Have YOU Ever LOST Your iPad?!?

I read this article and literally CRINGED! 

You need not EVER lose your iPad, now that Apple has made it possible to track it for FREE!

HOW do you do that?  Tune into Apps for iPads for THIS Friday’Apps for iPads’ TIPS & TRICKS

to find out how to set up YOUR iPad so that this never happens to YOU!

Have you ever forgotten your Kindle, iPad in your hotel bed?

By Barbara De Lollis, USA TODAY

Have you ever forgotten something of value - such as a Kindle - in your hotel room bedding during your rush to pack?

Author Joan Ryan has. Her poignant piece about forgetting her Kindle in her hotel bed - and, later, her iPad on a San Francisco sidewalk - appeared in Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle.

With more of us sure to receive nifty gadgets during the holidays,

I thought her story might strike a chord - especially if you've ever left behind something of value in your hotel bed…

READ the REST of JOAN’S STORY

Holiday Cooking iPad App Review POLL... YOU Decide!

Apps for iPads is gearing UP to do some fun and fabulous Holiday Cooking

iPad app VIDEO reviews and needs YOUR help!  Hop on over to Apps for iPads

and tell us which Holiday Cooking apps YOU would like to see reviewed!

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Is the ZAGG Cyber-Monday Sale a Scam?

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NO!  NOT a scam!  Just a GREAT sale that only comes ONCE a YEAR!

AND it’s HERE!  Cyber MONDAY, which means that YOU can get

50% OFF all YOUR iPad accessories at the ZAGG website!  BUT

it’s only for TODAY so be sure to stop over there NOW!

Enjoy your Monday and have a WONDERFUL week!

SUPER SPECTACULAR ZAGG 50% OFF Cyber-Monday SALE!

Have YOU been lusting in your heart for some GREAT ZAGG iPad accessories? 

Well then YOU need to bookmark our website because this Cyber-Monday

Apps for iPads gives YOU the portal to a SPECTACULAR

50% OFF ZAGG SALE! 

Head on over to Apps for iPads for all the details NOW!

HURRY & WIN Apps for iPads! *CONTEST*

LESS than NINE hours remain for YOU to qualify to WIN iPad Apps!

Be sure to stop by Apps for iPads NOW to find out how YOU can WIN

both Notes Plus AND PhotoPuppet apps for YOUR iPad!

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New iPad Upgrade on he Heels of 4.2.1?

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 are both reporting rumors of Apple iOS 4.3 already in the works, and due to be released in December.  With iOS 4.2.1 barely installed by a large percentage of iPad app  owners we are certainly wondering what that upgrade might contain.  But since many users have mentioned problems with AirPrint, and to some degree AirPlay, perhaps they are fine tuning our last revision?

So have you installed 4.2.1?  What are your thought?  Let us know in the comment box below.

MacStories is claiming a “reliable source” has told them Apple was targeting a December release for their next update, iOS 4.3 for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad:

when Apple didn’t know about the WiFi issues in the GM seed of iOS 4.2, the OS was scheduled to be released weeks before Nov. 22nd. Apple found out about the WiFi issues, released a second GM build and iOS 4.2 came out yesterday. It came out in November, but it should have been out in the first half of November. Anyway, before the WiFi issues were discovered, Apple was already planning to release a new build of iOS 4.x in mid-December. Most specifically, they were planning for an iOS 4.3 release on December 13th, which is a Monday.

Our source tells us it is unclear whether the “extra time” that was required to ship iOS 4.2 (actually, it’s iOS 4.2.1) will cause a delay for the rumored release of iOS 4.3 on December 13th or not. iOS 4.3 should, however, include bug fixes and maintenance of the code. It’s likely that 4.3 will also address the initial issues found in AirPlay, but we can’t confirm this just yet.

iOS 4.2 iPad Software is READY for DOWNLOAD Now!

Your iPad  iOS 4.2 UPDATE is now available!

Get YOURS now just by plugging your iPad into your computer and booting

up your iTunes… BUT you need to tell it to look for UPDATES!  Then just

let it GO!  I will tell you this… it is taking a while to download… so you need

to be patient… BUY it will be WORTH the WAIT!

Here at Apps for iPads we are in the process of upgrading ours!

So what do YOU think of the new features???

Please leave your comments below!

~MaggieB

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WIN Not 1 BUT 2 iPad Apps! *CONTEST* with a Tweet, Comment or Message!

