The iPad Isn’t Ready for Working by Hand
Last week's release of Paper for iPad was a huge boon to the cottage industry of third-party iPad styluses. It was hardly the first app for drawing or writing directly on the screen of an iOS device, but it struck a chord. It was just the right blend o...
ReadWriteWeb Recommends: MLB at Bat 12 for Opening Day
I'm working in an empty conference room today, unable to partake in the national pastime of skipping work on baseball's Opening Day. I'm in a cinderblock building where radio reception is next to impossible, and the local radio station that carries R...
RWW Recommends: The Best Channel-Surfing Companion App for TV Trivia
People love to use their tablets while watching TV. With so many different "second-screen" mobile apps out there, it's not always easy to know which are the best. Here's a look at our favorite app for finding related content while you're watching a sho...
How the iPad Will Fit Into Your Future Smart Home
Since jumpstarting the tablet market two years ago, the iPad has found its way into a few distinct niches in our lives. Since its first generation, the device (and those like it) have been used heavily for content consumption: reading, watching video a...
The Future of Newspapers May End Up Looking a Lot Like… Newspapers
It's a bit of a role reversal at the college newspaper where I am the faculty adviser: I, playing the role of old ink-stained curmudgeon, keep insisting the students need to think about improving their website and developing multimedia reporting skills...
10 AirPlay-Ready iPad Apps That Make Apple TV Worth It
When I first unboxed the new 1080p Apple TV and plugged it in, I wasn't blown away. Having used a Boxee Box for the last 16 months, I've come to expect flexibility and a broad selection of content sources from my streaming set-top boxes. In fact, afte...
5 Apps for Working From the iPad
Let's be real about this. You can't do everything on an iPad. As Shawn Blanc pointed out the other day, you can't make iOS apps on it, for example. But you might be surprised by how much real work you can do on it with the right tools. If your work req...
The Hottest Thing You Can Do With Your iPad Today
You would think after creating Beeri, the folks from RedPepper would have run out of new beverages to conquer with their iThings, but you would be wrong. Today they have come up with the latest in apps that connect your drinks with your electronics cal...
How To Be a Happy Gmail User on iPhone or iPad
Gmail users with iPhones, iPod Touches and iPads have to make compromises. They can use Google's Web-based mobile Gmail and Calendars, they can use Google's rather limited Gmail app, or they can deal with the pain of trying to make Gmail and Google Cal...
Why the New iPad is a Worthwhile Upgrade, Especially For iPad 1 Owners
Apple's third generation tablet has only been available for a few days, but early reports suggest it's been yet another successful launch. Three million iPads were sold on the first day of the new hardware's availability, breaking records for both Appl...
How Developers Are Optimizing Apps For the iPad’s Retina Display
Well, today is the big day. Diehard Apple fans around the world are either enduring endless lines or eagerly awaiting the UPS truck from the comfort of their own home. They're all doing the same thing: Pulling open that pristine, white packaging to rev...
Weekly Wrap-up: The New iPad Launches, Netflix Didn’t Know They Advertised on Limbaugh, Google Starts Selling Airfare and More
The new iPad isn't a large step forward in terms of features, but it will be huge for Apple. Netflix didn't realize it was advertising on the Rush Limbaugh Show. And, Google started selling airfare to searchers. All of this and more in the ReadWrite...
