One Day After Release, Microsoft iPad Office Apps Top App Store Charts

In his first major public event as Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella unveiled on Thursday at a press event in San Francisco a long-awaited version of Microsoft Office suite for iPad, bringing productivity applications Word, Excel and PowerPoint to iPad users.

iWork for for iOS and Mac Updated, Keynote Gains New Transitions

Apple has pushed new updates for its iWork suite of productivity apps on both the Mac and iOS.

FiftyThree Announces Bluetooth 'Pencil' Stylus to Accompany 'Paper' App

FiftyThree, the developer behind the popular Paper sketching app, today released a new stylus called Pencil, which is designed to be used in conjunction with the app.

Edit Office files and present on the go with hopTo for iPad

iPad owners, are you feeling constrained in your content creation choices? While there are some savvy cloud-connected apps that let you open,

Gmail for iOS Gets iOS 7 Update, New Features for iPad

Gmail for iOS has been updated to version 2.7182, adding an iOS 7-style redesign that gives the app a cleaner look on the iPhone. The redesign also includes additional features on the iPad, such as a new navigation bar that can be used to switch between categories and accounts in landscape mode.

Wi-Fi syncing, new Web browser options added in '1Password' for iOS update

With today's update, 1Password for iOS hit version 4.3, bringing a host of bug fixes, a new Web browser selection feature and better compatibility with the app's Mac client.

Paper for iPad lets you print physical notebooks of your work

Paper by FiftyThree (free, with in-app purchases) is an incredibly cool sketching/painting app for iPad that provides virtual notebooks into which those with artistic talents can pour their visions. Now FiftyThree has teamed up with Moleskine to let artists create physical books of their work with a tap in the app.

Mailbox for iPad now available

Popular email client Mailbox is now available for iPad. Previously Mailbox was iPhone-only, but today's version 1.3 update makes it a universal app that runs on all iOS devices.

1Password for iOS gets password generation inside 1Browser on iPad, improved searching and sharing

Password management app 1Password has been updated to version 4.2 on iOS, featuring improved search capabilities, new sharing features and the ability to generate complex passwords inside of the app’s built-in browser on iPad.

Google Drive triples free storage to 15 GB

We were just talking about how Amazon is competing with Apple and other cloud services by offering 5 GB of storage for free.

Write for Dropbox lands on iPad, bringing remote keyboard and clipboard features to its note-taking apps

We first reported on Write for Dropbox back in February, noting at the time that it offers a near perfect way to jot down notes on your iPhone. And now it has landed on iPad too, bringing a particularly neat device-sharing feature into the mix.

ListBook: A list app with location based reminders and more for iPhone and iPad

NoIdentity's ListBook (US$1.99) is a straightforward list compiler that looks great and has some well-implemented features to help you get on top of all those lists and things to get done.

Five uses for Panic's Status Board

Panic's new iPad app Status Board is great for keeping track of your email, tweets, and the weather. We liked it a lot. Status Board comes ready to use, but its highly customizable nature is proving to be one of the app's greatest strengths.

SkyDrive iOS App Finally Gets an Update from Microsoft

After a nine-month standstill, Apple finally greenlit the release of Microsoft's SkyDrive 3.0 iOS update, which adds some valuable photo-uploading features and support for both iPhone 5 and iPad mini displays.

Evernote 5.2 Gets New Snippet View, PDF Viewer

Evernote for iOS has been updated today to version 5.2. I have been testing the update for the past weeks, and I believe it brings a number of very welcome improvements, especially for iPad owners.

Instashare is like AirDrop for iOS, launches on the iPad to make local file sharing painless

Instashare, a new app which lets you transfer files between your Mac and iPhone, has gained ground lately as an easy tool for moving photos, PDFs, etc across iDevices. Now, iPad owners are in luck: Instashare is expanding to Apple’s tablets to provide what creators TwoManShow call “AirDrop for iOS & OSX.”

Codea for iPad is a super slick way to write and run programs on your iPad

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"It’s kind of like the Garage Band of coding." – Wired

"[Codea] for iPad is a super slick way to write and run programs on your iPad." – Gizmodo

Codea lets you create games and simulations — or just about any visual idea you have. Turn your thoughts into interactive creations that make use of iPad features like Multi-Touch and the accelerometer.

Pen & Ink for iPad: major app update with 20 new brushes

Stepping Stone Software LLC today is pleased to announce a major update to its popular "Pen & Ink: A Watercolor Notebook" iPad app which is used by professional artists and hobbyists to create and manage watercolor paintings and drawings. With the update, users will have 20 additional brushes, each one of which creates its own unique brushstroke and texture, resembling the look of pigment on wet paper.

"Pen & Ink is the closest thing to real watercolor painting I have ever seen," says Jennifer Emerson, artist and Board Member of the San Francisco Art Institute. "These brushes are easy to use and perfectly replicate the feeling I have when I am painting on paper in my studio."

Wunderlist 2 Finally Comes To iPad Following A Successful Launch On iPhone

Wunderlist 2 has finally arrived on the iPad today, just under three months after making its debut on the iPhone, Android, Mac, and PC. This update introduces a whole host of new features and functionality, in addition to speed and performance improvements under the hood. And as usual, it’s completely free.

Wunderlist is now a universal app, so when it gets new features on iPhone — which are promised in the coming weeks — they’ll come to iPad at the same time. But here are some of the features you can start enjoying straight away:

1Password for iOS keeps your digital life safe

 For a security mechanism that has existed since mankind traded places with apes to raise to the top of the food chain, passwords have shown a surprising longevity. Passwords act as gatekeepers to our email, banking, social media accounts, and just about anything else that we do, regardless of whether we are online or not.