For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 15 great apps to add to your iPad collection. We have 7 productivity / entertainment apps and 8 game apps in today’s bundle.
We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 80% off, several are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.
WaterField Designs is well known for producing high quality, stylish iPad and laptop bags and sleeves, such as its best-selling Muzetto.
The company just released an all new bag for your iPad; a sleek, all leather offering that’s designed to resemble, in look and feel, the satchel that Indiana Jones famously carries.
Those of us who own both iPads and iPhones have been hoping for a shared data plan for years now, and it’s finally happening. According to PhoneArena, Verizon is planning to announce shared family data plans for smartphone and tablet users.
A leaked screenshot reveals that the shared data plans will be available soon, allowing customers to pay a single fee for data on family plans on all devices.
iPad 2 on the Left, New iPad on the Right
According to tests, the new iPad is generally running about ten degrees higher than the iPad 2, and a new test from Consumer Reports has revealed that the tablet is actually capable of reaching temperatures of 116 degrees Fahrenheit.
Using a thermal imaging camera, Consumer Reports engineers took pictures and recorded temperatures of 116° on the front and back of the iPad, while running the game Infinity Blade II, which is one of the first games that was optimized for the new iPad’s high resolution display.
According to a study conducted by the consulting firm Chetan Sharma, consumers have a strong preference for WiFi only tablets in the US. In fact, as of this summer, approximately 90 percent of American tablets were WiFi only models.
The probable reason? Cost. WiFi only tablets are the cheaper option, and many of us regularly have WiFi available at home, work, coffee shops, and restaurants.
Battleheart, that ultra fun RPG/RTS blend that’s become popular on iOS and Android will soon be iOS only, as Battleheart developer, Mika Mobile, has decided to drop Android support. According to the company, it spend 20 percent of its time supporting the Android version, which ended up making only 5 percent of the company’s revenue.
New data from Appcelerator reveals that Mika Mobile’s abandonment of the Android platform might not be an isolated case. In the survey, which went out to 2,160 developers, 83 percent of developers were interested in developing for Android phones, while 68 percent for Android tablets. In contrast, 91 percent of developers were interested in developing for the iPhone, and 88 percent were interested in the iPad.
Some people have a knack for stating the obvious. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone that the new iPad’s Retina display screen meets Apple’s claim that it is the best display ever on a mobile device. DisplayMate just confirms that claim and backs it up with a lot of detail.
Apple is notorious for not having enough iPad stock to meet demand, so when the third generation iPad went on sale on March 7th, Apple’s website was clogged up and slow running for hours as people scrambled to get their iPad orders in before the tablets sold out.
As it turns out, ordering early was a wise decision, because by late Saturday, all versions of iPads available for pre-order were gone, and shipping dates quickly climbed upwards, until iPad-seekers were once again waiting two to three weeks for their shiny new toys.
After Apple’s financial conference call yesterday, the company announced that it had sold an incredible three million third generation iPads from March 16th to March 19th, a huge step up from the 500,000 to 1 million that were sold during the iPad 2 release.
According to Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, 3 million sales exceeded even Apple’s own expectations. If sales continue at the current rate, the Cupertino-based company is set to sell 12 million iPads during March, with its year over year growth reaching 156 percent.
The app store is teeming with options for young readers. Kids’ book apps for iPad have the potential to engage children in a new way whether they are bookworms already or more reluctant readers.
There are wonderful titles that recast classic tales, as well as many original book apps to choose from in the App Store. Developers from independents like Nosy Crow, Callaway Digital Arts, and Moonbot Studios to conglomerates like Disney have all created worthy additions for any iPad library.
O.K. so, you bought the new iPad and decided that the best way to justify your purchase is to sell your iPad 2. You ask around, but your brother wants a “family discount,” and you have that one friend who keeps telling everyone that your old iPad isn’t worth what you are asking for because they can get a brand new one for $100 less than the original price from Apple, making it much more difficult to sway potential buyers.
Well, forget about all of that hogwash and take advantage of one of the many trade-in options available to you.
Yesterday, we found that the iPad’s new battery intensive LTE chip and Retina display were causing some heating issues for users, especially when playing graphics-intensive games. A few people even reported issues with overheating.
While some iPad owners have claimed that the complainers are making mountains out of mole hills, there’s now concrete proof that the new iPad runs hotter than the iPad 2.
While the iPad 1 & 2 were always great for mobile photo editing, the new iPad, with its Retina display and 5-megapixel camera has made Apple’s tablet into a powerful photography tool for both professional and amateur photo enthusiasts.
If you would like to get started editing and working with photos and images on your iPad, take a look at this list of top photo apps that we’ve compiled. Each one is unique and the perfect edition to any photo editing arsenal.
For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 9 great apps to add to your iPad collection. We have 5 productivity / entertainment apps and 4 game apps in today’s bundle.
We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 80% off so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.
During today’s conference call, Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned that Apple had a record weekend, in terms of iPad sales. Shortly after the call, the company released a statement, revealing that it had actually sold an impressive three million units during the weekend of the new iPad’s release.
In comparison, the Cupertino-based company sold just 300,000 iPads during the first weekend when the original iPad was released, and approximately one million when the iPad 2 was released.
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