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Romney 'VEEP Dating' - Now the Game!

SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, 2012/PRNewswire/ --

    Romney may have chosen his VEEP candidate, but casual games Company - games2win has
other ideas! On the heels of the announcement of the 'chosen' Vice President, games2win
has released its online game - appropriately named the 'Romney Veep Dating Game' to help
players make their own choice for Mitt's VP!

    Says Justin Molyneaux - Executive Games Producer of Games2win USA, "There has been so
much excitement around Mitt Romney's choice of Vice President. Now that he has made his
choice official, there's bound to be many people disappointed with his selection. So
Games2win has taken the lead in creating a satirical game that lets users "speed date" the
short list of candidates and gives power to the people to decide Mitt's VP".

    The company has applied the laws of speed dating to create an unprecedented system,
fit for the elite - VEEP Dating. This system makes finding the perfect (running) mate a
snap. Ask a few questions and soon you'll know how Romney arrived at his Vice Presidential
choice.

    The game features interviews with former short list candidates including Tim Pawlenty
and Marco Rubio. It also includes some surprises to keep voters on their toes.

    The game is available here
[http://www.games2win.com/en/funny-games/romney-veep-dating-game.asp ].

    Games2win has always taken the global lead in creating 'topical' games centered around
current issues such as Miracle on the Hudson, Saving Captain Phillips
[http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/games2win/37943 ] and Apollo 11
[http://www.games2win.com/pr/2008-09/apollo_11/apollo_11.html ].

    Games2win owns over 600 original games that are published on its portals Games2Win.com
[http://www.games2win.com ] & GangofGamers.com [http://www.gangofgamers.com ] and on the
iOS and Android market places. Games2win's latest game 'Parking Frenzy' recently reached
no 1 position on the global iTunes Stores in the free apps and free games category!

    For images of the game, click here
[http://games2winmedia.com/2012/08/16/romney-veep-dating-now-the-game ].

   
    Chhavi Kejriwal
    chhavi@games2win.com
    +(91)-9820067079

Source: Games2Win

20 Million Minds Foundation Offers Free Sociology Book Highlight-Ready for Fall

New Social Highlighter Tool Announced

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 20 Million Minds Foundation (20MM) and Highlighter.com, dedicated to reducing the cost of textbooks while increasing student engagement in the classroom, have partnered to produce a book for the upcoming Fall term.

Introduction to Sociology, the first student-faculty interactive textbook enhances student learning, allows students to highlight, annotate, comment, share and save portions of text for note-taking and referencing. The tool also allows faculty to publish free textbooks and other course materials through the HTML5 Reader while receiving analyses of the student learning experience with Highlighter.com's tracking feature, showing which sections students find most interesting or where students might need further explanation and assistance.

"We are thrilled about this collaboration. By implementing Highlighter's publishing platform in our Introduction to Sociology textbook students can enjoy the "social highlighting" experience with the capability to comment, question, share, and interact with the materials in a virtual classroom forum," said Dean Florez, former California State Senator and President of the 20 Million Minds Foundation."Students can also be grouped into smaller study groups which allows for greater peer interaction. The simplicity of Highlighter functions make it easy to use with all comments contextualized around the content."

Highlights and comments can be made on PDF, ePUB, Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. Instant messaging and posts on Facebook and Twitter show how many students are "talking to each other" and 20MM recognizes that embedding these discussions into one learning environment will provide for a better experience for both students and instructors.   

"Instructors alike will be able to engage with 'real time' student commentary and evaluate student engagement," said Josh Mullineaux, CEO and co-founder of Highlighter.com. "Each instructor's Highlighter account will allow them to view student progress using a range of course analytic tools to promote increased student comprehension, including quantifying student commentary and responses. We are excited to partner with a company that fully understands the cost crisis in higher education, as well as the quality crisis with OER textbooks. With the integration of Highlighter into 20MM's high-quality Sociology book, faculty and students will enjoy enhanced-OER teaching and learning experiences."

The adoption of the Highlighter interactive social tool by faculty at institutions including Clemson University, California State University at Northridge, Highline Community College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Syracuse University, University of Berkeley, University of Notre Dame, and University of Colorado, has resulted in enhanced and improved student experiences and learning outcomes. 

"Highlighter has been a great addition to our teaching and learning materials," said Melanie Cooper, a chemistry professor at Clemson University. "The ability to have students read and comment on the text and answer each other's questions is invaluable."

"Students are engaging with the course material in a way that is different than before. Since I implemented Highlighter Groups into my curriculum, students are coming to class knowing more than they knew previously," said Michael Klymkowsky, a Biofundamentals Professor at the University of Colorado's Bioscience Department.

Since the Introduction to Sociology book was made available on OpenStax College, it has been viewed more by more than 10,000 users.

Access the free 20MM Highlighter-ready book: http://www.20mm.org/OER.html.

20 Million Minds is a non-profit organization dedicated to greatly reducing textbook costs. The foundation is currently leveraging leading-edge technologies to create more affordable, engaging and effective educational materials for college students throughout the nation. For more information about the organization, log onto 20mm.org.

Highlighter.com is an Education publishing platform aimed at drastically reducing the cost of textbooks and course material while increasing student success by leveraging powerful and actionable analytics and student data.

CONTACT: Beryl Chong, Communications Director
20 Million Minds Foundation 916.442.9300

SOURCE  20 Million Minds Foundation

20 Million Minds Foundation

Web Site: http://www.20mm.org

TSMC Unveils Foundry's First 100MHz Access Speed Embedded Flash IP

New 90nm High-Speed Macro targets High-performance Automotive and Industrial MCU Applications

HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today unveiled the foundry segment's first 100MHz flash memory single-cycle access speed 90nm embedded flash IP targeting a wide range of automotive, communications and industrial microcontroller (MCU) products.

The new macro provides extremely high performance and excellent system efficiency that meets the demanding requirement of faster on-chip flash memory access and increasing CPU processor speeds. With its 100MHz flash access speed, the new IP enables superior integration with high-performance processors to boost processing performance. 

Built on TSMC's 90nm logic process node, the new macro delivers significantly reduced size and several times faster speed than its 0.18-micron counterpart. It provides single chip memory and logic functionality, saving board space and enhancing system reliability.

"This clearly is the right macro at the right time to meet the rigorous demands placed upon MCUs in automotive, communications and industrial applications," said Sreedhar Natarajan, Director of Design & Technology Platform at TSMC. "The new IP is fully compatible with TSMC's 90nm logic process, allowing for re-use of existing embedded memories and logic libraries that promotes quick product ramp."

TSMC is the only foundry that provides multiple-generation embedded flash IP that has passed automotive AEC-Q100 product qualification requirements.

About TSMC
TSMC is the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, providing the industry's leading process technology and the foundry segment's largest portfolio of process-proven libraries, IPs, design tools and reference flows. The Company's managed capacity in 2011 totaled 13.22 million (8-inch equivalent) wafers, including capacity from three advanced 12-inch GIGAFAB(TM) facilities, four eight-inch fabs, one six-inch fab, as well as TSMC's wholly owned subsidiaries, WaferTech and TSMC China, and its joint venture fab, SSMC. TSMC is the first foundry to provide 28nm production capabilities. Its corporate headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan. For more information about TSMC please visit http://www.tsmc.com.

SOURCE  TSMC

TSMC

CONTACT: Elizabeth Sun, Director, TSMC Corporate Communication Division, +886-3-5682085, elizabeth_sun@tsmc.com

Web Site: http://www.tsmc.com

AT&T 4G LTE Available In Waco

Customers to benefit from ultra-fast mobile Internet on the latest LTE devices

WACO, Texas, Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T* has turned on its 4G LTE network, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology. Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides, including:

    --  Faster speeds. LTE technology is capable of delivering speeds faster
        than many other mobile Internet technologies. Customers can stream,
        download, upload and game faster than ever before.
    --  Cool new devices. AT&T offers several LTE-compatible devices, including
        new AT&T 4G LTE smartphones and tablets, such as the Motorola ATRIX (TM)
        HD, Sony Xperia (TM) ion, HTC One(TM) X, Samsung Focus(®) 2, Nokia
        Lumia 900, Samsung Galaxy Note(TM), and Pantech Element(TM) tablet.
    --  Faster response time. LTE technology offers lower latency, or the
        processing time it takes to move data through a network, such as how
        long it takes to start downloading a webpage or file once you've sent
        the request. Lower latency helps to improve services like mobile gaming,
        two-way video calling and telemedicine.
    --  More efficient use of spectrum. Wireless spectrum is a finite resource,
        and LTE uses spectrum more efficiently than other technologies, creating
        more space to carry data traffic and services and to deliver a better
        network experience.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120612/DA23287LOGO)

"We continue to see demand for mobile Internet skyrocket, and our 4G LTE network in Waco responds to what customers want from their mobile experience -- more, faster, on the best devices," said Dave Nichols, AT&T Texas President.

AT&T's 4G Network

AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering 275 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. AT&T is the only U.S. service provider to deploy two compatible 4G technologies to deliver more speed to more customers. Our 4G networks delivered faster speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests.

AT&T's 4G LTE network delivers speeds faster than many other mobile Internet technologies(**), as well as multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.

Even as AT&T continues to expand its LTE coverage in 2012 and 2013, customers can enjoy seamless connectivity between 4G LTE and HSPA+ coverage areas, unlike competitive networks that fall back to slower 3G technologies. And only AT&T's 4G network lets iPhone 4S download three times faster.

AT&T's focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace additional connection technologies. AT&T operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network*** among wireless carriers with more than 30,000 hotspots in the U.S., and provides access to nearly 225,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.

AT&T also is a leading developer of Distributed Antenna Systems, which utilize multiple small antennas to maximize coverage and speed within stadiums, convention centers, office buildings, hotels and other areas where traditional coverage methods are challenging.

Over the past five years, AT&T invested more than $115 billion into operations and into acquiring spectrum and other assets that have enhanced our wireless and wired networks. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes."

For more information about AT&T's coverage in Waco or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer.  For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

**Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. Deployment ongoing. 4G LTE device and data plan required. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G speeds not available everywhere. Learn more about 4G LTE at att.com/network.

*** Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic.  A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See http://www.attwifi.com for details and locations.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.  It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.  This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

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AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Diane Brandon, +1-214-850-0563, diane.brandon@att.com

Web Site: http://www.att.com

AT&T 4G LTE Available in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Area

Customers to benefit from ultra-fast mobile Internet on the latest LTE devices

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Aug. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --AT&T* has turned on its 4G LTE network in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville and a number of surrounding communities, bringing customers the latest generation of wireless network technology. Watch here to see several of the benefits AT&T 4G LTE provides, including:

    --  Faster speeds. LTE technology is capable of delivering mobile Internet
        speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G. Customers can stream, download,
        upload and game faster than ever before.
    --  Cool new devices. AT&T offers several LTE-compatible devices, including
        new AT&T 4G LTE smartphones and tablets, such as the Motorola ATRIX (TM)
        HD, Sony Xperia (TM) ion, HTC One(TM) X, Samsung Focus(®) 2, Nokia
        Lumia 900, Samsung Galaxy Note(TM), and Pantech Element(TM) tablet.
    --  Faster response time. LTE technology offers lower latency, or the
        processing time it takes to move data through a network, such as how
        long it takes to start downloading a webpage or file once you've sent
        the request. Lower latency helps to improve services like mobile gaming,
        two-way video calling and telemedicine.
    --  More efficient use of spectrum. Wireless spectrum is a finite resource,
        and LTE uses spectrum more efficiently than other technologies, creating
        more space to carry data traffic and services and to deliver a better
        network experience.
"We continue to see demand for mobile Internet skyrocket, and our 4G LTE network in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers area responds to what customers want from their mobile experience -- more, faster, on the best devices," said Ed Drilling, president of AT&T Arkansas.

"Expansion of high-speed mobile Internet access across Northwest Arkansas is like building a bridge to the future," said state Representative Uvalde Lindsey. "It will help connect the best of what communities like Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville have to offer to economic opportunities across the globe. It will encourage investment. It will help create jobs.  I am very pleased AT&T has made such a significant investment in our communities."

AT&T's 4G Network

AT&T's innovation and investment has resulted in the nation's largest 4G network, covering 275 million people with ultra-fast speeds and a more consistent user experience. AT&T is the only U.S. service provider to deploy two compatible 4G technologies to deliver more speed to more customers. Our 4G networks delivered faster speeds than any of our competitors in PCWorld's most recent 13-market speed tests.

AT&T's 4G LTE network delivers speeds up to 10 times faster than 3G**,as well as multiple innovations that optimize the network for performance. Our network's radio components are placed close to the antenna at most cell sites, instead of inside the base station, which helps minimize power loss between the base station and antenna and, in turn, improves the performance of our LTE network. The network also is designed with its core elements distributed across the country, which helps reduce latency, or the delay when using the Internet, because your request isn't traveling as far.

AT&T 4G LTE is in 53 markets. Even as AT&T continues to expand its LTE coverage in 2012 and 2013, customers can enjoy seamless connectivity between 4G LTE and HSPA+ coverage areas, unlike competitive networks that fall back to slower 3G technologies. And only AT&T's 4G network lets iPhone 4S download three times faster.

AT&T's focus to deliver the best possible mobile Internet experience goes beyond 4G to embrace additional connection technologies. AT&T operates the nation's largest Wi-Fi network*** among wireless carriers with more than 30,000 hotspots in the U.S., and provides access to nearly 225,000 hotspots globally through roaming agreements. Most AT&T smartphone customers get access to our entire national Wi-Fi network at no additional cost, and Wi-Fi usage doesn't count against customers' monthly wireless data plans.

