Newly Released Best Games for iPhone 5 (October 2012)

Apple calls the iPhone 5 "the biggest thing to happen to iPhone since iPhone". In one sense at least that's true: possibly in reaction to the displays of the Samsung S3 and other rival smartphones, this is the first time Apple's designers have changed the size of the screen.

Its 4in, widescreen display makes the iPhone 5 ideally suited to films and games, and it remains to be seen what app developers will make of the additional screen space. I am a hardcore gamer and I really love playing games on iphone 5. Games run very smoothly and iphone 5 Retina display made gaming experience simply awesome. Here are the list of 12 recently released best iphone 5 games.  Enjoy the month of October by playing these great cool games on you iphone 5.

IQ Mission

This beautifully illustrated iphone game tests both your logic and brain power in a series of fun puzzles; the aim being to complete them all and collect all of the pieces of the map.

One downfall of IQ Mission is the lack of tutorials, which left us struggling on many of the more complex puzzle types. The developers have said that they'll be updating the game with video instructions soon, though. If you're a puzzle pro who's willing to invest some time and serious thinking, we think you'll enjoy playing through IQ Mission's many levels.

HUEBRIX

This new puzzle iphone game is designed to test your visual, spatial and logical senses through a series of challenging levels. You can also create levels to challenge friends.

VS. Racing 2

This iphone 5 game is a must-have if you're a racing fan. With 36 tracks and three cars to choose from, you'll have great fun racing against friends. You can also upgrade your car.

Space Holiday

Help Nico connect the stars and avoid the asteroids on his holiday through 80 space-themed levels. Special stars and the Space-Ray can help when you get stuck. You can download this app $0.99 .

Last Temple 2

The sequel to Last Temple HD has arrived in the form of a puzzle app for iPhone with 80 levels. The developers promise more updates soon.

Monkey Slam

Chillingo's Monkey Slam is a universal iphone app with a pinball-style, in which the player has to smash bricks to get the fruit trapped behind them.

Pocket Trucks

Race across toy-town tracks through various modes, including a multiplayer mode, and use power-ups such as the jetpack for an extra boost.

Granny Smith

Help Granny reach her precious apples before the thief does, in the 36 levels of this racing platform game. Control Granny as she skates and collect coins to buy power-ups.

Guardian Cross

This free iphone 5 card-based battle RPG has more than 180 Guardians to hunt, collect and train. Create a powerful deck of gorgeously illustrated cards to do battle with your friends.

Rail Rush

Speed through the mines on your cart collecting gold nuggets and gems in this iphone game. Power up your cart to find more stones and become the ultimate explorer.

Apocalypse Max

This 2D zombie shooter sees Max, the lone survivor of the apocalypse, kicking some undead butt through nine worlds and 20 levels.

Cosmic Bump

Help the little aliens in this iphone app collect energy cells through six chapters with challenging puzzles, to restore their spaceship and escape home.

Wonderputt

Wonderputt is an adventure golf game with a difference. Play through 18 holes, which include ski slopes, torpedoes and alien abductions.

11 Best iPhone 5 Apps For Work and Productivity

With these iPhone 5 apps, you can create, edit and organize your documents and notes. These top iphone 5 apps are by and large fall into the categories of work and productivity.

1. Keynote: Best presentation-making App for iphone 5

Apple's marvelous presentation-making software goes mobile, letting you work on a presentation wherever you may be. Anyone who's used Keynote before will be familiar with its slick and intuitive template-based setup, its whizzy transitions and its easy graphics creation. Ready to show those slides? Full-screen mode will let you present straight from your iPhone or iPod_, while mirroring lets you send content to HDTVs, iCIoud means that your files will auto-backup across all iOS devices.

2. Pages: Best for Creating and Editing Word Documents

A word processor may not be top of your list when it comes to buying apps, but sooner or later you'll find yourself needing one. This app lets you edit Pages, MS Word and plain text files, and create cards and flyers (if you find yourself in a party mood). Pages supports iCloud, meaning you can start editing a document exactly where you left off, on any other iOS device. Other handy extras include wireless printing and PDF export.

3. Number : Best iPhone 5 app For Editing Spreadsheets

Bringing spreadsheets to your fingertips, this iPhone version of the popular productivity app lets you swipe, tap and touch your way to compelling presentations, which look Incredible displayed on your iPhone 5's screen. A wise buy.

