iStopMotion for iPad Developer: Boinx Software Ltd. Price: $4.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Boinx Software is pleased to announce that iStopMotion for iPad has garnered two important industry awards for its big debut at Macworld | iWorld 2012 — the 2012 Macworld | iWorld Best of Show from Macworld Magazine and Editors Choice Award 2012  from the Mac Observer. “I am incredibly proud to have iStopMotion for iPad recognized by Macworld magazine and the Mac Observer (TMO) as one of the best new products for 2012,” says Oliver Breidenbach, CEO, Boinx Software. “We worked very hard to reinvent the flagship iStopMotion Mac product for the iPad 2 and our efforts paid off. iStopMotion for iPad was an instant hit with Macworld | iWorld 2012 show goers of all ages and skill levels. My thanks to the editors at Macworld and TMO for recognizing iStopMotion for iPad and to the entire Boinx team for a job well done!” The busy Macworld | iWorld 2012 exhibition provides developers a global stage to showcase the most innovative technology and gear for the Mac community. Breidenbach adds, “Receiving the nod of excellence from such influential media organizations sets a very positive tone for the future of iStopMotion for iPad.”  (more…)

Zwoor Event HD Developer: Twoor LLC Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: For paper hungry Board Meetings, there is good news ahead. What used to be affordable only for Fortune 1,000 Corporate Boards will be made available, starting February 1st , 2012 to School, City, Townships and Community Boards, at very affordable price points, from Zwoor.com.  Paperless Board meeting materials at Board Directors’ fingertips, on iPad, Kindle Fire or other fine tablets.Board Meetings iPad functionality that used to cost several thousand dollars for a corporation will be made available during the month of February at very attractive price points – with plans for a School, Community Board or City Council meeting starting at $19.99, and even free plans, supported by ads. (more…)

Global Feed Developer: Sovereign Dynamics LLC Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: Sovereign Dynamics, an independent software company, has launched “Global Feed”, an intuitive, slick app designed to stream news based on Geo-IP location and completely configurable by the end user, onto the iOS App Store. It is designed to take the effort out of finding local news and gives users an edge.Global Feed is an app that was designed with end users in mind. Instinctual and function filled, it works on the iPhone and gives users unparalleled support for seeing news spreading from a source - not only can you see where news originated, but it also uses location support to tailor that information to the area that the phone is situated in. Relevance has never been easier to attain, and has a new edge that users can leverage. With the world rapidly designing itself around knowledge sharing via twitter, Facebook and other social networks, it is important to stay up to date in an accessible, effortless way. (more…)

What’s your secret? What’s your terrible vice, your one bad habit that you just can’t seem to drop? Everyone has at least one, and whether it’s smoking too much, swearing too frequently, or forgetting to put on pants, help is only a download away. Perhaps, you just need the right goal tracking app to turn it all around! Use the new year or your birthday or the nearest holiday of your choosing as a milestone. Say to yourself “Self, henceforth from this International Migratory Bird Day (the second Saturday in May) you will no longer leave shopping carts in parking spaces at the supermarket, but instead will take them to the cart return like a civilized human being.” Ahem.If you’re having trouble sticking to your goals, tracking your progress with your iPhone or iPad can be a great way to stay motivated. Use it as a high-tech reminder of your goal or a journal for tracking success. Check out these goal tracking apps from the App Store, and start on the path to becoming a new you.[tsm-slidesjs][app 457726323]Have you ever used a swear jar to collect your pocket change every time you cursed at the Yankees or your neighbor’s horrible dogs? SinJar pulls that concept into the digital age, giving users both a “Sin Jar” and a “Goal Jar.” As you slip up or accomplish goals, enter your actions into this app to deposit animated tokens in the jars. Sin Jars accumulate angry faces, while Goal Jars fill up with smiling encouragement. Train your brain to do the right thing by keeping track of your slips. Both jars can be adjusted for size depending on how copiously you plan to be sinning. Let your integrity be your guide!@slide:[app 362036274] TraxItAll is built around the premise that nothing will happen without motivation. This app’s clear, concise interface lets you track your “life stats” in one easy-to-read window. Chart your progress on work goals, diet commitments, and bad habits and reward your successes with happy faces and stars. A record of your accomplishments will keep your mind on the right track, and before long you’ll replace your bad habits with the good habit of checking TraxItAll! Read our review of TraxItAll .@slide:[app 301068353] Using the inspirational words of America’s seventeenth President, this app- wait, let’s start over. From the app’s description, “Andrew Johnson is a Clinical Hypnotherapist based in Ayrshire on the West Coast of Scotland,” and his therapy program targets the habits that surround the act of smoking. By eliminating these habits through passive suggestion, smokers can let go of the nicotine more easily. Dr. Johnson’s app can be used before sleep or during any portion of your day that includes some quiet time. It’s expensive therapy at an App Store price.@slide:[app 393159800] Sometimes you want to start up a positive habit rather than shed a negative one, and Way of Life is a great tool for the job. Its simple interface allows you to graph your habits and watch your week’s successes stack up. Simply enter the habits you wish to encourage and then set each day to red or green depending on whether you stuck with your goal. This completely free app can also export your data to external programs such as Dropbox, enabling you to sync your accomplishments across multiple devices.@slide:[app 316925674] Inviting you to “CRUSH YOUR GOALS IN 2012!” the enthusiastic Habit Factor team want to help you on your way to accomplishing your new year’s resolutions. The Habit Factor is a truly all-in-one solution; you can write yourself a motivational lecture as easily as you can add photos of your goal to get fired up for success. The app’s calendar tracks your streaks and lets you watch as your posture improves or your weight declines. The Habit Factor is absolutely packed with features and allows you to configure just about everything. When you’re serious about your habits, start here.@slide:[app 477962317]Designed to counter one of the most common vices out there, kickit is an app to help smokers give their habit the boot. This brilliant reminder list updates routinely with good news about your body’s progress in healing from the damage caused by cigarettes. Accompanying these reassuring messages are a quit counter and a funds calculator that displays the amount of money you’ve saved by quitting smoking. Kickit relies on incentives to make it worth your while to quit. Tracking your saved money and taking pride in your accomplishments helps you make the change permanent. This app is really important for your health![/tsm-slidesjs]

