Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Drawing Pad, Poke Me!/Poke Me! HD, Grokion, Guitar Hero + Meteor Blitz HD
Welcome to this week's edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! Today, we look at six recent releases that vary from iPad-only to iPhone, iPod, and iPad compatible, including three edutainment apps for kids and three games. With the exception of one of the titles, either the app or the developer will be familiar to readers of past Gems columns, and the genres are all ones we've explored at least a little in earlier releases. Our top pick of the…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Baa Baa Black Sheep, Clifford, I Spy, LiquiPad HD + Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Welcome to the latest edutainment-focused edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! Based on the huge volume of recent app releases we've wanted to cover over the past couple of weeks, we're taking relatively brief looks at the most notable ones today. Five of the six titles below are educational book and/or singalong apps, and the last is an interesting interactive liquid simulator. Our top picks of the week are the nursery rhyme titles Baa…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: The Incident, PinballYeah / HD + Solipskier
Welcome to this week's first gaming edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! We have a couple of legitimately exciting games to share with you today, including two universal iPhone/iPod touch/iPad-compatible titles that could broadly be classified as “casual games” due to their simple gameplay, but wind up transcending their seemingly retro roots. There's also a new pinball game compilation, released in separate and buggy versions…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: 1951, Mr. Hat and the Magic Cube, NFL 2011, Osmos for iPhone + More
Welcome to an update-focused edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! Today, we take very brief looks at seven recent iPhone and iPad releases, two of which received full reviews, while the others get only quick summaries to let you know what's available. Our top picks of the bunch are Bejeweled 2 + Blitz (Version 1.3) and Osmos for iPhone. Read on for all the details. 1951 - World War One 1951 - World War One ($2, version 1.0) is an attractive but simple…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Calcbot, Compass HD, Flipboard + Popplet / Popplet Lite
Welcome to this week's edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! Today, we're looking at five recent app releases that are primarily iPad-focused, though one—Calcbot from Tapbots—also runs on iPhones and iPod touches. Though the others might seem a little dry at first, they're actually some of the most interesting apps we've seen in quite some time, blending high-quality graphic designs with reference and/or productivity…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: 2XL Trophylite Rally/HD, Geometry Wars: Touch, LightBike 2 + Super QuickHook
Welcome to this week's gaming edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! This week, we're looking at five recent releases, most of which are for the iPhone: two are separately launched versions of the same rally game in different iPhone and iPad apps, while another is a free iPhone/iPod touch upgrade to a prior iPad release, and the other two are dedicated iPhone/iPod touch games. Our top picks of the week are the iPhone 3GS/iPod touch…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: iBomber II, Iron Man 2, Roswell Fighter HD + Zombie Infection
Welcome to this week's first edition of iPhone + iPad Gems! Today, we're looking at five recent shooter releases that vary from title to title in iPad compatibility: three are for the iPhone and two are iPad-only, but one of the iPhone games looks surprisingly good on the iPad, as well. One is an overhead bombing game, another is an overhead shooter, while the others are third-person adventure-shooting games from Gameloft. Our top picks…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Dark Void Zero, Espgaluda II, NFS Shift iPad, Pinball HD, Scrabble iPad + More
Welcome to this week's gaming edition of iPhone and iPad Gems! Due to the continued flood of new app releases we've been sifting through, today's roundup is again a rapid-fire look at eight different titles—each with less detail than we'd normally prefer to include in a full review. Our goal is to let you know about three noteworthy recent iPhone/iPod touch games, and bring you up to speed on a handful of new iPad…
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Article: iPhone Gems: Meteor Blitz, Enigmo 2, Squareball + Unify
Welcome to this week's second, catch-up edition of iPhone Gems. The impact of last week's iPod unveiling temporarily had us more focused on new hardware than software, but we didn't want to let a few more recent, noteworthy games slip through the cracks. So today, we look at a mix of different titles—Meteor Blitz, Enigmo 2, Squareball and Unify. Our top pick of the week by far is the overhead space shooter Meteor Blitz; the…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Airport Remote Monitor, Discover, Flipboard, Sushi + More
Welcome to this week's first roundup of iPhone and iPad Gems! This collection of recent app and mini-game releases is as varied as any in recent memory, most notably featuring several smart reference and social networking tools alongside a small collection of games and a couple of so-so offerings. Some of these titles are iPad-specific, while others are iPhone- and iPod touch-focused. Our top picks of the bunch are Airport Remote Monitor and…
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Article: iPhone + iPad Gems: Financial Times, iTeleport, Mars Globe/HD, Osfoora HD + Reeder for iPad
Welcome to this week's first edition of iPhone + iPad Gems. Today, we're looking at an interesting and relatively well-rated collection of iPad applications that are all either based upon earlier iPhone apps or arriving in forms that are both iPad- and iPhone-compatible. They range in purpose from news readers and remote computer access software to Twitter and educational tools. The top-rated apps this week are iTeleport, Osfoora HD, and…