The iPhone and iPad news of this past week includes apps for using an iOS device for both business and pleasure, some great stories on finding lost iPhones, and Homer Simpson.
- For the fifth consecutive year, Apple has ranked #1 in J.D. Power and Associate's smartphone customer satisfaction rankings, and this year the gap between Apple and other smartphone manufacturers widened even more. Gregg Keizer of Computerworld has more details.
- Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal recommends apps for using your iPad at work such as Documents to Go, Quickoffice, and GoodReader as well as services such as Dropbox. I use these apps on my iPad virtually every day.
- Attorney Dan Friedlander also talks about the useful GoodReader app in an article for the BigLaw newsletter.
- Dave Caolo of TUAW has relates the story of a person retrieving a stolen iPhone using the Find My iPhone feature, this time a student in Manchester, England.
- Charles Starrett of iLounge relates the story of a very different use of Find my iPhone. Ron Walker, a parachute jumper in the Air Force, accidentally dropped his iPhone 1,000 feet from an airplane. He figured that the iPhone was gone forever, but amazingly he was able to recover it using the Find My iPhone feature. Wow.
- David Pogue of the New York Times reviews portable Bluetooth speakers that work with the iPhone.
- Speaking of the New York Times, the paper is about to start charging for use of its website. John Gruber writes a good critique of the new pricing structure.
- Rich Mogull wrote an article for TidBITS in which provides some tips for making sure that your iPhone is encrypted if you are using an older iPhone that you upgraded to run iOS 4.
- Rob Waugh of The Daily Mail profiles Jonathan Ive, the main in charge of designing Apple's products.
- Tyler Tschida of AppAdvice reviews the latest update to QuickOffice which provides additional sharing options and AirPrint support.
- Attorney Slyvia Hsieh wrote about lawyers getting the new iPad 2 for the website Lawyers USA. I was one of the attorneys she interviewed for the article. If you are a subscriber, click here to read the article.
- One of my favorite arcade games in the 1980s was Tapper, and now there is a version for the iPhone and iPad featuring the great graphics of Don Bluth, known for animating the famous Dragon's Lair arcade game. I bought the iPad version and it is a lot of fun. Unlike many old arcade games brought to the iPhone or iPad, this game actually works better with touch controls. Click here for Tapper World Tour for iPhone ($0.99):
and click here for Tapper World Tour HD for iPad ($1.99): - Is there a connection between Steve Jobs and Homer Simpson? Well actually, there is. John Brownlee of Cult of Mac explains.
- Attorney Robert Gitelman illustrates landmark cases and sells his drawings on T-shirts at his site HypoJustice. He also has a part of his site where he recommends several iPhone apps.
- Ted Brooks reviews Court Days Pro. He likes it, as did I when I reviewed the app last month.
- I love this story. A husband bought an iPad 2, but then returned it to Apple with a note on it that said "Wife said no." Click here to see Apple's response, as reported by Arnold Kim of MacRumors.com.
- And finally, the Angry Birds craze continues. Not only was Angry Birds Seasons recently updated for St. Patrick's Day, but there is a new version called Angry Birds Rio which is nicely done. Both my son (who is 5) and I have been enjoying playing it on my iPad. Click here for Angry Birds Rio for iPhone ($0.99): and click here for Angry Birds Rio HD for iPad ($2.99): . But apparently we are not the only father and son who get a kick out of Angry Birds, as shown in this great birthday video:
