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IPAD LIFESTYLE GUIDE<br />
IPAD 2 BUYERS’ GUIDE<br />
CHAT AND SOCIALIZE!<br />
CALL FRIENDS AND SEND TEXT MESSAGES WITHOUT A PHONE. TWEET + FACEBOOK TOO.<br />
Twitter, Friended For Facebook + Textie<br />
Even with 20 million iPads now in the wild, tablet social networking apps haven’t received the<br />
attention they deserve. Twitter deserves credit for offering a universal version of its official<br />
application, complete with a nice iPad-specific sliding panel interface, but Facebook dropped<br />
the ball - there’s still no official app, and the best option is Friended ($1) by Napkin Studio,<br />
which offers separate photo, timeline, and friend panes, plus live chat and photo importing<br />
features. Users looking for an iPad text messaging solution should try the free universal app<br />
Textie Messaging, which runs in the background on any iOS device, enabling it to send and<br />
receive SMS/MMS-style messages without additional texting fees. It works best when your<br />
friends have it installed, too, as Textie eliminates the need to pay when used on both sides.<br />
Skype + Other VoIP/Video Calling Solutions<br />
Skype (above) still hasn’t released an iPad-ready<br />
update to its free, popular iPhone/iPod touch voice<br />
over IP (VoIP) application, but iPads can still run the<br />
iPhone version for free Skype-to-Skype voice and video<br />
calling. It even works over 3G, and can dial phones for<br />
a fee. Yahoo Messenger<br />
(right) is the first app<br />
with free iPad 2-ready<br />
video calls, plus voice<br />
and text chat for iPad.<br />
Fring is another option<br />
with similar features to<br />
Skype, though it too is<br />
optimized for iPhones.<br />
Previously Covered<br />
Friendly (above) offers another<br />
unofficial Facebook client with<br />
camera support. Tweetdeck is<br />
another popular Twitter client,<br />
now owned by Twitter. FaceTime<br />
is the best option for video calls.<br />
Accessorize It<br />
A remote-and-mic equipped<br />
pair of headphones is highly<br />
useful for making VoIP calls.<br />
The iPad Camera Connection Kit<br />
will make shared photos better.<br />
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