Instapaper Pro
$4.99
Current Rank:
#203
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App Details
- Category:
- News
- Release Date:
- Apr 01, 2010
- Homepage:
- http://www.instapaper....
- Publisher:
- Marco Arment
- Is this your app?
- Claim it!
Great for long articles and blog posts that you find during the day and would like to read, but don't have the time when you find them. Save with Instapaper, then read later when you're commuting, in a meeting, or waiting in line.
Browse the Editor's Picks for more stories to read when you haven't had time to find any.
PRO FEATURES:
- Folders
- Automatic updates
- Save your position
- Dictionary lookups
- Tilt scrolling, pagination
- Adjustable fonts and text sizes
- Dark mode for night reading
- Send to Tumblr and Twitter
And more. Details: http://www.instapaper.com/iphone ...More
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Steve Jobs famously said that great artists steal, and the company has often taken that mantra to the extreme over the years. Some would say that much of Apple’s current software bears more than a passing resemblance to some of its competitors’ products. Take iOS 5′s Notification Center, for example. You’d need to be blind to say that it does not look eerily similar to the same notification system that Android has packed since day one. Some would argue that there are only so many ways you can handle something like a pull-down notification window. Some would call it stealing. Apple has even taken some cues from its own App Store. Mobile Safari now sports a “Reading List” feature that offers a similar service to that of Instapaper, the famous web app that also has a popular iOS app in the App Store. Instapaper’s developer, Marco Arment, doesn’t seem too concerned,
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By Rob LeFebvre on December 29th, 2011 As 2011 winds on down, we take a look back at some of the finest apps released this past year. Pocket Informant – While iCal is nice, sometimes we need a more robust solution – hopefully one that works seamlessly with Google calendar. This is that app. While there’s no universal app yet, we find this one to be compelling enough on either device type. $7.99 $12.99 Released: 2009-03-27 :: Category: Productivity $9.99 $14.99 Released: 2010-07-22 :: Category: Productivity American Presidents for iPad – With over 300 gorgeous vintage images and photographs, this is an educational app for everyone. There are biographies of every US president, a historical timeline, and detailed quizzes on the text itself. Presidential history never looked so good. $4.99 iPad Only App - Designed for the iPad Released: 2011-08-04 :: Category: Education Camera+ – This one gets a lot of
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People didn't understand the iPad immediately. No one believed in the form factor. "Just a big iPhone," people called it. But it caught on, it took off, and now consumers can't let go of their tablets. The intimate, intuitive interface has created its own use case. People curl up with the device and they read. Publishers and app developers have provided a bonanza of ways to read on the iPad and iPhone. Some are free, some cost money, some require monthly subscriptions. All of them are vying for your attention in that new, valuable hour or two of tablet time in the evenings. But one app, Instapaper, sits in the iPad Hall of Fame on iTunes, pushing forward reader behavior just like the iPad itself. Marco Arment, creator of Instapaper, answered some questions for us about where this is all heading. It's An iPad Market At this point, Apple's lead in
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By Chris Oldroyd, Monday, Oct 24, 2011 | Apple has updated its iPad 2 line of Smart Covers, killing off the orange polyurethane version and replacing it with a much more tasteful dark gray version. It has also improved the other colors in the polyurethane range, which it claims are now more vibrant — they all now come with a color matched microfiber lining too. The leather versions haven’t been changed except with the addition of the color matched microfiber lining. The Smart Covers are available in the Apple Store and are still priced at $39 for the Polyurethane model and $69 for the Leather version.
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By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Oct 24, 2011 | Georgia, Seth, and Rene are joined by Jim Dalrymple of The Loop to talk Steve Jobs biography, sneak in some iPhone 4S, and dig through iOS 5, battery life, PlayBook 2.0, Ice Cream Sammich tablets, and more. This is iPad Live! Thanks to the TiPb iPad Accessory Store for sponsoring the podcast, and to everyone who showed up for the live chat! Music Hear me Roar by iPad Live theme song contest winner, DieselJesus!
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By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Oct 22, 2011 | Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! This week’s pick was an easy one. Instapaper has long been one of my favorite apps, and I’ve been using it for years. Developer Marco Arment has released an incredible update to the app this week, one of the biggest (if not the biggest) in the lifespan of the app. Instapaper 4.0 has so many new features, I’m not even going to list them here (plus, if my geek-Cylon intuition is right, a certain other
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Merlin Mann dechiffriert, warum ich Instapaper (3.99 €; universal; App Store-Link) so sehr mag: So, thanks, Marco. You’ve made my life better by making it easier to decide to read. Then, you made it way easier to do the actual reading. Die Entscheidung zum Lesen – wann, was und wo – war eine meiner (unbewussten) Schwierigkeiten der letzten Jahren. Instapaper bastelte dafür einen virtuellen Postkasten, der Empfehlungen ausspricht, als Archiv dient und sich mittlerweile plattformübergreifend eingenistet hat. Mein dortiges Artikel-Depot sorgt für eine Kanalisierung der (täglichen) News-Strömung; versenkt öde Textwüsten und spült Aufsätze von besonderer Güte an die Oberfläche. Instapaper zeigt sich jedoch außerdem dafür verantwortlich, dass ich weniger Bücher und Magazine lese. Und ich glaube, mit dieser Veränderung von Gewohnheiten bin ich nicht allein. Das bedeutet im Umkehrschluss für mich, der hauptberuflich ‘ins Internet schreibt‘, dass Leser meine Artikel leichter – weil ausgewählt, flexibel und zeitlich ungebunden, konsumieren können.
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posted by Trey Trawick on Monday, October 17, 2011 at 8:00 pm. Instapaper for iOS has been updated with loads of new features, including a revamped user interface, support for fetching information from Wikipedia, and dynamic footnotes. If you don’t already use Instapaper, check it out. It’s a great tool for saving interesting web articles for later reading. For example, if you see a great post that you want to read in the bathroom later, just hit the “Read Later” bookmarklet on your web browser, and next time you fire up Instapaper on your iPad, the article will be beautifully formatted and ready to read. Instead of just showing Liked articles from online friends who use Instapaper, the Friends panel can now show all links posted to your Facebook news feed, Twitter timeline, or Tumblr Dashboard. So even if your friends don’t use Instapaper as much as you do, you can still find plenty of great
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Like to read? Got an iPhone or iPad? You really ought to have Marco Arment's US$4.99 Instapaper, which just got an upgrade to version 4.0. Instapaper's free web service allows you to flag stories to 'Read Later' with a single click, and you can always get your complete reading list via the site. For reading on the go, however, the cached stories in the app are ideal. The Instapaper app now features an iPad-specific article list interface; it swaps out the simple headline-by-headline scroll for a more spacious grid arrangement, complete with the first few lines of the story. The iPhone version has been streamlined too, with story excerpts, bylines and site information clearly visible. iOS 5 users get true hardware brightness control, making it easier to read under varying lighting conditions. Instapaper wants to let you know what your friends are reading, so now in addition to the stories flagged
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by Instapaper, a bookmarking tool that lets you save items to read later, released version 4.0 of its apps for iPhone and iPad Monday. We’ve highlighted the major changes in the gallery below. The apps are available for download in the App Store. 1 of 7 You can view a new, grid-like layout and navigation bar is in vertical or horizontal mode. Instapaper for iPad 1 Many article pages now display title, author name and publish date when available. Instapaper for iPad 2 When you select text, you can view information from Wikipedia as well as the dictionary. Instapaper for iPad 3 Users can tap to pull up the footnote instead of scrolling to the bottom, which are now demarcated as "…" Instapaper for iPad 4 You can now browse articles posted by friends to Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, as well as those liked by your Instapaper friends. The speed of
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...most talked about #iPhone app in the last 24hrs was: Instapaper Pro http://t.co/taBsrA6a...
