iPad Apps
April 1st, 2010 at 7:09 PM EST | by inu846W
The App Store is live and running with iPad apps right now — you can download and buy any iPad apps you want, even though most of them are technically "embargoed" until tomorrow morning. There’s a lot of amazing stuff out there, but we’ll try to focus you as best we can. Here’s twenty apps that you won’t want to miss in the App Store — even if you don’t buy them for iPad this weekend, you should at least check out the info and screenshots that are now available.
Read more: TUAW.com
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April 1st, 2010 at 5:00 PM EST | by inu846W
One of the more popular genres of iPad app appearing close to launch time seems to be artistic or photography tools. The video above shows Foto Brush Pro from Bobby Software running on an iPad. The app has been available for iPhone and iPod touch under the name Photo Brush for quite some time, and is now expanding to fill the vast pixel space of the iPad.
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April 1st, 2010 at 3:22 PM EST | by inu846W
App Store software that will be available for download for Apple’s iPad when it launches in the U.S. on Saturday can now be viewed through the iTunes Store via the desktop client.
Apple has said more than 1,000 iPad-specific applications will be available for download when the new hardware goes on sale April 3. A search for the terms "iPad," "HD" or "XL" in the iTunes Store gives users an option to narrow their search to iPad-only applications.
Many of the applications available will be familiar to existing iPhone and iPod touch users, as developers have released new versions of their popular applications formatted for the iPad‘s larger 9.7-inch screen. Applications such as "Scrabble for iPad" ($9.99), "Brushes – iPad Edition" ($9.99), and "Twitterific for iPad" (free) can all be previewed through iTunes.
Read more: AppleInsider.com
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April 1st, 2010 at 11:16 AM EST | by inu846W
Do you enjoy tracking storms? Ilene Jones, CEO of Kitty Code was kind enough to send over this preview of her Hurricane HD application, a bigger, updated version of the current iPhone version. It offers both Atlantic and Pacific storm tracking. You’ll be able to check wind speed, direction and pressure as storms develop and dissipate. The application also offers satellite images, forecasts and advisories among other data.
Read more: TUAW.com
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April 1st, 2010 at 9:00 AM EST | by inu846W
Netflix is a free app for the iPad that will be available on launch April 3rd. If you’re a netflix subscriber you can watch instantly anything in Netflix’s online collection directly on your iPad. You can stream TV shows and movies just like you would on your computer.
Read more: AppAdvice.com
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April 1st, 2010 at 8:44 AM EST | by inu846W
Hulu, the popular and free online video hub, has some things to celebrate as it heads into its third year.
The site, a venture of NBC Universal, the News Corporation and the Walt Disney Company, has been profitable for two quarters, Jason Kilar, Hulu’s chief executive, said in an interview on Monday. Hulu has successfully brought online TV into the mainstream. And now it appears set to move beyond standard computer screens with an application for Apple’s iPad, four people briefed on its plans said.
Read more: The New York Times
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