4. What Color is Your Parachute? : Best iPhone app for The job-hunting hopeful

The best-selling self-help title that tells you how to land the perfect job goes mobile, so now you can bone up on sample interview questions (both answering and asking) along with tips on preparation and how to make a great first impression, while en route to your interview. This app is basically a converted, stripped-down version of the paper version, but there's some added audio tips as well as a video Q&A with author Richard Nelson Bolles. Just add a new M&S suit and a nervous smile.

5. Documents to Go Premium Office Suite

This app turns your iOS device into a portable (Microsoft) Office. With cloud support from Google Docs and Dropbox, you can view, edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint files and view PDFs.

6. Notes Plus

A more serious option than Noteshelf, Notes Plus has audio recording and shape detection, so you can get ideas down by whichever method suits you best. There's also easy PDF-making and export options.

7. Penultimate

Sure, we'll admit it. We like the look of our own handwriting. So this beautiful - and beautifully organised - note-taking and sketching app is right up our alley. Images or full notebooks' can be exported and shared as PDFs.

8. Roambi – Visualizer

Corporate employees who think me only way to relax is to loosen their ties should think again. This app turns your Excel and Google Docs spreadsheets into colourful graphs and charts, to liven up that boring sales presentation.

9. TED Books

TED Talks are already a cornerstone of the discerning commuter’s smartphone. Instead of video talks, TED Books serves up 20,000-word articles (readable in about an hour) on everything from Darwin to personal growth. Video, audio and images are embedded for the easily bored.

10. Instapaper

Along with iOS 6's Safari-only Reading List, Instapaper is the best app for taming the world wild web. Save articles in any desktop browser, and they'll be synced to the app for reading later - even when you're offline.

11. Dropbox: Best iPhone app for Pretty much everyone

Before Dropbox came along, sending files over the internet was ridiculously complicated -all 10MB email caps and fiddly FTP servers. In a post-Dropbox age, it's now childishly easy to upload files to this cloud-based storage service, which will keep your files in sync across all platforms. This well-designed mobile app is life-changingly good, and an absolute must-have. You get 2GB of storage for free when you sign up, can expand it to 8GB by referring friends, and have the option to pay for a larger account. Absolutely essential.

Best iOS 6 Apps For Apple iPhone 5

Apple announced the new iPhone 5 at The Yerba Buena Centre for the Arts in San Francisco. Phil Schiller, Apple’s SVP of Worldwide Marketing, took to the stage to end months of speculation about a new model of iPhone with a larger 4in display and the iOS 6 operating system.

iPhone 5’s 4in Retina display is 326ppi, at 1136x640 resolution, but apps that are currently on the App Store will not need to stretch or scale, they’ll be centered and will have black borders on either side.

Here’s the list of best iphone 5 apps that are optimized for iphone 5’s bigger screen. 

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GarageBand – Best Music-Making App For iPhone 5

The app that effectively allows you to carry around a recording studio in your pocket is still the music-maker to beat on iOS 6. The instrument section is particularly impressive on the iphone 5 thanks to the screen size, giving you the scope to create better music.

iPhoto – Best Photo Editing and Sharing App for iPhone 5

The functionality available in iPhoto is enough to make anyone passionate about photography. The multitouch gestures allow you to edit fluidly, dragging and tapping to alter white balance and exposure. You can search for similar looting images, apply effects to multiple shots, and use your finger to make minor alternations. Images are also non-destructive so you can return to the original.

iMovie – Best iPhone 5 app for Creating and Editing Videos

As well as a smart interface design, iMovie allows you to add themes and create trailers for your projects.

Infinity Blade II – Best Gaming App For iPhone 5

Remains the authority on iOS gaming thanks to its incredible looks and unique repetition-based game play. This game works great on iphone 5.

Avid Studio – Best Movie Editing App for iPhone 5

Avid Studio has emerged as a real competitor for iMovie thanks to a similarly intuitive interface. This includes a Story board where all the clips being used in a project are shown in chronological order, so you can quickly reorganise with a swift drag and drop.

Filmic Pro – Best Video Shooting App

Alter frame-rates and resolution, and use the rule of thirds with the app that turns your device into a fully-fledged video camera. Filmic Pro contains three separate focus and exposure systems for complete adjustability.

Google Earth – Best Travel App

Explore the planet in more detail than ever thanks to Google Earth's 3D mapping that allows you to see cities as if you are flying above them. There are also specific virtual tours available from around the globe to help you discover new places while seated.