AT&T also is a leading developer of Distributed Antenna Systems, which utilize multiple small antennas to maximize coverage and speed within stadiums, convention centers, office buildings, hotels and other areas where traditional coverage methods are challenging.

Over the past five years, AT&T invested more than $115 billion into operations and into acquiring spectrum and other assets that have enhanced our wireless and wired networks. Since 2007, AT&T has invested more capital into the U.S. economy than any other public company. In a July 2012 report, the Progressive Policy Institute ranked AT&T No. 1 on its list of U.S. "Investment Heroes."

For more information about AT&T's coverage in Arkansas or anywhere in the United States, consumers can visit the AT&T Coverage Viewer.  For updates on the AT&T wireless network, please visit the AT&T network news page.

*AT&T products and services are provided or offered by subsidiaries and affiliates of AT&T Inc. under the AT&T brand and not by AT&T Inc.

**Limited 4G LTE availability in select markets. Deployment ongoing. 4G LTE device and data plan required. Up to 10x claim compares 4G LTE download speeds to industry average 3G download speeds. LTE is a trademark of ETSI. 4G speeds not available everywhere. Learn more about 4G LTE at att.com/network.

***Largest based on company branded and operated hotspots. Access includes AT&T Wi-Fi Basic.  A Wi-Fi enabled device required. Other restrictions apply. See http://www.attwifi.com for details and locations.

About AT&T

AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) is a premier communications holding company and one of the most honored companies in the world. Its subsidiaries and affiliates - AT&T operating companies - are the providers of AT&T services in the United States and around the world. With a powerful array of network resources that includes the nation's largest 4G network, AT&T is a leading provider of wireless, Wi-Fi, high speed Internet, voice and cloud-based services. A leader in mobile Internet, AT&T also offers the best wireless coverage worldwide of any U.S. carrier, offering the most wireless phones that work in the most countries.  It also offers advanced TV services under the AT&T U-verse(®) and AT&T ?DIRECTV brands. The company's suite of IP-based business communications services is one of the most advanced in the world.

Additional information about AT&T Inc. and the products and services provided by AT&T subsidiaries and affiliates is available at http://www.att.com.  This AT&T news release and other announcements are available at http://www.att.com/newsroom and as part of an RSS feed at http://www.att.com/rss. Or follow our news on Twitter at @ATT.

© 2012 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved. Mobile broadband not available in all areas. AT&T, the AT&T logo and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated companies. All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.

Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

Information set forth in this press release contains financial estimates and other forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results might differ materially. A discussion of factors that may affect future results is contained in AT&T's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in this news release based on new information or otherwise.

SOURCE  AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc.

CONTACT: Anita Smith, AT&T Arkansas Communications, +1-501-687-7259, Anita.Smith.2@att.com

Web Site: http://www.att.com

BidOnHealth.com Offers a Solution to Rising Healthcare Costs

"Health expenditures in the United States neared $2.6 trillion in 2010, over ten times spent in 1980."

PHOENIX, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Affordable Care Act is a hot, debatable topic right now.  Whether it is one you support or not, it generates awareness regarding the need for affordable healthcare in our country.  It has become nothing less than a necessity to find a solution to the healthcare problems we face as a country. According to data released by Kaiser EDU, Health expenditures in the United States neared $2.6 trillion in 2010, over ten times the $256 billion spent in 1980. This has created a dilemma for the tens of millions of Americans who cannot afford necessary medical tests because they either don't have insurance at all, or have a policy with a restrictively high deductible.

Dr. Scott Hastings, Family Practice doctor in Show Low, Arizona, founded BidOnHealth.com, a website that allows consumers to purchase medical tests at an affordable price. The BidOnHealth.com model follows the ever so popular trend of purchasing items online at a discounted rate. Anyone who has used a website like Priceline.com will find this concept familiar.  Priceline is best known for their bidding option where the consumer makes choices within certain parameters, offers the amount they are willing to pay, and then enters a credit card number in hopes that their offer is accepted.

BidOnHealth.com uses a similar approach for medical tests and healthcare services. Consumers choose their geographic location along with the tests or services they need, and make offers based on what they are willing to pay. Using this bidding option, consumers can save up to 90% off the average retail price of the tests or services they are purchasing.  However, bidding is not a requirement at BidOnHealth.com; tests and services can also be purchased immediately at an incredible discounted rate of 60% off.

BidOnHealth.com is contracted with reputable laboratories, radiology facilities and providers to ensure a quality end-product. The services and facilities remain constant whether the consumer is saving 60% or 90%. This is one instance where the old adage, "you get what you pay for," does not ring true. 

BidOnHealth.com has been recognized across the country for their innovative approach to healthcare. To learn more about the direction of the company visit:

http://www.mymedicalmalpracticeinsurance.com/news/a-new-way-to-drive-down-your-patients-healthcare-costs/.

SOURCE  BidOnHealth.com

BidOnHealth.com

CONTACT: Denise Thompson, Marketing Director, +1-602-531-5533, denise@bidonhealth.com

Web Site: http://www.BidOnHealth.com

Sony Pictures Interactive Opens a Hotel Game on Facebook

Iconic Setting of Upcoming Animated Film Hotel Transylvania Gets Interactive Treatment

Company's First Premium Social Game

CULVER CITY, Calif., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Pictures Interactive has launched the company's first premium social game, The Hotel Transylvania Social Game (facebook.com/hoteltgame), it was announced today by Bob Osher, president, Sony Pictures Digital Productions, and Emmanuelle Borde, executive vice president and general manager, Sony Pictures Interactive.  Featuring the iconic setting of the upcoming Sony Pictures Animation monster comedy Hotel Transylvania, the Hotel Transylvania Social Game capitalizes on the popularity of Facebook games to bring fans an exciting new way to play in the world of the film.  Hotel Transylvania opens in theaters nationwide on September 28, 2012.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120815/LA58392)

"This game was a natural brand extension for us and a great way to introduce our film and characters online," said Bob Osher. "It's the best possible scenario when those opportunities are created internally between divisions like Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures Interactive."

In the Hotel Transylvania Social Game, players are tasked with building, decorating, managing and maintaining their own Hotel Transylvania, where a host of fun monsters, inspired by the upcoming animated film Hotel Transylvania, come to get away from the stresses of the human-inhabited world.  Grow zombies in your hotel graveyard to create hotel staff, and keep guests happy with a host of torturous amenities.  Players can check back daily to collect rewards, share gifts with friends and entertain their hotel guests.

"Social games are a key entertainment activity for millions of people online," said Emmanuelle Borde. "Sony Pictures Interactive has always focused on building digital experiences that drive community and conversation.  The move into social games was a logical evolution for our business."

The Hotel Transylvania Social Game was designed and developed entirely in-house by Sony Pictures Interactive.  "Our goal was to build a game that is fun to play while taking advantage of the full range of social tie-ins that experienced gamers expect from social games," said Scott Nourse, senior vice president of production, Sony Pictures Interactive.  "We are proud of our achievement in that regard and are excited about the framework we have built which will enable us to build more games in the future."

The Hotel Transylvania Social Game is free to play and available to anyone with a Facebook account at http://facebook.com/hoteltgame.  Players who wish to augment gameplay through purchase of in-game currency will have the ability to enhance and personalize their individual experience.

Sony Pictures Interactive is planning on launching one to two new social games a year.  The next game is currently set for launch in April 2013.

About Hotel Transylvania
Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula has invited some of the world's most famous monsters -- Frankenstein and his wife, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves, and more -- to celebrate his daughter Mavis' 118th birthday. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem -- but his world could come crashing down when a human stumbles on the hotel for the first time and takes a shine to Mavis.

Columbia Pictures presents a Sony Pictures Animation film, Hotel Transylvania.  The film features the voices of Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Steve Buscemi, Molly Shannon, David Spade, and CeeLo Green.  Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky.  Produced by Michelle Murdocca.  Screenplay by Peter Baynham and Robert Smigel.  Story by Todd Durham and Daniel Hageman & Kevin Hageman.  Executive producers are Adam Sandler, Robert Smigel and Allen Covert.  Music by Mark Mothersbaugh.  Music Supervision by Liza Richardson.  Imagery and Animation by Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.

About Sony Pictures Interactive
Sony Pictures Interactive is an award-winning digital marketing and production studio dedicated to building entertaining and impactful brand destinations in the online, mobile and social space.  Sony Pictures Interactive provides brand management, marketing strategy, creative campaign design and development for a diverse roster of clients across multiple business verticals, including entertainment, music, consumer products, sports and non-profit.  The studio also publishes games and mobile applications and is a leader in developing unique solutions for engaging consumers across social media platforms. Sony Pictures Interactive is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital Productions.

Website:  http://www.SonyPicturesInteractive.com.

About Sony Pictures Animation
Sony Pictures Animation produces a variety of animated entertainment for audiences around the world.  The studio is following its worldwide comedy hits--the 2011 hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster, The Smurfs (3D) and the 2009 mouth-watering Cloudy with a Chance ofMeatballs (3D)--with the family comedy Hotel Transylvania (3D) in September 2012 and the Smurfs 2 (3D) in July 2013.  Sony Pictures Animation, in conjunction with Aardman Animations, has produced two critically acclaimed feature films:  the CG-animated family comedy Arthur Christmas (3D); and the stop-frame animated high-seas adventure, The Pirates! Band of Misfits (3D).  In 2007, Surf's Up received an Academy Award® nomination for Best Animated Feature Film.  The division, whose first feature film Open Season led to a very successful movie franchise, is turning 10 this year.  Sony Pictures Animation is an operating unit of Sony Pictures Digital.

    --  Website: http://www.sonypicturesanimation.com/
    --  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SONYPicturesAnimation
    --  Twitter:  http://twitter.com/#!/sonyanimation
    --  Tumblr: http://sonyanimation.tumblr.com/
    --  YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/SonyAnimation
Facebook® is a registered trademark of Facebook, Inc.

SOURCE  Sony Pictures Interactive

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Sony Pictures Interactive

CONTACT: Olivier Mouroux, Vice President, Publicity & Corporate Publicity, omouroux@spanimation.com

Web Site: http://www.sonypicturesinteractive.com

Alanis Morissette, Sonos Celebrate Music Listening At Sonos Studio

Live Acoustic Performance and Listening Party Presents Target Exclusive Version of 'Havoc and Bright Lights'

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonos, the leading manufacturer of wireless HiFi systems, has teamed up with Target to host an exclusive listening party and intimate performance set with Alanis Morissette at the Sonos Studio in Los Angeles on Monday, August 20 at 8:00 p.m.  Morissette will personally introduce and create conversation around the creative process behind her highly-anticipated album "Havoc and Bright Lights," which includes exclusive tracks available only at Target.

This intimate performance and listening event will explore on Morissette's music career, inspirations and motivation. A live Q&A moderated by Billboard Magazine's Phil Gallo will include standout tracks from the album to spark discussion, followed by a short acoustic performance. The Sonos Studio environment offers an exceptional backdrop for both the performance and conversation, with its acoustically-designed listening gallery.

For two decades, Alanis Morissette has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music. Her deeply expressive performances and passion for music have earned worldwide praise and sales of over 60 million albums. Her new album explores the evolution of her entire body of work as being an experience of courage and dedication.   

The Target exclusive version of Morissette's "Havoc and Bright Lights" will contain three additional tracks, "Big Sur,"  "Guru," and "Permission."  These three tracks will only be available at Target when the album launches August 28. 

Target is also a premier retailer for Sonos' wireless HiFi home music systems, which are highly regarded by music enthusiasts and celebrated professional musicians for their exceptional sound quality and design.

Fans can check out highlights from this private Sonos Studio event at Blog.Sonos.com, Facebook.com/Sonos, @Sonos and YouTube.com/sonos.

ABOUT SONOS, INC.
Founded in 2002, Sonos is the leading manufacturer of wireless HiFi home music systems. With Sonos you can stream all the music on earth wirelessly, from any source to every room and control it with your Android® smartphone or tablet, iOS device Mac and PC. In addition to playing your personal digital music collection, The Sonos Wireless HiFi System gives you access to millions of songs and thousands of radio stations by partnering with Amazon Cloud Player, Pandora, SiriusXM and Spotify and many more. The award-winning system is available at more than 11,000 retailers in over 65 countries worldwide; or direct from Sonos at http://www.sonos.com.  Sonos is a privately-held company, headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA with offices in Cambridge, MA, Hilversum, Netherlands, Beijing and Shenzhen, China, and Penang, Malaysia.

ABOUT TARGET:
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) serves guests at 1,772 stores across the United States and at Target.com. The company plans to open its first stores in Canada in 2013. In addition, the company operates a credit card segment that offers branded proprietary credit card products. Since 1946, Target has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs; today, that giving equals more than $3 million a week. For more information about Target's commitment to corporate responsibility, visit Target.com/hereforgood.

