Gov 2.0 iPad Apps Are Lobbying for Your App Store Clicks

The United States government, or at least the governments of a few of its states, aren't about to let the launch of the iPad pass them by. Five so-called "eGovernment" apps launched alongside the tablet on Saturday.

[image error]Granted, the apps are all of a sort and aren't nearly as exciting as the blockbuster "Most Wanted" app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. But eGovernment developing firm NIC popped a few of its apps into Apple's early iPad app selection, and it's an encouraging sign of things to...