You can WIN iPad apps with a simple Tweet, Comment or Message!

This is a quick heads-up to let you know that Apps for iPads has not 1 BUT 2 iPad apps to GIVE AWAY

and YOU can win them with a simple tweet, comment or message! 

So find your way over to their Notes Plus AND their PhotoPuppet articles to see their video reviews, tutorials and be

sure to find out how EASY it is to WIN one of each of those iPad apps while you are there!

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Apple Teasing withiPad iOS 4.2 Update Graphic!

While Apple has the following graphic and instructions on their website they have

yet to release their iOS 4.2 update.  When Apps for  iPads tried to update it tells us

that the latest 3.2.2 is already installed… stay tuned for MORE UPDATES!

Apple ANNOUNCES iOS 4.2.1 RELEASE!

Apps for iPads  BREAKING NEWS! 

Apple has JUST ANNOUNCED that their long awaited iOS 4.2 (now 4.2.1) will be released MOMENTARILY! 

APPLE PRESS RELEASE:

CUPERTINO, California—November 22, 2010—Apple® today announced that iOS 4.2, the latest version of the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, is available today for download for iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®. iOS 4.2 brings over 100 new features from iOS 4.0, 4.1 and 4.2 to iPad including Multitasking, Folders, Unified Inbox, Game Center, AirPlay® and AirPrint.

“iOS 4.2 makes the iPad a completely new product, just in time for the holiday season,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Once again, the iPad with iOS 4.2 will define the target that other tablets will aspire to, but very few, if any, will ever be able to hit.”

iPad users can now run their favorite apps and switch between them instantly, while preserving iPad’s legendary battery life. Users can organize their apps with drag-and-drop simplicity using Folders, and Mail now features a Unified Inbox, fast inbox switching and a threaded message view.

Game Center allows iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users to challenge and play friends or be matched automatically with new opponents, showcase their scores and achievements, and discover new games their friends are playing.

AirPlay is a new feature for streaming music, video and photos wirelessly from iPad, iPhone and iPod touch to Apple TV®, transforming Apple TV into a great accessory for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. iOS users also will be able to use AirPort Express® and AirPlay to stream wirelessly to any stereo or powered speakers, or directly to AirPlay-enabled speakers coming to market in the months ahead.

AirPrint is a next-generation Wi-Fi print architecture that dramatically simplifies printing by completely eliminating printer drivers. A selection of AirPrint enabled printers including the HP Photosmart, HP LaserJet Pro and HP Officejet will be the first to support printing direct from iOS devices. iPad, iPhone and iPod touch users can simply tap to print their documents or photos wirelessly to any printer that supports AirPrint.

The Find My iPhone (or iPad or iPod touch) feature is now free to use without a MobileMe℠ subscription and helps you locate your missing device.* The Find My iPhone app is a free download on the App Store℠ and lets users easily locate a missing device on a map and have it display a message or play a sound. Users can even remotely lock or wipe data from a lost device to protect privacy.

Other new features that iOS 4.2 brings to the iPad include: the ability to rent TV episodes directly to iPad using the iTunes® App with a 30 day viewing window and a 48 hour session window once playback is started; the ability to easily find and highlight specific words and phrases on web pages in Safari®; enhanced enterprise support so businesses can take advantage of stronger security features, new device management capabilities and improved enterprise integration; industry-leading accessibility enhancements; and support for 25 additional languages, including Korean, Portuguese and Traditional Chinese.

The revolutionary iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. You can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, using the innovative Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad weighs just 1.5 pounds, making it easy to carry and use anywhere.

Today, customers have downloaded more than seven billion apps from the groundbreaking App Store and more than 300,000 apps are available to consumers in 90 countries, with more than 40,000 native iPad apps. Over 125 million iOS users around the world can choose from an incredible range of apps in 20 categories, including games, business, news, sports, health, reference and travel.

 

Apple Helping Create iPad-Only Newspaper?

Is Apple Helping To Create iPad-Only Newspaper?

Gizmodo reports that Rupert Murdoch thinks that the iPad is the beginning of the future of media. 

Steve Jobs agrees. That's why—according to WWD's sources—News Corp. is releasing an iPad-only newspaper called The Daily.

Created with Apple's help, says the Guardian:

According to reports, there will be no "print edition" or "web edition"; the central innovation,

developed with assistance from Apple engineers, will be to dispatch the publication automatically to an iPad or any of the growing number of similar devices.

