This was a big week for Apple with the announcement of the new iPad, and though I got to play with it a little bit at the event Wednesday, I really can’t wait to put it through its paces when it’s finally released March 16. With that said, the new iPad wasn’t the only thing …

iMovie started out on the Mac, and the desktop is still the best place to create movies, but the slimmed-down iOS version of iMovie ($4.99) keeps getting better with added features that bring something more to your clips. The big new addition to the app is the capability to make fun trailers for your movies. While you might wonder why …

The Apple event to allegedly announce the iPad 3 is tomorrow and this is as good a time as any to talk about what’s in store for the OS that will eventually run on it. iOS 5 brought us notifications, Twitter integration, and more cloud support, among other things, but what’s next for Apple’s mobile OS? There are many rumors …

The Hipstamatic D-Series camera app announced today offers a new way to tie photos and social networking together. Synthetic, developer of the popular retro-image iPhone app Hipstamatic, have enjoyed plenty of success in the iTunes App Store since the app was released two years ago. Now, the company aims to make the retro-image-taking experience more social with its new D-Series …

With the iPhone picking up steam as a gaming platform, one of the biggest announcements for gamers was that the iPhone 4S’ graphics would be seven times faster than its predecessor’s. Even though no developers have released a game optimized for the device so far (Infinity Blade II is set to launch December 1), I decided to put some of …

Need to read PDFs on the go? Adobe announced the availability today of Adobe Reader for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. When you search for a word, Adobe Reader highlights it in the document. Hitting the arrows moves on to the next usage. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET Adobe says that the app works just like the desktop version, letting you …

Among the many new features in iOS 5 for Apple’s mobile devices, one seemingly small addition will make sharing your life in fewer than 140 characters much easier. Once you have used Twitter in the integrated apps once, they will show up in the list. Screenshot by Jason Parker/CNET Integrated Twitter features are now an option in most of the …

Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s iOS 5 2:45 At long last, iOS 5 is finally here, two days before the launch of the iPhone 4S. (Related: We’ve heard that a number of users have had problems installing the update. Get the latest news on install issues in this post from CNET’s Josh Lowensohn.) Though iOS 5 is not as drastic …

Editors’ note: This post was updated August 2, 2011, to reflect that the app is now publicly available. Skype for iPad got off to a rocky start. It was meant to be available in the App Store in June, languished until August 1, was introduced, pullled for a few hours, and then, finally, settled in. Here’s our original hands-on review …

When the iPad first launched, we heard a lot of talk about possible uses for it in school settings. There was talk of downloading books (instead of carrying a heavy backpack); taking notes (even though the onscreen keyboard is less than ideal); and someday watching online lectures on the device (if sites would start using HTML 5 instead of Flash). …