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Independent app developer Ellie Saffron has teamed up with Santa to help him create an easy and effective way for you and the children to contact the north pole. Contact Santa 1.0 allows you to contact the North Pole and hear Santa, Mrs Claus and Rudolph. There is also Santa’s personalized gold star reward chart that allows children to earn gold stars for good behavior, complete with cheers, and a function to send a drawing to the North Pole.

Sherlock Holmes 1 – Murder at the Diogenes Club by newcomer developer AppEndix LLC has just been updated to v1.1. Sherlock Holmes 1 – Murder at the Diogenes Club is a complete novel and an interactive app, in which you attempt to uncover the secret behind the gruesome Murder at the Diogenes Club with the help of the great Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. The Update includes two new features, and a number of text and translation corrections in the 6 supported languages.

Onomaly Software has announced the v3.0.0 releases of “iRunTrains” and “iRunTrains for iPhone.” These are 3D, hobby train simulators for the iPad and iPhone. Fun to play and pleasant to just watch, these apps are fun for all ages. Drive trains, control speed, direction and braking with the touch train selector, throttle and brake controls. Train yourself anywhere. Select from many dynamic views that “chase” and track the trains. Take a virtual ride on the steam and diesel engines.

Nevosoft announces Insider Tales: The Stolen Venus. In the game, players follow Francesca di Porta, the best detective in Italy, on her search for the thief of the famous painting, The Birth of Venus. Players look for clues in an abandoned castle of a secret society, attempt to prove a professor’s innocence, and set off to a mysterious island in pursuit of the criminals. This hidden object, puzzle, adventure game offers a wide variety of searches and mini-games which will thrill detective fans.

Independent game studio, Solverlabs today announces Crystal Tower Pro 2.0, a major update to their popular Jenga style physics puzzle game for iOS. The update contains 2 new level packs with real life US and World Towers, completely redesigned and improved user interface and game play, new backgrounds, interactive Towers Quiz and Game Center support. Now packed with more than 100 levels and stunning 3D visuals the App will please all players who love physics Jenga style puzzles.

Mobile software development company, Finmouse introduces Jumping Electron 1.0.2, its electronics inspired arcade game title developed for iOS devices. Featuring retro graphics and a classic platformer look and feel, Jumping Electron is a thrilling ride on a highway inside retro electronics, including Radio, a Jukebox, a Phone Switchboard and a TV. Transformers, diodes, lamps and radiators invade smartphones to become obstacles on the highway, the action being set in early Electronic Ages.

Experience an epic journey through the majestic ruins of Sarnaut and discover the lost civilization of June’s forgotten tale in Mail.Ru Games’ latest iOS release, Allods Adventure HD 1.1.0. Based on the popular MMORPG, Allods Online, Allods Adventure HD asks players to help the rambunctious Oakgrove family unearth the Great Treasure of June, a prize protected by the mysterious Key Masters.

Redwind Software is delighted to announce the release and worldwide availability of Draw-It, Push-It 1.0, their new modern day Pictionary-style game. Turn the Apple TV into a games console and gather ’round with up to 15 friends for a first-of-a-kind, revolutionary, multiplayer iOS experience. Created to bring back family living room gaming, Draw-It, Push-It is Redwind’s first game from their Push-It series of buzzer-based Apple TV games, from quizzes to game shows and everything in between.

FOUNDD 1.0 has been solving this problem with its web app by using recommendation algorithms to personalize content selections. The service has proven very popular, hitting one million ratings within 5 days after the launch last July. FOUNDD provides personalized movie recommendations based upon users’ ratings. Further digital entertainment verticals such as TV shows, games, internet videos, books and entertainment apps are following.

Fun and challenging free new app Video Games Quiz 1 from Otter Studios takes video game lovers on a nostalgic journey, as they rely on screenshots, hints and clues to identify more than 500 video games – from the very first commercial title in the 1970s, to today’s amazing 3D masterpieces. The app is designed for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Video Games Quiz is fun and challenging and lets video game lovers put their knowledge to the test as their journey through video game history.