Eadie Simpson
Since 2001 eadie has been writing for apple and working as IT managing director and consultant for Hilleary School of tech and sciences.
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Make Your Leisure Awesome with Jelly Splash – Review
It’s a matter of nature that we soon get bored with the daily vagaries of life, and then you need to do something different. I don’t know what you guys prefer to do in that kinda scenario, but I find pleasure in playing games as it’s an easy and quick way of avoiding boredom.
The problem starts when you don’t know which game can take you beyond the limits. There’re loads of different titles available in the App Store. Don’t be worry, I ain’t telling you to find it by yourself.
Luckily, I’ve known about a title which is also my favorite one. It’s Jelly Splash, recently updated to enhance the user’s interest with more new options. It might feel you a little familiar at the first sight, a bit similar to Candy Crush. The names of the both games make you feel like you’re buying some edible things for your kids such as candies or jellies.
Grab Jelly Splash for your handset
Let’s find why I am admiring Jelly Splash, it’s simply addictive but yet challenging that won’t let you down even after multiple game plays. Each time you think, I’ll beat the canny jellies but you find yourself wrong for underestimating them. It compels you to come up with more new attempts, that’s what every user wants to have on any game.
The gameplay seems easy but it is not as easy as you think. The first level could be easy for you but it’ll be tough with the every move to the next level. All that you need to do is to match the identical jellies, and if you’re good at this, then give it a little try to prove your skills. Above all, you can play with your pals online. That sounds great, isn’t it? In the end, I must say it’s a fun that makes your whole day awesome.
Best iOS Games to Supercharge Your Pastime
Have got bored with the games on your iPhone or iPad? It’s time to replace them with new ones. Here we have listed some of the best iOS games to let you choose your favorite one. Scroll down to know more about them.
Hitman GO
The SQUARE ENIX’s Hitman GO ($5) is a strategy game challenging your assassination skills. You need to be very calm throughout the game because your each decision or move is going to impact the whole situation. It’s not that you’re following the same procedure; every level requires different tactics and strategies to be executed. Surely, you’ll be having fun with Hitman Go in your idle time.
Leo’s Fortune
The app ($5) puts players into a task of finding stolen gold from mysterious and cunning thief. The adventure game features handsomely hand-crafted stages adding more realistic aspect. The story is simple and interesting; all you need to follow the trail of gold made by crook through the forest.
Wayward Souls
The Rocketcat Games’ Wayward Souls ($6) is an action-packed adventure game for those who think they can beat every game. It’s a quite tricky but will be helping if you have been in a business of playing games for a long time. It’s all about fighting in a combat where your timing, positioning and tactics matter.
Monument Valley
How does it feel when you guide someone who isn’t familiar with the surroundings? Obviously, sounds great. So now, get ready to guide a helpless princess to the desired destination through complicated architectures. The Monument Valley ($2) combines a simple storyline that doesn’t let you down when you have nothing to do with.
Hands-on with Latest iOS Accessories
What about having new stuff for your iOS devices? If interested then give a little consideration to our roundup of latest iOS accessories. There might be your favorite piece you were looking for. Let’s find what’s new coming this time.
Soundfreaq
The Pocket Kick ($100) is very portable yet elegant wireless speaker that charges your party with pals. Coming with Bluetooth v4.0 and 2 custom drivers, this little guy knows exactly how to spice up your day with clear sound. It offers a playtime up to 10hrs on a single charge.
Kensington
Kensington brings out something different allowing users to get most out of its devices. What’s new? The KeyFolio Thin X3 ($100) lets users use keyboard as a thing that charges up their iPhone. It’s a two-in-one Bluetooth keyboard for iPad Air that won’t let you down when you see your phone is getting down.
Nocs
Here comes another set of speakers that can wirelessly paly your favorite sound through Bluetooth, Spotify, or AirPlay. Featuring a Class D amplifier and 3 inches Kevlar woofers, speakers offers a true music-listening experience. The price of speakers is yet to be come and this duo will start shipping in August.
Macally
If you’re looking for some external batteries for your handset, then this new MegaPower ($40) might put your finding to an end. It combines a 5200mAh portable battery which is capable of charging any iOS device. Perfect for those who have to travel frequently.
iOS Apps Roundup – Explore Latest Ideas
It’s time to have more new stuff on your iPhone. Today, we bring you the latest titles that just have arrived at Apple App Store. One of them gives you a chance to participate in the Superbike World Championship. If you are after racing games then give this app a little try. Apart from it, there’re lots of new things to explore.
