Reviews

2048

2048 from Ketchapp is an iPad and iPhone game that should be familiar to anyone who’s played Threes. The basic idea here is to swipe your screen up and down, left and right until the numbers are 2048. The objective of the game seems easy enough but it’s a lot more challenging than you think.

Raw Tapes: Puzzles

Expect nothing but well-tailored beats and impressive arrangements. Puzzles, an 11-track album by the 11 beat makers and producers of Raw Tapes, was released last January 2013. Owned and operated by Osbourne “Ease” Green, Raw Tapes Records have been releasing outstanding records since 2010.

OneNote

OneNote is a free virtual notebook from Microsoft that will help you keep track of your to-do list. With this application you can now keep track of all those notes from board meetings or jot down ideas for your next project. This program can also be used by students for their homework, among other tasks.

Tara Priya: Tara Priya

Don’t be fooled by her sweet persona and her playfulness, because Tara Priya is so much more than that. The London bureau of BBC calls her voice something that “you just need to hear,” and why not? Tara is half-Persian, half-Indian, and all soul. The California-based songstress has been listening to ’60s pop ever since she was a tot. Priya cites Bob Dylan, Billie Holiday, Etta James, and even Tupac Shakur as some of her influences, which probably resulted in the diverse yet accessible brand of music that she currently possesses.

Smash Bandits Racing

Smash Bandits Racing from Hutch Games goes the other route that the company’s other game, Smash Copts took. Instead of the cops you’re now behind the wheels as a criminal who’ll destroy anything in his path. That’s right, the goal is to destroy everything in sight, and it’s a lot of fun.

Ayla Nereo: BeHeld

Ayla Nereo is a sonic equivalence of a siren luring you into a world of fairytale. Ayla Nereo’s BeHeld EP will descend in your eardrums like an angel falling down on earth. Released in May 2012, this EP consists of 13 ethereal tracks that will hit you like an arrow straight through the heart.

Fit Brains Trainer

Fit Brains Teaser from Rosetta Stone Canada is an educational app that will stimulate your brain and improve your memory. This app includes several sessions that should go a long way towards improving your concentration, focus, and ability to process information.

Hibou: Dunes EP

Seattle native Peter Michel, also known as Hibou, is here to amuse your hearing machine with Dunes. This EP is a collection of dreamy, vibrant, indie-pop tracks that are too irresistible to not put in your summer playlist.

The Timebuilders: Pyramid Rising 2

The Timebuilders: Pyramid Rising 2 is a resource management game that will require you to construct temples while keeping your enemies at bay. The sequel to the original hit Pyramid Rising, Bloodbuzz Studios has returned with a title that offers better graphics and more stuff to build and maintain.