Yeah , yeah , yeah : There ’s a Modern iPad descend out . But you bang what makes the iPad exciting and utile ? Apps . And we ’re here to tell you about the best .
Already this week , Macworldbrought you news of the launching of Square Register , an app that turns your iPad into a hard currency register , as well as Electronic Arts ’s move to pull The Sir James Young Simpson : Tapped Out from the App Store . And with the approaching launch of the Retina - enhanced “ novel ” iPad , editor program Philip Michaels bring in us word that Apple is upgrading some of its own apps — include Find My Friends , iTunes U , Remote , and more — for compatibility with the novel in high spirits - resolution display . We also offered a more thoroughgoing inclination of Retina - show - ready apps .
One other thing to note : The ever popular Flipboard app saw an update this hebdomad that brings its new iPhone “ Cover Stories ” feature to the iPad , as well as some displacement in typography and characterisation video display .
Other new and updated apps that catch our optic this week :
AP Mobile : The Associated Press was one of the first new organisation to create its own app after the iPhone launched a few year ago . Back then , AP Mobile was a middling staid app that mostly just contained a list of the service ’s stories . The late version , launched this week , show the august agency work to keep up with the times . The app is now universal , optimise for both telephone set and tablet , and features a more picture - driven video display of level . More illustrious is the new My AP feature article , which let users tailor-make the app ’s subject matter by take or de - selecting category of news . The app also includes more social media offerings , let user share news report to Facebook and Twitter . AP Mobile is innocent .
Frames : If you ’ve ever want to make your ownWallace & Gromit - elan adventure , here ’s your chance . Studio Neat ’s $ 3 Frames give users of recent iPhone ( the iPhone 4 and 4S ) the power to make their own break off - apparent movement moving picture . The app can captivate and export movies in 720p high - definition caliber ; you may also adjust the frames - per - second of a video shot , or add frames to an existing project . You might want to do a little equivalence - shopping before you grease one’s palms , however : Frames offers many of the same features as the trashy Timelapse Pro app that ’s been around for for a while .
iA Writer : We atMacworldhave long been fans of iA Writer , the app that lets user compose written document without cluttering the screen with annoying distractions . Kirk McElhearn call off theMac versionof the course of study a “ solid no - distraction writing tool . ” Lex Friedman praise the iPad version as a “ bully putz in the writer ’s arsenal . ” The only Apple gadget left to conquer , then , is obviously the iPhone — and that ’s what developer Information Architects did this week , update its $ 1 iOS offer to a universal app that ’s optimized for both telephone and tablet . Like its predecessor , the app includes a “ direction mode ” that blur out all but the few words of text edition you ’re work on , allowing for maximal concentration . Dropbox and iCloud compatibility leave you to sync document across equipment , and AirPrint lets you make a gruelling written matter directly from your iOS gimmick .
MotionX Sleep : We ’ll be honest : The iPhone is a equipment that usuallykeepsus from sleeping — if we ’re not getting late - dark speech sound call , we ’re using it to check chain armour and Twitter way past salubrious hours . But MotionX Sleep , a $ 1 app from Fullpower Technologies , aims to countermand the movement : It utilize the movement detector in your phone to track your eternal sleep , and offers week - long and calendar month - farseeing analytics to facilitate you square off if you ’re reaching your sleep goals . It also work as an iOS - pedometer of sort , track your movements throughout the day to determine your activity levels , and sound a “ Get Active ” alert if it determines you ’ve been sitting still too long . It isliterallytheChris Tragerof iPhone apps .
WallitApp : Here ’s a costless offer that combines the law of proximity - driven social networking of the Color app with a splashing of augmented realness : Wallit offers users the ability to allow for message on virtual walls at major landmarks in certain metropolis that can only been see by other nearby iPhone proprietor using the app . ( This videooffers a guide to Wallit ’s consumption . ) The company paint a picture the app can be used for everything from a surprise wedding proposal to tear apart talking with other fans at a with child sporting event . So it call on out that the iPhone can put one more nick in its belt : It has made graffiti legal !
