Top 20 starter apps for the iPad

Top 20 starter apps for the iPad

Finally, the Aussie iPad launch is upon us, and the first thing many of us will be doing is getting our mitts on a bunch of apps. Here’s our line-up of some of the top iPad apps that are available on Australian shores. Plants vs. Zombies  

 

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 This is a fun and completely addictive strategy game in which you fight the ravening zombie hordes with flower power. We loved it on the iPhone; the size of the iPad really enriches and widens the scope of the game. AU.99 Borders  

 

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 Borders’ brand-spankin’-new ebook store-slash-e-reader for the iPad allows you to purchase and read books with a customisable reading interface. Free ABC  

 

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 Keep up-to-date with your ABC viewing; the ABC app lets you browse and watch programs from the ABC. Free Pocket Weather World HD

 

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Check out the weather at over 60,000 locations all over the globe. Do you need 60,000 locations? Probably not, but surely it can’t hurt. A built-in GPS will detect your own location for seven-day forecasts, with large, at-a-glance icons. AU.49 Explore YouTube

 

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This app does exactly what it sounds like, but with a gorgeous, newly designed iPad laptop interface. Browse, organise and watch videos, create playlists and interact with other YouTubers. AU.99 Comics

 

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A fascinating, dynamic comic reader with both free and paid comics available from a range of big league and indie comic publishers, as well as creator-owned titles. The interface may not look as good as Marvel’s, but Comics has a greater range of titles to choose from — and more for free, too. Free TweetDeck for iPad

 

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 Keep up-to-date with Twitter with TweetDeck, which shows you everything that’s happening on one handy page. Free

Kindle

 

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Amazon’s ebook store and reader. It doesn’t have as great a range of titles available as the Borders app, but the interface is a pleasure to read with. Free Epicurious

 

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The most comprehensive free cooking app available, with browsing and searching, an account-bound recipe book and kitchen-friendly viewing. You’ll probably need an imperial-to-metric converter to hand as well, though. Free N.O.V.A – Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance HD

 

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 A sci-fi first-person shooter with intuitive touch controls, single-player game and multiplayer support for up to four players in a deathmatch. Think Halo meets Doom on the iPad. AU.99

Finally, the Aussie iPad launch is upon us, and the first thing many of us will be doing is getting our mitts on a bunch of apps. Here’s our line-up of some of the top iPad apps that are available on Australian shores.Plants vs. ZombiesThis is a fun and completely addictive strategy game in which you fight the ravening zombie hordes with flower power. We loved it on the iPhone; the size of the iPad really enriches and widens the scope of the game.

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