What happens when you take a mobile gaming hit and redesign it for a completely different platform? Square Enix answers that question thoroughly with The World Ends with You: Solo Remix. Previously a popular and innovative action role playing game (RPG) on the Nintendo DS, Square opted to reach a whole different audience: That of the iPad.

While Square Enix is no newbie to porting games to iOS, the question of quality in a game with adapted controls and visuals remains vital. So let's have a look...

Hey Dave, I saw your article from a few days about How to Turn on Closed Captioning in iTunes and am wondering if my iOS devices have a similar capability when I'm watching a movie or TV show on my iPhone or iPad?

I would like to be able to clip out a rectangular section of any screen on the iPad (not just web pages) and then email that clip or send it to Evernote or whatever. I can't find any means of doing this. Is it possible to take a screen shot on my iPad 2 but of just a subset of the screen?

iOS gamers everywhere are familiar with the genre of infinite forward progress apps - Mega Jump, Canabalt, and a host of other run/jump/fly-until-you-die games all hold a certain addictiveness. Even impatient players are willing to grind (read: gain a great deal through repetitive action) until they can afford those expensive upgrades that give you better stats or make powerups appear more often. Unfortunately, most of them feel two-dimensional, even if they're not necessarily (See: Temple Run).

Here's where Verticus comes in. Developed by Stan Lee's Kapow Entertainment and published by Moon Shark, this infinite title features something unique - falling.

I keep reading all these articles about iTunes account security and people having their accounts hacked. I have 2-step security verification set up for Google, does Apple offer something similar for iTunes / App Store accounts?

Whether the best things in life are free is an issue hotly debated over. With iOS apps, this may or may not be the case! The idea of a "free" app has been all but twisted and exploited in dozens of conceivable ways ranging from "lite" apps, which are essentially demonstrations in disguise, to "Chapter 1" apps that give you the first part of a game for free and make you pay for the rest.

Given that, I've rounded up a few of today's popular free apps, selected with a couple of specific criteria in mind, to see if any of them are actually worth a download...

Imangi Studios' iOS run-and-jumper Temple Run had fantastic success in the past, becoming one of the most downloaded games in the App Store. Now they're back with Temple Run 2, and they've made a plethora of great changes.

Nearly everything that the first Temple Run had to offer is intact and present in its sequel. The premise is merely this: You, a bold adventurer possessing the name "Guy Dangerous" have dared to steal some sort of generic, sacred idol from a temple... in the sky. Some sort of generic beast doesn't like that, and proceeds to chase you down through an infinite, floating obstacle course riddled with traps and pitfalls.

I'm running iTunes 11 and am an avid Kindle fan, using my iPad Mini as a Kindle reader all the time. Thing is, I don't just buy books from the Kindle store but also get free mobi format downloads from sites like Project Gutenberg. In the old iTunes I knew how to add ebooks to my iPad sync, but in iTunes 11, I'm more than a bit confused. Help!

I travel quite a bit on business and schedule events relative to my local timezone, even if it's a meeting or appointment I'll end up doing in a different city and different time zone. Which totally messes me up! I schedule a 6pm dinner for 6pm local time while in my office in Chicago, then when I get to San Francisco and look at my appointments, it's shown as a 4pm appointment. AUGH! How can I fix this?

I have an iPad Mini and would like to use it to preview photos while I'm on location for a photo shoot with clients. I realize it's basically the same as doing that with a standard Apple iPad, but am wondering if you can step me through the basics so I can look like I know what I'm doing when I'm with a client?

My son installed an app on my iPad and now it's posting updates on my Twitter account when he plays. What the deuce? How can it even do that? More importantly, how can I let him continue playing the game but disable the Twitter access?

I was looking in iTunes at how much space I had available for apps, music, movies, etc, on my iPhone and was confused by the over 1GB of "Other" content shown (in yellow) on the usage graph. What is this "other" stuff and how do I get rid of it?

My keyboard on my iPad 2 is in the middle of the screen, not at the bottom as it should be!
How can I fix it, or is something broken??

