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Today the lofty Times Literary Supplement--"the leading international forum for literary culture"--will run an unusual advertisement: It's for an iPad app. The app, "The Tempest," is essentially an enhanced e-book version of the Shakespeare play. (You know, the one with Prospero, Miranda, the island.) It's loaded with features--including an audiobook version read by professional actors, inline commentary from Shakespeare scholars, and social tools for your class or study group--and is available from the iTunes store for $9.99.

Among those turning to smartphones or tablets to track the games, online browsers will trump application usage on both devices. Of those using a smartphone who will follow the Olympics, 77 percent will tune in using a browser while 63 percent will use an app for updates. Among tablet users, 80 percent will use a browser and only 58 percent will utilize apps.

For Facebook app blog post

The GoSoapBox software and app aims to encourage students to become more engaged with learning in the classroom while offering teachers an insight into their performance.

Ipad app where you build a pizza starting from kneading the dough. It can be a race against friends or you can post scores to FB or twitter. You can also order the virtual pizza to be delivered

app from recyclebank and Transport for london -- rewards system to encourage consumers to walk or cycle during olympics

"Like" to show up on newsfeed from other apps. 

new concept? couple apps: Pair & Avocado 

an always-on teleconference app -- persistent listening

takes a look into 3 AR apps: Blippar, Zappar and Snaps -- all free to download

 Anywake app users are awoken to the sounds of a random city - if they guess which one it is, they're rewarded with discounted tickets to that destination.

not only are they using the iPhone... they are developing apps for it

AR-lite app for GE. Take a photo of your room, select your desired "mood" and the app recommends the bulb to get you there. Aligns with consumer need for curation and help in making decisions amid information overload.

Kraft's "big fork, little fork" app for iPad demonstrates best-in-class app design for brands. The attention to detail for the intended audiences (parents and kids) contains hidden features and surprises that demonstrate how powerful a branded app can be when thoroughly and deliberately designed with the audience in mind.

netflix has already released its iPad app, but the iPhone app is reportedly better  daily 8.26

A few of these apps are cool. The Chegg one seems like a good barcode/shopping app.