Just curious to see how everybody was feeling post WWDC keynote. Here are my thoughts: Lion: - No real surprises here besides the price, right? Sign me up! iOS 5: - I was expecting the notifications update to iOS 5 but was pleasantly surprised to see them do something more useful with the lock screen. - The biggest surprise for me was the physical button option for the camera. Never thought Apple would give up that fight. - Wireless activation/syncing is huge - I don't use voice lots, but do...
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The iPhone has lots of apps that make me think "This is awesome and it wouldn't be possible on any other platform" but I haven't found nearly as many for my new iPad. Any suggestions?
I just got an iPad 2 yesterday and after using it for a few hours, I picked up my iPhone 4 to respond to a text and was struck by how much it felt like a little toy! Everything felt so small and cramped on the screen!
Just figured I'd throw this out there with next week's announcement creeping up on us. Now that we know Jobs and crew will be out on Monday to discuss iOS 5, what is your wish list? Mine is as follows: 1. New Notification System 2. Interdevice communication (iPhone, iPad, Mac) similar to what HP is planning to do with WebOS 3. Widgets - I know what you're thinking. Widgets aren't that great, but as an iPhone and Android user, I can tell you that while most of what's out there is worthless, there...
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I'm looking for a good messenger bag that I can use daily to hold my things: MacBook Pro 15" on occasions, several textbooks and ring binders as well. I might get an eReader as well later on , but basically the bag should be quite spacious and durable. What are some brands and models that you guys can suggest?
Considering all the drawing Apps out there (like Brushes) there must be an App that allows me to connect my iPad to my computer and use it with Illustrator and Photoshop the way I do a Wacom tablet, but I haven't found it.
I would love to stream photos that are stored on my computer to my iPad 2, and use the iPad as a digital picture frame when I am not using it. Is there an app that offers this?
I was in the Best Buy store the other day and I was playing around with a whole bunch of different tablets, and I found that many of them were not that straight-forward to use. I could really see some of my not-so-technical / non-technical friends picking up the Motorola Xoom and just being unable to navigate it. This prompted me to begin to think about all of the options out there that aren't the iPad, and honestly how usable they are. I mean, let's be honest, out of all the tablets, the iPad...
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There a number of ebook apps currently available for iOS -- which ones have you tried and which do you prefer? Despite Apple's entrance into the world of ebooks, I still find myself using Kindle for most of my reading. It syncs my reading location on any device (iPad, iPhone, computer, Android tablet) with zero effort and works on every platform I use. About the only thing I find myself using iBooks for is PDFs or the random ePub. No offense to Apple, but if I'm purchasing ebooks, I want to be...
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If not native for iPad, a blown-up iPhone version would work as well. I've been spoiled by Google making official apps for Android and iOS is severely lacking on this. UPDATE: So I installed both IM+ (free version) and IMO, both get the job done very well. I think that IM+ looks nicer, but IMO doesn't have a banner ad on the free version -- not sure if there's a paid version. I think I'm going to be sticking with IM+ because of the prettiness factor, yes I'm shallow, and I can live with the...
I read a lot of PDFs for school, and I'm looking for the best app that will let me mark them up with highlights and text notes. What's the best? Free is preferred, but a couple of dollars is also OK with me. I currently use "pdf-notes," but I really want the text note feature. Ideally, the app would let me turn on/off highlights and continue to edit notes on PC in the official Adobe Reader application.
This may seem a silly question, but I think it's an important question to consider for the designers of these devices. Regardless of what the manufacturer says, I've yet to use a truly agnostic device. As much as I love the amount of info I can see in portrait, landscape seems to be more comfortable for me. Thoughts?
I was just wondering what you guys thought about this supposed outcome. Has Android really already lost? http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/mowi/article.php/... "I'm confused. Wasn't Symbian once thought as the only ruler in the smartphone OS world? How's that working out for them now? The tablet market is still very new and has a lot of room to grow. Sure, the Motorola XOOM did bad in sales, and Android 3.0...
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This is pretty awesome news. HBO will be bringing their HBO Go streaming app to mobile devices in the near future (both Android and iOS). This means, that anyone who already has a premium Cable subscription (that is, they're already paying for HBO), will be able to watch any episode from their favorite HBO shows (The Wire, Sopranos, Treme, etc). Umm, this is awesome! My question is, if there were some way for HBO to offer this à la carte style, where you pay them a subscription fee,...
The iPad is a tablet computer made by Apple. It is 0.5-inches thick, weighs 1.5 pounds, and features a 9.7-inch IPS capacitive multitouch display. It's powered by a proprietary 1GHz ARM-based processor, with 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR, and is available with 16, 32, or 64GB flash storage. Models with unlocked 3G data connectivity are also available. Standard features include an accelerometer, compass, speaker, mic, 30-pin Apple dock connector, and 10-hour built-in battery (9 hours for 3G models). 3G models also provide assisted-GPS functionality. However, it lacks non-proprietary interfaces such as standard USB connections.
Standard apps that come pre-loaded on the device