When I say we have a lot of AirPlay speakers in the office here at AskDaveTaylor, I'm not kidding. It looks more like a test facility for AirPlay than anything else when we point music from an AirPlay friendly device to one of the audio systems. But this means we've also gained a lot of experience with AirPlay and have learned to tolerate the stutters and hiccups of wireless music, along with learning just how hard it can be to do something as basic as changing the unit's wireless name or even connect it to a secure wifi network.

That's why I'm so darn impressed with the Contour 200i Air from Pure, a speaker that has the striking design I expect from an Apple product coupled with both the best sound available in a unit this size and a configuration system that makes the usual administrative hassles ridiculously easy.

A few days ago you posted a piece about how to add new photo albums in the Photos app on my iPhone 5 so I could better organize my exploding photo library [see Create Albums in Photos app on the iPhone or iPad]. Helpful. But now I have a ton of albums and want to prune things down, but am afraid of losing photos if I delete my new photo albums. Suggestions?

I have a ton of pictures on my new iPhone 5 already and would like to start organizing things a bit better. How hard is it to add a new photo gallery and move specific photos into that rather than have everything just jammed into "Camera Roll"?

A local company just sent me a long complicated sequence of letters and said it's a "promo code" so I can get a free copy of their new iPhone app. Except I don't really know what to do with the promo code. Do I use it as a payment method or credit card or what? I'd rather not name the app in case they read your blog, so if you need to know, please email me separately. Thanks!

If you've never used the Voice Memos app on your iPhone, you're missing out on one of the more useful hidden capabilities of the device: the ability to be a quite competent audio recorder. It's not like having a sound engineer on site, but if you're in a meeting and want to be able to capture the discussion and study it later, or you're on a Skype call and want to record it, or are at a live performance and want to enjoy it again later, that gadget in your pocket is definitely ready to do double duty.

Problem is, the mic on the iPhone works well if you're talking directly into it, but if you're laying it on a chair to record something that's 10' or further away, not much of the signal seems to get through!

Enter the Blue Microphone Mikey, an external mic that plugs directly into your iPhone and makes those recordings a whole lot better. This is their second external mic for an iOS device, but the first gen was only for early iPods and didn't work with iPhones or iPads. This new gen definitely does and even has a standard 30-pin connector.

Not sure what it means: the "Settings" icon on my new iPad 3 has a small number on it. What do I do when this happens? Is it some sort of update to my iOS 5 or iPad operating system or is there a problem or error situation?

i read the article about the iPad password and pin numbers [see: How to create a complicated password for your iPad], my question is what happens if your boy picks the iPad, knows your pin and decides to change it and not tell his parents? Now it seems he'd have exclusive use of the family iPad that is on the coffee table for mum and dad and him to enjoy? Is there a two pin option?

I was surprised this morning to find that my kids had spent almost $30 in iTunes with in-app upgrades and add-ons for their favorite games on my iPad. That's not right, but I don't want to monitor each and every button they tap when they're playing. Is there a solution? Can I turn off or disable in-app purchases? Seems rather ridiculous if there isn't some sort of way to stop it!

I was just in the local Starbucks and noticed that in addition to their free music download of the week they now also have app pick of the week, programs you can download for free too. Very nice, but I'd like to try them out right there in the cafe. Is that possible with my iPad, or do I need my computer?

When I say we have a lot of AirPlay speakers in the office here at AskDaveTaylor, I'm not kidding. It looks more like a test facility for AirPlay than anything else when we point music from an AirPlay friendly device to one of the audio systems. But this means we've also gained a lot of experience with AirPlay and have learned to tolerate the stutters and hiccups of wireless music, along with learning just how hard it can be to do something as basic as changing the unit's wireless name or even connect it to a secure wifi network.

That's why I'm so darn impressed with the Contour 200i Air from Pure, a speaker that has the striking design I expect from an Apple product coupled with both the best sound available in a unit this size and a configuration system that makes the usual administrative hassles ridiculously easy.

A few days ago you posted a piece about how to add new photo albums in the Photos app on my iPhone 5 so I could better organize my exploding photo library [see Create Albums in Photos app on the iPhone or iPad]. Helpful. But now I have a ton of albums and want to prune things down, but am afraid of losing photos if I delete my new photo albums. Suggestions?