Avedon
If you have interest in photography, then you must be aware of Richard Avedon, one of the greatest photographers in 20th century. The Avedon is a free app for iPad users letting them know about Avedon’s photojournalism, stunning portraits and fashion photography. It might help you understand his mind and style of taking photos.
SBK14 Official Mobile Game
The SBK14 from Digital Tales could turn your boredom into a real entertainment. All you need to download this app from the App Store. Your wallet isn’t gonna empty as it is absolutely free. It combines 27 riders, 16 racing teams and 27 riders to play spicing up your whole day.
eBay Valet
If you are in a need of someone that helps you sell your stuff, then here’s an iOS app eBay Valet makes it easy for you to sell your things with ease. Take a pic of what you’re intended to sell and post it. There you’ll get an estimated price of your thing. If you find a good proposal then pack up your stuff and send to the valet. With eBay Valet, I am sure you won’t have any extra stuff around you.
New Leak Talks about Apple’s Upcoming Devices
image; Apple.Club.Tw
Everyday we see another leak appearing on the web regarding Apple’s new lineup for 2014. This time Apple.Club.Tw brings us a new story telling about apple’s upcoming devices such as iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 and iPad mini. These stories don’t seem to be ending until Apple announces its plan for 2014 officially. It’s most likely that Apple will be holding an event anytime in September to announce its new lineup for 2014.
Sources close to the news suggest that Apple will be using Touch ID technology in its upcoming devices as found in iPhone 5S. So, we can expect new devices coming with this technology. Apart from Touch ID capability, we see a slimmer contour for iPhone 6 with round edges.
You may also like this; Apple iPhone 6 – All You Need to Know About
It could be said for sure that this time Apple will bring a thinner and slimmer iPhone sidestepping all of its traditions. We’ve seen one of the cutting-edge designs from its competitors like Samsung, Sony, LG and HTC. All of them introduced their flagship smartphones with large display. Let’s see what Apple does to its next flagship device.
There’re some reports on the web saying Apple will announce two phones; one with 4.7-inch screen size while other with 5.5-inch screen display. It is so because Apple wants to target every user whose choice varies time to time.
Take this as a pinch of salt as nothing has been confirmed by the company so far. Anyhow, we’ll let you if something happens from the Apple officially. So, stay tuned!
Time to Move On with New Stuff – Latest iOS Games
It’s a fact that we soon get bored with the things that we do regularly. So what should we do to avoid boredom? Perhaps, playing games might do the job. So we’ve assorted some of the latest iOS games to let you choose your favorite one.
Mucho Party
Get ready for a great fun that’ll turn you into a tomato, clock, apple, teapot, telephone, lemon avatar or tomato. At the start, the app will ask you to get a selfie giving a bit more personal touch. It brings 30 different games with 6 game modes including Mosaic, Random, Duel, TicTacToe, HotSeat and League. It’s the best thing that two players can have in their pass time.
DUNGEONy
The Korigame Entertainment’s DUNGEONy ($3) is a turn-based strategy game demanding you to make your way clear to the required destination. So are you ready to bomb everything you think could stop you moving ahead? The retro game comes easy in hands and doesn’t involve anything complex to do.
Godfire
The app’s name better suggests its storyline. You’re going to play as the Prometheus, the courageous Spartan who tries to steal the fire of Gods, an object containing unlimited power. So the battle starts and lots of factions are being ready to kill you.
How to Make FaceTime Calls on Your iPhone or iPad
FaceTime has become the ultimate means of communication and is only applicable on Apple devices. You can make video or audio calls absolutely free from one iOS device to another one or from your Mac to your iOS device and vice versa. The condition of using FaceTime is that both of the call maker and call receiver should have FaceTime account enabled on their devices. If you don’t have one right now, then no worries. You can create your own one by visiting appleid.apple.com. It won’t take too long.
It’s a built-in calling app in Apple devices that employs the back and front cameras for continues video calls. You can also make audio calls when you think you’re not looking good. Anyhow, today we let you know you can make FaceTime calls on your iPhone or iPad.
