prMac serves to enhance the visibility of press releases in the Mac world, offering Mac-centric news media distribution services as well as top-notch RSS feeds. © 2013 prMac http://prmac.com/ en-us http://prmac.com/release-id-56207.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-56207.htm Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:35:00 CST OrionArts Studio releases a new and free iOS app, Kung Fu Slap 1.0 which parodies real world Chinese Martial Arts Wing Chun, made popular by Kungfu film Ip Man. Kungfu Slap is a simple test of how fast players can tap to deliver slaps in a whack-a-mole style, much like the sleek Wing Chun moves that were displayed in the Kungfu film. Instead of playing against artificial intelligence, the app features real world opponents like a friend or a random player from Game Center in a real time match. http://prmac.com/release-id-55442.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-55442.htm Wed, 13 Mar 2013 07:30:00 CST With all of the apps in the Apple App Store and Google Play Market it can be hard to find legitimate hypnosis apps in Chinese. Hypnosis is still a relatively new practice in China even though meditation has existed in China for thousands of years. In fact, Chinese hypnosis video sleep, a banned video, was one of the top searches in China. After testing many apps, the best we could find is Visulax Success. It features a soothing Chinese female voice and relaxing meditation background music. http://prmac.com/release-id-52118.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-52118.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:00:00 CST California-based family-friendly app developer, Selectsoft introduces Chinese Travel Talk 1.0, a fast and fun way to learn a foreign language on your iPhone or iPad. With over 800 essential words and phrases, spoken translations, flash cards and more, Chinese Travel Talk features a simple interface but is packed with useful vocabulary covering 9 practical categories, including Air Travel, Hotel, Food, Transportation, Shopping and Emergency. http://prmac.com/release-id-50504.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-50504.htm Tue, 13 Nov 2012 05:00:00 CST Released just in time for World Diabetes Day 2012, Dr. Jakob Bargak announces Diabetes Acupuncture: 7 Points Self-Treatment 1.1, his new diabetes self-treatment app for iOS. The App conveys a traditional Chinese method to treat diabetes using acupuncture with grain. It provides 7 easy-to-find acupuncture points, one for each weekday to be located using simple videoclips. Spending only 10 minutes a day, diabetics have the possibility to lower blood sugar on their own without taking medication. http://prmac.com/release-id-48344.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-48344.htm Sun, 23 Sep 2012 06:55:00 CST Dalnimsoft today announces MyEnglishLite 1.4, the free version of its translation app for iOS. MyEnglishLite is a free English study app for anyone who is new to the English language and want to improve their vocabulary. The app allows you to add books into the app that searches for difficult words and saves them in the dictionary. The app then shows the definition of these words in highlighted colors, and can even arrange the words with frequency they appeared in the book. http://prmac.com/release-id-48181.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-48181.htm Wed, 19 Sep 2012 07:00:00 CST m008 Studio, Inc. today announces the release of Crazy Chinese Flashcards! 1.2 and a new lite version for iOS devices. Crazy Chinese Flashcards! is designed to help kids start learning Chinese language. Studies have shown that use of flashcards is highly effective in learning Chinese yet kids find them boring and quickly lose interest. By presenting the flashcards in a catching game settings together with periodic pop-quizzes, kids can learn Chinese in a fun and effortless manner. http://prmac.com/release-id-44528.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-44528.htm Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:58:00 CST Conquer Online 2.0 for iPad, an epic online adventure that debuted back in early 2012, has attracted hundreds of thousands of iPad users. The number of total downloads had bloomed to more than 400 thousand as MMORPG lovers experience this real MMO on iPad. Players join force with friends to explore the Conquer Online world, its mysteries and dangers. In this app, players slay dreadful monsters, form groups, and defeat other formidable opponents. http://prmac.com/release-id-43744.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-43744.htm Tue, 05 Jun 2012 11:00:00 CST iAplusApps has just released Tap & Talk, a new series of travel apps for iPhone that make communicating while abroad easy. Designed specifically for travelers, Tap & Talk can quickly and easily find a word or phrase among over 4,000 phrases and 2,000 additional common words. When in common situations such as at a restaurant, in a taxi, or asking locals for directions, users can navigate through the easy-to-use interface to find what to say with just a couple taps of the finger. http://prmac.com/release-id-43175.