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If you like saving articles you find online for reading later, or for offline reading, chances are your app of choice is Instapaper for the iPhone and/or iPad. It’s ridiculously easy to use, the interface is clean and simple and it just works. However, that doesn’t necessarily mean there isn’t room for improvement, and today Instapaper 4.0 was introduced with a few new upgrades. The design has been reworked to be more visually appealing, especially for navigation on the iPad. The new grid orientation is a little nicer for a quick glance at your articles, too. For the iPhone, the top navigation bar has been removed, with the option to add it back in if you want, so that your smaller screen has all the real estate it can use for content. Another nice addition is the option to look up words or phrases in Wikipedia. You’d select words like you
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Whether you’ve got a new iPhone 4S, an iPad 2 or on older iOS device, Instapaper is a must-have application. Its offline reading features make saving web pages for later a snap, and it looks amazing doing it. Now, a huge new update ups the game all around for an already great product. Here’s a first-hand look at what’s new and notable: The iPad gets a completely redesigned interface for browsing articles, with a grid format instead of a list, providing better at-a-glance summaries of what your saved articles are about. It’s a big change, but a smart one that adds a lot of value without any real drawbacks. On the iPhone, navigating articles is simplified, with a list view that makes it easier to see at a glance who wrote an article and where it originally came from. Things just look cleaner overall, which makes finding the article you’re looking for much
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Oft nachgefragt: ein Beitrags-Update über meine ‘Homescreens‘. Seit März 2011, als die letzte Aktualisierung dieser Artikel-Serie erfolgte, hat sich die eine oder andere App verschoben, geändert und aussortiert. Der derzeit aktuellen Stand ist an dieser Stelle festgehalten. Vielleicht finden an diesem Montag ja speziell frische 4S-Käufer, die einen ersten Grundbedarf an Software benötigen, die eine oder andere Anregung. Ich persönlich ziehe jede individuelle Empfehlungen allen generischen ‘Hitlisten’ vor. Genau deshalb soll mein privater Einblick auch nicht alleine bleiben: Wer Screenshots oder Tipps von seinen verwendeten Apps in den Kommentaren kundtun möchte, ist dazu herzlich eingeladen. Zwei Anmerkungen noch: Die zwei benutzten Hintergrundbilder gibt es hier und hier. Auf meinem Standby-Screen befinden sich dieses und dieses Bild. Außerdem führe ich zwei Ordner mit ‘Review’-Software, die ich mir für dieses Blog noch genauer anschauen möchte. Da diese Programme (noch) keine Empfehlungen sind, verbleiben sie für diesen Artikel ohne Erwähnung. Außerdem verstecken sich in
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Now that I've had my iPhone 4S for a couple of days, I'm amazed with what Siri can do. I've asked a number of questions -- real ones, not questions like "What is the meaning of life?" -- and have been totally impressed with how my interaction with the iPhone has changed. But there are more things I'd love to be able to do with Siri, which is the reason for this post. Everyone should understand that Siri is currently a beta product from Apple. A lot of the things I'm talking about here should happen once the product is out of beta and developers are given access to a Siri API. This is my way of letting some iOS developers know that I'd love to see Siri integration in their apps. Here we go: I think that Siri has the ability to become the intelligent agent that the mid-90s MagicCap
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By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Sep 3, 2011 | Every week a few of us from team TiPb will bring you our current favorite, most fun and useful App Store apps, WebApps, jailbreak apps, even the occasional accessory, web site, or desktop app if the mood strikes us. As long as they’re iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch related, they’re fair game. To see what we picked, and to tell us your pick, follow on after the break! Anyone living on the East Coast last weekend either heard about or had to directly contend with Hurricane Irene as the storm tore a path northward, bringing huge amounts of rain and heavy wind. While not as damaging as predictions had indicated for many, the storm left a swath of destruction in its wake. Our basement flooded in February of this year, due to our sump pump failing. Some of you may even remember me
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Voor veel mensen is Instapaper dé manier om artikelen voor later te bewaren. Watchlater biedt iets soortgelijks, maar dan voor gevonden video’s. Druk op de link in je browser dan worden de beelden op je iPhone opgeslagen voor later gebruik. In je browser installeer je een bookmarklet door een stukje code tussen je favorieten te zetten. Hoe je dit precies doet, vertelt de app je stapsgewijs wanneer je hem voor het eerst opstart. Vervolgens maak je een account, waarmee je inlogt in zowel de app als je browser. Hierdoor communiceren de twee met elkaar. Druk je op de link in je favorieten als je op een webpagina met een video zit, dan wordt deze in de app geladen. Niet alleen videobeelden van je bookmarklet belanden in Watchlater. Link je je Twitter- en Facebook-account eraan, dan krijg je ook alle gedeelde video’s op deze netwerken in een tijdlijn te zien. Binnen de
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...most talked about #iPhone app in the last 24hrs was: Instapaper Pro http://t.co/n7TWOFw...
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Marco Arment, developer of Instapaper, has provided some intriguing usage stats for his bestselling app. While the numbers aren't representative of the entire iOS ecosystem, the fact that Instapaper is a popular paid app (almost always in the top 5 paid apps in the News category on the App Store) makes these stats worth looking at for developers looking to efficiently design and market their apps. The majority of Instapaper users (56 percent) are using the app on an iPad, versus 39 percent on iPhone and a tiny six percent on the iPod touch. In only four months of availability the iPad 2 accounts for over 27 percent of devices using Instapaper, with usage numbers already nearly identical to those seen from the original iPad. As a universal app and a news reader, it's not particularly surprising that iPad adoption is so high among Instapaper users, but the huge jump in
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Posted 08/11/2011 at 1:21pm | by Nik Rawlinson and Susie Ochs Believe J.J. Cale, because he knows what he’s talking about: traveling light is the only way to fly. The next time you’re tempted to overpack, remember to take half as many clothes, twice as much money, and your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. An iOS device can replace paper maps, books, and travel guides; and the information you’ll find in apps and iBooks is more timely and relevant anyway. Obviously you won’t need CDs or a portable DVD player -- or pricey hotel or in-flight pay-per-view -- to stay entertained. And by posting photos or blog updates about your vacation online, you won’t even have to send postcards. To prepare you and your electronic travel buddy to hit the road, we found the best apps, gear, and know-how to keep you connected. Travel can be tough on your iPad or
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Reeder, mein mittlerweile auf iPhone und iPad etablierter RSS-Reader, erhält mit dem heute veröffentlichten Update volle Readability-Unterstützung. Auch auf dem Mac (7.99 €; MAS-Link) möchte ich im Moment nicht mehr zu NetNewsWire zurück. Reeder führt den Online-Service am Desktop, der die relevanten Textpassagen aus Webseiten extrahiert, bereits seit Anfang Juni im Programm. Schon im Januar sagten die mobilen RSS-Clients gekürzten Feeds den Kampf an. Über Readability müssen an dieser Stelle noch einmal zwei oder drei Worte verloren werden. Insbesondere weil dessen Konzept zukunftsweisend im Umgang und Konsum mit textbasierten Inhalten im Web ausfällt. Ähnlich wie Flattr umschifft es die vermittelnde Rolle des Verlegers und ermöglicht direkte Mini-Zahlungen zwischen Lesern und Publizierenden. Wer die kostenlose Text-Formatierung, anzupassen in puncto Layout und Schriftgröße, einmal ausprobieren möchte, findet über jedem iPhoneBlog-Artikel in der Einzelseitenansicht einen entsprechenden Button. Wer monatlich mindestens 5 US-Dollar auf den Tisch legt, bekommt das vollwertige ‘Instapaper‘-Paket. Artikel lassen sich zum
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In today’s busy and competitive world, it’s not about who’s smarter or more talented, it’s about who is more productive. It’s about who can get things done quicker without sacrificing quality. Let’s face it, we all have things that needs to get done in a timely matter. Whether the task at hand has to deal with business or whether it’s personal errands, there good ways to be productive, greats ways, and of course, really bad ways too. If your productivity stinks, don’t worry, you will get better. With the huge volume of iPhone productivity apps coming every month its really hard to decide which app will fit your needs and especially when you don’t want to spend for an app which does exactly what a free version of other app does. Here are some of the most powerful rather say the most useful productivity apps which will not only help you
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By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jul 18, 2011 | TiPb’s developer spotlights are like DVD/iTunes Extras for the App Store — a weekly look behind the scenes at the programers and designers that bring you the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games you love. This week Rene talks with Jonathan George and Josh Viney of Boxcar. What should we call you? Jonathan George, Josh Viney What should we call your company? Boxcar (App Remix Corp.) Where are you located? Wichita, KS and NYC What’s your website address? http://boxcar.io What apps do you make? Boxcar What apps, other than your own, are currently among your favorites? Jonathan: iA Writer, Tumblr, Alien Blue (unofficial Reddit client), Instapaper, Calendar. Josh: Foursquare, Calculator, Netflix, Instagram, Words with Friends How long have you been a developer? Jonathan: Developer / 16 years, Entrepreneur / born with it. . Josh: Product Manager / UX Designer 12 years
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Over the years, I’ve owned more smartphones than I care to count. From BlackBerry to webOS to Android, I’ve had just about every platform in my pockets – often two or more at a time. However, there was one smartphone and platform that has remained with me regardless of the other devices I’ve carried – the iPhone. And really, the biggest reason for my devotion to the platform is its wealth of high-quality apps. When friends and family jump on the iPhone bandwagon, the first question they usually ask me is, “What apps should I get?” It really all depends on what you plan on using your phone for. Are you a photo junkie? Do you find yourself on social networking services more than you actually network in person with friends and acquaintances? Or do you just want some games and news apps to pass the time while you’re on your
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It’s travel season. Maybe you’ve got a cross-atlantic flight planned, a long drive ahead and need to keep the kids occupied, your secluded getaway has a TV made during the Kennedy administration, or you just have a long train ride to work every day. I’m going to show you different ways you can get all sorts of entertainment on your iPad. iTunes. The easiest way to get video content onto your iPad is to simply buy or rent it from the iTunes Store. You can initiate the transaction on either your computer or your iPad. Keep in mind if you copy a rental to your iPad, it won’t be available for watch on your computer, and if you rent a video on your iPad, it can’t be copied to the Mac. This FAQ from Apple has more information on rentals. To copy videos to your iPad, select your iPad in the sidebar
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It’s travel season. Maybe you’ve got a cross-atlantic flight planned, a long drive ahead and need to keep the kids occupied, your secluded getaway has a TV made during the Kennedy administration, or you just have a long train ride to work every day. I’m going to show you different ways you can get all sorts of entertainment on your iPad. iTunes. The easiest way to get video content onto your iPad is to simply buy or rent it from the iTunes Store. You can initiate the transaction on either your computer or your iPad. Keep in mind if you copy a rental to your iPad, it won’t be available for watch on your computer, and if you rent a video on your iPad, it can’t be copied to the Mac. This FAQ from Apple has more information on rentals. To copy videos to your iPad, select your iPad in the sidebar
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Suppose you're at at your desk with a MacBook and an iPhone. You want to check cinema screening times at your local multiplex and the weather forecast so you'll know if you'll need a jacket or not. Which device do you reach for? If you choose the MacBook, you'll need to go to a cinema listings service and enter your zip code to find your multiplex, then repeat the process on a weather tracking site (unless your Dashboard already includes appropriate widgets for that data, in which case it's one keystroke away). On the iPhone, you just load a couple of apps, which know where you are so can show you the local data automatically. This exact scenario happened to me earlier, and I surprised myself by reflexively reaching for the iPhone, without thinking. Somewhere along the way it started to feel like the logical device to use for this sort
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On this episode of The Portable Podcast, host Carter Dotson and a variety of iOS developers get together to talk about the future of iOS, given the recent announcements of iOS5 and iCloud. Round and round and round and roundtable! On This Episode: Who We Are: Music: How to Listen: Apps Mentioned in this Episode: $0.99 Released: 2010-12-14 :: Category: Games $1.99 Released: 2011-06-01 :: Category: Games $4.99 Released: 2008-08-21 :: Category: News
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Pulse News app for the iPhone and iPad received a nice update today allowing selected stories to be saved and automatically synced to other Pulse News apps you have or retrieved via the web. Sign-up for the service is free and can be done from within the Pulse News app. All that's required is a user-name and a password. When you see a story you want to save, click on the star symbol. If, for example, you did that on your iPhone, you can pick up your iPad and the saved story will be there too, assuming you have a web connection. The story is also accessible from the Pulse.me website. Saved stories can also be sent to Instapaper, Evernote or Read It Later. If you import newsfeeds from Google Reader, marked stories will also mark them in Google Reader. After some difficulty with iTunes this morning, I was able to
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By Rene Ritchie, Monday, May 30, 2011 | TiPb’s developer spotlights are like DVD/iTunes Extras for the App Store — a weekly look behind the scenes at the programers and designers that bring you the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad apps and games you love. This week Rene talks with Lin Junjie. What’s your name Lin Junjie. It’s a Chinese name, so Lin is the last name and Junjie is my given name. Also happens to be exactly the same as a popular Chinese pop singer, so I get quite a number of wrongly directed tweets from his fan girls or people telling the whole world what song they’re listening to. What’s your company’s name? Phocus LLP, and its main business here in Singapore is photography (explained later). Where are you based? I’m based in Singapore, a really tiny island on the equator where the only seasons are rainy or sunny.
