This Week in iPad iTunes Giveaway

Cold Open
Today on This Week in iPad, we have our very first iPad games showcase, plus we're going to show you how to win a $10,000 iTunes card.

Special Guest
Today, Jacob is sitting in the "dunce" chair because we have a special guest, Wall E. Wailbaecher from Mahalo games.

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iPad Games Showcase
Rather than pick one game per week, there's so many that we decided to have a showcase of the best this week. To help us we have Wall E. Wailbaecher, head of iPad games at Mahalo.

Spirits For iPad
First up is Spirits For iPad a puzzle game much like Lemmings. It's unique and at $4.99 is a great deal.

N.O.V.A. 2
Next is N.O.V.A. 2 a game that is a bit of a Halo clone. It has great graphics, and while the controls are a bit too sensitive, you can get used to it fairly quickly. Despite that, it's a great game and well worth the $6.99.

World of Goo
Last, is World Of Goo", a physics based game where you use little goo-guys to build a tower. The game really integrates well with the touch interface and is a lot of fun. Also, the game has been receiving so much attention that the developer has cut the price in half from $9.99 to $4.99.

To find out more about Mahalo video games, including walkthroughs and tips, go to their channel at youtube.com/MahaloVideoGames. Also their website is MahaloGaming.com, and you can follow them on twitter @VideoGames.

News

iOS 4.3 seeded to developers
This week, Apple released the first version of iOS 4.3 to developers. Reports indicate it will feature increased AirPlay support, multitouch gestures for iPad, and enabling mobile WiFi hotspots on capable devices.

Download the 10 Billionth app, get $10,000
Apple has been selling apps at an unbelievable pace since the launch of the App store, so much so that they're closing in on 10 billion and counting. When someone purchases the10 Billionth app, Apple will be giving the lucky iTunes account a $10,000 gift card.

Apple nixes free subscriptions for print customers
According to cnet on April 1, Apple will no longer allow companies to offer free magazine apps for people who have magazine subscriptions.

Planet of the Apps
Entertainment and Media apps

E! LIve From the Red Carpet
First up this week, Andrea takes a look at Live From the Red Carpet. The app features live coverage from all the awards shows coming up, as well as news and movie openings. It's also free.

CNN
Jacob's first app this week is the CNN app for iPad. His question when downloading the app was "What does this offer that the website doesn't?" The app is well designed and while the website is good, the app makes use of the iPad screen size and offers rich media the site doesn't. It's free as well.

CBS Sports
Next, Andrea is a huge football fan, so naturally she wanted to try CBS Sports Pro Football. There are a lot of football apps out there but this is easy to read, free, and gives you content without having to pay for it. If you are a fantasy player this app has integration. A problem with the app is the video is not in HD.

msnbc featuring Rachel Maddow
Jacob's last app this week is msnbc featuring Rachel Maddow. You can follow along with the show using the app. The app is good, but the blog integration needs to be better. It uses a simple web kit browser now and Jacob thinks it takes away from the app experience.

Winner: Wall E. thinks the best app this week is CNN!

Thank you


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See you next week!