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-43175.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 10:10:00 CST Innovative app developers Small Planet Digital have partnered with John Solimine and Andy Hullinger to create Dragon Brush, an irresistible, interactive storybook for iPhone and iPad based on a Chinese folktale. With narration by Matt Berninger and music by Aaron & Bryce Dessner - from the acclaimed band, The National - Dragon Brush follows the adventures of Bing-Wen, a young boy who loves to paint. With gorgeous artwork and magical interactions on every page, readers will be inspired. http://prmac.com/release-id-42215.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42215.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 07:20:00 CST Belgium based 123-Kids today announces the release of 123 Chinese for all iPad devices. A new language learning utility geared towards young children, 123 Chinese gives kids an opportunity to learn how to read, write, and pronounce basic Chinese words. Colorful flashcards, illustrations, guides, and audio elements included in the app make learning a blast while concise categories focus user's attention to specific subjects. http://prmac.com/release-id-42130.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42130.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 09:30:00 CST Once again, California's Penpower Technology Inc. has upped the ante on practical business applications. With the release of the latest version of their rousingly well-received Worldictionary app, the prospects have never been better or more convenient for on-the-go international business people - and travelers in general - looking for fast and impeccably accurate on-point translation. This indispensable technology is now available to consumers for 50% off the previous price. http://prmac.com/release-id-42070.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-42070.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:00:00 CST Beijing based independent development team Zachary Wang and Zuo Peng introduced Small Talk Chinese for the iPad. Small Talk Chinese teaches Chinese through punchy English dialogues adapted from movies, television, and other media outlets, which are then crowd-sourced for translation into Chinese. The dialogues, which feature popup word definitions and Chinese audio from native speakers, are organized around fun topics like dating, fashion, and the office place. http://prmac.com/release-id-41839.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-41839.htm Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:30:00 CST Put Chinese culture and language at your child's fingertips with "Bella's Chinese New Year," an eBook app for iPhone and iPad released on April 23 in the Apple App Store. Adapted from the much-loved hardcover version released in May 2011, "Bella's Chinese New Year" is a joyful story about a five-year-old American girl named Bella, who lives in Singapore, and is celebrating the New Year at her school. With her infectious smile and zest for life, Bella connects with the culture around her. http://prmac.com/release-id-40719.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-40719.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:30:00 CST Tokyo based Long Weekend LLC today introduces Rikai Browser Chinese 1.0, its brand new Chinese-to-English dictionary browser for iOS devices. Rikai Browser Chinese is a fully-functional web browser, complete with history, bookmarks, and navigation buttons. It also keeps a word history of searched words for later reference. A "copy-paste" feature allows text from other apps to be easily looked up as well. Rikai Chinese also tightly integrates with Chinese Flash, a Chinese flashcard program. http://prmac.com/release-id-37885.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-37885.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:00 CST Washington based Ruby Red Games announces Chinese New Year Maze Game - The Year of the Dragon 1.0, its second iOS gaming title. This maze game takes many elements and traditions from Chinese New Year celebrations and incorporates them into a fun, single player and multiplayer maze race. The objective is to collect all the items in the maze before time runs out. Players can choose from different characters to play, including the most powerful - the dragon. http://prmac.com/release-id-36758.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-36758.htm Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:50:00 CST Long Weekend today introduces Chinese Flash 1.0 for iOS, their new tool for studying Chinese vocabulary. Chinese Flash combines the concept of a spaced-repetition flash card system along with native pronunciation of each pinyin tone. Preloaded with over 150 study sets, the app lets users focus on relevant vocabulary, such as word lists for the HSK and TOFCL tests. Users can also create their own study sets out of the 100,000+ word built-in Chinese-English dictionary and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-35031.