Movie 360

Applying filter effects to your lens before you start filming makes for better preparation and shot selection. Movie 360 also gives users the chance to adjust the colour setting on filters to achieve the effect you want.

Adobe Photoshop Touch

Uses the interface of the desktop version as a starting point, so PS regulars should feel right at home. The design of the app fits in seamlessly with iPhone 5, and the whole product is polished enough to allow serious Photoshop users to get plenty of work done, even when away from their desk.

Snapseed

The clever pop-up menu as you side your finger up and down an image is the perfect example of the intuitive nature of this app.

Grafio - Diagrams & Ideas

If you're looking to get some people together to thrash out some ideas, or want to create a visual representation of your plan for success, we've found Grafio on iPhone 5 to be the best option around. Its perfectly designed tools and interface sing on the iPhone 5's screen.

VEVO – Best App For Watching and listening Your Favorite Music

What better way to show off the visual prowess of the iPhone 5 than by watching your music as opposed to just listening to it? VEVO gives users access to a huge library of music videos from their favourite artists, with each one streaming in high quality to your device -and potentially via your TV with AirPlay.

Pinterest – Best Social App

Having now been optimised for the iPhone 5, Pinterest takes full advantage of the extra space to be one of the best looking social networking apps around. The uneven grids that form the various pin boards add a sense of realism, while the white interface feels native.

13 Best iPhone Games For September 2012

Every month apple added hundreds of new games in App Store, some are really great and some are simply boring. We’ve played hundreds of newly released games this month and choose a list of best iphone games for September 2012.  All these new games in the list below are fun to play and really addictive. We’ve chosen these best games from almost all categories, from best puzzle games to best strategy games. Don't forget to subscribe as we will regularly update this page with top new iphone games.

   

Time Trap: Best Hidden Object Puzzle Game For iPhone

Lovers of hidden object games will enjoy this new game from Crisp App. You are tasked with exploring an abandoned town to find John Doe, a missing journalist who was investigating abnormal activity in the mysterious Forbidden Town. The game uses gorgeous graphics across 30 creepy locations, which players need to visit to find hundreds of clues to Doe's whereabouts. The challenging puzzles and fun soundtrack certainly kept us entertained for a few hours, and we felt it was worth the 99 cent price tag. It's available for both the iPhone and the iPad.

Ham On the Run!: Running Game Like Temple Run and Jetpack Joyride

This game has a really refreshing pace to it and the unique unlockables and challenges will keep it fresh for quite some time. The only downside I see if that there isn't much variety in terms of levels. As far as I can see there is only one never-ending level with the same backdrops and art. It would be nice to see some extra stages in future updates.

Kingdoms& Lords: New Free Strategy Game For iPhone

In this free strategy game, the Dark King has returned and your village is threatened with destruction. Your mission is to build up your village and raise an army to protect it.

DrawBreaker: Challenging Physics Game

Professor Blockowski and his block army are trying to make the world square in this challenging physics game. Your mission is to foil his plans to keep the world round.

StickyLinky: Color Matching Puzzle Game

This quirky 99 cent puzzler challenges players to match five or more coloured globs to create faces, and then match these to globs of the same colour. There are 54 levels to play.

Chimpact: Action Puzzler

Collect bananas and keep your eyes peeled for hidden gems in this 99 cent game, while avoiding obstacles, finding secret jungle paths and timing your jumps to perfection.

DMBX 2 - Mountain Bike and BMX: Best iPhone Game For Riding Bikes

This game features mountain bike and BMX action. Play in QuickPlay or Career mode on 12 unique bike trails, with up to 36 challenges on each.

OrganTrail: Director's Cut _ Retro-Style Zombie Survival Game

In this retro-style zombie survival game, players need to search for supplies and protect themselves and the rest of their party from the undead. Bbuuurrains...

Super MoleEscape

In this game, players need to guide the mole out of the Big House using power-ups like hammers. Collect gems to get ability upgrades, and stay out of reach of the Warden.

Pitfall!: Temple Run Like Game

Thirty years on from his creation, Pitfall Harry is back in a 99 cent universal iOS app. Collect treasures as you escape the volcano in gameplay reminiscent of Temple Run.

ShatteredMinds: Masquerade HD

A new offering from Big Fish Games has hit iTunes for $3.99. Everyone in New Orleans has had their face wiped away by the evil Visage (not the band).

