With prices starting at $500, it isn’t a casual purchase, but nonetheless it made the top of almost everyone’s wish list. Even among children age 6 to 12, it was the number one gadget request, leaving the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PaperJamz guitars in the dust. So let’s say you were lucky enough to snag an iPad, now what?

Not to worry. The staff at PCMag.com has been testing the iPad since before it went on sale. We have you covered with the best software to download, accessories to buy, and even show you how to use your iPad with your favorite wireless carrier. That’s right, you aren’t stuck with AT&T! And if there is anything we missed, let us know in the comment section and we will cover that next.

You first step should be to get to know your iPad a little better, and the best way to do that is to read PCMag.com’s full review of the device. The first thing you need to determine is whether you have the WiFi or WiFi + 3G version of the iPad. Understandably, the WiFi version only works with WiFi and prices start at $499. Prices for the WiFi plus 3G version start at $629 and will run you at least $15 a month in data after that for access to AT&T’s 3G network. But you aren’t necessarily limited to AT&T’s network.

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Whether you just got your iPhone and are feeling adrift or you’re a salty old dog seeing what you might’ve missed, here are 50 absolutely essential apps…( Here’s a peek at some click link below to see all of them )…

Social…

Twitter: Twitter thankfully didn’t make too many changes when they gobbled up the already-great Tweetie 2 from Atebits—same clean interface, same Tweet swiping, and the same it-feels-so-good pull to refresh mechanism. Free…

Facebook: The new, panel-based interface takes a little getting used to, but once you’re acclimated it’s the most effective way to throw yourself, fingers first, into the black hole timesuck that is Facebook. Free.

Meebo: Meebo is the king of iPhone messenger apps right now, with support for AIM, Google Talk, Facebook and the like (as well as an impressive list of smaller networks) all packed into a pretty, polished package. Free.

Instagram: Take a photo and dress it up with one of the supplied Hipstamatic-esque filters, Then you share it over the usual suspects—Twitter, Tumblr, Flickr, etc —or, and here’s the interesting part, over Instagram’s built-in social networking service. It’s new and ambitious and that’s why we like it. Free.

Entertainment

Netflix: All the joys of Netflix in your pocket, all the time—including the power to battle that always growing Watch Instantly queue. Streaming’s silky smooth over Wi-Fi, less so over 3G, but the app itself is indispensable. Free.

Remote: Apple’s official app for controlling iTunes from wherever your butt might find itself planted is pretty much perfect. Browse your entire library by artist, song, playlist, whatever, pick a tune, and there it is, playing in your iTunes. Free.

Flixter: While it blows my mind that I can watch movies on my phone, one thing I need it to do, and need it to do well, is find movie times for theaters nearby. Flixter does that and much more, packing box office charts, Rotten Tomatoes reviews, DVD releases and what seems like a thousand other movie-related features in one extremely handy app. Free.

StreamToMe: A lightweight client on your computer catalogues the videos of your choosing, as well as all your iTunes playlists, and then lets you easily stream the files in them easily to the app on your iPhone. The best part: all the transcoding is done on the fly, and pretty much any video format plays back superbly.

Kindle: Just because you don’t own a Kindle doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be buying Kindle ebooks—especially when Amazon’s iOS app is this good. While it looked for a while like iBooks might come along and disrupt Amazon’s ebooks hegemony, well, that didn’t happen. Free.

CameraBag: Every iPhone photographer needs a catchall filter app for adding some artistic flair to their shots. Hipstamatic can make them look, uh, hip, but CameraBag can make them look like everything else. $2

Hipstamatic: Why do everyone’s iPhone photos look so damn hip while yours look so, you know, not. Probably cause they’re using Hipstamtic, the preeminent “make my photos look cool” app which lets you mix and match films and lenses (available for in app purchase) to make your iPhone photos look more analog than ever. $2.

Games

Angry Birds: Probably the world’s most popular iPhone game, and for good reason. There’s something about launching these different sorts of aviary ammunition into the precarious pig pens that just never gets old. There are always new birds and new stages coming out the pipeline to keep things fresh, too. $1.