The new tablet-only newspaper would use the new App Store subscription model at 99 cents a week, about $4.25 per month.

The app may go in beta this December, while WWD suggests that Murdoch himself could join Steve Jobs on its 2011 public presentation.

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FREE MobileMe Service?!?

MacRumors reports evidence that Apple might just be considering adding a free level of MobileMe service for iPad owners on iOS 4.2 when it is finally released, which should be soon since November will be drawing closed in 10 days.

The evidence comes in the form of a new private framework known as AppleAccounts.framework that includes a series of device-specific error messages referring to free MobileMe accounts. In particular, the error messages include alerts regarding having reached “the maximum number of free accounts” for a given device and certain devices not being “qualified for free MobileMe service”.

It looks like email won’t be going free but Find my iPad, Gallery, and sync services might be, so Apps for iPads will stay on top of the story as it unfolds!  Watch for UPDATES!

iPad Prices SLASHED!

Apps for iPads BREAKING NEWS!  Our friends at Crunch Gear and Engadget have reported sitings of unbelievable price cuts in the base iPad at T.J. Maxx stores! Everyone, quick! To your local TJ Maxx! I’m not sure where that would be in Seattle, but I wish I’d held off buying an iPad until today, since the department store appears to be offering the iPad (in one location at least) for a mind-blowing $399. Well, it’s not mind-blowing, really, but you rarely see Apple flagship products being offered at such major discounts. READ the REST of the STORY

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Google Docs Rise Into the CLOUDS! MORE to FOLLOW!

Apps for iPads  is EXCITED!  Starting later this week you will be able, with the aid of "cloud technology" work directly in your Google docs on your iPad!  You won't even need an app to do it!  WHOOHOO!!! 

Google has added some much awaited functionality to Google Docs today — you can now edit your docs on-the-go with iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad!

The feature will be rolling out over the next few days and means that:

• You can work on that important memo…while on the bus or train to work.
• If you’re behind on a group proposal, but really want to make it to the ball game tonight, your whole team can work on it from the bleacher seats.
• You can take minute-by-minute notes at a concert so you’ll always remember the setlist. And your friends can jealously follow in real-time at home.
• …and the list goes on!

If you utilize Google Docs all you have to do is visit docs.google.com in Safari on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad and select the document you would like to edit. Once the document is open simply select the edit button and you will be switched over to their mobile editor.

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Apple Makes "GRAND" Announcement!!!

Apple, Inc spent the last few days announcing that they would have a GRAND announcement

this morning at 10:00am eastern time….

We all waited with baited breath, as usually Apple’s proclamations were truly GRAND…

This time we waited just to be told…

… Yes, the Beatles are now on iTunes… we could have told you THAT

DAYS ago!  They have been announcing THAT the same amount of time as their announcement!

So why did they need a GRAND announcement???  To build hype?  To get us flocking to the iTunes Store?

In the meantime, those of us that spent $$$ for our iPads are still waiting

for the GRAND announcement that we could finally have iOS 4.2 and all the

features that the $ iPhones users have had to themselves for MONTHS!

There have been constant, non-stop tweets since just after 10:00am and the GRAND announcement basically

saying “THIS is the GRAND announcement?!?  How DISAPPOINTING!!!”

So are YOU disappointed in Apple this morning?  

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Destroyed Apple Products = Art?!

I realize this isn’t our usual Apps for iPads article, but I found it intriguing and thought you might also:   

Artist Michael Tompert takes Apple’s products and wrecks them with blowtorches, sledgehammers, handsaws and handguns. “It’s an alternate viewpoint,” explained Tompert at a preview of his first gallery show, which opens in San Francisco today. “They’re beautiful inside. They’re beautiful when you open them up.”

Coming from an art background myself, I can respect chronicling and preserving contemporary objects in one’s artwork.  I, after all, have one piece that showcases a number of internal VCR parts within the finished artwork. However, I used the items to stress the subject of the artwork, and used the pieces, cleaned and polished, as embellishments attached to the surface of art.

But destroying Apple products to photograph them for large scale poster-like images, is that art?  I guess I am in “awe” of taking pricey fully-functioning Apple products and destroying them in the bargain.  My VCR was already “dead,” I didn’t kill it.  If anything I gave it a second life.  Apps for iPads exists to enhance your iPads, this is quite the opposite.

