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TiPb Picks of the Week for December 17, 2011

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 a 6:37 pm

Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game.

To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break!

Vote now for the casual gaming app of the year [TiPb Awards]

By Rene Ritchie, Saturday, Dec 17, 2011 a 5:55 pm

Many of the most popular casual iOS games in 2011 were, in some ways sadly, the same games that were popular in 2010 -- the same Angry Birds and Cut the Rope and Smurf's Village and various [Farm/Village/City] franchises. But there were a few new gems and tweaked up favorites to be found this year too.

Tiny Wings showed that greats looks, simple gameplay, and killer concept still make for the best iOS games. Tiny Tower showed that new time-management games could still grab attention if done with attention to detail.

SPY Mouse brought some Firemint flare to the platform puzzler. DragonVale took the farming genre back to the days of legend.

Cut the Rope: Experiments showed last year's great new games could be this years great new sequels. Minecraft meanwhile finally showed up on iOS, and while limited, it's still Minecraft on iOS.

That's a half-dozen choices across almost as many genres, but you can only pick one. Vote up top and tell us why you voted they way you did in the comments! These are your awards, so get to it!

Vote now for the casual gaming app of the year [TiPb Awards]

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Dec 16, 2011 a 7:00 pm

SPY Mouse brought some Firemint flare to the platform puzzler. DragonVale took the farming genre back to the days of legend.

Cut the Rope: Experiments showed last year's great new games could be this years great new sequels. Minecraft meanwhile finally showed up on iOS, and while limited, it's still Minecraft on iOS.

That's a half-dozen choices across almost as many genres, but you can only pick one. Vote up top and tell us why you voted they way you did in the comments! These are your awards, so get to it!

Forums: Freeing up iCloud space, iPhone 4S restores

By Chris Parsons, Friday, Dec 16, 2011 a 6:17 pm

As we roll on into the weekend, it's always a good chance to get caught up on the things you may have missed out on from the week. You can skip on back a few pages, and see if you missed out on anything and while you're at it -- make sure you check out the TiPb forums as well. You can register now to get started today:

Win the iOS device of your dreams in the TiPb holiday giveaway! [Week 3]

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, Dec 16, 2011 a 1:40 pm

In case you hadn't heard -- and really, ask somebody next time! -- TiPb wants to give you the iOS device -- or devices! -- of your dreams. That's right, a brand new iPhone 4S, iPad 2, iPod touch, or Apple TV, or even iPad 3 in 2012, could be yours!

And this is week 3 so you now have a third chance to win!

Revised iOS 5.0.1 update may make Siri port legally possible

By chrissyboy6969, Friday, Dec 16, 2011 a 1:15 pm

Apple's revised iOS 5.0.1 update seems to have come with decrypted ramdisks, something which could make the port of Siri to other iOS devices legally possible. Before today’s firmware update, important files to get Siri working on other devices were encrypted in Apple’s file system. Decrypting them would be illegal and infringe on copyright and that is the main reason for it not being made available.

Daily Apps: Battleground Defense, XnView Mobile Fx, Hero's Way, Prime Location Property Search, Grolly at the North Pole

By Leanna Lofte, Friday, Dec 16, 2011 a 1:13 pm

Battleground Defense: Experience the classic tower defense game play along with the intense action of modern warfare. Defend your territory using Missile Launchers, Heavy Canons, Flame throwers in different landscapes around the world.