Image Source: Martin Hajek I know, I know – new iPad rumors already – when we just saw the release of two new iPads a couple of months ago. Crazy, right- Well, maybe not so much. Today MacRumors and others are reporting on Wall Street analyst Brian White’s prediction that we’ll see 2 more new [...]
The official Oscars app for iPad (and iPhone) was updated yesterday for 2013. All the nominations for this year were just announced yesterday, and the 85th annual Academy Awards ceremony will be held on Sunday February 24. In the meantime, the Oscars app should help keep you informed and get you primed for the big [...]
Leo’s Pad 2 is a great looking educational app for the iPad aimed at pre-schoolers and early learners. I only heard of it because the app’s publishers, Kidaptive, followed me on Twitter and I decided to have a look at who they are and that piqued my interest right away. Reading things like this about [...]
As some of you will recall, I’ve done a review of a Portenzo Composition Case for iPad 2 in the past, and was very impressed with it. So when I saw that Portenzo had a nice new lineup of cases for the iPad mini, I put my hand up right away to try out some [...]
The Best App Ever Awards have been my favorite set of iOS app awards for many years now. I especially love the concept behind them: Honor the best, not just the best selling Another thing I really like about these awards is that they’re chosen by users; last year more than a million votes were [...]
The excellent Battle of the Bulge strategic wargame for the iPad has been updated today, to Version 1.3. Here’s the change list for this first update for the app: ★ Game Center achievements★ Bug fixes, including supply check for early victory★ AI fixes, including better awareness of supply So not a huge amount of changes [...]
Well here’s some good news for Apple and other leading tablet vendors, and some bad news for Steve Ballmer and everyone else who’s still in denial about the Post-PC era. As Apple Insider reports, a new NPD DisplaySearch report forecasts that shipments of tablets in 2013 will far outstrip shipments of notebook PCs. And that [...]
Favs is a new iPad app that hails itself as the app for your likes, stars, social bookmarks and favorites. It was originally an iPhone app and has just been updated to a universal app with a full iPad version today. The apps premise is that we’re all out there marking things as favorites (though [...]
Ever wondered how big a business the iPad would be if it was a standalone company- Me either, but Fortune today shared one analyst’s report that says it would be huge. Huge as in it would slot right in at Number 98 in the Fortune 500 – ranking higher than household names like Nike,McDonalds, and [...]
Air Login is a new remote access app for iPad and iPhone. In fact it’s a great new remote access app for the iPad and iPhone. It lets you connect to your Macs at home or at an office from the iPad. Here’s a bit of its App Store intro: Air Login connects over the [...]
Apple announced a set of staggering numbers for their App Store today. The headline number is 40 billion. 40 billion app downloads that is, and that’s unique downloads too – not counting updates or re-downloads. An even more striking number is this one: there were nearly 20 billion downloads in 2012 alone. Another impressive and [...]
This weekend’s iPad wallpaper choices are two misty, peaceful background images. The first one, shown above, is titled Blue Fog, by datamakarna. I think it’s a hugely powerful image and its colors are perfect for the iPad home screen. I spotted it in the excellent Backdrops Retina Wallpaper app. Hit the break for one more [...]
This upcoming Griffin Technology product looks like a cool, creative iPad accessory for kids. It’s called the Crayola Light Marker for iPad and it lets kids draw ‘in mid-air’ and see their creations appear on the iPad. It’s a chunky digital stylus that’s shaped like a beefed-up Crayola marker that works in tandem with a [...]
One of the best things about using an iPad is all the great apps that we can run on it. There are excellent apps for just about any purpose you can think of. Better still, there are lots of great free apps for the iPad. Our Best Free iPad App of the Week posts highlight [...]
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Keeping the iOS (operating system) software up to date on your iPad is nearly always a good idea. Each major update to iOS (those that are .0 updates) brings a wealth of impressive new features to the iPad. The ‘point updates’ (5.1 or 6.0.2 for example) tend to offer important bug fixes, security patches, and [...]
iOstand is a sturdy, magnetic stand for the iPad and other tablets. The promo for it claims it ‘allows for instant mounting of your device and rotation in practically any direction’. I’ve been testing one out for a few weeks and I’m impressed with it. Notes The iOstand comes in three colors – Black Powdercoat, [...]
iPad: four out of five space travellers recommend it. Never let it be said that the iPad doesn’t get around a bit – and not just on this planet. It’s good to see the iPad is getting put to use in space too, at least by one NASA astronaut. As you can see in [...] [...]
EverClip is a cool little app that should proved very handy for iPad and iPhone Evernote users. Here’s a little piece of its App Store intro: EverClip is the easiest way to collect websites, texts and images to Evernote.Start EverClip and switch to your favorite apps. Copy any texts and images, EverClip will save these [...]
For those of us who have been using iDevices since the long-ago days of iOS 1.0, the first version of the iPad and iPhone operating system, it’s been great to see the volume and quality of new features added over these last 5 years or so. From the App Store to copy&paste to AirPrint and [...]
The New York Times has updated their NYTimes for iPad app today, to Version 2.5.4. The big news in this update is the new support for accessibility features for visually impaired readers: Visually impaired readers can take full advantage of iOS’s Accessibility features, including VoiceOver and AssistiveTouch I have never looked at how much or [...]
