Yazsoft has announced Playback 1.8.15 their new zero configuration media server for Mac OS X. With a focus on ease-of-use, Playback allows anyone to share their media with any Playstation 3, Xbox 360, or other UPnP compatible device. Playback can also share media stored in folders or even make entire disks available to a Playstation 3 or Xbox 360. By default, Playback will share almost any content on the users system. No configuration required.

Writing is probably the most difficult subject to teach and learn. Middle School Writing 1.0 for iPad and iPhone saves teachers and students time, money and headaches by making writing a consistent process. Teachers get a writing platform with excellent content on which they can depend, and students no longer get lost and frustrated in the writing process. It is a win-win for teacher and student. Go to the App Store today and see for yourself what 162 schools already know!

SuperBot Entertainment and Section Studios today introduce CuddleFish Friends 1.0, their first interactive book designed in HD especially for iPad. CuddleFish Friends is the story of Cecil, a smart and curious polka-dotted cuttlefish, and his CuddleFish friends on their adventures in the sea as they laugh and play and explore the extraordinary coral reef. Developed for children ages 3 and up, inventive interactive play rewards discovery with many delightful surprises.

St. Clair Software has released Default Folder X 4.5.11, an update to their award-winning utility for Mac OS X. Default Folder X enhances the file dialogs in all Mac OS X applications. Its custom keyboard shortcuts put your favorite and recent folders at your fingertips. It provides fast navigation to your files, convenient previews, integrated Spotlight tagging, and more. Version 4.5.11 is compatible with the developer release of Mavericks and fixes issues on Mac OS 10.8 and 10.7 as well.

Flow Studio, an independent game developer, announced today a $250,000 Seed Fund from Synot Holding a.s. Studio is known for its iOS titles Power of Logic and Sortee with 2.7M downloads. The company had two other Leap Motion apps for PC and Mac, Sortee and Midnight, prior to the July 22 release of Leap Motion. With its new funding, Flow Studio plans to increase its capacity and development speed so it can launch more Leap Motion enabled apps and find the right market within the next 12 months.

The photo app development team at Pixite LLC, in partnership with award-winning creative technologist Ben Guerrette, is excited to announce the addition of ND Patterns + Shapes pack by photographer and designer Neal Dieker in Tangent 1.2 for the iPhone and iPad. The pack is based on NDPATTERNS, downloadable pattern overlays widely used by photographers and artists to create stunning effects on photos. Tangent is a highly regarded photo effects app that has been named Editor’s Choice by Apple.

Yijie Studio today introduces R-ROUND 1.0 for iPad, its casual arcade game, where players must swivel a circular platform so that the hero, fixed on the edge, hits oncoming enemies in time with the music. It has some of the most foot-tapping, jingly pop tunes in gaming. Players earn combo points based on the number of consecutive hits without misses and how close the initial contact is to the beat of the music. With top-quality 3D animation and original music, R-ROUND rewards rhythm & reflexes.

Massachusetts based Acronis today announces mobilEcho 4.5.1, the latest release of its market-leading mobile file management solution for iOS devices. mobilEcho enables enterprises to drastically improve mobile users’ productivity, while maintaining complete control over data security and compliance. Now including free, in-app editing tools for Microsoft Office documents, mobilEcho offers military-grade, certified encryption; and other security and ease-of use improvements.

1stWorks today introduces a remote surveillance option for PC2Me+, its award winning, Windows PC remote control app for iOS. Available to owners of PC2Me+ as an in-app purchase, Cams2Me+ adds home & office surveillance and security monitoring to the app’s R/C ability. Cams2Me+ features audio and video recording from connected devices, real time activity notifications, multiple PC support, and user selectable trigger settings for motion detection, audio detection and unauthorized computer access.

G-Power today introduces Patext 1.0 for iOS, its new app that lets users create text on photos or backgrounds that follows any path or shape. After typing in the text, users simply drag a straight or curved path for the letters, which appear successively while dragging. Featuring a large selection of razor-sharp, vector fonts, users may adjust all the following: font size, font color, drop shadow, shadow color, kerning, and looping. Completed photos or decorative messages can be saved or shared.