Apple approves VLC player for iPad

Apple has approved VLC player for iPad, which will allow iPad users to watch a variety of multimedia files.

“VLC has all codecs built-in,” reads the official description. “It comes with support for nearly all codec there is. And what is more it can even play back the file or media if it is damaged! Missing or broken pieces are no stop to VLC, it plays all the video and audio information that's still intact.”

The app is free to download and is now live on the New Zealand App Store.

Here's a clip of the VLC application in action.