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F.A.A Might Allow Electronics Like iPad to be Used During Takeoffs and Landings

By | March 25, 2013 | No comment yet
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FAAAs a frequent flyer, I dread both takeoffs and landings because I am forced to stow my iPad and other electronics for several minutes, despite the fact that usage of such devices has not been proven to be harmful to the plane. During that dead zone, my only options are staring at the seat back in front of me or flipping through Skymall.

That is set to change, however, as the Federal Aviation Administration is considering relaxing the rules regarding in-flight usage of electronics. According to The New York Times, people that work as part of an industry group set up to study the issue are reporting that the F.A.A. hopes to change the rules later this year.

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Washington Post Expands Flagship App for iPad

By | March 25, 2013 | 1 comment
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washingtonpostThe Washington Post has released a major update for its iPad app today, creating a new dynamic news reading experience that features the best of everything from The Post’s well known website.

In the updated version of the iPad app, readers will now be able to access news, blogs, and multimedia content that is updated throughout the day, along with a replica of the print newspaper that includes a 14-day archive and more than 40 different comic strips.

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Sit Down, Strap In and Get Ready for Snoopy Coaster – iPad App Review

By | March 25, 2013 | No comment yet
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Snoopy Coaster LogoThe Peanuts Gang was one of those comic strips that I loved reading in my dad’s newspapers as a kid. He would carefully fold the front page in half and then into thirds for prime one-handed reading while he drank his coffee. I would steal the comics page and spread it out across the living room floor, smashing my elbows into Family Circus and the advertisement page.

The Peanuts Gang was always one of the first strips to read, next to Garfield and Calvin and Hobbs. When Snoopy Coaster launched in the App Store, I was excited to have the chance to go on a super speedy adventure with Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy and the rest of the madcap kids, just like I did on my living room floor so many years ago.

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PadGadget’s iPad Tips – Mail Basics (Plus Some Not-So Basics)

By | March 25, 2013 | No comment yet
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We’re back with some more tips for utilizing your iPad to its fullest abilities. PadGadget’s iPad Tips is different than our “Ask the Expert” column in that, here, we offer advice on what your should already know about your iPad, but don’t because it doesn’t come with an owner’s manual. Last week, we showed you how to get the most out of your iPad’s camera. This week, we have some helpful information on your iPad’s native Mail app.

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Apple Adds ‘Offers In-App Purchases’ Notification to App Store Apps

By | March 25, 2013 | 2 comments
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inapppurchasewarningApple has added a new labeling system to the App Store, putting a new line of text on all apps that contain in-app purchases. When you go to download an app from the App Store on your computer, you will now see text directly under the app icon that reads “Offers In-App Purchases.”

According to The Guardian, who reported the change, Apple has confirmed that the message is a new addition to the App Store. The message, which is located in close proximity to the purchase button of an app, should serve to alert people to apps that might end up costing them in-app cash.

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This Week’s App Store Editor’s Choice: Fetch

By | March 25, 2013 | No comment yet
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Fetch 4Every week, it seems like Apple has found the most innovative, unique, and interesting game ever. Then, the new Editor’s Choice spotlight comes out and it outshines the previous one. Last week, Apple gave us an amazing photo editing app. Repix is more than just a digital filter app. You can add effects to designated areas with stylus drawing controls.

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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 18 iPad Apps on Sale

By | March 23, 2013 | No comment yet
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PadGadget Daily App Deal – 18 iPad Apps on Sale For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 18 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have 6 productivity / entertainment apps and 12 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 86% 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 »

Kid Fakes Kidnapping to Con an iPad

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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ipadWhat would you do for an iPad? One 12-year-old girl in Dubai wanted an iPad so badly that she faked her own kidnapping in an attempt to get her paws on one of Apple’s ultra desirable tablets.

The girl (unnamed because she’s under age) pretended to be kidnapped and then called her father, telling him that an iPad was the ransom for getting her back. Her dad, wisely suspicious, informed the police after he found that he could not get in touch with her. A subsequent police investigation of the alleged kidnapping revealed that she had concocted the entire scheme to try to get her father to buy her an iPad.

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Has Apple Gone too Far? Bans Politically Incorrect Game From App Store

By | March 22, 2013 | 1 comment
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sweatshopLast month, Littleloud released a game for the iPad called Sweatshop HD, a tower defense game that was designed to “challenge young people to think about the origin of the clothes we buy.” The app description says the game required players to manage an off-shore clothing factory, producing the latest in cheap designer fashions for Britain’s high streets.

Apple apparently took offense to the title, because Sweatshop HD has been removed from the App Store. Developer Littleloud was told that Apple was “uncomfortable selling a game based around the theme of running a sweatshop.”

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Google Chairman Thinks iPad Mini is too Small

By | March 22, 2013 | No comment yet
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Eric-Schmidt-007In 2010, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs said that the iPad mini was just a rumor and that the whole 7-inch tablet industry would be “dead on arrival.” Little did he know that 7-inch tablets, and the iPad mini specifically, would blow the doors off the market. Today, Google’s executive chairman, Eric Schmidt tried to put the tablet market back three years by saying that the iPad mini is “too small.”

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