Chess is quite an addictive board game. It can make your brain sharper and improve your problem solving skills. We have already covered plenty of chess apps you can use to test your skills against sophisticated computer engines on your iPhone or iPad. These 6 apps bring a ton of entertaining chess puzzles to your iOS device:

Chess Problems: brings 645 interactive puzzles ranging from mate in 2 moves to mate in 17 moves to your iOS device. It lets you compare your results with those of your friends’.

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Being able to open PDF documents on an iPad is nice. Sometimes, you want to do more with your PDF documents though. In order to make changes to your PDF files, add your notes, or sign them, you are going to need a decent PDF editor. These 7 iPad PDF editors help you with that:

iAnnotate PDF: the main app we use in our company. It is not the cheapest PDF annotation app around. But its development quality is superb. It provides you with various tools to annotate your files with. Dropbox and WebDAV are supported too. Read the rest of this entry »

Putting on a tie has never been my favorite activity. You can tie a tie in multiple ways. Some knots are easy to pull off. Others can be a bit challenging, especially if you are not an experienced tie master. These 3 iPhone, iPad, and Mac apps teach you how to put on a tie like a pro:

Tie Right: covers 6 different necktie knots. Provides you with top down and head on perspectives. It has step by step instructions too. Read the rest of this entry »

We have covered some very cool weather apps on this site in the past. Most of us just want to get accurate weather forecasts and readings from these types of apps. There are weather radar apps that go way beyond those and offer sophisticated weather radars and data. Here are 6 iPhone and iPad apps that let you further explore the weather conditions in your area:

MyRadar Pro Weather Radar: displays animated weather radar around your current location on your iPhone and iPad. You can interact with the map and find out whether bad weather is coming your way.

RainAware Service: uses your phone’s GPS capability, local radar, and weather algorithms to predict the weather in your area. It shows you time and intensity estimates for rain, snow, and thunderstorms in your area.

NOAA Radar US: this is very useful if you expect severe weather conditions in your area frequently. It offers cloud cover and satellite imagery for the U.S. Provides severe weather warnings.

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Google AdSense does not make too many people millionaires. But it has given many publishers, including us, the chance to stay in business. The system is quite sophisticated and offer all kinds of features and reports publishers can use to monitor their site’s performance. Planning to check your earnings on your iPhone or iPad? These 3 AdSense applications for iOS have you covered:

QuickAdsense for iOS: QuickAdSense is an elegant app that shows you how much you have earned from AdSense on your iPhone and iPad. It uses OAuth to connect with the site. Read the rest of this entry »