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-35031.htm Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:00:00 CST Blue Whale Apps today introduces Hungry Dragon 1.0 for iOS, their arcade game that challenges players to control a red Chinese Dragon who grows one segment longer each time he eats. The goal is to eat enough food to level up, while not killing the dragon by allowing any part of his body to touch any other part. Players control him with right and left thumb buttons and a shield that protects him for a short time. Having grown to 10 or more segments long, he can no longer make continuous turns. http://prmac.com/release-id-30932.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-30932.htm Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:20:00 CST Elena Koestel is not your ordinary six-year old. She is trilingual, fluent in English, Spanish, and French and has recently taken on Mandarin Chinese. Elena and her brother Pablo are the inspiration for developing an app for iPhone and iPad called "Princesses Learn Chinese" which teaches Mandarin Chinese through stories, games and songs. The family proposes that making 10 minutes count is all it takes to have fun together while inspiring their kids to become multilingual. http://prmac.com/release-id-29190.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-29190.htm Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:30:00 CST Madrid based 3y3.net today introduces New Chinese HSK for iPad, a learning app which allows you to study all vocabulary and pronunciation for the new HSK levels 1, 2, 3 and 4 comprising more than 1200 words. The new Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi is a standardized international Chinese proficiency test designed by the Center of Beijing Language and Culture University. It is a dependable measure of your Chinese level used in admission or course placement of colleges or universities, and job application. http://prmac.com/release-id-27715.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-27715.htm Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:06:00 CST San Francisco based TileSpeak Software today announced the release of TileSpeak for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices running on iOS 4.0 or later. TileSpeak Mahjong provides anyone interested in learning the Chinese language with a way to develop and expand their comprehension of written Chinese characters by simply playing Mahjong Solitaire on their mobile devices in their free time. Each game piece is stamped with a single character, and bears a tonal association by color on the game board. http://prmac.com/release-id-26917.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26917.htm Fri, 17 Jun 2011 06:00:00 CST Flat Earth Studio today announces that a new book, The Complete I Ching: 10th Anniversary Edition by Taoist Master Alfred Huang, is now available for in-app purchase in the Yi Jing version 2.4 update for iPad and iPhone. By providing choices in translations, Yi Jing enables users to find the translations that speak most directly to them. The Complete I Ching offers a thorough introduction to the history of the I Ching, how to use it, and several new divination methods. http://prmac.com/release-id-26507.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26507.htm Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:32:00 CST MSD Services introduces ManManLai Chinese 1.0, a new mobile app for iPhone and iPod touch. ManManLai Chinese is a personal learning tool combining a fully-searchable Chinese-English dictionary with a flash card and organizational system. ManManLai is designed to be a personal learning organizer that stays with a Chinese learner throughout the months and years of study and mastery. It promotes both structured learning and free-form exploration of the language. http://prmac.com/release-id-26255.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-26255.htm Thu, 02 Jun 2011 05:00:00 CST Yokohama based Nagaraja Rivers today introduces Speak Chinese Fun Phrasebook 1.0 for iOS, its easy to use talking phrasebook app for Mandarin Chinese. Each phrase is displayed in large sized simplified Chinese characters, Pinyin with tone marks, and English translation. Featuring over 500 words and phrases, users can hear the audio for each phrase from a native Chinese speaker. Speak Chinese Fun Phrasebook does not require an internet connection. You can use it anywhere you go. http://prmac.com/release-id-25756.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25756.htm Fri, 20 May 2011 07:26:00 CST Beijing based Zicool Studios today announced the recent update of EasyChinese K1 v5.0 for the iPad. This dynamically in-depth learning application was developed to help children learn the basics of the Chinese language. Created cooperatively with Beijing Normal University Education professors, EasyChinese K1 utilizes a vibrant graphic approach to teach youngsters a fundamental set of four hundred Chinese characters, based on 1st semester of Grade 1 Chinese textbook from People's Education Press. http://prmac.com/release-id-25750.