Cooper Murphy Webb, a copywriting agency, just released results of a telephone survey of 1034 iPad owners in the UK. The poll shows these owners prefer the iPad for reading newspapers, magazines and books. Other findings indicate the iPad is used mostly […]
In a post just one week ago, I wrote about Apple making it easier to find free apps in the App Store. Seems it just got more difficult. “Free On the App Store” is now gone from iTunes, replaced by “Great […]
Update – “Try Before You Buy” Gone from App Store
“The Elements” is a multimedia periodic table of the elements, one of the most elegant and highly reviewed apps for the iPad. The quality of content, depth of information and ability to manipulate 3D objects are often cited as models for interactive […]
“The Elements” Author Talks About the Future of the Book
Apple has issued a fix for a security problem that could have allowed others to gain access and control of your iPad. The exploit was part of a hack that allowed users to jailbreak the device to install apps that did not […]
Apple Issues Security Patch for iPads with iOS Update 3.2.2
Apple’s new App Store Volume Purchase Program allows US educational institutions to purchase apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod in volume and distribute those apps to end users of the institution. The App Store Volume Purchase Program will allow qualified US educational […]
Apple Begins App Store Volume Purchase Program for Education
Today’s edition of USA Today offers a thought provoking article on the use of iPads in higher education. The article includes comments by professors and students, a brief review of studies that question the use of interactivity in texts, and examples of […]