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Next Issue is, in a nutshell, the Netflix for magazine subscriptions. You sign up for the Next Issue service, download the iPad app, and for a flat monthly fee you have unlimited access to the pretty decently sized magazine selection Next Issue currently offers. It’s that simple. Even though Apple launched Newsstand last year with…
There’s a new iPad app in the Apple AppStore, made to help children with autism communicate and interact with the world around them by allowing parents and therapists to create interactive representations, or scenes, of child’s environment. Jonathan Izak, creator of the AutisMate app, made the application for his 10-year-old brother Oriel, who is on…
What do Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times have in common? They’re all highly regarded news organizations that have each independently confirmed what the internet already knows: Apple is going to launch a smaller iPad this year in order to compete with the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Google Nexus 7.…
SHAPE Services is making a special version of its popular Business Card Reader application for the iPad. The new Business Card Reader HD takes advantage of the bigger screen Apple’s tablet rocks, providing extra information (and options) on a single screen. The main idea remains the same, allowing you to take a photo of business…
Google’s social network Google+ as promised is now available optimized for the iPad. It was first announced during Google I/O at the end of June. It looks a bit like Flipboard. Each post features an image if it includes one with the content right below it. Posts are tiled across pages with different sizes depending…
Splashtop launched version 2 of its popular remote desktop software along with the new “Bridging Cloud” infrastructure, consisting of high performance clusters of secure Internet relay servers that bridge users with their computers and mobile devices all around the world. First thing existing Splashtop iPad users will notice is a redesigned UI, which is (obviously)…
In yet another insane legal issue involving Apple, the U.S. International Trade Commission will review a judge’s previous ruling that Apple infringes on 3G patents owned by Google (within the Motorola Mobility division) in the iPhone and iPad. The worst case scenario for the Cupertino-based company is a ban on U.S. imports of both devices.…
There are quite a few iPad cases out there but Padcaster is something different. It won’t replace your “everyday case” and will rather be used in special occasions when you want to turn your tablet into a mobile production studio, or an in-studio / on-location assistant Designed for video journalists, videographers and DSLR shooters, this…
Social travel website Trippy now has an iPad app, allowing users to share their own and access other people’s travel experiences on the iPad’s big screen. Available as a free download, the application builds on the iPhone app‘s interface while at the same time taking advantage of the extra screen estate to show more information…
Mozilla confirmed today that its working on entering the iPad browser market with prototype “Junior.” Though that’s the code name for now, it presumably will be a Firefox app for the iPad. Mozilla is calling Junior “an iPad browser that makes browsing more fun, more ergonomic and re-thinks browser user experience from the ground up.”…