I think this is my first ever iBook recommendation here on iPad Insight – but I’ve been reading more and more books on the iPad in iBooks so I guess it’s about time. I Suck at Girls is by Justin Halpern, the guy who created the massively popular and and always funny @shitmydadsays Twitter account [...]
The Daily for iPad Updated, Supposedly Brings Some Sort of Newsstand Related ImprovementsiPad Insight 05/19/12 09:18 AMThe Daily for iPad, the original iPad-only newspaper, was updated again yesterday – to Version 1.2.7. This is mostly a minor update focused on bug fixes, but one of the items mentioned in the change list is ‘Increased reliability of Newsstand’. That’s some pretty poor, vague wording – and I don’t feel sure I even [...]
PadGadget Daily App Deal – 15 iPad Apps on SalePad Gadget 05/19/12 12:59 AMFor today's Daily Deal we've found 15 great apps to add to your iPad collection. We have 6 productivity / entertainment apps and 9 game apps in today's bundle. We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we'll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of [...]
Review – Saturday Morning RPG for iPadiPad Insight 05/18/12 05:39 PMSaturday Morning RPG is a new indie game series that was largely funded through a Kickstarter project last year. The result is a hilariously tongue-in-cheek game series that combines the best elements of 8-bit gaming, turn-based combat and a wistful look-back at just how great it was to be a kid. (...)Read the rest of Review [...]
A Steve Jobs Pet Project – The iCarPad Gadget 05/18/12 02:39 PMWe know that Steve Jobs wanted to revolutionize the television industry with an Apple-branded television thanks to Walter Isaacson’s famous biography, but according to Mickey Drexler, CEO of J. Crew and longtime member of Apple’s board of director, Jobs wanted to revolutionize another industry too #8211; automobiles. Drexler mentioned the former CEO’s ambitions during Fast [...]
Nano-SIM Card Format ‘Wars’: Motorola and RIM Try to Compromise with ApplePad Gadget 05/18/12 12:00 PMBack in March, Apple was in a heated battle with Nokia, RIM and Motorola over who would get their design approved by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) as the new nano-SIM card standard for the future. While Motorola and RIM were willing to work with Apple, Nokia held fast against the tech giant and [...]
Art Authority for iPad Updated with Retina SupportiPad Insight 05/18/12 10:47 AMArt Authority for iPad, the wonderful virtual art museum app for the iPad, has been updated this week – to Version 4.6.2. The headline feature for this update is support for the new iPad’s retina display – and this is one of the iPad apps that’s best suited to benefit hugely from the retina quality [...]
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 TouchTV, which promises to bring high quality TV highlights to the iPad – [...]
Let Your Peeps Tell You What Time It Is- iPad App ReviewPad Gadget 05/19/12 10:21 AMBack in January of 2011, when the Mac App Store first opened, one of the first apps I downloaded was Swackett. Not only is it a useful weather app with local and national satellite radar, but it is adorable too. When I found out that the makers of that hip forecaster released a version for [...]
PadGadget Giveaway – Enter to Win an iBackFlip Somersault iPad BagPad Gadget 05/19/12 07:03 AMiBackFlip offers iPad users a range of case and bag options perfect for protecting and transporting their devices. Earlier this week we reviewed their latest bag, the Somersault, and now we are offering that review unit to one lucky winner. The iBackFlip Somersault fits all three iPad models and incorporates several great features. Its sling [...]
Ravensburger’s Scotland Yard Gets A Digital Makeover- iPad Game ReviewPad Gadget 05/19/12 12:58 AMThirty years ago, the world was introduced to a complex board game with lots of secrets, detective work and frustrating guesses. That game was Scotland Yard. To celebrate the game’s diamond anniversary, Ravensburger has released it in digital form. Pick it up while you can. It is on sale for $4.99 for a limited time. [...]
FaceTime Might Soon be Allowed to Run Over 3GPad Gadget 05/18/12 04:48 PMWhen FaceTime was first released in 2010 alongside the iPhone 4, many people were disappointed to find that it could only be used with a Wi-Fi connection, and not over 3G as expected, meaning no FaceTime on the go. FaceTime’s limiting Wi-Fi only restriction may be lifted soon though, as indicated by a new warning [...]
iTunes Festival Coming to London this SeptemberPad Gadget 05/18/12 02:03 PMApple’s first London iTunes Festival was held in 2007, and it’s taken place every year since then. Usually it’s held in July, but this year the festival will take place in September at the London Roadhouse music venue. The iTunes Festival has been growing more impressive each year since its debut five years ago, and [...]
PadGadget Giveaway – Enter to Win Cover Orange HD and Mahjong Elements HDPad Gadget 05/18/12 11:07 AMIf you're always on the lookout for entertaining games to play on your iPad, today's contest offers two great options. We've partnered with FDG Mobile Games to provide Cover Orange HD and Mahjong Elements HD promo codes to several lucky PadGadget readers. Cover Orange HD puts users right in the middle of a bad situation as [...]
Dinosaur Apps Get a Featured Section in the iPad App Store This WeekiPad Insight 05/18/12 09:12 AMDinosaur apps and games for the iPad are a featured section this week in the iPad App Store. If you’ve got kids this is a surefire source of fun – and maybe the same for the grownups in your house. I know I still love a good dinosaur app. The App Store Dinosaurs page offers [...]