I have a ton of pictures on my new iPhone 5 already and would like to start organizing things a bit better. How hard is it to add a new photo gallery and move specific photos into that rather than have everything just jammed into "Camera Roll"?

A local company just sent me a long complicated sequence of letters and said it's a "promo code" so I can get a free copy of their new iPhone app. Except I don't really know what to do with the promo code. Do I use it as a payment method or credit card or what? I'd rather not name the app in case they read your blog, so if you need to know, please email me separately. Thanks!

If you've never used the Voice Memos app on your iPhone, you're missing out on one of the more useful hidden capabilities of the device: the ability to be a quite competent audio recorder. It's not like having a sound engineer on site, but if you're in a meeting and want to be able to capture the discussion and study it later, or you're on a Skype call and want to record it, or are at a live performance and want to enjoy it again later, that gadget in your pocket is definitely ready to do double duty.

Problem is, the mic on the iPhone works well if you're talking directly into it, but if you're laying it on a chair to record something that's 10' or further away, not much of the signal seems to get through!

Enter the Blue Microphone Mikey, an external mic that plugs directly into your iPhone and makes those recordings a whole lot better. This is their second external mic for an iOS device, but the first gen was only for early iPods and didn't work with iPhones or iPads. This new gen definitely does and even has a standard 30-pin connector.

Not sure what it means: the "Settings" icon on my new iPad 3 has a small number on it. What do I do when this happens? Is it some sort of update to my iOS 5 or iPad operating system or is there a problem or error situation?

i read the article about the iPad password and pin numbers [see: How to create a complicated password for your iPad], my question is what happens if your boy picks the iPad, knows your pin and decides to change it and not tell his parents? Now it seems he'd have exclusive use of the family iPad that is on the coffee table for mum and dad and him to enjoy? Is there a two pin option?

I was surprised this morning to find that my kids had spent almost $30 in iTunes with in-app upgrades and add-ons for their favorite games on my iPad. That's not right, but I don't want to monitor each and every button they tap when they're playing. Is there a solution? Can I turn off or disable in-app purchases? Seems rather ridiculous if there isn't some sort of way to stop it!

I was just in the local Starbucks and noticed that in addition to their free music download of the week they now also have app pick of the week, programs you can download for free too. Very nice, but I'd like to try them out right there in the cafe. Is that possible with my iPad, or do I need my computer?

I heard from a neighbor that the local public library now lets you check out books on a Kindle or iPad. Terrific: my dad's not in very good health and would greatly appreciate being able to browse and download books, and since he reads really fast, even if it's just a seven-day loan, that'd work fine. How do I check out Kindle ebooks from my local public library?

Early this morning I was poking around in the iTunes Store and came across the most surprising iOS app I've ever seen listed: Windows 7 for iOS, direct from Microsoft Corporation. Unfortunately, by the time I clicked on the download button, it had been pulled and I can't find the listing again when I search. Still, what would you pay to get a fully functional copy of Windows 7 on your new iPad?

I like the iCloud service that lets me automatically synchronize photos between my different Apple products, my iPhone, iPad and MacBook, but while it works surprisingly well (just like the ad!) there are definitely some photos that I don't want to have shared across everything. Can I delete individual photos from the photostream?

You're going to laugh, Dave, but my kids keep figuring out the simple four-digit numeric passcode I use on my iPad. They then log in and read my email, buy stuff, and generally raise Cain. It's awful. I don't want to lock up my device. Is there a way I can have a more complicated, harder to guess password or passcode on my iPad 3?

I read online that one of the best places to sell my used iPad 2, now that I have a new iPad 3 [ed: "new iPad". No "3" involved], is to Amazon.com. I understand that they pay in store credit, but heck, I spend over $100/mo on Amazon, I'm sure I can spend a big credit! So is it a good deal, and if so, how do I get started?

Psyched to get my new iPad and, even better, I'm selling my older iPad 2 to my brother-in-law. All good, but I need you to tell me how to erase everything on the iPad before I give it to him. I know that there's a simple sequence for reformatting / erasing everything on an iPhone, but can I do the same on my iPad?

Since I assume you see them all, Nook or kindle, color or black and white? Bbased on best overall value, usefulness and ecosystem. Leaning toward kindle fire due to Amazon ecosystem and prime... plus free book rentals from library.

