Why Apple’s Personal Assistant isn’t on the iPad (Yet)
Bestselling author and TUAW.com blogger Erica Sadun explains why there are some good technical reasons preventing Apple from bringing Siri to the iPad without some fundamental development work.
Omnitel Inc’s new Endless War is a space shooter “bullet hell” title that is aimed at casual players and more experienced gamers alike. With fifteen challenging stages, an impressive arsenal, and numerous upgrades and enhancements available, Endless War promises to be an adrenaline-charged joyride for iOS shooting game fans. Continue reading »
As if you were just getting used to your new iPhone 4S, now you need to start warming up for the iPhone 5 … 
Portfolio for iPad is a popular media presentation app on the iPad. Version 2.0 brings greatly enhanced organization and presentation support, now supporting both nested galleries and a more streamlined presentation.
8-Alarm has introduced Tasks in Cloud 1.0 free for iOS, their new Productivity app that allows users to quickly add new tasks and to-do lists in just three touches. Featuring voice and photo attachments to notes and linking tasks to geolocation via Google Maps, the free app is ideal for business or personal use. Tasks in Cloud allows users to classify tasks by importance, date, role, and project, performs grouping by date, filters, and recurring tasks, and syncs tasks in Google Cloud. 
Sheng Apps has released Air Chalk, an iOS app for educators teaching or presenting in class. 
SilverWiz Ltd. has announced, that their personal finance software MoneyWiz for iPad is already optimised with artwork for the new Retina display and is available for download now, via the iTunes AppStore. 
Here we’ve picked out this week’s best games for kids, with an eye toward education. Folks, please send in your feedback if you find these useful, or if you discover new games for our readers. And, as always, ALL games on any device are much more meaningful to the kids when the parents play along too!
After paying off $28,000 of debt in just ten months, newly married and only two years out of college, Derek Clark decided to create budgeting software that anyone could use. Budgeting can be hard and most software makes the process more frustrating. Ez Budget attempts to solve both of these problems by providing a simple software interface to the tried and true method of envelope budgeting. It does this by securely syncing with your bank account and downloading your transactions. 
Pangea Software, creators of the best-selling iOS games Enigmo, Cro-Mag Rally, and Nanosaur 2 announces the release of their latest game, “Air Wings“. 
Mother Tucker, LLC has announced the release of Speed PRO 2.6 for iOS devices. Designed originally for GPS-equipped iPhones, Speed PRO is a GPS-based speedometer that gives users a digital view of their current speed, average speed, top speed, distance traveled, elapsed time and altitude and allows them to save their routes. The most significant features are: presenting speedometer information in an easy to read digital format; Saving Routes with breadcrumb trails; Manual and Automatic Pause/Resume; Downloadable altitude readings; Sharing speedometers and routes with friends; and a customizable speedometer interface. 
A desire to create Healthy Habits is top among New Year’s Resolutions. Resolutions about weight loss, exercise, eating right, reducing stress and stopping smoking are some of the most popular New Year’s resolutions according to usa.gov. It is clear that people want to create healthier habits that improve their quality of life. A growing mHealth movement is focused on helping people live healthier lives with the aid of mobile tools. Healthy Habits is one such app.
