This week’s Ask iLounge topics: iPad Edition II: Sharing files between apps, iPad font support, Connecting to projectors, Using external storage, Downloading third-party music, iBooks and dictionary support

We’ve updated the iLounge Store with a couple of new designs since the launch of our store last week. The new Fast Forward design (pictured) in blue and orange is available on t-shirts, hoodies, travel mugs, Sigg water bottles, buttons, clocks and more. We are also giving away an iLounge Store gift card. The Rules: Follow @iLounge and tweet the following message in bold and enter for a chance to win a $25 gift card to the iLounge Store. The…

If you haven’t yet entered our Uncommon Custom Case Giveaway, now is your final chance, as it ends Sunday night at 11:59 Pacific Time. In this unique giveaway, iLounge and Uncommon are giving away 200 custom cases for the iPhone 3G, 3GS, or iPod touch. With such a large number of prizes available, we are splitting the cases up over four weeks, with the final 50 to be awarded Monday, March 1. To enter, simply fill out and submit the form on the…

GameHandle’s design is actually quite sophisticated by comparison to some of the other gaming cases we’ve tested—it’s not merely a rubber case with bulging rear handles. First, it’s made from hard plastic, with the entire rear housing coated in a comfortable soft touch rubber finish, and a front frame that’s glossy and equally hard. Tunewear includes separate front mounting frames for the iPhone and iPod touch models,…

An iPod recently “exploded” on a student’s desk at Pentucket Regional High School in West Newbury, MA, according to a Daily News of Newburyport posting. The report states that police and fire officials were called to a science classroom at the school after the player “spontaneously exploded,” although West Newbury fire Chief Scott Berkenbush called the situation minor, and said no one was hurt. “Some chemicals had…

It’s a space-saving, Mac-matching above-keyboard tray with integrated USB ports. And it even includes a cup holder. Welcome to America, UBoard ($50). Unlike Pyramid Distribution’s imported iClooly accessories, which started with the Japanese-developed iClooly Alumi Stand, the company brought UBoard over from South Korea, which is currently becoming more Apple-savvy now that the iPhone is finally locally available. Though it’s a simple…

The latest edition of iPodweek, our weekly newsletter covering all things iLounge, is coming later today. iPodweek is a weekly summary of the best news, reviews, and feature articles we’ve published, and it also features giveaways and iPod accessory discount offers from various companies. There’s still plenty of time to sign up and receive this week’s edition — just use the simple form below to submit your email address, if you haven’t…

Riptide Games has released Rehearsal, a new application designed to help actors with their scripts. Developed in collaboration with actor David H. Lawrence XVII of Heroes and LOST fame, Rehearsal allows actors to view and practice scripts on an iPhone or iPod touch. Actors can take electronic scripts in PDF or Word document forms and e-mail them to their devices for review and practice, highlighting lines and adding text, audio, photo or video comments.…

Apple’s addition of three-button remote controls to recent iPod and iPhone headphones has led some vendors to compromise the life of their cables, according to a prominent third-party developer. Discussing extensive new testing and manufacturing procedures that his company has developed to prevent cable damage, V-Moda CEO Val Kolton told iLounge that three-button Apple remote cables now carry six thin separate copper strands inside, compared…

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona last week mobile app analytics startup Distimo presented a report with some comparisons on the relative size of the iPhone App Store and the popularity of different categories of applications. Distimo reports that games presently make up 58 percent of the applications on the App Store and breaks this down further by price, category and top sellers. According to the report, the Puzzles category is the largest,…