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...Arment - Instapaper - http://t.co/o2tfjtK #iTunes How ironic, I was trying to pinch an image in the app today, & it gets update 4 it...
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Instapaper beinhaltet seit Version 3.0 Statistik-Werkzeuge, die seinem Entwickler Marco Arment beim Support helfen. In einem aktuellen Blogbeitrag veröffentlicht er einige dieser Werte und zeigt damit eine Geräte- und iOS-Verteilung auf. Durchaus spannend, weil die Lese-App zu einigen der konstant populären App-Store-Größen zählt. Um in die ausgewertete Erhebung zu fallen, muss die Bezahl-Version (3.99 €; universal; App Store-Link) mit Benutzerkonto Verwendung finden und innerhalb der letzten zwei Wochen mindestens einmal gestartet worden sein. Durch die relativ zeitnahe Veröffentlichung der Daten (Version 3.0 erschien am 11. März) sowie die durchaus engen Zugangsvoraussetzungen, dürfte sich die Statistik im Fokus mit regelmäßigen (Pro-)Usern gefüllt haben. Die gesamte Geräteverteilung fällt mit 47-Prozent iPad-Nutzern fraglos überraschend aus. Auf den Plätzen zwei bis vier folgen: iPhone 4 (31.2%), iPhone 3GS (12.2%) und iPad 2 (7.2%). Bereits 94.2-Prozent der Instapaper-Nutzerschaft verwendet mindestens iOS 4.2. Vielleicht noch ansehnlicher: 65-Prozent erfüllen bereits die Voraussetzungen von iOS 4.3. Das Update wurde
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Instapaper, the web service – mobile app combo that allows users to mark stuff from the web and some mobile apps for reading later, updated its iOS app, big time! Version 3.0 is described as the “biggest update Instapaper has ever had in one version,” packing tons of tweaks and new features. Probably the main new thing of this release is the sharing capability, allowing users to include their friends in the conversation. Supported services include Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinboard and Evernote and you can set them [services] under “Sharing Accounts” in the app’s Settings panel. Stars are now Likes, and there’s the ability to read stuff your buddies have “Liked” right from within the app. Similarly, you can “Like” articles left and right and eventually share them across your social circle (Twitter and Facebook). Then there’s a completely rewritten web browser built in, so you can browse any website, find
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...Wall Street Journal überschreitet die Marke von 200.000 Bezahl-Abonnenten für “all tablet-size devices, including the iPad, Android tablets, th...
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Instapaper, the popular "read it later" app, has added a new social layer in version 3.0. Now you can follow other Instapaper users to see the articles they "like," or browse through hand-picked articles instantly from Editor's Picks. Other nifty features include a "smart rotation lock" to detect accidental rotation, and a new built-in web browser to browse for articles in-app. Update available now. [iTunes; Instapaper]
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I remember when I first fell in love with Instapaper. It was a few years ago, and most people were still using Delicious or worse, their browsers, to bookmark things on the web. Delicious was still solid at the time, but it was also pretty slow. Instapaper was wonderful because it was fast. You hit one button (a bookmarklet) and it saved an article to read later. The reality is that the service hasn’t changed all that much over the years. But the iPhone and now iPad have transformed it from being a useful service into an essential one. And it has grown into a big enough business where creator Marco Arment was able to leave his job as CTO of Tumblr to focus on it full time. And now we’re seeing the fruits of that. Instapaper 3.0 is a massive update. The iPhone, iPad, and web interfaces have all been
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Instapaper, the iOS app that lets you save online articles for later offline reading, has just hit version 3.0. Already an app featured on many "must have" lists for both the iPhone and iPad, Instapaper has gained a mountain of new features in its latest update. The app and Instapaper website now have native sharing with Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Pinboard and Evernote; according to developer Marco Arment, "You can post to any of these services from the app offline, and the app will queue up the post to be submitted next time it's online." That feature alone might make Instapaper worth its US$4.99 asking price, but new (completely optional) social features make it even more powerful. Via links to your Facebook/Twitter accounts or email addresses in your device's Contacts app, you can locate friends who use Instapaper and browse articles that they've "liked" via Instapaper's interface. Similarly, there's now an Editors
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By – iOS app developers expecting a huge spike in sales from the debut of the Verizon iPhone 4 might not want to count their chickens before they hatch. That's the conclusion of Instapaper coder Marco Arment, who has seen almost significant fluctuations in sales of his app since the iPhone 4 debuted on "The Other Network" earlier this month. Mind you, Arment has seen sales spikes in the past: when a new iDevice hits the market and/or becomes available in a different country, as well as holiday sales. However, both his sales and Instapaper's ranking within the App Store have remained. Assuming that the vPhone is actually selling as well as Verizon claims — and that owner are buying apps at the usual rate as their AT&T brethren — Arment theorizes that most vPhones are being bought by existing iPhone/iTouch users who already have his (and other) apps, and merely
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By – Be first to know! The Ongo iPad app gives current Ongo subscribers easy access to the news that matters to them from multiple trusted publications – all in one place on their iPad. For current Ongo subscribers, use of the Ongo iPad app is included in the monthly Ongo subscription fee. Save web pages for later offline reading, optimized for readability on your iPhone or iPod touch’s screen. Featured by Apple and critically acclaimed by top blogs, newspapers, and magazines! Introducing The Daily ‚Äì the first digital news publication with original content created every day exclusively for the iPad. Built from scratch by a team of top journalists and designers, The Daily covers the world: breaking news, sports, pop culture, entertainment, apps, games, technology, opinion, celebrity gossip and more. Welcome to News Republic, the premiere news application for the smart and savvy reader. News Republic truly gives users an
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Posted 02/01/2011 at 7:01am | by J.R. Bookwalter There are plenty of great choices to read web content distraction-free, and two of the best are teaming up for the launch of the new Readability.com website, with the developer of Instapaper providing an official mobile app in the near future. Instapaper developer Marco Arment announced via his blog on Tuesday that he’s teamed up with Arc90, creators of the popular Readability service. If you’re not familiar with Readability, it’s a slick bookmarklet “which performs an article-text parse of any web page and displays the results in a highly readable, adjustable format.” (Think of Instapaper’s own text view, or the Reader function in Apple’s Safari 5.) “Today, they launched an entirely new Readability service,” Arment announced. “You pay a small fee each month, and they give most of the proceeds to the authors of the pages you choose (by using the Readability bookmarklet
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Weder vom iPad noch vom iPhone kann ich behaupten, mit den automatischen Einstellungen der Helligkeitssensoren vollkommen zufrieden zu sein. Je nach Umgebung und Anwendung können (für mich) ein paar Lichtstärken mehr oder weniger den entschiedenen Unterschied ausmachen. Farbenfrohe Spiele dürfen mir in die Augen leuchten, schwarze Schriftzeichen auf weißem (Browser-)Hintergrund dagegen nicht. Der (Programm-)Wechsel in die Systemeinstellungen gehört daher zu einem meiner regelmäßigen Botengänge. Mit iOS 4.2.1 hat zumindest das iPad den Helligkeits-Schieberegler leichter zugänglich in die linke Schnellstarter-Leiste des Multitasking-Switchers platziert. Auch das iPhone hat an dieser Stelle, die über einen Doppel-Klick auf den Home-Button zu erreichen ist, ausgebaut. Zwei Fingerwisch-Bewegungen in dieser unteren Menüzeile befördern eine Lautstärke-Kontrolle zu Tage. Und das ergibt durch die zwei Hardware-Knöpfe, die sich ohnehin an der linken Außenseite vom Mobilfunktelefon befinden, nunmal überhaupt keinen Sinn. Aber die ‘dunklen’ Irrwege vom Thema Bildschirmhelligkeit enden an dieser Stelle nicht. Die Schnittstelle der Helligkeitsregelung ist für Entwickler
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Posted 12/31/2010 at 1:47pm | by Roberto Baldwin We thought about throwing a bunch of hardware on the floor and letting our pets pick the winner. Sure that sounds awesome in theory, but the bosses said we were being lazy, that we needed to put our animals away and get back to work. By the way, they picked the MacBook Air. Pets love the Macbook Air. A piece of paper that fell into the pile came in a close second. So here is the top wares for 2010 as picked by the Mac|Life editors. Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor Susie: Online Editor Robbie: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Online Editor Robbie: Reviews Editor Ray: Associate Online Editor Flo: Associate Editor Nic: Editor in Chief Paul: Senior Editor
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By Rene Ritchie, Tuesday, Dec 28, 2010 | Have an iPad and curious which are the best, most must-have reading apps you need to check out? Want to really get the most out of that big 9.7-inch screen? Well read on for TiPb’s top 5 most recommended readings apps for your iPad. Note: Many of the reader apps are free but individual books, issues, etc. are available via in-app purchase. Those prices vary. Amazon’s Kindle eBook reader for iPad isn’t as good looking as Apple’s iBooks but simply has the largest library of titles and the most cross-platform support on the market. If you’re looking for a book chances are you’ll find it for the Kindle app, and if you buy it you’ll be able to read it on iPhone, iPad, Kindle devices, and other smartphones. Better still, if you stop reading it on one device, thanks to WhisperSync you can