ABOUT ALANIS MORISSETTE: Since 1995 Alanis Morissette has been one of the most influential singer-songwriter-musicians in contemporary music.  Her deeply expressive music and performances have earned vast critical praise, 12 Canadian Juno Awards, 7 Grammy® Awards (with an additional 14 nominations), a Golden Globe nomination and sales of over 60 million albums worldwide.  Morissette's 1995 debut, "JAGGED LITTLE PILL," was followed by such eclectic and acclaimed albums as "SUPPOSED FORMER INFATUATION JUNKIE" (1998), "MTV UNPLUGGED" (1999), "UNDER RUG SWEPT" (2002), "SO-CALLED CHAOS" (2004), "JAGGED LITTLE PILL ACOUSTIC" (2005), her greatest hits album, "THE COLLECTION" (2005), "FLAVORS OF ENTANGLEMENT"(2008), as well as musical contributions to theatrical releases.  Most recently Alanis has acted on the small screen with roles in hit television series "Weeds" and "Up All Night," and has appeared as a celebrity guest mentor on the current season of "The Voice."  On August 28(th) 2012, Alanis will release her highly anticipated seventh studio album, HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTS (Collective Sounds/Sony RED).  Recorded in Los Angeles, the album marks the songstress' first release in four years. For more information see http://www.alanis.com.

    Contact:                 Christina Lee, Rogers & Cowan for Sonos
                             (310-854-8163)

                             Erica Julkowski, Target Communications
                             (612) 761-6641
SOURCE  Sonos

Sonos

Web Site: http://www.sonos.com

Honeywell Technology Helps Pilots Avoid Hail And Lightning, Improving Passenger Safety And Comfort

Major upgrade of Honeywell IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar helps increase pilot in-flight situational awareness and improves decision-making around adverse weather

PHOENIX, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE:HON) has unveiled the latest updates to its IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar, which include new capabilities to detect turbulence, hail and lightning, up to 10 minutes in advance of approaching storm cells in the flight path of the aircraft.

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Previously, pilots could not readily anticipate which storms in their flight path had either hail or lightning, or which storms contained turbulence at a long range. With this upgrade, flight crews are now better equipped to avoid hail, lightning, turbulence and other severe weather to keep flights on time, passengers safe and comfortable, and avoid potential aircraft damage.

According to the FAA, inclement weather accounts for almost 70 percent of all aircraft delays(1) and cost the U.S. economy alone more than $18 billion in 2008(2). Turbulence-related incidents cost airlines, on average, approximately $200,000 per incident according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

Benefits of the IntuVue Upgrade
The latest version of the IntuVue 3-D weather radar builds on a history of providing pilots with accurate weather information. This upgrade helps pilots predict the probability of hail or lightning in storm cells, enabling enough time to make a safe flight path correction if required. In addition:

    --  The predictive hail and lightning system uses complex algorithms that
        analyze data captured from constant scanning by the radar from ground
        level to 60,000 feet and out to 320 nautical miles (nm). Weather is also
        shown in a unique color pattern (red for most severe, yellow for
        moderately severe, green for less severe, magenta for turbulence) on a
        display screen, allowing a pilot to know more precisely what is around
        the aircraft.
    --  After running the captured data through the new algorithms, the radar
        can identify storm cells that have the characteristics of hail and
        lightning and display a hail or lightning icon on top of the respective
        storm, giving pilots a clear idea of where the severe weather is in
        relation to the plane.
    --  Also new is the industry's longest turbulence detection range at 60 nm,
        affording pilots more time to reroute or initiate turbulence avoidance
        procedures. Due to its unique design, the IntuVue lowers cost of
        operation through increased reliability of aircraft, lower fuel costs by
        smart flight paths and reduced maintenance cost by avoiding storms that
        could damage a plane.
    --  Honeywell's new REACT system gives pilots a visible alert on the radar
        screen when the radar signal is losing strength. The alert shows pilots
        how far out from the aircraft the radar is losing strength and at what
        direction, so pilots have a better understanding of where potential
        storms could exist beyond radar's reach.
Availability
The IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar is available on a wide range of commercial, business and military applications. IntuVue has already received its first FAA Supplemental Type Certification (STC) approval and is the first and only radar certified to the FAA's new enhanced Minimum Operational Performance Standard (MOPS).

    --  The new upgrade will initially be offered to customers as a retrofit
        option on Boeing 737-NG aircraft.
    --  Honeywell is working with OEMs on further international certifications
        and forward-fit options for all platforms certified to use the IntuVue
        3-D radar system, which include the B777, B737, A320, A330, A340, A350,
        A380 and Gulfstream G650 aircraft.
Supporting Honeywell Quotes

    --  John Bolton, President Air Transport & Regional, Honeywell Aerospace
"Until now, aircraft damage and unstable flights resulting from hail and lightning were problems airlines and passengers had to accept. This new radar upgrade empowers pilots to avoid storm cells that have the potential to produce hail and lightning, spot turbulence earlier, and identify the precise location of heavy rain clouds to maximize passenger comfort and safety."

    --  Dr. Ratan Khatwa, Senior Chief Engineer -- Human Factors, Honeywell
        Aerospace
"The IntuVue was designed from the ground up to provide pilots with superior information about the location of true weather threats, such as hail and lightning, relative to their aircraft. The much simplified weather information and radar operation results in reduced pilot workload levels compared to other radar systems, thus allowing the flight crew to focus on flying the aircraft safely."

Supporting Resources

    --  About Honeywell's IntuVue 3-D Weather Radar
    --  Read more about Honeywell Aerospace
    --  Follow @Honeywell_Aero on Twitter
    --  Subscribe to Honeywell's Corporate RSS feed
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Honeywell's aerospace business is a leading global provider of integrated avionics, engines, systems and service solutions for aircraft manufacturers, airlines, business and general aviation, military, space and airport operations.

Honeywell (http://www.honeywell.com) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, and Chicago Stock Exchanges. For more news and information on Honeywell, please visit http://www.honeywellnow.com.

Honeywell and the Honeywell logo are the exclusive properties of Honeywell, are registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and may be registered or pending registration in other countries. All other Honeywell product names, technology names, trademarks, service marks, and logos may be registered or pending registration in the U.S. or in other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright 2012 Honeywell.

This release contains certain statements that may be deemed "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, that address activities, events or developments that we or our management intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Such statements are based upon certain assumptions and assessments made by our management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments and other factors they believe to be appropriate. The forward-looking statements included in this release are also subject to a number of material risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic, competitive, governmental, and technological factors affecting our operations, markets, products, services and prices. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ from those envisaged by such forward-looking statements.

(1) From FAA Press Release: http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=10261

(2) According to May 2008 congressional report on flight delay costs and Bureau of Transportation Statistics

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CONTACT: Chris Barker, Honeywell Aerospace, +1-602-365-2347, Christopher.barker@honeywell.com, Honeywell Aerospace Media Center: http://www.honeywell.com/sites/aero/News_Events.htm; or Aaron Grabein, Waggener Edstrom Worldwide, +1-512-527-7027, agrabein@waggeneredstrom.com

Web Site: http://www.honeywell.com

BlackHillsGoldSource.com Announces Social Media Sites For Landstroms Black Hills Gold Jewelry Buffs

BlackHillsGoldSource.com is offering a growing presence with social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter and GooglePlus to ensure 100% total customer satisfaction.

BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackHillsGoldSource.com is pleased to announce the launch of several social media channels aimed at giving enthusiasts of Landstroms Black Hills Gold jewelry a simple, enjoyable and entertaining way to stay informed. The objective is to utilize Facebook, Twitter and GooglePlus to provide customers 24/7 access to latest fashion trends and new product developments, and to join a community of like-minded individuals looking to share their admiration for this unique American art form.

According to BlackHillsGoldSource.com owner, Michael Amato, "At BlackHillsGoldSource, our #1 value is customer satisfaction. Our goal is to provide our customers with a seamless conduit to stay connected on their terms, through their favorite social network."

Landstroms is the original Black Hills Gold jewelry manufacturer, with roots dating back over a century to 1878, just a few years after gold was first discovered in the Black Hills. Over the years the company has developed thousands of new designs while remaining the sole owner of all the original Black Hills Gold molds.

BlackHillsGoldSource maintains a close relationship with Landstroms and specializes in mens and ladies Black Hills Gold rings, Landstroms wedding rings and Landstroms mothers rings. Their online store carries over a thousand of Landstroms' most popular items at discount prices, but everything Landstroms makes, such as Black Hills Gold bracelets, etc., can be easily ordered through them for a sizable discount as well.

With over 900 million users, Facebook has become an integral way for people to stay connected with their community, while the same is true for both Twitter with over 555 million users, and newcomer GooglePlus with over 170 million members (compliments of GO-Gulf.com Web Development).

BlackHillsGoldSource's new social channels will not only provide customers with timely updates of important product developments, sale events, video showcases and answers to frequently asked questions, but more importantly, it will allow customers to interact with both the company and other Black Hills Gold enthusiasts in real time.

Amato says, "It's clear that people want access to a simple, trustworthy stream of information before spending their hard-earned money. Our new social sites provide exactly that through an effortless and enjoyable interface."

Interested individuals can access these and other social channels, as well as BlackHillsGoldSource's blogs by visiting the following links:

http://www.facebook.com/blackhillsgoldjewelry
http://twitter.com/landstroms
http://plus.google.com/102328574202777000962
http://www.blackhillsgoldsource.com/blog

With these new social channels, BlackHillsGoldSource hopes to better educate people about all aspects of Black Hills Gold, provide them with access to a friendly community of like-minded enthusiasts, and to continue to maintain their goal of total customer satisfaction.

Members of the press and others who need further information about the content of this press release or about other social media sites are encouraged to contact Michael Amato at the location provided.

SOURCE  BlackHillsGoldSource.com

BlackHillsGoldSource.com

CONTACT: Michael Amato, BlackHillsGoldSource.com, info@BlackHillsGoldSource.com, +1-605-221-6120, http://www.blackhillsgoldsource.com

Web Site: http://www.blackhillsgoldsource.com

Scientific Games Announces Pricing of $300 Million of 6.250% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) ("Scientific Games") announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Scientific Games International, Inc. ("SGI") has priced its private offering of $300 million of 6.250% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes"). The 2020 Notes will be issued in a private offering only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A and to non-U.S. Persons in accordance with Regulation S of the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The 2020 Notes offering is expected to close on or about August 20, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.

Scientific Games intends to use the net proceeds of the 2020 Notes offering (i) to redeem or repurchase all of SGI's outstanding 7.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the "2016 Notes") and to pay accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and (ii) for general corporate purposes, which may include the funding of any future acquisitions, capital expenditures, repurchases of Scientific Games' common stock through open market purchases or otherwise and/or the repayment or repurchase, through open market purchases, redemptions or otherwise, of a portion of Scientific Games' or SGI's outstanding indebtedness.

The 2020 Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, the 2020 Notes, nor shall there be any sale of the 2020 Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. This press release does not and will not constitute an offer to purchase the 2016 Notes. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation is a global leader in providing customized, end-to-end gaming solutions to lottery and gaming organizations worldwide. Scientific Games' integrated array of products and services includes instant lottery games, lottery gaming systems, terminals and services, and internet applications, as well as server-based interactive gaming terminals and associated gaming control systems.

    Company Contact:
    Aimee Remey, Corporate
     Public Relations
    (212) 754-2233

Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release the Company makes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend," "continue," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "could," "potential," "opportunity," or similar terminology. These statements are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future results or performance. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: competition; material adverse changes in economic and industry conditions; technological change; retention and renewal of existing contracts and entry into new or revised contracts; availability and adequacy of cash flows to satisfy obligations and indebtedness or future needs; protection of intellectual property; security and integrity of software and systems; laws and government regulation, including those relating to gaming licenses, permits and operations; inability to identify, complete and integrate future acquisitions; inability to benefit from, and risks associated with, strategic equity investments and relationships; failure of Northstar to meet the net income targets or otherwise realize the anticipated benefits under its private management agreement with the Illinois Lottery; seasonality; inability to identify and capitalize on trends and changes in the lottery and gaming industries, including the potential expansion of regulated gaming via the internet; inability to enhance and develop successful gaming concepts; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; liability for product defects; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and other factors associated with international operations; influence of certain stockholders; dependence on key personnel; failure to perform on contracts; resolution of pending or future litigation; labor matters; and stock price volatility. Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the heading "Risk Factors" in our periodic reports. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for the Company's ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE  Scientific Games Corporation

Scientific Games Corporation

Web Site: http://www.scientificgames.com

Baseball Great Frank Thomas Joins Broadcast Team for HotelPlanner.com NYBC

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fifth Annual National Youth Baseball Championship will be returning to Memphis this Aug. 23-27 with a new title sponsor, HotelPlanner.com, and an impressive addition to the broadcast team, baseball legend Frank Thomas. Thomas (aka "The Big Hurt") is widely regarded as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history (boasting 521 home runs with a .301 lifetime batting average), and will join fellow MLB.com analysts Jeff Nelson and Jim Duquette to broadcast the Hotelplanner.com NYBC live on CBS Sports Network and MLB.com.

This year's HotelPlanner.com NYBC will bring together the 12-and-under champions of eight youth baseball organizations (representing over eight million participants) into a final showdown to determine a true National Youth Baseball Champion. CBS Sports Network will carry quarterfinal games on Saturday, August 25 (2:00 and 6:30 PM, ET) and semifinal games on Sunday, August 26 (3:00 and 6:00 PM, ET).  Tournament events begin again on Monday, August 27 (4:00 PM, ET) with the Memphis Cup, recognizing the top team among those not advancing to the championship bracket. First pitch of Monday's championship game is at 7:00 PM, ET. 

In addition to the national television coverage on CBS Sports Network, MLB.com will provide a live worldwide simulcast the of games via the Internet, as well as provide updated tournament coverage and archived games on demand on their youthmajors.com website.