The Incident: With excellent pixel art and an admirably morbid sense of humor, twisting your iPhone around to avoid falling objects is way more fun than it sounds. And you have to appreciate anything that makes the apocalypse this enjoyable. $2.

Productivity

Instapaper: Perhaps the most universally loved of all iPhone apps, Instapaper, in conjunction with a bookmarklet on your PC, strips websites of all that crap and leaves just the text, synced to your iPhone and pristinely awaiting your eyeballs. Free with ads, or $5.

Reeder: The best all-around RSS reader, Reeder syncs flawlessly with Google Reader (not as common as you’d think!), includes intuitive, swipe-friendly controls, and has a spartan interface that gets out of the way of the stuff you care about: your feeds. $3.

Lifestyle

Google Earth: It’s, like, the entire world…on your iPhone. Google Earth is cooler than ever when you’re using your fingers to manipulate it, seamlessly zooming around the globe and diving into various places to take a closer look. Free.

MotionX GPS Drive: A solid turn-by-turn navigation app for $3 a month with no long term commitment. There are others that are richer (and far more expensive), but if you just need turn-by-turn directions once in a while, MotoinX GPS is the ticket. $1, $3 a month.

Google Mobile: Yeah, there’s no two ways about it: you have to have Google’s Swiss Army Knife app on your iPhone. Search the internet by voice, location, or now, with the recent addition of Google goggles, by picture. Free.

Yelp: Everyone’s a critic when it comes to bars and restaurants; Yelp puts that impulse to work for you. Search for food, drink, or whatever else by location, price, style and then read up on what people have to say about it. Free.

Wikipanion: If you aren’t using your iPhone to settle petty disputes, what’s the point? Wikipanion gives you iPhone-optimized access to all of Wikipedia, that great argument-ending resource, with added features like bookmarking, quick wikitionary lookup, intelligent search and more. Free, $5 for Wikipanion Plus.

How To Cook Everything: OK, the name of the app is sorta an exaggeration, but not by as much as you’d think. For those of us who aren’t concerned with preparing gourmet meals and are just happy with making something, How To Cook Everything, adapted from the excellent cookbook of the same name, is like the Holy Grail. $5.

Epicurious: A food app with a bit more context than How To Cook Everything—it lets you find recipes based on what’s in season, create interactive shopping lists, etc.—it is well designed and packed with utility. Free.

Adobe Photoshop Express: It’s not the powerhouse that the desktop version is, but for basic edits like crop, straighten, rotate and simple tweaks like changing exposure, saturation, and tint, this stripped down Photoshop does the trick. Free.

Mixologist: The gold medal winner of our best drinking apps battle, Mixologist is an encyclopedic database of drinks searchable in a variety of ways. At some point, you will impress someone by following this app’s instructions. ” (via  gizmodo.com) by Kyle VanHemert

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Currently 200 apps are available for free download…

Apps for iPad, iPhone and iPhone Touch…

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Digital versions of such classic Beatles albums as “Abbey Road,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “Help!,” “Magical Mystery Tour” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” were selling for $13 each, with double albums like the “White Album” going for $20.

Also available is a massive Beatles box set for $150, while individual tracks are selling for $1.30 each.

The Beatles, of course, were one of the last remaining digital music holdouts, and rumors of the Beatles arriving on iTunes (or going digital in any way whatsoever) have been circulating for years.

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Live Flight Tracker: Powered by FlightAware.com, Live Flight Tracker will allow you to check on the status of any flight and get updates on where the flight is, how much time left until it arrives and more.  Use of the app requires free registration with FlightAware, which can be done in-app if needed.

Restaurant Finder: Find restaurants around you either by style of cuisine or just by looking at what is closest to you geographically.  You can sort the information in various ways, and as an odd bonus, you also get the current weather for your current location during the startup screen.

Sit or Squat: Bathroom Finder: Finding a bathroom when in a strange town can be infuriating, but thanks to this app sponsored by Charmin.  This free application will not only locate bathrooms near you, but you can also see what hours it is open, read & leave ratings on the various restrooms, leave comments and more.

