Dropout Games are back and looking to follow on the success of Blyss, a game which perfectly combined relaxing visuals with fun and challenging gameplay with their new game Neo Angle.

Neo Angle which is inspired by the 80s neon art style and retro synth scene is an innovative game, full of complex puzzles for you to complete. The game introduces you to the gameplay elements in a simple fashion with a very basic tutorial on how to move through the levels. which is done by swiping in the direction you want your triangle pieces to move.

The aim is to swipe your way through the level collecting pyramids as you go and eventually ending up at a designated end triangle. The game becomes difficult with restrictions put in place when you collect a pyramid. Each time you do so the blocks you have gone through become locked, meaning you can’t go back on yourself. This forces you to take a very specific path to complete the levels. Eventually the game becomes more difficult introducing other elements to the gameplay with the addition of portals and switches. Because of this the player must adapt to the situation in order to advance to the next level.

Thankfully the game is set at a steady pace. There are no lives, and you have an unlimited amount of retries, meaning the game doesn’t thrust-rate the player. That’s not to say it’s not difficult, because at times it is. Some levels can take up to ten minutes to solve, whilst others can be done first try. The varying difficulty of the levels are what keeps the game interesting and makes it quite addicting. Continue reading this post ->

It’s been quite sometime since I last wrote a review here at PocketFullOfApps, as I’ve transitioned to news the last few years. That all changes today with the Everyday Max Backpack from the folks over at Solo. A few weeks ago I was presented with an opportunity to review this backpack and being a full time university student with finals week approaching, it seemed like a pretty opportune time.

Coming in at $79.99 it’s definitely what you could consider a pricey backpack, but is it worth the cost? While I got mine for free as full disclosure, I think it’s something to seriously check out considering it’s been a long time since I last wrote a review here. Anyways, let’s dive in.

Daily Driver

Due to being a full time university student studying Information Technology and working part time as an intern, I take a lot of stuff with me throughout the day. Typically a change of clothes, two 13″ laptops, books and some other miscellaneous items. Having previously used a messenger bag later on in this review, it was a struggle getting all the essentials to comfortably fit in my bag. Since switching to the Everyday Max Backpack, I’ve never encountered an issue and better yet I’ve got plenty of room to spare (more on this in the General Info section).

What makes this an interesting case is because I’m on the go so much, I don’t always think about putting my backpack on properly and when it’s really heavy I prefer to carry it like a bag. Thinking a step ahead Solo included two handy carrying straps on each side, turning it into a mini duffle bag of sorts. And honestly I’d have to say it is pretty well built. Over the years I’ve had some backpacks quickly wear out or straps begin to not hold as well, but with the use I’ve put this thing through so far I’m fairly pleased. Continue reading this post ->

Chinese is one of the most widely spoken — used by more than a billion people — and fastest growing language in the world. It is quickly becoming the language of business so whether you decide to learn Chinese because of academic reasons or just to learn a new skill, there are lots of reasons why it is worth spending time on. The notion that it is a difficult language to learn is not entirely correct, especially because of technology, but learning it at an early age is surely be an advantage.

Because of this, lots of parents equip their children while they are young to give them a heads start and for higher chances of proficiency. Speaking of technology, there are a number of tools that you can use and are within your grasp once you decide to dive into linguistics. In learning Mandarin Chinese, my personal recommendation is Miao Mi!

Video has become the primary form of several media content, especially on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter. Because of this surge in digital video content, many tools such as Adobe Premiere and Techsmith Camtasia have been developed in order to make editing videos more personalized and in higher quality. However, these tools commonly needs powerful computers such as macbooks and high-end laptops and pc’s, as these software generally needs higher processing power and VRAM memory for rendering videos in higher qualities, making the whole process of editing, rendering, and uploading an extremely time consuming process. In order to make the whole process faster, mobile apps such as YouStar have been developed in order to create your own personalized and professional videos in the comfort of your own phone.

Why risk an embarrassing moment of mistypes and auto-corrects when the solution is out there. What are you waiting for? Supersize your keyboard today with Big Keys! Continue reading this post ->

Apple can’t seem to make up their mind with Control Center as it has been through many iterations since its inception in iOS 7. With iOS 10 they added another page for the music controls. This made a lot of sense for a lot of users, the first page is less cluttered and everything is easy to access. Horseshoe, by developer Andy Wiik attempts to bring back a one page Control Center to iOS. Continue reading this post ->

Users have requested a dark mode feature from Apple for years now. We have seen hints of it thanks to iOS 10 within the framework of the messages app and we now have a dark Clock app. There’s also tweaks for this found on Cydia like Eclipse and NightMode, allowing users to somewhat achieve a dark UI.

While these tweaks are great at what they do, there are still elements of the UI left out. Noctis, a new tweak from developer LaughingQuoll themes these in a beautiful way.

Dark mode is only the beginning as you also have the option to set a color of your choice, which is a neat feature that will be of use to themers. For convenience there is also a toggle in the Control Center to turn it on and off. Continue reading this post ->