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Macintosh and iPhone/iPod/iPad product updates and announcements for July 29, 2010:

• Macintosh
• iPod

Macintosh

• Rome may not have been built in a day, but now you can easily achieve that goal with Europa Universalis Rome: Gold Edition, now available for Mac OS X from Virtual Programming. Choose any date between 280 BC, the first Punic War, and 27 BC, when the true Roman Empire began to flourish, and lead one of ten different cultures, including the Roman, Celtic, Greek, and Egyptian civilizations.
• Other World Computing (OWC) has announced the immediate availability of high performance OWC PC3-10600 DDR3 1333MHz Memory Upgrade Kits up to 16GB that provide memory configurations not offered as factory build options for the new Mid 2010 iMac models introduced by Apple earlier this week. All OWC Memory Upgrades come with quality assurance from a Lifetime Advance Replacement Warranty and Money Back Guarantee.

iPhone/iPod/iPad

• AppsPerfect has announced the release of MobiMind Facebook Edition 2.3 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. Mastermind fans flipped over the original version, and now AppsPerfect has added even more excitement to this fun and challenging game of skill, with the new Facebook connect feature. Users can now share their high scores on Facebook, monitor their world wide ranking, and even compete for cash prizes! This brand new release is absolutely free to the first 10,000 users.
• ConglomerApps has released Trippy Visuals 1.1 for iPad users. The application offers users a library of colorful illusions that are mesmerizing to stare into and the images can be used as screen savers or picture frames on an iPad. Trippy Visuals contains loads of stills for users to choose from and now, videos have been added to the Trippy Visuals’ library, enhancing an already rich user experience.
• UD7 Studios has teamed up with SlapApp to run a promo code giveaway and contest for their exciting iPhone, iPod touch and iPad game iLabyrinth. Starting Wednesday, July 28th, SlapApp will give away daily promo codes for iLabyrinth. Those who promote the contest on Twitter are automatically entered to win a iTunes gift card. To be entered to win a free promo code, readers need to post the correct answer into the form on the contest page.
• Blackleaf Software LLC has released Concealed Handgun License State Reciprocity List 1.6 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users. Until now, travelers with concealed handgun permits have had to do tedious research to learn which states honor their licenses; but this all inclusive app puts reciprocity information for all 50 states right at their finger tips. Information is quickly accessible and users can stay on the good side of the law by knowing exactly where they can carry.
• AMP, LLC (Advanced Mobile Protection)hastoday announced the availability of its OnCall Defender App on the App Store. This revolutionary app gives iPhone users a panic alarm and a medical alert, or a combination of the two, and connects subscribers to a 24-hour monitoring station with a direct line to law enforcement and EMS dispatch. The OnCall Defender App addresses the widespread problem of violent attacks and unanswered calls for help by putting a personal protection solution in the palm of user’s hands.
• Synium Software has announced MacFamilyTree 6, a major update of the popular genealogy software for Mac OS X. MacFamilyTree 6 is the most significant update in its 12 year product history. Nearly all parts of the application have been improved, incorporating Apple’s latest and most powerful technologies. Version 6 features a new user interface, more and better charts as well as reports, integration of “New FamilySearch”, ToDo management, Web Research, places management and several more features.
• publicspace.net has announced the release of StretchZ Free 1.0 and StretchZ 1.4 for iOS 4. StretchZ is the simple, fun way to de-stress on the go. British cartoonist, Nick Miller, presents thirty of the most effective stress-busting stretches, each illustrated in Retina Display quality. StretchZ 1.4 adds ten new stretching exercises and introduces swipe scrolling through the exercises. StretchZ Free 1.0 features the first 10 stretches of the full version.
• Necklizz—a visually stunning action puzzle game where you slide pearls, jewels, flowers and candy onto a round necklace—is now available for iPhone and iPod touch. It’s a match 3+ game where you can build hysterical multi-combos, freeze time and blow stuff up. The game features realtistic physics, nice eyecandy and hours of engaging action puzzling. And it’s OpenFeint enabled.
• GTX Corporation has released GPS Tracking 1.1 for iPad users. GPS Tracking offers privacy, lets users share and upload pictures to Facebook and Twitter and more. It’s the most direct, purest, location-based check-in app on the market. Parents can keep track of their children at school, with friends, or on the go. Employers can use it to keep tabs on employees in the field, or at conventions. Friends can find each other at graduation, a concert or across the country at a new collage.
• Volatile Works LLC has released Swim Express Stopwatch 2.2 and Swim Express Lite for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad users. The Swim Express 2.2 app uniquely offers data collection, calculation and storage to help swimmers improve their athletic performance. Thanks to this latest update, users benefit from more accurate formulas for computing stroke efficiency and a new website where they can upload, store and analyze data.
• Matrix Knowledge Management Pty Ltd has announced the VPhone 1.2, an update to its flagship mobile VoIP app for Apple’s iOS4. VPhone helps users save on international phone bills. Updated to work on iOS4, VPhone offers fantastic performance of VOIP calls over a 3G data network and includes some new features. VPhone now has a completely new dial pad and voice engine. It looks better and has a much better performance particularly the premium version with the G729 codec.
• Jet Set Games has announced that Highborn, the critically and commercially successful turn-based strategy game for the iPhone and iPod Touch, is now part of the OpenFeint social gaming community.  Highborn version 1.1.0 is now live on the iTunes App Store, and will be on sale for only $.99 beginning Saturday, July 31 through Sunday, August 8.
• iWave Audio has announced the availability of product from its much-anticipated eco-friendly Grass Roots Collection at retailers nationwide beginning August 1st 2010. Consumers can feel even better about their electronic accessories by purchasing products with the “green lifestyle” in mind. Through this new Collection, customers are offered a selection of “popular priced” and “affordable” accessory options which include:  headphones, ear buds and cases for the iPhone/iPod - all made from reusable, environmentally friendly and recyclable materials.  Even the innovative egg crate designed packaging is manufactured from completely recyclable materials.
• Just Mobile Ltd., has announced the global launch of Just Mobile UpStand, an iconic iPad stand that complements your home, office or studio. Precision engineered from aluminum, the UpStand’s supporting grips are finished in rubber to hold your iPad firmly in place and keep it pristine. It’s compatible with most iPad cases, too. The UpStand will float your iPad at just the right height for desktop use—it’s perfect for working with a Bluetooth keyboard, watching movies or using the iPad as a digital picture frame.
• ActiveTrak Inc. has made available GadgetTrak 3 for laptops, the latest version of its acclaimed GadgetTrak software. Designed for families and small and medium-sized businesses, GadgetTrak 3 uses centralized management to track laptops, netbooks and desktop computers. Powered by ActiveTrak’s industry-leading anti-theft technology, GadgetTrak 3 introduces new functionality that allows people to track multiple computing devices at the same time.
• Among the top college expenses, textbooks follow only the costs of room and board and tuition. bigwords.com, the leading college textbook price comparison website, saves time and money by scouring the Web to find the best deals on textbooks anywhere, saving students and their parents at least 50 percent and exceeding the competition by 37 percent or better….and bigwords aggregates all the web’s options on any book, any edition-new, used, rentals-even incorporating special coupons or affiliate program discounts to maximize savings.
• Adorama has announced Adorama iDevices & Photography—a specialized destination focusing on Apple news regarding the use of mobile devices for creative photography, photo Apps and photo education.