iWork for iPad 1.1 update details

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Productivity, App Updates, Apple, $9.99,

Apple has just updated their iPad iWork suite to version 1.1. All three apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) see feature additions and bug fixes. Here’s the rundown:

Pages 1.1

• Support for French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
• Toolbar and ruler are now available in wide-screen landscape view
• Documents automatically fit to page width in landscape view
• Enhanced Back/Front slider in the Arrange panel
• Improves reliability when exporting Microsoft Word documents
• Addresses issues with exporting documents previously imported from Microsoft Word
• Fixes an issue with text wrapping in Microsoft Word after exporting a document with a frame around an image
• Addresses a chart font size issue when exporting documents previously imported from Microsoft Word
• Resolves an issue with scrolling after inserting and playing a movie

Numbers 1.1

• Support for French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, - Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
• Enhanced Back/Front slider in the Arrange panel
• Improves reliability when importing Numbers ’09 spreadsheets
• Addresses a chart font size issue when exporting spreadsheets previously imported from Microsoft Excel
• Fixes an issue when formatting a table pasted from Keynote or Pages
• Addresses an issue where formulas did not properly update when dragging and dropping cells
• Fixes an issue with applying a new style to a table in a template after an Undo

Keynote 1.1

• Support for French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish
• Enhanced Back/Front slider in the Arrange panel
• Added the option to show additional alignment guides at smaller intervals
• Improves reliability when importing Keynote ’09 presentations
• Improves reliability when importing Microsoft PowerPoint presentations
• Addresses a chart font size issue when exporting presentations previously imported from Microsoft PowerPoint
• Fixes an issue preventing access to some table cell color fills in landscape mode with an external keyboard

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iPad review: An in-depth look at the Apple tablet

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Features, Handhelds, Product Reviews,

When Apple finally revealed the iPad to the world back at their January 27th event, it was a long time coming for many an Apple fan. After almost three years with the iPhone around, everyone figured it was time for Apple to unleash a full-sized, proper tablet. However, time and time again the rumor mill was incorrect, as Apple Event after Apple Event came and went with nary a mention of a tablet device. So when the announcement finally came, and when pre-orders finally were being taken, many prepped to grab the iPad on day one. That day came on April 3 with the launch of the Wi-Fi iPad in the United States, which you can now purchase at the Apple Online Store.

The hype has been off the charts, so let’s step back for a minute and examine this thing. The iPad sits somewhere between the iPhone juggernaut and the ridiculously popular MacBook. Many have said that it is simply a “big iPod touch” and nothing more. Apple has called it “magical and revolutionary.” Who’s right?

We bring you the answers in our review, so hit that read link and follow along as we delve into the iPad.

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