St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada – Embraceware Software today is proud to announce the release of Awaken 6 for Mac. Awaken turns your Mac in the ultimate music alarm clock and sleep timer. Available now in the Mac App Store for just $9.99 and listed as “New and Noteworthy” by the Mac App Store Team.

What’s New:
* Refined user interface with Retina display support
* New application icon
* Redesigned full screen mode
* Full screen button added to the main window
* Graphite appearance tint support added
* Improved iTunes 12 support
* Support for alternate iTunes library locations
* New “Float on Top” option

Alarms
* A backup alarm sound can now be set in the event there is a problem playing iTunes music
* Alarm snooze countdown can not be restarted at anytime
* New preview button allows you to preview your music selection and volume settings

Timers
* Timers continue to countdown when you switch to other areas in the app
* A countdown ticking sound added as a preference (with a selection of 4 different sounds)
* Timers now work in full screen mode, along with keyboard shortcuts for play/pause and switching timers
* Support added for Notification Center

Sleep Mode
* New restart button added to allow you to restart the countdown at anytime
* New preview button allows you to preview your music selection and volume settings
* Volume and brightness fade out duration can now be set

Pricing and Availability:
Awaken 6.0 is $9.99 USD (or equivalent amount in other currencies) and available worldwide exclusively through the Mac App Store in the Productivity category. If you’d like Awaken to wake and power on your Mac at alarm time, download the free AwakenHelper app from Embraceware online. Follow us on Twitter (@Embraceware) for updates and development news.

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Embraceware Software Inc has been developing software for the Mac since 2005 and in 2008 has extended to iOS development. Our lead product for Mac OS X is Awaken which is a digital alarm clock and sleep timer. Embraceware is located in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Copyright 2005-2014 Embraceware Software Inc. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, Mac OS X and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. and/or other countries.