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31

Posted by : Jane Jones | On : January 31, 2012

Hank Hazard is the new stunt hamster on the block. Confined in his little hamster ball, guide him through the different courses collecting the stars and coins along the way.

This great arcade puzzle game will have you challenged through the 90 levels available. Each one needing precise timing and a little bit of thought and planning ahead. If you have ever played games like Angry Birds or Cut the Rope then Hank Hazard will probably be a game you will enjoy.

The aim of each level is to guide Hank from one area of the screen to the end target, which is obviously easier said then done. In Hanks way will be blocks or flames, in fact all different obstacles to make it harder for you. To start moving tap the blocks which will smash and clear off the screen. You have to clear these blocks to your advantage to steer Hank in the direction of the target area. Obviously because he is in a ball he’s going to roll so watch out!

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Jan

24

Posted by : Jane Jones | On : January 24, 2012

Control a small army and battle your way through the enemy line with My Army. The enemy is occupying countries across the world and it is your job to wipe them all out and give back the countries their freedom.

Guide your little Army along the pathway leading to the enemy line. Watch out for traps they have set and incoming bullets and airstrikes. The controls are really easy, simply tilt your device left or right and they will move accordingly. Avoid the mines and barbed wire fences though, if you hit one of them they will kill one of your team. There is only four of you and once you are have all been killed the game is over. The idea is you must travel towards your enemy and see how far you can go.

As well as the obstacles there are shells and missiles that will be fired and aiming for you. To destroy these you tap on them and they will explode before they hit any of your team. Airstrikes may also occur and they just need swiping off screen.

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Jan

22

Posted by : Guest Writer | On : January 22, 2012

Your football (soccer) team is playing, you are out at the supermarket with the family and desperate to know the scores… Yes, there are many apps, some even send you notifications but probably the quickest way is to access LiveScore.

LiveScore.com website has been running since 1998 but they have been providing a free iPhone app for the last year and a half. The app is very clean, shows you all the games for the day and those playing live right now with of course live scores.

     

The scores can be refreshed as often as 30 seconds to 180 seconds or you can manually force an update if you get impatient or nervous hoping for the final whistle to arrive.

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Jan

21

Posted by : Jane Jones | On : January 21, 2012

Calorie Counter Pro is an ideal app to use if you are trying to lose weight or eat a little bit healthier. With 430,000 foods listed in the app database that are all easily accessible the app is very effortless to use and manage.

You can set up your daily diary just on your iPhone or for added protection you can sign up and back it up online. Which ever works best for you.

Calorie Counter works with many popular brands and supermarkets and you will find there are not many items missing from the database. If you can not find the food item you are looking for, you can send the details with photos within the app and they will be added to the database.

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Jan

21

Posted by : Guest Writer | On : January 21, 2012

The concept of this game is simple…Flick the ball that is thrown (pitched) at you with your finger and make a home run. Sound simple?

Well, as with other ‘flick’ based games, the controls of this baseball style game are simple but getting the timing and accuracy right is crucial to determine if that home run is even remotely likely.

The further you hit the ball, the more points you get, extra points are rewarded for popping balloons in the sky and even bouncing off cars and houses if you manage the home run.

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Jan

19

Posted by : Jane Jones | On : January 19, 2012

BluePrint 3D is a great, unique puzzle game. With over 270 levels to work your way through this motion puzzle game will keep you busy playing for hours.

When you first begin a level, you will be greeted with a mixed up blueprint picture. The idea is you figure out what this image is and match up all the lines and dots until you have the completed image in front of you.

To create the pattern you need to rotate the image with your fingers, I found two thumbs on either side of the screen worked better. Once you do this, if you are doing it the right way the image will start to show itself. Keep rotating until you solve the puzzle. When you do the screen will flash and the picture will be shown.

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Jan

18

Posted by : Guest Writer | On : January 18, 2012

If you want a world clock, weather, alarm clock and the added beauty of a live 3D simulation of planet Earth then look no further than Living Earth HD.

Once you start the application you are presented with the globe that can be rotated by swiping horizontally. This allows you to see where the sunlight is appearing and where darkness has fallen and a recent live view of cloud cover.

     

A quick press in the bottom left hand corner determines your current location and gives you the location’s time and weather. Press the time at the top will list all your saved locations and clicking on the weather details at the bottom presents you with a 5 day forecast or view 2 hourly forecasts for next 24 hours.

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Jan

17

Posted by : Guest Writer | On : January 17, 2012

Spotify has been providing an excellent alternative to traditional ways of buying individual albums with an impressive streaming service that allows you for £9.99 (UKP) a month to download whatever you want as long as you keep paying.

Spotify has it’s own very competent iPhone app for free but SpotON has just launched and one of the early third party apps which utilises Spotify’s CORE services to provide an alternative way to use your Spotify account and listen to music.

     

SpotON Radio’s aim is to allow you to search for artists from either your Spotify playlists, from SpotON’s Top 100 list or a general search and create stations of that artist and most crucially similar sounding artists utilising the recommendation engine at the EchoNest.

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Jan

17

Posted by : Jane Jones | On : January 17, 2012

There are so many apps available now for the iPhone that many go unnoticed. Which is a shame, there are a lot of good ones out there, InstaFrManager is one of them. Now I know the name of the app is not the best. In fact it is quite a mouthful but if you can get past that it is a very useful app.

Instagram is a hugely popular social photo sharing app. Once you start posting and building up a following it is very hard to keep up with who you are following back and who is not following you. This is where InstafrManager can help you.

     

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Jan

17

Posted by : Guest Writer | On : January 17, 2012

If like me you are ever so slightly obsessed with keeping track of news and have hordes of RSS feeds churning out articles and finding you are wasting too many hours of the day chasing news. Then the free Zite app could be the answer to keep you in touch with what really matters to you.

     

Zite for the iPad launched in March 2011 and garnered positive reviews, then was acquired by CNN in August and finally arrived on the iPhone in December days after another much loved app, Flipboard landed on the iPhone.

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