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In unregelmäßigen Abständen halte ich an dieser Stelle meine ersten beiden Homescreen-Seiten vom iPhone fest. Zuletzt erfolgte dies im August 2010, Januar 2010 sowie September 2009. Für mich von Spannung ist dabei welche Apps sich immer noch auf meinem Geräte befinden, welche komplett verschwanden oder sich eventuell (nur) verschoben haben. Dabei greife ich die (für mich) wesentlichen Änderungen heraus. Ansonsten überraschend wenig Veränderungen: BeejiveIM flog dank Push-Benachrichtigungen in einen Ordner auf der zweiten Seite. Außerdem verstecken sich innerhalb der Ordner folgende Apps*: Amazon.de (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Convertbot (1.59 €; App Store-Link), AnalyticsPro (5.49 €; App Store-Link), Delivery Status touch (3.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), Dropbox (kostenlos; universal; App Store-Link), iCabMobile (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Skype (kostenlos; App Store-Link), WeatherPro (2.99 €; App Store-Link), Pastebot (2.99 €; App Store-Link), LogMeIn (23.99 €; universal; App Store-Link), OffMaps (1.59 €; universal; App Store-Link), Kik (kostenlos; App Store-Link), PayPal (kostenlos; App Store-Link), Linkie (0.79
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The historical media verticals of radio, television, print and Web evaporate inside the frame of an iPad—it’s all just content, backlighted and inviting, waiting for the swipe of a finger. Long-form narrative and news has found a reliable wing man in the iPad. On the desktop, we clink links, scan the result and then click some more, drilling down in search of information, but never actually reading much of anything. Because of its screen size and relative heft, the iPad allows and encourages the user to quit typing so much, lean back and actually read something. And in the process, it renews the romance of reading: People want to touch what they are learning about and the iPad enables that intimate relationship, along with reading something longer than a Twitter post or a news alert. A few of my favorites: NEWS (FREE): With its smartly organized grid on the left and
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Oh my. The App Gods have been busy. Today’s list of notable app updates includes: Normally these would get their own posts and comments, but there are so many of them this time (and all fairly self-explanatory), that I’ve opted to throw them all the screenshots into a vertical column for your pure scrolling pleasure. Instapaper v2.3 IM+ Pro v4.5 Beejive v4.0.2 Amp Music Player v2.3 QuickCal Mobile v1.4.2
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By – These apps don’t care which iOS device you have. Save web pages for later offline reading, optimized for readability on your iPhone or iPod touch’s screen. Featured by Apple and critically acclaimed by top blogs, newspapers, and magazines! Go beyond the limitations of a mobile browser, and control a full Firefox desktop browser. Tango Remote gives you remote access to your iPod Music. Search, select and play, or shake your device to change tunes ‚Äì right from wherever you are, without having to go back to your device. Similar to Apple’s Remote except Tango controls your iPod Music. Turn your iPad or iPhone into a beautiful chalkboard! Helps you with your sleep. AirStrip is intended for use by clinicians who care for patients. In order to use AirStrip, your healthcare facility must have purchased and installed AirStrip. There is an off-line demo built into this application which will allow
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Posted 11/08/2010 at 1:37pm | by J.R. Bookwalter Ever wonder what Apple themselves might consider the best of the best where apps are concerned? As it turns out, you don’t have to wonder any longer -- Apple has created a section dedicated to what they consider the best 50 apps. Opinions may vary from user to user as to what constitutes the best iOS apps, but Apple has some ideas of their own and they’ve created a new page of the best 50 in their opinion which they call the App Store Essentials Hall of Fame. It’s a great place for first-time users to immerse themselves in their new iOS device purchase with what many of us would consider the best apps ever made. “More than two years since launch, we’re many apps wiser,” Apple’s gold-hued banner (seen above) reads. “Presenting our ongoing collection of the very best of the best.”
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Instapaper ($4.99; Lite version available) saves articles to an Instapaper account so that you can read them later. INSPIRO ($3.99) is an idea generator to help stir your creative juices. But those icons sure do like alike to me — especially on my 3GS’ screen. I’m not accusing INSPIRO of having copied Instapaper — I was just surprised to see a giant “I” on the Featured tab of the App Store that wasn’t Instapaper.
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by Instapaper, a simple tool for saving webpages to read later, is beta testing a new subscription service. Subscriptions are priced at $1 per month (billed in three-month intervals) and will offer a way for users to both support Instapaper and its developer, as well as gain access to some subscriber-only features. The launch of the subscription service comes two weeks after Instapaper founder Marco Arment left his job as lead developer at Tumblr to focus on developing Instapaper full-time. We spoke with Arment by phone about his transition to Instapaper, his thoughts on subscriptions for web services and what subscribers can expect to get from the service. If you’ve never used Instapaper, it’s a terrific tool for saving web pages to read later. Beyond just being a place to bookmark links, Instapaper lets you save the text from an article or website so that you can read it at your
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Like every modern mobile device, the iPad is only as good as the apps you have running on it. Sure, Apple's entry into the tablet market comes packing a decent Web browser, mail client, and photo viewer, but with apps at your side, the iPad can be transformed from an expensive couch-browser into a truly useful tool. So, for those of you who've just bagged yourself a shiny new iPad, or if you're just looking for some decent apps, I've got a few gems to pass your way. Instapaper (Universal) - $4.99 [iTunes] Reeder for iPad - $4.99 [iTunes] Twitter (Universal) - Free [iTunes] Dropbox (Universal) - Free [iTunes] IMDb (Universal) - Free [iTunes] Adobe Ideas for iPad - Free [iTunes] Documents To Go (Universal) - $9.99 [iTunes] Documents To Go Premium (Universal) - $16.99 [iTunes] That's your lot for now, but if you know of an absolutely iPad app that
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The Wired iPad app has a weight problem. The first one came in at about half a gigabyte of memory, and it hasn’t shrunk that much since. And Condé Nast’s newest iPad app, from the New Yorker, isn’t much better: It takes up 173 megabytes–but that’s for a weekly issue. If Condé can’t slim the app down, a month’s worth of New Yorkers will be much heavier than the first monthly Wired app. And at that rate, a year’s worth of issues would consume more than seven gigabytes–that’s close to half of the smallest iPad’s 16-gig memory capacity. No problem, says New Yorker Deputy Editor Pam McCarthy, who oversaw the production of the new app. She says it’s going on a diet, soon. Both the New Yorker and Wired have the same weight problem for the same reason: They are built on the back of an Adobe (ADBE) program that essentially
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Alle paar Monate – in unregelmäßigen Abständen – halte ich meine ersten zwei Homescreen-Seiten vom iPhone in einem Bildschirmfoto fest. Dabei interessiert mich vornehmlich: Welche Apps haben sich in den vergangenen Wochen in eine vordere Positionen gekämpft und welche Programme sind (bei mir) komplett rausgeflogen. Die jeweilige App-Store-Software ist gleichzeitig auch immer eine kleine (Download-)Empfehlung. Der letzte Homescreen-Bericht stammt vom 04. Januar 2010. Durch das sommerliche iOS-4-Update, mit seiner neuen Ordner-Funktion, kam ordentlich Bewegung in die Homescreen-Sortierung. Mittlerweile besitze ich nicht mehr als zwei Homescreen-Seiten; starte die Programme jedoch größtenteils direkt über die Spotlight-Suche. Über weitere App-Store-Empfehlungen in den Kommentaren freue ich mich immer sehr!
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...to Instapaper app http://bit.ly/cRRJyD on my ipad, I finally got caught up on my Google Reader during my 8hr car trip today. Love it!...
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...for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store: I Have iTunes Free Download. iTunes 9 for Mac... http://bit.ly/ba4isr...
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Posted 06/30/2010 at 4:28am | by J.R. Bookwalter Last week’s debut of iOS 4 and the iPhone 4 has brought with them an avalanche of App Store updates that make improvements for the latest and greatest, and on Tuesday a trio of them went live -- one new and two updates. New to the App Store is Hulu Plus, which the popular online streaming service calls “something different” than their traditional advertising-based website. Within hours of the news breaking Tuesday about the company’s new $9.99 per month offering, the universal Hulu Plus app went live on the App Store, compatible with the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Unfortunately, there’s not a whole lot you can do with the Hulu Plus app right now, aside from stream from a sampling of free content -- the service requires an invitation which you can request at the company’s website, and thus far it appears
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Apple seems to be on a roll of late with App Store app lists. First came The Best Games You’ve Never Played, a roundup of hidden gems that haven’t quite burned up the app charts. Now they’ve released the Awesome iOS 4 Apps list, a collection of apps and games that have been updated to take advantage of iOS 4′s new features, like support for the Retina Display and Multitasking/Fast App Switching. Here are some notable that have made the list: Now I haven’t tried all 42 apps on the list, but I don’t think I’d consider all of them to be awesome. I suppose it’s all a matter of personal preference and interests (and of course, apps that actually have been updated for iOS 4 already). The entire Apple roundup can be found right here on iTunes.
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We’ve been covering some of the new and notable iOS 4 updates as we find them going live in the App Store, but Apple’s new Awesome iOS 4 Apps section in the iTunes App Store has just made that task a little easier. Check them out to see Apple’s favorites, and hit the jump to see some more of ours… I think Bejeweled 2 was one of the first games I downloaded (ok that’s probably an exaggeration), but it’s one of the ones that sticks in my head as an all time favorite. It’s extremely addicting and links up with Bejeweled Blitz so if you have Facebook, you can show off your scores on Facebook as well. Bejeweled 2 has added fast app switching support as of now. An incredibly useful app just got even more useful. Instapaper has added multitasking support as of now and say they’ll have more updates
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...はproがとれたのね。紛らわしいな。 http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/instapaper/id288545208?mt=8...
