Games for the weekend: Bloons 2
In this week's edition: Bloons 2 ($0.99 Universal) is the latest in a series of highly addictive games by Digital Goldfish featuring a dart-throwing monkey with a thing about popping balloons.
How to make video Skype calls on HDTV with AirPlay Mirroring
The challenge is getting the best video quality possible, as well as making the call as convenient to manage as possible. And believe it or not, the trick is to use a smartphone car mount with a hand mirror. That's right, a common household hand mirror.
Games for the weekend: Mini Motor Racing
Mini Motor Racing and Mini Motor Racing HD are excellent top-down racing games from The Binary Mill. A good racing game requires three main features to come together: vehicle control, a variety of challenging courses and a heart-thumping soundtrack. Plus, it offers great multiplayer gameplay.
Games for the weekend: Tank Riders
Tank Riders is a good cross between a maze, puzzle and third-person shooter game. Thanks to well-thought-out maps, Polarbit has done an amazing job at keeping the gameplay interesting enough in single-player mode, while also making multiplayer competitive and fun.
Games for the weekend: Run Roo Run
Run Roo Run is a simple to learn, yet hard to master side-scrolling game that rewards accuracy. If you were a gamer that toiled over Mario to get the timing of jumping from pipe to pipe just right, then this is the game for you.
iOS and Mac developer conferences to check out in 2012
CES and Macworld are hogging the event spotlight right now, but what about events for developers? Last year's WWDC sold out quick, and this year's probably will too, so you may want to plan on alternate conference and training opportunities in 2012. Here's a list.
Games for the weekend: Trenches II
Trenches II is the latest in a lineup of World War I-themed games from Thunder Game Works. Falling somewhere between Plants vs. Zombies and Flight Control, Trenches II offers slightly more advanced, compelling gameplay, so much so that it approaches the realm of real-time strategy gaming.
Games for the weekend: Super Stickman Golf
Super Stickman Golf is a sports game that plays more like a platformer. Scoring is the same as in golf, but each golf course is designed more like a level from a Mario game than something you'd see on the PGA tour.
Games for the weekend: 100 Rogues
100 Rogues is a role-playing game that challenges the bond between a player and their character, which is normally a valued relationship in RPGs. How does it do that? By killing your chosen character, over and over, again and again.
Quick tip: Use a Bluetooth headset with your iPad for making calls
Previously, we told you how you can use your iPad as a telephone. Using a Bluetooth headset with your iPad makes that idea even more practical. The Jawbone ERA is the one I happen to use, but others should work just as well.
Games for the weekend: Stay Alive
Some games just have a knack for getting your heart racing. Fast-paced, simple action games where success is measured by hand-eye coordination are a perfect example. That's certainly an apt description of Stay Alive, a universal game available now for iPhone and iPad.
Quick tip: Introduce yourself to Siri
You know about Siri on your iPhone 4S, but does Siri know you? In order to take full advantage of all that Apple's personal digital assistant has to offer, you first must properly introduce yourself. Here are a few tips about how to do exactly that.