Tim Hentschel, CEO of Hotelplanner.com, will be interviewed this coming Friday, Aug. 17 by Thomas on the team selection, the Hotelplanner.com sponsorship, and why this tournament will be the event to watch. You can catch the interview on CBS Sports Network at 11:00 AM. For more information, including a full programming schedule, go to http://www.cbssportsnetwork.com.

Media Contact: Emily Pierce, emily.pierce@hotelplanner.com

SOURCE  HotelPlanner.com

HotelPlanner.com

Web Site: http://www.hotelplanner.com

Neverwinter Dominates August with Presence at Gamescom, Gen Con Indy, and PAX Prime

First-look at New Multiplayer Features for Free Dungeons & Dragons Action MMORPG Coming 2013

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Perfect World Entertainment Inc. today announced that its highly anticipated free-to-play action MMORPG based on the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, Neverwinter, will make appearances at three of the largest summer gaming conventions:

    --  Gamescom -- August 15 to 19, 2012, at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, Germany
        (booth D-015, hall 4.1)
    --  Gen Con Indy -- August 16 to 19, 2012, at the Indiana Convention Center
        in Indianapolis, IN (Wizards of the Coast booth 1401)
    --  PAX Prime -- August 31 to September 2, 2012, at the Washington State
        Convention Center in Seattle, WA (booth 3603)
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Throughout August, convention attendees can look forward to playing a newly built demo that unveils the never-before-seen Events feature and brand new Blackdagger Ruins zone in Neverwinter. This small taste of the massive, free MMORPG, Neverwinter, highlights one of the game's many public events that are designed to offer players something new to do every single day.

Press members who schedule exclusive behind closed doors presentations at PAX Prime and Gamescom will also receive a detailed look at the Foundry, Neverwinter's groundbreaking user-generated content creation tool.

Perfect World Entertainment is also pleased to confirm an early 2013 release date for Neverwinter, providing developer Cryptic Studios even more time to add additional content and extra features that the developer team would love to have at launch. Such content includes a robust PvP system. Details on that and other additions will be revealed as Neverwinter's quest to become the biggest and best MMORPG of 2013 continues.

"After an extremely successful E3, the nominations, awards and accolades for Neverwinter continues to fuel us with great ideas for new game features," said Yoon Im, Senior Vice President, Game Publishing, Perfect World Entertainment. "We and our partners at Wizards of the Coast are committed to connecting gamers with the best possible D&D gaming experiences. With Neverwinter, we will not just meet expectations, we will exceed them and that means supporting our developers at Cryptic with the time they need to make the action MMORPG to beat in 2013."

Perfect World Entertainment is also pleased to continue its partnership with Wizards of the Coast by showcasing Neverwinter at Gen Con Indy. Fans in attendance can take control of three different deadly Drow characters in a hands-on demo packed with adventure. Fight the infamous pirate Lord Traven Blackdagger and his crew, or perhaps meet Cryptic CEO Jack Emmert, a gaming enthusiast and annual Gen Con attendee!

"Neverwinter will be the best product we've made yet," said Craig Zinkievich, COO and Executive Producer, Cryptic Studios. "We're very proud of all the games we've developed. We've been making MMOs and free MMOs for a decade. Neverwinter takes ten years of those successes and hard lessons to heart. It's a game and a franchise we're nothing but passionate about. And now, with the amazing continued support of our publishers and licensors at Perfect World and Wizards of the Coast, we're ready to kick the MMO space wide open in 2013."

For more information about Neverwinter and its presence at these summer tradeshows, please visit: http://www.playneverwinter.com/

To download the latest Neverwinter trailer or Perfect World's Gamescom press kit, please visit: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/a5kcgc6ap3u0xae/r7XO-Xvj0b

ABOUT PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT INC.
Perfect World Entertainment is a leading North American online games publisher specializing in immersive free-to-play MMORPGs. Founded in 2008, Perfect World Entertainment has published 10 popular titles, including Blacklight Retribution, Forsaken World, Perfect World International and Star Trek Online. The company works closely with its American development teams and partners such as Cryptic Studios, developer of the highly anticipated MMORPG Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter, and Runic Games, developer of the hit Torchlight series, to provide unparalleled quality of service and game experiences to its players. A subsidiary of Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), Perfect World Entertainment is headquartered in Silicon Valley.

CONTACT:
Christine Yeo

Perfect World Entertainment Inc.

+1 (650) 590-7732
christine.yeo@perfectworld.com

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NanoMarkets Announces Upcoming Report on Optically Functional Films Coming in September of 2012

GLEN ALLEN, Va., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry Analyst firm NanoMarkets today announced that it will publish a new report in September of this year titled, "New Opportunities for Optical Films in the Display Industry."   This new report from NanoMarkets focuses on how opportunities for optically functional films will emerge within the changing display sector.  The report shows how value is being created in the optical films market by enhancing the performance of displays, and how manufacturers of these products may be able to capitalize of the trend toward increasing adoption of OLEDs and e-paper displays in mainstream displays.

The report also provides an analysis of the optical coatings/films strategies of the firms that NanoMarkets expects to see as major players in the display sector.  The analysis includes the major optical films firms like 3M, as well as smaller, specialty firms; we also assess the importance of nanomaterials for next generation optical films.  As with all NanoMarkets reports, included are an eight-year market forecasts with breakouts by type of optical film and by market segment.  Optical film designs covered are antiglare/antireflection films, polarizers, privacy films, diffuser films, reflectors, prismatic films, and multi-functional films.

Addition details about the report are available at: http://nanomarkets.net/market_reports/report/new_opportunities_for_optical_films_in_the_display_industry . 

More About the Report:

Today, the LCD market heavily dominates the optical coatings needs of the display industry. LCDs and their backlight units use diffuser films, polarizers and mirrored polarizers, contrast enhancement and prismatic films, as well as antireflection, antiglare, and privacy films. But LCD manufacturers are struggling to maintain profitability, and most are now looking for the "next big thing" in displays. There is thus a shift occurring in the display industry that will change the opportunities for optically functional films.  This shift involves the increasing adoption of OLEDs for mobile computing applications, and perhaps even OLED TVs in the near-term; e-paper has also grown in importance over the last few years, as has the incorporation of touch technology to many displays.

At first glance, these changes could create a problem for optically functional display films that have long relied on a well-established LCD sector for sales.  Both OLEDs and e-paper displays are backlight-free, and they thus require fewer optical film products than conventional LCDs.  However, their emergence may also create opportunities for new kinds of optical films, and may create openings for new firms to establish a market presence and gain market share versus the competition. Similarly, touch panels are using new kinds of customized optically functional films.

About NanoMarkets:

NanoMarkets tracks and analyzes emerging markets in energy, electronics and other area created by developments in advanced materials. The firm is a recognized leader in industry analysis and forecasts of the transparent conductor industry, smart coatings and other conductive films and materials.

Visit http://www.nanomarkets.net for a full listing of NanoMarkets' reports and other services.

SOURCE  NanoMarkets

NanoMarkets

CONTACT: Robert Nolan, NanoMarkets, +1-804-270-1718, rob@nanomarkets.net

Web Site: http://www.nanomarkets.net

Avvo.com Releases Legal Guides for DREAMers

New legal resources provide easy-to-follow instructions and background information on the new Obama administration immigration policies.

SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, as the implementation date for the deferred action for childhood arrivals, announced by President Obama on June 15, 2012, goes into effect, Avvo, Inc., the web's largest expert-only legal and health Q&A forum and directory (http://www.avvo.com), released a set of legal guides that provide greater clarity on the program, application process, and eligibility and requirements.  The new guides, available on the immigration topic page, and authored by immigration attorneys who answer consumer legal questions on Avvo.com, include:

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    --  What is the DREAM Act and Deferred Action?
    --  Deferred Action Eligibility & Requirements
    --  Everything You Need to Know to Apply for Deferred Action
    --  FAQ:  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Since the policy was announced two months ago, Avvo has received hundreds of questions related to the DREAM Act regarding the application process, eligibility, and how the application process will impact family members who are not eligible for the deferment.  Further, Avvo has seen an 86 percent increase in the number of immigration-related questions in the first half of 2012 over the same period last year.  Texas leads the country with the greatest number of immigration related questions on Avvo.com, followed by California and New York, taking into account population density.

Chicago resident Nevena Georgieva emigrated to the U.S. from Bulgaria nine years ago.  She arrived on a green card, and was granted American citizenship five years later.  Georgieva is among the millions of people who have received answers to immigration-related questions on Avvo.  "Avvo is an indispensable resource," said Georgieva.  "I have turned to Avvo for help with my immigration questions, and I've used it to get advice regarding my business and for other legal concerns.  Not only do I get answers within a couple of hours of asking a question, but I have also benefitted from the thousands of other legal answers and useful resources on the site."

According to the Pew Hispanic Center[1], up to 1.4 million children and young adults who are in the United States illegally could benefit from the new deportation policy.  The 1.4 million estimate includes 700,000 unauthorized immigrants who are ages 18 to 30 but arrived in the U.S as children and are currently enrolled in school or have graduated from high school; and an additional 700,000 who are under the age of 18 and are enrolled in school.

About Avvo, Inc.

Avvo provides trusted answers to consumer legal and health questions every 10 seconds. In Avvo's Q&A forum with more than 125,000 participating lawyers, doctors and dentists consumers can ask a lawyer or ask a medical professional questions for free. Avvo's professional directory provides comprehensive profiles, patient and client reviews, peer endorsements and the industry-recognized Avvo Rating for more than 90 percent of doctors, dentists and lawyers in the U.S.  Avvo launched in 2007 and is privately held with funding from Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Ignition Partners.

[1] Pew Hispanic Center, Up to 1.4 Million Unauthorized Immigrants Could Benefit from New Deportation Policy, June 15, 2012

SOURCE  Avvo, Inc.

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Avvo, Inc.

CONTACT: Kari Day, Avvo, Inc., +1-206-920-3141, kari@avvo.com

Web Site: http://www.avvo.com

Hostile Work Environment Launches The First Paladin, a Website Dedicated to Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Stories

Get an early look at Peter Adkison playtesting D&D Next on http://www.thefirstpaladin.com

SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Roleplaying games as visual media just took a step closer to reality with the launch today of a new website for hobby game players around the world. Now roleplayers have the opportunity to experience a Dungeons & Dragons® campaign in a whole new way: through a Web serieshosted exclusively atwww.thefirstpaladin.com. Viewers can watch The First Paladin(TM), a campaign being played with D&D Next rules, and see the game evolve dynamically as game master Peter D. Adkison and the players make their own choices. This new series is produced by Hostile Work Environment(TM), a new multimedia company owned by Adkison, the former CEO of Wizards of the Coast and owner of Gen Con®, LLC. 

The first four scenes of the Web series just premiered. Over the next year, the series will continue to play out. In addition four narrative shorts will be released throughout the year to further enhance the story.

"The First Paladin is exciting on so many levels for all of us who love D&D, RPGs, and the true art of storytelling. It's a radical approach to find out if we can tell a compelling story that isn't fully scripted out. The way the story plays out over time depends on what choices the characters make and how I as the game master respond," said Adkison, founder and CEO of Hostile Work Environment. 

The First Paladin is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign set in the fantasy world of Chaldea(TM), which Adkisoncreated in 1981. On http://www.thefirstpaladin.com fans can explore Chaldeathrough videos of D&D Next gameplay, illustrations by Emmy Award-winning artist Phillip Trumbo, character testimonials from the cast and narrative fiction.

The First Paladin Web series launches in conjunction with Gen Con 2012. Gen Con attendees will have an opportunity to hear Adkison talk more about his plans on Saturday, August 18 at 7 p.m. in the Wizards room at the Indiana Convention Center. This event is open to everyone. Following Gen Con, a new scene will be released each week. The final eight-part episode will be aired at a special screening at Gen Con 2013.         

In between new episodes, audiences will enjoy narrative shorts giving them more insight into the characters and world of Chaldea. The first short will premiere September 17, 2012 and is titled Blackfield Bends the Knee. It stars the Seattle Knights and was filmed on 16mm film using a 1950s Arriflex camera. 

The launch of The First Paladin Web series is just the first of what Adkison sees as many opportunities to explore roleplaying games as visual media. Hostile Work Environment will continue to pursue different ways to interact with gamers dynamically in shaping stories and to create roleplaying-inspired entertainment across a variety of platforms, including short and feature films.

Joining Adkison at Hostile Work Environment is Kim Voynar, who will serve as producer on HWE's The First Paladin web series and website. Based in Seattle, Voynar previously produced "White Knights," directed by Joe Shapiro, and produced, wrote and directed "Bunker" via her Catawampus! Production Company. Since 2004, she has been a leading voice in the world of film journalism, as managing editor and film critic at AOL's Cinematical, and features editor and film critic for Movie City News.

About Hostile Work Environment
The First Paladin is a production of Hostile Work Environment, LLC, a privately held company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. Its mission is to turn roleplaying games (RPGs) into visual media, creating new and challenging ways for gamers to participate in and connect with RPGs. For more information visit http://www.thefirstpaladin.com.

SOURCE  Hostile Work Environment

Hostile Work Environment

CONTACT: Stacia Kirby, +1-206-363-1492, stacia@speakeasy.net

Web Site: http://thefirstpaladin.com

UBM TechWeb and UBM DeusM Launches IT Migration Zone for Upgrade-Minded Windows Professionals

Sponsored by Dell, ITMZ's English, French, and German editions will address client, server, application, mobility, and security issues of Windows OS upgrades

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UBM TechWeb and UBM DeusM announced the launch of IT Migration Zone, which consists of English-, French-, and German-language editions for IT executives and professionals navigating a Windows transition in the datacenter, on the desktop, or in the field.

