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Posted 09/08/2011 at 2:29pm | by Nic Vargus As I prepare next week's amazing Peggle HD GameTime, I need a few breaks from the color-frenzied, peg-bouncing action on my iPad. My co-workers, on the other hand, are in desperate need of a break from the wonderful world of shipping a magazine. So we've opted to take those breaks with you, our equally game-crazy readers. This week, we're taking a unique opportunity to challenge our readers to a few of our favorite games. If you think you can beat us at our own game, keep reading. Flo will be playing Words with Friends. Beware, she's playing on an Android phone and can drop more four-letter words than a sailor. Username: Ohthatflo Susie will be playing Carcassonne. She wants me to warn you that she is literally just starting (so go easy on her, at least for a few rounds). Username: Sfsooz Ray will be playing Ticket to Ride. He is very good at it and this is not his first trip on these tracks. Username: Raguilera I will be playing Strategery. (Prepare to be devastated!) Username: NicFoSho And Paul will be playing Solitaire. Any other games you want to play against the editors? Let us know in the comments! Tags: Read More

Posted 12/31/2010 at 1:47pm | by Roberto Baldwin We thought about throwing a bunch of hardware on the floor and letting our pets pick the winner. Sure that sounds awesome in theory, but the bosses said we were being lazy, that we needed to put our animals away and get back to work. By the way, they picked the MacBook Air. Pets love the Macbook Air. A piece of paper that fell into the pile came in a close second. So here is the top wares for 2010 as picked by the Mac|Life editors. Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Online Editor Robbie: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Online Editor Robbie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Online Editor Robbie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Online Editor Robbie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Tags: Read More

Here’s the plan – I have a quick business trip planned to Paris for just 3 days and 2 nights – can I get by, me, a HEAVY computer user, for that time with just an iPad? What equipment do I need to do so? What things won’t I be able to do? Sounds like a pretty good test of the functionality of the device and a great way to review the 3G iPad for travel use on a business trip. Let’s set up the testing process. The equipment I have with is the iPad 3G, an external battery to make sure I’m covered for the long flights, the Apple Bluetooth keyboard, a case and a bag. For back up, I have my Macbook, and my iPhone. Thats a lot of Apple devices in one bag. I hope I don’t have problems with security. iPad 3G The iPad 3G gives me the most flexibility for all legs of the trip. The WiFi will give me the fastest connection in most locations. If needed, I can use the 3G when there’s no WiFi available. I opted to purchase the international data package ahead of time from AT&T for this trip. External Battery I chose the HyperMac Mini battery to accompany me for this trip. It’s a pretty high power battery 7200mAh but not too physically large. Its slightly larger than an iPhone and about the same shape. It has unfortunately not been updated for the iPad yet, but it does still charge the iPad, even though the iPad warns that its not charging. The battery can keep the device battery even when in use, or can recharge it if the screen is turned off. Apple Bluetooth Keyboard This keyboard has some obvious advantages over the on-screen keyboard. For one, it’s a complete standard layout. The other reason is that things like arrow keys work, copy and paste, option option-arrow, etc. Many of those quick keyboard commands that are standard on OSX work. Those shortcuts alone increase typing efficiency greatly over the on-screen keyboard. Case and Bag I chose the Apple iPad case – because it’s not too bulky and provides dust and scratch protection and covers the front screen. There are lots of things I don’t like about the case, but at least its not bulky. I also have a nice small Timbuk 2 bag/man purse that just fits the iPad so Read More

...is a land battle game where you battle up to 4 other players on random maps of various sizes. You start out controlling an equal part of the world map and battle to control more. You initiate a battle against another country on the board and then automatic dice rolls determine the winner. You turn continues until you have done all of the valid battles you wish. After your turn you can re... Read More

Posted 04/29/2010 at 1:56pm | by Ray Aguilera With 185,000 apps and counting, the App Store is a vast warehouse of digital goodies for your iPhone (and now iPad too). But like most mega-marts, the sheer size of it all makes the good stuff harder to find. We’ve scoured the Store, and found the best apps to help you use your iPhone to it’s fullest potential. Whether it’s games you seek, or productivity tools, we’ve got you covered. As it turns out, there really is an app for that, no matter what that is. The iPhone and iPod touch brought back fun to videogaming, with developers focussing on innovation, affordability, and novelty. Touchscreen and accelerometer controls also force designers to think different, resulting in games that are a glorious collision of classic and cutting-edge gameplay and technology. --Craig Grannell Steph Thirion · $2.99 Eliss is the perfect game for the iPhone’s touch screen. The concept is simple--tear apart and combine planets and drop them into like-colored/sized “squeesars.” A successful drop sees a planet vanish in a cloud of stardust, which can be mopped up to replenish energy lost during collisions of differently colored planets. Requiring unique tactics for each level, Eliss is tough but rewarding, and has beautiful retro visuals and audio. It might look old-school, but Eliss is a modern multitouch creation. Arthur Ham · $0.99 We’ve no idea what the little guy in Run! is sprinting toward, but we hope it’s a great prize, because along the way he has to dodge or destroy numerous foes (zombies, walls, lethal giant saws) with the help of only his cunning and a giant bazooka. The superficially similar Canabalt may have more style, but Run! beats it on price, quirkiness, fun, variety, and the ability to flying-kick deadly leaping sharks in the head. Yeah, you read that right. You know you've always wanted to kick a shark. Drömsynt · $0.99 Imagine the mutant love child of Breakout, Pong, and a simplified Super Mario Bros. (or Pac-Land, if you’re old enough!) and you’ve got Squareball. Your ball constantly bounces and you swipe levels left and right, trying to collect green blocks and avoid hazards like holes and red blocks. It sounds simple, but the level design is devious, ensuring the game is both insanely frustrating and murderously addictive. Mini time-attack challenges add extra value. Be prepared to die... a lot. Rake in Grass Read More

