Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
This weekend’s iPad wallpaper pick is this one I’m calling Blue Green Stripes. Once again this is ‘homemade’ iPad wallpaper, created with the superb Deko app. This app makes I incredibly simple to create abstract images and patterns – and many of them end up being very well suited for use on you iPad home […]
The World Wildlife Fund’s WWF Together app has been updated – adding the Gorilla as the latest endangered species covered. The new section on gorillas notes that they are in fact one of the endangered species that most needs our help. They are apparently the most conservation dependent species on earth – and the WWF […]
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 […]
The Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard mini is the company’s shiny new ultrathin keyboard cover for the iPad mini. Logitech’s Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the iPad 2,3, and 4 has been a hugely popular accessory – so extending the line to accommodate the iPad mini makes perfect sense. I did a review of the Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard […]
As expected, Apple has made the new 128GB models of the iPad with Retina Display (aka iPad 4) available today. The new 128GB models are available in black or white and are priced at $799 for the WiFi only model and $929 for the WiFi + Cellular model. Shipping time for the WiFi only model […]
Want to know how big your iCloud backups are? Or how to manage iCloud storage and backup right on your iPad? This is easy to on the iPad. Here’s how: – Open the Settings app. – Tap on the entry for iCloud in the sections listed in the left sidebar. You’ll see the iCloud screen […]
Skype for iPad, the iPad app for the hugely popular VOIP service, has been updated today, to Version 4.5. Here’s the change list for this latest update: ✓ Skype automatically reconnects a dropped call when your wifi or mobile network reception is poor✓ Add money to your Skype account directly from the app to send […]
Today’s iPad wallpaper choices are a few more created shapes and patterns created with the excellent Deko app. I’ve only had this app for a couple weeks, but I love it and I’m getting lots of good use out of it. It’s just so easy to create new wallpapers for your iPad with this app. […]
Pocket (formerly Read It Later), the excellent offline reading app for the iPad and iPhone, was updated this week – to Version 4.3. This isn’t a huge update with showstopping new features, but rather a solid update with a number of nice minor enhancements. Here’s the full change list for this latest version: New:★ Share […]
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 […]
iPad Insight hit its 3 year anniversary this week. 3 years of iPad app reviews, iPad accessory reviews, iPad tips and tricks, and insight on all things iPad – to the tune of about 100 articles per month. That’s what we plan to continue doing, and I hope you will choose to continue visiting the […]
It looks like Apple’s supply chain may now be catching up with demand for the iPad mini. Ship times for the iPad mini are down to just 1-3 days – and that’s for all models, WiFi and Cellular and all storage sizes. This is very good news for anyone looking to buy an iPad mini […]
My thanks to Reflector for being our RSS feed sponsor this week. I wrote about this app the day it first launched and made AirPlay Mirroring from iPad to the Mac possible. I’d been eagerly awaiting that capability and this app has served me very well. Gain the power to mirror a device to almost […]
It looks like the iOS 6.1 update has fixed the longstanding problem with the App Store Purchased section not loading. As I posted about recently this issue was affecting numerous users and was a known issue that Apple’s engineering team has been working on. After the iOS 6.1 update I can once again load the […]
Here’s one little cosmetic change in the latest iOS 6.1 update for the iPad. The media control bar on the iPad lock screen has been redesigned. Just for reference, here’s a Before shot: I think it the new look is a bit sleeker and more elegant. I like it. What do you all think? Maybe […]
Wow, that latest iPad rumor took just about no time at all to prove true. Today Apple has announced a new 128GB version of the iPad 4, or 4th generation iPad with Retina display. The new version will double up the maximum storage capacity for both WiFi only and WiFi + Cellular models of the […]