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25750.htm Fri, 20 May 2011 06:25:00 CST fraga-games Ltd. announces the release of Ming's Memory 1.0 for iOS. Ming's Memory is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, and will give the user the opportunity to de-stress with the help of The Five Elements. This App was created to bring people who live in modern society with all the stress, hectic and anxiety back to the wonderful world of Asian Landscaping, soothing sounds and Ying-Yang-Marbles. http://prmac.com/release-id-25653.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-25653.htm Tue, 17 May 2011 12:02:00 CST fraga-games Ltd. announces the release of Ming's Memory 1.0 for iOS. Ming's Memory is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine, and will give the user the opportunity to de-stress with the help of The Five Elements. This App was created to bring people who live in modern society with all the stress, hectic and anxiety back to the wonderful world of Asian Landscaping, soothing sounds and Ying-Yang-Marbles. http://prmac.com/release-id-23587.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-23587.htm Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:30:00 CST Massachusetts based Flat Earth Studio today announces another major update for Yi Jing, with more new features and new book content for additional purchase, including I Ching: Navigating Change by Stephen Karcher. i Jing is the definitive mobile version of I Ching, the Book of Changes. By providing choices in translations, Yi Jing enables users to find the translations that speak most directly to them. One single App includes a question oracle, an integrated journal, with book text and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-23465.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-23465.htm Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:00:00 CST Massachusetts based Flat Earth Studio today announces another major update to Yi Jing - Book of Changes 2.3 for iOS. Yi Jing is the definitive mobile version of I Ching, the Book of Changes, done the way it was meant to be experienced. By providing choices in translations, Yi Jing enables users to find the translations that speak most directly to them. One single App includes a question oracle, an integrated journal, and book text in multiple translations and interpretations. http://prmac.com/release-id-23470.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-23470.htm Sat, 26 Mar 2011 07:15:00 CST Tampa based Wattanasoft today introduces "Learn Chinese (Mandarin)" for iOS devices. Learn Chinese (Mandarin) includes advanced phonetic spelling technology that gets students speaking correctly from the start; interactive multimedia aides the learning process; unit reviews re-enforce vocabulary; and advanced intuitive sequential learning builds lessons progressively. The early success the app provides makes students language-learning confidence soar. http://prmac.com/release-id-22785.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-22785.htm Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:15:00 CST Cologne based mobivention today announces 3D Mahjong Mountain 2.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Mahjong Mountain is based on a classic Chinese game concept which has the goal to find matching gaming pieces. The goal is to find matching game pieces and eliminate those. Additional difficulty levels are included through different game layouts and different pilings of the pieces. With this extension it is also possible to see and select pieces from every possible angle. http://prmac.com/release-id-21996.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-21996.htm Sat, 19 Feb 2011 01:00:00 CST Toronto based BIG BAD BRUSH inc. today introduces Kung Fu Master! 1.0, their new game for iPhone and iPod touch. The zombies and pandas are up to no good stealing all of the Kung Fu Master's gold and gems. Show them who's boss by mastering the bamboo poles and gathering all of Kung Fu Master's gold and gems back. This Kung Fu inspired game is filled with funny characters and kung fu sounds, supports Game Center with In-Game high scores and much more. http://prmac.com/release-id-20324.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-20324.htm Sat, 08 Jan 2011 03:05:00 CST Independent app creator Rickey Nguyen today introduces Chinese Entertainment 1.0 for iOS. Chinese Entertainment includes the latest Chinese news, TV shows, movies, music, reviews, entertainment news as well as other news retrieved from various sources from the Internet compiled to one great app. It has both English and Chinese feeds, with options to share links on your Twitter and Facebook as well as send in Email. http://prmac.com/release-id-18276.