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Anyone looking forward to using their iPad for work in place of a more traditional notebook may have one more reason to do just that. The mobile productivity company Quickoffice has released Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad. This app lets you create, manage, edit, and view documents compatible with Microsoft’s Office suite. It also has built in support for multiple online storage services including Dropbox, MobileMe, Google Docs, and Box.net with drag-and-drop file management capability.
Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad
While some users of the iPhone app may find it a bit of a downer that they can’t upgrade from their current version to the iPad release—not without paying the $10 download fee—the company says Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite was made with the iPad in mind. This means the app is not a port, but rather that it was built to take advantage of the additional screen space that the iPad provides with an interface the developer dubs SmartTouch.
It seems obvious in retrospect to consider that apps designed for iPhone 4 will nearly fill an iPad display. Conversely, iPad apps will nearly fit into the new phone’s Retina display without modification.
The stunning 960×640 resolution of the iPhone 4 Retina display is double the linear resolution of the current iPhone, giving it the highest pixel density of any smartphone on the market when it goes on sale later this month. The iPad’s 1024×768 resolution is just slightly larger despite having a much larger display surface. While the 132ppi pixel density of iPad was already the highest of any device Apple sells, the new iPhone 4 boasts a 326ppi resolution density.
The iOS app developer of Make Coffee depicts on its site how apps with a native resolution version designed for iPhone 4 will look on iPad (below); it’s the same as a pixel doubled version of a standard iPhone app, but in high resolution of course.
At WWDC, chief executive Steve Jobs noted during his keynote presentation that iPhone 4 will automatically scale existing iOS apps to its higher resolution, making text and user interface controls appear sharper without developers needing to do anything. Jobs noted that with a little additional effort, custom artwork can be enhanced to make iPhone 4 apps that look exceptional.
With Phish’s summer tour in full swing, we thought we’d highlight some Phish apps for the iPhone and compatible with iPad.
iDIDN’TKNOW Phish Games
This app will keep you busy for hours. Lots of trivia and clever games you can play alone or with friends.
App Store: $1.99
Phish Songs
A comprehensive list of, you guessed it, Phish songs. Everything you wanted to know about a song including its history and statistics.
App Store: $0.99
Live Phish
The official Phish app. Stream shows from your LivePhish.com account and purchase new ones directly from the app. Setlists, reviews, photo galleries, and more.
App Store: $3.99
It’s been a busy few weeks for iPad RSS clients. The Early Edition saw an update, Pulse got keynote love followed by a quick yank from/return to the App Store… it’s almost as if the whole Newspad idea is starting to catch on.
Apple’s iTunes App Store now lists more than 10,000 universal and iPad specific apps, with nearly 1,000 more being added every week.
According to a report by Mac Stories, Apple’s iPad library includes over 2,100 games and includes a broad mix of content from digital books to productivity and news apps to rich media apps.
Around 78% of iPad specific titles are paid apps, echoing the findings of an earlier report by Moblix that cited an 80% paid mix in April when the iPad store first opened with around 3,000 titles.
A slightly smaller percentage (around 75%) of the iPhone’s 225,000 titles are also paid apps. This indicates iPad users are more willing to pay for premium content.
iDIDN’TKNOW Phish Games
Phish Songs
Live Phish
Apple’s iTunes App Store now lists more than 10,000 universal and iPad specific apps, with nearly 1,000 more being added every week. 
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