I have a confession to make. Over the past several weeks, I have devoted a lot of time, and some money, to Battle Nations, a game by Z2Live, Inc. The game is a combat strategy game, but you also have to build and maintain an outpost; this game scratches the Civilization itch without having to…
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Dinosaurs are fascinating creatures. Their size, their dominance during the Mesozoic Era, and the circumstances of their extinction all contribute to their popularity among kids and adults alike. The app developed by M5859 Studios Pty Ltd., Walking with Dinosaurs: Inside Their World, contains hours of interesting facts, detailed art, and informative animations. Walking with Dinosaurs:…
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Tayasui Sketches, by Tayasui, is a free app that allows you to draw and write notes. The app is similar to Paper, but Sketches doesn’t have different textures, which is fine for those of us who just want to play around with a drawing app on our iPads. The basic version of Sketches has six…
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Last week, I ended my critique of Star Trek Rivals and Fast & Furious 6: The Game with the suggestion of playing something else. I would be remiss if I didn’t offer other games to play. In addition to Waking Mars and Ridiculous Fishing, the following are some of my favorite iOS games from the…
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Two of this summer’s biggest films are Star Trek Into Darkness and Fast & Furious 6. Coinciding with the release of these two films are two games for the iPhone and iPad. Both games are free with plenty of opportunities for in-game purchases and have little to offer in terms of enhancing their cinematic counterparts…
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Once I got my iPhone, my digital camera went on a shelf and hasn’t seen the light of day for over two years. While taking pictures using my phone is convenient, importing photos to my computer just to edit them can be time consuming. I’ve been looking for a good photo editing app, and PicsPlay…
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I’ve been playing games on my iPhone since I got one, but most of the games I played were card games or similarly simple games like Peggle. A game that was released last year, Waking Mars, is more ambitious than Solitaire Golf in scope and mechanics. While I liked the concept of Waking Mars, I…
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When I was younger, there were three channels available to watch on TV. I grew up in rural Indiana, and I remember I was the remote and the one who had to adjust the antenna to make the signal clear. Cable came and then satellite dishes for the home, bringing more channels to homes. Now,…
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Recently, I was in Boston for PAX East. This was my second PAX East, so Boston was still strange to me, but with the help of three apps and a device for my iPhone, the trip went smoother this year than it did last year. Guidebook At PAX East this year I picked up…
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I used to be unorganized. I would start projects late, come close to missing due dates, and get overwhelmed because of all of things I needed to complete. My first step in getting organized was creating “To Do” lists. These lists helped a lot, but I ended up having many lists in different places. Items…
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