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"The iPad is quickly becoming a superb tool for a whole host of different professionals, with new apps and developments improving its capacity every month. Apple has pushed hard to make the new iPad even more appealing to photographers, the gorgeous display an absurdly tempting proposition."

"We've collected together some of the best iPad apps designed to help you get healthy, stay in shape, and monitor your progress. Spend a few minutes picking out the ones that suit you, and begin to transform your life!"

"Fortunately for you, I'm here to help. We'll try and keep a mix of old classics and new favourites, read on and stock up on fantastic free iPad apps!"

"Keynote for iPad, part of the iWork app suite, is a beautiful and powerful presentation tool, which is almost as good as the Mac desktop version. Users can create slideshows for projects, professional presentations, etc using the built-in templates, graphics, and animations."

"Khan Academy, the wildly popular Youtube lecture series, is slated to launch its iPad app any minute now in Apple's store. The enhanced version of Khan Academy will include time-syncing between devices--no Internet connection required, an interactive transcript of the lectures for easy searching, and a handy scrubber for moving between parts of the lectures. Perhaps more importantly, now that more schools have begun adopting Khan's lectures for their own classrooms, the free iPad app could possibly replace or supplement textbooks, saving cash-strapped schools and students a lot of money."

"You can pack up your other apps and send them home. CNET's iPad app has arrived, and you'll be too busy digging into its tech riches, reviews, and gadget advice to get much else done on your iPad. Or, you know, eat."

"If you're an iPad user and sick of waiting for something like the Mac's Dashboard to appear on your tablet, you'll love to know about iDashboard, a new iPad offering that consolidates many individual apps into one screen."

"Landka's Back in Time for iPad, which is part edu-app and part digital coffee table book, tweaks Sagan's metaphoric Cosmic Calendar by collapsing the history of the universe's 13.7 billion years into a single day."

"While Microsoft seemingly crawls toward the release of their first-party Office iPad app, it is being beaten to the punch. There are umpteen text editors for iOS, some full office suite alternatives, and of course, Apple's own iWork set to compete with. But now, SlideShark has chosen to concentrate solely on presentations. So how does it fare? Read on to find out!"

"With an iPad there's not much you can't do. You can take photos, write documents, and more so it makes sense that you might need to print something occasionally. Here are some of the best options available if you're in the market for a printing app for your iPad"

Inside the design process for NPR's iPad app - The Society for News Design http://t.co/HXVA609l #ipad #apple

"Top iPad Apps for School Administrators Any technology device is only as good as the software installed on it. Combined with desktop access and Android phone access, I am able to use these applications just about anywhere. These are my iPad application recommendations to administrators."

How about flipping your classroom using iPad apps?

"Now, with the new upgraded app, which is totally FREE by the way, you have a highly intuitive interface that makes it EASY to use on your iPad. While you cannot edit boards you can do just about anything else. It even has a built in web browser for surfing for more pins, with, of course its own Pin Button."

A free alarm app we found to help keep us on time in the morning is Winter Wake-Up. The app is for the iPhone but works fine on the iPad in 2x mode. The idea of the app is that it watches for weather changes where you are (you need to have Location Services turned on), then adjusts your wake up alarm time to give you extra time.

"Suggested list of core iPad apps for K-6 use. Preference is given to apps that are open-ended and can be used for various creative needs."

"The iPad's journey to becoming more of a content-producing and creative tool took another step forward recently with the release of a new app called Pholium (US$9.99). The app is centered around the creation, viewing, and sharing of iPad photo ebooks."

"So which apps might Apple use to show off the brilliance of its new display hardware? We've identified four key app categories that would be ideal for demo'ing the HD display. We've also spoken to software developers about their iPad 3 aspirations. None would spill any beans concerning launch-day involvement, but we did learn more about how the developer community is anticipating the new display."

"Every week the editors at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps, accessories, gadgets, and websites. This week's selections include a unique photography app, a solution for reading sheet music on the iPad, an alternative to iBooks, an awesome flying game, a web app alternative for a popular native iPhone application, a new way to view your Instagram feed, and the best way to get comic books onto your iPad."