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As had been reiterated time and time again, the iPad is not merely for consumption – it’s also powerful tool for creation!
This week I want to know what creative activities are the favourites of AppStorm readers, what do you love to do most on your iPad? Are you a musician who can’t help but throw ideas into Garageband, a writer who simply adores the pure writing environment of minimal writing apps, or an artist adept with your fingers?
Even famous, and gifted, artists such as David Hockney have taken to using the iPad for the creation of art – it won’t be long before the mass of creative work achieved on the iPad allows it a proper place in people’s minds as a creation device.
Feel free to get involved in the comments and elaborate on your answer! I’d love to know, specifically, what apps you use and how the iPad has helped in the creation of art (in the broadest sense).
It feels like an age ago, but back in December we ran an in-depth survey about AppStorm itself – how very meta of us…
As it was impossible for you to see the results as they happened, I thought I’d enlighten you and talk a little about the focus of AppStorm going into the future (it is the New Year after all). Get set for some charts, percentages, and perhaps a little light japery!
Winners Announced
Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway this week, and special thanks to the kind people at Good.iWare! I’m excited to let you know that the winners have now been chosen. Congratulations are in order to:
@alexnosov
@basrur
@HB_Sarab
@hollbeck
@RagtopB
Well done to the lucky winners, and we’ll be in touch soon. Sorry to those who missed out, be sure to check back for more great competitions!
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This week we have a simply excellent giveaway, we have 5 promo codes for the robust and ever dependable GoodReader up for grabs!
We reviewed GoodReader for the iPad a long time ago, but the conclusion still stands:
GoodReader should not be missing from your iPad.
GoodReader makes it easy to read and view a wide range of different files on your iPad. You can download them directly from your Mac or PC, or connect to a wide range of different servers and sharing services.
Find out how to enter below…
Last week we ran a poll entitled “What Are You Most Excited About in 2012?” The response was great, but relatively unsurprising. People want to see what the next generation of both the iPad and the iPhone looks like!
There has been a huge amount of speculation surrounding Apple making a new move in the television market, and that showed up in the polls – there was also concrete interest in a potential Apple Television. However, today I want to look at a few of the reasons I’m personally excited about the new iPad…
It’s the New Year, and the perfect time to take a poll about what’s getting people excited! Rather than publish an exasperating poll that encompasses all eventualities, from the Olympics to finally playing Monopoly all the way through, I’ve decided to stick with Apple and the possible/probably/likely launches that are due this year.
Are you giddy about the next iPad, a guaranteed appearance this calendar year, or is it the spurious and much-rumoured Apple Television that’s getting you worked up?
Click on the right and lodge your feelings on the internet, what harm can it do? I’m hoping there’ll be some iPad sympathy here on iPad.AppStorm, but I’ve got a feeling that the iPhone 5 might just edge it out in the expectation and excite stakes…
Am I right?
Feel free to leave any comments or thoughts below – are some of these things definitely not going to happen this year? Have I missed something massive?
We’ve collected the top four reviews, roundups and how-to articles from across the AppStorm network in February. Whether you’re interested in Mac, iPhone, Web, or Android apps, there’s bound to be something you didn’t spot over the course of the month. Now would be a good time to explore a part of the AppStorm Network you’ve never seen before!
Thanks for reading AppStorm, and I hope you enjoy looking over some of our favourite posts from last month!
Winners Announced
Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway this week, and special thanks to the kind people at RocketCat Games! I’m excited to let you know that the winners have now been chosen. Congratulations are in order to:
Charley Rouse
Samuel
Maikel
Well done to the lucky winners, and we’ll be in touch soon. Sorry to those who missed out, be sure to check back for more great competitions!
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Earlier this week Nathaniel Mott reviewed the excellent Mage Gauntlet, and I’m pleased to announce that we have 3 promo codes to give away!
Mage Gauntlet is a fantastic game that takes advantage of the iPad’s screen and touch controls to their fullest capabilities. It’s a fun, quirky game that has stellar gameplay and is being updated by the developer at a steady pace.
I consider myself pretty cheap. In fact, when I decided to purchase an iPhone and eventually my iPad I swore I would only go through with it as long as I could practice self-control and curtail my spending on apps. I suspect there are plenty of other iPad owners out there who are stingy…er, I mean frugal, like me, but is free always the best option when it comes to apps?
To answer that question let’s compare some of the best free and paid apps in several different categories. Hopefully by the end we’ll be able to determine if that classic phrase, “You get what you pay for,” is really true or not.
We’ve made it!
Depending on where you are in the world it’s already 2012, or tantalisingly close to being! I thought it would be fitting to announce iPad.AppStorm’s favourite apps of 2011, those apps that make it a joy to use the iPad. Read on to find out the winners…