Dave: How do I remove Keynote files i have loaded on iTunes, I am not able to delete them. The delete option in iTunes is inactive.

Now that I have an iPhone, I am finding that the application icons are a complete jumble. I like things neat. Is there a way in iOS 5 to move them around so I have my favorites on the first screen, and so on?

I admit it, I don't sync my iPad with my computer very often. Nor do I sync my iPhone, for that matter. Just seems a hassle. On the other hand, when I do, there are tons of updated apps. Isn't there some way to update my applications directly on my iPhone or iPad, Dave?

My kids are a menace. At least, they are when they get their hands on my iPhone and iPad! Well, now that I think about it, they're just all-around menaces. :-) I'd like to add some sort of restrictions to my iOS devices so that they can't just go and buy stuff willy-nilly. This is possible, right? How do I enable content and purchase restrictions on my iPhone and iPad?

I have a huge library of music, Dave, and want to be able to enjoy it on all my Apple devices, but am tired of having to pay for the biggest possible storage on each so that I have space. I've read about iTunes Music Match [ed: actually, it's called "iTunes Match"] and want to know if it'll solve my storage problem while still giving me access to all my tunes?

One feature of iOS 5 that I haven't seen anyone write about is the new Newsstand application that, I think, lets me subscribe to magazines on my iPad or iPhone and automatically receive issues as they're released. As someone who flies a lot, it sounds great. How do I subscribe to a magazine in Newsstand on my iPhone?

I love my Apple iPad. I think it's way better than the Kindle can ever be, and in addition to using it for games and Internet, I also want to be able to read books on the iPad, but I don't want to pay for the books through iTunes, which is expensive. Instead, there are tons of free-to-download books on Google Books and similar. Can I get any of those and read them on my iPad?

It's one of the great ironies in modern technology: progress keeps rushing us towards smaller and thinner, lighter and more flexible, but every step in that direction makes our gizmos more fragile. Think about your friends with smartphones. How many live with a cracked or shattered screen because they can't afford to replace it? How many laptops have defects because they've slipped off a desk or someone's put too much weight on it when closed?

The Apple iPad is a beautiful example of this conundrum. The latest iPad 2 is an amazing feat of engineering, so thin and light that it's almost unbelievable that it can be so powerful with that footprint.

But drop it even two feet from a table onto a tile or concrete floor and you'll be heading to the Apple Store for a replacement, grumbling all the way.

Apple makes an iPad case but its Smart Cover is more about protecting the glass surface than protecting the entire device from any sort of fall, which is a problem. As much as I want to tote around my iPad without any protective cover at all, it's a risky business.

I took the plunge and added "personal hotspot" service to my AT&T iPhone and it seems pretty cool, but I'm not sure of the best way to tap into the personal hotspot wifi with my new iPad 2. I'm a bit afraid to just mess things up. Got any tips?

Just bought a new Apple iPad 2 and want to prep your old iPad 1 for resale? You might be lucky and sell it to a relative (or be really nice and give it to them, for that matter), in which case it isn't a crisis if some of your information remains on the device, but if you're tapping into Craigslist or eBay, you'll want to know exactly how to reformat the iPad back to its out-of-the-box state for the new user.

I saw that Apple released a new version of the iOS firmware for the iPad and iPad 2 and want to update my iPad to run the latest and greatest. Is there a way I can do that with just an iPad, or do I need to have my computer involved with the iPad update too?

Hi Dave. I have an iPad and have really enjoyed using it, but now that the iPad 2 is available from Apple. Well. I have to get it. Shiny toy syndrome and all that. My question: what's the fastest and easiest way to configure my new iPad so it has all my apps, music, videos, etc., from the original iPad I have?

The Facebook app on my IPhone is frozen and won't do anything! What can I do to fix this problem?

My kids keep sneaking my iPad and playing games on it without my permission. I know, I know, it's a parenting issue, not a technology issue, but I just feel that if in addition to talking with them about honesty, trust and honor, if I can add a password to the iPad to prevent easy access, I'd have a backup if they were still being sneaky. I'm sure I can set a password up on my iPad, but how?

