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It looks like Funny or Die's experiment to see if they "could create a product people would be willing to pay for," has failed. The comedy website has decided to start offering its digital magazine to iPad users for free. The Occasional was originally launched in 2012 for $2 an issue, but now all six back issues, and all future issues, will be available to iOS users for zero dollars a month. The iPad app lampoons traditional and gossip magazine formats, and includes famous contributors such as Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and Sarah Silverman. The Occasional also delivers an interactive experience with games, videos and audio clips. Past articles have included a sex advice column purportedly written by "Rick Santorum", and a fake gossip section. read more

Great apps and a huge selection of great apps are a big part of what makes the iPad such an amazing device. There are excellent apps for just about any purpose you can think of – from serious productivity to pure entertainment. Better still, there are lots of great free apps for the iPad. Our Best Free iPad App of the Week posts highlight these apps. This week’s pick is Tornado by American Red Cross. This is, of course, an app focused on helping to prepare for a tornado. Here’s a slice of its App Store description: Get your family and home ready for a tornado. The American Red Cross tornado app is the complete solution you need to understand and prepare for a tornado and all that comes with it. With interactive quizzes and simple step-by-step advice it’s never been easier to be ready! The app may not be for everyone, but for those of us who live in areas where tornados are a...Read the whole entry... »        Related StoriesBest Free iPad App of the Week: Google+Best Free iPad App of the Week: UPS for iPadBest Free iPad App of the Week: GoComics 

Every week, the editors and writers at iMore carefully select some of our favorite, most useful, most extraordinary apps. This week's selections include a few games, an awesome read-later app, an app for keeping track of movies, a guitar tuner, an app dedicated to a famous classic band, and app that that is sure to increase your typing speed on the iPhone. Pocket - Ally Kazmucha I've tried many read it later services and up until last year, I had always used Instapaper. Then when RIL (Read It Later) transformed into Pocket and got a major overhaul, I couldn't stop myself from trying it. And I haven't looked back sense. Pocket is absolutely gorgeous. Not only that, it's super fast and supports almost any browser and platform you could think of. Not only is there a native iPhone and iPad app, but a Mac one too. And for those who like to save things directly from their browsers, yep, there's support for those too. Even reading on the Pocket website is enjoyable. The way content is laid out is unique and one of the best I've found so far. If you haven't tried it out yet, it's free so you've got nothing to lose. Free - Download Now Limelight - Joseph Keller Limelight is an iPhone app that helps you keep track of movies, not just those in your collection, but also those that you may have just seen in theaters, as well as those you want to see. Create an account and begin searching for movies and mark whether or not you’ve seen them. Movies will then either be added to your Watched or To Watch lists, which can be shared with other Limelight users as well as your friends, through Twitter, Facebook, iMessage, and email. You can also follow the libraries that other users publish, finding new movies that you want to see by doing so. If you see or own a lot of movies, Limelight is a great way to keep track of and share them all. Check it out on the App Store for $1.99. $1.99 - Download Now Impossible Road - Simon Sage If Super Hexagon has taught me anything, it's that I'm a sucker for punishment. Enter the brutally difficult Impossible Road. There are no power-ups, no in-app purchases, and barely any colors or shapes. All you have to do is keep a ball on a downward-spiraling track for as long as possible using left and right tap controls. If you fall off, you've got a moment to land on the track further down, but if you free-fall for too long, you've got to start all over. Players are scored based on how many checkpoints they pass through or skip by falling off the edge and recovering. The high contrast art style and minimalist music keep tension high for the fleeting seconds you manage to stay on the track. If you have any unresolved childhood issues with Rainbow Road from Mario Kart, or have an innate fear of heights to get over revel in, Impossible Road is a good place to start. $1.99 - Download Now Guitar Tune - Chris Parsons After being away for a couple of months, I cam home and decided I wanted to play a little guitar. I quickly realized that before I could do that, it would certainly need some tuning. For the life of me, I couldn't find my tuner so figured it would be a perfect time to try out some of the tuner apps available on iOS. I download 3-4 and began testing them out, in the end I went with a free (ad-supported) one called Guitar Tuna and well, I'm never paying for a tuner app again. Guitar Tuna is awesome, idiot proof and free. Can't really beat it. If you're looking for a basic and easy to use guitar tuning app, look no further. Free - Download Now The Doors - Richard Devine Sadly this week saw the passing of The Doors' keyboard player, Ray Manzarek. So, what better way to commemorate than by kicking back listening to their 'Best of' album and checking out the official The Doors app on the iPad. Pictures, music, videos, lyrics, all here and only the beginning. The Doors app for iPad is filled with content about the band, how they created their sound, and even an exclusive comic that chronicles Jim Morrison's 'Incide

