The Breakroom • A blog for the Iconfactory

Introducing Frenzic for Mac OS X!

February 20, 2007

The Iconfactory and ARTIS Software are proud to announce the release of an all-new, fast paced, addictive game for Mac OS X – Frenzic. In the spirit of classic puzzle games such as Tetris and Bejeweled, Frenzic tests both the mind and the reflexes and offers hours of endless fun.

Frenzic has a unique style and game play that dazzles the eye, teases the brain and keeps you coming back for more. It takes only minutes to learn, but months to master as you devise new, impressive play strategies to push yourself to the top of the Internet Leaderboards. Compete against your personal best, or other players testing their mettle around the globe. View stats, devise winning strategies, track friends and climb through seven levels of Devotion from Newbie all the way to the one, and only, Frenzic Grandmaster.

We invite you to visit the all-new Frenzic.com website to download and try out the game for free. You can also browse screen shots, surf the Leaderboards, review current player stats and much more. Get ready to flex that gray matter, but be warned… once you start, you may not want to stop! Frenzic is available today for $14.95.

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The Next Piece of the Puzzle

February 16, 2007

By Webmaster

Observant visitors to the factory might have noticed some subtle clues that we’ve been dropping for the past several months. You see, we’ve been working on a special new product with ARTIS Software, the great company behind xScope, to bring you something fun and all new. Over a year in the making, and in beta for the past several months, its now almost ready for its world premiere. “What is it?” “How can I get it?” “Will it repair a rip in the fabric of the space-time continuum?” Find out the answers to these and other mostly-relevant questions when we launch. Rest assured, you won’t be dissapointed. Stay tuned!

Twitterrific 1.1.1 Now Available

February 15, 2007

By Webmaster

Our popular and free desktop application, Twitterrific, continues to help Mac users everywhere tweet away. We’re happy to announce a new release that fixes a few small bugs—details are in the What’s New file included in the download. If you love Twitter, then an update to Twitterrific 1.1.1 is recommended. Enjoy!

This Valentine’s Day, Give the Gift of Pixels

February 15, 2007

By Webmaster

Hot on the heels of the recent release of iPhonica Vol. 2, comes Kate England’s latest freeware collection – iPhonica System. This massive set of system replacement icons for CandyBar boasts over seventy icons that you can use to customize every aspect of your hard drive. From folders and media, to an iPhone inspired trash can and much more, iPhonica System is ready and willing to help you complete your delicious makeover, ahead of the planned June release date. iPhonica System is available today as a super cool CandyBar iContainer, or as standard Mac and PC icons. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!

Don’t Get Philiminated!

February 12, 2007

By Webmaster

Being the TV junkies we are, it comes as no surprise that we’re all hyped up for the start of season 11 of one of our favorite shows – The Amazing Race. This time out the producers have assembled the show’s “brightest stars” in the hopes of recapturing some of the audience that started to wane after the dreaded ‘Family Edition’ aired in 2005 / 2006.

So you might ask why do we love the Amazing Race so much? The real question is what’s not to love about the show? Amazing Race continues to entertain and excite even when other so-called reality series like Survivor have gone on way past their prime. We love watching Phil give the last team on the mat the super psyche-out when he tells them its a non-elimination round. We love the challenges, getting a glimpse at unique cultures and rooting for the underdogs. Teams with tons of heart like Charla & Mirna and David & Mary are usually favorites around the factory floor. We’ll miss the absence of the “Hippies” this time out and will be sincerely rooting against Rob & ‘Ambah’ in our inter-office pool, but any way you cut it, this latest dash around the globe is sure to be good TV. “Travel safe. Ready… set… GO!”

Bunnies Need Love Too

February 8, 2007

By Webmaster

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner and all things cute on the rampage, Mindy thought now was the perfect time to unleash two of her latest desktop pictures onto the unsuspecting public. These anime inspired lepus will melt your heart (both real and chocolate) with their sheer adorability. The bunnies are available today in both pink and purple, so don’t let this February 14th go by without giving them a much needed home!

We All Scream for iPhone!

January 31, 2007

By Webmaster

Ever since Steve introduced us to the iPhone, the entire world has been held spellbound waiting for its official release. Since June is still a looong way off, Kate England has whipped up some lickable desktop icons in the style of the new mobile device. Her first set in the series is available over at Marmalade Moon and today’s freeware release of Volume 2 plays on its popularity by expanding the suite by 10 new icons. We invite you to swing on over and check them out for your Mac, PC or as a handy Pixadex iContainer today.

Xpressionism Finance Released

January 29, 2007

By Webmaster

Stockicons.com has released the latest collection in the Xpressionism family of royalty-free stock icons. Xpressionism Finance extends the original collection into the realm of finance and commerce with icons covering concepts such as transactions, credit, interest, and more. Xpressionism Finance is available today for $179. Stockicons.com provides developers and designers with high-quality, affordable, royalty-free collections of icons for use in software applications, website designs and interactive presentations.

Twitterrific 1.1 Now Available

January 25, 2007

By Webmaster

We’re pleased to announce that our popular, free desktop application, Twitterrific, has received both public and critical accolades since its release. It was only fitting therefore to incorporate some of the most common feature requests to create today’s release. In addition to several important bug fixes, Twitterrific 1.1 now displays the remaining character count when posting, includes a newly updated notification sound, has a preference for setting window levels and hotkeys to toggle the main user interface. A complete list of what’s new can be found when you download the software. If you love Twitter, then you will love Twitterrific 1.1, no tweet is complete without it. Enjoy!

Tech-time Love from Leo Laporte

January 25, 2007

By Webmaster

Anyone who’s “hip” knows that Leo Laporte is the man when it comes to all things techno. So imagine our surprise and delight when we listened to the latest episode of the MacBreak podcast and found that Twitterrific was Leo’s software pick of the week! Leo and the gang rap on all things Apple including the iPhone, stock prices and then at the 46 minute mark Leo makes his case for Twitter and Twitterrific. So when someone like Leo describes your software as a “beautiful little application”, we prick up our ears, take notice and extend our thanks. Find out what Leo is talking about and visit the Twitterrific page today!

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