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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Friday, August 19, 2011

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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently. TwinPlay. A universal app for the iPhone and iPad, which allows two different songs to be played simultaneously, one through the left earphone and one through the right.  $0.99/£0.69. Badger. A photo-sharing app where the pictures you take become badges which [...]

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P-47 The Phantom Fighter iPhone App Review – Prepare for a Challenge

Monday, August 15, 2011

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P-47 The Phantom Fighter iPhone App Review – Prepare for a Challenge

Fans of retro arcade games may recall Avenging Spirit, the first in a catalog of Jaleco conversions by DotEmu.  We reviewed the game when it was released late last year and enjoyed its unusual body-swapping antics and challenging platform gameplay.  DotEmu has released another Jaleco conversion this month, and it’s the sideways-scrolling shooter P-47 – [...]

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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Friday, August 12, 2011

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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently. Phoenix HD. A new version of Phoenix, a great bullet-hell game previously only for the iPhone.  This is a universal app which is free to download, but has some in-app purchases for buying other ships.  Free. TeamSpeak. The multi-platform voice chat service arrives for mobile, [...]

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Cut the Rope: Experiments iPhone App Review – Fun, But Familiar

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

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Cut the Rope: Experiments iPhone App Review – Fun, But Familiar

Cut the Rope is one of the better known iOS games, up there with Angry Birds and Plants vs. Zombies.  ZeptoLab has big plans for the game and its star, Om Nom, too; as it has recently made the transition over to Android, had a range of plush toys announced, plus news of a comic [...]

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*Competition Closed* Five Promo Codes for Wooords!

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

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*Competition Closed* Five Promo Codes for Wooords!

*Thanks to all who entered, the competition has now closed.  Winners, enjoy your game!* Wooords is an excellent word game for the iPhone and iPad which I reviewed last week, rewarding it a very impressive 4/5.  I’ve continued to play it after completing my review too, which isn’t something that can be said for many games.  [...]

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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Friday, August 5, 2011

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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently. Goop. A cute arcade game where you must guide the ‘Eeeps’ past dripping goop.  The game has very simple controls, Retina Display graphics and Game Center support.  $0.99/£0.69. Rdio. The social music service comes to the iPad with a special, dedicated app providing access to [...]

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Cut the Rope: Experiments Out Now

Thursday, August 4, 2011

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Cut the Rope: Experiments Out Now

The sequel to one of the few iOS games popular enough to knock the mighty Angry Birds off the iTunes chart top spot has been released.  Cut the Rope: Experiments sees the game’s cute leading character, Om Nom, arrive on the doorstep of a professor who quickly learns that an endless supply of candy will [...]

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Waterslide 2 iPhone/iPad App Review – Flashy, But Not All That Splashy

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

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Waterslide 2 iPhone/iPad App Review – Flashy, But Not All That Splashy

When I was approached to review Waterslide 2, it occurred to me I didn’t recall Waterslide 1 (or Waterslide Extreme as I discovered it was called) and upon investigation I realized why – it was the iOS equivalent of an advertorial, disguising a an advert for Barclaycard with a throwaway game.  Fair enough, but something [...]

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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Saturday, July 30, 2011

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Top Ten iPhone and iPad Apps Released This Week

Browsing the App Store this weekend?  If so, here are ten applications released recently. NASA Visualization Explorer. Get the latest insight into NASA’s projects through your iPad with this official app.  As you’d expect, there’s plenty of interactive content including videos and presentations.  Free, iPad only. TaskRabbit. An unusual social network where ‘TaskRabbits’ can be commissioned to perform [...]

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Zinio 2.0 Arrives, Embraces Apple’s New Rules

Friday, July 29, 2011

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Zinio 2.0 Arrives, Embraces Apple’s New Rules

Earlier in the week we took a quick look at the first wave of eBook-related apps who had applied a few changes to conform with Apple’s new rules, among them Amazon’s Kindle app and Kobo’s reader.  They had both chosen not to add in-app purchases and instead removed the option of buying content from within [...]

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