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MG Siegler is a general partner at CrunchFund and a columnist for TechCrunch, where he has been writing since 2009. His focus is on Apple. Prior to TechCrunch, MG covered various technology beats for VentureBeat. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He’s previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in... → Learn More The simple bookmarking tool, Instapaper, is easily one of the best apps available for the iPhone (and iPad). It’s perhaps the perfect way to keep track of and manage online posts (especially long ones) that you want to read later on a mobile device. Seeing as the iPhone 4 was just released today with its new high quality Retina Display to make reading more enjoyable on the go, these two seem like a match made in heaven. And now they are. Apple has just approved version 2.2.4
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...@instapaper is coming up with new text parsing features: http://is.gd/d1KUC The iPhone app http://is.gd/csKHA is a must have! :)...
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...Pro, eine meiner liebsten Apps, ist iPhone-App der Woche im App Store. Glückwunsch, Marco :) http://bit.ly/90KS46 #geekstuff...
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Reading has increasingly become a dying pastime in the current age of TV and Podcasting. Almost the only real place I can find the opportunity to enjoy it is on the commute to work and back. How great it is to enjoy a good long article from the comfort of my iDevice. And here I often run into a problem – no data coverage. Frustrated at the greedy mobile operators, stealing my only chance of broadening my horizons I set out on a quest to find an answer. And I did – Instapaper Pro! Instapaper Pro is combination of a cloud-based service and a universal iPhone/iPad app. The premise is simple – once you run across something you’d like to enjoy at your leisure, you use a special “Read It Later…” JavaScript bookmarklet and the Instapaper service saves it on your free online account. After you do this you can easily
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von alex olma | 24. Mai 2010 | 05:06 Uhr Eine App, eine Minute für einen Monat = EA-EM-FEM
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Posted 04/29/2010 at 1:56pm | by Ray Aguilera With 185,000 apps and counting, the App Store is a vast warehouse of digital goodies for your iPhone (and now iPad too). But like most mega-marts, the sheer size of it all makes the good stuff harder to find. We’ve scoured the Store, and found the best apps to help you use your iPhone to it’s fullest potential. Whether it’s games you seek, or productivity tools, we’ve got you covered. As it turns out, there really is an app for that, no matter what that is. The iPhone and iPod touch brought back fun to videogaming, with developers focussing on innovation, affordability, and novelty. Touchscreen and accelerometer controls also force designers to think different, resulting in games that are a glorious collision of classic and cutting-edge gameplay and technology. --Craig Grannell Steph Thirion · $2.99 Eliss is the perfect game for the iPhone’s
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iPad owners prepare to get some app updates because there has been at least a few come into the pipeline recently. I saw Netflix, and another that I am really looking forward to using as of this Friday — Instapaper pro. Thankfully though, it seems that the Instapaper Pro app has been given a decent update. According to the “what’s new” change list in the App Store, here is what we can expect to see; These updates are specific to the iPad version of the app, but there were also a few changes that were for the iPhone and iPod touch as well as all devices. Hit up the link below to check the rest. This latest update brings the app up to version 2.2.3 and comes as a free update for current owners. All others can expect to pay $4.99.
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A couple words to notify you that the amazing universal Instapaper Pro app (the read later thing) just got an update and brings some interesting features and a new interface for the iPad. Let’s start with the iPhone version; if you’re a fan of the pagination mode, you’ll be glad to hear that you can now flip through pages even easier using a press on the screen. Tapping in the now bigger green zone sends you to the next page and the red goes back, perfect for single-handed use: As for the iPad version, it’s getting a lot of improvements as it features a new redesigned interface, a brightness setting, customizable fonts and more. A must-have for anybody who enjoys reading online.
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Instapaper Pro, an excellent app that allows you to read saved webpages without internet connectivity (and one of my go-to apps on my iPhone and iPad), has just been updated with several new features, with the most notable being the redesign of the reading screen on the iPad version. Instead of being located at the bottom of the screen, the controls (font, brightness, favorites etc) are now at the top, similar to what you’ll find on Apple’s iPad Safari browser. Other changes specific to the iPad include: New additions that affect all iDevices (including iPhone/iPod Touch) include: If you’re already an Instapaper Pro user, this update should make your offline reading experience even more enjoyable. And for those of you who’ve yet to check out Instapaper, I highly recommend you give the Free version a go. It doesn’t have all the features that the Pro comes with, but it’s still fully
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Posted 04/08/2010 at 1:52pm | by J.R. Bookwalter A recent survey of new iPad owners sounding off on Twitter revealed that a whopping 26 percent were unhappy about the fact that the device couldn’t replace their iPhone. That got us thinking: What would it be like to spend a day with only the iPad? With that challenge in mind, we (mostly) stuck our trusty iPhone 3GS away for a full day and “made do” with only the Wi-Fi model of iPad. As it turns out, it’s not as difficult as you might expect. We have yet to find any iPhone apps that don’t also run on the iPad -- even seemingly more complex ones such as SlingPlayer Mobile or Skype work just fine -- so most of the iPhone functionality can already be duplicated just by installing the same apps you already use. It’s Not a Phone, Silly The biggest trick
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(Danke, David!) “App Store-Analytiker” Distimo ermittelte für den derzeitigen Software-Stand 2.385 verfügbare iPad-Anwendungen. 35-Prozent sollen auf die Kategorie “Spiele” entfallen. Mit diesem Thema habe ich mich in den letzten 24 Stunden noch überhaupt nicht beschäftigt. Meine Aufmerksamkeit galt der “gedruckten Unterhaltung”. Entgegen der iPhone-Version ist der RSS-Reader NetNewsWire (7.99 €; App Store-Link) eine erste sehr gelungene Umsetzung, um seine Feeds auf das schlanke Apple-Gerät zu befördern. Bis zu 10.000 ungelesene Beiträge empfängt das Programm vom Google Reader-Account und navigiert schnell durch die Informationsflut. In Ermangelung von Software-Alternativen gilt es diesen positiven Status Quo in einigen Wochen noch einmal zu überprüfen. Meine derzeit favorisierte iPhone-Anwendung heißt bekanntlich Reeder (2.39 €; App Store-Link). Sein schweizer Entwickler verriet uns, dass eine iPad-Umsetzung schon in Arbeit ist. NetNewsWire verdrahtet sich bereits in seiner Mac-Fassung mit dem “Read Later”-Service Instapaper von Marco Arment. Die iPad-Version tut es seinem Desktop-Bruder gleich, und lässt euch Artikel zum späteren
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Das Wall Street Journal (kostenlos; App Store-Link) lässt sich im iPad-Abo für $3.99 US-Dollar pro Woche oder $17.29 US-Dollar im Monat beziehen. Wer bereits Abonnent ist, kann für $1.99 (pro Woche) und $8.62 (im Monat) die digitale Version (inklusive Reklame!) erwerben. Damit lassen sich die ‘Abonnenten-Kategorie’ wie “Business” oder “Markets” einsehen, und für sieben Tage (Offline) archivieren. Ohne Abo bekommt der Leser ausschließlich die Leitartikel und Marktdaten. Und hier die aktuellen Preise für das derzeitige Print-Angebot: Yep. Die digitale Ausgabe kostet für neue Kunden erheblich mehr, als die subventionierte gedruckte Papier-Ausgabe. Mittlerweile sind auch die offiziellen Apple-Programme im US-App Store zu finden und käuflich zu erwerben. iBooks (kostenlos; US-Link) kommt bereits in verschiedenen Sprachen (Chinesisch, Französisch, Deutsch, Italienisch, etc.), wird jedoch über den iBookstore zuerst englischsprachige Literatur zum Kauf anbieten. Wer eigene EPUB-Bücher (ohne DRM) auf das Gerät synchronisieren möchte, tut dies über iTunes 9.1. Pages ($9.99; US-Link); Numbers ($9.99; US-Link)
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Do you already own an iPhone or iPod Touch and are planning on buying an iPad, too? Then you need to know about the new "universal" applications now available in the iTunes App Store. These combo apps for Apple's line of mobile devices are basically "buy one, get one free" deals except for one small difference - both apps are bundled into one download. When you run the universal application on a small-screened device, you'll see the iPhone version and when you run the app on your iPad, you'll see the larger, iPad-only version. And these won't just be blown up, oversized iPhone apps either - they'll be custom designed apps made specifically for the iPad. When searching through the application store, you can identify the universal apps by the small plus sign that appears to the left of the application's price in the search results. Or, if viewing the description
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If you're anxiously awaiting the arrival of a new iPad, you might want to head over to the app store, where a couple thousand iPad apps are already available for purchase. You can shop now, and sync with the iPad when it arrives. However, the question is what to buy? The current top sellers are Apple's iWork apps: Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, so you'll get no help from that list. Instead, check out this crop of must-have apps that are already in the store and ready to be installed on day one. My picks ended up being equal parts free and paid apps, proving that you don't need to spend a fortune to equip the shiny new device you've already spent a fortune on. I wrote about the possibility of a Netflix streaming video app earlier this week, and now it's actually available in the store. It's definitely a must-have for
