet, the CEO of Google Books France.

The New York Times reports that this isn’t the only digitalizing book proposal that France has going on. Parliament has given permission to the French National Library to digitalize “orphan works”. Orphan works are books that are out-of-print with an unknown copyright holder. Under this new law copyright holders are given six months to come forward and protest the digitalization of the book.

As progress is being made in France, US authors are still fighting Google on this subject. In Google’s opinion the authors should need to file individual law suits. However, last month the suit was given class-action status by Judge Denny Chin. The Author’s Guild is happy with this verdict.

“It is, without question, more efficient and effective than requiring thousands of authors to sue individually. Requiring this case to be litigated on an individual basis would risk disparate results in nearly identical suits and exponentially increase the cost of litigation,”  Judge Chin said.

Google hopes that an agreement similar to the one made in France can be made in the US and other countries. As of now, the company has scanned and digitalized 20 million books, and would like to continue on its ambitious goal to have all books online by the end of the decade. But for now the search engine is happy with the results they had in France.

“All conditions are now in place for Google to participate in developing digital books in France and contribute to spreading French culture,” said Colombet.

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Tucker, Georgia, U.S.A. – With the launch of Gas Guru from YP, those on the go have a new companion when trying to find cheap gas and other necessities while on the road. Whether on a daily commute or summer road trip, the free mobile app can help users save money and sanity, by powering quick decisions about where to fuel up or make a pit stop for everything from coffee to a cash machine.

Rising gas prices are a pain at the pump, but finding fuel isn’t the only headache. Many apps for hitting the road are limited to information on gas prices and forget about all the stops in between. The time, gas and money wasted while circling around searching for cheap gas, a quick bite on the way home or an auto shop can add up. This is why Gas Guru is a must download.

App features make navigating everyday, on-the-go needs quick and easy:

The app can help find cheap gas nearby at a glance. Unlike other apps that simply list gas prices, Gas Guru calculates and highlights the best prices at stations nearby. Users can see prices by gas grade in either map or list view. No more filling the tank and discovering afterward that you could have saved a couple of bucks down the road.

The app will also compare gas prices at frequent locations. Gas Guru can be personalized to save locations like “home,” “work” or other favorite places, to easily compare the latest prices with a flick of the finger and quickly decide whether to fuel up now or later.

Daily detours are also quick and easy. Find restaurants, coffee, auto repair, roadside assistance, or ATMs nearby with a single tap. Search results are displayed alongside gas stations making it easy to lay out a plan for your stops. Call or get directions to your selected destinations.

“We developed Gas Guru to address a clear need for a mobile companion to make decisions about roadside necessities easier,” said David Williams, vice president of product management at YP. “Since we added a gas price feature to our flagship YP local search app last year, we’ve seen triple digit search growth for not only gas prices, but auto-related categories overall. This new purpose-based app expands our local search insights and technology platform to address the unique needs of those on the go.

Smartphone users, download the free location-based app from Google Play or iTunes.

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