Tag Archives: iPad

The History Press to release Titanic iPad app March 12 to commemorate 100th anniversary of sinking

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Buffy Andrews

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 →

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Pew study finds tablet users on 90 minutes a day

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

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 →

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Facebook for iPad is here

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

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 →

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Apes introduced to iPad

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

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 →

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Now you can download Skype on your iPad

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

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 →

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Here’s how the YDR e-edition on your iPad works

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

You know how much I love viewing the York Daily Record e-edition on my iPad. It allows me to move easily through pages and sections, save and send articles, and search an archive of past editions. Here’s a sweet video … Continue reading →

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View catalogs on your iPad or Android tablet

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

TheFind.com: This leading shopping search engine is now delivering some of your favorite catalogs right to your iPad or Android tablet device. With the free app, available at thefind.com, you can flip through the pages of some of your favorite … Continue reading →

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App to love: Use Your Handwriting

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

From Debra D. Bass/St. Louis Post-Dispatch After all the kitchen table sessions perfecting penmanship, we live in a typeset world of perfectly curated fonts spaced practically on off-white paper or computer screens. Well, it’s time to stage an uprising — … Continue reading →

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E-edition, apps bring the latest stories to your mobile device

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

Hubs surprised me with a 25th anniversary trip to Key West. Yeah, I know. Got married when I was 10. One of the best things about the trip — well, besides the awesome seaplane adventure to the Dry Tortugas, seeing … Continue reading →

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Which e-reader is the best one to buy?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Buffy Andrews

By Mark W. Smith Detroit Free Press It’s the question I field most often from readers: Which e-reader should I buy? There’s no easy answer. Each device and its corresponding platform has its own nuances and quirks. Bookselling giant Amazon … Continue reading →

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