With the increased screen real estate of the iPad, it’s the perfect device for playing board games. If you haven’t had a chance to browse some of the great titles available on the App Store, here’s some of our favorite board games to get you started. Such a classic, Scrabble is awesome on the iPad platform. Enjoy playing against friends (or a computer) on a gorgeous large game board. If you have an iPhone, download the free Scrabble Tile Rack and arrange your letters on your own device. When it’s your turn, simply flick them towards the game board and they’ll appear, ready for you to place and score big. Similar to the iPhone version, you can play against your friends locally or over a local network. Scrabble is $9.99. If there’s one app at the moment that’s popular across social networks and mobile devices, it’s Words with Friends. Similar to Scrabble, this game allows you to play, turn based, against friends who are playing on their iPads, iPhones or Facebook accounts. The app supports push notifications to let you know when it’s your turn, and you can chat in-game with your friends. At $2.99, this is definitely a fun board game for those who enjoy playing against friends and don’t want to take the leap to Scrabble. One of the first game apps on the iPad, Game Table provides a virtual game board for a variety of games, like checkers, chess, poker and other card games. It’s not a traditional game in the sense that you’ll have scoring or rules and stuff. Instead, it’s simply all the pieces to play games without all the fuss so you can play them any way you want. For 99 cents this app is a great value and the developers have promised that additional game pieces for Backgammon, Go and Reversi will be added soon. While UNO technically is more of a card game than a board game, I decided to include it because it’s a very fun experience on the iPad. It features all of the traditional UNO rules and actions, like Draw 2, Reverse and Wild cards. It also supports multiplayer (sharing one device or multiple on a Wi-Fi network) and features challenges allowing users to unlock additional themes to give the game a fresher look. UNO HD is $4.99. Strategery is an engaging game originally designed for the iPhone that has Read More

iPhone and iPod touch users who just added Apple’s third device to their inventory of gadgets know that the out-of-pocket expense on the iPad itself could eventually pale in comparison to the total cost spent on applications. For those of us left with much less discretionary income after purchasing our pricey product, we need to maximize our iPad app budget. Thankfully Apple promised that most the applications we already know and love would work on the iPad too. Practice has proven a tad disappointing with some of these apps, but we have found a number of iPhone games that sparkle on the big screen. Here are five that you should definitely try out on the big screen. What other iPhone/iPod touch games have you found to look beautiful on the iPad? Some iPhone games just look amazing and play spectacularly on the iPad even though there may not be an iPad equivalent just yet. PopCap Games’ iPhone version of their popular online game Bejeweled 2 is a testament to that notion, and speaks to how games we loved in miniature form can transform themselves and be even more entertaining double-sized. If you’re already familiar with the game and own the iPhone version, make sure to add it to your iPad’s app collection immediately. Even though Bejeweled 2 [iTunes link] on the big screen only offers a bigger experience, bigger is most certainly better in this case. Bigger diamonds and bigger action translate into an immersive experience that both enthralls and infuriates when you’re racing against the clock in Action or Blitz mode. If you’re new to Bejeweled 2, the game was made for the iPhone/iPod touch and sells for $2.99. It offers a captivating variation on a now classic game (even my mom loves it), and you can wuss out on the Classic and Endless versions, challenge yourself with the Action game, or compete with Facebook friends in the one-minute, action-packed Blitz version. EA has been fast to adapt a plethora of their games for the iPad, but no such luck for fans of The Sims. Those of us, however, that shelled out $6.99 for the iPhone/iPod touch version of The Sims 3 [iTunes link] (because we just love our Sims) should certainly add that app their iPad for a much larger Sims experience. The transition over to the iPad isn’t totally seamless and you won’t be able to access or Read More

