ADS iPhone applications

World Countries 2.3 released – major update

shakhruz — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:52:25 +0000

World Countries is now a bundle of 12 applications: Factbook, Wikitravel, World photos, World news, World map, Country maps, Continents, Quiz, Flags, Flag Guess, Flags Memory match, Flash Cards, Rankings.

Summary of the update:

* major interface improvement
* wikitravel app – all wikitravel info offline
* factbook additions: google maps, anthem, capital info
* NEW apps: wikitravel, world photos, world news, world map, flash cards
* new section in Quiz: Trivia. Updated Maps quiz. Updated posting to continental leaderboards
* higher quzlity maps for continents. Index of countries in maps. Send map by mail
* added new features in factbook: Email this page, Change font size, Copy to clipboard
* turn off sound and vibration in quiz and games
* updated Flag Guess – shows country name when incorrect flag tapped
* updated OpenFeint 2.4
* minor bug fixes and content updates

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Revel in the Splendor of Classical Music – review on The iPhone App Review

shakhruz — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:39:01 +0000

Classical Music was given 10/10 score and a very positive review by Sarah Parker on The iPhone App Review – http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/12/classical-music-iphone-app/

USA Factbook Free reviewed on Best Kids Apps

shakhruz — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:34:51 +0000

8+ rate.

“USA Factbook Free is never going to win any accolades for being cute and funny because it is neither. This utilitarian app helps kids memorize their states and capitals. Period.”

http://www.bestkidsapps.com/ages-5-8/usa-factbook-free/

Classical Music 1.0 Launch Press Release

shakhruz — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:08:44 +0000

Today we published official press release on Classical Music launch – http://prmac.com/release-id-9141.htm

ADS Software Group introduces Classical Music 1.0 for iPhone/iPod touch
Rego Park, NY Dec 08, 2009 in iPhone

[prMac.com] Rego Park, New York – ADS Software Group Inc. today is proud to introduce Classical Music 1.0, their new classical music compilation and quiz for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, Classical Music is an educational database of 50 music compositions of the most famous composers of all time.

Featuring a vinyl record player styled user interface, music aficionados and connoisseurs alike can listen to the most recognizable one-minute passages of famous compositions, view a short biography of each artist, with a link to purchase the full version of the composition from iTunes. Classical Music also includes a nice “Who is the Composer Quiz” game. Additionally, the application offers Openfeint integration for music lovers to see other Classical Music Quiz player’s leaderboard, get achievements and send challenges.

Feature Highlights:
* 50 minutes of great classical music
* Stylish Vinyl Record Player
* Who is the Composer Quiz game
* OpenFeint integration
* Information about compositions and short biography of composers
* Link to buy full version of composition on iTunes

“I have always felt there were remarkable deep-rooted similarities between classical music as compared to rock and roll, or even some pop music,” said Shakhruz Ashirov, founder and CEO of ADS Software Group Inc. “Regrettably, the modern media doesn’t support classical music very well, so a large percentage of the younger audience is never exposed to it. We currently have plans to add up to a 100 compositions, a new music memorizing game, as well as localize the app into major languages and some other features.”

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 3.0 or later

Pricing and Availability:
Classical Music 1.0 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. A free Lite version is also available. Review copies are available upon request.

ADS Software Group
Classical Music 1.0
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Classical Music Lite
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Based in Rego Park, New York, ADS Software Group Inc. is a privately held corporation founded in 2008 by Shakhruz Ashirov. Leveraging their longtime experience in both development and UI design concepts, ADS Software Group is dedicated to making excellent educational and entertainment software for mobile markets.

ART 4.4 Update Press Release

shakhruz — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 11:39:17 +0000

Official press released published on prMac – http://prmac.com/member/view-release-9119.htm

ADS Software Group releases ART 4.4 for iPhone and iPod touch

Summary:

New York based ADS Software Group Inc. today announces ART 4.4, an update to their very popular and critically acclaimed pocket art gallery, slideshow and quiz for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, ART is a database of over 6000 masterpieces featuring 204 famous artists with full biographies. Art students, beginners and hobbyists alike can browse online galleries of works and save images to their gallery, and more.

