Review: CaseCrown Bold Standby Case for New iPad / iPad 2

by Patrick Jordan May 11, 2012

The CaseCrown Bold Standby Case for the New iPad / iPad 2 was one of the first cases I saw available for the new 2012 iPad, and one of the first ones I ordered. It’s one of a number of new iPad cases I’ve had around and been using for a while and I’m going [...]

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Price Drops: The Monster at the End of This Book iPad Storybook 75% Off

by Patrick Jordan May 11, 2012

The Monster at the End of This Book is a an iPad storybook that’s a big favorite of mine and my daughter’s. It’s a fun and funny title even if your kids are a bit older than Sesame Street sort of ages. And it’s currently on sale at 75% off – down from $3.99 to [...]

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Pocket for iPad Updated – Page Flipping, Dark Theme and More

by Patrick Jordan May 11, 2012

Pocket for iPad, the app formerly know as Read It Later, was updated yesterday – the same day as its closest rival, Instapaper. The new version number is 4.1 and it’s a substantial update for Pocket. Here’s the full change list: New Article View Features:- Swipe left or right to enable Page Flipping to read [...]

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New iPad Launching in 30 More Countries this Weekend

by Patrick Jordan May 11, 2012

This weekend the new 2012 iPad will be launched in 30 more countries, continuing the rapid international rollout of the latest iPad. Here’s the full list of nations where the new iPad will be released over the next couple of days: Friday: Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, [...]

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Google+ iPhone App Gets a Major Overhaul, iPad App Still MIA

by Patrick Jordan May 11, 2012

The Google+ iPhone app got an update this week (to another stupidly long version number) and a major overhaul to its UI. Here’s the brief change list for this latest update: – New stream and navigation experience- Various bugfixes and performance improvements The app’s interface is radically different – it now has a predominantly very [...]

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Notable New iPad Apps: 1TapHTML Lets You View Web Page Source Code on the iPad

by Patrick Jordan May 10, 2012

1TapHTML is a new iPad app that is simple and single-purposed: it lets you view web page source code on the iPad. Here’s its brief features list: Web Page HTML, CSS, JS Syntax HighlightOn Safari, write view-source: in front of the URL like Chrome Browser ( shh, you also can write vs: it’s shorter… )Copy [...]

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Cool Things: First Time I’ve Seen an iBooks Title Updated

by Patrick Jordan May 10, 2012

I did a post last week mentioning the new multi-touch iBook on George Harrison, which I was very impressed with. This week the book has had an update. It’s the first time I can recall seeing an update issued for an iBooks title. This book is clearly labeled as having been ‘Made with iBooks Author’ [...]

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Instapaper for iPad Updated – Adds Fast Pagination Mode & More

by Patrick Jordan May 10, 2012

Instapaper – the superb offline reading app for iPad and iOS – has been updated today, to Version 4.2. This is not huge update, but it’s got a few notable new features and some quite nice enhancements to existing features. Here’s the full change list for this new version: – All-new Fast Pagination mode, a [...]

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Price Drops: DataMan Pro for iPad 50% Off This Week

by Patrick Jordan May 10, 2012

DataMan Pro for iPad is on sale at 50% off this week – at just $1.99. This is my favorite (and only) app for measuring and monitoring data usage on my iPad. It’s easy to use and has a very strong set of features. I especially like its alerts when you hit thresholds of data [...]

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iPad Basics: How To Do iPad OS Software Updates Over the Air (wirelessly)

by Patrick Jordan May 9, 2012

One of the ‘PC Free’ features of iOS 5 on the iPad is the ability to update the iPad’s operating system software (iOS) over the air. – as in, without needing to connect to iTunes on a PC. This week, for instance, Apple released iOS 5.1.1 – the latest update to iOS – and it [...]

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Quick Look: I Heart Etsy iPad App

by Patrick Jordan May 9, 2012

I Heart Etsy is a new iPad app that promises to make your Etsy shopping experience on the iPad fun, easy, and addicting. Etsy is the popular online marketplace for a wide array of creative and handcrafted products – including lots of fun and unique iPad accessories. I’m a fan of Etsy and like to [...]

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