IT Migration Zone is a new, trilingual community that can help IT professionals foresee the obstacles that can bring a migration screeching to a halt - and find ways around them. IT Migration Zone will feature best-practices and case studies of successful migrations, completed on time and on budget. And the community will also examine effective ways to obtain buy-in from users and provide them with the tools and training they need to adapt, while also making the migration invisible to the customer.

IT Migration Zone will address all parts of the Windows migration equation - client, server, application, network management, mobility/wireless, and security.

Veteran IT journalist Susan Fogarty was named Editor in Chief. She has written about information technology, networking, and enterprise business issues for a variety of audiences.

"As a highly interactive community, IT Migration Zone is designed to foster the sort of debates and discussions that truly matter to today's business technology decision maker," Fogarty said. "In addition to community-contributed content, we'll include a rich slate of material written by real-world IT professionals with actual experience in purchasing, running, deploying, and managing technology in business."

The site is published by UBM TechWeb and UBM DeusM. Dell is the exclusive sponsor.

Click here to access the various editions of IT Migration Zone:

http://uk.enterpriseefficiency.com
http://fr.enterpriseefficiency.com
http://de.enterpriseefficiency.com

About IT Migration Zone
Founded in August 2012, IT Migration Zone is the online community for IT executives and professionals involved in Windows operating systems upgrades and transitions, addressing both client- and server-related issues including: migration readiness, application management, security, mobility, and other IT administration and end-user challenges. IT Migration has three editions in English, French, and German.

About UBM DeusM
UBM DeusM (http://www.deusm.com) is an integrated marketing services company owned by UBM plc, targeting the fastest growing segment of the online publishing industry: business social media. The company is led by Managing Director Stephen Saunders, Min's Marketer of the Year 2010. He and the other UBM DeusM principals have built and delivered more than two dozen successful sites and online communities over the last two years. UBM DeusM's service is based on a unique platform, called Community in a Box (CiaB), which employs a structured system of proven B2B Web publishing best-practices, combined with a breakthrough integrated multimedia publishing platform ("n-Server") to enable marketers to quickly and profitably set up specialized communities for their target customers.

About UBM TechWeb
UBM TechWeb, the global leader in technology media and professional information, enables people and organizations to harness the transformative power of technology. Through its core businesses - media solutions, marketing services, and professional information - UBM TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed brands, applications, and services in the technology market. More than 14.5 million business and technology professionals (CIOs, IT and IT support managers, Web and digital professionals, software and game developers, government decision makers, and telecom providers) actively participate in UBM TechWeb's communities. UBM TechWeb brands include: global face-to-face events such as Interop, Game Developers Conference (GDC), Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; large-scale online networks such as InformationWeek, Light Reading, and Gamasutra; research, training, and certification services, including HDI, Pyramid Research, and InformationWeek Analytics; and market-leading magazines such as InformationWeek and Wall Street & Technology. UBM TechWeb is part of UBM Ltd., a global provider of media and information services for professional B2B communities and markets.

About UBM plc
UBM plc is a leading global business media company. We inform markets and bring the world's buyers and sellers together at events, online, and in print and provide them with the information they need to do business successfully. We focus on serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the world. Our 6,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com

SOURCE  UBM TechWeb

UBM TechWeb

CONTACT: Amy Averbook, UBM DeusM Marketing Director, +1-(917) 743-2693, averbook@deusm.com

Web Site: http://www.ubm.com

Rover.com Introduces Mobile App For Dogs (And Owners) On The Go

New App Facilitates Owner/Sitter Communication, Photo Sharing and Verification of Sitter Activity

SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dog boarding alternative, Rover.com is introducing its mobile app for the Apple iPhone and iPad today. Rover.com has connected thousands of dog owners with local dog sitters around the country as an affordable, cage-free alternative to traditional kennels.

The new app, which is available free of charge in the App Store and can be found by searching for "Rover.com," provides three main benefits not currently available via traditional texting between owners and sitters. The mobile app:

    --  Facilitates communication between dog owners and sitters by providing
        them with a direct forum to share updates while owners and their pups
        are apart
    --  Captures photos of the dog's stay and all the fun he or she is having in
        a central location for immediate and/or future use
    --  Allows owners who are away to check-in with their sitters to confirm
        when they came to the house or went to the park

"It turns out that cages can't cuddle. For many dog owners, myself included, traveling away from the home can be stressful. People constantly wonder whether or not their four-legged babies are receiving the love and attention that kennels cannot provide," said Aaron Easterly, CEO at Rover.com. "Our new app makes that knowledge just a tap of a finger away."

The app also provides benefits to dog sitters, especially for those who sit for a number of dog owners. Through the new system, sitters will have easy access to all the information provided through Rover.com messaging and activity logs for easy management and communication. Use of the app's photo feature also automatically updates a sitter's profile. Those photos can be used to enhance a sitter's marketability, giving sitters more time to spend with their four-legged friends and less time uploading photos and managing their listing.

"Dog sitters and owners are canine lovers - but also busy people. This attracts them to Rover.com in the first place," said Easterly. "We're confident this new app will help everyone free up more time and provide the peace of mind everyone here at Rover.com prides themselves on delivering."

The new Rover.com mobile app launch comes on the heels of the company's expansion of its Sit a Dog, Save a Life(TM) program, which helps raise funds for a growing selection of dog-related charities through participating sitters and their Rover.com transactions.

Rover.com, which has been likened to an Airbnb for dogs, also announced a national roll out earlier this year and has since grown to approximately 50,000 members in over 1,000 cities across the country.

About Rover.com
Rover.com is an online alternative to traditional dog boarding that connects dog owners with local dog sitters and hosts, in real homes, in hundreds of cities across the United States. To learn more, please visit http://www.rover.com.

SOURCE  Rover.com

Rover.com

CONTACT: Dan Miller, Curator PR, +1-206-971-0707, dan.miller@curatorpr.com

Web Site: http://www.rover.com

Konica Minolta Sensing Releases CM-700d Spectrophotometer In Mexico

The CM-700d is compact, lightweight, portable spectrophotometer with a color LCD and wireless communication

RAMSEY, N.J., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), the worldwide leader in the industrial measurement of color, light and 3D shape, announces the release of the CM-700d and CM-600d Spectrophotometers in Mexico and throughout the Latin American market.

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The CM-700d and CM-600d are two spectrophotometers that promise the same high performance as previous Konica Minolta models in more compact, lightweight and highly portable body. These models are approximately 25% smaller in volume than the previous models as well as approximately 20% lighter. They employ a vertical body that is both easy to hold and stable for greater ease of use. In addition, each model come equipped with Bluetooth wireless communication functions, enabling wireless transmission of measurement data to a computer, mobile printer, etc. This allows for greater maneuverability for measurement work on location and on production lines without the limitations of conventional communication cables.

"Color influences a customers purchasing decision for nearly any product. From cars, appliances, and clothing to food products, there are a range of color variations for each," says Arturo Munoz, Latin American Sales Manager for Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.

"Because of the variations the places where color measuring instruments are used are shifting from just the R&D and quality control divisions of a company to the production line itself. The trend also expands out from just product manufacturers to providers of parts and materials," added Arturo.

Konica Minolta has supported color control in both R&D and on production lines since 1982 with the introduction of the CR-100 Chroma Meter. Now both the CM-700d and CM-600d continue the long history of innovation by meeting the dynamically changing needs of customers in Latin America.

The CM-700d and CM-600d are both equipped with a color TFT LCD which provides color patches to be shown for each measurement. The CM-700d can measure areas of Ø8mm and Ø3mm for greater flexibility of measurements. The CM-600d has a fixed measurement area of Ø8mm. Each model can support a wide variety of samples including pastes, powders, and even wet surfaces. Various optional accessories are also available to accommodate many different samples and customer applications.

Visit Konica's all new Spanish website http://sensing.konicaminolta.com.mx for more details or to request a quote.

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About Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc. (KMSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Konica Minolta Holdings USA, Inc., is recognized as the international leader of industrial color, light and shape measurement. The company is responsible for product lines that continuously revolutionize how visual perception is measured by the world.

An industry pioneer, as well as innovator, Konica Minolta Sensing developed and introduced the first portable color measurement units to the world. Presently, their catalog contains instruments such as portable colorimeters as well as portable and benchtop spectrophotometers for color measurement, spectroradiometers and lux meters for light/display measurement and 3D non-contact scanners for shape measurement.

Thousands of companies across the globe choose to depend on Konica Minolta Sensing equipment when color, light or 3D measurement is vital to the manufacturing process. Konica Minolta Sensing's products can be found in a wide array of industries including food, plastics, paints, coatings, automotive, aerospace and cosmetics. 

Konica Minolta Sensing's Ramsey, New Jersey corporate headquarters is fully equipped with a state of the art service center, tech support center, and a focused sales force dedicated to both the North American and South American regions. 

When it comes to color, light and shape measurement - the world looks to Konica Minolta.

Lou Carulli
Manager, International Marketing Communications
Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.
+1-201-785-2413
lcarulli@se.konicaminolta.us
http://sensing.konicaminolta.com/.mx

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Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, Inc.

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FCCLA Partners with AT&T to End Texting While Driving

RESTON, Va., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) recognizes that cellular devices have become integral in interpersonal communication.  Texting is one of the most popular forms of communication for teenagers today.  With the rise of text messaging, there has been an equally sharp increase in the number of accidents resulting from distracted driving.

Texting while driving is dangerous.  Therefore, we stand with AT&T as they expand their "It Can Wait" campaign to discourage all drivers, but particularly young people, that no text message is worth the damages it can cause. 

We recommend that teenagers and their parents visit the website http://www.itcanwait.com to take a pledge to drive safely and put the phone away while driving.  By working as a family, we can spread the word about the risks of texting and driving.

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), is a dynamic and effective national student organization that helps young men and women become leaders and address important personal, family, work, and societal issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education. FCCLA has over 200,000 members and over 6,500 chapters from 50 state associations, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The organization has involved more than ten million youth since its founding in 1945.     

FCCLA: The Ultimate Leadership Experience is unique among youth organizations because its programs are planned and run by members.  It is the only career and technical in-school student organization with the family as its central focus.  Participation in national programs and chapter activities helps members become strong leaders in their families, careers, and communities.

SOURCE  Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

CONTACT: Leah Buller, +1-703-476-4900, for Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA)

Nordic Semiconductor Global Tech Tour to Help Embedded Systems Developers Build Connectable Wireless Bluetooth Smart and ANT 'appcessories' in a Day

OSLO, Norway, August 15, 2012/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --

    To be held in 16 separate locations in the U.S, Asia, and Europe between September 17
and October 29 and designed to coincide with the launch of Nordic's ground-breaking nRF51
Series of 2.4GHz SoCs, the Nordic Semiconductor Global Tech Tour will take a team of the
company's top wireless application technical experts on the road to deliver a free, high
intensitytraining seminar designed to get embedded systems engineers up-to-speed within a
day on how to build their first - or next generation - Bluetooth Smart or ANT+ wireless
smartphone application accessories ('appcessories').

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http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120815/554694 )

    Ultra low power (ULP) RF specialist Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today
announces that with the launch of its ground-breaking nRF51 Series of System-on-Chips
(SoCs) it will embark on a Global Tech Tour in which a team of the company's top wireless
application technical experts will travel around the world to teach embedded systems
developers in just one day how to develop their first/next generation Bluetooth Smart or
ANT+ ULP wireless smartphone application accessory or 'appcessory' for short.

    Each seminar is designed to beintensive, fun, and fully hands-on, and will include a
detailed technical walk-through starting from a ULP wireless sensor within an appcessory
through how it wirelessly connects to a smartphone and ending with how this all interfaces
to a developer's app running on the smartphone's operating system. The agenda will include
an overview of ULP wireless, Nordic's latest nRF51 Series SoCs, Bluetooth low energy
(including Bluetooth Smart) qualification, and a full afternoon of software development
application examples taken from Nordic's brand new nRF51 SDK (Software Development Kit)
which each participant will be able to take home free-of-charge.

    "Each of these Global Tech Tour seminars is designed to be far more than a set of
presentations given in PowerPoint format," explains John Leonard, Tactical Marketing
Manager at Nordic Semiconductor. "They will be a genuine and unique opportunity for
smartphone app developers to kickstart their next Bluetooth Smart or ANT+ application
accessory within a single day with the help of some of the world's most experienced and
knowledgeable ULP wireless application engineers and system software architects."

    About the Nordic Semiconductor Global Tech Tour and to register

    http://tinyurl.com/Global-Tech-Tour

    About Nordic Semiconductor ASA

    http://tinyurl.com/NordicSemi

   
    Marketing contact: Anne Strand
    Phone: +47-22-51-10-62
    E-mail: Anne.Strand@nordicsemi.no
    Website: http://www.nordicsemi.com

Photo:
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Source: Nordic Semiconductor ASA

Vionic, Inc. revolutionizes Daily Deal Industry using Facebook platform with newest addition to its iQ line of marketing products: iQoffer

iQoffer is quickly becoming the overwhelming favorite of small business owners, and is designed to significantly increase their traffic and increase profits with daily deals/coupons.

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Vionic, Inc. has launched the new Facebook app, iQoffer, that allows small business owners worldwide to create daily deals, offer coupons, and build a database by which they can continue marketing their products or services to satisfied customers increasing their R.O.I.

