iPad News, Updates, App and Accessory Reviews
April 1st, 2010 at 5:00 PM EST
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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
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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 2:59 PM EST
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In my column in The Times today, I reviewed the Apple iPad—twice. Once for the techies who care only about specs and feature lists, the other for regular people.
There’s never enough room to say everything when the product is this different, so you, lucky subscriber to my e-mail newsletter, get this special bonus edition: Pogue’s iPad FAQ’s. These are the most frequently asked questions I’ve received about the iPad.
Q: I don’t get it from your column. Should I get the iPad or not?
A: Well, I thought I made it clear that it depends on your mindset. It’s a brilliant machine, a category-creator, a joy to use. I think it will be a big hit. The apps coming out for it represent some of the most exciting software ideas in a long time.
If you need a laptop, though, get a laptop.
Q: Can it print?
A: No. You can create documents on it (for example, using Apple’s Pages word processor, Numbers spreadsheet or Keynote presentation program) and then sync them or e-mail them to your Mac or PC, and then print from there.
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April 1st, 2010 at 2:18 PM EST
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Reviews of Apple’s iPad are rolling in, and boy, are they predictable. Pretty much everyone adores Apple’s shiny new tablet. When they aren’t heaping praise on its sleek design, brilliant screen, and awesome new apps, they’re either hitting all the specs we’ve known about since January or casually mentioning the iPad’s weaknesses: no camera, no Flash, no USB.
Buried among these reviews, at least, are a few tidbits of new information for people who’ve been reading petabytes of iPad blog posts and articles written by people who haven’t used the device (myself included).
So here are five things we’ve learned about the iPad from the latest reviews, just before its April 3 launch:
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April 1st, 2010 at 1:43 PM EST
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Yes, the iPad has fewer features than a comparably priced netbook. Yes, it’s tied to an app store controlled by a single company that has proven to be both capricious and prudish in the kinds of content it approves. And yes, it won’t run Adobe Flash, instantly crippling many websites.
But the iPad is an important device just the same, because it’s simple and it’s fast.
Early reviews of the iPad confirm my experience using the device during Apple’s press event two months ago: there’s something seriously different about Apple’s tablet.
That difference can be summarized in two words: It disappears.
It’s basically a screen. There’s a home button, and some buttons on the side that you don’t pay much attention to while you’re using it.
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April 1st, 2010 at 12:54 PM EST
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In addition to all Apple retail stores and most Best Buy locations, the iPad will also be available for purchase at select U.S. Apple Specalists, people familiar with the matter have told AppleInsider.
The information that select Apple Specialists locations will offer the iPad on its April 3 release date has remained quiet until now because Apple has allegedly placed resellers under a nondisclosure agreement, preventing them from pre-advertising the availability of the iPad or accessories.
Specific locations where the iPad will be available are unknown, but with Apple sold out of its initial run of preorders and Best Buy rumored to receive just 15 per store, those locations will be another option for those who want to pick up an iPad on Saturday.
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