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The TechCrunch iPad app is slick and simple

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 24th, 2012)

If you're looking for an app-based TechCrunch experience on your iPad, here it is. The iPad app is a streamlined experience over the site in Safari, presenting a simple list of categories to choose from, and 3 basic feeds: the main river (which can be narrowed using those categories), trending ...

Yahoo! Axis delivers synchronized browsing for iPad and desktop

by Michael Rose (May 23rd, 2012)

Want your desktop browser pages to show up on your iPhone or iPad, so you can keep on browsing where you left off? There are a few products already offering this feature, including the capable Firefox Home, but Yahoo's mobile product team didn't want to stop with a simple sync engine. They ...

Meet Heckerty, well-known British children's story, makes its way to the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 23rd, 2012)

Meet Heckerty is a delightful British children's story starring Heckerty, a "zany, 409-year-old, upside-down-on-her-broomstick, green-faced witch," and her sidekick cat Zanzibar. The traditional story has made its way to the iPad with a wonderful adaptation that takes advantage of the ...

Google search app for iPhone, iPad re-designed

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (May 23rd, 2012)

For some reason I hadn't quite relegated the Google Search app on my iPhone to a folder, where most apps go to die. But it should have. The old Google Search app was atrocious -- a seemingly willful expenditure of effort on something so terrible it would serve to dissuade people from using it ...

Hands on with the iKlip Studio stand for iPad

by Matt Tinsley (May 23rd, 2012)

It's difficult to get excited about a stand for the iPad, unless it's something exceptional. But most of the time, a stand is to serve a very practical need. And with IK Multimedia producing a vast array of accessories and applications for musicians to use with their iPads and iPhones, it makes ...

What happens in a toddler's brain when they use an iPad

by Mike Schramm (May 23rd, 2012)

Those of us who have used traditional computers for a while think the iPad is pretty magical. t's super fast, super portable, and the direct interactivity is a very different experience from what we're used to with a mouse and keyboard. But those comparisons aren't as valid for children who are ...

How the iPad helped Greece's debt restructuring

by Mel Martin (May 23rd, 2012)

Got a failing economy? Do what one consultant did -- secure 100 iPads to get the Greek debt restructured. Greece was facing bankruptcy, and the debt needed to be restructured and reduced. It is always a complicated and slow moving process. The iPads helped. It's all described in an article by ...

OneVoice is an impressive assistive communication app for iPad and iPhone

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 22nd, 2012)

When you think of iOS and communication, you think of Skype or FaceTime, but there's a growing number of people who are using the device to communicate in unconventional ways. One such application is OneVoice from Legend, an augmentative and alternative communication app for the iPad and the ...

GoSelectPass makes it easy to buy discount attraction tickets

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

A lot of Americans are planning on taking vacations starting this Memorial Day weekend, and now Smart Destinations wants to help iPhone-toting tourists get discount tickets to more than 400 attractions around the US. GoSelectPass.com provides a way for tourists to browse attraction info in ...

Facebook Pages Manager available

by Michael Grothaus (May 22nd, 2012)

Facebook has just released their Facebook Pages Manager app for iOS. The app allows Pages admins to administer their Facebook Page account from the comfort of their iPhone. According to the app store listing, the 1.0 release allows the admin to: Post new updates and photos as your ...

MetaWatch offers iPhone compatibility in new developer kit

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

So, you didn't get signed up to get one of the first Pebble watches on Kickstarter? Well, you have a fallback plan now. MetaWatch, a spinoff of watchmaker Fossil, has released a new version of its self-named watch in developer kit format that specifically uses Bluetooth 4.0 (found in the iPhone ...

TiVo planning iOS streaming for this summer

by Mike Schramm (May 22nd, 2012)

Here's some good news for TiVo users: The DVR company is planning to follow the lead of other broadcasting services, and provide for streaming of recorded TiVo content to iOS devices later this summer. To do so, you'll need to have a TiVo Premiere, which is the company's web-connected DVR ...

ZooGue cools an iPad by freezing it (video)

by Steven Sande (May 22nd, 2012)

Tim Angel and the crew at ZooGue have been working on a followup to their wildly successful iPad case, and they expect to have it out by the end of this summer. The new case apparently features a thinner, completely reworked design with all of the flexibility of the old case and without all of ...

Some developers undeterred by a larger iPhone screen

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 22nd, 2012)

Recent rumors suggest the next iPhone will rock a bigger screen, moving from its current 3.5-inches up to 4-inches. Though users may be clamoring for a larger display, this new hardware could cause problems for developers who will have to design for several screen sizes. GigaOM talked to ...

Hulu updates iPad app with Retina support

by Kelly Hodgkins (May 22nd, 2012)

Hulu rolled out an update to its iPad app that adds support for the Retina Display of the new iPad. The latest version has a new look and feel as well as an enhanced video playback engine. Hulu also has improved AirPlay mirroring and HDMI support, so you can watch your content on your ...