Here are a few of the latest $0.99 price drops that are worth picking up.   #1   11-14-2011, 06:15 PM Member iPod Touch (2nd Gen), OS 4.x Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 84 Hello everybody! I've been a "Toucharcader" for a while now and I figured this would be the best place to post about my first app. I just released it, it's a small arcade type game. I'm not really sure quite what to say besides this. Please take a look at it and give it a download, I would really appreciate. If you have any feedback then please let me know, if not then I hope you like my game. Many thanks to cocos2d for its awesomeness. Thanks so much!!!!!! “Look out, Koala” is an agile game. The leading role of the game is a Koala from Australia, who has been affected by a love storm. He falls in love with a beautiful butterfly princess in dream. After wakeup he finds many silkworm cocoons on the tree. Brave koala takes the flying leaves to find true love. Now he has settled on a magic leaf which is falling rapidly through the branches of the eucalyptus trees. How to play: A. Click the koala to make him jump. By this way you can decelerate koala's falling down speed. And every jump consumes 2 energy points. B. When the koala jumps up, click the cocoon to release magic bullets which can evoke the cocoon on the branch, and by this way you will get scores. One jump is only with three shootings. C．There are three kinds of love magic bullets and you must click buttons to choose the most suitable one. The yellow one needs 2 energy points, the red 3, and the blue 5. D. When the score is 0, the koala can’t jump. He can only be falling into the lake with rapid pace. E. You can collect some of the functional props and use different actions to obtain additional incentive points in the game. Use items to get as many scores as you can, such as touching the special wings and cartridge. They can provide energy or magic bullets for you. We are searching for loyal players, If you are interested in this fashionable game, please email us and leave your contact information. Later on you will receive a mysterious gift from China! Our email address:   Read More

Apple must be catching up before the July 4th holiday, because they have unleashed a massive number of app updates today. Here are a collection of notable ones. We haven't had a chance to try them all out yet, so are relying on the developer's notes. Now updated with the ability to create your own level out of your images! Stack anything you want! Unlock levels with friend codes or in-app purchases. All free now! Put your hand-eye coordination and reaction time to the test in this addicting and fun arcade game, Stack King. Tap with your finger to line up your stacks as best as you can. The higher your stack gets the more precise and accurate you need to be as you rise through multiple stages in five unique themed environments. Attempt to rack up as many points as possible and ultimately earn yourself a spot at the top of the leader board. User Reviews:Just One More Time... Awesome game with excellent replay value. I kept saying "just one more time" and before I knew it hours had passed. Single or multiplayer mode means there's always a reason to play. Definitely recommend. Challening, fun, 'addictive', but most importantly, combines demands of hand-eye coordination with planning and therefore great for frontal lobe development regardless of one's age. This is the prime example of 'game' that is useful for promoting cerebral plasticity. In other words, eager young minds, this one is both fun and good for you -- and good for the parental units. As the minutes fly by, you will feel the synapses build. Get this one! Hey Touch Arcade People! The Aiko are back and this time it’s got festive! Aiko Island: Holidays is the Christmas gift you won't want to put down. Featuring new unique levels with the same ingenious design as the original. Test yourself with this free installment, which will let you know exactly what Aiko Island is all about. Download for free: Experience the feeling of total accomplishment from solving a clever puzzle. Spread some Holiday cheer and launch snowballs in what some are calling the puzzle game that's better than Angry Birds. We really appreciate the support that the touch arcade community have given us. It really means a lot, we hope you enjoy this new edition to Aiko Island. Happy Holidays. IceFlame imonster is fantastic. They're everywhere. There're special imonsters at mysterious area. Read More

While we've been excited about the 3.0 release, a number of high profile games seem to still be having issues with the latest version of Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch firmware. Forum user skamando and others have compiled a list of games with known issues under the latest firmware. Partial list here: Many developers have chimed in saying that patches have been submitted, but that Apple's approval process is backlogged even further than usual with the release of 3.0. One common theme seems to be that music or audio may be contributing to the problems due to a change in audio behavior in 3.0. So, if you are noticing problems turning off sound or music may be the first thing to try while you wait for the updates.   #5   Today, 11:21 AM Senior Member iPhone 4 Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 645 I'm really liking this game right now, it plays really smooth. The IAP are not necessary though as all they are offering are "notes" which are the currencies in this game. It's to purchase equipment for your knight, but it seems really easy to earn notes in this game. I just hope this game offers an endless mode later on.   #14   Today, 11:18 AM Junior Member iPad, iOS 5.x Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 1 Cannot make gyroscope work with my IPAD1. Works fine with other games, but it just does not activate, Working with touch control is just not fun. Can anyone help?? Here is some promo codes: YM4LPXKL4JTY NKFLWKX96J4T FFKJAKTWXFW3 If you could write your impressions in exchange for a code, it would be nice. Thanks   #7   Today, 09:58 AM Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 91 Quote: Yep, considering that buying clothes really is just an optional add-on which doesn't affect gameplay mechanics (it will affect the visuals), I may indeed adjust the actual game download price to 99 cents or so later on. A bit like Jetpack Joyride, which is also paid but you can collect gold, or buy gold inside the app. Right now, I hope to spread the word and get feedback about Karate Girl. Curious about which highscore you managed to reach, though, and whether or not you found the underground and upper special levels! How talented are you? The ball is at the tip of your fingers. The game brings out another perspective view with Read More