PipeRoll3D New York: New Puzzler

Put your logic skills to the test in this universal game. Rotate the pipes beneath the bustling streets of New York to help clean up the city. There are 100 3D levels to complete.

Slice& Splice: Addictive Puzzle Game

This addictive game challenges players with 144 levels of cutting and assembling. You'll need to use your puzzle-solving skills to cut, rearrange and fit the shapes together.

Cats Away: Great Fun Game

Save/abduct as many kittens as you can from the Planet of the Cats by beaming them up into your UFO. This crazy game promises to be ridiculously fun.

Ham On the Run!

Let's be honest, the world of iOS games is absolutely flooded with a mass of running titles. Whether it's Temple Run, Tiny Wings, or just another "theme specific" version like Go Ninja!, running titles are starting to reign supreme in the world of mobile gaming. This is probably due to their quick and casual air, which gives gamers an immersive and entertaining experience without the need for a complicated storyline or a complex and in-depth control scheme. The downside is that a lot of imitators are looking to make a quick buck by releasing some lackluster projects, or are sometimes just taking an already established concept and putting a brand new "skin" on it to re­sell it as their own. There is a silver lining here though, as some companies are actually dedicated to bringing a more entertaining "runner" experience. Take for example, Ham on the Run!, a new and innovative addition to the genre from powerhouse mobile developer Glu Entertainment.

GRAPHICS

The graphics here were obviously meant to be comical and cartoony, and I really respect the overall visual effort that the art team put forward for this title. All of the art is set on a two dimensional plane with a "moving backdrop" that appears to have all been hand-drawn. The colors all mesh incredibly well and pop which makes it very easy to see your character and the hazards in front of him. The animations are very impressive too, capturing the comical, over-the-top action that the title aims for with a variety of colorful, intricate and outrageous explosions. This is definitely one of the better running games out there in terms of overall visual appearance.

SOUND

The sound is actually pretty entertaining, which is odd considering most running titles have a very monotonous set of scores and effects. This time though, you'll be met with comical sounding, upbeat and countrified renditions that will make you feel like you're at home on the farm. Fiddles, banjos and a variety of other bluegrass-inspired instruments fill the musical score, which changes tempo and style at different intervals and during different power-up modes.

The sound effects are supremely entertaining with loud squawking chickens and the echoing sound of a squealing pig as he jumps, bounces, and flies his way over a variety of dangerous obstacles. The sound effects are rich, realistic, and have a great overall feeling to them. The good news is that the music and sounds are actually going to enhance your experience, rather than hinder them like the traditional "repeated" sounds and effects we see with most runners.

GAMEPLAY

At its core, this is just another running title, and to be honest, if you're looking for something that is less "on the rails" and more about customization and in-depth gameplay, then you're probably going to be fairly disappointed with this release. But even in its simplistic control and casual play style, there are still some unique and innovative things that Glu has managed to sneak in.

Take for example the four special power-up modes that you can access while on a run. Grabbing a present will give you one of four (randomized) pig modes; Pogo Pig, Tractor Pig, Carpet Pig, and Hover Pig. Each of these modes comes with its own simplistic yet different control style which gives an interesting and welcome boost to the gameplay, breaking the monotony of a long run at certain points.

You'll also get a variety of other special power-ups that can only be accessed by the luck of the draw, so to speak. Collecting tickets and vegetables on a run will allow you to spin the wheel in between each run attempt. This wheel has a variety of things ranging from bonus vegetables and extra lives, to rocket packs and cannons, all of which will help you gain better distance and collect more experience and veggies.

OVERALL

If you're addicted to the runner craze that is currently sweeping the iOS market then you should definitely take a look at Ham on the Run! This might actually be the best runner I have played to date (by a small margin) and it easily falls into my top five. Hopefully, Glu will recognize what a hit game they have created here and support it with a mass of good updates. Even if the updates and new titles cost cash, it would be well worth it to invest in such a fun title and I don't think many would mind shelling out anything in the ballpark of 0.99 USD.

