Reviews

In terms of overall browsing experience, Apple's mobile Safari browser is a best-in-class program. Pages load quickly, navigation is easy, and the app is function-rich enough to feel like more than just a souped-up phone browser. Still, users have long asked for Apple to incorporate several key features into Safari, including true tabbed browsing, ad blocking, and, of course privacy control. As yet, though, requests to Cupertino have fallen on deaf ears, leaving third party developers to pick up the slack. Enter NicheVision Labs' Aarde Web Browser, an app that promises full desktop browsing for the iPad.

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Developed by recent college grads, Battery Go! Plus is a simple utility that analyzes your current battery charge level and calculates the remaining time you have left for various activities.

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Slice It is one of those games based on an idea so simple it’s hard to believe it hasn’t been done a thousand times before. A shape is drawn on graph paper, and your job is to cut it into equal parts. You’re told how many cuts to make and how many pieces to end up with, but the rest is up to you. As long as the resulting pieces are close to the same size, you proceed to the next puzzle.

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When it comes to puzzle-based adventure games, only one has name recognition: Professor Layton. Does Nelson Tethers come close to the celebrated Nintendo DS series? If this episode of Puzzle Agent is any indication, he just might.

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Battle Bears has become one of the franchises to watch on the iPhone. We’re big fans of the gun-toting war furries, and we've helped them in their fight against the devious Huggables ever since the pink monsters took our Editor in Chief from us at Comic-Con. However, despite our vendetta, Battle Bears Go’s lack of control optimization makes it an adventure we can’t recommend.

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Jules Unboxing the World received an update that aims to fix the major control issues that kept us from enjoying the game when we reviewed it originally. So how do the tilt controls feel now?

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Amid news that a spate of universities have begun offering iPads to incoming freshmen, savvy App Store developers have stepped up in an attempt to make the device the ultimate classroom tool for today's students. To capitalize on the lack of viable e-textbook options, Standard Nine, Inc. has introduced Inkling. Unfortunately, despite being a user-friendly app with a slick interface and loads of potential, a lack of available texts and a few minor technical problems suggest that undergrads may yet be stuck with musty, physical tomes for semesters to come.

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Are you a technophile who still values the concept of a journal and enjoys jotting down bits and pieces of information? Would you benefit from the use of a stylus on your iPad for note-taking or diagram-drawing? Or are you looking for a solid note-taking app for your business meetings or personal use? If so, you might not have to look any further! Note Taker HD is one of the most powerful apps of its kind.

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So often we sympathize with the salt-of-the-earth settlers in their horse-drawn wagons who marched westward to find their fortunes. Guns'N'Glory offers a different set of heroes: the banditos, Indians, and Civil War deserters who mugged them of every last cent.

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Music creation apps have a storied history on iOS devices. One need only perform a few cursory YouTube searches to turn up countless videos of people playing the Zelda theme with Ocarina or cats attempting "Fur Elise" with Magic Piano. In a marketplace so saturated with musical tools, however, is there still room for innovation? Audanika's SoundPrism, which is thrilling to use, and as visually soothing as it is mellifluous, proves that there is.

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It doesn’t happen often, but every now and then a new bar will be set for a genre by an indie gem, and Snake Galaxy HD fits the bill. We can’t remember any other version of Snake that has left our jaws dropped like this game has.

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After a scuffle with the paparazzi over photo rights and a short release delay, PEOPLE Magazine has come to the App Store. The app is both visually arresting and easy to navigate, and it offers a free-to-print-subscribers model that could herald a new trend in publishing for the iPad. Even so, it has a number of kinks to work out before we can recommend it wholeheartedly.

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Playing the bad guy is always a lot of fun, as it gives you a new perspective. In Shark or Die, you’ll quickly see that the lonely shark will die if it doesn’t chomp on beach-dwellers. In the end, guilt will override you and you’ll be helping the shark on its quest for carnage.

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Tired of waiting for an official Facebook app that’s been optimized for the iPad? Is Safari not making the cut for your daily Facebook browsing? If you’re a light or casual Facebooker, you may be in luck with the new Friendly app. Otherwise, you may prefer waiting to see what Facebook releases for the iPad, hopefully in the near future.

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In a week devoid of significant App Store news, Adobe’s latest foray on to Apple’s magical device has made waves, and they haven’t been entirely positive. With its initial iPad release, Adobe’s mobile Photoshop app--rebranded as Adobe Photoshop Express--promised a retooled UI designed to leverage the device’s generous screen real estate, a suite of image modification tools, and the ability to share images via photoshop.com and Facebook, all for free.

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Mahjong games are an interesting bunch. Many of them pass as adequate, but few manage to be unique. Mahjong Elements HD, the spiritual successor to FDG’s iPhone mahjong game Mr. Mahjong Touch, defines itself though interesting tile layouts and an upgrade system.

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Splode's simplicity is a double-edged sword, since it is highly polished but lacks variety. Its bare-bones approach offers a soothing, mindless escape from reality that only lasts for a little while.

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Wish you could afford a personal trainer but spent all your hard-earned dollars buying an iPad? Bored of your typical gym routine and looking for a new workout? Or are you a trainer who’d like to have some resources to share with your clients? Either way, iFitness HD may become your new gym companion!

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The original iShoot was an overnight success for developer Ethan Nicholas. In fact, it did so well he even quit his job, something that few app developers have been able to pull off. When we look back at iShoot today, it certainly feels outdated next to recent turn-based artillery games. iShoot 2 doesn’t do enough to give the title a fresh coat of paint, and actually downgrades the controls.

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Solipskier is what you’d get if Canabalt and Line Rider had a lovechild. It has the fast pace and constant rightward motion of Canabalt, plus the platform drawing of Line Rider. It’s a very fun game, even if you aren’t an extreme sporting fan.

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