Tricks and Tips for Fruit Ninja on the iPad

Let's get down to business. Here are a few tips and tricks for fruit ninja. Employ these and you'll be getting more than 400 points almost every time. If Angry Birds is more your game, you'll find your tips here.

Disclaimer - my current high score is 499 as you can see in the image.

1. Use one finger, and one finger onlyWhile Veggie Ninja encourages you to use multiple fingers to slice and dice your way to the top, the multi finger approach in fruit ninja will result in a much lower score.

2. Patience is a virtue Don't simply slice everything the second you see it. Wait until multiple fruits are on the screen if possible to maximize your score. Bonuses begin when a single slice cuts three fruit.

3. Maximize Banana powerPerhaps the only time to abandon number 2 above is if you are in danger of missing out on a freeze, double point or frenzy. Banana bonuses and power ups are the easiest way for novices to quickly increase there point totals from under a hundred to 200 or more!


4. Match up Banana power Every once in a while (5 or so games) you'll be lucky enough to catch a frenzy and freeze banana at the same time. This not only slows the clock but allows you to carefully slice your way to point heaven by getting multiple bonuses for three or more fruits.

5. Don't worry about missing a fruit If you don't drop a fruit you are awarded 50 points as a bonus. While that is a great end bonus, you'll end up with a lower point total if you obsess over every last fruit. Focus on multiple cuts and let insignificant individual fruits go!

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iPad Camera

By now it's no big secret that the iPad 2 will have a camera. In fact, the more closely guarded secret is when the iPad 2 will be released with some estimates as early as April, 2011.

I doubt it. With the way that information leaked and spread on the release of iPhone 4 I think it's unlikely we will see the much anticipated iPad sequel until the second half of the calendar year.

When I bought my iPad I didn't think that the lack of a camera would be a significant detriment to using it much like a laptop computer, however, the lack of both front and rear-facing cameras quickly became apparent as the most significant flaw of the device.

So now, I like so many other iPad owners am forced with a decision on iPad2. Is it worth it to get another iPad just for the camera?

That is the question. What do you think?

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iPad Pixel Doubler Disappointment with Retina Display

One of the things that Apple mentioned the most in their early promotion of the iPad was the fact that it would "run all the apps from your iPhone". With the app store still a relatively new concept to people, they were no doubt nervous that the money spent on apps for their phone would essentially be wasted and that if they wanted to enjoy a game on their iPad they would have to pay twice. Apples promotion certainly quelled fears but in the end the pixel doubler simply doesn't deliver.

People still asked the question "does the pixel doubler work well?"

Images and apps look terrible with the pixel doubler. Lifestyle apps or those whose only purpose is something functional certainly do "work" on the iPad but they are sad versions of their phone version selves.

What's even worse is that with the new iPhone 4 retina display, the increased clarity is NOT transferred to the iPad with the pixel doubler. All the increased clarity from the retina display is lost.

There is talk about the retina display coming to iPad2 but that remains to be seen.

-The frustrated pixel doubler.

Removing Rotation Lock on iOS 4.2 on iPad

The long anticipated update of the iPad OS came with almost universal appluase. The multiplicity of new features makes for faster transitions and allows the long awaited multi-tasking and folders.

The update also included additional wallpapers and the gamecenter app...not too exciting there.

What has to be the most hated change is eliminating the switch to lock the iPad in either portrait or landscape mode. The way I hold my iPad, locking is essential. Without the rotation locked my games and websites are constantly flipping making it impossible. Apple, in their infinite genius now uses the iPad switch to insta-mute. Ugh!

It took me forever but I finally discovered that you can still lock rotation. it just involves opening up the multi-touch screen with the double button hit and scrolling all the way to the left.

It looks like this:





















And I'm not the only one who doesn't like the change.

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So you left your iPad in the car on a hot day

I've been guilty of this one myself. If you've found yourself sitting in your office realizing that you left your iPad in your black car, you too can relate.

Extreme temperatures, such as those found in a hot car can conceivably damage your iPad. However, leaving your iPad in your car for an hour almost certainly wont cause lasting damage.

You may have seen the heat warning on the iPad which says iPad is too hot. This is actually a good sign, it means the iPad is still functioning. Don't go throwing your iPad into a freezer, allow it to come back to room temperature normally. Let the heat escape over time and your iPad will likely spring back into action with no lasting effects.