Pros:

• Casual gameplay with innovative twists

• Crisp, colorful imagery

• Easily one of the best runners to date

• Fun and interesting power-ups

Cons:

• Needs more level variety

Monster Maestro Review: Simple and Addictive Card Action Game For iPhone

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Monster Maestro has recently received a slew of positive comments and rave reviews. In fact, it's already made it to the number two slot on the Apple App Store Top 25, and is only a half star short of a flawless rating according iTunes. This free iphone game is polarizing, addictive, and simplistic, which is probably what makes it such a smash hit for casual gamers. However, upon further inspection, Rage of Bahamut fans may notice some key similarities between Monster Maestro and the popular virtual trading card game. Actually, you'll probably notice that Monster Maestro IS Rage of Bahamut, but with a different looking skin.

GRAPHICS

It's hard not to compare this game to Rage of Bahamut and titles like it, since it's so similar in design, but I guess I do give some credit to the artists for crafting an entirely new look and feel. Unfortunately though, this art style is rather cartoony with an emphasis on child­like graphics similar to games like Pokemon and Digimon. I suppose that isn't necessarily unfortunate to those of you who are interested in a more whimsical and kiddish art style, but it's definitely not going to appeal to individuals who enjoy their monster fighting games to have a semi-realistic flair like Yugioh or Magic: The Gathering. This adult and teen oriented look and feeling is said to be the main reason so many players flock to Rage of Bahamut. But still, there is a small sense of adoration here. Even though the developers blatantly took the Rage of Bahamut layout and gameplay style, the artists still managed to create an entirely unique looking collection of monsters and enemies.

SOUND

It's actually pretty impossible to compare Monster Maestro's sound with that of Rage of Bahamut not because they are in completely different leagues, but because Rage of Bahamut doesn't actually have any sound associated with it. And in all fairness, I guess you don't really NEED to have any sound when it comes to a virtual TCG, but it would still be nice to have some background noise.

Luckily, Monster Maestro does have a soundtrack, but it's fairly loud and can get slightly annoying after a while. There are small sounds and effects too, and most of them are fairly spot-on with the game's whimsical feeling. However, when it comes down to it, the sound for this title isn't really going to immerse you. And to be honest, it's not going to make or break your experience with the game anyhow.

GAMEPLAY

This is honestly where things get a little too similar for comfort. When it comes down to the actual gameplay template for Monster Maestro, it's identical to that of Rage of Bahamut. In fact, the game even makes use of some of the same names and titles such as the use of "Friendship Points" to purchase new card packs and summons. There is also a card shop section that has almost an identical layout to that of Rage of Bahamut and a "free card daily" link with an icon that looks and feels similar to its closely related counterpart.

When you enter a quest, you're presented with an almost identical layout to that of Rage of Bahamut, and you even battle other users for treasures in the same manner. In fact, I'm pretty sure that a lot of the animations that were used for these battles and quest lines are pretty much the same in both titles. If you've played each title, it becomes immediately apparent that Monster Maestro is pretty much a clone when it comes to the gameplay.

In fact, I'm convinced that the only differences here are in the art styles and the addition of sound (which is absent in Rage of Bahamut). It is here that it becomes very difficult to gauge what kind of score this game should receive, in terms of a review.

OVERALL

The problem is that Monster Maestro is supremely entertaining, and the small tweaks (like the depth of monster evolution) are a very welcome addition to this type of genre; however, the game is such a blatant rip-off of the already established hit Rage of Bahamut, that it is hard to give it a high score. If it was simply the idea that Monster Maestro took and then made it their own, I wouldn't have a problem with it. But the fact that they lazily, in my opinion, ripped off Rage of Bahamut's entire gameplay interface is rather inexcusable. In my opinion, it is for that reason this game should be scored so low.

PROS:

• Fun, casual gameplay

• Addicting TCG collection aspect Cons:

• Can get VERY EXPENSIVE to get the cards you want

• A blatant rip-off of an established title

Apple Will also Announce New iPod's To Share Stage With New iphone 5

The general consensus is Apple won't be announcing their new iPhone and iPad Mini at the same event (next Wednesday). Although many sources are pointing to 2 to 3 new or updated iPod's to be unveiled.
According to 9to5mac.com:

All these new lines will come in multiple colors, one of the lines will come in two size capacities, and the other two lines will come in a single storage capacity.
With the current iPod nanos and iPod shuffles both available in multiple colors (and with the nano currently available in two capacities and the shuffle in one), we think it is likely that new iPod nanos and iPod shuffles are launching next week.

The mystery third iPod (likely a new version of the Nano) that is rumored to be announced is said to have a longer body larger screen, and a home button. If you look at it from another perspective, some think it will be an iPod Mini to accompany the iPad Mini.