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Most used apps on the iPad 3

Summary: The new iPad with the Retina Display already has a wealth of apps available to take advantage of the iPad's strengths.

James Kendrick

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The new iPad has only been out for a short while but developers are updating their apps to support the Retina Display almost daily. Kudos to Apple for apparently making apps easy to update for the high-resolution display.

I am frequently asked which apps I use the most on my new iPad. The apps in this gallery are not the only ones on my new iPad, but they are the most heavily used. Odds are if you see me with the iPad in hand, you will find it running one of the apps on this list.

You'll find good games, top productivity apps, and special utilities that turn the iPad into good work tools. All of these apps are available in the iTunes App Store. They range in price from free to $9.99.

See the full mobile tech coverage by James Kendrick at ZDNet Mobile News

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Topics: Apps, iPad, Mobility

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  • That's not Read It Later

    That's Instapaper.
    Slneufeld
    Reply 2 Votes

    • Here's a better list

      http://iphonetipsandtricks.lookitupforme.com
      jv4blog@...
      Reply Vote

  • If those

    If those are the best apps. available, I'll pass.
    NoAxToGrind
    Reply Vote

    • Reading comprehension?

      Do you have a reading comprehension problem? The title says the most used, not the best there is to offer.
      non-biased
      Reply 1 Vote

  • Air Display wonderful - if it works!

    I really like the Air Display app - but beware that it doesn't work on a whole class of MacBooks that have the dual graphics displays. And they've given up on fixing it, so if you bought it, you are out of luck until you upgrade your MacBook. So I wouldn't count on solid technical support from Avatron, or for them to keep pace with the updates released by Apple. Sad story for an app with such promise.
    BusinessMacUser
    Reply Vote

  • Most used apps on my new iPad 3

    Other than the basic included apple apps, my list is in relative order of use:

    Evernote
    Skype
    Plaintext
    Pages
    Numbers
    Zinio
    SportsTap
    USA Today
    Surf Report
    Theodolite HD

    Use all of them every day. Not bad for a beach living, sports fan grandpa still doing consulting work.
    cruzdude
    Reply 1 Vote

    • list

      My list would include

      Angry Bird
      Garage Band
      Pocket Cloud
      ThinServer Win7
      Viber
      bojanwojan
      Reply Vote

  • Misleading headline

    Should be "James Kendrick's most used apps".
    Blurgle
    Reply Vote

  • Great list, with one complaint

    Could whoever writes your website please use ajax to load the stupid slide show so it doesn't repost the whole web page EVERY time!!!!!! I thought you were a tech company? (And don't give some lame excuse like wanting to load more ads)
    begelston@...
    Reply 1 Vote

    • I agree

      "please use ajax to load the stupid slide show so it doesn't repost the whole web page EVERY time!!!!!!"
      Thank you
      paulIT
      Reply 1 Vote

  • Missing Something?

    Hows about a magnifying lens to read text when not in 24pt font?
    HackerJ
    Reply Vote

  • Facetime

    "Facetime is a nice video chat app, but most of my contacts are running Skype so that is what I use most."

    Agreed. I don't use Facetime - because nobody I know has it. They all have Skype.

    Despite all of the ravings by Mac/iOS fans about Facetime - sorry, but the reality is that not being available on PCs and other phones holds it back as a real alternative to Skype.
    CobraA1
    Reply Vote

    • Ravings?

      Maybe I missed them but for the most part the only time I hear any comments about Facetime is from somebody trying to knock it, not fans raving about it.
      non-biased
      Reply Vote

  • News stories that don't even get product names right...says a lot really.

    Most used Apps on the NEW IPAD. It isn't that hard to get a product name right is it?
    iansumuk
    Reply Vote

  • Give him a break

    He's white and educated in the US. Cut him a little slack.
    trejz
    Reply Vote

  • New iPad

    What is the iPad 3? Get it right! There is no ipad 3 and don't post back the entire page.
    fjl@...
    Reply Vote

  • letters to the author rudeness

    What is with all the nastiness online?..People..chill out! If you talked to your kids that way, they might turn into serial killers or at least think that you are well..not nice..It is not the end of the world to call the new iPad the 3...Whether Apple likes it or not..that is what people do call it. It is like being told by Adobe not to use the word Photoshop as a verb...or like telling the wind not to blow too hard...Nature prevails..now, I will go back to my iPad 3 which yesterday I discovered on it that a 5 finger salute brings it to the homepage. If any complaint can be made is that Apple chose not to give me a little intro on the iPad or a manual so that I would know how all the gestures work and when. Because of that I will keep calling my iPad the iPad 3. I willend this note just that way..with a finger salute lol
    nfiertel
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    • The haters hate

      Agreed, this forum seems to attract some over the top reactions. James is actually one of the most experienced bloggers on mobile tech world wide.
      scoobiesnacks
      Reply Vote

  • Infomercials at their weakest!!

    A sorry list followed with price AppStore links. Really?! No free apps at all?!
    ramlash
    Reply Vote

  • understandable instructions

    I love the iPad. I love most of the apps, especially the good "free" ones.
    My big problem and complaint is the "excluded or (included?)" instructions of how to use some of those darn apps?
    Any good suggestions? Thanks in advance!
    belareiner@...
    Reply 1 Vote
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