The Week in iOS Apps: Total Recall

12.10.2012

: Have to pick up somebody from the airport? tracks inbound flightsit even notifies you of flight status changesand reminds you when its time to go meet them at the gate. Its just that easy.

: From the Its Hard To Come Up With New Names Department, three apps with similar monikers that do very different things: The free app for iPhone and iPad keeps you up-to-date on all the products that have been recalled by five different federal agencies, including the Consumer Product Safety Organization. does pretty much the same thing, but it comes from a different developer. , on the other hand, is an iPhone app that helps you remember all the great recommendationsfor movies, restaurants, and morethat your friends have made to you. Are there any more new or updated apps with this name? We dont recall.

: Have you ever said to yourself: Gosh, I wish my iPad had more games that were revivals of 1990s games that were strongly reminiscent in theme and production value of late-night Cinemax movies of that same era? Only, I really need it to star John Hurt? If you have $14 to spend, .

If, on the other hand, you like your iOS games to be a little more kid-friendly, well, the $1 game for iPhone and iPad lets you and your child build mountains, rivers, and entire animal species. Its good, creative fun, but sadly: There is no John Hurt. : The franchise added new levels of Bad Piggies to the game & for iPad was updated to offer HD picture quality & was unveiled as a new take on the old game & debuted as a way to demonstrate the production of knick-knacks...The classic open-world racing game  features music from Bad Religion and The Offspring.