Guide to Mac, iPod, iPad and iPhone news and reviews
The holiday season is in full swing – snowstorms and soppy TV ads, holiday music in stores – and of course, lots of good iPad apps and games on sale at some deep discounts. Here are a few that have already caught my eye: Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Universe: 50{813a954d5e225a1509f22204ece89c855080ce25555f20805f61bed63cbfde3b} off – $4.99 NBA […]
I often find it interesting to see the sort of support docs Apple pushes out for their mobile devices (I know, I may need to get a life.) Here’s an example of one I had never really given any though to – iPad Long-term storage guidelines. Apple just updated a support doc on this subject […]
5 Free Promo Codes for DataMan Pro To Be Won Contest Deadline: Friday October 11, 2:00 PM US Central Well, I guess we’re way overdue for a giveaway contest at iPad Insight. So here’s one to get us going. I’ve written here before on the excellent DataMan Pro app for tracking your data usage on […]
The Swivel Pro (2 Panel) is the perfect solution for both the casual iPad user and the hardcore pro user. It’s the only portfolio style case on the market that freely rotates 360º in either direction. This baby fits the iPad2, iPad3 and iPad4. iPAD INSIGHT READERS GET REWARDED. The World’s most functional iPad case […]
AirPlay Mirroring is one of the coolest features on iOS. As the name suggests, it allows you to mirror your iPad screen to a nearby Apple TV or a Mac – so everything done on the iPad is shown instantly on the bigger screen. This is a superb feature for presentations, screencasts and demos, and […]
The excellent Todoist to-do app for the iPad and iPhone has been updated for iOS 7 today. Fittingly, the new version number is Todoist 7.0. This update brings a new look that follows iOS 7 design cues, and also Background Sync using iOS 7’s new multitasking capabilities. That’s a big plus, especially for premium users […]
While this weekend marks two years since Steve Jobs passed away, today’s featured iPad art couldn’t have any other subject. Like the man himself, this portrait of Steve Jobs is larger than life and it’s also a great reminder of how Apple products often seem to bridge the worlds of technology and art. This was […]
Two years ago today I heard the news that I guess we all knew was coming, but that still felt deeply shocking. The news that Steve Jobs had passed away. Of course, he’s still sorely missed by Apple fans and so many others round the world – not least by those of us who daily […]
You’ve gotta love an app update with a killer opening line like this: We don’t always redesign the app for iOS 7, but when we do, we prefer to go the whole way. That’s how the update text for Duolingo Version 3.0 starts. Here’s the short, sweet remainder of the update text: From an entirely […]
This is the Saturday slot where for over two years now I’ve been publishing a Best Free iPad App of the Week post. As of today, this is changing. From here on this will be a Best iPad App of the Week post – covering a single best app pick or sometimes a number of […]
The Netflix app for iPad and iOS was updated yesterday, to Version 5.0. This update brings brings AirPlay streaming in the background – a big step up for the app – and ‘Netflix HD for iOS 7’. The AirPlay portion of the update means Netflix content can now continue streaming to an Apple TV even […]
The Rdio music streaming and radio app for iPad and iOS has been updated this week and has added free stations on mobile. So now there is no subscription required to listen to the wide array of stations available on the service. This update is focused almost entirely on changes and improvements to Rdio stations, […]
Apple announced some interesting iPad numbers today during their FY 13 third quarter results conference call. Some of the notable numbers and points relating to the iPad included: – 14.6 million iPads sold in Q3, down from the 17 million sold in last year’s quarter. The dropoff was attributed mainly to channel issues. – On […]
MagBak is touted on its Kickstarter project page as ‘the world’s thinnest iPad mount’. I don’t know whether or not anyone might argue with that claim, but I do know the MagBak looks very promising. Some of its most impressive features include: – Mounts the iPad to just about any metal surface without adding any […]
The Todoist To Do List | Task List app has an iPad version. The app was just updated yesterday to Version 6.0 and became a universal app, with a full iPad version – and it looks just great. I’d looked at Todoist before and been impressed, but the lack of an iPad version had been […]
The Mr. Reader RSS app for iPad has had a big (big!) update today, to Version 2.0.2. There are new features, improvements and fixes added for a number of its supported backend services, including Feedly, Feedbin, and Feed Wrangler. Here is the lengthy change list for this update: [NEW FEATURES]• BazQux: Reordering of folders and […]
