How Developers Are Optimizing Apps For the iPad’s Retina Display
Well, today is the big day. Diehard Apple fans around the world are either enduring endless lines or eagerly awaiting the UPS truck from the comfort of their own home. They’re all doing the same thing:...
View ArticleNew iPad’s Dueling Forces! The Cloud Revolution vs. HD Content
A few of my thoughts over the past 10 days with Apple’s new iPad: Whoa, these photos look amazing! Holy cow, 4G LTE is unbelievably fast. This HBO Go stream looks perfect. So does this HD movie from...
View ArticleiPads in the Office: What Are They Really Good For?
When Steve Jobs first introduced the iPad, he acknowledged that for a tablet to have a “reason for being,” it had to be “far better at some key things” than either a smartphone or laptop. In the...
View ArticleAfter Two Months, How Does the iPad’s Retina Display Stack Up?
It’s been nearly two months since the latest iteration of Apple’s tablet started shipping. In that time, those of us who rushed out to buy a new iPad have been peering into a display with an...
View ArticleWhy iPads Are the Future of In-Flight Entertainment
Not so long ago, those expensive, proprietary seat-back entertainment systems were the coolest way to entertain yourself in the sky – and a key point of airline differentiation. But the rising...
View Article[VIDEO] New iPads: Revolutionary Or Rip-Off?
We’re talking about the new iPad Mini and updated iPad, whether we desire them or not, and whether we’ll buy them anyway. Here are the links to the posts and topics we talked about: ReadWrite’s iPad...
View ArticleHigh-End iMacs + Cheap iPads = Trouble For PCs In Between
It’s a pretty well-known fact that Apple’s desktop computers cost more than the average computer, and the latest numbers reflect that. PCs are far easier to buy than iMacs, but there’s a good reason...
View ArticleThieves Rob Microsoft Office, Take Only iPads
Seriously, this must hurt. Someone raided Microsoft’s Silicon Valley Research Center in Mountain View, Calif., and stole five iPads, but left all the Microsoft stuff just sitting there. This happened...
View ArticleAs iPad’s Market Share Falls, Must Profits Follow?
Apple’s share of the tablet market has plummeted from 90% to 38.8% in just three years, and it’s certain to continue to fall. It has to. Apple’s business model demands it. In early 2011 I wrote: Apple...
View ArticleiOS Users Beg Apple: Set Our iPhones & iPads Free!
We’re still weeks away from Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 10-14, but one thing’s for sure: Plenty of iPhone and iPad users are hoping for a fresh design and a more open,...
View ArticleA Tale of Two iPads And A Botched Restore
Did you manage to successfully move your old data to a new iPad or iPhone this holiday season? Then count yourself lucky. Like many others during this holiday season, I tore open the packaging on a new...
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