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Looking to get up to speed on the top apps we've checked out this week
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Well we've got your back. In a week where China finally overtook the US to become Apple's most profitable market
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for apps, some great new apps and app updates have made their way to our mobile devices
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Whether you're looking for a great new puzzle game or a third party keyboard worth installing
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there's something to entertain you. So let's get started
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Nightgate has actually been out for a couple of months now, but we'd not heard about it
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until we read a positive review on the excellent iOS game review website Touch Arcade
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We've long been fans of the beautifully abstract kind of puzzle games which seem to be emerging
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in growing numbers on the app store, and Nightgate very much fits that vein
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The game is set in the year 2398, following a massive war in which a network of super
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intelligent computers are the last life form on earth. Taking the form of an arena survival game, your job is to activate different computer
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nodes while dodging defences. It sounds complex, but it's incredibly addictive, and boasts wonderfully intuitive controls
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stunning retro-inspired graphics and the best soundtrack we've heard in ages. And for only $2.99, if it appeals to you, you certainly won't be disappointed by the
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game itself. WhatsApp got an update this week, giving users the Snapchat-like ability to write and draw
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on photos and videos, along with adding emojis to express themselves. As with other messaging apps which have added similar features, WhatsApp's update isn't
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meant as a serious photo editing tool, but rather a quick communication method for doodling
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on a picture. With that said, you can pick brush sizes and colours, as well as selecting the font size
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and colour of text. When drawing, you can pick from two brushes, the pixelate and the colour remover brushes
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Google's Gboard keyboard for iOS got an update this week, adding a dozen themes, support
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for iOS 10 emojis, the ability to more easily search and share contacts and 3D touch support
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Personally, I'm not a big user of third-party keyboards. With that said, Gboard with its ability to easily search Google inside any app which
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requires a keyboard, is certainly a useful feature. And the new version 1.2 update just makes it even more so
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We told you that we're suckers for minimalist puzzle games which philosophically feel like they could have come from Atari 30 years ago
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Flood is one such title. With over 70 handcrafted levels, your goal is to remove a network of cubes from your
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screen by flooding them. You position various arrows to change the direction of the stream, and then set the
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flood going. It's exactly the right amount of taxing for a quick brain teaser on your commute to work
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or a lazy Sunday afternoon. Oh, and the fact that it features absolutely no ads or in-app purchases is, sadly, something
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worthy of calling out here in 2016. Well that's it for the awesome apps of the week
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