PhatWare today announces WritePad Lite 8.1, the free version of the popular note-taking and handwriting recognition software for iPads. WritePad utilizes PhatWare’s state-of-the-art handwriting recognition technology to convert practically any handwriting into computer text. WritePad Lite includes most of the features found in the paid version. Notes created with WritePad can be sent via email or SMS, tweeted, saved, posted on a Facebook wall, printed, exported as PDF, and so much more.

Ultralab announces the availability of their special Valentine’s Day app – Valentine Box. Using patterns and objects from 4 packs of love-themed stickers and messages, users can turn their photos into personalized romantic cards to send out and share with their loved ones on St Valentine’s Day and all year around. Valentine Box also makes for a great tool for all social media addicts who want to wish their followers a happy 14th February in a fun and creative way.

Today, WayTaskers announced the launch of their app for iOS. The app is an open marketplace for people and businesses to outsource everyday tasks at a reasonable price. People often feel burned out or stressed by their jobs, feel emotionally drained from their work, used up at the end of the day. It allows users to find local people to help out around the house and office. WayTaskers is giving users the first five credits for free to post a task and bid on another task to help out.

Qrayon today introduces AirSketch Pro for the iPad. The app converts the iPad into a wireless whiteboard without the need of any special hardware or external cloud services. Users can draw and write directly on the slides, and later share the annotated deck with your audience as a PDF which allows one to interact to the audience from anywhere in the room. AirSketch Pro does this without the need for any hardware devices, subscription services, or special client software on the computer.

Miemode, LLC this week announced that the company is engaging in a crowdfunding campaign to polish and distribute its latest 3D, Virtual Reality hardware and software endeavor, the M8D (pronounced MADE) Virtual Reality Headset. The M8D Virtual Reality Headset is crafted for everyday use, with the portability of paper, the durability of high grade plastic, and the hands-free adaptability of expensive VR headset. Easy to use, the M8D is compatible with headphones, headgear and haptic devices.

Magzter adds another best-seller to its newsstands in Fur Fish Game. Published by AR Harding Publishing Co in Columbus, Ohio, Fur Fish Game is America’s #1 magazine for practical outdoorsmen since 1925. Written to instruct and entertain, this magazine is a must-read for anyone who is truly passionate about living and being outdoors. Magzter is the world’s largest and fastest growing global digital cross-platform newsstand and magazine & book store.

Tenkai Game Studio today announced that its mobile arcade game Icetris, has been featured in Indie Game Magazine’s Screenshot Weekly. Icetris’s gameplay is a mix of match 3 with a falling block game. Your goal is to catch falling ice cubes into correct containers on the bottom of the screen. Tenkai Game Studio has created special Valentine’s Day edition of Icetris. This level has been exclusively presented on the Indie Game Magazine web page.

Multi-award winning publisher, DADA Company introduces Play Opera 1.0, a new innovative app for iOS devices. Recommended for children between ages 5 and 12, Play Opera is an innovative application developed specifically to get kids excited about opera. Combining narration, animation, interactivity and music in an extraordinary visual experience, this app presents five opera love-themed fragments, illustrated by five renowned artists of exceptional talent.

24U Software today announces 24U Phone Companion 2.0, a new version of their FileMaker plug-in solution for Mac OS X and Windows. 4U Phone Companion allows FileMaker solutions to interact directly with supported PBX (telephone switches). Version 2.0 adds support for call centers by providing called trunk line identification and improving support for complex phone handling workflows thanks to the ability to process unknown messages from and send raw commands back to the connected phone system.

Houdah Software today announces HoudahSpot 4.0, a major upgrade to their desktop search tool for OS X. A Mac OS X essential since 2006, HoudahSpot is an advanced file search tool. It builds upon Spotlight and makes it both more powerful and easier to use. Anyone can effortlessly create precise searches that pinpoint the exact files that they are looking for. Version 4.0 has been completely reimagined for OS X Yosemite. It is faster, easier to use and packs many new features.