Toy Story Smash It!

Buzz Lightyear blasted onto mobile this week in a brand-new Toy Story-themed game. In the 3D physics-based game you play the role of Buzz, who is trying to knock down the aliens and stop the evil Zurg with a number of different balls. Throughout the game’s 60 levels, the aliens position themselves in new and unique ways on blocks, toys, and even model trains.



Harlem Shake Creator

Haven’t made a Harlem Shake video yet? A new Android app helps you create the perfect video with step-by-step directions, built-in music and an in-app video uploader so you can send your creation directly to YouTube.



Twitter for Windows Phone

Twitter updated its app for Windows Phone this week, adding support for Live Tiles. Accounts you follow can now be pinned to your home screen for easy access, with live updates appearing on the tiles themselves when they’re posted.

The update also includes the Home, Connect, Discover, and Me tabs found in other versions of the app. The tabs function much like they do in the Android and iPhone versions of Twitter.



YouTube

YouTube updated its iOS app Thursday, adding the Send-to-TV feature it introduced for Android in November of last year. With the update you can use your iOS device to send YouTube clips to Google TV, Xbox or PlayStation 3 and watch them on the big screen.



Waze

Waze released an update this week that enables drivers to report closed roads on the social GPS service, in real time. Enabling them to help others navigate around areas that might be temporarily shut down for obstructions such as a street fair, road construction and even damage from a hurricane or tornado.



Carrot

Have trouble getting things done? Carrot rewards and punishes you based on how many items you complete on your to-do list. When you complete a task, you earn points that can later be redeemed for prizes like jokes and compliments. Don’t finish things on your list? Carrot gets very angry.



Real Racing 3

Love racing? EA launched Real Racing 3 this week. The free game features real tracks, real drivers, and even real cars including Porsche, Lamborghini, Dodge, Bugatti, and Audi.



A new Android app helps you be part of YouTube's latest craze, and a popular racing game is back with a brand new update.

Think we left one off the list? Let us know about your own app highlights from this week in the comments, below.

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ProxToMe

Need to send files from your phone to a friend? How about a group of friends? ProxToMe is a new app that lets you see other iOS devices around you, and then send a file from your phone to theirs, instantly. The app can be used for everything from sending a movie to your best friend, to sending your band’s latest single to concertgoers.


Highlight

Highlight released version 1.5 this week. The updated location-sharing app for iPhone and Android now allows you to upload pictures and create location-based events.


SwiftKey

SwiftKey updated to version 4 this week. The new version of the app adds SwiftKey Flow, a new take on gesture typing that predicts words from the moment you touch the screen. It predicts the next word as soon as you stop typing the first. What's more, a new feature called “flow through space” allows users to enter entire phrases with a few simple gestures.


Sunrise

Ex-Foursquare designers released a new social calendar app for iPhone this week. The free app can be synced with multiple Google calendar accounts, Facebook, and LinkedIn, so you’re sure to stay on top of all your events. Taking the concept one step further, users can also post to a friend’s timeline on Facebook, or send text messages to friends from directly within the app.



Mokriya Craigslist

An new app by Mokriya brings an officially licensed, ad-free version of Craiglist to your mobile phone. The app lets you browse through listings on your iPhone or Android, perform GPS-based searches based on your location and post Craigslist ads from your mobile phone.



Thinglist

Thinglist is a new app for storing ideas and recommendations for later on. A private, simple app for keeping track of things you want to remember, it can be used for keeping track of everything from the name of a restaurant you want to try out, to the name of someone you meet at a party.



































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