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Rego Park, New York – ADS Software Group Inc. today is proud to announce ART 4.4, an update to their very popular and critically acclaimed pocket art gallery, slideshow and quiz for iPhone and iPod touch. Developed specifically to take advantage of the iPhone’s unique capabilities and interface, ART is a database of over 6000 masterpieces featuring 204 famous artists with full biographies.

Art students, beginners and hobbyists alike can search by artist’s name or work title, browse online galleries of works (in portrait or landscape mode), and discover top selling paintings. Each image and artist is accompanied by a link to a Wikipedia entry. Users can effortlessly create their own list of favorite artists in ART’s built-in My Gallery, add and/or remove them, and view an animated slideshow for random pictures.

Additionally, users may save images to their photo library, use them as wallpaper, email links to friends and family, or export them to their computer. The full database of images (400MB) can be downloaded and browsed offline. And with ART’s handy parental control feature, users can easily hide all nude and horror pictures. Students will appreciate ART’s built-in Quiz game. Leveraging Openfeint integration with quiz’s, see how other people play, challenge players and post results on Facebook and Twitter.

Feature Highlights:
* 204 Artists (New artists are added with each update)
* Add/Remove Artists
* Create custom lists of Artists
* Full Biographies of artist from Wikipedia (Offline: no connection necessary)
* Open external web sites to learn more about Artists
* 6000+ pictures to view in portrait and landscape modes
* Save images from web sites to device gallery
* Offline browsing with bulk download feature (400MB)
* Parental Control setting
* Animated Slideshow for random pictures and for pictures in My Gallery (selected by user)
* Quiz game – who is the artist?
* Save To Photos – Save painting to device photos library and set it as a wallpaper
* Email Image – Create a nice looking html email with a link to the artist’s page on wikipedia
* Search by artists name or work title
* My Gallery section with favorite pictures
* Most Expensive Art section
* Integration with Openfeint for Quiz

“I’ve been always jealous of the fact that others knew about art and I did not. They immediately recognized the names of the greatest artists and could determine who created one or another famous masterpiece,” said Shakhruz Ashirov, founder and CEO of ADS Software Group Inc. “Although I had art history class at university, I completely forgot most of it. Today there are four developers and one designer in our team that work full time on new versions with new applications coming. The passion and experience we put into our products are really paid back by our customers. And I love reading emails from our customers all over the world who love our apps and support us.”

Version 4.4 is a major update, featuring an completely revised user interface, and minor bug fixes. Art fans can now add an unlimited number of paintings to their favorite artists. Just find and open the images in ART’s built-in browser and tap “Save”. And with ART’s built-in browser, it’s easy to open Wikipedia and other websites for additional information about artists. ART now offers Openfeint integration, with global and local history of quiz scores with leaderboards. Achievements allow users to track their progress in learning art. Challenges allow them play with other people, find new friends, with a nice chat room for art fans.

ART version 4.4 brings the total number of artists in the database to 204 and adds several more modern artists, including Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, Grant Wood, Georgia O’Keefe, Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera, Edward Hopper, Ernst Kirchner, Paul Klee, Roul Dufy, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Edouard Vuillard, Edvard Munch, Arshile Gorky, Frida Kahlo, Francis Bacon, Jackson Pollock, Andrew Wyeth, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, and Fernando Botero.

Language Support:
* US English, German, French, Spanish and Russian

Device Requirements:
* iPhone or iPod Touch 2.2.1 or later

Pricing and Availability:
ART 4.4 is only $0.99 (USD) and available worldwide exclusively through the App Store in the Education category. A free Lite version is also available. Review copies are available upon request. Since its launch, ART was a Top 20 Educational application in the U.S (Top 100 paid in the U.S in September ‘09) and most other countries for almost 1 year in a row, and was a staff favorite in September ‘09. ART has been critically reviewed by Macworld and several bloggers.

