Today, Virgin Mobile launched a set of new flex data plans for tablets, including the iPad.

The four new plans are called “flex” because as you increase your data usage, the plan moves to the next tier with a new data amount. This is in contrast to plans that charge you a per MB overage fee for any data use above a specific allotment.

The four new flex data plans are:

10MB or … Read More

After some brief downtime earlier this morning, the Apple Online Store has received one major visible update.

The iPad model selection page has now been updated and simplified. Instead of listing all of the available models and colors to choose from, users now select specific attributes first before choosing which device they want.

For example, you’ll first choose the color, then storage capacity and whether or not you need 3G capability. Doing … Read More

What’s that you say? You need the tallest iPad dock to showcase your device? Well you’re in luck!

Jean Michel Jarre has created the world’s tallest iOS device (iPod, iPhone, iPad) dock that stands at 11 feet tall and costs about $565,000.

The system features 10,000 watts of power and can be connected to other devices via USB and the headphone jack.

The dock also has its own stereo system with five … Read More

iSwifter, the Flash-for-iPad service that streams social games, has announced that iSwifter 4.1 will offer support for Google+ Games, on top of their existing Facebook Games support.

This is fantastic news for gamers that want to play Flash-based games on their iPad, but were unable to officially get around the iOS restrictions.

With the iSwifter update, this gives gamers access to a large library of Flash-based social games from Google+, such … Read More

As promised, today Bungie Aerospace, a publishing division of Bungie games, released Crimson: Steam Pirates for the iPad.

Crimson: Steam Pirates, developed by Harebrained Schemes, is a turn-based strategy game set in a steampunk universe.

The game includes eight campaign “voyages” set in a swashbuckling Steampunk universe hatched from the mind of Jordan Weisman, founder of Harebrained Schemes and creator of the Battletech, MechWarrior, Crimson Skies, and Shadowrun universes.

The game is available … Read More

If you frequent Craigslist for your buying needs, the Craigslist mobile classifieds app is something to get excited about.

Unlike the Craigslist web experience, this Craigslist app transforms the list of blue web links into beautiful and interactive newspaper classifieds with nice layouts and easy to read fonts.

A particularly neat feature is being able to use your finger to draw a circle around advertisements of interest. Then to get rid of … Read More

This week, Just Mobile has released their newest iPad accessory called “Horizon”.

The Horizon is a wall mount for iPad and iPad 2 that offers users the classic combination of form and function that is expected from Just Mobile.

Created from premium aluminum construction, the Horizon offers a stylish mount for your iPad. Using an innovative and unobtrusive wall bracket system with a secure ball-lock mechanism, the Horizon is held securely on … Read More

If you occasionally work with PDF’s on your iPad, Adobe has released a new iOS app called “CreatePDF” that enables users to easily create PDF documents from many existing file types.

By default, CreatePDF opens all Microsoft Office file types, Adobe Illustrator drawings, Photoshop images, InDesign files, and other file types such as JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF and TIFF images.

Since CreatePDF is a universal app, the app works across … Read More

Colorific is a new drawing and coloring iPad app for children.

Using pens of different sizes and colors, Colorific lets children use two modes to either draw pictures from scratch or use the 40 different available fun/educational templates.

Some of the included template categories are numbers, animals and birds, transport, professions, dinosaurs and many more. Any created or painted photos may be saved to the iPad for future viewing or easily shared … Read More

After a period of hush-hush, Bungie has now released details for their iPad game called Crimson: Steam Pirates. Crimson: Steam Pirates is Bungie’s first original game for the iPad and, according to the details page, will be available on September 1 2011 for free!

The game allows you to command a steampunk crew across a turn-based battlefield, combining elements of strategy and action on the Caribbean seas!

Command your fleet and your Steampunk … Read More