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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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