Kingdom of Pirates 1.3 will hit the AppStore! Players anticipate the introduction of new awesome levels to the game – that’s the most anxiously awaited new feature. As promised by the developer, new enemies and a continuously exciting storyline will be available in the upcoming update. In addition, the players are especially excited about the first appearance of a new officer – Relentless Captain Ingo. A brand new fishing contest will also open with the coming of version 1.3. Yo-ho-ho!

Dalamser announces JAC and JAC Digital 3.0 for Macintosh. JAC provides one or more resizable traditional analog clocks showing the time in different locations around the world. JAC Digital does the same with digital clocks. JAC & JAC DIgital distinguish themselves from other clock applications with their design philosophy “for when you just need to know the time.” Version 3.0 introduce a new map picker, enhanced support for multiple screens and more. JAC & JAC Digital 3.0 support OS X Mavericks.

PhatWare today releases WritePad 7.0, the iOS 7 optimized version of the popular note-taking and handwriting recognition software for iPads and iPhones. WritePad blends deep text editing features with a self-improving handwriting recognition system that learns users’ writing patterns. Version 7.0 presents an iOS 7 style interface while still supporting iOS 6, improves note-taking experience, includes all supported languages with the app price, and features significantly reduced application size.

nocknock 1.0 is a new free iPhone app from Agile Dimension, which lets you chat with anyone nearby using Bluetooth. No Internet connection needed. It works just like any messaging app, except that you may only chat with people within Bluetooth range. Perfect at the crazy noisy Halloween party! Invite the cute witch across the room to a chat by holding your iPhone sideways, which displays a ‘nocknock’ invitation screen. Send and receive text messages, even with emojis.

Massachusetts based Acronis today announced that Acronis ExtremeZ-IP 8.1 now supports Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks. ExtremeZ-IP is the only enterprise – class software harmonizing Apple Mac use on Windows servers, resolving major issues of Mac use in the largely Windows-server populated workplace. New support improves enterprise IT and Mac user productivity for 8,000 Customers by resolving compatibility and performance issues related to Windows file, print, and NAS server access.

Boinx Software invites all animation experts and hobbyists alike to beta test the brand new DSLR live view feature in iStopMotion for the Mac. Used by teachers, brickfilmers, pro animators and anyone with an interest in this movie making technique, Boinx iStopMotion is the leading solution for stop motion animation and timelapse capture. The beta version of iStopMotion supports live view with Canon DSLR cameras, including the Canon EOS 40D, 60D, 60Da, Rebel XSi, Rebel T2i, and Rebel T5i.

Zevrix Solutions announces BatchOutput DOC 2.2.4, a compatibility update to its popular output automation solution for Microsoft Word on Mac OS X. BatchOutput automates printing of multiple documents and allows to carry out powerful professional PDF production directly from Word, eliminating the need for time consuming post-processing. The new version makes BatchOutput DOC compatible with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks and addresses some stability and performance issues.

WET Productions today announces My Virtual Boyfriend adds vampires to the mix with update 2.1. My Virtual Boyfriend is a dating simulation game that features a host of characters to choose from with unique personalities and appearance. The goal of the game is to charm your way into the heart of your virtual date and eventually, get him to fall in love with you. It combines both humor and flirty romance for a unique gaming experience on mobile devices.

Reinvented Software announced the availability of Together 3.1 for Mac today. Version 3.1 integrates with Finder tags on OS X Mavericks, improves iCloud libraries, adds a Quick Open feature and includes many other new features and improvements. Together for Mac is an app for collecting, organizing and searching all kinds of files. Just about anything can be dragged to Together for safe keeping, tagged, previewed, collected together in different ways and found again instantly.

Alchemy + Houston is proud to introduce Mission, a new iPhone app that curates photo contests and sweepstakes run by brands on Instagram launched this week. The app helps users to discover photo contests and easily participate. Their directory has over forty contests at any given time, from top brands such as Mercedes Benz, Juicy Couture, C-Wonder, and BMW as well as smaller boutiques, and bloggers. Mission has already indexed contests from over 275 brands, generating over half a million photos.