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Foto: ggee (cc) Auch dieses Jahr standen auf dem Pwn2Own-Wettbewerb der Sicherheitskonferenz CanSecWest die mobilen Computer im Fadenkreuz. Vincenzo Iozzo (Zynamics GmbH) und Ralf-Philipp Weinmann (Universität von Luxemburg) deckten dabei eine Sicherheitslücke im MobileSafari-Webbrowser auf dem iPhone auf, die Zugriff und Upload-Möglichkeiten der SMS-Datenbank demonstriert. Die Schwachstelle wurde auf einem iPhone 3GS mit der aktuellen Firmware 3.1.3 aufgezeigt. Unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit wurde die Dokumentation des Angriffspunkts, welche seinen Entdeckern ein Preisgeld von 15.000 US-Dollar einspielte, an Apple übermittelt. Bereits in sehr frühen Firmware-Tagen des iPhones (Version 1.1.1) half ein MobileSafari-(Tiff-)Exploit zum Jailbreak für Endbenutzer. Die Konferenz in Vancouver läuft noch bis zum 26. März und wird sich an den ausstehenden Tagen auch noch den anderen Mobilfunk-Plattformen von BlackBerry (Bold 9700), Nokia (E72 / Symbian) und HTC (Nexus One / Android) widmen. Labs.Moto.com führt seine Touchscreen-Analyse der aktuellen Mobilfunk-Generation – nach den vormaligen Handzeichnungen – jetzt mit einem Roboter durch. Auch
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While the various news outlets of the web may have gotten readers a bit too ecstatic when hyping out the iPhone 5, truth is, there was no iPhone 5 come Apple’s annual press conference. One source says that next year’s iPhone, unofficially and presumably dubbed iPhone 5, will be a It seems that Apple decided to go ahead and give the go to iOS 5.0.1 earlier than we had initially thought. Releasing today, the update brings along multiple new minor features, the most significant, however, being the highly anticipated iPhone 4S battery patch. You’ll first dive into Junk Jack without a clue of what you’re supposed to be doing – running around, tapping on random blocks. Then when night falls, the monsters devour you, and by this time you’re frustrated. Even with the gorgeous pixel aesthetic, innovative controls that no other developer has I think that this product is truly great,
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Good news folks, the very popular web service Instapaper has just announced and presented an iPad app. If you don’t know the concept; it’s fairly simple. Whenever you come across something that you like online but don’t want to read it right away, Instapaper allows you, thanks to its “Read Later” bookmarklet, to save it for later access. These bookmarked articles are then made available in an optimized format through their web interface or the Instapaper iPhone app, which can also download these for offline reading. I happen to use this very neat system on a daily basis and this new announcement will definitely make it even more attractive. Furthermore, Instapaper pro on the iPad will not be released as a new app, but just updated to become universal. This means that you’ll just have to buy it once, unless you own it already, and it will work on all of your iDevices. The
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By Rene Ritchie, Wednesday, Mar 24, 2010 | Developer Marco Arment has posted some preview pictures for the coming soon-as-possible iPad version of his terrific Instapaper Pro app, and provided some interesting commentary into the design and thinking behind the rapid release plan. If you’re not familiar with Instapaper, it’s a software/services combo that lets you quickly mark interesting articles you come across to “read later” either via a bookmarklet in your browser or via embedded support in other apps like NetNewsWire or Tweetie. You can then go to the Instapaper website or open the Instapaper Free [Free - iTunes link] or Instapaper Pro [$4.99 - iTunes link] app on your iPhone or iPod touch (and soon iPad) and enjoy those articles in a highly read-optimized form. Geek candy, to be sure. As to the iPad-specific version, Arment says the pixel-doubled iPhone version on the iPad was not acceptable (something we’ve
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Instapaper Pro has been updated to version 2.2. Its creator, Marco Arment, wrote about some of the process behind adding a new feature called "Return to Position." If you enjoy hearing developers sweat the details, it's a great read. There's also a full changelog for those who want more details on the new version. I've been using Instapaper Pro a lot more recently after making a few changes to my workflow on my iPhone and Mac. I set up the "Read Later" bookmarklet installed properly from the Instapaper website. (An even easier method is to use Quix which I mentioned the other day.) I also started following the "companion site" Marco started especially for Instapaper called "Give Me Something To Read" which is a selection of interesting articles hand-picked by Richard Dunlop-Walters. The last step was setting up Tweetie 2 on the iPhone to send web pages I wanted to read
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...@scottsimpson: Why you haven't yet purchased the Instapaper app: 1) You don't own an iPhone. 2) You're illiterate (more likely): http://bit.ly/3rWhx...
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...@scottsimpson: Why you haven't yet purchased the Instapaper app: 1) You don't own an iPhone. 2) You're illiterate (more likely): http://bit.ly/3rWhx...
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...Instapaper Pro was upgraded! http://su.pr/5xK812 (iTunes affiliate link); a very useful "save reading for later" iPhone app...
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...promo for the great @instapaper iPhone app: proceeds will be donated to Doctors Without Borders: http://bit.ly/6Ehtuo [iTunes]...
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“Glaube keinen Analysten, die IT-Prognosen für mehr als die nächsten sechs Monate veröffentlichen.” Meist reicht der einfache Menschenverstand und zirka ein Jahr Lebenserfahrung zwischen den Jahren 2006 bis 2009 aus, um solchen Zahlenspielen ihre stützenden Grundmauern einzureißen. Die aktuelle Vorhersage der zu erwartenden Verkäufe von ‘mobilen Anwendungen’ des Gartner Statistik-Instituts für 2013, darf also getrost missachtet werden. Es lässt sich ja nicht einmal herausfinden, was Apple in acht Tagen auf ihrem “Come see our latest creation”-Event im Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco vorstellen wird. Alles andere als einen revolutionierenden Tablet-Computer – oder bereits auch ‘das iPhone auf Steroiden‘ genannt – würde höchstwahrscheinlich enttäuschen. Damit einhergehend scheinen diverse Verlagshäuser auf diese Antriebsfeder für ihre Druck-Erzeugnise zu warten. Am heutigen Morgen berichtet das Wall Street Journal über den US-Verleger HarperCollins, der sich in die Warteschlange für ‘erweiterte E-Books’ gestellt haben soll. Die New York Times scheint ebenfalls auf den
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Dec 29th 2009 at 9:00PM My favorites are, GV Mobile (Cydia)Tweetie 2 (App Store)Price is Right (App Store)The Time (App Store)Last.fm (App Store)Backgrounder (Cydia) Check out my website, it is home to dozens of tutorials for Mac OS X at http://www.mactuts.co.cc My Favourite iPhone Apps Weather Pro-... well, I am British Remember the Milk - For GTD - Things to Do - synchs with Outlook, Web and my iPhone Evernote - for Notes & Web Clips ooTunes for Radio - anywhere Tweetdeck Sky Mobile TV, Sky+ Remote record, Sky News, Sky Soccer Score Centre TUAW / Engadget - for my Apple centric techie goodness Pastebot - awesome and simple app for copy paste on and between iPhone and Macbook / iMac Spotify - not too happy about the monthly cost but I need it for the iPod Touch in my little boys room Omni Focus for a simple Project Management tool
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...you like procrastinating *and* buying iPhone apps, I highly recommend Instapaper pro http://bit.ly/4GHrwp...
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Am gestrigen Montag rutschte die Kindle-Anwendung des Online-Versandhauses Amazon in die internationale App Store-Bibliothek (kostenlos, App Store-Link). Als am 04.März das Programm in Version 1.0 sein digitales Debüt im US-Store feierte, war damit aus Deutschland heraus noch nicht viel anzufangen. Mittlerweile stellte Amazon seine Ausrichtung auf internationale Kundschaft für den eBook-Reader und dessen Inhalte um. Zumindest lässt sich das 6-Zoll Gerät zum Lesen elektronischer Bücher für 259 Dollar von unseren Landen aus bestellen (Amazon-Link). Mit einem ‘gewöhnlichen’ (deutschen) Amazon-Account lässt sich auch mit der Kindle-Anwendung auf dem Apple-Telefon, die vornehmlich englischsprachige Literatur von zirka 300.000 Büchern direkt erwerben oder zur Probe anschmöckern. Die ‘Bestellung’ verläuft dabei über den mobilen Safari-Browser. Die Anwendung nimmt das iPhone zuvor in die Liste der autorisierten Geräte auf und synchronisiert die aktuelle Position, an der man sich im jeweiligen Buch befindet. Dieses ‘Eselsohr’ überträgt sich zwischen alle registrierten eBücherdeckel. Die eBook-Fraktion, die sich kürzlich in voller
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To iPhone or not to iPhone? That is the question on which a number of high-profile app developers are weighing-in. A couple of weeks ago it was Facebook app developer Joe Hewitt and software maker Rogue Amoeba saying they'd had enough of jumping through hoops to be on the iPhone and that they'd be working on other things. Last week, Instapaper web-service and iPhone app [iTunes link] developer Marco Arment said, "Go if you want to, but there are more than enough people in the App Store to keep me fat and happy and not nearly enough in any other mobile app ecosystem to draw me away." I'm paraphrasing of course. Now, French mobile phone game developer Gameloft has given its two cents. According to a company exec, Gameloft and other software developers are drawing down the resources spent on developing applications for Google's Android platform. Gameloft finance director Alexandre de
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...app pick: Read saved web pages on the go, even offline, with Instapaper. http://bit.ly/KvD9E...
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One thing I find myself doing is searching the net for new applications. Personally iTunes and the new update has made it almost impossible to browse for new apps. In my search of the web I stumbled upon firstand20. It’s a site that displays the iPhone home screen of Developers, Tech Writers and Bloggers. I think it’s a pretty interesting way of showing off what some pretty influential people in the scene have on their iPhones. On the home page you will see a scoreboard of the applications that are on the most home screens on the site. Hey maybe you can find a new and interesting app. That’s were I found Instapaper, and I now use it everyday. Stay tuned, I plan on getting all the BuyMeAniPhone writers together and doing our own home page display.
