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NewsRack vs Pulse News Reader: 2 RSS apps for iPad

by AliciaB July 27, 2010

You won’t believe me, but I swear that I bought Pulse, an app that displays RSS feeds in a horizontal/vertical graphic navigation, completely by accident. No, it’s never happened before. I was innocently browsing around the iPad RSS reader apps in the store when, before I knew it, my finger had already clicked and clicked [...]

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Review: USA Today for iPad

by patrickj July 1, 2010

USA Today for iPad was one of the very first major newspaper apps to come out for the iPad, hitting the App Store in time for the the April 3rd release date.  It took me a while to get around to checking USA Today for iPad out, as it has never been a favorite of [...]

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Review: The Times of London for iPad

by patrickj June 6, 2010

The Times of London for iPad is the latest app for a big-name newspaper to hit the iPad App Store.  It’s also another high-profile title that has chosen to go with a very hefty price for its iPad edition – &16.99 for each 28 days worth of issues, with the Sunday Times not included. Is [...]

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Newsweek for iPad – How NOT To Do a Digital Magazine

by patrickj June 3, 2010

Newsweek is one of the latest well-know, mainstream magazines to hit the iPad, with its Newsweek for iPad app.  If you’d like the very short version of this review, it would be something along the lines of … It’s crap – don’t waste your time. If you’d like a little detail on why I say [...]

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Review: Wired Magazine for iPad

by patrickj June 1, 2010

Wired Magazine for iPad has been one of the most eagerly-awaited apps for the iPad, and it hit the App Store last week.  I’ve been looking forward to Wired’s digital edition ever since we first started seeing sneak peeks of it, and I grabbed a copy of it as soon as I saw it hit [...]

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Review: NetNewsWire for iPad

by patrickj April 19, 2010

NetNewsWire for iPad is an RSS reader app for the iPad that provides sync with Google Reader and with a full-featured desktop app on Mac and Windows.  On a Mac it syncs with NetNewsWire for Mac.  On Windows the sync partner is FeedDemon.  Both desktop apps are free / ad-supported. NetNewsWire (NNW) is among the [...]

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Review: Time Magazine on the iPad

by patrickj April 9, 2010

There’s been a lot of talk of the iPad being a sort of ‘savior’ device for newspapers and magazines.  Time is a leading magazine title – here in the US and even worldwide I believe. What better way to discover the new Time Magazine for iPad than to purchase the April 12 issue of it, [...]

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