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The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store

August 10, 2016 by macjeff

App Store Official Charts for the week ending August 7, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps: 1. Moji Maker, AppMoji, Inc. 2. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang 3. Heads Up!, Warner Bros. 4. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations ...Source link: http://news.yahoo.com/top-iphone-ipad-apps-app-135334081.html

WhatsApp for iPhone gains 3x bigger emoji, zooming during video capture and more

July 26, 2016 by macjeff

After launching a desktop Mac app in May, Facebook-owned WhatsApp today gave its iPhone application a little love, with a new version now available on the App Store. WhatsApp 2.16.7 for iPhone includes three times bigger emoji when sent alone, a feature also found in iOS 10’s Messages app. In this release, you can now zoom when recording videos within the app and select multiple chats to quickly archive, delete or mark as read.

Plus, thanks to under-the-hood tweaks chats now open a lot faster than before.

On iOS 10’s Messages app, emoji characters are rendered three times bigger when sent alone.

On the previous version of WhatsApp, only the heart emoji was rendered bigger if sent alone, but the new version will now display any emoji three times larger—again, if sent alone one at a time.

As mentioned, you can now zoom when recording videos in WhatsApp just slide your finger up and down in the WhatsApp camera to zoom in or out during live video capture. You’ll also notice that tapping the Edit at the top of the Chats tab now lets you select multiple chats to quickly archive, delete or mark as read.

Grab WhatsApp for free on the App Store.

Source link: http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/07/26/whatsapp-3x-bigger-emoji/

Apple Maps Transit Info Launches in San Diego, California and British Columbia, Canada

July 25, 2016 by macjeff

Earlier in July, Apple Maps picked up transit information for Honolulu, Hawaii and Kansas City, Missouri. The expansion continues yet again.

Today, it’s been confirmed that Apple Maps transit information has expanded to two very different locations. That includes San Diego, California and many areas within British Columbia, Canada. In San Diego, specifically, transit information includes routes for the city’s trolley, which connects the East and South counties with downtown. There are buses in the area, but the trolley serves as the main light rail system.

In British Columbia, transit information is available in Vancouver, Victoria, and a variety of other cities. Transit info includes routing information for the rail systems in those cities, including the SkyTrain.

Recently, Maps picked up transit info for Atlanta, Georgia, and Miami, Florida, as well as adding support for the United Kingdom’s National Rail. On top of those new cities, Apple Maps has also added Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and Sacramento, California. Apple also added transit data in Rio de Janeiro ahead of the Summer Olympics, and Montreal got support earlier this year as well.

Source link: http://www.iphonehacks.com/2016/07/maps-transit-san-diego-launch.html

How To Disable Lock Screen Widgets in iOS 10

July 22, 2016 by macjeff

The biggest addition to iOS 10 are all the changes to the Lock screen and Notifications. The slide to unlock gesture is gone. You click the home button to unlock instead. Plus, there’s a whole new screen to the left – the Today view that contains all the widgets. You can access it simply by swiping left on the lock screen.

But this also means that you can accidentally bring up the widgets if you miss-swipe. If for some reason you want to remove the Today screen from the lock screen, and the widgets, follow the steps below.

Step 1: Go to Touch ID and Passcode

Open the “Settings” app in iOS 10 and go to “Touch ID and Passcode”. To authenticate, type in the passcode.

Step 2: Disable Today Toggle

Once you’re in, from the “Allow access when locked” toggle the “Today” option.

This will disable the lock screen widget.

Your Favorite iOS 10 Features?

What are some of your favorite iOS 10 features? Share with us in the comments below.

Check out our iOS 10 coverage below:

• Top 44 iOS 10 Features for iPhone
• Top 10 iOS 10 Features for iPad
• Top 25 Hidden iOS 10 Features
• iOS 10 Hand-on: What’s New in Messages
• iOS 10 Hands-on: What’s New in Home Screen and Notification Center
• iOS 10 Hands-on: What’s New In The Lock Screen
• iOS 10 Hands-on: What’s New in the Redesigned Control Center
• iOS 10 Hands-on: What’s New in Photos
• iOS 10: How Siri Integration With Apps Will Work

And also our macOS Sierra coverage:

• Top 11 macOS Sierra Hidden Features
• List of Macs compatible with macOS Sierra
• iOS 10 and macOS Sierra: Apple’s Ecosystem Stickiness Gets Stronger
• Safari in macOS Sierra will Automatically Deactivate Flash, QuickTime, and Other Plug-Ins by Default
• macOS Sierra References OLED Touch Bar and Touch ID for Upcoming MacBook Refresh

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Connect the Lines in Klocki, a Gorgeous Puzzler

July 22, 2016 by macjeff

Klocki ($0.99) by Maciej Targoni is a relaxing puzzle game that is about connecting lines together. If you’re in the mood for a relaxing puzzle game, then this is a good choice to consider. It joins other great recent puzzle releases like Quell Zen and Dots & Co.

