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Quick Look: El País for iPad

by Patrick Jordan January 28, 2011

El País is a leading daily newspaper in Spain. It’s a serious, quality read with a tagline of  ‘The global newspaper in Spanish’, which its broad range of coverage nicely lives up to. It’s got an iPad app, called simply El País. Here’s a slice of its introduction and key features on its App Store [...]

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Quick Look: USA Today for iPad 2.0

by Patrick Jordan January 24, 2011

USA Today for iPad has had a major new update, to Version 2.0. The big additions are two brand new sections: Tech and Travel, added in response to user requests. Here’s more detail on all the changes in USA Today for iPad 2.0: Tech features: – USA TODAY’s tech coverage. – App Insider: frequent iPad [...]

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TweetMag – Beautiful Twitter News Magazine for the iPad

by Patrick Jordan December 22, 2010

TweetMag is a very different – and gorgeous – sort of Twitter-related app for the iPad. It is not a Twitter client app though – you can’t compose a new tweet from it and it’s not intended as a client app at all. It’s more of a Twitter news magazine. Here’s what it sets out [...]

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Quick Look: The Economist on iPad

by Patrick Jordan November 20, 2010

The Economist on iPad is the iPad edition of the weekly international news and business magazine, and the latest blue-chip print title to hit the iPad App Store. Here’s some of its App Store description: The best way to read The Economist on your iPad. FULL PRINT EDITION Download the full print edition of The [...]

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Good News: Newsweek for iPad Offering Subscriptions –Bad News: It’s Still Not Near Worth Paying For

by Patrick Jordan October 30, 2010

Newsweek for iPad has made big news itself this weekend, with The New York Times covering the announcement that the app has been updated (to Version 2.0) and now offers subscription options. Here’s the basics of the new subscription model: a standard issue of Newsweek for iPad costs $2.99; a three month subscription is $9.99, [...]

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NewsRack vs Pulse News Reader: 2 RSS apps for iPad

by AliciaB July 27, 2010

You won’t believe me, but I swear that I bought Pulse, an app that displays RSS feeds in a horizontal/vertical graphic navigation, completely by accident. No, it’s never happened before. I was innocently browsing around the iPad RSS reader apps in the store when, before I knew it, my finger had already clicked and clicked [...]

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Review: USA Today for iPad

by Patrick Jordan July 1, 2010

USA Today for iPad was one of the very first major newspaper apps to come out for the iPad, hitting the App Store in time for the the April 3rd release date.  It took me a while to get around to checking USA Today for iPad out, as it has never been a favorite of [...]

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Review: The Times of London for iPad

by Patrick Jordan June 6, 2010

The Times of London for iPad is the latest app for a big-name newspaper to hit the iPad App Store.  It’s also another high-profile title that has chosen to go with a very hefty price for its iPad edition – &16.99 for each 28 days worth of issues, with the Sunday Times not included. Is [...]

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Newsweek for iPad – How NOT To Do a Digital Magazine

by Patrick Jordan June 3, 2010

Newsweek is one of the latest well-know, mainstream magazines to hit the iPad, with its Newsweek for iPad app.  If you’d like the very short version of this review, it would be something along the lines of … It’s crap – don’t waste your time. If you’d like a little detail on why I say [...]

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Review: Wired Magazine for iPad

by Patrick Jordan June 1, 2010

Wired Magazine for iPad has been one of the most eagerly-awaited apps for the iPad, and it hit the App Store last week.  I’ve been looking forward to Wired’s digital edition ever since we first started seeing sneak peeks of it, and I grabbed a copy of it as soon as I saw it hit [...]

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Review: NetNewsWire for iPad

by Patrick Jordan April 19, 2010

NetNewsWire for iPad is an RSS reader app for the iPad that provides sync with Google Reader and with a full-featured desktop app on Mac and Windows.  On a Mac it syncs with NetNewsWire for Mac.  On Windows the sync partner is FeedDemon.  Both desktop apps are free / ad-supported. NetNewsWire (NNW) is among the [...]

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