Here’s how you do;
Go to the contacts and choose the contact you like to call to on the FaceTime. Hit the FaceTime icon under the contact’s name in order to make a video call.
If you are already busy in a call with your buddy and want to make a video call, then you need to invite that person in a video call by pressing the FaceTime icon next to the contact name.
Siri can also be used for this purpose to initiate FaceTime callings. Siri does not always work accurately but to try isn’t a bad thing. You just need to tell Siri, ‘’FaceTime with David’’.
Using Siri is an optional case especially when you’re driving. If it does not recognize your contact, it might ask you to clarify who you’re talking about from your contact list.
How to Save iPhone Battery Life – Easy Tips
It’s one of the main problems that every smartphone user is looking for. We do loads of different things on our phones everyday. We aren’t saying you to make less use of your phone but how you use really matters. Everything that is done through proper planning always results good. So, here’re some simple tricks that may help your phone eat less power.
- When you aren’t using your phone, then it’s far better to put your device on a Sleep Mode. Doing so will enlarge your iPhone battery.
- You should turn off push email and get into the habit of checking your account less frequent.
- Animated wallpapers always look good but they also suck a significant part of your handset’s battery. If you still want to stay with these wallpapers then you aren’t interested in saving your phone’s battery.
- It’s a fact that we are using different apps at once and forget closing them after the use. They keep drawing your iPhone’s battery without having you feel. So, you should be knowing what’s being run on your handset.
- Playing games is one of the main causes that reduces your phone’s life. There’re lots of games with intense graphics may cause a great battery loss. You can have games that don’t do much harm to your phone.
- Turn off the GPS while not in use. Many users keep it running with nothing to use. Bluetooth is also anther thing that should be turned off when you’re not using it.
- Reduce your phone’s brightness if you think it is reducible. If you have extra apps on your handset then say them goodbye. They keep running at the back end of your smartphone without letting you know.
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S Could Give a Run to Apple iPad
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Samsung on Thursday announced its Galaxy Tab S tablets in the New York. This time the Korean manufacturer has come up with a slim and light contour that could give a run to Apple’s iPad range. The new tablets come in two screen sizes; 10.5-inch and 8.4-inch getting closer to the public needs. Let’s compare both of the manufacturers in order to get the exact idea of which can give you the best tablet experience.
Screen Size
There’s not much difference in the screen sizes as Apple offers 7.9-inch and 9.7-inch with 2048 x 1536p resolution while Samsung goes for the slightly larger displays such as 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch with 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution.
Portability
Clearly, Samsung takes the floor when it comes to portability. Its 8.4-inch and 10.5-inch tabs are just 0.25-inch thin as compared to the Apple iPad that is 0.37-inch thin. The Wi-Fi versions of Samsung’s tablets weigh only 0.64 pounds while the Apple’s iPad is 0.73 pounds. The LTE models of Samsung are just 0.66 pounds heavy while the Apple’s iPads are 0.75 pounds heavy.
Processor
Apple employs its A7 chip together with M7 Motion coprocessor and 64-bit architecture. While the Samsung uses its Exynos 5 Octa (1.3GHz Quad-core + 1.9GHz Quad-core) or a Quad-core 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor. Samsung Galaxy Tab S operates Google’s latest Android OS v4.4 (KitKat) while Apple iPad runs its own iOS.
Camera
Both of the devices from the Samsung sport an 8 megapixel rear and 2.1 megapixel front-facing cameras. Apple also lacks here and stands with 5MP rear and 1.2MP front sensors.
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How to Get a Screenshot on Your iPad or iPhone
Today, we bring you a how-to of getting screenshot on your iPad or iPhone. It sounds easy but not for those who haven’t done this before on their iOS devices. You aren’t going to follow a list of complicated steps. It’s a simple and easy-to-understand procedure that you’d be amazed how easy it is. Note; the process is same for the both iPhone and ipad.
Here’s how you do it;
When you have decided to take a screenshot, then you need to hold down the Power button located on the top of your iOS device and press the Home button at once. Your device’s display will respond with a flash confirming you’ve successfully taken your screenshot.
Ok, you’ve got your screenshot but now you don’t know where to find it. It is in your Photos app filed under the screenshots. There you’ll find your screenshot titled with date and time. Now, you can share your screenshots with your pals or anyone you want to share with. You can share it through email or other social networks.
