Category: iPad News

PadGadget Giveaway – Enter to Win an iLearnWith Boing Ice Land: Adventures! HD iPad App

By Cristi | May 14, 2012 | No comment yet

If you’re a techie mom or dad looking for a fun way to connect with and teach your young children, we have the contest for you. Today we have partnered with Canadian based TribalNova to offer parents a chance to win one of the newest iLearnWith titles – Ice Land: Adventures! HD.

The iLearnWith collection teaches preschoolers and kindergarteners everything from weather and seasons to the alphabet and basic math through its series of entertaining, yet educational apps.

By Juli | May 14, 2012 | No comment yet

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Because of pressure from international agencies, Apple’s newest iPad is no longer known as the “iPad Wi-Fi + 4G.” Instead, the third generation iPad has been re-branded as the iPad Wi-Fi + Cellular,” as the 4G is only functional in the United States and Canada.

Even though the iPad does have 4G connectivity in North America, the name change applies there, too, in addition to the U.K. and Australia, who were, for the most part, responsible for the name change after local governments took issue with Apple’s 4G advertising.

By Bill | May 13, 2012 | No comment yet

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For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 11 great apps to add to your iPad collection. We have 3 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 67% off, a couple are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Rovio Announces New Game During Finnish TV Interview

By Juli | May 13, 2012 | No comment yet

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Rovio, of Angry Birds fame, has an all new game in the works. This week, the company registered the domain name amazingalex.com, and today, Rovio CEO Mikael Hed confirmed the news.

While appearing on a Finnish television station, Hed told viewers that Rovio’s next game will indeed be called Amazing Alex, and will star a “curious young boy who loves to learn things.”

By Bill | May 12, 2012 | No comment yet

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For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 14 great apps to add to your iPad collection. We have 7 productivity / entertainment apps and 7 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 75% off so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Intel Obsessed with Making Chips Apple Can’t Ignore in Future

By Juli | May 12, 2012 | No comment yet

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Intel currently manufactures the chips that are found in Apple’s laptops and desktop computers, but the company has been angling to make an entrance into the mobile market as well, replacing the ARM-based processors in the iPad and the iPhone with chips of its own.

At its annual investor day in Santa Clara, California yesterday, Intel outlined a plan to snag the attention of customers like Apple, amid a fear that Apple might one day switch to ARM-based processors for all of its devices.

By Lory | May 12, 2012 | No comment yet

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Until yesterday, applications using the Dropbox software development kit (SDK) have been rejected from the App Store by Apple for violating their in-app purchase regulation. That is, the Dropbox SDK offered a link to create an account or upgrade their current one from outside the application, skirting Apple’s 30-percent share of the transaction.

The developer kit is slightly crippled at this time, but at least application creators won’t keep getting rejection letters for something they can’t control.

By Bill | May 11, 2012 | No comment yet

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For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 25 great apps to add to your iPad collection. We have 14 productivity / entertainment apps and 11 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 90% off, several are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Foxconn Boss Confirms Building the New Apple ‘iTV’

By Jillian | May 11, 2012 | 2 comments

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Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, who we all know as Foxconn, has gone on record saying that they are starting production on the new Apple TV. Though they admit that development has not yet begun, to support this new television manufacturing process, the company is preparing a new headquarters in Shanghai with construction having started Thursday.

By Lory | May 11, 2012 | No comment yet

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Apple’s ongoing patent infringement cases with Samsung Electronics are old news by now. In fact, it seems like Proview took the hot seat in recent months with their trademark lawsuit regarding the name, “iPad.” Today, the patent pot has been stirred again. Network World recently discovered that Apple is accusing Samsung of destroying documentation that could be relevant to their case in an effort to show that the latter is intentionally infringing on Apple’s patents.

By Juli | May 11, 2012 | 9 comments

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If you want to send an iPad, a Kindle Fire, an iPhone, a laptop, or a similar device overseas, now is the time to send it, because as of next week, the U.S. Postal Service will be banning all electronic gadgets that contain a lithium battery.

The reason? Those lithium batteries can potentially explode or catch fire when devices are shipped with a full charge, improperly stored, or improperly packed. Lithium battery related fire incidents have occurred 17 times on passenger flights since 2004, and have been implicated in at least one major crash of a UPS plane.

By Bill | May 10, 2012 | No comment yet

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For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 29 great apps to add to your iPad collection. We have 13 productivity / entertainment apps and 16 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 75% off, several are even free, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

Check out all the sale apps after the break »

Fantastic Action RPG Swordigo Goes Free, Grab It While You Can!

By Juli | May 10, 2012 | No comment yet

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Swordigo is an ultra fun action RPG platformer that plays a lot like an old school Zelda game.

The hero is clad in green, you can chop up the grass to get gems, and you explore a magical realm with dungeons, towns, puzzles, and plenty of enemies to defeat. And let’s not forget the treasure – there’s oodles of it. Will you be able to assemble the legendary Mageblade and defeat The Master of Chaos?

By Lory | May 10, 2012 | 1 comment

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Yesterday, we told you about a rumor that the iPad mini would hit store shelves late this summer. Well, today, iMore is reporting that the launch date of the supposed smaller tablet is going to be October.

While an August release would be nice, October is more on-par with Apple’s recent release schedule. Last year, the iPhone 4S was released in October.

By Emily | May 10, 2012 | No comment yet

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The Etch a Sketch rocketed to prominence this past March as Republican and Democratic pundits alike pounced on a Romney campaign spokesperson’s remark that mentioned the children’s toy.

While that moment may cross the minds of many who see the Etcher, an Etch a Sketch-styled case for the iPad whose creator is seeking funding to produce the project, what’s more surprising is that the Etcher isn’t the first product to tie the iPad to the popular toy from Ohio Art. We’ve previously reported about a case and an app that mimic the Etch a Sketch.