So what do you think?  Is it art?  Do you like it?  Would you buy it?

On the “flip side” I am glad to hear “the most difficult product to obliterate was the iPad -- "it's practically indestructible!"

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HOW in the WORLD Do YOU Find the BEST iPad Apps?!?

Apps for iPads; UNLEASHING the POWER of the Internet Into Your Hands!

As of the last part of October, there were 37,180 iPad apps in the App Store, with the total increasing by an incredible 1,000 every day! Books and games make up the largest categories, but other genres abound in everything you, and developers, can possibly imagine!  Some are very productive, making your life easier or richer, some provide entertaining interludes, while others are just silly and frivolous.  Because there are so many apps, finding ones you want can be frustrating. The App Store has a search function, but it often shows too many results to be helpful. Apps that can help you find other apps are essential, as well as websites that exist solely to help you narrow the search for the best app for you.  Apps for iPads is  one site that provides you with good information, news, reviews, interviews, videos and tutorials so you can determine if an iPad app is what you are looking for before you buy it.  At Apps for iPads, which is our sister site to this one, we do not cut, paste and regurgitate other reviews or just the info you could have already gleaned from the App Store.  We take the time to use and evaluate each application before reporting on them to you.  When time allows we make a video so you can see the app in action.  When possible, we interview the developers to ask them the questions we feel you would if you could.  We put that all together to give you what we hope is the best tool for not just finding iPad apps, but for finding the right iPad app for you.   We add to the Apps for iPads site regularly, selecting new apps to review that we think you will want to learn about, news you might need to know and tips and tricks that make using your iPad easier and more productive. As a new startup we appreciate your comments and feedback on what you are looking for in that site.  As time marches on and our archive grows we become a more valuable source to you, and that is our goal.  Please feel free to let us know what you may like to see in that Apps for iPads library.   What you are reading  is what we refer to as one of our satellite sites, where we provide additional iPad info that doesn't necessarily fit into our main, sister site, but is information YOU may want or need… and we find interesting.  Many times we find very timely information that will expire before we can get it up on our main site, so we get the info out FAST on this site!  Things like free iPad apps for the next few hours, or short-run contests, or things I run across when out and about & operating on my iPad and just cannot get set up on the main site fast enough.  We do the same thing on our Facebook Page and Twitter feeds, so we invite you to try out them all!  We also hope you are enjoying OUR ongoing contests, always located on the main Apps for iPads site!   There are TWO currently running, with another starting soon!  If you haven't joined in on the fun be sure to check out Apps for iPads for all the details to see how easy it is to win TODAY! We want to take this time to thank our many loyal readers, and if this is your first time to welcome you and say we hope to see you often!   We would like to make the Apps for iPads website what you are looking for so be sure to stop by and let us know!  We exist for you!

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Black Friday Sale on iTunes Gift Cards!

Black Friday ads have slowly started to leak out, and Apps for iPads  has learned that Best Buy is going to have quite a good deal on a $50 iTunes giftcard. During its Black Friday sale, Best Buy will offer the $50 gift card  for an unprecedented  20% off -- so it's only $40! If you do a lot of iTunes Store purchasing you might want to stock up on the cards while they're on sale!  That's a LOT of iPad apps!

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WIN iPad Apps on THANKSGIVING!

Did you know that  Apps for iPads has not just  one, BUT TWO  iPad app contests running?!? 

Now YOU can win FULL versions of BOTH  Notes Plus AND PhotoPuppet in their simple and easy contests!

Simply check out the Notes Plus Review and Tutorial, along with all the fun going on with PhotoPuppet to see  how YOU can WIN!

BUT HURRY!  BOTH CONTESTS END  THANKSGIVING DAY!

    

    

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Apple iPad iOS 4.2 Delay?

Insiders at App Advice  and MacStories are reporting that the long awaited iPad revision that will enable our iPads to multi-task,  create files, print and more may be delayed until Thanksgiving.

In the meantime developers on new iOS 4.2 apps for iPads work furiously to take "advantage" of all the new iPad owners that will flood the market following the holiday gift giving season.

It looks like the new iOS 4.2 update will be delayed. Just yesterday, we reported that the latest version would most likely be released tomorrow, November 12. However, that no longer looks to be the case.

According to MacStories, the long awaited update for the iPhone/iPod touch and iPad is being delayed due to Wi-Fi connection issues experienced within the build.

