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The iPad is a perfect device for Sudoku puzzles. The size, touch screen interface, and ability to quickly download new puzzles on the go make it ideal for the methodical completion of these brain-busting puzzles. But not all Sudoku apps are created equal. Some are mere attempts to cash in on the craze while others are bare bones with almost no training or tutorial options. That's why Sudoku Joy is such an impressive app. Providing a plethora of options, puzzles, and training materials, it is one of the better Sudoku experiences for the iPad on the App Store.

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Are you breezing through the Sudoku game in your daily paper? This fun, free app gives you thousands of challenging Sudoku puzzles in the palm of your hand. Andoku Sudoku will keep you occupied with sliding difficultly, multiple play options and very fast performance.

Despite having approximately 5,000 different puzzles, the app only takes up about 2MB on your phone. It achieves that by having a very simple, clean layout that focuses strictly on the game. This light layout is still pleasing to the eye; you'll never have to search for the right buttons and you can examine … Read more

Back by popular demand, we bring you yet another games bundle: Solsuite Solitaire 2011 and Sudoku Up 2011! All of the world's best-known solitaire games are here, including Spider, Klondike, FreeCell, Pyramid, Golf, Yukon, and more. It's an exciting gaming experience with hundreds of games to choose from, a dazzling selection of card faces and backs, ribbon interface for enhanced gameplay and skins to customize your playing area.

Sudoku Up 2011 includes millions of different puzzles to keep you entertained for years to come. No need to search for other sources of Sudoku! Sudoku Up includes five difficulty … Read more

We've reviewed our share of sudoku games before, and most of them are quite similar, with subtle variations in interface and features. Power Sudoku 2009 stands out for being among the most bare-bones versions of the popular number puzzle that we've come across. The game is playable, but it really supplies the bare minimum of sudoku features.

The program's interface is quite plain, just a gray rectangle with the traditional sudoku grid. Four buttons allow users to start a new game, submit their completed puzzles, reveal the answers, or quit. When we tell you there aren't … Read more

Sudoku is a fun and challenging number puzzle, but sometimes it's a little too challenging. When you're stuck on a puzzle and feel that you can't rest until you solve it, you might want to try Free Sudoku Solver. Although the program does have a few functional problems, it still works fine for solving perplexing sudoku puzzles.

The program's interface is plain, just an empty sudoku grid and four buttons. Users enter the known numbers from the original puzzle into the grid using a drop-down menu (a strange and slightly inefficient way to accomplish this task), … Read more

Sudoku is an addictive number puzzle that challenges users to fill in the missing numbers based on the numbers that are present; each of nine grids must contain the numbers one through nine once, as must each row and column of the playing board. The premise is simple, but the game can be quite a challenge. Sudoku Portable is a lightweight version of this popular puzzle that's made to be used on USB drives and other portable devices (although it works just fine installed on a PC). It's not fancy, but it does deliver the fun--and frustration--of traditional … Read more

If you are a fan of the age-old brain-twisting game Mastermind, you might want to pick up one of Livescribe's Pulse smart pens.

That's because the game, or at least a version of it, was judged the best application for the Pulse pen, a technological wonder that allows users to take notes and automatically synchronize them with an audio recording.

On Wednesday, Livescribe announced the winners of its app contest, a competition in which the company's users weighed in on the best apps available in its store. Like Apple's App Store, many of the most popular … Read more

There are many ways to play Sudoku, the addictive number puzzle that took the world by storm a few years ago. Whether you're playing on paper, online, or on your desktop, Sudoku promises a fun challenge. Dream Sudoku is a basic desktop version of the game, and although it's pretty bare-bones as far as features are concerned, it's just as enjoyable as ever.

The game's interface is simple, with the typical Sudoku grids arranged on a wood-grain background. Players simply click on each square to enter a number. If you're not totally sure you're … Read more

SuDoKu-Cracker is a feature-filled version of the popular Sudoku number puzzle. With plenty of options and difficulty levels, this game is sure to satisfy the most serious Sudoku player.

The game's interface isn't stunning, but it's fairly intuitive, with large, easy-to-read numbers. All of the program's features are arranged to the right of the grid, giving users easy access to them. Beginning Sudoku players may wish for a little more explanation of the features and how they're useful--the online Help file doesn't address this--but experienced players will have no trouble. (And, really, beginning players … Read more