Facebook Working on an iPad App?

Facebook Working on an iPad App?

TechCrunch is reporting that we may all have an honest to goodness Facebook iPad appthat understands and gives iPad users what they actually need in their FB experience!?  Let's hope it arrives sooner rather than later!

“We need to make a tablet version of Facebook. It’s something we’re working on right now.”

That was Facebook CTO Bret Taylor speaking to me yesterday in a sit down following his one-on-one interview on stage at the Inside Social Apps conference in San Francisco.

Now, before you get all excited, note that Taylor is not specifically saying that the social giant will make a native iPad app. Instead, he’s saying that there’s needs to be a better version of the service for tablets in general. Having said that, he didn’t exactly rule out a native iPad app either in our chat.

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Did YOU Win the $10,000 iTunes Gift Card???

WE have a WINNER!  At approximately 5:00am EST today, Saturday, January 22, 2011 Apple

sold their 10 BILLIONTH APP!  We don’t know the name of the winner yet, so keep crossing

your FINGERS!  We’ll keep on top of it and let you know who the winner of the $10K in iPad apps is

just as soon as we know!

With over 60,000 apps in their store now you are sure to find JUST the RIGHT app you are looking for! 

BUT how do you know which iPad app is the RIGHT one?  Let Apps for iPads help!  We have a full

line of iPad app videos and reviews so you can “try” before  you buy! 

We really want to know what iPad apps YOU want reviewed so we can concentrate our efforts for YOU!

Stop by Apps for iPads and drop us an email or comment on one of our published articles.

Have a WONDERFUL weekend!  We look forward to seeing you on the website soon!

iPad Robots Set to Invade our Lives!

With the advent of the iPad and iPad apps of all kinds, could iOS controlled toys be far behind?

While there is no video available at this time, the pictures of the Tankbot make for intrigue…

at a reported cost of under $20 they are sure to be an instant HIT!

iPad Controlled “Tankbot” Robotic Toy Coming Soon!

Once in a while, we stumble upon intriguing products or new ideas associated with the iPad.  An interesting product that will release in June will come to us from company Desk Pets.

Even though there are no videos released yet for the upcoming product, it seems that Desk Pets is planning to bring its specialty around tiny robotic toys to launch a new toy called Tankbot.

The new toy will be controlled using any of your iPad or other iOS devices.

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Doctors Credit iPad as Tool to Rep. Giffords' Recovery

Perhaps you have read of Rep. Gabrielle (Gabby) Giffords miraculous recovery…

but did you know that Dr. Michael Lemole, chief of neurology at UMC reports that her use of the iPad “ show higher cognitive function?"

Rep. Giffords’ Road to Recovery — iPad as Therapeutic Tool

The amazing recovery of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords from a devastating gunshot wound to the head is a welcome bright spot in the aftermath of the tragic incident in Tucson.  Doctors have reported that Rep. Giffords is “beginning to stand with assistance, she is scrolling through an iPad”. While Giffords’ recovery is astounding given the severity of her injury, the role of the iPad in her therapy is not surprising.  Apple’s tablet, and the iPad apps that accompany it,  play a role in the treatment of patients with a variety of illnesses and injuries, with very good results.

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EASIEST Way EVER to Transfer Photos with an iPad App!

This week’s edition of Apps for iPads Tips & Tricks is OUT and it’s pretty cool!  Learn how to transfer photos and videos between your iOS devices as well as your computer! 

Three easy-to-follow videos shows you how simple the process can be with this cool new iPad app… you can literally do it in under a minute!

Find out how, and if Photo Transfer iPad App, by Enrique Rodriguez, is worth all the stars he is gathering over at the Apple App Store! 

p.s. make sure to read the full review for even more tips and tricks so you don’t make any of the mistakes that MaggieB did first time out of the box!

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NOW - Borrow and Lend Kindle e-Books With Your Friends!

Kindle owners can now SHARE their digital books with their friends for up to two weeks!

After years of requests, Amazon has introduced Kindle e-book lending!

Kindle book owners can now share Kindle titles with their family and friends for two weeks.  Borrowers don’t even need a Kindle to read the book!  Friends can  read your book with the Amazon Kindle iPad app, available ABSOLUTELY  FREE, with our link, from the Apple App Store!

Kindle e-book sharing is only available, at this time, in the United States, on a title-by-title basis.  Publishers are free to choose whether their books are eligible for sharing.  Have a book you would like to share?  Now you CAN!