The Global Women’s Empowerment Network today announced that Lizzie Sider, 15-year old emerging country artist, is nominated for a 2013 Hollywood Music in Media Award for her accomplishments as a national spokesperson for the Global Women’s Empowerment Network. GWEN Alert is in the automatic go-to for emergency situations, providing a secret defense for those in abusive relationships; traveling or meeting people alone. Sider has been actively participating in an ongoing anti-bullying campaign.

Corporate Smalltalk Consulting has announced Fax Reader 3.0.2 for iOS, an update to their document viewer app that allows the user to view & sign the TIFF files generated by office fax machines. As faxes are increasingly emailed to save on paper costs, Fax Reader works by supplementing the existing document display logic found in iOS 6 & 7, which only displays the first page of a fax but does not show page two. Fax Reader solves this problem by letting you see all the pages, then sign them!

St. Clair Software has released Default Folder X 4.6, 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 4.6 supports the new tagging capabilities in Mavericks and corrects a number of compatibility issues.

iHomeEducator, Inc. launches the EdScout Series of apps, a new geography literacy educational app series for iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, and soon Google Play, Kindle, and Nook. Celebrating Geography Awareness Week the EdScout Series helps students learn by locating different regions through zooming, panning, tapping, & reading about the world. The app presents an interactive real-world picture where context to oceans and continents are maintained and a student must pick from many possible regions.

California based MaaDoTaa today announces AllDraw 1.1, an innovative iPad app that makes it possible for two or more users to share a drawing-pad and participate collaboratively in a drawing session. Drawings can be easily saved inside the app or saved in the photo album or shared on Facebook or Twitter. Each session can be saved and played back at a later time. This app is perfect for a classroom or for businesses where it allows a group of people to share ideas graphically.

Australian game publisher Not Doppler has today announced that its upcoming title, Strike Force Heroes: Extraction, will launch onto the App Store this Thursday November 21. A spin-off from a popular Flash game series, Strike Force Heroes: Extraction sees players assume the role of a secret agent investigating a potential threat by a rogue military organisation. Players will be able to run, jump and shoot their way through 30 action-packed stages.

3rD World Games today announces the up and coming release of Cuebox, its new 3-dimensional billiards game for iOS and Android. Cuebox promises to take the classic game of billiards into a world where the laws of gravity do not apply. What makes this app exceptional is that the balls are floating inside a box that replaced classic pool table. It is a change of perspective on traditional billiards that provides the whole new dimension of fun. Cuebox will be released on November 29th, 2013.

Virginia based ICON, LLC today Foods Pop Pro 1.0, their new game title for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Extremely interesting and fun, Foods Pop challenges players to solve over 200 food puzzles. It’s guaranteed to keep you entertained for hours. Each level presents a close up of a famous foods brand so it is harder to recognize for added challenge. Start naming your way through hundreds of food puzzles in four packs: Candy, Food, Drink and Fruit. Can you name them all?

Synaptic Wave today announced that the number of Tesla Wars players has exceeded 3,000,000. Tesla Wars is a popular action and tactic game. The player’s aim is to defend the Tesla Tower against enemies as long as possible. They use chainsaws, tanks, missiles and attack from land, air, underground. Player can use Specials, as well as mines, toxic bombs, freeze and earthquake. Rewards for every killed enemy can be spent on improving Specials, recovering energy, repairing perimeter and more.

Avenue8 today introduces Mindscape Meditation 1.0 for iPad, an app that pioneers an interactive method for learning scripture-based meditation. Mindscape Meditation focuses specifically on Christian meditation with an unmatched level of customization. Users choose from stunning 3D scenes, varied time length and focused scriptures with a voice guide that adjusts to selections. With no internet connection required, it is easy to use anytime and anywhere to de-stress on and focus on God’s Word.