Even if it has a great looking image, being the most anticipated device of this year, the new iPad 3 is not that interesting without a set of good applications.
While the new gadget can benefit of a long list of applications, we have tried to offer you a list with the most useful and interesting of them all.
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8 Best The New iPad 3 Apps for Designers & Developers
1. Bing for iPad
Even if the majority of people that hear the name Bing will associate it with the Microsoft search engine, Bing for iPad is a different application. Bing is an app that informs the user about news, weather and events. Moreover, it is also a search engine, but it is specially designed to help you find places and locations.
- Price : Free
- Requirements: Compatible with iPad. Requires iOS 4.2 or later.
- Category: Reference
- Size: 8.3 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Microsoft Corporation
- Rated : 4+
- Download Bing for iPad
2. PCalc Lite
As the iPad does not have a calculator by default, you can install this perfect application that also includes mathematics functions, and other useful features, especially for people passionate about numbers. The application is free, but you can also enhance it with a large number of functions, for 10 extra $.
- Price: Free
- Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.1 or later.
- Category: Utilities
- Size: 9.7 MB
- Language: English
- Developer: TLA Systems Ltd.
- Rated: 4+
- Download PCalc Lite for iPad
3. Slacker Radio
Pandora looks like a popular radio, but for the new iPad, this application developed by Slaker puts discographies, albums and artists at your disposal, allowing you to find the preferred radio stations even when the iPad is in sleeping mode. Moreover, you can also bookmark the favorite stations, and you can browse the list whenever you need to find something new.
- Price: Free
- Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later
- Category: Music
- Size: 17.5 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Slacker, Inc.
- Rated: 12+ for the following
Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
4. Temple Run
The era of Angry Birds is gone, and the recent madness proposed on iPad in the area of games is temple Run.
A course with obstacles, that will offer you the chance to run in a charming 3D decor, while you will have to avoid the vicious creatures.
- Price: Free
- Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later.
- Category: Games
- Size: 26.4 MB
- Language: English
- Developer: Imangi Studios, LLC
- Rated: 9+ for the following
5. Facebook
Of course, this application does not need any kind of presentation. Now, it has some special characteristics, such as a simpler method to receive updates, and a simple method to navigate through your friend’s pages and posts. The application receives updates constantly, as Facebook has ambitious plans, especially for the Apple users.
- Price: Free
- Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
- Category: Social Networking
- Size: 10.5 MB
- Languages: English, Bokmål, Norwegian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish
- Developer: Facebook, Inc.
- Rated: 4+
- Download Facebook for iPad
6. Twitter
The interesting part of the Twitter app for iPad is the way it facilitates the navigation.
You can select categories, you can follow tweets, and you can also download different links that can be accessed from the sides of the screen.
- Price: Free
- Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
- Category: Social Networking
- Size: 12.8 MB
- Languages: English, Bokmål, Norwegian, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
- Seller: Twitter, Inc.
- Rated: 4+
- Download Twitter for iPad
7. Atomic Web Browser
Safari is the default browser from Apple, but sometimes, you will need a more powerful browser. This application offers you numerous options, such as a predefined set of colors that will change the general aspect of the interface, an interesting system to display the tabs, and also a recent version that will attract more and more iPad fans.
- Price: $0.99
- Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 3.0 or later
- Category: Productivity
- Size: 7.7 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Richard Trautvetter
- You must be at least 17 years old to download this app.
- Frequent/Intense Mature/Suggestive Themes
- Download Atomic Web Browser for iPad
8. Dropbox
Of course, with the limited storage space of iPad, and because Apple still does not want to introduce the Micro SD card, Dropbox is a mandatory application that will allow you to benefit of online space. Of course, you will need an internet connection to use this feature, but in terms of safety and reliability, this is everything you need.
- Price: Free
- Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Requires iOS 4.0 or later.
- Category: Productivity
- Size: 12.1 MB
- Languages: English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish
- Developer: Dropbox, Inc.
- Rated: 4+
- Download Dropbox for iPad
If you are having more suggestions for the best apps for the new iPad 3, please add it below in comment section.