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Category Archives: iPad 2
The History Press to release Titanic iPad app March 12 to commemorate 100th anniversary of sinking
I’m super excited for the Titanic iPad app. I’ve always been fascinated by the luxury liner. The app commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking (April 15, 1912) and arrives March 12. It includes archive footage, details and photographs … Continue reading
Storify now an iPad app
You know how I love Storify, right? I mean, here are just some of the stories I’ve done. Thing is, I had to do them on my desktop or laptop. No more. Now there’s an iPad app and it’s FREE! … Continue reading
Halloween apps for mobile phones, tablets
Here are some links for Halloween apps. Enjoy! Mashable’s ten top iPhone Halloween apps. DesignCrave’s five Halloween apps for iPhone and iPad Best kid iPhone iPad apps for Halloween by DVD to iPad converter 10 best Halloween apps for iPad … Continue reading
Posted in Fun stuff, Holiday apps, iPad, iPad 2, iPad apps, Mobile apps
Tagged Halloween apps
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Pew study finds tablet users on 90 minutes a day
A study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and The Economist Group found 77 percent of tablet owners use them every day and that they spend an average of 90 minutes a day on them. The … Continue reading
Sign up for our breaking news alerts and more
If you’re like me, you’re constantly checking the news on your smartphone. If you haven’t downloaded our FREE mobile app, I encourage you to. Just search for “York Daily Record” in the marketplace. If you want to get the news … Continue reading
Posted in e-edition, FlipSide, iPad, iPad 2, iPad apps, iPhone, Mobile apps, Smartphones
Tagged email news alerts, FlipSide Weekend newsletter, Smart newsletter
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Facebook for iPad is here
Facebook blog has a post on the awesome iPad app. Directly from the post: A hands-on Facebook Use your fingertips to scroll through your News Feed. Give the screen a swipe to page through albums. Pinch a picture to zoom … Continue reading
Tablets drive digital traffic
According to the analytics firm comScore, smartphones and tablets — particularly the iPad — are becoming an increasingly significant source of web traffic in the U.S. “The popularization of smartphones and the introduction of tablets and other web-enabled devices – … Continue reading
Posted in iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, Smartphones, social networking
Tagged digital traffic, web traffic
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Lovin’ my new iPad keyboard dock
So I finally bought the iPad keyboard dock and I wish I had done it a lot sooner. I was looking for a solution that would enable me to more easily use my iPad alongside my desktop at work. My … Continue reading
Apes introduced to iPad
Gotta love this story from Jan Uebelherr of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Primates all over America are discovering the Apple iPad — and that includes Mahal and his surrogate mother, M.J., two of the Milwaukee County Zoo’s orangutans. The zoo … Continue reading
Now you can download Skype on your iPad
You can now download Skype for iPad in the app store. The free app includes video chat, instant messaging, phone calls and quick access to your contacts. It works with both the iPad 1 and the iPad 2, although the … Continue reading
