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App Happy!

One of the best things about owning a tablet is getting access to an online app store, where you can download thousands of fun and useful applications to enjoy on the go.

Apps are small pieces of software that perform lots of different functions, from delivering live weather updates straight to your screen, to helping you find and book a local restaurant in seconds. They turn your tablet into a 24/7 electronic helper that you won't ever want to be without!

Each Operating System gives you access to a different app store, where a unique selection of apps will be available for you to download straight to your tablet, some for FREE, and others for a small charge.

Apple App Store Android Market Blackberry App World HP webOS

Apple App Store - available on Apple iPad

The world's biggest app store, with over 100,000 apps optimised for iPad.

Top tablet apps on Apple App Store:

EntertainmentSocialEducationMusicProductivityLifestyle
BBC iPlayer Friendly iBooks iTunes Pages Jamie's Recipes
BBC iPlayer Friendly iBooks iTunes Pages Jamie's Recipes

BBC iPlayer - FREE

BBC TV and Radio programmes are now on your iPad! Watch and listen live, or choose your favourites from over 400 hours programming broadcast over the last 7 days. Scroll through and find featured and most popular programmes, add programmes to your favourites and browse the schedule for upcoming shows!

Friendly - Paid

Friendly is a beautiful and full Facebook experience designed for your Apple iPad. With Friendly you can chat with your online friends, upload photos from your iPad, download and edit photos, easily update your profile picture and switch between multiple Facebook accounts. You can even secure your Facebook account with a pin code, and customise Facebook colours and fonts to suit your style.

iBooks – FREE (in-app purchases)

The iBookstore is just the beginning. Start with the bookshelf to buy and read your books. With a tap, it flips around to reveal the iBookstore, where you'll find over 200,000 books and counting — many of them free. View what's featured on the iBookstore and the New York Times best-seller lists, or browse by title, author, or genre. When you find a book you like, tap to see more details, peruse reviews, even read a free sample. Once you download a book, it appears on your bookshelf. Just tap and dive in.

iTunes – FREE (in-app purchases)

iTunes is how you play all your media on your Mac or PC and add it to your iPhone, iPad, iPod or Apple TV. And it's a store that's always open and just a click away. Buy music, apps or books on your iPad and enjoy them everywhere.

Pages - Paid

Pages has everything you need to put your words into beautiful documents. Including Apple-designed templates and easy-to-use formatting tools. Choose a great design. Write some brilliant words. Drop in a few images. That's how you create everything in Pages. It all looks so impressive, it's hard to believe it's so simple.

Jamie's Recipes - Paid

Jamie's Recipes is a free recipe app to download, with a free taster pack that contains thirteen easy-to-follow recipes with beautiful photography and some demo videos. You can purchase additional themed content packs on-demand from within the app, each containing at least 10 recipes.

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