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Outside of the iPad being faster and more graphically powerful, the one feature that has everyone talking is the amazing Retina Display. Sporting a 2048-by-1536-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi), the iPad's Retina Display is the best screen currently available on any tablet. Upon its launch on Friday, the App Store had around 40 or so apps that were already converted to work with the new display. We're sure there are a ton more on the way, as well as all-new apps that will gloriously exploit the new tech. If you're one of the lucky ones who copped the new iPad, take a look at the 12 best apps to take advantage of the iPad's new Retina Display.
Star Walk
Star Walk for iPad
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, $5
Winner of the 2010 Apple Design Award, the iPad version of Star Walk uses augmented reality to show you the locations of all the stars and constellations at any given moment. You can even go back in time and see what the sky looked like back when your parents were kids.
MLS MatchDay
MLS MatchDay 2012
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The MLS MatchDay app is a must-have for any diehard fan of America's pro soccer league. If you have a MLS Live account, the newly redesigned app allows you to watch any and all the matches taking place any where around the country. It also keeps you in the loop with news updates from overseas leagues.
ABC Player
ABC Player
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You now have no excuse to ever miss another episode of Modern Family.
Vimeo
Vimeo
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, Free
YouTube is cool, but if you're looking to upload any videos you shoot on your iPad, we recommend Vimeo. The company's iPad app lets you edit, tag, and upload your videos in HD. You can also browse the Vimeo library and go through all the channels and user pages to see what's hot at the moment.
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Turn your RSS, Facebook, and Twitter feeds into a personalized magazine with this award-winning app (Apple's iPad App of the Year). It will change the way you read the news.
iA Writer
iA Writer
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, $1
Before you drop $10 on Apple's Pages app, take a look at this low-priced alternative. It doesn't have all the functionality of Pages—you can't, for instance, drop charts or images into your documents—but, that's not what iA Writer is about. This app is about writing, plain and simple. You get a clean slate with an iPad-optimized font, and the ability to save your work to DropBox or iCloud. It's also $1. You can't beat that.
NBA Game Time
NBA Game Time Courtside
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When you're away from a TV for one of the big games, fire up the NBA Game Time Courtside app to get live team and player stats and up-to-the-minute news from NBA.com. Also, if you have NBA League Pass you can watch the games live on your iPad.
Readability
Readability
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, Free
How many times a day do you come across a story you want to read but don't have the time to read? We're sure it happens more than you'd like, resulting in a whole mess of pieces that never get read. For shame. Nix that trend with Readability, an app that turns any web page in an easily readable story, and allows you store stories for later viewing. The best part is the ability to synch your computer, iPhone, and iPad, so you can read a piece on your iPad that you bookmarked from your work computer.
Solar Walk
Solar Walk
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, $3
Another space app? Yes. What can we say? We're all kids longing to be back in the planetarium. Solar Walk allows you to do just that by giving you the freedom to explore our solar system in stunning detail. If you want to learn a thing or two, let the app teach you about certain section of the solar system via built-in videos. Things get turned up a notch when you connect you iPad to your TV and use the app.
Mint
Mint.com
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, Free
If you've ever been told, "You need a budget", download the Mint app. It's the best personal finance app available for the iPad. Keep track of all your accounts and transactions with simple, easy-to-read graphs and charts that tell you how you're doing financially. You wallet will thank you.
Instacast HD
Instacast HD
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, $5
Paying $5 for a podcast client may seem silly considering iTunes does a damn good job at delivering and playing podcasts, but take it from us: Instacast HD is better. The video player portion is smartly designed to keep the focus on the content, there's now iCloud synching, and, of course, the awesome in-depth show notes.
Evernote
Evernote
Click here to Buy it Now from Apple App Store, Free
If you own a smartphone, you should already have Evernote. The ultimate productivity app (we use it for damn near everything), Evernote lets you take and save notes, take and save photos, make to-do lists. The uses double when you use Evernote in conjunction with other apps. Just download it, you'll figure out your own ways to use it.