Just days before Apple’s recent educational announcement, one toymaker was busily demonstrating the AppCrayon classroom stylus to a conference of California’s Kindergarten teachers. The reaction was overwhelmingly positive and the verdict was clear. Teachers want a stylus. This was not entirely surprising for the folks at DANO Toys who designed the AppCrayon with input from professional educators and beta-tested it in classrooms across the globe for almost a year.”By pairing a stylus with letter-writing, drawing, note-taking and other apps, DANO Toys has found a way to meld the new, forward-thinking iPad education program with traditional educational methods,” says DANO Toys Education Director Chelsea Monahan. “Despite using a touchscreen device, students are still able to hold a pencil-like stylus to develop the motor skills that are necessary for printing, cursive and drawing.” (more…)

Cinderella – Nosy Crow animated picture book Developer: Nosy Crow Limited Price: $7.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Independent children’s app publisher Nosy Crow is pleased to announce that its Cinderella app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch has won the Publishing Innovation Award for Best Juvenile App .The Publishing Innovation Awards recognize excellent publishers and authors, encourage new thinking, and improve the reading experience in the digital age. The awards were created by Digital Book World, organizers of the Digital Book World Conference and Expo, in response to a need for best-in-class designations. (more…)

Stitcher Radio Developer: Stitcher, Inc. Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: Stitcher Radio is an extremely useful free app for anyone who want to keep current on news and events. Voted one of the top 5 news apps by Apple in 2011, Stitcher turns your iPhone or iPad into a custom radio station by streaming your personalized selection of podcasts, live broadcasts, and on-demand content from more than 5000 sources — including many of the top programs from NPR, BBC, CNN, Fox and others. It’s a handy tool to have to access to, especially if you frequently travel where there is no direct Internet connection or traditional radio available.One of the great things about Stitcher Radio is that it’s really free — not masquerading as free with subscription fees lurking in the fine print. Simply install the app and after a short registration (using your email or Facebook Connect) to start listening. Not sure where to tune in first? Pick a few topics and Stitcher will suggest programs you might be interested in.  (more…)

Soonr Scribble Developer: Soonr, Inc. Price: $3.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Soonr Scribble, the integrated annotation and cloud services app by Soonr, Inc. , will make its iOS debut at Macworld this week. Scribble boosts team productivity by making it possible to do freehand annotation on any document type and collaborate seamlessly through the cloud. The app works on devices running Apple iOS, including iPhones and iPads.”The iPad is quickly becoming an integral part of day-to-day business, as people are choosing it as their primary mobile device,” said Martin Frid-Nielsen, co-founder and CEO of Soonr. “Scribble makes iPads even more convenient by letting you mark-up files and instantly share your notes, simply by writing on the screen and saving your document in the cloud.”Soonr has boosted productivity in over 80,000 businesses globally by eliminating the inefficiencies associated with accessing and sharing documents. Soonr makes files available across all of a team’s computers and mobile devices through its secure cloud service, which syncs content across teams. (more…)

ReSporter Football Developer: Head First Communications Limited Price: $0.99 Download from the App Store User Ratings: Head First , iOS developer and creator of the popular Super Twario , is pleased to release ReSporter: Football , an iPhone app with real time access to the social media accounts of the top athletes in American Football — without having to sign up for or search through social media sites.Did you know that 11 new accounts are created on Twitter every second? No wonder new users find themselves lost in the maze of who to follow; it’s a struggle to know who is genuine and connect with people of similar interests. Even power users, who use specialized programs to filter or sort the stream of data, often feel the need to cut out the chatter so they can focus.ReSporter: Football is the simplest way for football fans to filter out the nonsense and find the most interesting information. The app shows users what American football players are saying right now on social media; it’s perfect for events like the Super Bowl. (more…)

Rover Developer: iSWiFTER Learn Inc Price: free Download from the App Store User Ratings: iSwifter Learn, Inc., the creators of Rover for Education, the iPad app that streams Flash-based online learning classroom content from leading content providers such as Discovery Education, Funbrain and Mathletics, today announced new features and milestones for its free iPad app.Rover for Education now enables teachers to automatically communicate with school IT administrators to ensure the school’s firewall is properly configured and meets the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). Rover’s firewall features also remain compliant with the school’s policies even when the student uses Rover from home.  (more…)