Houston Chronicle technology columnist Dwight Silverman, a non-musician who “can only intermittently carry a tune,” describes how he was able to release his inner Clapton using the Smart Guitars and stomp box effects included in GarageBand for iPad…
Apple today announced that iPad 2, the second-generation of its third post-PC device, will go on sale in 25 additional countries this Friday, March 25. iPad 2 will be available at Apple Retail Stores and select Apple Authorized Resellers at 5 p.m. loca…
FileMaker, Inc. today released three Starter Solutions for FileMaker Go for iPhone and iPad — Contacts, Documents, and Assets — available with a free 30-day trial version of FileMaker Pro 11. The top-selling business database app for iPhone and iPa…
FileMaker today shipped Bento 4 for Mac — now available on the Mac App store — Bento 1.1 for iPhone, and Bento 1.1 for iPad. With new features that include the ability to print labels, export libraries with data, automatically add geographical loca…
Computerworld reviewer Michael deAgonia writes, “Despite the arrival of other tablets, the iPad 2 remains the best available.” He praises its “beautifully sleek unibody design,” speed (“everything feels faster”), long battery life, and “s…
iPad 2, the next generation of the magical device, went on sale today at all 236 Apple Retail Stores in the US and through the Apple Online Store. Every customer who buys an iPad 2 at an Apple Retail Store will be offered free Personal Setup service, h…
In USA Today, reviewer Edward Baig argues that the “slimmed-down iPad 2” makes what was already “splendid” even better, citing “headline additions” of front- and rear-facing cameras with FaceTime and PhotoBooth, a “snappier” Apple A5 du…
Engadget’s Joshua Topolsky writes that because the original iPad “soared far above most of its competitors,” the “thinner, sleeker, faster” iPad 2
is “already at the front of the pack.” Noting that the “unbelievably thin” iPad 2 desi…
In a detailed review, MacWorld’s Chris Breen recommends GarageBand for iPad (5 out of 5 mice) as a “flexible and affordable” tool for anyone “from musicians to tin-eared newbies.” Writing that GarageBand “may be the most inspiring musical i…
Associated Press reviewer Rachel Metz writes that with the release of a “skinnier, faster, and slightly lighter” iPad 2, Apple has pulled further ahead of competitors “with improvements that make an already excellent tablet even more enticing.”…