NewsFlash – a Very Clean, Fast News & RSS Reader for iPad

February 1, 2012

NewsFlash is a relatively new breaking news and headlines RSS reader app for the iPad and iPhone. It uses quite a simple interface and offers breaking news and top stories from around the world and in a number of languages. I have a clear favorite RSS reader app for the iPad, River of News, and [...]

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Highly Recommended: Flowfold iPad Sleeves (and a Chance for You to Win One)

February 1, 2012

Flowfold iPad Sleeves are a superb case for the iPad 2 or original iPad. They started out as a Kickstarter project last year; the project got funded and these excellent cases are now available to order. I was fortunate enough to be given a sample unit to test while the Kickstarter project was going on, [...]

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Photogene for iPad Updated – Support for Evernote, Tumblr & More

January 31, 2012

Photogene for iPad, one of the more capable photo editing / effects apps for the iPad, has had a major update this week, to Version 3.3. One of the most notable new features is support for exporting images to Evernote and Tumblr (adding to a strong range of existing options like Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Dropbox, [...]

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iPad at Work: In My Hometown, Austin

January 31, 2012

Image Source: Destination360.com The City of Austin is putting a ‘fleet of iPads’ and the FileMaker Go app to work to help streamline exhibitors management at the Austin Convention Center. As Apple Insider reports, the city has been able to deploy specialized apps based on the FileMaker database software … … Austin’s database administrator Jeff [...]

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Pocket Informant HD Updated – Adds Google Task Sync, Contacts & Notes Views

January 30, 2012

Pocket Informant HD – the feature rich and versatile calendar / tasks management app for the iPad – has just added some new strings to its bow and become even more versatile. This week it has been updated with its first 2.0 release, Version 2.02.41. With this update, Pocket Informant HD now offers Notes and [...]

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iPad Basics: How To Use Notification Center on the iPad

January 30, 2012

Notification Center is one of the headline features in iOS 5. It’s a major improvement to how notifications were previously delivered in iOS and it works wonderfully well on the iPad. It lets you see all your notifications in one clear list view, and it’s instantly available with just a quick swipe gesture from anywhere [...]

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Instapaper App Updated, Adds New Subscription Options & More

January 30, 2012

Instapaper, the superb offline reading app for iPad and iOS, has been updated recently – to Version 4.0.2. One of the most notable additions in this update is new subscription options – you can now purchase subscriptions in 3,6, or 12 month intervals. Becoming a subscriber not only supports the development of this excellent app, [...]

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Cool Things: New GorillaMobile Ori Case for the iPad 2

January 29, 2012

The GorillaMobile Ori iPad 2 case by Joby is one of the most versatile and slick looking cases I’ve seen, at least by the looks of things in the demo video for it. Here’s a bit of detail on this innovative looking case: Inspired by the Japanese art of the fold, Gorillamobile Ori for iPad [...]

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Review: NFL Kicker HD for iPad

January 29, 2012

NFL Kicker HD, as the name suggests,  gives you a chance to take on the role of an NFL kicker (and punter). The game has you testing your skills at both field goal kicking and punting in a number of different challenge modes, from belting long field goals in windy conditions to trying angle punts [...]

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Weekend iPad Wallpapers: One for Cat Lovers

January 28, 2012

When it comes to iPad wallpapers, or just life in general, I’ve always been more of a dog guy – as some of you may have noticed with my many gratuitous pictures of my office colleague Labrador. This weekend a wallpaper featuring a kitty caught my eye though and I thought I’d share for those [...]

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Best Free iPad App of the Week: Band of the Day

January 28, 2012

Who doesn’t like free? And who doesn’t like great iPad apps? When the two come together it’s good stuff. With that in mind, we’d like to share our Best Free iPad App of the Week here every weekend. This week’s pick is Band of The Day, the iPad edition of which has just been released [...]

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