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"The iPad is nothing if not versatile - a real jack of all trades. One of its fun and lesser-know features is its ability to server a a digital photo frame - so you can enjoy all your favorite photos as a slideshow invoked right from the lock screen."

"eBay has been available on the iPhone and iPad for years now. While, for the most part, it is possible to get at things you may want to buy, the iPad app hasn't really been using all that screen space effectively. With the 2.0 update, eBay has done a much better job at offering a mobile version of their service that is quick and easy to use."

"Until recently, we have always had a big bowl of Legos on the conference room table. They are great to 'toy' with when waiting for folks to gather rather than have our noses buried in our mobile device screens. There are folks that can look at a pile of Legos and see a fire engine waiting to be built. There is the rest of us that see a lot of fun lockable color blocks."

"There are multiple apps out there that help you discover great YouTube content, but none are quite as unique as Elicity. You see, Elicity doesn't display videos at all on its main screen; Instead, the app uses a word cloud."

"Now Apple wants to help users achieve that limitless potential, with the free content-creation application iBooks Author. It aims to revolutionize modern textbooks by bringing interactivity to the learning experience. Not only can you add images to your pages, the reader can zoom in or out of them. You can insert Keynote slides, and embed movies that can be viewed inside a page or full screen. It's even possible to create short quizzes to test your readers' knowledge retention."

"One of the first things about the iPad that caught people's attention was the touch screen, and it goes without saying that some of the first apps to start taking advantage of that touch screen were handwriting/note taking apps. Apps that let you write, draw, sketch--and sometimes type-notes on your iPad. Something that combined technology with the age-old practice of scribbling notes on paper."

"Nowadays, Apple products are getting popularity by and by, because apple products like iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad and New iPad are extremely well-designed, these iOS Devices have large multi touch screens, these ios devices have very useful features also, and iphone 4S, and new ipad have Siri that is very useful and full of enjoyment also, we can say that these ios devices are extremely heart touching. But you can also put a new touch on your ios devices by using wallpapers, by using wallpapers you can provide new and gorgeous look of your own accord."

"With every iteration of iOS, Apple provides more and more accessibility features to its users to make iOS devices open to more people than ever before. iOS 6 includes something big. Guided Access is essentially a tool that allows you to restrict certain areas of your screen and physical buttons in order to make the device easier to use for someone with a disability, or for younger children."

"Apple sold more than 1 million copies of iPads in the first 3 months. This gadget is definitely more than just a larger version of iPhone or iPod touch. With 4x the screen of an iPhone, the iPad's display is ideal for reading and for presentations. "

"For the iPad there is a great timer/stopwatch app called Minu Timer. This universal free app needs no instructions (although it does include a start up 'how to use' page appearing on your first launch). The interface is simple and the user experience proves that a well written app will let users jump right in and get started. A lack of buttons and excessive tuning options keeps things uncluttered and removes the need to tap through to layers of screens."

"Coming to television screens early next month: Hollywood stars pitching a new, iPad-centric education venture aimed at Baby Boomers looking for work. Or, put another way, those who realize "it's time to start the next chapter you've been waiting for." "

"A hard reboot will very rarely be needed on the iPad but it is worth knowing how to do one for those occasions when it is called for. If your iPad becomes unresponsive - i.e. does not react to taps and gestures on the screen or to home button presses - then you need a hard reboot to snap it back to normal behavior."

"Inspiration waits for nothing and no one. Once it strikes, you have to be ready to capture the ideas borne from it; otherwise, all you will be left with are vague impressions of the brilliant images and animation ideasthat, if transformed into the screen, would have been your best creations yet. Are you ready to grasp and hold in your hand each and every dazzling idea that comes when inspiration strikes? Then use the following iPhone and iPad apps designed for animators on the go"

"Last week Amazon dumped an avalanche of new Kindles on us. Huzzah for reading! Except, um, who wants to buy a whole library of ebooks? Here's a list of 375 free books formatted for iPad/iPhone, Kindle, or for your plain old computer screen."

"What do hammers have to do with iPads? iPads are exactly like hammers, they are simply a tool. While the screen may shine and the intuitive nature of the device impress even the most cynical user, they are little more than tools in the classroom. "

"This year we introduced the Reflection app for PC and Mac at BPSCON. The application allows the iPad screen to be projected on any PC or Mac via AirPlay technology integrated into all iOS devices running iOS 5.0 and higher."

"As anyone with a toddler knows, iPads are addictive for children. They seem to have some sort of special radar that lets them know when an iDevice is within their reach, and they'll do anything they can to get their hands on them. Resistance is futile, but instead of lamenting excessive screen time, you can make your child's iPad addiction a productive one with educational apps, including those that promote early reading. With these 20 apps, children can learn how to write letters, improve phonics fluency, and even write their own books."

Thanks for these great resources. I particularly liked play and sing, with its great British accent. I'm keen to find apps with UK spelling and accents for primary school. Any ideas or pointers would be appreciated.

"I don't know about you, but I spend too much time waiting for the Camera app shutter to open so I can take a photo with my iPhone. The problem with that, of course, is that I miss a lot of shots that way, even when I'm using the lock-screen camera swipe."