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Do you remember Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan when the Reliant ambushes the Enterprise? There is a moment from that nail-biting sequence that seems rather befitting for this article. Just to take you back, the Reliant is slowly, silently, closing the distance between itself and the Enterprise. Lieutenant Saavik turns to Admiral Kirk and begins quoting Starfleet Regulations concerning communication protocol between starships, but she is reprimanded by Captain Spock with “The Admiral is well aware of the regulations.” Moments later, the Enterprise gets pounded by the Reliant…which they discover has been hijacked by Khan. (Great scene!) My point is that no matter how much you think you know a subject or topic of discussion, you’d better do your research. It was a hard lesson learned from my first novel. I knew that privateers sailed the world with Letters of Marque, sure; but in my haste to get published
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Tee Morris. Twitter. For many of my friends, the two go together like Bacon & Eggs, Baseball & Hot Dogs, and Princess Leia & Brass-Accented Bikinis. I love Twitter, so much in fact that I’ve penned two books on the Social Networking site. (And before anyone makes the joke, yes, they are both written in more than 140-characters.) In my books and in my “professional” Twitter feed, I review many of the third-party applications; and when it came to the iPhone, my passions for both smartphone and Social Networking got so nutty that Chapter 8 of All a Twitter focused exclusively on tweeting from the iPhone, my favorite app reviewed here. When I heard Naan Studio released TwitterFon Pro ($4.99USD, offered alongside the free original), I was thrilled. Whenever asked “What apps do you recommend for the iPhone?” I heartily endorse TwitterFon as the best free app out there. I’ve always
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Meine persönliche Technik-Aufstellung hat sich durch iPhone OS 3.0 im letzten Monat erheblich verändert. An dieser Stelle ein persönlicher Überblick auf meinen sich synchronisierten Abgleich zwischen Desktop OS und iPhone für alles was sich ‘Nachrichten’ schimpft. NetNewsWire in seiner aktuellsten Beta 3.2b11 liefert 235 RSS-Feeds ins Haus. Die neue Synchronisation mit dem Google Reader schlug beim ersten Versuch gleich einmal ordentlich fehl und ersetzte mir alle lokalen Feeds durch die fünf – auf Google eingetragenen – Blog-Abos. Das hatte seine Vorteile, weil dadurch ein unverhoffter Sommerputz ins Haus stand. Von 350 Weblog-Abos des Backups, konnte ich auf die besagten 235 einzelnen Seiten herunterkürzen. Diesmal gab es kein Erbarmen und alle RSS-Feeds ohne Volltext, die rigoros einen Abgang machten. Die Anordnung fällt mit 13 Hauptordner übersichtlich aus. Der Google Reader unterstützt derzeit keine Unterordner, weshalb ich mich neben beliebten Kategorien wie ‘Kultur’ oder ‘Tech’ noch zu einer ‘A-List’-Einordnung für meine wichtigsten News-Quellen
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The popular offline web page viewer, Instapaper Pro, has just received a relatively useful update that adds a bunch of new features, including the ability to share articles on Tumblr and Twitter. Instapaper Pro is an easy-to-use app for the iPhone and iPod touch that allows you to conveniently save web pages for later viewing. The app is able to save pages in graphical or text mode, star recommended articles, save your position, adjust text and font sizes, and so much more. Instapaper Pro is a must-have app for anyone who is constantly on-the-go and just can’t find time to read important articles during the day. Instapaper Pro v2.1 now features the ability to share articles on Tumblr or Twitter with built-in client support, send articles to supported Twitter apps if you have them installed, email articles without leaving the Instapaper, non-article screens no longer rotate, interface and speed improvements, and
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Blog-Plattform Tumblr zeigt sich in seinen Bemühungen auf dem iPhone vorbildlich. Es macht immer noch ungeheuren Spaß, mit der kostenlosen Anwendung (App Store-Link) Photos, Audio-Schnipsel oder Web-Verweise vom iPhone aus zu veröffentlichen. Alleine wegen der Tumblr-Anwendung sollte man anfangen zu bloggen! Das bislang suboptimale iPhone-Dashboard ist nun auch einer Überarbeitung unterzogen worden und weitaus übersichtlicher. (Danke, Friedemann!) Musikerkennungs-Sofware Shazam (kostenlos; App Store-Link) macht einen Versions-Sprung und bietet ab sofort eine ‘musikalische Rundreise’ an. Dabei saugt das Programm wie gewohnt Musik aus seiner Umgebung auf, und spuckt euch nach der Analyse die passenden Meta-Daten zum Künstler und dessen Album aus. Neu ist, dass ihr den Eintrag auf einer Standort-Karte vermerken könnt. Bei einer Kneipentour durch die Stadt, entsteht so am nächsten Morgen ein Kartenbild eures (musikalischen) Exzess. Instapaper von Marco Arment erreicht (endlich) Version 2.0 und bietet in seiner kostengünstigen Pro-Version (3.99 €; App Store-Link) eine Ordnerstruktur, RSS-Abos und Offline-Funktionalität. Neben ‘Read
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MG Siegler is a general partner at CrunchFund and a columnist for TechCrunch, where he has been writing since 2009. His focus is on Apple. Prior to TechCrunch, MG covered various technology beats for VentureBeat. Originally from Ohio, MG attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He’s previously lived in Los Angeles where he worked in Hollywood and in... → Learn More The online bookmarking functionality I use most often isn’t Delicious or Google Bookmarks or even my browser’s bookmarking area. Instead, I use Instapaper, a really simple way to store things that you want read or come back to later. And the service just got a series of updates over the weekend to make it even better. The biggest update is the addition is the addition of folders. You can now better organize the stuff you bookmark. Developer Marco Arment calls this “by far, the most requested feature
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iPhone developers have often struggled to make sense of Apple's iPhone app store approval process. A recent rejection of Instapaper Pro ($9.99 from iTunes)--a tool that saves Web pages for reading later--is just as baffling. The app has already been available in the store as both a free (iTunes link) and a paid app, but the latest 1.4 version was denied by Apple. According to the author of the app, Marco Arment, Instapaper Pro 1.4 was rejected because of the "middle icon" in the graphic below. Arment writes on his Web site that the iPhone-like icon was designed by Joshua Keay for FileMagnet (iTunes link) and was "generously offered to me for Instapaper 1.4". Arment goes on to say: Apple responded to Arment by stating: We've reviewed Instapaper Pro and determined that we cannot post this version of your iPhone application to the App Store because of an Apple trademark image.
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Reviews
One of my most-used apps
dssstrkl
Version: 2.2.1
Version: 2.2.1
I take the bus and BART to get to work, and AT&T is notoriously bad in San Francisco. All I have to do in the morning is fly through my RSS feeds, adding anything that looks interesting to Instapaper. All of those stories get downloaded to my iPhone by the time I walk to the bus stop and I don't need to worry about the network at all from then. Totally worth the $5!
Perhaps my Favorite App of All-time
~bc
Version: 2.2
Version: 2.2
If you're considering buying this app, you should. I started on the Free version, which after using, I wanted to buy the Pro version just to thank Marco for the great app. After getting the Pro version, I grew into the added functionality and now wouldn't go back.
New features, like pagination, text/spacing options, and more all seem like solid upgrades. Plus, the developer has the good taste to strip out features that people weren't using as the app evolves. He's got the same good taste that many of us appreciate in Apple products (although the app isn't as graphically divine as an Apple product, you won't care, you'll be engrossed in reading, which is a sign of a quality interface).
Buy it.
Give me back graphical mode
Theguy1219
Version: 2.2
Version: 2.2
This was the most useful part. Why would I read boring text files. Give me my money back because you just made your app worse.
The best for readers . . . but please return graphical mode.
an editor
Version: 2.2
Version: 2.2
I bought Instapaper Pro when I bought my first iPhone, and as an editor in publishing, I use this application not only for my daily use but also to illustrate how reading can indeed be furthered in the digital age.
I will not hold my rating hostage, so five stars it is. But please return graphical mode to Instapaper Pro. In addition to reducing its functionality to the free version, a business strategy that I do not understand, V2.2 suffers from two significant flaws:
1. What about saving web pages where offline graphical fidelity is useful (not necessarily text but things like receipts, forms, etc.)?
2. Text mode alone eliminates the graphic design of the article and thus eliminates a part of its unique voice and message. Is there not worth in the designs of Massimo Vignelli for the New Yorker, Milton Glaser for New York Magazine, or even the utilitarian groupthink of Wikipedia? And is the conformity produced by functions like text mode alone not what Edward Tufte warned about in his analysis of the numbing sameness produced by Microsoft PowerPoint?
Mr. Arment, please return graphical mode to InstaPaper Pro and return your application to its former if not its greater glory. If it is a matter of server traffic and space or even opportunity cost, please make graphical mode an in-app purchase, and I will gladly continue to support your work.
Fantastik app! - It was worth the $9.99 it used to be
al3xstone
Version: 2.2.1
Version: 2.2.1
I can't say enough about Instapaper. I was a little skeptical at first about reading articles with Instapaper instead of just using the websites, but the way Instapaper organizes your articles and presents them without ads is the absolute most perfect way to read an article.
That, alone, is worth the $5.
Then the developer adds amazing usability features like tilt-scroll and the new pagination to make reading that much more practical.
Used to be useful...
JBellanca
Version: 2.2
Version: 2.2
...but they removed graphical mode. Won't use until they bring it back. Sorry.
No more graphical mode?
WokaWokaWoka
Version: 2.2
Version: 2.2
Graphical mode was the main reason I bought this software. I don't understand why the dev had to remove it... was it broken? Was it too hard to support? Or, like the update description said, user surveys indicated it was not a popular feature. Well, no one asked me, that's for sure.
I spend an hour every day of the week underground, on the subway, and have relied on Instapaper to be my "connection" underground. Without graphical mode, this software is now useless to me. What was once 5 star software in my book is now 1.
Graphic mode is gone. So is the value.
Nbafreak77
Version: 2.2
Version: 2.2
Ive been using the app about a month and loved it. Now that graphic mode has been removed (the whole reason I bought it), it is basically useless. I really don't want to spend money to buy Read it Later, but I guess I will have to. Please reconsider all your customers and add it back.
Just gets better and better.
CuRoi
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I've been a long time user of the website instapaper.com since it debuted in January. But this app takes the cake. A polished, slick, and phenomenally understated interface gets your to-reads with no hassle. Now if I can only find the time to read my saved articles.