Taxi Magic – Book Instantly: Taxi Magic allows you to book taxis directly from your iPhone in 25 major cities in the USA (and tape to call options for thousands of cities in the USA and Canada), and then you can see your cab’s progress to your current location.  The app also allows you to pay for your fare securely without ever handing over a credit card.

Wi-Fi Finder: Finding Wi-Fi when you’re away from home can be a pain, but with Wi-Fi Finder you can find both pay and free hotspots near you so you can always stay connected no matter what city you are in.  Currently you can find over 200,000 hotspots in 135 countries all across the world.” (via iphonetouch.blorge.com ) by Sean P. Aune

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Video Apps:-

1. ABC Player: ABC network app looks to be a great way to watch streaming ABC shows. This app is not made for the iPhone, but with the much higher screen resolution of the iPad, the shows look great.

2. Dailymotion for iPad: Get full access to the Dailymotion selection of videos on your iPad.

3. Joost: Joost offers up a selection of music videos, older animated series, documentaries and more.

4. Netflix: Arguably the killer app for the iPad, Netflix’s software lets you watch all of its streaming movies on the device, as long as you have a Netflix subscription. You can easily add new movies to your Instant Play queue from the app as well.

5. Yahoo! Entertainment: Yahoo! Entertainment combines entertainment news with a selection of movie trailers, news and more.

Social Networking:-

1. StumbleUpon: StumbleUpon helps you discover and share great websites. As you click Stumble!, we deliver high-quality pages matched to your personal preferences. These pages have been explicitly recommended by your friends or one of 8 million+ other websurfers with interests similar to you. Rating these sites you like automatically shares them with like-minded people – and helps you discover great sites your friends recommend.

2. TweetDeck: TweetDeck is the best way to stay in touch with what’s happening now on Twitter for your iPad. TweetDeck’s iPad optimized interface shows you everything you want to see at once, so you can stay organized and up to date wherever you are.

3. Twitterrific: One of the most popular Twitter clients for the iPhone and iPod Touch comes to the iPad.  There is a premium upgrade that will add more functionality, but this is a good start.

4. AIM for iPad: AIM is redefining social networking – add a location to your status, post to your favorite social networks or chat directly with your Facebook friends. Get updates from Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, Foursquare and more – all in one big Lifestream.

5. Truphone: Truphone keeps you in touch with all your friends with FREE Wi-Fi to Wi-Fi calls, instant messaging, and great savings on international calls to mobiles and landlines anywhere in the world.

Music Apps:-

1. Pandora Radio: Pandora Radio is your own free personalized radio now available to stream music on your iPhone or iPad. Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it.

2. Shazam for iPad: You can now create, share and browse your Tag list in a new and unique way with iPad’s cutting-edge features. The Shazam app for iPad offers unlimited tagging (with this limited launch offer only) and innovative features including:
• My Tags: Now you can save, manage and display your Tag lists on a single large screen.
• Previews: Listen to a 30 second clip of Charts,
• Recommendations and Tags before buying.
• Find what’s hot and popular: Shazam music charts can be viewed in a new, user-friendly, single screen layout, to help you keep up to date with the latest tracks and artists in the music scene.
• Share a music moment: Send Tags as a Tweet to your followers; to your Facebook mini-feed or even as a Postcard to friends so they can add the Tag to their own collection in Shazam, as well as preview and buy direct from iTunes.
• Music recommendations: Discover other music similar to the track that’s been tagged to enhance your music collection and knowledge.
• Learn more about the music: Read track and album reviews and artist biographies, plus see other music from the same artist and view song lyrics. With over 8 million tracks it’s even easier to discover new music.