Don't know if you can help me with this, but I recently became an iPhone software developer and am excited to install the latest beta release of iOS 4.3 (it's beta 3 as of this writing). Problem is, when I download it from developer central, I end up with a ".ipsw" file and have no idea what to do with it. Help?

I have a nifty wireless wifi speaker setup in my office where we use AirPlay on our Apple devices to send music to the speakers from iPhones, iPads and our Mac computers. Works awesome and it's built around an old Airport Express, but I realized that anyone can find and access the speakers, not just people in my office. Is there a way to password protect the speakers?

I read about the addition of a new feature called AirPlay with the latest update to iOS, the operating system on my AppleTV unit (and my iPad, if I'm correct), but for the life of me, I can't find it nor can I figure out how to use it. Supposedly I can push audio directly from my computer or iPad to my AppleTV, but I'm lost. Can you help?

I've been reading along on your series about the Find My iPhone [iTunes link] application and its slick remote security features [ed: start with How to use Find My iPhone on an iPad, then read How to Remote Lock your Apple iPhone] but for reasons I don't reall understand, when I signed in to my Mobile Me account to use the service, it listed a bunch of devices I no longer have. I want to clean the list up, but I just don't see how to do it on my iPhone??

According to Apple, I can now use the "Find my iPhone" feature to make sure that I never lose my new iPad. Nice, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to turn it on, even with the latest iOS iPad firmware updates. What's the secret, Dave?

Just heard on the news that there's a new operating system firmware release for my beloved Apple iPad but don't see how to get the update downloaded and installed. When I try with the App Store, it doesn't report that there are any updates? How do I update my iPad to the latest iOS release?

I read your earliest article on copying PDF files and reading them on an iPad and promptly downloaded some PDFs and copied them onto my iPad, just to find that they were blank when I tried to read them. What the heck?? How do I fix the PDF files so they aren't blank?

I have fallen in love with my Apple iPad. It's so much more fun and interesting than a Kindle, but there's one thing I haven't figured out yet: how can I copy and read PDF files on the iPad? I know you can do it, I just can't figure out how to copy and read PDFs?

I keep getting email from different organizations claiming that if I join their auction I could buy an iPad for $20 or less, or even win one for the cost of entering the sweepstakes! Tempting, but do ya think it's legit, Dave?

If you're running an online business like I am, there are times when you need to connect and log in to the server to tweak or check things. It can't be helped and while the Cpanel solution and related are often splendid, sometimes I just like to get bits all over my hands as I "go old school" on my server and use a command line.

In those instances there's a nice solution on the Mac called "Terminal", included with Mac OS X, and there's a rudimentary terminal window app for Windows too, but once you move onto mobile devices of any nature, nothing's available.

That's why I was so interested in iSSH [iTunes link], a low-cost iPad application that lets me connect directly to my Web server via a secure, encrypted connection (SSH = secure shell, it's the secure alternative to "telnet') from my iPad and, in case of a crisis, even my iPhone.

A friend who also has an Apple iPad told me that there's a software / firmware update to the iPad, but when I go to the App Store on my iPad and check for updates, I don't see it's available. How do I update my iPad's operating system firmware?

As a happy new iPad owner, I don't really need my Amazon Kindle device any more, so I plan on selling it on Craigslist for whatever I can get for it. Honestly, I think that the Kindle instantly obsoleted once they released the Kindle app for the iPad, but that's another story. My question is: how do I reset my Kindle DX so that the new owner can't buy things against my Amazon account?

Buying any sort of modern electronics device typically includes buying a case or holder for it, and while laptops can easily go into a computer bag you might already own, just about everyone I've seen with an Apple iPad has opted for an iPad case too, whether it's the black Apple case or from one of the increasing number of third parties offering a solution.

I've had a chance to try out a number of different iPad cases and compare them. Generally, I have my iPad in a case for protection, then mostly carry the entire unit in my computer bag or otherwise protected from the elements.

I started out with the Apple iPad Case, then switched to a Newer Technology iFolio and a Waterfield Designs iPad Smart Case, then a Macally Bookstand case and an Incase Nylon Sleeve, and have now settled on... well, read on to find the answer!

I have an iPad and a MacBook Pro and it struck me that it should be possible for me to use the iPad as a second display. Can I do that? If so, what's the best solution that doesn't cost an arm and a leg?

