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Selectsoft, a leading developer of family-friendly games, is offering their top 40 iPhone card game Solitaire Spin as a free download February 8, 9 and 10 only. A fun combination of solitaire strategy with fast-paced action, Solitaire Spin features wild layouts, unexpected power-ups, eye-catching visuals and an exciting levels mode. With over 500 maps, 5 types of cards, 5 backgrounds and 3 game modes, Solitaire Spin will throw you for a loop! Solitaire Spin is available now on the App Store.

Florida based RC3, Inc. today introduces Joustin' Beaver 1.0, their new single-player arcade-style adventure game for iOS and Android devices. Joustin' Beaver allows Justin Bieber fans to help their favorite pop star poke fun at the overbearing and aggressive paparazzi. Fans of the pop star can help guide his cartoon counterpart down a river while picking up "Otter-graph seekers" and knocking evil "Phot-hogs" into the water with his jousting lance.

Raleigh based tagtraum industries today announces beaTunes 3.5, an update to the popular music library management and music analysis tool for Mac OS X and Windows. beaTunes lets music lovers take control of their library. It helps to enforce spelling rules, finding miscategorized songs, duplicates, fix faulty sort names, etc. The new release features improved performance and decreased memory requirements.

Bangalore based developer, Curatus Technocorp LLP today introduces The Candy Monster 1.0, its new gaming title for iPhone and iPod touch devices. Yum Yum, the little monster has only one request: Candy! Help Yum Yum to get the candy by looking for secret objects to complete the levels. Perfect for kids and adults alike, The Candy Monster features 60 different levels, tricky levels, devious traps, obstacles, amazing graphics and much more.

Ohanaware today announces Fun Greetings 1.1, an update to their user-friendly Photo Greetings Card printing product for the Macintosh. Fun Greetings is a card printing program, where a users photos are the star. With the emphasis on family, kids, pets and any other photos, Fun Greetings enables the user to print their own Photo Greetings Cards right at home on their Mac and printer. Version 1.1 includes a new e-card option, making it easy to send greetings cards through e-mail.

Digital Oddities today introduces Aspire Goals 1.0 for iOS, their new Productivity app for setting and achieving goals through motivational analysis and goal visualization. Achieving goals is 80% mental and only 20% activity. Aspire Goals focuses on the 80%, combining detailed goal setting with a sophisticated Goal Visualization tool to turn goals from dreams into realities. Featuring context based Help throughout, the app also tracks multiple Goals by Category and the status of each goal.

Independent developer Anh Do today announces Writing Kit 3.0, a major release to his robust Markdown editor for iOS devices. Writing Kit helps you research and write Markdown-formatted documents, export them as Markdown or HTML files and send to Evernote, Facebook, Posterous, Tumblr, and Twitter. Version 3.0 refines many existing features and adds even more powerful functionality to the app, including full Readability integration and 'Clever Return Key' and more.

cribasoft today announces their new Location Awareness module, available as an in-app purchase for users of their best-selling HoursTracker app for hourly workers and/or independent contractors. This new Location Awareness module employs the new geofencing capabilities in iOS 5 to provide HoursTracker users with location-based reminders, automatic clock in/out, and job list sorting. With this new technology, HoursTracker continues to lead the pack in time tracking apps in the App Store.

Developed by DS Apps LLC, MyGuardianAngel 1.0 gives a person the ability to call 911 with the push of one button while simultaneously sending a message to each emergency contact stating that 911 was just called along with the location of the event. The concept of the myGuardianAngel App is to get a person the most help possible with the push of One button. All emergency contacts, at the same time, as to exactly what the situation is and exactly what type of help is needed.

Los Angeles based 24x7digital LLC today introduces TeachMe: 2nd Grade 1.0, the fourth installment in the popular TeachMe series of education apps for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. TeachMe: 2nd Grade teaches age-appropriate subjects to second grade children: addition, subtraction, sight words, and spelling. TeachMe: 2nd Grade's unique reward system, TeachTech character recognition, and specially designed learning animations make for a fun and productive learning experience.