MacStories reports:

This will delay the release for at least a week while it is tested, but may not get public release until the following week as it appears Apple will be testing it vigorously. iOS 4.2 should, however, come out before Thanksgiving.

As a result, Apple is likely to release a new Gold Master update to developers soon, with the general public receiving an update sometime after that. For now, pencil in a new street date for sometime right before Thanksgiving or perhaps a little bit sooner.

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E-Books to Join The New York Times Best-Seller List - NYTimes.com

As you can see, the New York Times is taking ebooks very seriously.  

World famous for their "Best Sellers List" they now add digital books to their repertoire.

Be sure to stop by Apps for iPads to watch their video tutorial 

just published on HOW TO DOWNLOAD DIGITAL eBooks TO YOUR iPad! 

Now YOU can check out a digital library book and read it on your iPad.

See you on the website and sync with you soon!

~MaggieB  

Times Will Rank E-Book Best Sellers

By JULIE BOSMAN

Published: November 10, 2010

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In an acknowledgment of the growing sales and influence of digital publishing, The New York Times said on Wednesday that it would publish e-book best-seller lists in fiction and nonfiction beginning early next year.

The lists will be compiled from weekly data from publishers, chain bookstores, independent booksellers and online retailers, among other sources.

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Fiddle Yourself SILLY on Your iPad with the Magic Fiddle iPad App!

Have you SEEN this!?!

How amazing is this???

I wish I knew how to play an instrument!

First I saw iPad app pianos, then drums… and NOT we have iPad app fiddles!

This is just beyond amazing and I just had to SHARE!

Who would have ever thought that you could have a violin for $2.99???

People complain about the price of an iPad but LOOK at ALL it can DO!!!   A Kindle or Nook can

read a book, the Apple iPad open new doors into all areas of your life! 

BUT if you are looking to read a book, tune in tomorrow for the Apps for iPads Friday Tips & Trick

which shows you how to download library books onto your iPad!!!

Bob Woodward's Washington Post App for iPads

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCUFxFoaloE Clever ad, but I really think they could have succeeded without making Bob Woodward, one of the greatest journalists of modern time, look ancient and befuddled by the whole thing... What do you think? Stop by Apps for iPads for all the latest when you are talking iPads!
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Apple Advertising iOS 4.2 on Website: Can Release be Far Behind?

Our Apps for iPads staff just noted that Apple has posted the new iOS 4.2 on their website!

Can that mean that we will see it before weeks end?

What will this mean to YOU?

How will this affect our iPad apps???

What do YOU think? 

iOS 4 is the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. And soon iPad owners will get to enjoy its 100+ new features and innovations — including multitasking, folders, printing, and more. Look for iOS 4.2 coming in November for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.¹

 Multitasking

Run all your favorite apps — and switch between them instantly — without slowing down the performance of the foreground app or draining the battery unnecessarily.²

 Folders

Organize apps into folders with drag-and-drop simplicity. Get faster access to your favorites and browse and manage thousands of apps.

 AirPrint

Print mail, photos, web pages, and more directly to a printer on a wireless network.

 AirPlay

Wirelessly stream videos, music, and photos from iPad to the new Apple TV, and stream music to AirPlay speakers or receivers, including AirPort Express.

Game Center

Experience social gaming on your iPad. Find friends or use auto-match to play multiplayer games against new opponents. Track achievements and compare high scores.

Even better Mail

See messages from all your accounts in a unified inbox, organize messages by threads, and open attachments in third-party apps.

Find text on web pages

In Safari, easily find and highlight specific words and phrases on large web pages.

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WIN Big at Apps for iPads! ENTER Contests NOW!

Did you know that Apps for iPads is in the middle of not one, but TWO

giveaway contests? WIN Notes Plus AND PhotoPuppet iPad apps during November!

You can win the full version of the GREAT

note-taking iPad, Notes Plus!

Read the great review and interview and watch

a video review and then two MORE tutorial videos

get you jumping head first into a great iPad app!

But HURRY!  This contest ends November 15^th!

When your work, and note taking is done, break out PhotoPuppet for some family FUN!

Read all about PhotoPuppet and watch the video review!    

Try out the FREE PhotoPuppet Lite & enter it to have a chance at WINNING the full-

version of PhotoPuppet! 

After you read all about PhotoPuppet you KNOW you are going to want to try to WIN so

check out the contest details!  Contest runs through Thanksgiving so check it out TODAY!!!