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The December 2009 issue of macCompanion magazine is now available online and as a PDF. The 131-page issue includes Books, Greenware, Hardware and Software reviews. AT&T and iPhone support, why iPhone development is so hard, year-end roundup, smoking Macs, the Windows 7 upgrade battle, Mac OS X Support Essentials, ClimateGate and the Copenhagen Treaty, Solarcharger and SolarVoice, Business Card Composer, Photoshop Elements 8 and more.

California based iHome Educator has released iLiveMath Winter Sports 1.0, a new collaborative educational math and winter sports app for Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. “iLiveMath Winter Sports” is the second in a series of innovative word problem applications. Going beyond math equations and flash cards, iLiveMath will test students with illustrative questions. Students will be challenged with their applied math skills.

California based iHome Educator has released iLiveMath Animals Of Africa 1.1, a new collaborative educational math and zoology app for Apple’s iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. “iLiveMath Animals of Africa” is the first in a series of innovative word problem applications. Going beyond math equations and flash cards, iLiveMath will test students with illustrative questions. Students will be challenged with their applied math skills.

Cincinnati based Code by Kevin has released Manpower 3.1, a program that provides a simple, elegant three-pane interface that makes reading man pages on OS X as easy as reading e-mail. Manpower is a Mac OS X graphical user interface to the main system of Unix software documentation, the man page. Man pages are concise but thorough descriptions of the functionality and methods of the various Unix command-line programs.

Noise Industries has announced that they will be exhibiting at the 9th Annual Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 13th, 2010. Each year, the Las Vegas SuperMeet aggregates well-known Adobe, Apple and Avid editors, digital content creators, and HDSLR filmmakers from around the globe to explore the latest industry trends and innovations. The company will showcase award-winning FxFactory plug-ins and highlighting innovative releases from newest development partners.

New Mexico based Lion Arch Dev Co. has released RadNotes 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. RadNotes is a handy study tool for radiology students and professionals wanting to brush up on terms and refresh their memory with mnemonics and study points. There is a detailed Positioning chapter to will most likely help you and your employer avoid a lawsuit. This app may very well be worth millions to you and the perfect all-in-one Radiology study tool for anyone on the go.

New Mexico based Lion Arch Dev Co. has released PingyJumper 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Pingy is a young, adventurous and brave little penguin from Antarctica. His only dream is to fly. Hes got the wings. Hes got the desire. But does he really have what it takes to fly with the eagles? Try to help Pingy with his dream and keep him climbing higher and higher to earn huge bonus points by collecting the fish he comes across that are scattered throughout the game.

Lion Arch Dev Co. has released LifeRemote 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. LifeRemote is an iPhone app for those times in life when you lose possession of your remote control. Maybe someone has decided theyre the only one allowed to have the remote. If this sounds familiar, then this is the app for you! With LifeRemote you can control the TV remote without ever having to hold it.

New Mexico based Lion Arch Dev Co. has released DebrisBlaster 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch devices. In DebrisBlaster, you are on a mission to clear our surrounding space from debris. You accomplish this by touching your device’s screen and setting off a chain reaction of explosions. For each level you will only have one bomb to achieve your objective. You will have to destroy one piece of debris and use that explosion to detonate a nearby object creating a chain reaction.

New Mexico based Lion Arch Dev Co. has released NurseNotes 1.4 for iPhone and iPod touch. NurseNotes is the perfect all-in-one nursing medical study tool for a student or a medical professional looking to study medical terms, notes, mnemonics or questions on the go. Features include a Index button that lets you navigate easily and quickly to any chapter or page as well as a Last-Page Recall to return to the last page where you left off. Users can Pinch-Zoom, and also includes a magnifying glass.