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Do you love to watch high speeed chases on the evening news? Thrill whenever the cops of COPS get behind the wheel? Resist the urge to ram speeders on the freeway? Then you’ll love Smash Cops . App Developer Hutch has delivered a solid smash-em-up racing game, and it’s sure to appeal to fans of

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So, over the weekend I finally got a chance to get all hands-on with Apple’s new iBooks 2 textbook initiative and the new iTunes U app . I’d been wanting to dig into them all week, but the time never really seemed to manifest itself.

Before I get into my impressions, I feel I should

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Back when the iWork apps released in 2010, I was fairly harsh on Keynote , which I found to be the worst of the trio, especially with its complete lack of PowerPoint support beyond basic file opening. Over the course of 2011, Apple made many improvements to the iWork apps, and it’s time for me

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It’s getting a bit difficult to review releases from Kairosoft. They’ve got a track record of putting out playable, successful casual management games, and each one is built on a tried-and-true formula of design, graphics, and game progression. Their games are charming, playable, and sometimes addictive; but they have not innovated in the realm of

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Puzzle games in the vein of Angry Birds and Cut the Rope — puzzlers with simple basics, lots of game levels, and three-starred ratings — have become a cornerstone staple of the App Store. One recent release that’s distinguished itself from the pack is Amazing Breaker , a catapult-style puzzler that packs a big bang.

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