12. Apps for the iPad

In This Chapter

Exploring the App Store

Purchasing an App

• Managing All Your Apps

When the iPad was released in 2010, it was promoted as a device for downloading and presenting content. But what is content? The general definition for content (in relation to the iPad tablet) is anything that is obtained online, either via a download or a web browser. This includes email, music, video, games, digital books (called eBooks), how-to articles, weather reports, news, and so much more. Content is king, as they say, and the iPad’s original (and still current) mission is to give users access to all the digital content they can handle.

You’ve already seen how easy it is to access email, Facebook, Twitter, websites, and digital ...

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