It's been another busy week here on iMore, and as we get closer and closer to WWDC 2013 we're starting to see more iOS 7 rumors surface. Also making headlines this week was Yahoo!, who had a pretty busy Monday, Microsoft's future of the Xbox event, oh, and we were treated to an all-new iMore Show! Read on for the recap! We'll start with Yahoo!, who came out swinging this past Monday. Rumors had been rife that they were preparing a bid to acquire blogging platform Tumblr, and those rumors turned into truth on Monday morning. Yahoo! and Tumblr announced the deal was to take place, and would be worth $1.1 billion in cash. Yahoo! CEO, Marissa Meyer, posted her first blog post on Tumblr that very same morning, proclaiming that "we promise we won't screw it up." Nice touch. Yahoo! buys Tumblr, CEO promises not to screw it up Then, at a press event in New York on Monday evening, Meyer herself took to the stage at the Flickr press event and presented a major overhaul to the popular photography service. The headline items were an all-new, and pretty awesome looking interface, along with a new pricing strategy that sees every single user on a free account receive a full terabyte of storage for their photos. An insane amount of free storage for your photos. Flickr gets overhauled with a new UI and 1TB free storage. For everyone! Next it was over to Microsoft to impress, with their Xbox event up at the company's Richmond headquarters. Our buddies from Windows Phone Central provided excellent coverage of the event, but while there was no specific mention of iOS related items, it's hard to deny that we were all pretty impressed. With gestures and speech recognition galore, did Microsoft beat Apple to making the killer Apple TV? Both Derek Kessler and Peter Cohan have written excellent pieces on the Xbox One and how it may fit into our world, so be sure to check them out if you missed them first time around. The Xbox One hears all, sees all, and steals Google's dreams Is the Xbox One the Apple TV we've been waiting for? Xbox One reveal day roundup from WPCentral Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that excitement is building as we get ever closer to WWDC 2013. We all have things we'd like to see come out of the annual developer conference, but likewise there's things we're pretty sure we will be seeing. One such thing is iOS 7, and this week a couple of rumors surfaced on what to expect. Firstly we heard that Flickr and Vimeo may well be integrated into iOS 7, much the same as Twitter and Facebook currently are. Then we were treated to the latest rumor around Jony Ive's all-new, flatter UI and that it is set to be "black, white and flat all over." Rumors are still just that, rumors, but it does still build up our anticipation ahead of WWDC. Flickr and Vimeo integration rumored for iOS 7 Latest rumors suggest iOS 7 to be "black, white and flat all over" Apple CEO Tim Cook made the trip cross-country this week to appear at a Senate hearing regarding the company's approach to taxes. Chris Umiastowski posted an excellent editorial on the subject that really got the iMore readers engaged, so if you happened to miss that one be sure to give it a read. Apple already pays $1 out of every $40 tax dollars the U.S. collects. How much more does the Senate want? Elsewhere this week, Peter Cohan gave us some excellent tips on how to breathe new life into your ageing Mac Pro, well worth reading if, like many, you're clinging onto your Mac Pro until the bitter end. Leanna continued her round up of photography related apps, this week moving onto a great selection for the professional photographer. And, speaking of photography, I just so happened to come across a piece of vintage Apple in the QuickTake 150 digital camera, so I had to share it with you guys. Ally also posted an excellent piece on where to find the best pre-paid deal for your iPhone in the U.S. All well worth a read. How to breathe new life into a dying Mac Pro Best iPhone and i

The Spideo Instant Movie Discovery iPad app was updated this week, to Version 1.3. It’s not a major update, with the one notable new feature being the ability to share movie and TV show playlists via Facebook. Spideo is a very good app for discovering movies and TV shows based on your moods and some genre based choices. For instance, in the screenshot above I set my Wishes to Suspense and Twisty – and got a set of results featuring the TV shows like 24 and The Shield and movies like The Departed, Shutter Island, and more. I like the app a lot and featured it as our Best Free iPad App of the Week a couple of months back. Here’s the full change list for this latest update to the app: You can now share your playlist of movies and TV shows with your Facebook friends.It’s easy :> Enable Facebook within Spideo application in the section called...Read the whole entry... »        Related StoriesThe Saturday Evening Post Now Has a (Crappy) iPad EditionIssue 2 of The Loop Magazine Is OutEvernote iPad App Updated: Adds Reminders & More 

In honor of the Memorial Day Weekend, everyone in the U.S. gets FREE SHIPPING on all orders from the iMore store! That means today, tomorrow -- any time before Monday night (midnight PT). We have tons of cases, batteries, stylus pens, Bluetooth, photography accessories and more for both the iPhone and iPad in stock, so be sure to browse around and take advantage of the savings on shipping! Take me to the iMore store!

