iPad Books for Kids: Cinderella by Nosy Crow
Cinderella – Nosy Crow animated picture book is one of many iPad versions of the classic story of Cinderella. In fact, a search for Cinderella in the iPad App Store yields 178 results. Nosy Crow’s version has won much critical acclaim and numerous awards – here’s its App Store page intro: Created in HD especially...
Skitch for iPad Updated – Adds Parental Controls and More
Skitch for iPad has been updated this week, to Version 1.0.3. This latest update adds a new drawing tool and parental controls to manage access to the app’s web, camera roll, photos, and maps features – so if your kids like using the app you can control how much access they have to those areas....
One More iPad 3 Wish List Item – Siri
A few weeks back I posted my initial iPad 3 Wish List. I mentioned around 8 features and things I’d like to see in the iPad 3 that’s expected to be unveiled and released next month. Those included a significantly improved display (which I think is now all but a certainty), a faster processor, more...
100 Cameras in 1 Hits One Million App Store Downloads
The excellent 100 Cameras in 1 apps for iPad and iPhone have surpassed one million downloads in the App Store. A nice milestone for a very nice app. 100 Cameras in 1 for iPad is one of my favorite photo effects apps. It gets heavy use on my iPad 2. I included it in my...
Things Cloud Beta Goes Public
As of today the Things Cloud beta is public, no invite required. This is the beta that is testing out cloud sync (or over-the-air sync) for the excellent Things task management app for iOS and Mac. This is the one essential feature that’s been missing from Things for (in my view) far too long; so...
The Daily: Forgetting I’m a Subscriber on a Daily Basis
Oh the laughs and fun The Daily provides. Not so much in their Arts & Life or Gossip pages – but more in the ‘Continually Flubbing the Basics’ sort of way. You know, like not downloading new content automatically like Newsstand apps are supposed to. Or, for its latest trick, routinely ‘forgetting’ that I’m a...
Report Says Microsoft Office for iPad Coming Soon
A new report out today says work on Microsoft Office for iPad is complete, and the app will soon be submitted to Apple for approval. Fittingly, the report is an exclusive in The Daily, the first iPad-only newspaper. They even say they’ve had some hands on time with the upcoming app: A brief hands-on with...
iPad Books for Kids: Ann Can’t Sleep
Ann Can’t Sleep is an animated iPad eBook app for children. Its story is all about companionship, friends, and a little girl who just can’t sleep – and her efforts to find the right toy to help her get off to sleep. The app is published by Light Sleepers, who describe themselves as ‘a small...
Record Circulation for The Economist Fueled by Digital Subscribers, iPad Chipping in Nicely
Last week The Economist announced it had reached 1.5 million subscribers for the first time, and highlighted the contribution and the potential for growth of their digital subscriptions. It took us 160 years to reach one million circulation, but only seven years to reach one and a half million. We now expect to reach two...
Need a Giant Thermometer on Your iPad? There’s an App for That
Thermo is about as simple an iPad app as you could ask for. It does one thing and does it quite nicely – with a bit of big and bold thrown in for good measure. Its App Store page describes it as a ‘little pocket thermometer’, which is a throwback to its days as just...
Study Shows iPads in Kindergarten Class Improve Literacy
Image Source: Inquisitr.com Initial results from a research study in Auburn, Maine show that kindergarten literacy scores increased in classrooms where iPads were used. Auburn is the first public school system in the US to provide iPads to each of their youngest students; and they are monitoring the iPad program carefully. The research findings are...
Cool Things: Music Game Where Sounds You Play on a Recorder Control the Game Play
This new-ish iPad game really looks pretty slick. It’s called Recorder Master and the game play is controlled by sounds made with an actual recorder. It’s billed as a perfect introduction to music, and has already garnered some impressive awards and acclaim. Here’s a little slice of its App Store intro: Learn to play the...