In today's economy, small business owners are suffering the consequences of traditional advertising that has become prohibitive, and cut deeply into yearly profits.  iQoffer harnesses Facebook's viral reach and has evened the playing field worldwide by:

    --  Offering customized marketing campaigns
    --  Providing an affordable price point
    --  Creating a user friendly unique experience
Now, small businesses no longer have to rely on a third party marketing company that keeps half the profit and takes weeks to pay for business transactions.

In today's fiercely competitive marketplace, Social Media has changed the dynamic of the small business - consumer relationship. iQoffer helps small business owners and consumers build:

    --  Relationships
    --  Confidence
    --  Trust
Creating personal connections and influencing purchase decision predicated on trust and testimonials help to build the foundation for a positive small business -consumer relationship.

"This is the game changer in this economy," states CEO and Founder of Vionic, Mr. Kosta Gara. He continues to say, "For the first time ever, a marriage in heaven of the two most sought after industries, Social Media and Daily Deals."

Vionic is also proud to announce the promotion of James Williams, to the position, Vice President of Sales-North America.  James owned and operated a successful start-up company, brings a decade of experience in sales and marketing as well as management experience that has been invaluable to the development of Vionic iQ products and, under his direction, Vionic sales doubled in less than six months.

James Williams, Vionic's Vice President of Sales-North America, expresses his outlook, "Facebook and iQoffer are ushering in advertising. Giving a business, brand or product a voice, no matter how much money they have or how big they are...that is leveling the playing field and is what America needs to get the economy back on track."

SOURCE  Vionic, Inc.

Vionic, Inc.

CONTACT: Katie Kezele, Executive Assistant, Vionic, Inc., +1-858-633-2150, katie@vionic.com

Human Demand Makes Mobile Ads a Game-Changing Experience for Independent App Developers

Self-serve platform for user acquisition is a first for tens of thousands of indie mobile app and game developers

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Human Demand, the revolutionary ad solutions provider that makes mobile media buying effortless, today launched the industry's first self-serve mobile ad platform for user acquisition. Human Demand is focused on solving the problem of app discovery for what the company believes is the most underserved market - the tens of thousands of independent app developers drowning in the app stores. In just a few short steps, app developers can immediately start running campaigns for iOS and Android and begin acquiring and optimizing high lifetime value users the same day.

"Independent app developers in present day are lost in a sea of apps. Acquiring users is the number one priority and the traditional ad platforms and tools available previously were not built for the performance focused developer," said Howie Schwartz, CEO and Founder of Human Demand. "Developers are plagued by a lack of transparency and absence of optimization tools on the current mobile ad platforms and are overlooked by agencies demanding huge minimum budgets to launch. There is just nowhere for independent app developers to run non-incentivized user acquisition campaigns - it's the reason we are here."

Through a private beta offering earlier this year, the Human Demand platform ran more than 200 iOS and Android campaigns across nine countries, and is currently processing more than 20 billion mobile ad decisions per month. Providing access to tens of billions of mobile impressions worldwide, the platform is fully integrated with leading mobile ad exchanges for smartphone apps including the MoPub Marketplace, one of the core products offered by mobile supply-side platform MoPub, Inc. In addition, Human Demand is directly integrated with leading mobile publishers both in-app and on mobile web, providing high quality display inventory for mobile advertisers worldwide.

"We have been working with Human Demand since the early days of our mobile exchange, MoPub Marketplace, and we have been impressed by their clear focus on delivering ROI for their advertisers," said Jim Payne, CEO of MoPub, Inc. "They share our vision for creating a truly transparent market for advertising in mobile."

Human Demand aims to turn the industry upside down by giving advertisers all of the tools and transparency to leverage the data and knowledge for themselves. As a completely new way to approach mobile ads, Human Demand's self-serve mobile ad platform is super easy to use and has all of the tools needed to truly optimize user acquisition campaigns. Where traditional mobile ad players run blind, meaning advertisers do not know where their ads are running, Human Demand lets them see the actual name of every single app /publisher they are advertising on.  Even more importantly within traditional ad companies, it is usually difficult if not impossible for advertisers to know what is actually performing, such as meeting their ROI objectives, because knowledge is typically hoarded in a "black box" vs. the Human Demand platform which is "open" and fully transparent. 

"We think downloading and consuming apps as a consumer can be described as magical," adds Schwartz. "Developing apps and mobile games is challenging, but the work is fun, and for those privileged enough to call this their 'job' - it's really an experience. So why does buying mobile media today have to be such an awful experience? This is why we created Human Demand, to give indie app developers a level of transparency and visibility into their ads and prove that mobile can have a great ROI."

About Human Demand
App developers and mobile game developers are a "little rock-n-roll" and so is Human Demand. If this were a stuffy technology conference, Human Demand would be described as a Mobile DSP (Demand Side Platform) that focuses on RTB (Real Time Bidding) and optimization. Human Demand puts the "human being" back in the process by offering true transparency for the first time in a self-serve platform. The company has managed more than 200 mobile acquisition campaigns and believes that mobile advertising should be a great experience. The company has been funded to date by its  founder, Howie Schwartz, an active investor (FF Ventures, Metamorphic Ventures, BHV Ventures, and ARC Angel Fund) and started developing and publishing video games over 20 years ago. The Angel Round Capital Fund ("ARC Angel Fund or http://www.thearcfund.com") participated in the formation of Human Demand.

To learn more about Human Demand and to start a campaign today, go to http://www.HumanDemand.com.  Because buying mobile advertising does not have to suck.

Contact:

Nick Weatherhead
North 6(th) Agency
212.334.9756
nweatherhead@n6a.com

SOURCE  Human Demand

Human Demand

Web Site: http://www.humandemand.com/

Verizon Wireless Introducing High-Speed 4G LTE Data Network In Cordele

Nation's Largest 4G LTE Network Available In More Than 370 Markets

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless customers will be able to experience the blazing fast speeds and capabilities of the company's 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Cordele when the service is introduced there on Thursday, Aug. 16.  The introduction of the company's 4G LTE network in Cordele is part of Verizon Wireless' announcement today introducing its 4G LTE network in 34 new markets and expansion in 38 other markets.  The nation's largest 4G LTE network will be available in a total of 371 markets and cover more than 75 percent of the U.S. population, including major metropolitan areas, small cities and many suburbs.

Customers who live in or visit areas including Cordele, Vienna, Crisp County-Cordele Airport, Crisp County Hospital, Norbord Inc., Pine Hills Golf Corse, State Farmers Market and drive areas along I-75 and US 41 in Dooly and Crisp counties now will have access to the nation's fastest 4G network. 

In addition to introducing its 4G LTE network in Cordele, Verizon Wireless is also expanding and introducing the network in Dublin, Thomasville, Valdosta and Waycross in Georgia on Aug. 16. 

"Our growing 4G LTE network enables customers in Cordele to use their 4G LTE devices to stay in touch like never before, uploading, downloading and connecting on line, all with speeds up to 10 times faster than before," said Jonathan LeCompte, president - Georgia/Alabama region, Verizon Wireless. "We will continue expanding and enhancing our 4G LTE network in Georgia and across the country to provide our customers with the best wireless experience possible."

4G LTE Devices, Solutions and Plans
Verizon Wireless customers can choose from the largest selection of 4G LTE devices to experience America's fastest 4G network.  Devices include a wide variety of tablets, mobile hotspots  and other devices, including the latest smartphones:  Samsung Galaxy S® III, DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE by HTC and Pantech Marauder(TM).  Details can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE . Information on plans and pricing for consumers and businesses is available at http://www.verizonwireless.com/plans.

Additionally, customers in Cordele can take advantage of HomeFusion(SM) Broadband, which leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access, particularly in areas where Internet options are limited or unavailable.

Verizon Wireless also offers a variety of smart accessories that customers can use with their 4G LTE devices.  These accessories include the MotoACTV Bluetooth Smart Health Tracker & Music Player, the FitBit Ultra Wireless Activity Tracker and the Helo TC Touch Controlled Helicopter, among others.  A full list of smart accessories can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartaccessories.

4G LTE Coverage and Speed
In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE customers should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink. 

When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, 4G LTE devices automatically connect to Verizon Wireless' 3G network, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast.  Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the most reliable high-speed data network in the country and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase 4G LTE devices today to take advantage of 4G LTE speeds when the faster network becomes available in their area, or when they travel to areas already covered by 4G LTE. 

For more information about Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 94.2 million retail customers, including 88.8 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 78,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Kate Jay, Verizon Wireless, +1-678-339-4828, Kate.Jay@verizonwireless.com, Twitter: @VZWkate

Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com

Verizon Wireless Introducing High-Speed 4G LTE Data Network In Dublin

Nation's Largest 4G LTE Network Available In More Than 370 Markets

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless customers will be able to experience the blazing fast speeds and capabilities of the company's 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network in Dublin when the service is introduced there on Thursday, Aug. 16.  The introduction of the company's 4G LTE network in Dublin is part of Verizon Wireless' announcement today introducing its 4G LTE network in 34 new markets and expansion in 38 other markets.  The nation's largest 4G LTE network will be available in a total of 371 markets and cover more than 75 percent of the U.S. population, including major metropolitan areas, small cities and many suburbs.

Customers who live in or visit areas including Dublin, Dublin Mall, Carl Vinson VA Medical Center, Fairview Park Hospital, Flexsteel Industries Inc., Best Buy Distribution Center, YKK AP America, Inc., and areas along I-16  and US 80 in Laurens county now will have access to the nation's fastest 4G network. 

In addition to introducing its 4G LTE network in Dublin, Verizon Wireless is also introducing the network in Cordele, Thomasville, Valdosta and Waycross in Georgia on Aug. 16. 

"Our growing 4G LTE network enables customers in Dublin to use their 4G LTE devices to stay in touch like never before, uploading, downloading and connecting on line, all with speeds up to 10 times faster than before," said Jonathan LeCompte, president - Georgia/Alabama region, Verizon Wireless. "We will continue expanding and enhancing our 4G LTE network in Georgia and across the country to provide our customers with the best wireless experience possible."

4G LTE Devices, Solutions and Plans
Verizon Wireless customers can choose from the largest selection of 4G LTE devices to experience America's fastest 4G network.  Devices include a wide variety of tablets, mobile hotspots  and other devices, including the latest smartphones:  Samsung Galaxy S(®) III, DROID INCREDIBLE 4G LTE by HTC and Pantech Marauder((TM)).  Details can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/4GLTE . Information on plans and pricing for consumers and businesses is available at http://www.verizonwireless.com/plans.

Additionally, customers in Dublin can take advantage of HomeFusion(?) Broadband, which leverages the power and speed of the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network to deliver high-speed, in-home Internet access, particularly in areas where Internet options are limited or unavailable.

Verizon Wireless also offers a variety of smart accessories that customers can use with their 4G LTE devices.  These accessories include the MotoACTV Bluetooth Smart Health Tracker & Music Player, the FitBit Ultra Wireless Activity Tracker and the Helo TC Touch Controlled Helicopter, among others.  A full list of smart accessories can be found at http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartaccessories.

4G LTE Coverage and Speed
In real-world, fully loaded network environments, Verizon Wireless 4G LTE customers should experience average data rates of 5 to 12 megabits per second (Mbps) on the downlink and 2 to 5 Mbps on the uplink. 

When customers travel outside of a 4G LTE coverage area, 4G LTE devices automatically connect to Verizon Wireless' 3G network, enabling customers to stay connected from coast to coast.  Verizon Wireless' 3G network is the most reliable high-speed data network in the country and allows customers in 3G coverage areas who purchase 4G LTE devices today to take advantage of 4G LTE speeds when the faster network becomes available in their area, or when they travel to areas already covered by 4G LTE. 

For more information about Verizon Wireless' 4G LTE network, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com/lte.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's largest 4G LTE network and largest, most reliable 3G network. The company serves 94.2 million retail customers, including 88.8 million retail postpaid customers.  Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 78,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD).  For more information, visit http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE  Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless

CONTACT: Kate Jay, Verizon Wireless, +1-678-339-4828, Kate.Jay@verizonwireless.com, Twitter: @VZWkate

Web Site: http://www.verizonwireless.com

DEIPI Group Launches Dubalu's Enterprise Social Network Platform

An enterprise social network platform that includes a broad range of applications that can be used both by consumers and enterprises

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- DEIPI Group today announced the launch of its new enterprise social network platform called Dubalu Business. Private and public social networks, e-commerce and online marketing tools are the primary components of Dubalu's enterprise social network platform. A powerful, integrated system to accelerate a company's social vision - and create a unique approach to deeply engage with passionate consumer audiences, increase sales and improve ROI.

Dubalu Business helps enterprises to achieve substantial benefits from the use of these technologies across all parts of the organization and with customers and external partners. Dubalu's enterprise social network platform can help companies: to improve intra-or inter-organizational collaboration and communication, to recruit new talent, to derive customer insights, to distribute business processes, to generate and foster sales leads, to promote social commerce, to provide customer service, for marketing communication/interaction and much more.

Dubalu's platform has been coded using python programming language. Therefore, Dubalu's scalable platform does not have any development limits, thus it is possible to add any additional functionality required for the operation of the company at any time.

"The company has worked very hard to develop a product that we can all be proud off. We have put specific emphasis on adding applications that support marketing initiatives, help to reduce operation costs and improve productivity," said Tayde Aburto, Sales and Marketing Director for DEIPI Group. "During the last federal election in Mexico, we had the opportunity to build a social network for political participation for five different candidates, the results obtained from that initiative were very positive. The initiative helped to gather information, receive ideas, raise funds, expand volunteer networks, build support, educate the public, engage supporters and improve collaboration and communication. We can be very creative about the ways that we can use Dubalu's platform to help accomplish organizations' goals."

DEIPI Group has the platform through Dubalu Business to implement custom enterprise social networks that fulfill companies' value creation needs.

About DEIPI Group
DEIPI is an Internet marketing consulting firm dedicated to providing internet marketing services for businesses looking to reduce costs, increase revenue and enhance business competitiveness.

http://www.deipi.com

SOURCE  DEIPI

DEIPI

CONTACT: Tayde Aburto, DEIPI Group, +1-858-768-2483

Web Site: http://www.dubalu.com

The World's Smartest Keyboard Has Arrived

Razer(TM) announces the DeathStalker Ultimate featuring the all-new Switchblade User Interface with dynamic adaptive tactile keys

COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (GAMESCOM 2012) - Razer(TM), the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, set a technological benchmark today with the release of its new Razer DeathStalker Ultimate gaming keyboard, featuring Razer's award-winning Switchblade User Interface (UI).

The Switchblade UI on the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate is the same acclaimed, customizable LCD trackpad and LED keypad combo introduced on the Razer Switchblade concept, which can currently be found in production on the Razer Blade gaming laptop and the Star Wars(TM): The Old Republic(TM)gaming keyboard. This unique interface transforms gaming keyboard functionality into a customizable control panel with 10 dynamic, adaptive tactile keys that can be used to bind commands, macros, skills and spells for an unparalleled in-game competitive advantage. Each key can display any image by using Razer's Synapse 2.0 software, offering gamers the smartest keyboard on the market.

The LCD panel below the keys is capable of two modes. The first setting displays critical in-game information, such as damage dealt and heals-per-second on the new Star Wars(TM): The Old Republic(TM) Battle Logger application, or countdown timers that keep track of in-game events with the Razer Gamer Timer application. This display also allows for intuitive multitasking, running external applications like YouTube and most social media platforms, which allows gamers to stay connected to the world by instantly updating their status for friends and followers to see, all on the LCD panel.

The second mode of the panel functions as a highly sensitive, multi-touch trackpad with intuitive gestures built-in, offering an alternative method of navigating games or PC desktops.

List of Razer Apps

    --  Trackpad
    --  Numpad
    --  Macro Recorder
    --  Gaming Mode
    --  Browser
    --  YouTube
    --  Facebook
    --  Twitter
    --  Gmail
    --  Clock
    --  Screenshot
    --  Game Timer
Game Specific Apps

    --  Star Wars(TM): The Old Republic(TM) Combat Logger
    --  And many more...
The Razer DeathStalker Ultimate features an anti-ghosting infrastructure of up to 10 keys in game mode. Users may actuate as many keys as they have fingers, and have them all register accurately and swiftly in-game.

Powered by Razer Synapse 2.0, the world's first cloud-based storage software, the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate automatically saves all of a user's custom settings and profiles for the gaming keyboard on a cloud server. These settings can then be accessed from any computer, with any Razer DeathStalker Ultimate, to ensure the keyboard is instantly ready for use.

"With the Switchblade UI on the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate, we wanted to offer gamers an enriching and intuitive gaming experience built for total game control," said Robert "RazerGuy" Krakoff, president of Razer USA. "We continue to work closely with independent software vendors to integrate the API of their games on the Switchblade UI, so that you can see more of the game as you play. I'm excited that we are making such cutting-edge technology available to gamers everywhere, and look forward to bringing more game-specific apps."

In addition to the revolutionary Razer DeathStalker Ultimate, Razer also introduced the Razer DeathStalker gaming keyboard. The Razer DeathStalker maintains a standard keyboard layout, replacing the Switchblade UI with a numpad instead. The Razer DeathStalker features the same unique design and features of the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate - a 10-key anti-ghosting infrastructure, chiclet-style keycaps, and Synapse 2.0 support.

About the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate gaming keyboard

Experience a revolutionary and innovative level of gaming immersion and control with the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate gaming keyboard, designed with Razer's award-winning Switchblade User Interface. It features 10 fully programmable dynamic, adaptive tactile keys and an LCD panel capable of two modes: one for displaying critical in-game information, and another that serves as a highly sensitive trackpad with natural gesture recognition built-in, making the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate the world's smartest gaming keyboard.

An anti-ghosting infrastructure of up to 10 keys over the entire keyboard ensures no key is left behind as you orchestrate your multi-key press of destruction. The Razer DeathStalker Ultimate is also Razer Synapse 2.0-enabled, and has customizable multi-colored backlit keys to give this hardcore gaming keyboard a personalized look.

Price: US $249.99 / EU EUR249.99

Availability:

Razerzone.com - September, 2012

Worldwide - September, 2012

Product features:

Features

    --  4.05" touch screen able to run widget apps
    --  Track pad with gesture support
    --  10 dynamic display keys with 80hz response time
    --  Chiclet style key caps
    --  Tri-colour backlit keys
    --  1000Hz Ultrapolling
    --  Fully programmable keys with on the fly macro recording
    --  Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled
    --  Dedicated Gaming mode
    --  5 additional macro keys
    --  Anti-ghosting capability for up to 10 simultaneous key presses
    --  Braided fiber cable
    --  Fixed wrist rest
For more information about the Razer DeathStalker Ultimate, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/DeathStalker.

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About the Razer DeathStalker gaming keyboard

Take full command of your games with the Razer DeathStalker gaming keyboard. Its superior anti-ghosting technology allows up to 10 simultaneous key presses to help you effortlessly execute complex combat maneuvers with swift dexterity.

It also features five fully programmable macro buttons, is Razer Synapse 2.0-enabled, and has customizable multi-colored backlit keys, giving this hardcore gaming keyboard a highly personalized look.

Price: US $79.99 / EU EUR79.99

Availability:

Razerzone.com - Q4 2012

Worldwide - Q4 2012

Product features:

Features

    --  Chiclet style key caps
    --  Green LED Backlit keys
    --  1000Hz Ultrapolling
    --  Fully programmable keys with on the fly macro recording
    --  Razer Synapse 2.0 enabled
    --  Dedicated Gaming mode
    --  Anti-ghosting capability for up to 10 simultaneous key presses
    --  Fixed wrist rest
For more information about the Razer DeathStalker, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/DeathStalker.

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About the Razer Group:

Razer(TM) is the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

Learn more at http://www.razerzone.com

Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

SOURCE  Razer USA

Razer USA

CONTACT: USA/Latin America, Kevin Scarpati, Kevin.Scarpati@razerzone.com, or Europe, Timo Helmke, Timo.Helmke@razerzone.com, or Asia Pacific, Jarieul Wong, Jarieul.Wong@razerzone.com, or China, Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com, all of Razer USA

Web Site: http://www.razerzone.com

Game Longer In Extreme Comfort With The Razer(TM) Kraken Pro Gaming Headset

World leading gaming peripherals company sets new standard for gaming headset ergonomics

COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (GAMESCOM 2012) -Razer(TM), the world leader in high performance gaming hardware, unveiled two new products at GamesCom today:  the Razer Kraken Pro Gaming Headset and Razer Kraken Music & Gaming Headphones. Both audio products were ergonomically designed to give gamers the best combination of comfort over extensive use and phenomenal gaming audio, whether they're starting up an eight-hour guild raid or plugging into an MP3 player for tunes on the go.

Just like the many popular Razer headsets before it, the Razer Kraken Pro Gaming Headset was field-tested by countless professional gamers and athletes to determine optimal weight for extended gaming sessions and snugness. Gamers won't find a more comfortable headset on the market, period.

"We've made some comfortable headsets over the years, including the Orca and the Carcharias, but I don't think we've ever developed something as ergonomically sound as the Razer Kraken," said Robert "RazerGuy" Krakoff, president of Razer USA. "We put the Razer Kraken through a meticulous design process and I fully believe we've reached the pinnacle of comfort with this headset."

The left ear cup of the Razer Kraken Pro houses a fully retractable microphone boom that pulls out only when a gamer needs it, with a flexible design that allows the unidirectional mic to be adjusted to the best spot for giving strategic commands or making a quick call to a friend.

The Razer Kraken Pro's large 40 mm neodymium magnet drivers are tuned for clear high- and mid-ranges, as well as deep bass for powerful lows. A closed ear cup design with plush circumaural padding creates superior sound isolation that allows gamers to focus on the missions at hand or have conversations uninterrupted by outside noise.

Those looking for go-anywhere music and gaming headphones with a premium ergonomic design without a microphone need look no further than the Razer Kraken, constructed with a focus on durability to withstand the rigors of daily use, whether it is tuning out during a workday commute or providing the soundtrack on the slopes. Its lightweight design makes these headphones easy on the ears for hours on end.

About the Razer Kraken Pro Gaming Headset

The Razer Carcharias has been said to be the most comfortable gaming headset in the world. With it enjoying stature as a modern classic, we took it up a notch with the Razer Kraken Pro, a gaming headset fully focused on ergonomics.  Heck, we took it up more than a notch... we went all the way on it.  Weight, functionality and performance were the key factors identified and perfectly balanced for the Razer Pro Kraken--contributing in perfect concert to what we believe is the most comfortable gaming headset. Ever.

On top of its optimized weight for extended wear, the Razer Kraken Pro is outfitted with a fully retractable microphone and powerful high-quality drivers that let you totally immerse yourself in gaming audio for inordinate periods of time.

The 3.5 mm combined audio jack and included splitter cable allow mic support for your mobile devices in transit, as well as full connectivity to gaming PCs so you never have to use another headset.

Price:
U.S. $79.99 / EU EUR79.99

Availability:
Razerzone.com - September 2012
Worldwide - September 2012

Product features:

Headphones

    --  Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
    --  Impedance: 32O at 1 kHz
    --  Sensitivity (@1 kHz, 1 V/Pa): 110 + 4 dB at 1 kHz Max
    --  Input Power: 50 mW
    --  Drivers: 40 mm, with Neodymium Magnets
    --  Inner Ear Cup Diameter: 50 mm / 1.97"
    --  Cable Length: 1.3 m / 4.27 ft. plus 2 m / 6.6 ft. Splitter Adapter
    --  Approximate Weight: 293 g / 0.65 lbs.
    --  Connector: Analog 3.5 mm Combined Jack (Headphone and Mic)
Microphone

    --  Frequency Response: 100 - 10,000 Hz
    --  Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 52 dB
    --  Sensitivity (@1 kHz, 1 V/Pa): -40 + 3dB
    --  Pick-up Pattern: Unidirectional
For more information about the Razer Kraken Pro, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/krakenpro.

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About the Razer Kraken Music & Gaming Headphones

The Razer Kraken Analog Music & Gaming Headphones are made to accompany you wherever life takes you, withstanding the constant abuse of your everyday fun. Their rugged design and light-weight, foldable construction make them the ideal choice regardless of whether you are gaming at home or hitting the streets.

Packed with powerful, high-quality drivers enclosed in extra-large circumaural ear cups for maximum comfort, they drown out the outside world while keeping your music pristine and precise.

Price:
U.S. $59.99 / EU EUR59.99

Availability:
Razerzone.com - September 2012
Worldwide - October 2012

Product features:

    --  Frequency Response: 20 - 20,000 Hz
    --  Impedance: 32O at 1 kHz
    --  Sensitivity (@1 kHz, 1 V/Pa): 110 + 4 dB at 1 kHz Max
    --  Input Power: 50 mW
    --  Drivers: 40 mm, with Neodymium Magnets
    --  Inner Ear Cup Diameter: 50 mm / 1.97"
    --  Cable Length: 1.3 m / 4.27 ft. plus 2 m / 6.6 ft. Extension Cable
    --  Approximate Weight: 280 g / 0.62 lbs.
    --  Connector: Analog 3.5 mm Headphone Jack
For more information about the Razer Kraken Music & Gaming Headphones, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/kraken.

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About the Razer Group:

Razer(TM) is the world leader in high performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe.  Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

For more information, please visit http://www.razerzone.com/.

Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

SOURCE  Razer USA

Razer USA

CONTACT: USA/Latin America, Kevin Scarpati, Kevin.Scarpati@razerzone.com, or Europe, Timo Helmke, Timo.Helmke@razerzone.com, or Asia Pacific, Jarieul Wong, Jarieul.Wong@razerzone.com, or China, Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com

Web Site: http://www.razerzone.com

Razer(TM) Software Development Kit For Switchblade UI Now Available

Third-Party Software Development Kit is ready for developers to build applications on Razer's Revolutionary Switchblade User Interface

COLOGNE, Germany, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- (GamesCom 2012) -- Razer(TM), the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware, announced the development of a Software Development Kit (SDK) for the award-winning Switchblade User Interface (UI). Game developers and users of the Razer Blade, Star Wars(TM): The Old Republic(TM) gaming keyboard, and the newly launched Razer DeathStalker Ultimate will now be able to develop applications with the new Software development kit.

The Switchblade UI's 10 dynamic adaptive tactile keys and LCD panel allow for two modes that offer a full, vibrant display and a trackpad. Users will be able to utilize the award-winning features of the Switchblade UI in creating applications of the developer's choosing.