Happy New Year. 2012 felt like it went by in a flash – and it was an eventful year for iPad owners and fans. We saw the release of a new iPad 3, the lovely little iPad mini, and the unexpected iPad 4 alongside the mini in November. We also saw the iPad operating system [...]
That innocuous looking little fella above is proving to be quite a handy companion for my iPad mini. It’s an Apple 12W USB Power Adapter. I use it in tandem with the Lightning to USB cable that came with the iPad mini and I’m seeing very quick charge times with it. When I let the [...]
iPad Insight hit a new milestone yesterday: one million page views for the month of January. That’s a big number that I have to admit I hear in Dr. Evil’s voice every time I think about it. The previous best months were in the 600,000 – 700, 000 range. The numbers have grown significantly since [...]
When it comes to games with female protagonists, the iPad is sorely lacking. Ever since I started reviewing iPad games, I’ve been on the hunt for ones with female leads, and have sadly come up short. Most of the games I’ve found were “girly,” with topics and themes only women (particularly teens and tweens) would [...]
This weekend’s iPad wallpaper choices are from one of my favorite categories – Apple logos. Many of the iPad wallpapers that I’ve kept the longest on my home screens have been from this category. First up today is the pile of 3D sliver Apple logos on a deep blue background shown above. This one, and [...]
Shown above is what a thinner, more iPad mini-like iPad 5 might look like, based on the latest rumors on the iPad 5th gen. The render was created by Martin Hajek, who created a set of iPad mini renders that proved to be not far off at all when the iPad mini was unveiled. I [...]
One of the best things about using an iPad is all the great apps that we can run on it. There are excellent apps for just about any purpose you can think of. Better still, there are lots of great free apps for the iPad. Our Best Free iPad App of the Week posts highlight [...]
It looks like the iPad mini may be a big hit in China. As Apple Insider reports, at least one Wall Street analyst says the iPad mini is proving hugely popular just a few weeks after its release in China: Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets said his checks in China and Hong Kong have [...]
The Brydge iPad Keyboard is one of many iPad related Kickstarter projects I backed this year. As some of you may have noted two recent ones were major disappointments: the Human Toolz Mobile Stand for iPad and the Facet iPad Stand. Brydge is touted as an effective and unique iPad keyboard that will give your [...]
The latest tablet market update from Chitika Insights makes for bleak reading for makers or tablets that would be iPad rivals. It shows that the iPad accounts for 87% of web browsing from tablets devices. Kindle Fire is the runner-up and accounts for only 5 impressions for every 100 on an iPad. Nexus tablets are [...]
I’ve written many times here about the great free apps that NASA have created for the iPad, one of the most recent being NASA’s Space Place Prime. Over the last couple days I’ve been enjoying their latest bit of stellar free content for the iPad – the Hubble Space Telescope Discoveries eBook on the iBookstore. [...]
Obstacles XRT is an interesting looking new fitness app for the iPhone. Yes, I did say iPhone not iPad – an iPad version may be on the way and in the meantime this sort of app looks just fine to me in 2X mode on the iPad. Here’s a bit of the App Store description [...]
It looks like the iPad has gained quite a bit of momentum in the NFL this year. There are now more than a dozen NFL teams using the iPad – and many of them are using it to replace traditional playbooks. As Biztech Magazine reports, one of the teams that has adopted the iPad this [...]
A pretty informal survey via @waxpancake on Twitter – but even so, those numbers are quite striking – especially for Microsoft. Did any of you send a first tweet from a new tablet over the last 36 hours- If so, which tablet and which Twitter app did you use-
2012 has been another banner year for the iPad App Store. There are now more than 328,000 apps designed specifically for iPad available (as at 12/21/12) – very close to double the number that there were at this time last year. There are iPad apps for just about any use that can be imagined for [...]
Merry Christmas to all of you who are celebrating it today. And Happy Holidays to all, whichever holiday you’re celebrating at this time of year. Hope you’re all having a great day
There are a number of reasons why it might be important to identify which iPad model you have, or which iPad model you are considering buying. For starters, it might well influence what price you are willing to pay or can expect to receive when buying or selling an iPad. Luckily, it’s a very easy [...]
It’s Christmas! One of my favorite times of the year. While I did see plenty of holiday-themed iPad games such as Super Mega Worm vs. Santa, I thought it would be best to take a look at a game that’s not only good for the holidays, but year-round. Before get into it, let me state [...]
This weekend’s iPad wallpaper picks are, of course, Christmas themed. With the holiday just a couple of days away, there are lots of good ones around – but I’ve narrowed down my selection to 5 personal favorites. I think these 5 are all stylish and more than a little festive. And of course I think [...]
Are you getting a new iPad for a loved one or friend this holiday season- Or maybe receiving one as a gift yourself- If so, you may find it handy to know how to go through the basic setup to get your shiny new iPad ready to start being used. Luckily, this is a [...]
One of the best things about using an iPad is all the great apps that we can run on it. There are excellent apps for just about any purpose you can think of. Better still, there are lots of great free apps for the iPad. Our Best Free iPad App of the Week posts highlight [...]
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