Entertaining distractions for kids have come a long way since the early days of Concentration and Connect the Dots. That’s especially true if you’re an iPad user. Take a look at these masterpieces that highlight some game-changing graphics interaction and even how you buy them.
-
Kindle for iOS gets VoiceOver capabilities, AT&T U-Verse customers gain WatchESPN, Fox Now 0
May 1st at 9:11pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsAmazon updated the iOS version of its Kindle reading app on Wednesday, adding features that leverage Apple's VoiceOver technology to make Kindle content more accessible to the visually impaired.
-
Amazon updates its iOS Kindle app with VoiceOver support for blind and visually impaired users 0
May 1st at 6:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsAmazon has announced a handful of new updates to its universal Kindle app for iOS, designed to make it easier for blind and visually impaired users to navigate their way through the app....
-
Kindle For iOS Will Now Turn Your Favorite Books Into Audiobooks 0
May 1st at 8:25am / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsAmazon’s Kindle app for iOS hasn’t always been as accessible as Apple’s own iBooks, but that changed today with a new update that adds VoiceOver support, among other new accessibility features. Kindle will now read aloud over 1.8 million books, allowing those who are visually impaired to kick back and listen to their favorite titles.
-
Feed Wrangler joins RSS competition with paid service 0
April 30th at 8:42pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsWith two months left to go, the post-Google Reader landscape of RSS services is still sorting itself out. The newest player? Feed Wrangler, a paid subscription service from the iOS developer of Check The Weather and Audiobooks....
-
Top 5 Apps For Kids This Week 0
April 22nd at 12:00am / Mashable / 0 opinionsA living xylophone, educational mazes, interactive ebook fairy tales and more Dr. Seuss short stories — all in this week's top 5 apps for kids.
-
Top 5 Apps For Kids This Week 0
April 14th at 10:28pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsPractice addition, match puzzle cards and learn scientific concepts like friction and gravity — all in this week's top apps for kids.
-
Latest Issue Of Digital Comic Saga “Banned” From App Store For Depiction Of Gay Sex 0
April 9th at 1:12pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsAnother publisher is feigning surprise about Apple’s App Store policies today, claiming that Cupertino has “banned” an upcoming issue of a digital combic book from being sold in any iOS app due to “two postage stamp-sized images of gay sex.”
-
Top 5 Apps For Kids This Week 0
April 8th at 1:31am / Mashable / 0 opinionsShare a virtual bedtime story, manage a supermarket and explore a haunted house all in this week's top apps for kids.
-
Apple Accused of Kowtowing to China After Banning App 0
April 4th at 4:08pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsAfter a high-profile apology in the face of widespread media criticism, Apple is being accused of kowtowing to the Chinese government after it barred local access to an app that includes content that authorities deemed to be ‘illegal’ in the country....
-
Nook’s iOS App Now Offers Comic Books, HD Magazines & More 2
March 26th at 5:04pm / Cult of Mac / 0 opinionsIf you’re a frequent user of the official Nook app for iOS, then you’re going to love its latest update. In addition to support for high resolution magazines on the iPad, version 3.4.0 introduces support for Nook Comics, more detailed imagery, better organization options, and lots more.
-
Top 5 Apps for Kids This Week 0
March 25th at 3:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsGet your pen and pencil out for this week's math-centered top apps for kids.
-
Dotdotdot is Like Pocket Meets Readmill 2
March 19th at 4:48pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsFor those looking to ‘bookmark’ online articles or videos to consume later, there’s the likes of Pocket. And for those looking to enjoy a good ebook whilst tapping a slew of nifty social features, Readmill has them covered....
-
10 Android Apps at SXSW 8
March 12th at 10:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThe annual conference in Austin, South by Southwest, is known for helping to launch "breakout" apps over the years and many developers choose it as the place to launch their products. It's also a great place for networking with investors and partners. While the focus is usually on iOS, we rounded up the best Android apps that were either launched or heavily promoted this year, some of which are just starting to take off.
-
DrawQuest, Map of the Internet, and More 0
March 8th at 11:00pm / Gizmodo / 0 opinionsThere's snow falling relentlessly on the East coast, so it might be a very long weekend. But you won't lose your mind while you're cooped up inside. Here are plenty of new apps for your iPad to keep you occupied so cabin fever never has a fighting chance.
-
Marvel Unlimited Brings Its On-Demand Subscription Service to iOS 2
March 7th at 8:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsMarvel has launched a new iOS app today called Marvel Unlimited, giving comic book enthusiasts unlimited access to a broad range of titles via its existing online subscription service....
-
Marvel Unlimited launches on iOS with subscription-based access to 13K comics 0
March 7th at 7:31pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsMarvel Comics' digital subscription service landed on the iPad and iPhone on Thursday in the form of a new, highly anticipated application: Marvel Unlimited.
-
Marvel Unlimited Is A Severely Limited Subscription Comics Service For iOS 0
March 7th at 9:04am / TechCrunch / 0 opinionsThe only thing I want in this world is an all-you-can-read monthly comic subscription service, which I can use on the iPad. Which is why Marvel launching Marvel Unlimited on iOS seemed like a dream come true. But in actual fact, it’s like promising a feast and delivering a few mouldy Saltines. I’ll eat them because I’m starving, but I won’t like it.
-
Use These 10 Apps During Downtime 2
March 6th at 8:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsDowntime is hard to find, whether you're working 9 to 5, going to school or raising your kids full-time. When you do have that extra hour or two, and you inevitably take out your smartphone, shouldn't you spend the time wisely with a few good apps? SEE ALSO: 12 Apps You'll Use This Weekend You could scroll through Instagram, Pinterest and Facebook until your fingers ache, but we found 10 apps that'll help you relax and enjoy your free time even more.
-
Apple targets Japan with iBooks 3.1, featuring “hundreds of thousands” of Japanese-language books to buy 0
March 5th at 8:28pm / The Next Web / 0 opinionsApple has rolled out version 3.1 of its ebook app iBooks, finally bringing with it support for hundreds of thousands of paid-for books in the Japanese iBookstore....
-
Apple opens iBooks purchases in Japan with software update 1
March 5th at 8:07pm / GigaOM / 0 opinionsFor the first time Apple’s iBookstore will offer paid ebooks in the Japanese market. The iBooks 3.1 update also brings reading improvements for other Asian languages.
-
Apple adds support for Japan with iBooks 3.1 0
March 5th at 7:51pm / AppleInsider / 0 opinionsApple on Tuesday updated its iBooks application for iOS, adding access to its digital iBookstore to users from Japan.
-
These 11 Apps Will Supercharge Your Personal Life 0
March 4th at 8:45pm / Mashable / 0 opinionsThe terms social and mobile are used together so often, it's easy to forget the most important function of your phone: a modern little black book. It contains everything from your contact info to the notes that five years ago, you would have scribbled on a napkin. And with apps, your phone is capable of so much more.
-
The iPad as a comic-book reader 2
March 4th at 5:02pm / Macworld / 0 opinionsTablets, led by the iPad, have the potential to shake up the comic-book industry even more than ebook readers have begun to change the world of prose books. Large, portable color screens are perfect for reading comics. They’ve got a portability that desktop and laptop PCs can’t match, and of course they show off the source material in a way that small black-and-white Kindle screens can’t....
-
Top 5 Kids Apps of the Week 0
March 4th at 3:05am / Mashable / 0 opinionsGet your adventure caps on -- it's exploring time. This week's app collection for kids is all about taking the road less traveled.