While it seems that all the rage these days in terms of mobile games is just Pokémon Go, I live in Southern California and we’re facing a stifling heat wave right now, and probably more later on in this summer season. So going outside in almost 100 degree weather to look for Pokémon is not my ideal way to get my game on this week, so I have to have some other options handy, especially those relaxing puzzle games. I mean, what better way to game than indoors in some AC and with a game that helps me find some zen? I love puzzle games because my mind is still stimulated but I’m having fun at the same time, so naturally my phone is filled with a ton of puzzle games, but I am always on the lookout for more. I came across “klocki” a few days ago and think it’s a great puzzle game for fans of the genre. It’s also from the same developer as Hook, which is another fine puzzle game.

Klocki is a stunningly gorgeous game that features a simple and clean minimalistic design. The game is rendered in 3-D with an optical illusion kind of aesthetic, similar to what you found in Monument Valley. But instead of navigating through an Escheresque world, you’ll just be connecting the lines together here. The game features gray blocks with scrambled up lines on them, and the blocks and lines light up once the solution is solved. While the blocks look smooth from a distance, when you’re playing, you can see the fine grain texture on the blocks themselves, which I thought was a fantastic touch. The animations as you switch blocks and light up the lines is subtle but buttery smooth, and there are some delightful sound effects that provide audible feedback as you work your way to the solution. Just like Hook, Klocki is a great minimalist package in terms of visual and audio design.

In Klocki, players are just thrown into the game without any tutorials or explanations of how to play. Personally, I don’t mind this approach, as it goes with the minimalistic nature of the game, but I know some people may not fare well with that. Still, the gameplay itself is pretty straightforward once you start to just tap and tinker around with things.

Like many other puzzle games, Klocki is level-based, and players go through them one-by-one in linear order. There are no chapters or worlds to unlock — it’s just puzzle after puzzle here. Once you solve a stage, you move forward to the next one, but you can still go back and replay the ones that you’ve already completed. Since there are no level numbers in Klocki, it’s hard to keep track just how far you are into the game. According to one iTunes review, once you finish the game, you’ll just go right back to the first level, which is a bit disappointing. Hopefully the developer will be adding more levels in a future update.

So what do you do in Klocki? As I mentioned earlier, the game is about connecting the lines. All of the blocks that are on the screen will have some line segments on it, and it’s your job to connect them all together for that particular section of blocks. To do this, just tap on one square to select it, and then tap on another to swap the pieces out with each other. You repeat this until all of the lines light up to indicate that they’re connected.

While the game starts out easy enough, things do get a bit more tricky and complicated as you advance in the game. You’ll encounter bends in the lines, more complex 3-D shapes, blocks you can’t move, and even different types of lines besides straight ones. The difficulty curve in the game is pretty gradual though, so you don’t have to worry about a huge spike in the challenges. And to make things even more relaxing, there is no time or move limit, so you can take as long as you want to solve each puzzle. However, I think that most of them are pretty easy enough, and everything can be solved through a bit of logic as well as trial and error.

I’ve been playing Klocki a bit since I downloaded it a few days ago, and I must say that I’m rather hooked. The minimal design of the game is just beautiful, and the music and sounds are top notch. Controls are intuitive and simple enough for everyone to pick up, and the gameplay is relaxing but stimulating at the same time. The only thing that would make the game better is to have more levels or modes, and even more challenging ones at that, because I feel that someone really good at puzzles can easily get through this in a few hours. Still, it’s an enjoyable way to relax if you like puzzle games.

I recommend giving Klocki a try if you like to unwind with puzzles after a long day, or if you liked the developer’s previous game, Hook. You can find Klocki on the App Store as a universal download for your iPhone and iPad for just $0.99. There are no in-app purchases.

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