You've seen the commercials; Apps are what makes an iPad come to life. Here are the very best ones for work, play, creation, consumption and everything in between. Twitter: The official Twitter app for iPad packs in the features, giving you a full Tweet-and-browse experience. It can be a little bit overwhelming at first, but powerful things often are. Free. Flipboard: A true testament to the iPad's transformative powers, Flipboard scrapes your Twitter and Facebook feeds for links and arranges them in a...
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All the iPad Apps Updated for the New iPad’s Retina Display 0
March 16th at 2:23pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsIt's new iPad day! And since you're not just going to sit and stare at your new $500-plus toy, here are all the new apps updated to take advantage of the its g-g-gorgeous 2048 x 1536 resolution display. All your old iPad apps will work just fine, but these are the ones that work prettiest: We'll be updating throughout the day, so keep checking back in! Update: If you're looking for a list of ALL the apps that have been updated for the new iPad's Retina Display, check out AppAdvice. They list every...
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Clever Connect: T-Mobile Trials Mobile VoIP Service 0
September 3rd at 1:16pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsLast October, we reported that T-Mobile’s Bobsled service, a VoIP communication platform that initially allowed smartphone owners to call their Facebook friends from their mobile device, had expanded to provide…
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App Turns Smartphone Into a Sex Toy for Couples 0
October 26th at 11:46am / Mashable / 0 opinionsNothing says sexy time like loading an app and connecting to Bluetooth technology. But for long distance couples or those who travel a lot for work, a new app called...
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Twitterrific 5 for iOS is charming and speedy, but faces an uphill battle 0
December 7th at 7:09pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsSince 2011, Twitter has strongly discouraged the creation of Twitter clients and anything that emulates the functionality of its own apps. The already-awkward situation is made more frustrating for developers who can’t add new Twitter features like Cards to its apps, and who face a hard ceiling of 100,000 users for their new apps. Last week, Windows 8 app Tweetro hit the limit Twitter imposed on new clients, and was forced to publish another app called Tweetro+ that isn’t free. At the end of the day, it’...
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Facebook tests Wi-Fi calling, and voice app in Canada 4
January 4th at 1:07am / GigaOM / 0 opinionsFacebook is testing out Wi-Fi based calling in Canada with its latest update to its Messenger app. The calling is only avoidable for the iOS app, but both IOS and Android users still get the benefit of being able to record voice messages.
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Bagcheck Founder Launches Polar, A Micro-Survey Mobile App 0
November 21st at 2:20am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsDo you have a few minutes to take a survey? Yeah, chances are that you’ve heard that at least a few times in your life and most likely you’ve also encountered one that goes on forever with no end in sight. Why can’t there be a way to poll and solicit someone’s opinion about something without having it be so mundane? Well one service is hoping to solve this problem and it’s having a bit of fun with it too....
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Facebook for iOS Gets Voice Messaging, Video Recording 2
January 30th at 10:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsThe Facebook app for iOS has gotten the ability to record voice and video right in the app, as well as Messenger’s voice messaging support and an improved Nearby tab. Voice messages originally showed up in the iOS and Android versions of Facebook’s Messenger apps, and later VoIP calling was added to those apps in the US and Canada. Now, the voice messaging capabilities have come directly to the main Facebook apps for iOS as well. Sending a message in the app now gives you the ability to record a voice...
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App Spotlight: Sendboo translates multi-lingual messages on the fly 2
February 18th at 11:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsSo you're looking to work with an overseas supplier for parts. Or you need to hire a programmer whose English is fractured at best. Now what? Do you really need to hire a translator just so you can communicate with these folks?...
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Six million users strong, Path’s founder breaks down the product decisions made for version 3.0 2
March 7th at 7:08am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsEarlier today, the private social network Path released an update to its service, just in time for the annual South by Southwest Interactive conference. We had a chance to speak with founder Dave Morin and he tells us that the instant messaging and addition of “The Shop” in version 3.0 has been a big initiative for them. It also comes just a month after Path acquired its 6 millionth user....
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Facebook updates flagship iOS app with cover photos, group messaging improvements 0
March 18th at 4:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsFacebook on Monday rolled out version 5.6 of its iOS app, bringing a few new features like the ability to change cover photos in-app and enhancements to group messaging.
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Move Over Chat Heads. Ustwo’s New App Honk! Wants You To Meme-ify Your Friends With “Visually Explosive” Messaging 0
April 18th at 9:35am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsJust when you thought chat app makers had run out of things to say — i.e. because they’ve said it all already, via text, VoIP, videochatting, emoticons, snaps, pokes, stickers, Chat Heads, WHATEVER — along comes London-based app studio Ustwo to pour its distinctive brand of fun-loving mischief into the category, with an app called Honk!
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Twitter iOS app updated with user access to worldwide trending topics 2
May 2nd at 6:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsTwitter on Wednesday updated its iOS and Android apps with a new option to view Trends from outside a user's home location, allowing users to peek into popular topics from around the world.
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Adobe Acqui-hires Thumb Labs To Make Mobile Apps For Behance And Its New Creative Cloud 0
May 22nd at 11:03pm / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsAnother step for Adobe in its bid to become the go-to place in the cloud for those working in design and other creative industries: it is acquiring Thumb Labs, a bootstrapped, New York-based mobile app design agency. Jared Verdi, one of the co-founders of Thumb Labs along with Rich Kern, tells TechCrunch that financial terms of the Thumb Labs acquisition are not being disclosed. The news follows…
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Twitterrific Rises To Top Of App Store Charts Following iOS 7 Unveiling 0
June 14th at 12:24am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsThere are a few popular apps that already look like they were designed for iOS 7. Twitterrific 5 by The Iconfactory is one such example. Months before Apple unveiled iOS 7, Twitterrific started using the general design aesthetic Apple has now implemented across the entire OS. It’s almost like the makers of Twitterrific knew what was coming....
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Grooblin for iOS is an easy way to discover events in your area 0
July 3rd at 12:28am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsSome might say the likes of Facebook and its ilk pretty much have the social event-discovery market sewn up. But even with 1 billion-plus users, there is still a sizable anti-Facebook brigade out there – you might even call this a ‘majority’....
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Tumblr updates its iOS app with ‘very important’ security fix, asks users to change passwords 1
July 17th at 6:08am / The Next Web / 0 opinionsYahoo-owned Tumblr has rolled out a “very important” security fix for its iOS app for the iPhone and iPad in response to a flaw identified within the service....
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Twitter for iOS and Android gets login verification, photo galleries, search improvements, and list management 0
August 6th at 11:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsTwitter today announced an update to its Android and iOS apps that adds multiple new features, including a new form of two-factor authentication. You can download the new versions now directly from Apple’s App Store and Google Play....
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Google+ iOS app removes Messenger, adds Hangouts and Google Drive support 0
August 17th at 8:11am / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsGoogle rolled out an update to its Google+ iOS app on Friday, replacing previously integrated Messenger support with Hangouts, while adding support for the company's Google Drive cloud storage service.
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iOS 7 Apps: Download These Now 1
September 18th at 11:05pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsFrom Evernote to Shazam, it’s a big day for app updates. iOS 7 is now available for download, and many of the App Store’s biggest players updated their apps accordingly. See also: iOS 7: Here's What's New iOS 7 represents a complete re-imagination of Apple’s mobile operating system. The OS, which is available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, brings a new look and brighter colors to the devices. Check out the gallery above for a look at some of the apps that received major updates for iOS 7.
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Think twice before you send: This app can save Snapchats forever 1
October 14th at 1:24pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsSnapHack Pro lets you save the pictures and videos you receive on Snapchat and view them as many times as you want.
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Tweetbot 3 Now Top Paid App In 35 Countries Less Than 24 Hours After Release 1
October 25th at 8:24pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsTweetbot, the immensely popular Twitter client from Tapbots, finally got its long-awaited iOS 7 update yesterday, introducing a beautiful new design for iPhone. Unsurprisingly, it’s been a massive success so far, and less than 24 hours on, it’s already the… verse
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Apple finishes major app redesigns with Find My Friends update 2
November 19th at 11:29pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsAbove: Find My Friends' old design...
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Our Favorite Android, iOS and Windows Phone Apps of the Week 0
December 7th at 3:10am / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsSFriday's here, and unless you're in the southeast corner of the U.S. where it's nice and warm, you're probably staring at a weather report full of wintry gloom and frozen precipitation of every hellish variety. Charge up your phone, download these cool new apps, and hope the power doesn't go out. Multi Platform UpdatesDouble Dragon TrilogyFlash back to 1987 with this $3, mobile-optimized compilation boasting all three Double Dragon arcade games. Arcade mode lets you go for the high score in one...
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Twitter founder Biz Stone launches Jelly, a social Q&A network for mobile 1
January 7th at 9:49pm / The Verge / 0 opinionsTwitter founder Biz Stone has officially announced the launch of Jelly, a question-and-answer-based search engine for iOS and Android. It's an app that lets you ask questions, push them out to your network, and get rapid responses. "If you have a question, there’s someone out there that knows the answer," Stone says in a video accompanying the official blog post. The app places a heavy emphasis on visuals, encouraging users to post photos and ask questions about what they're seeing....