Essential
gtcaz
Version: 2.0
Version: 2.0
Instapaper is an essential part of managing and consuming content for the web. Can't read it right now? Don't keep 32 windows and 121 tabs open. Add to Instapaper and read it later on either your desktop/laptop or iPhone. Also de-clutters the text so you can, you know, actually read it. And 2.0 is even better. Marco is one of those rare developers who keeps coming out with stuff that not only works well, but looks great and gets the heck out of your way when you're trying to use it (Tumblr, anyone?). Well done, and well worth the wait.
Amazing
RyanBriggs
Version: 2.0
Version: 2.0
This is one of the most used apps on my phone. I use the bookmarklet in safari on my mac and add pages while I am working. When I am in transit on the metro I always have great reading material. Tilt scrolling is excellent. Marco deserves major praise for this app.
As of 2.0 the app got even better. The social features are a nice touch, but background updating is the real addition for me. My one request: a way to know if a folder is empty. A colour change or an article count would do the trick.
Tilt scrolling is babe.
splashyfish.com
Version: 2.0
Version: 2.0
Tilt scrolling is the sexiest thing. I want to rub it all over my butt.
One of the best applications I've downloaded. Perfect for the Touch.
pattigurl
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
Very simple and easy to use but robust. Great app!
awesome app
glennhoddle
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
Awesome app - I use it daily on the way to & back from work on the train on my iPod Touch. Very simple to use & it expoits the iPod screen to the max! Small teething problems (crashes, updates that wipe off currently saved articles) still persist, but they are only slight annoyances.
Game-changer app
schussy
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I downloaded Instapaper Free and loaded up my iPod with a bunch of "read later" material before going on a business trip. Two articles into my flight, it was clear that buying the Pro version was a no-brainer. Instapaper works flawlessly and truly transforms the experience of reading online content. I absolutely love being able to so easily flag things via a bookmarklet on any of my machines or my iPod, sync, and take it on the road. I'm using Instapaper Pro every day, and it's exactly the kind of app that I want to support.
Excellent App!
Bob Boblah.
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
This is one of the most useful and practical applications I have. I often want to read articles that I see on the Web, but don't want to sit at the computer to do so. With this program you can read when you want, without being connected through Wifi. The Pro version saves your space so you can resume an article exactly where you left off. There is nothing else out there that does what this does, and it is extremely easy to use.
Best iPhone app?
theboywundr
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
Yes, I use this all the time oh god it rules.
The best way to casually read online content
Baryhill
Version: 1.3
Version: 1.3
This app has completely changed the way I read online articles. In the past, I used to accumulate a backlog of dozens of tabs in Firefox and NetNewsWire--for days or weeks at a time--but now I send all significant articles to Instapaper and I read them on the subway. The tilt-scrolling is fantastic for one-handed operation on a crowded New York subway car!
I purchased it just to make sure the developer got the money.
BushyMark
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
The free app is so incredible, and i didn't need the functionality of the pro app . . . but I bought it anyway. Why? This developer needs to be commended and rewarded. Talk about my favorite app, and one of the most valuable you will ever own.
Well worth the price, a must-have.
AlanSchmitt
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I read a lot online, and I wanted a way to store articles to "read later" that I could access easily from my computers and my iPhone. Instapaper works great for this. I used the free version for a week, then recently upgraded to the paid version. I find tilt scrolling amazingly convenient, and being able to remember my position in a page quite useful.
Love it!
acemob
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
The tilt based scrolling is perfect.
Worth every penny!'n
Carris_EL*7
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I have to say, without the shadow of doubt, that this application has been very useful. I subscribe to a ton of feeds and since I'm never able to read every article while at work, I generally clip them to this service and read them later, when I have more down time. Once I've read the article I can either A, save it to Evernote for my online reference or, B, delete it and find more articles to add to my paper. The developer really listens to our emarks and understands what makes a great app. Simplicity of design and usability are fantastic!
Great way to read articles later!
rixmb
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
Love this app! All iPhone apps should be able to scroll this way!
Great application
James L. Bond
Version: 1.3
Version: 1.3
I used to bookmark things I wanted to read later, and inevitably these lists of bookmarks would grow and grow until I just deleted them.
One problem
3.1416
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I bought this in the hope that it would fix the one big problem with the free version--When the iPhone is tilted on its side, it switches to landscape view. This wouldn't be a problem if that didn't jump you back to the top of the page. If you are halfway through a long article, you are stuck flicking your way back to where you were.
Tilt scroll is nice, but would be nicer if it were varible speed. One of the problems with the iPhone is that there is no easy way to quickly move through a long document. It's: flick, flick, flick, flick... If the speed of the scrolling increased with the pitch of the tilt, it would help overcome this shortcoming.
Killer app
matt350
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
To me this is the one iPhone app I can't live without. It's changed my article reading workflow. I now batch up the articles I wish to read from my RSS feeds and save them to Instapaper for offline reading wherever I happen to have a few free minutes. No lag waiting for the slow data connection or need to navigate to different sites.
I would have paid $10 for the free version. Having the added features in the Pro version is like a bonus. That being said, the ability to save your place in an article in between sessions is worth the incremental cost of the Pro app.
The iPhone's killer app
c.libre
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I usually find the most intriguing short reading material at the time and in the place when I'm least able to actually do the reading: when I'm at work in my office. Being able to bookmark these reading items and read them offline later when I have a spare moment, then, is hugely useful. This is an elegantly simple application that does very little but does it perfectly. And because what it does is so useful, it's actually one of the best reasons to own an iPhone or iPod Touch.
Tilt Scroll Goodness
John Corso
Version: 1.3
Version: 1.3
Tilt scrolling must be reactivated for each article via a button at the bottom of the screen. At first this seemed tedious: why must I keep turning on this wonderful feature? Then I realized that every time you hit the button, Instapaper resets the zero point for scrolling, thus accommodating the iPhone's new position as you slouch ever lower in your chair. This flawlessly implemented interface feature will surely attract Apple's attention and find its way into the iPhone OS. Well done, Mr. Arment.
Tilt Scrolling!
asw000
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
Tilt scrolling is amazing! I wouldn't be surprised if it became a native iPhone feature. It's a brilliant way to read text.
Instapaper got offline viewing right where everyone else got it wrong. That plus tilt scrolling makes this app worth the $10 price tag.
Tilt Scrolling is sweet!
mgalpert
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I really loved instapaper free and I was more than happy to pay for instapaper pro for its new tilt scrolling feature. I love it. I use Instapaper more than I use safari on my phone when the network is slow. quick tip: when a url is loaded in safari I quickly bookmark "read later" and then view the webpage in instapaper for "reading now"
Well designed
ecec
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
Thought out, well designed app. Appreciate the care taken to reformat saved items in an iPhone-legible manner.
Would like to see the ability to email links to articles from the reading screen.
Essential For the iPhone, and your desktop
itunes_rater
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I first started using Instapaper when Marco released it as a web app. It's simplicity was intriguing, and it quickly became an essential part of my daily workflow. When the iPhone came out, I used the web version from it, not realizing there was a true app available. A quick search one day made me very happy when I found the free version. It's great. Then I found the Pro version. Easily the best $9.99 I've spent on iPhone apps. The ability to read web sites offline (I have horrid AT&T coverage where I live) made the Pro version a must have. To borrow from the NRA, you can have my Instapaper Pro when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
Simple, solid, well-designed utility
dbreunig
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
As a news junkie, this app is a godsend. Not only did I buy the full version, but Instapaper has earned front-page real-estate on my phone.
Great App!
courtneywoah
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I read about Instapaper in an app review article and instantly downloaded it. It's probably the only app I use everyday. I absolutely love Instapaper free but as soon as I saw the pro version I bought it. It is well worth the money! The free version did not save where I left off in the article and it was frustrating to have to scroll to get back to the spot. With the pro version the problem is solved! Also the scrolling feature is really neat. This app is a must have!
Paradigm Changing Application
Drnkusv
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I very much agree with all of the reviews -- this app has single-handedly changed the way in which I interact with the internet. The ability to save full-text versions of blog posts and web pages to Instapaper and read them offline on the iPhone transforms just about any mundane time-wasting situation into an opportunity to read and stay informed.
Changed my way of working
ny47
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I've been a huge fan of Instapaper Free for a while now. Rather than speed through an article to quickly get back to work, click the Instapaper favelet in your browser toolbar to save it for later reading. Instapaper Pro added the feature I missed in the Free, the ability to email articles to friends. Well worth the $10, but try the Free version first!
Instapaper Pro is my most used app
Jersey Grandpa
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
I'm very pleased with Instapaper Pro and use it everyday. Last week we were on vacation in Maine. Usually I pack several books, but this time I just saved a lot of interesting material via Instapaper and when there was down time, I just pulled out my iPhone. Another benefit, since our hotel charged for wireless access and I chose not to pay for it out of spite, was to click on articles linked by emails I've subscribed to, then click on Read Later and let the Instapaper web page download it (in other words NOT wait for the web page to load on my iPhone via AT&T). Then later, after saving several articles, I hit Update in the Instapaper app and put the iPhone down and let the app load my iPhone while I did something else for awhile. According to the Instapaper Blog, Marco intends to make text only the default update to the iPhone, which will make this process even speedier and more useful to someone without a wifi connection.
Well worth the paid upgrade
Bill Barol
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
The best software exploits the unique capabilities of its platform, identifies annoyances in the user experience (even if they’re small ones) and figures out creative ways to get around them. Meet Marco Arment’s Instapaper Pro for the iPhone.
Instapaper Will Change The Way You Read Online Content
danlurie
Version: 1.2
Version: 1.2
It did for me, anyway. For years, I'd have the same old system. An interesting article comes into my feed reader, gets opened in my browser to be read later, and eventually gets lost in a browser crash, or gets culled a few weeks down the line when I have too many tabs open. With Instapaper, I actually read things! Open an article, hit the bookmarklet, and the peice is ready for me to read on my iPhone during my daily commute.
