The rapid rise in popularity of tablets in general and iPad in particular has thrown open the whole concept of mobile games over the last couple of years. While the home computer opened up the whole gaming world it doesn't have the user-friendliness of a mobile version to capture the attention of the younger ones and the mobile phone is just too small. Confetti HD is a challenging new fast paced and fun game for older kids. This colorful logic-based board game for iOS requires you to gain points by collecting the right combination of three cards and complete your ... Read more
If you have ever read any of Malcolm Gladwell's books you will appreciate the vagaries of the general public. For a start, you can ask yourself why a game like Sudoku took off in such a short amount of time. One minute the only thing that you would find, apart from Peanuts and Hagar The Horrible, on your newspaper's funnies' page was a couple of crosswords. Suddenly, there was a rather taxing little numbers game that sucked everyone in. Now there's at least one Sudoku puzzle in every newspaper. The only trouble is, Sudoku can be a little challenging for ... Read more
You have to laugh, don't you? If someone suggested to you that the basis of which bar or club you would be going to tonight would be based on the attractiveness of its guests, you might think you were back in the disco era of Studio 54. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe it's important to be seen with the cool and handsome types. I guess single girls want to go where single good looking guys are and single guys are always going to go to places where cool and pretty girls hang out. Assuming that's what you are looking for ... Read more
There are some apps that can only be described as copies of others... and there are others that are truly innovative. These are the ones like Instagram and Pinterest that offer something the others don't and, when they reach their tipping point, there's no stopping them. PuXxies could well be one of those apps that takes off. This fun social communication application for iOS offers a new way of communicating with your friends that appeals to the Sherlock Holmes in us all. You have to solve a unique, encrypted puzzle in order to reveal your message. PuXXles is a ... Read more
It's a little know fact for those living outside Australia that the lucky country also had its unsavoury underworld characters akin to the Mafia at various points of the twentieth century. Melbourne had its fair share of violent mob wars and that is the basis for this surprisingly fun and rather addictive game made in conjunction with the TV series that exploded onto our screens over the last few years. IUnderbelly Skirmish is a multi-platform, lane-based strategy game for iOS and Android where you can choose to be either the cops or the robbers and select your team to either ... Read more
The life for the modern day student can be rather lonely and rather daunting - especially in the early days and even more so if you are studying far from home. Student'U is a social application for Facebook that splits your social networking into two and introduces you to the social student world. It let's you know where the best parties, events and places are and even creates a private place where you can flirt with like minded students and keeps your flirting out of the prying eyes of your friend or family. University and college campuses can be ... Read more
Now that the Olympics are over it's time to get back to the real thing. Don't get me wrong, the sight of Usain Bolt and Mo Farah setting London on fire will remain with me and all sports fans for a long time, but there is nothing like the passion and rivalry of team sports to stir the emotions. With the European Football and, specifically the English Premier League, just about to kick off now might be the time to take your support to another level with FANiGRAM. This free sports entertainment application lets you create short completely personalized animated ... Read more
To be quite honest, Eventtus should really be described as a social network that can be built around your specific event. It doesn't really matter too much what sort of an event it is. It could be a concert or an overseas trip. Or a trade show or conference for your business. Big or small, this social event network for Android and iOS gives you the tools to share plans with your friends, socialize during the events as well as meeting new people with similar taste to your own. Eventtus is your social guide for finding the best and ... Read more
Do you fancy yourself as the next Chuck Palahniuk or Stephen King? Or maybe you've been inspired by the exploits of E.L.James and her Fifty Shades Of Grey and want to get in on the action. Whether you are a new writer ready to pass on your words of wisdom or a long time scribe looking to spread your wings with the new technology, Foboko provides many of the services to help your dream come true. However, there is more to this e-book publishing application than just its ability to become a conduit to self-publishing your material as it also ... Read more
Do you remember those old school computer games that you to play when you were younger? You would spend every waking hour playing them to the point of obsession. It's not as if they looked like a million dollars either...they just had that addictive gameplay. Well I can't say that Fla Tank Prime is quite up to the heady days of old but this fun arcade-style action game has all the addictive elements that make you say "oh, okay, I'll just play one more game." Much of this game has stayed the same from the earlier version except for a ... Read more