3. Radio.com: Radio.com on iPad gives you radio you can touch, read and hear. The new Radio.com application makes it easy for you navigate through and engage with an expansive array of high quality content: read the latest on what’s happening with your favorite artists or find out what’s happening at your local station; follow twitter feeds; watch original videos; listen to podcasts; discover new music and see photo slideshows, all while listening to your favorite music, news or sports radio.Radio.com brings programming from CBS RADIO, Aol Radio. and Yahoo! Music to the iPad, delivering over 600 of the best music, news and sports radio stations. Complemented by Last.fm Scrobbling, music information and photo galleries, every station is supported by top web producers to deliver relevant and contextual content from stations like KROQ, Live105, WXRT, Alice, WUSN, 92.3Now, and AMP Radio.Built specifically for the iPad, radio.com improves internet radio by providing a fun and compelling experience to simply access what you want and expose you to what you didn’t know you needed.

4. JamPad: A digital music maker at your fingertips. Play up to 4 instruments at once: piano, rhythm guitar, electric guitar, and drum kit. Slidable keyboard with 7 octave range. Electric guitar with virtual strings. Customizable rhythm guitar with different strumming and fingering options. Over 180 different drum beats and 6 drum kits to choose from.

Comic Books:-

1. Archie Comics: Archie Comics  has been publishing the adventures of Archie and his pals for decades, and now they come into the digital age.  There is a small selection of free issues you can download.

2. Comics: Comics offers comic books from multiple publishers instead of being company specific.

3. IDW Comics: IDW is a publisher of many licensed comic titles as well as some originals.  This app offers several free selections as well as a large selection of comics you can buy starting at $.99.

4. Marvel Comics: Marvel Comics brings a selection of several hundred of its comics to the iPad in a fun and immersive reader.  The app itself is free, and there is a small selection of free books, but the majority do cost.

Books:-

1. Free Books: Just as the name implies, Free Books delivers over 23,000 free classic books to your device that you can read for free.

2. iBooks: iBooks is the official ebook reader from Apple that brings you a full online store and reader.

3. Kindle: The Amazon Kindle reader comes to the iPad bringing with it access to all of the books in the Kindle store which includes a selection of free books.

4. Wattpad: Wattpad gives you access to thousands of free books, fan fiction and a lot more.” (via technobuzz.net )

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While many gas stations have 24/7 convenience stores, the crowds that gather at this humble taco stand, even at 3 a.m., are testament to the tastiness of these award-winning tacos piled high with juicy meat and served with delectable sides like corn with a Mexican-style Parmesan cheese.

“It’s insanely popular in Dallas. People go out of their way to eat their authentic Mexican tacos,” says Rosen.

Whether you’re an insomniac or an early riser, the beauty of a 24/7 spot is you can go — literally — whenever you want.

Urban diners that catered to workers on the graveyard shift coming and going from nearby factories at the turn of the 20th century were some of the first establishments in America to stay open around the clock. Since then, all-hours businesses have grown beyond the greasy spoon, providing locals and visitors with a much-needed place to rest, drink, or even go shopping at any hour of the day or night.

With an antidote to restless nights in mind, TravelandLeisure.com searched out 10 of America’s best 24-hour spots. Take the Wilshire Spa in Los Angeles’s Koreatown. This full-service spa keeps its doors open for those who are looking for relaxation, detox, or a full-body scrub at any hour.

While some brands have started keeping their flagship stores open 24/7, L. L. Bean, the granddaddy of outdoor supplies, has temporarily closed its original store in Freeport, Maine — open since 1951 — only four times, including the day the founder, L. L. (Leon Leonwood), died in 1967. While the always-open policy was introduced to accommodate hunters going out on trips before dawn, today it’s also convenient for last-minute holiday shoppers, teenagers looking for a place to hang out, and locals and visitors to Vacationland looking for some after-hours retail therapy.

The next time you find yourself awake in the wee hours of the morning, don’t get stuck in front of the TV channel-surfing through reruns of “The Golden Girls.” Instead, celebrate your inner night owl and head out to one of these cool all-hours haunts.” (via  msnbc.msn.com/) by Lyndsey Matthews  Travel + Leisure

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These apps leverage advanced technologies, that work extremely well on iOS. Ocarina will blow your friends away when they see you’re playing an instrument with your breath. ” (via 9to5mac.com ) by Mark Gurman

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