To celebrate Memorial Day weekend, Call of Duty: Black Ops for the Mac is now half price! Also included in the deal, both downloadable content packs available via in-app purchase are also half price. And they include zombies and fighting on the Moon. Black Ops needs little introduction, being part of the global phenomenon that is the Call of Duty franchise. Black Ops main storyline takes place through Cold War times, and includes an excellent multiplayer mode. The downside to the multiplayer is that it is Mac-to-Mac only, which is a little disappointing. Nevertheless, if you've been holding off now would be a great time to pick this title up. Do please check the system requirements thoroughly before purchasing though, and you'll probably want to grab a cup of coffee while you wait for it to download. Have you seen any other great deals on apps for the Mac to celebrate Memorial Day weekend? Let us know in the comments! $24.99 - Download Now

Unnamed sources speaking with Polygon say the Xbox One has a remote play feature between consoles, both hardwired and online, allowing friends to take over gameplay remotely. The demonstration the sources claim to have witnessed featured one Xbox One connecting to another using "a local hardwired connection between consoles," with a Skype call bridging the two users. A similar feature is available on Sony's next-generation console, the PlayStation 4, both between consoles and via PlayStation Vita. The other piece of the report adds to a bit we already knew concerning the new Kinect. "At some point, we'll be able to have conversational understanding," Microsoft hardware lead Todd Holmdahl told us last week. That "some point" may be sooner than later, as Microsoft reps were apparently already demonstrating the functionality, and said it'll be available either at launch or "post-launch within the first few months." Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals, Software, HD, Microsoft Comments Source: Polygon

There are many different uses for your iPad. When you attach a keyboard, you can perform word processing tasks. You can use a joystick if you wish for gaming purposes. Add an appropriate application, and you can do video conferencing. The tips in this article can help you program your iPad to be everything you need and more. Those iPad apps can be addictive, so keep a tally of how many you purchase. With all the exciting apps, and the easy way to buy them, it is easy to go overboard. Because of this, you need to keep track of what you spend. VPN networks are used to access remote servers. To activate your iPad’s VPN feature, head to settings and click on network tab. The iPad then will ask for your server address and user name. If you don’t know the address of the server, contact the network administrator. Change your settings so that you can preview more than two lines of an email in your inbox. Go to settings – mail – preview to change it. You can change this from 2 lines to 5 lines. By using the five lines option, you can quickly skim your emails. Iphone Charger Unless you have a lot of time to recharge your iPad, avoid using an iPhone charger. The iPad carries 10 watts as opposed to just 5 watts for the iPhone. It takes much longer to fully charge the iPad with a iPhone charger. Stick with the charger sent with the iPad. A great way to keep pages open is to open new pages in a new tab. If you are using Safari, tap and hold down the link and wait until a menu pops up. You will be given the choice to open the website of choice in an additional tab in the pop-up menu. Do you get annoyed by the battery charge icon on your iPad’s screen? It’s simple to turn it off. Start off with your Settings menu. From here, click on Usage which is found under the General section. Under the Usage menu, you will be able to turn off the display. There is an easier way to open your favorite websites than tapping the bookmarks icon. You should activate the bookmark bar. Search out Safari within the Settings menu. Change the Always Show Bookmarks to On and you’re done. You can mute your sound quickly on your iPad. When iPads were first out, there weren’t any buttons on it specifically for mute. As of iOS 4.3, there was a choice of having the lock switch lock the orientation of the iPad or mute the sound. To perform a fast mute, all that you need to do is press and hold the volume-down button. It’s simple to copy some text and paste it elsewhere on the iPad. Tap and hold on the text you want to copy and choose select so you choose the sentence you want to copy. When the text appears highlighted in yellow, you can select copy. To paste the text, tap the screen, holding your finger down until option to paste appears. Tap on ‘paste’ and your text should appear! Auto brightness can help your iPad’s battery life. The iPad automatically senses the amount of light that is in the room, and it will adjust its lighting to the best amount. The iPad’s backlight gobbles up battery, so this function can easily extend the amount of time that you can use the iPad before charging it. The settings area of your iPad has a control for this under Brightness and Wallpaper. There are some online forums you can join to learn more about the iPad. There are quite a few sites out there that offer forums for iPads, and they will have people on them that may be able to help you. Introduce yourself first, and then read the archived posts to learn a lot of helpful information. Quite a few people think that the battery charge percentage number is annoying on their screen. Fortunately, there is a way to easily remove this feature. Navigate to Settings, select General, and find Usage. Then you can toggle it on or off. You [...]

Google's social networking effort Buzz shut its doors last year but has popped up yet again, for what may be the last time. In an email that just went out to former users, Google noted it's packaging Buzz data into two files which will be stored on their Drive accounts. One is private, which will hold all of their posts both public and private, and another is public, which will contain a copy of any of their public Buzz posts, accessible to anyone who has a direct link (old Buzz links will redirect here.) One important note, is that your comments on others posts will be saved to their Drive files, and you won't be able to delete them once the shift happens "on or after June 17th." Need to do a total wipe / some selective editing? Check the link below to see your profile or the text of the message for a more thorough explanation after the break. Filed under: Internet, Google Comments Source: Buzz Profile