News Desk

SOFTWARE NEWS: (DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla.) RedFin POS recently announced the launch of a web-based electronic bill payment and presentment (EBPP) platform to its payment gateway. The new platform allows merchants to generate and email secure payment links to customers who can then make payments through a secure payment form and/or make donations online. When done, vendors will receive direct deposit of funds into their bank.

SOFTWARE NEWS: (CHINA) DearMob's 5KPlayer makes a quantum leap into Version 3.6 for Windows and Mac OSX upon the announcement of Oscars(R) 2016 winners, offering an ideal choice for users to watch Oscars 2016 best pictures on any popular PC or Mac. For refined video quality, this upgrade involves major improvements in playing encrypted online videos and AirPlay to Apple tvOS 9.2 released on Feb. 23.

BOOK NEWS: (CHARLOTTE, N.C.) 'Chasing Freedom' (ISBN: 9780578164373) is a newly-released book authored by Ella Miriam that details her personal and compelling story from bondage to freedom. Born during the gruesome Nazi siege of Leningrad, Miriam's childhood and early adulthood was spent in the grim Soviet Union of Stalin, Khrushchev and Brezhnev.

MOBILE APP NEWS: (DETROIT, Mich.) The RuReal App released by U.S. Publications, Inc. is designed to help its users avoid scams, posers, catfish and more. Not sure if that dating profile image is real? Unsure of the authenticity of a product being sold online? RuReal sets the truth free.

SOFTWARE NEWS: (NEW YORK, N.Y.) EaseUS has released MobiSaver for Android 4.5 with rock solid Android 6.0 Marshmallow and Windows 10 support. The software is tested to perfectly cover Android 1.5 to 6.0 mainstream models from different manufacturers including Samsung, Google Nexus, HTC, Sony, Motorola, ZTE, and Huawei.

FILM NEWS: (FORT WORTH, Texas) A film documentary commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Texas Boys Choir screened Feb. 18 during a special ceremony at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. The documentary - literally seven decades in the making - explores the vast and rich history and legacy of the boys choir. It is written and directed by Gary McGrath, a TBC alum who also is executive director of The Texas State Men and Boys Choir.

FILM & VIDEO NEWS: (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) Coverage Ink Films, producers of the animated horror thriller "Malevolent" have launched an IndieGogo campaign during Feb/March 2016: the goal is to reach $45K for finishing funds to get the movie completed. "Malevolent" combines horror and sci-fi into an original, time-twisting concoction. The producers describe the movie as "SAW meets Groundhog Day.

SOFTWARE NEWS: (MESA, Ariz.) Edupoint Educational Systems, a leading student information and learning management solutions provider for the K-12 market, has been chosen by Lake Havasu Unified School District in Arizona to replace its existing PowerSchool Student Information System (SIS) solution with Synergy(R).

BOOK NEWS: Bestselling author and award-wining songwriter Thornton Cline will bring his latest published children's book, 'The Amazing Magical Musical Plants' (ISBN: 978-1574243253), to Central Virginia for a free multimedia book event tour of the Richmond Public Library, the Blackstone Public Library, one Richmond Public School and an autograph event for Classical FM radio station, WCPE in Raleigh, N.C. March 8-12, 2016.

SOFTWARE NEWS: M3 Data Recovery Software, a world leading data security solution provider, announces the release of M3 Mac Bitlocker Loader V3.5 - transfer large amounts of data between a Bitlocker encrypted drive and Mac computer with fast speed.

Award-winning documentary producer and author Crystal Emery recently launched a new campaign and initiative called "Changing the Face of Medicine." Its inaugural event featured...

Award-winning author Daniel P. Douglas recently announced the release of a new short story entitled "Glimpse," a science fiction Cold War suspense thriller published...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. /Publishers Newswire/ -- Intuitive photographer Debbie “Sophia” Phillips Noll’s recent “Eye Spy” submission to “National Geographic” magazine was published recently in an online story for its “Your Shot” online community.

Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa, has joined the lineup of literary talents featured at the 2016...

BOOK NEWS: A new book was released this month by music industry veteran, producer, and marketing guru, Loren Weisman, the latest in the 'for Dummies' book series, "Music Business For Dummies" (ISBN: 978-1119049654; trade paper; Wiley). The author describes the book thusly, "'Music Business For Dummies' explains the ins and outs of the music industry for artists and business people just starting out.

BOOK NEWS: Geminid Press, LLC has announced release of a new science fiction adventure by acclaimed author Daniel P. Douglas: "The Outworlds: War Torrent" (ISBN: 9780692450048). In "War Torrent," ancient reptilian aliens clash in a war that is the start of a new interstellar crusade orchestrated by evil ethereal entities whose intent is radical genetic purification of the galaxy, and Earth's Stone Age humans are their next target.

COMIC BOOK NEWS: Combining science fiction with meditation and spirituality, "SuperSikh and The Atma Defenders" is a comic book fostering a new unique approach to the genre and bares personal significance to its creators: "Why are the guys that are wearing turbans always the bad guys?" Ravi Singh used to ask his mother when watching Saturday morning cartoons as a child. His mother's response was, "Go ahead and create your own Superhero."

BOOK NEWS: In author James Ring's second book, "784 Broadway" (ISBN: 978-1506164182; Omni Publishing Company), he brings to life his immigrant Italian heritage by recounting summer visits to his family's small green grocer store in New York's Hudson Valley. "784 Broadway" has been described as a "northern version of 'Huckleberry Finn' and just as enchanting."

BOOK NEWS: Author Kelly Browne recently announced that her bestselling book on modern manners, "101 Ways To Say Thank You" (ISBN: 9781402747021; Sterling Publishing) was reissued with new digital generation tips on April 28, 2015. This refreshed and reissued etiquette classic, updated with new information for the digital age.

BOOK NEWS: Gary Donovitz M.D. recently announced publication of his book "Age Healthier Live Happier - Avoiding Over-Medication through Natural Hormone Balance" (ISBN: 9780990706458; CelebrityPress). According to the author, his book outlines the many positive health factors that bio-identical hormone replacement pellet therapy provides..