Whether you're browsing stories from social networks or the curated feeds, Flipboard jettisons photos wherever it can, and makes it easy to swipe through story after story. Andof course,the app offers easy ways to share interesting articles via Twitter, Facebook, and email, and to save them to Instapaper.

(Image Caption: If you want a calculator on your iPad, PCalc is an excellent choice.)

Though the iPhone's Calculator app works fine, such an app simply doesn't exist on the iPad. The free works on all iOS devices, and it looks great on the iPad.

Beyond that, it adds tons of functionality beyond simple arithmetic: a scientific calculator, unit conversions, constants, Reverse Polish notation, multiple undo and redo, and themes. A comes packed with features, but if you start with the free Lite edition, you can add other options from the paid version with separate in-app purchases.