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This Week’s App Store Editor’s Choice: Dungeon Hunter 4

By | April 15, 2013 | No comment yet
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Dh4 MainGarfield may hate Mondays, but here at Padgadget, Monday means new games, new apps, and new rumors about upcoming iPad launches. Mondays also mean that we get to talk about the App Store’s Editor’s Choice. Last week, Badland received the honor.

This week, Apple’s editors picked two games again. Mr. Crab is adorable and unique. It is a side-scrolling platform jumper that doesn’t scroll sideways at all. Instead, you scroll upward in a corkscrew fashion.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 8 iPad Apps on Sale

By | April 14, 2013 | No comment yet
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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 8 iPad Apps on Sale For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 8 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 2 productivity / entertainment apps and 6 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 67% off, several are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 8 iPad Apps on Sale

By | April 13, 2013 | No comment yet
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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 8 iPad Apps on Sale For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 8 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 5 productivity / entertainment apps and 3 game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 67% off so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Popular Newsreader Pulse Gets Picked Up By Popular Social Business Network LinkedIn

By | April 12, 2013 | No comment yet
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linkedin_pulseWhen Pulse first launched in the App Store in 2010, it quickly gained popularity as a top newsreader app thanks to its, at the time, innovative user interface, easy access, and full featured reading capabilities. Today, the app boasts more than 30 million users and social business networking company LinkedIn just paid $90 million for it.

According to AllThingdD, LinkedIn announced on Thursday that it would be acquiring the newsreader app in a step toward becoming a major player in the Internet arena.

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Next Gen iPad May Use New LED Technology For Thinner, Lighter Design

By | April 12, 2013 | No comment yet
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ipad 5 mockup 2As the days tick by, new rumors and speculations develop regarding Apple’s fifth-generation iPad. Earlier this week, information from the supply chain pointed to an upcoming ramp up of production on the manufacturing line. Two days ago, NoWhereElse leaked photos of what is possibly the front panel of the new iPad.

Today, CNet is reporting that the next generation of Apple tablet will sport redesigned LED backlight technology that will “jettison grams and millimeters” from the final stats.

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UK Office of Fair Trading Investigates Kids’ Games with In-app Purchases

By | April 12, 2013 | No comment yet
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"Mmm. Donuts. Virtual donuts."

“Mmm. Donuts. Virtual donuts.”

On the heels of news that a 5-year-old boy spent $2,500 on in-app purchases in less time than it takes to watch an episode of Spongebob, while a 13-year-old spent more than double that amount on his gaming needs, the UK Office of Fair Trading has launched an investigation to find out if iOS games with in-app purchases pressure kids into spending their parents’ cash for the virtual wampum (coins, gems, donuts) they need to progress through a particular game.

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Apple Seeking to Break Down Language Barriers, Asks Devs to Localize Apps

By | April 12, 2013 | No comment yet
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13.04.12-Connect_LetterApple wants to wrap its arms around the entire Earth and give it a big, warm hug. One way it is trying to “make the whole world sing,” is by getting developers to localize their apps by including multiple language support. In an email to content creators on Wednesday, Apple sent reminders that the App Store and Mac App Store is available worldwide and announced that editorial teams want more localized apps.

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PadGadget’s Flashback Friday: C64 Elite Collections

By | April 12, 2013 | No comment yet
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C64 Elite MainFriday is the best day of the week. It signals the end of work and the beginning of two days of playtime, new movies traditionally launch, and. PadGadget flashes back to yesteryear on Fridays. Last week, we told you about the brand new iOS version of Tamagotchi L.i.f.e. and the pocket pet you can keep on your iPad. Incidentally, I’ve raised six of them since last Friday and I keep going back for more.

This week, we have tracked down a collection of PC games for the Commodore 64 that came out in the mid to late eighties and early nineties. Grab a Mountain Dew and your Walkman because the Summer Games are about to begin and it is going to take all night.

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Top Innovative Elementary School Math Apps for iPad

By | April 12, 2013 | 3 comments
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Even though math is an essential part of everyday life, many children still resist its charms. When I was growing up “math fun” meant making words with a calculator. Thanks to the iPad, the gamification of math, and some really creative developers, kids today can choose from a number of well-designed apps that dull the pain of learning arithmetic.

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Got a Vehicle-Obsessed Toddler? Get Duck Duck Moose’s More Trucks HD — iPad App Review

By | April 12, 2013 | No comment yet
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DDMtruckappHave you ever purposefully taken a child to a construction site to watch the trucks? Do you already own (and love) Trucks HD as much as we did? Do your kids always want more of everything they love? Duck Duck Moose is happy to give them what they want. They’ve recently released More Trucks HD, the aptly name sequel to their popular preschoolers’ gaming app Trucks HD.

As a kids’ edu-app developer Duck Duck Moose is synonymous with well-designed, kid-friendly apps that keep kids busy without driving parents crazy, and More Trucks HD is no exception. It offers four different games that will keep your busy kid occupied just long enough to empty the dishwasher or fold some laundry.
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