July 28, 2010
The iPad continues to see record sales at the moment ““ with many iPad owners reporting that they love using their iPad to stream movies, play games and visit their social networks. It seems the iPad is getting quite a reputation as an entertainment-only device. Some techies and workaholics claim the iPad is totally useless [...]
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July 16, 2010
If browsing and consuming media is what you do on your iPad, you probably want to check out Thinking Screen Media’s iPad application [iTunes Store link] and website, FrameChannel. FrameChannel is like having a 1000+ applications or widgets stuffed and available in a single application or website. It sort of works like iGoogle in which [...]
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July 12, 2010
The iPad doesn’t have a camera, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a useful device for shutterbugs. The growing number of photography related apps for the iPad takes full advantage of the high resolution image display of the iPad screen. The touch technology of the device lends itself to interactive applications in which you can [...]
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July 9, 2010
If you’re used to surfing in all the glory that desktop web browsers offer (e.g. bookmarks, download manager, themes, etc.), browsing in the iPhone’s mobile Safari can sometimes prove difficult. There is no in-page text search (though there’s a bookmarklet); no fullscreen mode, no real tabs (though there’s Tabulate, a bookmarklet that aims to provide [...]
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July 9, 2010
When I walk into my local book stores I sometimes cringe when I see the number of magazines on shelves un-read and un-purchased, but yet so well designed and full of great information. I’ve asked store clerks more than a few times what happens to the magazines that they don’t sell. Each has said the [...]
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June 23, 2010
I’ve written several times how the iPad is a nearly perfect device for viewing photos. The larger size display just begs for photographs “”professional and non-professioinal. In this regard, the UK Guardian newspaper and the Canon camera company have teamed up to produce an iPad version of their popular Guardian Eyewitness online collection of photos. [...]
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June 16, 2010
As innovative as Apple is, it’s rather odd that its mobile devices don’t include a Finder – a place to save files that are accessible by all other applications. The way it’s currently set up you must save files created on the iPad in their related application. So, for example, if you create a word [...]
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May 31, 2010
I have written a couple of reviews about e-reading applications for Apple’s mobile devices simply because I think e-reading will eventually become the main way, if not the only way, future generations will access and read books, magazines, PDFs and other traditional print material. The challenge though for e-publishers is to make e-reading programs and [...]
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May 26, 2010
A slew of awesome iPad social networking apps are coming online that are taking great advantage of the devices great display and added space. In this review, we’ll look at two free Twitter client for the iPad. Both of the apps are well established Twitter clients that are already available for both the Mac and [...]
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May 25, 2010
The iPad is probably one of best portable picture frames on the market. Sure, it’s a computer, but its 9 by 7-inch display simply begs for wonderful wallpaper. The screen resolution is 1024 by 786 pixels and any photo that size will work. But if you want access to stunning photos, design, and patterns for your [...]
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May 24, 2010
Even though the iPad lacks a built-in camera, you can import images from your camera using Apple’s camera connection kit, as well as from your computer via iTunes. When you get images on your iPad, you might want to use an image editor with similar Photoshop features to edit your photos right on the device [...]
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May 21, 2010
One of the appeals of the iPad and its other two mobile devices, is that it’s a tactile device, in which users get to touch, tap, swipe, pinch, and move items. Two categories of apps that take the most advantage of the larger screen canvas and touch technology are art and music programs. I have [...]
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May 21, 2010
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Location-based services, especially the smart phone gps tracker variants, have been on the rise. We have passed the area of video sites (with YouTube on top) and recently of social networking sites (with Facebook the victor). Now the era of geo-based applications has arrived. For those of you that are new to the concept, a [...]
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May 19, 2010
Most users of the iPad would agree that although the device is stylish and portable, it lacks hardware features and functions (namely a Finder) that keep it from being a total laptop replacement. For example, if you want to do heavy duty writing on the iPad, similar to the article I’m writing now, the iPad [...]
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April 9, 2010
In this article I’m going to cover some of the top free iPad apps. Most people say that the iPad is nothing more than a large iPod touch. And you know, they’re absolutely right. And that’s what makes the iPad better. With the large 9.5″ screen, apps optimized for the iPad look awesome. Many leading [...]
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