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UpTo originally launched in 2012, hoping to revolutionize the way we use our mobile calendar by making it just a bit more social. Now, more than two years later, the app is getting a facelift and a new breath of life with what the company behind the app is calling a relaunch; they feel they needed to start over to truly do the calendar right.

Part of what the new version of UpTo hopes to bring to the already very saturated calendar app market is a new user interface that has "multiple layers," leaving behind the assumption that a calendar must be a flat list. Be sure to head over to the UpTo site for more info, check out the video teaser below, and you can grab the newest version of UpTo off the App Store right now.

The 10th anniversary International Mobile Gaming Awards have come to a close, and after 2 months of voting between 14 judges from Japan, Australia, Britain, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the US, the results are in. Dozens of games were nominated, and many of them you will likely recognize, but only a select few could actually win this fantastic recognition. You can find the final results, which were announced in San Francisco at the 10th IMGA ceremony on March 20, below.

Best Serious Game: Artisitco: The Game for Art Lovers by Play Art Labs, Ltd. Israel
Excellence in Art Design: Year Walk by Simogo, Sweden
Excellence in Sound Design: Papa Sangre II by Somethin’Else, published by Playground Publishing, The Netherlands
Best Technical Achievement: Clumsy Ninja by Natural Motion, United Kingdom
Best Shared Experience: Heads Up by Warner Bros., United States
Excellence in Storytelling: République by Camouflaj, United States
Best Quikplay: Colossatron - Massive World Threat by Halfbrick Studios, Australia
Best Upcoming Game: Framed by Loveshack Entertainment, Australia.
Excellence in Innovation: Blek by Kunabi Brother, Austria
Excellence in Gameplay: rymdkapsel by Grapefrukt Games, Sweden
People’s Choice: Tiny Thief by 5 Ants Spain, published by Rovio, Finland
Jury’s Honorable Mention: Luxuria Superbia by Tale of Tales, Belgium
Grand Prix: Badland by Frogmind, Finland

Microsoft Office, which debuted on the iPhone in June of last year, is finally expected to come to the iPad next week via Satya Nadella's first press event as CEO of Microsoft. Members of the media have been receiving invites to this supposedly mobile-first and cloud-first press conference, and according to sources for The Verge the event will mark many major announcements - with Office coming to Apple's tablet being only one.

The iPad version of Microsoft Office is expected to be much like the iPhone version, and as such will require a subscription to Microsoft's Office 365 service to be able to edit documents. Document types supported in this mobile version are the same as the iPhone version; you'll be able to edit within the Word, Excel, and PowerPoint apps.

We'll be sure to let you know here at 148Apps when the app is officially announced.

Music is a great way of expressing yourself, and doing so on social media just got a lot easier with a new app called Snippit. Essentially, the app lets you upload photos and share them to followers much like Instagram and other photo-sharing apps, but also gives you the option of attaching a 4-10 second song clip for truly showing the world the meaning of that moment.

The app allows you to upload an unlimited number of photos, much like its competitors, and lets you seamlessly share these posts on both Twitter and Facebook. In addition, the photo app can be used standalone, letting you fin and follow friends directly. In the latest version of the app you'll find larger photo sizes, as well as the ability to use iTunes 30-second previews to make your 'snippit.'

You can get Snippit on the App Store for free.

Well-known drive-and-slaugher Zombie game Gunner Z, which has been getting progressively better since its initial release, has received a huge update that brings its version number to 1.50. The update features upwards of 30 new missions in the "City Outskirts" area, 28 new monsters to take out, and many other exciting new features.

On top of the new missions and monsters, version 1.50 of Gunner Z comes with a new VR1 Bandit truck, 2 new weapons, 2 new P.E.T.S. models, as well as new achievements, leaderboards, and challenges. To top off this expansive update you'll be getting the usual "bug fixes and improvements," too.

You can grab Gunner Z on the App Store for free. Although keep in mind that this is one of those games with a plethora of in-app purchases to choose from.

March Madness is here, and that means everyone and their mom is going to try and make the perfect bracket. ESPN's bracket-making app, called ESPN Tournament Challenge, has received an update and it's waiting for you to make your picks.

The updated app is now ready for the 2014 season and features a slick new iOS 7 design and icon, making it a beautiful mobile client for ESPN's Tournament Challenge competition. From within the app, you can create entries for the competition, join groups, follow friends' brackets, as well as get news and highlights as the tournament progresses.

The app is available on the App Store right now, for the low price of free. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad running iOS 7.0 or later.

I love it when I find an app that's just absolutely stunning to look at, and that's the case with Steller; I don't even need to use it to enjoy using it. This new app takes sharing photos on social media to the next level by letting you put groups of photos and videos together, annotate them with text, and share them as beautiful - flat designed - storybooks.