This is just weird. I've been using Aperture 3 on my iMac for quite a while and it's been going great, I love this program! Problem is, I just got an iPad and want to drop some photo projects onto it from Aperture on my iMac and when I click on "Sync Photos from Aperture" I get an error about the library not being visible and previews needing to be shared? But I can't figure out what needs to be tweaked for things to work!

A friend of mine was pretty psyched about an update to a game we both play on the iPad, a game that started out with some major bugs but has apparently fixed them in a subsequent release. When I start the game, however, it doesn't say "there's an update" as I would expect. How do I update my iPad apps?

Surely there must be a way to have caps lock work on my iPad? It's crazy, every time I type in an acronym or any sort of capitalized content, I have to tap the shift key before each and every letter. Help!

As a professional photographer in the field every week, I'm curious about how the new Apple iPad works as a photo import and management tool. Can I pull photos directly off the SDcard, and if so, how do they show up on the device itself? It'd be great to preview them with clients, that's for sure.

I'm about to throw my Apple iPhone out the window, Dave, so help me out! I bought an audio book on CD-ROM from the local used bookstore, ripped all the tracks in iTunes, then set the files to "audiobook" format. Sync'd on the iPhone, they show up as audio books, but when I go to play it, the tracks are in shuffle mode, and there's no way to prevent it! How do I fix it??

A pal of mine who is a developer sent me a redemption code so I could check out his app on my new iPad. Problem is, I don't know how to redeem a redemption code and don't want to ask him. Suggestions?

I'm a bit baffled: I already paired my Apple wireless bluetooth keyboard with my new iPad 3G [ed: see pair a bluetooth keyboard with an iPad] but for some reason when I try to hook it up a second time the iPad sees the keyboard but can't pair to it. What's going on and how do I fix it??

I tried and tried, but I can't seem to get the hang of typing with any sort of speed on my iPad. I love the thing, and it's great for class notes, etc, but I need to be able to type quickly too. So I bought an Apple Wireless (bluetooth) keyboard. How do I pair the two?

Okay, so I know that the Apple iPad is supposed to be the savior of the Western world and all that, but I am a simple blogging sort of guy. My question: if I am running Movable Type (MT), not Wordpress, can I create new blog entries from the iPad itself?

I listen to a lot of music and have thousands of CDs on my iPod and now my Apple iPad too. On the iPod - and on my PC - I can get to the "equalizer" and adjust the audio profile for small speakers, jazz, etc. On the IPad it doesn't seem like that's available any more. Did Apple just axe it in the iPad version of iTunes, Dave?

The more devices I get that can access the Internet, the harder it is for me to keep track of all the accounts and passwords I've set up for access. I know I don't want to use the same password on multiple sites, but I can't remember what's what. I've heard good things about Agile Software's 1Password app for password management, and I can see that there's a Mac, an iPhone and an iPad version. Cool, but can they sync?

Digging my Apple iPad, but while some of the documents I work with are written in Apple's Pages application, many more of the docs I get are from Microsoft Word, with the ".doc" filename suffix. Is there any way to view - and hopefully even -- edit them on my iPad?

I can already tell that the iPad is an awesome movie viewer, but if I'm on the road and that's all I have, can I buy a movie directly on the iPad and have it downloaded for later viewing? I only have the wifi version, btw.

My kids have learned how to take screen captures on the Apple iPad [ed note: hold down the top button and push the home button. Poof, you just took a screen capture] which means that I now have tons of them in my Saved Photos album. Not good. Is there a fast and easy way to delete multiple photos or pictures from my iPad?

Got a new Apple iPad and since you're already a MobileMe subscriber, you're dreaming of having it just magically get all your calendar events, contacts and even Safari bookmarks? Of course you are! The question is, how do you hook up your iPad to your existing MobileMe service?

Now that I have an Apple iPad, I want to use it to show customers presentations on our products and services. The presentations are built in Keynote and I bought Keynote for my iPad, but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to copy the darn Keynote presentations onto the iPad! Is there some app I need to get or something?

I'm working on my Web site and now that the Apple iPad is out, I'd like to customize my greeting for people using that device. How can I auto-detect that they're on an iPad?