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-18276.htm Thu, 18 Nov 2010 09:00:00 CST Massachusetts based Flat Earth Studio today announces Yi Jing - Book of Changes 2.1 for the iPad. One of the oldest books written has been re-crafted to take advantage of the unique features of the iPad device. It includes a question oracle, an integrated journal, and book text in multiple translations and interpretations. New features include a new 4-coin oracle and yarrow stalk oracle, support for copying book text and journal items, enhancements to the Library and Store, and more. http://prmac.com/release-id-17361.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-17361.htm Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:20:00 CST Cologne based mobivention today announces Mahjong Mountain 1.0 for iPhone and iPod touch. Mahjong Mountain is based on a classic Chinese game concept which has the goal to find matching gaming pieces. Additional difficulty levels are included through different game layouts and different pilings of the pieces. The first 1000 downloads of the full version are free. http://prmac.com/release-id-14121.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-14121.htm Tue, 29 Jun 2010 03:30:00 CST Mandarin Boy today released Mandarin ABC 1.8.1 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users who want an easy way to learn the language correctly. The application is the first ever to offer proper pronunciation tutoring by a native Mandarin speaker, teaching nine hundred words as quickly and easily as possible. Users are taught through lessons, review and testing. Once the lessons have been completed for one of the three difficulty levels, a user is tested to determine if they're ready to move on. http://prmac.com/release-id-13835.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-13835.htm Fri, 18 Jun 2010 03:00:00 CST SuperlaSoft, LLC today released Chinese Holidays and Festivals 1.0 for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The application calculates and beautifully displays any of the thirty traditional Chinese holidays or festivals from year one to year 9999. Chinese Holidays and Festivals is not only practical and very useful, it is an important educational resource. The app's details of Chinese traditions reveal a rich history that goes as far back as recorded time and as far ahead as you can set a calendar. http://prmac.com/release-id-13640.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-13640.htm Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:30:00 CST Princeton University Press and Flat Earth Studio are pleased to announce the latest version of the popular iPhone App, Yi Jing, now available from the App store. Yi Jing is the definitive mobile version of The I Ching, or Book of Changes, done the way it was meant to be experienced. This major update for Yi Jing App includes new features and improved book content for additional purchase, including Princeton University Press's all-time bestselling edition of The I Ching, or Book of Changes. http://prmac.com/release-id-13500.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-13500.htm Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:00:00 CST In collaboration with well-known TV chef Ching-He Huang, Adduce Studios today announces Chinese Food In Minutes 1.0, a new iPhone cookbook application. In her new app, Ching shows you how to create her delicious, healthy versions of Chinese classics at home, with 29 of the best recipes from the series, beautifully illustrated and with step-by-step instructions, plus high-quality videos of Ching cooking selected recipes. http://prmac.com/release-id-13391.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-13391.htm Thu, 03 Jun 2010 09:00:00 CST Flat Earth Studio today announces Yi Jing - Book of Changes 2.0, a major update with new features and new book content for additional purchase, including "The I Ching Workbook" by R.L. Wing. By providing choices in translations, Yi Jing enables users to find the translations that speak most directly to them. And "The I Ching Workbook," by renowned I Ching author R.L. Wing, provides a great introduction for new users, with accessible, in-depth interpretations of this oracle's ancient wisdom. http://prmac.com/release-id-9074.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-9074.htm Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:00:00 CST Flat Earth Studio today announces Yi Jing 1.4, an update to the definitive mobile version of I Ching, the Book of Changes. One single App contains all of the features you would expect, including a question oracle, an integrated journal, and book text in multiple translations and interpretations. Ancient meets modern in more languages than ever before. Version 1.4 offers three new localizations and book translations, including Japanese, Portugues, and Espanol. http://prmac.com/release-id-6652.htm http://prmac.com/release-id-6652.htm Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:34:00 CST Flat Earth Studio today announces two new translations for its version 1.3 update for Yi Jing, also known as I Ching, the Book of Changes, for the iPhone and iPod touch. I Ching helps explore all of the different meanings and interpretations of this ancient Chinese oracle. The update includes "Yi Jing / Book of Changes" by Gregory C. Richter, and "Gia-Fu Taoist I Ching" by Gia-Fu Feng and Frank R. Kegan.