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Gambling is fun. Who out there doesn’t like to throw down a bet every now and then, whether it’s a poker night with your friends, shooting dice while avoiding the cops in a back alley (you know who you are), or stepping up the tables at your favorite casino, we all like to wager a few bets. Astraware Casino is hoping to fill the digital gambling void in your life on both the iPhone and iPad. Both versions of the game are virtually identical, so if you need to get your fix on the train to work, ponying up $0.99 might be in your best interest. Since the iPhone version has been out forever, we’re going to mainly focus on the iPad edition here.
For the aforementioned $0.99 price point, you get a Universal iOS game, meaning the same purchase will work both on your iPhone and iPad. More developers need to take notice here and make that happen. And in the case of Astraware Casino, you’re getting plenty of bang for your buck. With 11 games to play, there’s plenty of choice to satisfy that gambling twitch. This has become one of my go-to games when I have a few minutes and want to play something between meetings or while waiting around for whatever might be taking too long in my day. I’ll start off with a few rounds of Slots, hoping to hit it big, then I’ll move over to the Craps tables and shoot the dice looking for a hard 8 before hopping over to play some Blackjack or Texas Hold ‘Em. There is so much content here for your money.
Add multitasking, connect to a Bluetooth mouse, sync over Wi-Fi, and more–all without waiting for iOS 4.
Apple’s iOS 4 enables multitasking and other new and useful features, but the iPad can’t join the party until this fall. If you jailbreak your iPad, however, you can multitask today–and that’s just the beginning.
Your jailbroken iPad can run all kinds of third-party apps far beyond the selection in Apple’s App Store. Want to sync over Wi-Fi, connect a Bluetooth GPS or mouse, and browse the entire iPad file structure? Here’s how.
Jailbreaking Basics
Jailbreaking your iPad lets you install third-party utilities and applications. (That’s different from "unlocking," which allows you to use a device with a different phone carrier.) When jailbroken, the iPad becomes an actual computer in that you can tweak the interface and make modifications at the lowest levels. This is a double-edged sword: You could run unstable tools or even damage your device, although that’s highly unlikely. Remember that with your jailbroken iPad, Apple isn’t around to tell you what you can and can’t do with it–for better or for worse.
Fortunately, if you pay attention to what you’re doing, you can run the warranty-voiding process without incident–and if you change your mind later, you can return to Apple’s default, locked-down environment.
How to Jailbreak Your iPad
As with all major installations, begin with a backup. Connect the iPad to your computer. In the left iTunes column, right-click the iPad’s name, and pick Backup. You can restore your data from here if needed.
Download Spirit to jailbreak the iPad. Note that the jailbreak process depends highly on your version of iTunes and iOS. As of this writing, Spirit hadn’t yet been updated to work with iTunes 9.2; be sure that you have an older version of iTunes or that Spirit now supports iTunes 9.2 before proceeding. The jailbreaking community usually compensates for Apple’s updates within several days or weeks.
Unplug other iPod devices, and connect your iOS 3.2 iPad directly to your computer. Run Spirit. The process will modify and restart the iPad; leave everything alone until the process is complete. Did it work? Great.
If it didn’t work–as happened to me initially–quit Spirit and restore your iPad in iTunes. If iTunes won’t even recognize the iPad, kick it into DFU (device firmware upgrade) mode. Connect the iPad, and hold the lock and home buttons for 10 seconds. Release the lock button, but continue holding the home button. The screen should stay black, but the iPad should appear in iTunes. Restore the iPad, and then reattempt the jailbreak.
Again, if you ever get cold feet and want to revert to your iPad’s original state, just restore the iPad in iTunes. If iTunes doesn’t recognize the iPad, put it in DFU mode first.
Zynga, the creator of FarmVille and Mafia Wars on Facebook, has now made a breakthrough to relieve you from all worries about your farms on Facebook. The company has now released FarmVille for (Insert Drum Roll) Apple iPhone and iPad! Yes, now you can water your plants, plow and harvest them while you’re on the move. This FarmVille app is available as free download from Apple App Store (iTunes link).
The world of iPad apps just got a whole lot more metal with the launch of Slayer: Pinball Rocks, a new game featuring an animated skull that eats your ball and spits it out through its eye hole
“As a life-size pinball player, this looks so awesome,” said Slayer’s Kerry King in a press release announcing the app, available for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. “It looks really fun and entertaining, with a shot of evil, and it could definitely keep me up all night with a few shots for myself.”
Manage your farms while you’re on the move
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