Daring Fireball’s John Gruber weighed in his review of iPad 2:
The iPad 2 is a solid second-generation iteration. Easier and more comfortable to hold, noticeably faster, equippable with foldable covers that are both literally and figuratively magnetic. Like last year’s iPhone 4, it seems like technology from the near future.
Walt [...]
Macrumors published,
Research firm IDC today announced the debut of its Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker, offering a look at unit shipment data and market share numbers for devices such as the iPad and Amazon’s Kindle. While the data included in the initial release is from the third quarter of [...]
That loud noise? That’s the collective sigh of relief from Tech journalists. The exodus begins with Boy Genius’ Jonathan Geller who is switching to iPhone on Verizon because he needs a phone that works. AT&T is no longer the exclusive carrier of iPhone in North America. Apple has brought iPhone and iPad [...]
Linux Magazine has an excellent post on how Apple’s iPad can become your Linux Administrator’s best friend, err, assistant!
There are several SSH clients from which to choose in Apple’s App Store. Some are free, others are inexpensive and one is a bit pricey for an app at $9.99 but its [...]
LCARS for iPhone and iPad.
Genius.
(no Facebook posting yet, but you know, close enough).
Image by Krueger Systems, Inc.
Technology journalist @Scobleizer tweeted:
Tonight a VP from one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics companies convinced me not to buy any tablet or phone until February.
I sense… iPad 2.0
New rumor has surfaced that the next version of iPad will have a smaller frame, but same screen-size. It will have a flat back like iPod touch. It will have an external speaker, which also happens to be a wide-range one.
The report conflicted with other information that Apple plans to introduce [...]
Roughly Drafted wrote:
With the iPad, Apple has created another iPod: something an audience wants for what it is, not for what it does in general terms. The iPod wasn’t really a “Personal Media Player,” it was just The iPod. Similarly, the iPad isn’t a tablet device, it’s The iPad.
In sheer [...]
This one is totally cool!
The big bucket wrote:
This is a beta of The Incident 1.3 running my TV. Here’s how it works:
Plug your iPad into the TV
Pair your iPad with your iPhone or iPod Touch
Sit on your couch and play
And that’s it. [...]
Skyfire is an app that converts Flash video into HTML5. According to CNN money will be on Apple’s app store. It will be ready this Thursday and will retail at US$2.99.
To get around Apple’s restriction, Skyfire came up with an innovative solution: When users click on a page that contains [...]