The app has many great features, including the ability to group your storybooks into collections that others can follow, the ability to discover other stories that have been published amongst a wide variety of topics, and the ability to republish stories you find in the app to your own collection. Finally, Steller lets you share the stories you make via many outlets including social networks, email, SMS, blogs, and websites.

You can get Steller on the App Store for free.

Fast Company has named Strava as one of "The World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Fitness", and there are many reasons for that. First and foremost, it's worth noting that their social running and cycling app is absolutely great. And Strava's iOS app recently received an update, bringing its version number to 4.0.

In Strava Running and Cycling 4.0, you'll find a brand-new "Activity Feed" that highlights even more of your friends' activities, with notable inclusions being their Instagram feed(?) and their route map. The updated feed also makes it much easier to give comments and kudos to fellow fitness aficionados. Also included in the update is the ability to share photos on your Strava profile via Instagram, real-time segments with live updates, and a variety of new languages including Dutch, Japanese, Korean, and more.

You can get the Strava Running and Cycling - GPS Run and Ride Tracker on the App Store for free.

There are way too many to-do list apps on the App Store, but Checkmark 2 - built by indie development house Snowman - looks to be a promising addition. Checkmark, the app's predecessor, is one of the better-known to-do list apps on the App Store. And this natural iterative upgrade intends to make the Checkmark experience even better.

Checkmark 2 features an all-new lists feature for easily grouping your tasks, location groups for sending location-based to-do reminders, one-tap rescheduling of to-do items, "flexible recurring reminders," location-based reminders that are date-specific, and iCloud integration to make sure the app is always in-sync across your devices. To top it off, the app features an all-new iOS 7 design.

Sound intriguing? You can watch for Checkmark 2 to launch on the App Store on March 18 at a "special introductory price."

Co-Designed by ex-LucasArts designer Bill Tiller, Perils of Man is a new, modern, point-and-click adventure game from Swiss indie studio IF Games - and it's available today.

In Perils of Man: Chapter 1, you play the character of young Ana Eberling, a teenager who has uncovered "a lost technology with the potential to eliminate the uncertainties of life." And that's where the adventure part of this adventure game comes in. She finds herself facing a variety of predicaments "both dangerous and bizarre."

The game features a steampunk aesthetic, beautiful 3D animation, and challenging puzzles - but that's not all it has to offer. It also features over 20 unique characters, clever dialogue, and an original score written by Paul Shapera.

You can find Perils of Man: Chapter 1 (only for the iPad), on the App Store for free.

The release of Konami's much-anticipated Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is drawing nearer, and it wouldn't be a Metal Gear Solid game without some kind of peripheral fun to go along with it. Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is going to ship with a special "iDroid" companion app that syncs the main game's action to a secondary device - namely your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

The second-screen iDroid app will expand gameplay greatly, but touted features include the ability to "call up maps," "summon air support," and even play back the cassette tapes you find throughout "Camp Omega." Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes is launching on March 18, and you can expect the iDroid companion app to hit the App Store around the same time.

NCAA March Madness Live is an app that is only relevant for one month out of the year, but that doesn't make it any less useful. The app, which has been in hibernation since last March, was updated yesterday for the 2014 season. Additionally, the app has been completely redesigned to match the iOS 7 aesthetic.

NCAA March Madness Live allows you to watch every single one of the 67 Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament games, provided that you have a qualified cable subscription and give the app your credentials. But if you don't, the app does provide you with a temporary preview period that will let you watch without a login for a short time.

You can get NCAA March Madness Live, packed with live streaming, up-to-date scores, an interactive tournament bracket, live game alerts, and more - on the App Store for free right now.

Gameloft has announced that it will be the development studio bringing the official The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game to iOS this April when the movie is released. The game will be similar in many ways to Gameloft's original offering, but this sequel is going to be more graphically rich and more detailed in appearance compared to its predecessor. The overall size of the game's open world of Manhattan will be increased as well, giving you more room to sling your web and get the bad guys.

The game is a "premium title," meaning there is almost no chance that it will be a free offering (especially considering it's launching with a movie). But maybe that's for the better; tons of in-app purchases to keep a game sustainable are never fun. Be on the lookout for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 for iOS this April, but for now, check out the teaser trailer below.

Email is becoming a thing of the past for many younger internet users, but for most of us it's still a critical part of our workflow. CloudMagic is already known as a decent iOS email client, but the app recently became a lot more innovative with its new "Cards" feature. The new 1.0.19 update notes boast that Cards allow you to "get all your work done without ever leaving your email."

How exactly? The video below will do a great job of explaining it, but essentially, Cards integrates your favorite internet services like Pocket, Trello, and Evernote into your email inbox. Receive a recipe to cook for dinner later? Just use the Evernote card and save it as you would if you had found that recipe online. But that's just one example; Cards is a whole lot more powerful than that.

You can get CloudMagic with its new "Cards" feature right now on the App Store for free.