Bento 1.1.3 for iOS offers a number of new features that make it a worthwhile addition to your iOS utility belt.
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Jeffery Battersby looks at a smattering of mind-mapping tools for iOS devices and cautions that brainstorming on the smaller screen of the iPhone or iPod touch can be a little frustrating. That said, iThoughts shines as a mind-mapping app, especially in its iPad form.
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If you've got a TiVo Premiere or Premiere XL DVR and an iPad, make sure to get this excellent remote control app from TiVo.
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On the iPhone and iPod touch, this mobile client for the Evernote note cataloging service remains an excellent choice for jotting down and storing bits of information. But iPad users will be disappointed by the app's look and performance on Apple's tablet.
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Meant to be a replacement for or enhancement to your current task management application, this offering is a nice attempt that still works too poorly to be of use, even after a recent update.
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This beautiful and thoughtfully designed tool makes it a pleasure to create text on your iOS device.
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All three of the calculator apps we look at in this review do what they're supposed to do, though not necessary in the way that you'd like. More significantly, none seem to make good use out of the iPad's extensive screen real estate.
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This list creator works well when it comes to collecting personalized lists of stuff. But, because of some lackluster social networking features, Springpad still feels like a work in progress.
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This calculator app for both the iPhone and iPad looks great. But it doesn't offer much beyond the features you get from the built-in calculator app.
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StockWatch is an excellent stock tracking application, whether you're using an iPhone or an iPad. While each version offers a distinctly different user experience because of the size of the devices, the way that StockWatch tracks and manages information is unparalleled on your iOS device.
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This basic text editor has its share of foibles, but overall, it's a top-notch editing app with true support for Dropbox syncing.
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This beautifully designed, intelligent feed reader for the iPad removes most of what's frustrating about most RSS feed readers.
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Both the iPhone and iPad versions of this app offer good word processing and spreadsheet capabilities that really shine because of a link to cloud-based storage services. The iPad version of Office2 thrives on that device's larger screen, while the iPhone offering feels a little cramped.
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The latest mobile version of Pages, which now runs on the iPhone and iPod touch in addition to the iPad, is an amazing word processing and page layout application made more amazing when you realize that all of this power is packed into a device that can fit inside your pocket. But it needs true file syncing to be truly great.
Jeffery Battersby takes a look at a pair of information-packed birding apps -- Peterson Birds of North America, which runs on all iOS devices, and the iPad-only iBird Pro HD.