Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
My thanks to Mobile Cloth for sponsoring the site RSS feed again this week. Over the last few years I’ve tried out a ton of different cleaning cloths for the iPad, iPhone and other mobile devices. Some that come free with another accessory, some I’…
Some big iPad app update news this evening. Apple has updated their suite of iWork apps for iPad and iOS – and the headline addition is improved compatibility with Microsoft Office apps. The iWork suite for the iPad consists of the Keynote, Numbers, and Pages apps. Each of them has been updated to Version 1.7 […]
Image Source: writerdood.wordpress.com TechRepublic has a post up this week from Patrick Gray that is billed as a hands-on comparison of the Microsoft Surface RT and the iPad. It’s a half-assed piece that’s full of apples to watermelons style comparisons. For starters, when discussing the quality of the displays, Gray compares the Surface RT to […]
I saw the INVELLOP Leatherette Case Cover for iPad mini mentioned by a friend on Facebook one evening a couple of weeks back. I thought it looked interesting and when I saw it was under $15 at Amazon I decided it was worth a quick look. It turns out I stumbled across what would quickly […]
The WordPress app for iPad and iOS has been updated this week, to Version 3.3. Here’s the short change list for this latest update: ★ Sound effects: get audio feedback when refreshing, swiping, and more. You can turn off Sounds easily in Settings.• Works great on the iPad Mini.• Added support for self-signed certificates.• Over […]
I’ve been using the iPad mini, heavily, for over a month now. I also used a Kindle Fire HD for a few weeks and have been using a Nexus 7 for a few weeks now as well. The Kindle Fire HD, just like last year’s model, left me unmoved and rarely interested in using it. […]
Well, the grand experiment of the first iPad only newspaper is soon coming to an end. The Daily, published by Rupert Murdoch’s NewsCorp, will be publishing a final farewell issue on December 15 – around two months shy of two years from its launch in the iPad App Store. The Daily has over 100,000 subscribers […]
Issue 3 of Swipe Magazine for iPad is out today. If you’re a big fan of iPad apps and games this magazine is aimed squarely at you. Here’s a slice of its App Store description: This is the only dedicated magazine that focuses on the best App Store content, and which has been built from […]
The Newsstand section of the iPad App Store now has a good range of leading newspapers and magazines for the iPad, an these iPad editions offer subscription plans. Generally, just as with print publications, subscriptions offer savings as compared to buying individual issues. When you sign-up for an iPad newspaper or magazine subscription it is […]
Thanks to everyone who took part in this contest. We had a large number of entries, lots of great comments, and one lovely poem within an entry. Thanks for that Lyn, and I have to share it: If I won a case from P&QWhat would I do?I’d yell with delight“Thank you iPad Insight” It’s handsome […]
This weekend’s iPad wallpaper choices are two with a strong Lord of the Rings theme. Both were shared to our iPad Insight Flickr group by SKR Imaging, and boy am I glad they were. The first, shown above, is titled Orc and was painted on an iPad using the Procreate app. I think this image […]
Ever since I first used an Apple Smart Cover on my iPad 2, it has become a near-constant companion for my iPad 2 and now iPad 3. I’ve often written here about how the Smart Cover plus an ultra-thin Gelaskin have tended to be my favorite ‘outfit’ for the iPad. So I when I bought […]
Photo Credit: Ricardo B. Brazziel The Texas Legislature is replacing laptops with iPads for the new session that starts in early January of next year. As my hometown newspaper – the Austin American-Statesman – reports, .Each lawmaker’s office in the Capitol will be offered two iPads for the session that begins Jan. 8. Each committee […]
I like minimalist, good looking weather apps for the iPad. That’s why Weather HD has been a favorite of mine for a long time. Breathe for iPad is touted as just the sort of sleek little weather app I tend to like – the App Store page for it calls it cool, intuitive, and awesome. […]
Templates for Keynote Pro for the iPad and iPhone is on sale today at 50{813a954d5e225a1509f22204ece89c855080ce25555f20805f61bed63cbfde3b} off. It’s available for $4.99, down from its standard $9.99. This is the best 3rd party templates app that I’ve seen for Keynote on the iPad, especially for business users. It has a good range of templates and many of […]
This weekend’s iPad wallpaper choices are more simple, single-color backgrounds. There’s a lot to be said for simple backgrounds as iPad wallpaper – especially in terms of keeping the app icons strong and easy to identify on home screens. My three choices this week start with the very deep, dark green image shown above. This […]
