Not all homeless people are addicts, or mentally insane. In fact there’s a large community of homeless people just down on their luck. The solution for them is not so simple as “Go get a job”, when the public won’t even look them in the eye. But this is Silicon Valley, where one day you could be sleeping in your car, and the next day you’re a millionaire. Simon Brooks, a British expat in Silicon Valley, is one of those people living in his car, only he has two dogs with him.

Published by Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc., in association with the Mineralogical Society of America, all 24 chapters of The Mineralogy and Optical Mineralogy digital book series for iPad and Mac are now available on iBooks. This series is specifically designed to take full advantage of the latest digital media technology to empower students and teachers of mineralogy. The series feature color photographs, illustrations, movies, 3D models that can be rotated, interactive diagrams and review questions.

FlipHTML5 Software Co., Ltd today announces the upgraded Mac version of Flip HTML5 software, allowing customers to make engaging and attractive digital content for tablet, desktop, laptop or mobile devices of any kind. Create responsive CSS3, jQuery and HTML5 FlipBooks all in real-time without writing a single line of code. Publishers can create custom layouts, optimize advertising and editorial content, distribute editions and maximize the digital publishing workflow.

Artbit Studios today announces ZEZ 2.0, an update to their popular game title developed for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Armed with a rocket powered metal fist, Zez must rise his way to victory in the robot arena. Line up the same colored robots, smash them and rise as high as you can until the time runs out. The update builds on the success of the launch version, adding new content and many new features. Version 2.0 also marks the switch from freemium to premium model.

Michigan based Elevate Entertainment, LLC today introduces Lumena Free 1.0, a No-Nonsense Rhythm Game for iOS. Lumena is an impossible rhythm game that demands top-notch reflexes and impeccable concentration. Playing is easy; fling the colored disc toward a matching colored light. Succeeding at Lumena is not easy. With support for twelve languages, Lumena features an original electronic soundtrack with Game Center Leaderboards and Achievements.

Football, soccer, futebol, futbol, fubball, kurat el madam, sakka; it’s time to find out which country is better at the penalty shootout! Acemobe today challenged soccer fans from around the world to see which country is better at the penalty shot with its launch of World Soccer Shootout. Available on the App Store, Google Play and Facebook, this challenging game is easy to play, but hard to win since players must lace up for shooting and glove up for keeping.

Lisbon based Silicon Studios today announces iDownload 3.0 for iOS, an update to their Productivity app that allows users to quickly and easily download and share any file from any website. The app supports numerous file formats. Once downloaded, users have the ability to view files or share them via Airdrop, WiFi, USB, or email. The update adds iOS7 support and is now available free for limited size downloads with in app purchase to unlock full downloading functionality.

Brand new war game by Sirocco Mobile is coming out on the 1st of June 2014. We are releasing DEFENSE 39! The game is Free, presenting a totally unique gameplay challenge and a whole new approach to the Tower Defense genre. Our goal is to bring back the heroism of the Polish army. The game will let you relive the defense of several locations stormed by the Nazis. With hundreds of enemy units on-screen, weaponry which makes a difference, the game came out to be absulutely unique.

i-Shanghai Creative introduces 124 – Swipe to Add Me 1.0, its new game title for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. 124 – Swipe to Add Me is an addictive finger game that you can pick up any time to challenge yourself. Just swipe or tap the digits on the right side together to get the desired sum number listed on the left side. Although the mathematics is easy, you need to calculate and move your finger as quick as possible. Can you imagine how fast you figure out the large sum number?

AppAvenger today announces PlayPlaces 1.6, an update to their Ultimate Kids Road Trip App for iOS. Showing the locations of over 9,000 restaurants with play structures for kids and rest areas for the traveling family, PlayPlaces Ultimate Kids Road Trip App is a must have companion for those long rides with small children. No need to remember how many miles the last next rest area sign said, a quick glance at the app and users can know if they can make it or need to get off at the next exit.