Apple resumes sales of 3G iPhones and iPads in Germany

Earlier today, Apple was forced to remove the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 (not the iPhone 4S), and all 3G iPads from its online store in Germany. This injunction was short-lived as Apple appealed and the German court suspended the ban. The company… [...]

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iBooks Author Challenge: Adding spelling quizzes to iBooks

Dave Caolo and I were chatting this morning about iBooks and spelling. “It’s not my daughter’s favorite subject,” he said, “and I’m looking for a way to make it more appealing to her.” He asked if there could there be any way to incorporate spelling q… [...]

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Daily iPad App: Remarks for iPad tops the class in note-taking apps

Two of the things that enchanted me most at Macworld | iWorld 2012 was the Jot stylus and a preview of Readdle’s Remarks app. I’ve spent the past week looking at different note-taking apps to use with my new Jot Pro while waiting for Remarks to come o… [...]

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The Daily celebrates a year with 100,000 paid subscribers on iPad

One of the iPad’s first regular periodical publications (if not the first one) The Daily launched a year ago. It’s been a fairly rocky year. Originally, the Rupert Murdoch-funded app hoped it could get at least half a million subscriptions to keep it… [...]

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Ticket to Ride Pocket adds asynchronous multiplayer

The pocket version of Ticket to Ride by Days of Wonder is among the best board game adaptations for the iPhone, and it’s just gotten better with asynchronous multiplayer support. Now you can start a game with friends through Game Center, and take tur… [...]

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US government wants schools to embrace digital textbooks

Although they haven’t exactly explained how school systems or parents are going to pay for iPads or other tablets for every student, the US government is pushing a new initiative to move from standard printed textbooks to digital textbooks within the… [...]

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Avid Studio takes iPad video editing to the next level

Take that, Apple! Avid has just released an iPad iMovie competitor called Avid Studio. The US$4.99 app is a scaled-down version of Avid’s pro video editing tools. Avid Studio features a timeline and storyboard, plus some iPad-friendly gestures so you … [...]

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Daily iPad App: Doodlecast Pro

Last year, we looked at Doodlecast for kids from zinc Roe. It’s an iPad app that lets your kids record themselves talking while they draw on the screen. The app records both the audio and the drawing and combines the two into a single video. My kids … [...]

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Localized Flipboard Content guides available for UK, Ireland, Australia and Canada

Flipboard added another feature to its popular social stream and news reading app that’ll please international users. Announced earlier this week, the company will be sending out three new Content guides for readers in Australia, Canada and the UK an… [...]

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Ghost Trick sneaks onto iOS tomorrow

I’m excited about this one — Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective was one of the best mobile games on the year that didn’t appear on iOS in 2011, but the wait is over: Though it’s been on iOS in Japan for a little while, the game is finally coming to the … [...]

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