North Creek, New York – Announcing that MyNature, Inc., the developers of MyNature Animal Tracks, are excited about launching their newest app, the MyNature Tree Guide. Users can use this app to identify trees, see images of leaves, needles, fruit, bark, illustrated drawing and a profile of each tree.

Pahoa, Hawaii – Independent developer Andrew Kazmierski is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of Ruler 1.0, his new digital ruler for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. Beautifully crafted, Ruler is designed for intuitive, natural usage. Despite a size disadvantage, Ruler mirrors the practicality and ease of a physical ruler. To accurately measure objects larger than your device, the app features a movable marker that snaps.

San Francisco, CA – 148Apps announced today that winners and nominees of its 2009 Best App Ever Awards, which were unveiled last week, saw a large sales boost following the awards announcement. As a result, some apps were bumped into the top 100 overall paid applications list, while others experienced a large increase in sales.

San Francisco, CA – The winners of the 2009 Best App Ever Awards have now been announced in the second annual competition honoring the best iPhone apps and games released in the iTunes App Store.

148Apps created the Best App Ever awards in 2008 to celebrate the efforts of app developers and to raise user awareness about the best apps available (not just the top selling ones). The apps are nominated and then voted on by the people who know the best apps, the users of the apps themselves.

Nashville, Tennessee – Derek Clark today is pleased to announce the release of version 1.2 of his Swipe Ruler app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Introducing a fast and convenient way to measure items for a close estimation of length, the Swipe Ruler is perfect for window shoppers and garage sale browsers.