With the newly developed SDK, developers can freely create new applications for the Switchblade UI with possibilities ranging from informative guides, mini-maps, inventory slots, and other elevating features, all based in a free and open development model. Interested applicants may submit their inquiries to (SBUI_support@razerzone.com) or visit Razer SwitchBlade UI site http://www.razerzone.com/switchblade-ui for a chance to craft out the apps of their choosing. Developers are required to have knowledge of C++ and C Sharp programming.

"With the development of the SDK for the Switchblade UI, we are pleased to offer every game developer the ability to create applications that will enhance their immersive experience for their favorite games," said Robert "RazerGuy" Krakoff, president of Razer USA. "I am eager to see the types of applications that can be made by our passionate and creative fans inside the development community."

List of Razer Apps

    --  Trackpad
    --  Numpad
    --  Macro Recorder
    --  Gaming Mode
    --  Browser
    --  YouTube
    --  Facebook
    --  Twitter
    --  Gmail
    --  Clock
    --  Screenshot
    --  Game Timer
Game Specific Apps

    --  Star Wars(TM): The Old Republic(TM) Combat Logger
    --  Battlefield 3
    --  And many more...
About the Razer Group:
Razer(TM) is the world leader in high-performance gaming hardware. Founded in 1998, with its headquarters in Carlsbad, California, the company has offices in nine cities around the globe. Used by the most demanding professional gamers who compete in global tournaments, Razer provides gamers with the unfair advantage of cutting-edge technology and award-winning design. We live by our motto: For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

Learn more at http://www.razerzone.com/switchblade-ui.

Razer - For Gamers. By Gamers.(TM)

SOURCE  Razer USA

Razer USA

CONTACT: USA/Latin America - Kevin Scarpati, Kevin.Scarpati@razerzone.com; Europe - Timo Helmke, Timo.Helmke@razerzone.com; Asia Pacific - Jarieul Wong, Jarieul.Wong@razerzone.com; China - Chris Chen, Chris.Chen@razerzone.com; Switchblade UI Development Contact - Norman Ho, Norman.Ho@razerzone.com

Web Site: http://www.razerzone.com/switchblade-ui

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 Has Arrived

Game-Changing Device Hits U.S. Store Shelves Tomorrow

NEW YORK, Aug. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Electronics America Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today announced its highly anticipated GALAXY Note 10.1 for the U.S. market. The device will be available for purchase tomorrow - August 16(th), 2012 - across the U.S. at authorized retailers.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120815/NY57695 )

At a launch event in New York City, Samsung will be joined by fashion designer Zac Posen, who has created looks for the most elite stars, and acclaimed writer, producer, director Baz Luhrmann (William Shakespeare's Romeo+Juliet, Moulin Rouge and the forthcoming The Great Gatsby). Each will provide a window into their own creative process, and how the GALAXY Note 10.1 will unleash new levels of inspiration in their work.

The GALAXY Note 10.1 extends the GALAXY Note category, building on the success of last year's worldwide hit smartphone - and delivering the functionality and precision of a pen and paper by combining the S Pen with a 10.1-inch large display.

Adobe's premium creative application, Photoshop® Touch is preloaded and optimized for Samsung's S Pen to deliver unprecedented precision and control.

The device also introduces the game changing Multiscreen feature, which allows users to actually operate two different apps side-by-side, simultaneously, on the same screen.

Thanks to a 1.4GHz quad-core processor and 2 GB RAM, the GALAXY Note 10.1 can handle it all without missing a beat.

"Our goal with the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 was simple - redefine the tablet experience," said Tim Baxter, President, Samsung Electronics America. "The S Pen offers both active content creation as well as passive content consumption, while the Multiscreen capability finally enables true multitasking. For the user, the resulting experience is completely new and quite unexpected."

True Multitasking with Multiscreen Feature

With GALAXY Note 10.1's Multiscreen feature, users can effortlessly utilize two different applications side-by-side simultaneously for true and easy multitasking. Users can view Web pages or videos, or launch other applications while writing or sketching ideas with the S Pen on the other half of the screen - no need to toggle back and forth between apps.

Further, users can even capture and crop images from an app on one side, and drag them to an app on the side - for enhanced creativity and productivity.

Apps supported for Multiscreen are S Note, Internet Browser, Video Player, Email, Gallery and Polaris Office . The GALAXY Note 10.1 thus meets the increasing needs of a growing mobile workforce, from interfacing with customers to creative sharing.

The GALAXY Note 10.1 also offers the Pop up Play feature first introduced on the GALAXY S III Smartphone. With it, users can play back videos in a floating window that can be overlaid anywhere on the screen, providing a "picture in picture" experience. New for the GALAXY Note 10.1 is the ability to adjust the size of the video window.

In addition, GALAXY Note 10.1 offers a mini-apps tray that can launch a selection of mini-apps on top of others apps and freely moves around the screen. These include Alarm, S Note, Music Player, Email, Calculator, World Clock.

S Pen & S Note Make it Personal

Featuring an advanced S Pen with 1,024 levels of sensitivity, GALAXY Note 10.1 is designed for natural and intuitive content creation. The S Pen is embedded directly into a slot in the device and when removed, activates a taskbar with quick access to optimized S Pen apps such as S Note, Adobe® Photoshop® Touch and Polaris Office.  Alternatively, users can easily set their preferred application to be launched instantly.

The S Note application is a unique tool that gives users the ability to combine notes and sketches with other digital content in ready-to-use templates. Shape Match converts hand-drawn shapes such a square and lines into clean and perfect versions - perfect for creating charts. Formula Match can actually solve formulas hand-written with the S Pen.

S Note is also integrated with knowledge search engines so that users can search for content, obtain information, and easily drag and drop content onto S Notes without having to switch between screens.

Adobe Photoshop Touch - Edit Photos Like Never Before

Adobe® Photoshop® Touch, normally a $9.99 purchase, is preloaded on the GALAXY Note 10.1. Further, since it is optimized for S Pen, users are able to control brush size and opacity by just adjusting the pressure of the pen on the screen.

"Samsung's GALAXY Note 10.1, with its pressure-sensitive S Pen, truly unleashes the power of Adobe Photoshop Touch and provides a great tool for creative expression," said Winston Hendrickson, vice president products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe. "More than ever, people around the world want to create, wherever and whenever inspiration strikes. We look forward to seeing what they imagine with the S Pen and Photoshop Touch."

Users can also use popular Photoshop features such as layers, selection tools, adjustments, and filters to create mind-blowing images, or use the high quality GALAXY Note 10.1 camera to fill an area on a layer with the unique camera fill feature.

With Photoshop Touch, it's also a snap to add or remove people or objects from a photo, or blend two photos together.

To get users started quickly, in-depth step-by-step tutorials are provided to help users learn techniques the pros use for great-looking results.

Photoshop Touch is integrated with Adobe Creative Cloud providing users free access to powerful file syncing and sharing features and 2GB of storage space. Files can be synched to the Creative Cloud and opened in Photoshop on the desktop or laptop for further refinement.

The Ultimate ebook Experience

Samsung is adding even more value through a range of partners.

Kno, a pioneer in education software, will offer its e-textbook platform preloaded on the GALAXY Note 10.1. With it, k-12 or higher education students can say goodbye to heavy backpacks filled with books and instead, download any of thousands of interactive textbooks. Even better, with the new Social Sharing feature announced today, they can utilize the S Pen to highlight and annotate the texts, and share those annotations with other students and teachers in the context of their book.

The popular NOOK® free reading app from Barnes & Noble will also be preloaded on the GALAXY Note 10.1 as well as a customized NOOK for Android((TM)) Widget allowing quick and easy access to titles directly from the desktop.

A range of other partners are involved as well, delivering a complete solution.

To allow seamless collaboration with others, the GALAXY Note 10.1 offers a free two-year subscription to Dropbox, giving users 50 GB of storage space - a $100 value.*

Samsung Smart Remote, powered by Peel, utilizes the built-in IR emitter in the GALAXY Note 10.1 to transform the device into a sophisticated universal remote control that can control an entire home entertainment system and even recommend programs.

Finally, Polaris Office lets provides robust word processing, spreadsheet and presentation capabilities, while S Pen support makes it a snap to mark up and annotate documents.

Superior Hardware Performance and Connectivity

GALAXY Note 10.1 is designed with advanced hardware technology, including a 1.4GHz quad-core processor and 2GB of internal RAM. Seamless multi-tasking, high-standard graphics, and blazing-fast performance without any lag are essential features of GALAXY Note 10.1. The device also includes a 5-megapixel main camera and a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera.

The GALAXY Note 10.1 carries over several features first introduced with the hit GALAXY S III smartphone, making it an ideal companion tablet for owners of that devices. ShareShot which makes it a snap to automatically share photos in real time between the GALAXY Note 10.1 and the GALAXY S III.

Smart Stay, first introduced with the GALAXY S III, uses the camera in the GALAXY Note 10.1 to prevent the device from going into standby mode while it detects a user in front of the device.

Finally, with AllShare® Play, users can share content with a large group in real-time by connecting GALAXY Note 10.1 to Samsung HD TVs, phones, mobile tablets, laptops, and other consumer electronic devices on the same network. With Group Cast, users can also share and collaborate on documents, presentations, or images in real time, without loading the files separately.

Available Aug 16(th) Across the U.S.

GALAXY Note 10.1 will be available beginning Aug 16(th) nationwide at partners including Best Buy, Amazon, Tiger Direct, HH Gregg, CDW, BrandSmart, Conn's and Fry's.

In a special promotion, Samsung will also be making the GALAXY Note 10.1 available at BBY's Union Square store in NYC beginning at noon EDT today, Aug 15th. 

The device will be available in choice of white or dark gray, and in 16 GB or 32 GB memory configurations, for $499 or $549 SRP, respectively.

Available accessories include replacement S Pen, S Pen Holder Kit, Book Cover in Grey or White, Travel Charger, USB Connection Kit to allow usage of thumb drives or USB peripherals, HDMI adapter and Universal Desktop Dock.

For multimedia content and more detailed information, please visit http://www.samsungmobilepress.com.

Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 Product Specifications

                 Processor      1.4 GHz quad-core processor
                 ---------      ---------------------------
                  Display        255.8mm (10.1") WXGA(1280x800) LCD +
                                 Digitizer
                  -------       -------------------------------------
                     OS         Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
                    ---         -------------------------------
                   Camera        Main(Rear): 5 Megapixel Auto Focus Camera
                                 with LED Flash
                                Sub(Front): 1.9 Megapixel VT Camera
    ---                         -----------------------------------
                   Video         Codec: MPEG4, H.263, H.264, VC-1, DivX,
                                 WMV7, WMV8,  WMV9, VP8
                                 Format: 3GP(MP4), WMV(ASF), AVI, FLV, MKV,
                                 WebM
                                Full HD(1080p) Playback & HD Recording
    ---                         --------------------------------------
                   Audio         Codec: MP3, OGG, WMA, AAC, ACC+, eAAC+,
                                 AMR(NB,WB), MIDI, WAV, AC-3, Flac
                                Music Player with SoundAlive
                                3.5mm Ear Jack
    ---                         --------------
              S Pen Optimized
                  Features      S Pen Experience (S Note, S Planner)
                                 (* more S Pen optimized apps are available
                                 via Samsung Apps)
    ---                         ------------------------------------------
    Multiscreen
    -----------
    Adobe(R) Photoshop(R)
     Touch
    ---------------------
    Shape Match, Formula Match
    --------------------------
    Polaris Office
    --------------
    Kno
    ---
              Sharing Features   Samsung AllShare Play /Samsung AllShare
                                 Cast /ShareShot
              ----------------  ----------------------------------------
    Samsung Kies /Samsung Kies
     Air
    --------------------------
             Content Features &
                  Services      Samsung TouchWiz / Samsung L!ve Panel
             ------------------ -------------------------------------
    Samsung Apps
    ------------
    Samsung Hub
    - Music Hub /Game Hub /
     Media Hub
    -----------------------
    Samsung S Suggest
    -----------------
    Samsung ChatOn mobile
     communication service
    ----------------------
    Google Search, Google
     Maps, Gmail, Google
     Latitude
    Google Play Store, Google
     Play Books, Google Play
     Movies
    Google Plus, YouTube,
     Google Talk, Google Play
     Music
    Google Places, Google
     Navigation, Google
     Downloads
    ---------------------
                 Enterprise
                  Solutions     Exchange ActiveSync
                                On-Device Encryption
                                Cisco VPN (Virtual Private Network)
                                Juniper Junos Pulse VPN
    ---                         -----------------------
                Connectivity     Bluetooth technology v 4.0 (Apt-X Codec
                                 support)
                                USB 2.0 Host
                                 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n (2.4 & 5 GHz),
                                 Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Channel Bonding
                                 mHL, 3.5mm, IR LED(Smart Remote: Universal
                                 Remote Control)
    ---                         ------------------------------------------
                   Sensor        Accelerometer, Digital compass, Light,
                                 Gyroscope
                   ------       ---------------------------------------
                   Memory       16/32 GB User memory + 2GB (RAM)
                                microSD (up to 32 GB)
    ---                         --------------------
                 Dimension      262 x 180 x 8.9 mm, 597g
                 ---------      ------------------------
                  Battery       Standard battery, Li-ion 7,000mAh
                  -------       ---------------------------------
* All functionality, features, specifications and other product information provided in this document including, but not limited to, the benefits, design, pricing, components, performance, availability, and capabilities of the product are subject to change without notice or obligation.

* Android, Google, Android Beam, Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude, Google Play Store, Google Play Books, Google Play Movies, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk, Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads are trademarks of Google Inc.

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About Samsung Electronics America

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