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Purchase and Download http://appsto.re/art
ART Lite http://appsto.re/artlite
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Based in Rego Park, New York, ADS Software Group Inc. is a privately held corporation founded in 2008 by Shakhruz Ashirov. Leveraging their longtime experience in both development and UI design concepts, ADS Software Group is dedicated to making excellent educational and entertainment software for mobile markets. Copyright

(C) 2008-2009 ADS Software Group Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Classical Music 1.0 released!

shakhruz — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:03:01 +0000

Classical Music 1.0 was approved and released on AppStore yesterday!

Main features of the application:

50 minutes of great classical music. 50 Famous compositions – 1 minute of the most exciting part of every composition.

Stylish Retro RECORD Player

“Who is the Composer?” – Quiz game

OpenFeint integration to see other Classical Music Quiz players leaderboard, get achievements and send challenges

Information about compositions and short biography of composers

links to buy full version of composition on iTunes

We offer it at introductory 50% discounted price ($0.99 in the U.S.) – check it on iTunes now

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Celebrating ART 4.4 approval!

shakhruz — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 06:49:20 +0000

We have finally released and got approved ART 4.4. version. It took us 2 months to make it. We hope you will like it. There were 2 major problems in 4.3 which we addressed in 4.4:
1. Some users had regular crashes on launch
2. We removed modern artists.

In 4.4 we have isolated the feature that made it crash on start to solve the problem #1.
To solve #2, we added 35 modern artists, including: Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, Grant Wood, Georgia O’Keefe, Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera, Edward Hopper, Ernst Kirchner, Paul Klee, Roul Dufy, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Edouard Vuillard, Edvard Munch, Arshile Gorky, Frida Kahlo, Francis Bacon, Jackson Pollock, Andrew Wyeth, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Fernando Botero.

As we are not allowed to use images of modern paintings without licensing and paying great sum of money in advance for every single image, we have not included images in the application. Instead we added links to online galleries and created a built-in web browser that will let you not only see pictures, but also save them for your personal use at any time. Now you can create your own galleries with even higher quality images and extend your galleries indefinitely!

To celebrate the approval, we give away 5 promo codes:
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World Countries 2.2 approved!

shakhruz — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:56:20 +0000

Today we are celebrating approval of version 2.2.! We spent at least 3 weeks working on it and almost a month to get it through to the appstore.

The major improvement there is integration of OpenFeint. We have most of all features of OpenFeint used in World Countries: Leaderboards, Achievements and Challenges.
The most interesting feature is Challenges. It’s might be a bit unusual, but once you learn how to use it, you will definitely like it.

After every quiz or flag game you will be offered to send your game as a challenge. If you do that, it means you will send exactly the same questions (for quiz) or flags (for flag games) to your opponent(s) and after your opponent finishes the challenge you both will see who did better.

As usually we give away some promo codes for new users:
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Art 4.4 is ready and submitted for review

shakhruz — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:17:56 +0000

We submitted new version of Art to Apple a week ago.

Changes in the update:

* Added modern artists: Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, Mark Rothko, Joan Miro, Grant Wood, Georgia O’Keefe, Marc Chagall, Diego Rivera, Edward Hopper, Ernst Kirchner, Paul Klee, Roul Dufy, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Edouard Vuillard, Edvard Munch, Arshile Gorky, Frida Kahlo, Francis Bacon, Jackson Pollock, Andrew Wyeth, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Fernando Botero

* Total number of artists in the database – 204

* Updated user interface

* Fixed crash on start bug. It asks you if you want to resume viewing last opened picture.

* Open wikipedia and other websites with additional information about artists in a built-in browser

* Save images from external websites to your galleries – now you can add unlimited number of paintings to your favorite artists, all you need is to find and open the images in our built-in browser and tap “Save”.

* Openfeint integration: global and local history of quiz scores with leaderboards. Achievements allow you track your progress in learning art. Challenges allow you play with other people, find new friends. Chat room for art fans. Post your achievements on facebook and twitter.

* Added missing biographies for all artists

* Extended parental control – option to see adult pictures only

* minor bug fixes

World Countries Review at TheiPhoneAppReview.com

shakhruz — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:11:53 +0000

World Countries is World Geography for Your iPhone – a fresh review on the app by Sarah Parker.
http://www.theiphoneappreview.com/10/world-countries-iphone-app/