Unlike some of our competitors, AccelaStudy will continue to be available for iPhone, iPod touch, and the new iPad all in the same product.  This means that if you have an iPhone or iPod touch and also buy an iPad, AccelaStudy will run perfectly on all of these devices.

But that’s not all.  The next version of AccelaStudy will have a gorgeous new user interface which takes advantage of the unique features and larger screen available on the iPad.

We’re very excited about this new platform.

This new Translate feature is based off of the free, award-winning Translate Now! by AccelaStudy product which has been downloaded over 250,000 times in less than 2 months!

Unlike the rest of the AccelaStudy program, this Translate feature requires an active Internet connection to access the Google Translate service.

Both Arabic and Hebrew include:

• Over 2,300 basic and advanced vocabulary words from more than 60 subject areas.
• Native speaker audio for each and every word.
• Over 150 of the most commonly used verbs.
• And all of the other great features of AccelaStudy including spaced repetition, search, and audio quiz.

AccelaStudy applications with Arabic and Hebrew run on both iPhone and iPod touch devices with the iPhone OS 3.0 or later installed. Due to the lack of right-to-left language support in earlier versions of the iPhone OS, OS 3.0 or later is required.

We’ve also improved the accessibility of support through prominent links, including the Help & Support box on the right side of all pages which provides direct access to our new support system without even leaving the AccelaStudy.com website.  As always, we appreciate any feedback at support@renkara.com!

The next update, Version 1.5, will include additional features and, finally, also new vocabulary – verbs!  The total vocabulary set will increase by about 25%.

Renkara Media Group’s product line has grown from five language education applications available during last year’s App Store opening to over 190 applications today.  With the April release of its Essentials by AccelaStudy products, Renkara Media Group has seen eleven of the AccelaStudy applications climb into the Top 100 Free Education Apps list with five applications in the Top 25.

“The last few months have been incredible.  We’re very thankful to our fanatical customer base for their support and to Apple for creating such a powerful distribution channel for developers,” said Charles Sieg, president of Renkara Media Group. “With the new iPhone, the coming months promise to be even more exciting.”

AccelaStudy products are now available in 16 languages with additional languages planned for later this year.  In addition to language education products, Renkara Media Group has also partnered with leading content providers such as Versaly Entertainment and Soundview Executive Book Summaries to deliver other unique and compelling content in the App Store.

We are looking for 3-5 beta testers per language, not including English.  AccelaStudy is now available in 15 languages plus English.  These languages are:

• Chinese (Mandarin)
• Dutch
• French
• German
• Greek
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Romanian
• Russian
• Spanish
• Turkish
• Ukrainian

Beta testers do not get paid but there are many benefits, including the following:

• Free copies of any and all AccelaStudy software for the iPhone and iPod Touch, and any other platforms for which products become available
• Early release versions of all AccelaStudy software
• Direct input to the translation and development team regarding features, vocabulary, and other product feedback
• Participation in the feature and vocabulary selection process
• Free copies of future, unannounced language products not necessarily branded as AccelaStudy

We do have a number of requirements for beta testers:

• Must have at least one *extra* iPhone or iPod Touch device for testing purposes – we do not recommend using beta software on an iPhone you need for work, for example.  iPod Touch devices are ideal since they are fully functional in every way as an iPhone but do not need a phone service contract.
• Must be willing to share the device ID of your test device so that we can add it provision it for unreleased software.  This does nothing to your device but is required since, without separate provisioning, Apple does not allow any applications to be installed on a device that weren’t downloaded from the App Store directly.
• Must be passionate about learning languages!
• Must be an avid user of AccelaStudy!
• Ideally should be a Mac user with OS X Leopard running on your Mac.
• Be willing to participate in an active beta tester community providing and exchanging feedback with others and working with the development team of AccelaStudy to improve the product line.

If you are interested, please send an email to support@renkara.com.  Please state why you are interested and why you should be in the beta program.  Thanks in advance to everyone who writes in.  Assuming the requirements are met, this is largely a first come, first serve program so write soon if you want to help us make AccelaStudy even better!