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In Roar Rampage, you control the monster’s right arm, which you will use to jab and cross any buildings and enemies that get in your way into exploded jelly. Various enemy aircraft, tanks on the ground, and soldiers shooting outside of building windows make up your fist fodder. As you're attacked constantly from every angle, …

Messaging + Google Voice is a straightforward app that lets you send text messages either from your phone’s cellular number or your Google Voice account. We’ve also got some solid games: Where’s My Valentine?, a holiday-themed version of the popular Where’s My Water?, and DungeonLord, an 8-bit dungeon-crawling role-playing …

We start today’s roundup with Qwiki, an app that lets you turn photos into movies so you can share memories with others almost instantly. Next is WunWun, which helps you find someone to do specific tasks or provide information. Finally, we’ve got Die for Metal, a platformer with a serious heavy metal soundtrack.

BlueStacks on Tuesday announced the availability of its Android “App Player” for the Surface Pro tablet and other Windows 8 devices. The announcement comes a little over a year after the company first announced that it was working on bringing its popular program, which gives users access to more than 750,000 Android apps, …

Valentine’s Day has a bad reputation for being overly commercialized. Our thoughts on the international day for lovefests were best summed up over at popular comedy site The Oatmeal. Whether you celebrate with the traditional box of chocolates and long-stemmed roses, or spend the night drinking vodka with your friends yelling …

App Store Official Charts for the week ending Feb. 11, 2013:Top Paid iPhone Apps:1. WhatsApp Messenger (WhatsApp Inc.)2. Minecraft - Pocket Edition (Mojang)3. Angry Birds Star Wars (Rovio Entertainment ...

Get the most out of your phone calls with Twiize, which allows users to check Facebook and even draw on photos while talking. Quietto is up next, and gives you a discreet timer for situations like when you’re giving presentations. Finally, there’s Cordy 2, the follow-up to the great side-scrolling platformer that brings …

Find something new to wear with the help of today’s leading fresh app, a new iPad app from ModCloth for shopping on the retro clothing website. We’ve also got an update to TED for faster video streaming of Ted Talks, and Frog Orbs, an arcade title modeled after the classic Missile Command.

Twitter’s Android app update adds the service’s “Discover” tab and new ways to follow people via your feed. We’ve also got Snapseed, a powerful photo-editing app, and Vector, a pretty, Parkour-inspired running title with loads of levels.

The proud parents of babies and younger kids should start their week with Diapers.com, a shopping app fully optimized for iPad that can get you all the baby supplies you need. We’ve also got HugBot, a Mad Libs-esque message sender, and Cypress Inheritance, a 3-D action-puzzle game in which you explore a mansion filled with …

The bad news for BlackBerry (BBRY) fans: The BlackBerry 10 Skype app is an Android port and not a native app. The good news: Skype has told CrackBerry that it is “closely collaborating with BlackBerry” to make sure that the ported app runs smoothly on the new platform. Among other things, Skype says it plans to ”open up …

Get your workout on with RunKeeper’s fresh update, which adds a new user interface and more features that track running, biking and other endurance activities. We’ve also got a couple of games to help you waste some time: the enormous 3-D role-playing title Aralon: Sword and Shadow, and the addictive minimalist shooter …

This morning you’ll want to grab Mr. T’s official app to go along with your breakfast cereal. The app taps into Mr. T’s wisdom and lets you add his legendary mohawk and gold chains to your photos. Next, Sendgine makes collaborating and brainstorming easy and effective. And finally, SEGA’s After Burner Climax puts you in …

There's a new iPhone mail-app that has people excited because, like many email clients before it, it has potential to make longform Internet communication less painful. This one is called Mailbox and The Verge's Ellis Hamburger boldly declares it "just fixed email on the iPhone." The Atlantic Wire doesn't have access to …

This week, like the last, is led by very impressive and innovative takes on social networking. Evzdrop is a cool new network that helps you keep track of interesting going-ons in your area. We've also got a ludicrously useful data sync/backup app, a tablet-only financial planner, an outstandingly realistic sketch-pad app, …

Start today with some good foodie advice from Burpple, a combination food diary and social network for finding delicious eats. The official app of theater subscription service MoviePass is next, giving you access to your account and yet another option for snagging movie tickets. Finally comes Guns 4 Hire, a top-down shooter …

You can use Evernote Hello the next time you’re at a meeting with people you’ve only just met, as it keeps track of all the information you need when networking. We’ve also got Jam.it, a music app about combining tracks to make new songs, and Dingle Dangle, a casual arcade game similar to the claw game from the arcades, …

You now have to be 17 years old to download Twitter's video-sharing Vine app.

Sketch O Paint is a digital drawing app for touchscreens that’s focused on pen, ink, and line creations. An update for voice-over-Internet app Tango is up next, with Epic Games’ beautiful tech demo Epic Citadel rounding out today’s new apps worth downloading.

Today’s first app is Adobe VideoBite, a service chock-full of editing tools for videographers. If photography is more your speed try Beamr, an app for creatively arranging and sharing photos in digital magazine format. Finally, the iPad version of Stratego now includes cross-platform play with opponents on iOS, Facebook, …

Foursquare for Business, today’s first app worth downloading, helps business owners create deals and spread the word about their stores. An update to Yelp brings an upgraded Google Maps to the social rating app. Last is Cubes vs. Spheres, a turret defense game about destroying evil geometric shapes.

Visiting somewhere new? Get local insight with Sooligan, which provides the inside scoop about a place from current residents. Next, a big update to Pocket (Formerly Read It Later) makes sharing Internet articles more seamless. Finally, new levels were added to Angry Birds Star Wars, which means you should play them po …

If you recently brought a baby on board, you are probably looking for a few handy tips on how to balance your old independent life with your adorable (yet demanding) addition. There are some fantastic iPhone apps for managing this new parent workload and at the same time, make sure to take care of you, too. Here are some …