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iPad 2 as powerful as a G4 PowerBook!

In an incredible post here, Geoffrey Goetz of GigaOm ran some fairly thorough benchmarks, pitting the iPad 2, iPad, and iPhone 4 up against one another. The Geekbench score of the iPad 2 put its power on par with that … Continue reading

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4.3 brings a wider spacebar!!!

I’ve groused about the width of the space bar (or more precisely, its narrowness) and now 4.3 has fixed it in exactly the way i’d hoped. In iOS 4.3 the spacebar now extends a full key further to the right, … Continue reading

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100 million ipads through 2012?

I like it. I usually take the Over wrt iPad sales forecasts. But this one is aggressive! Still, I’ll take the Over

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And away we go again…

Macrumors reports of word from Flurry that the number of devs registering to integrate Flurry analytics into their apps spiked just before/as the iPad was being announced. I take this as a sign that the iPad, with its larger screen, … Continue reading

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And away we go…

While hardly definitive, reports today that Microsoft Senior Product Manager Mike Tedesco indicated that the MBU at Microsoft is “looking at” developing a version of Office for the iPad can be described as nothing less than great news. Not so … Continue reading

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New (?) cool info on PDFs, printing, and file sharing…

…with a tip of the hat to ‘jeznav’ on macrumors.  Re: PDFs, printing, and file sharing: Yes it can according to Whats new in iPhone OS 3.2 “PDF Generation The UIKit framework (UIKit.framework) includes new functions for generating PDF files … Continue reading

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Why the short sightedness?

It continues to amaze me how focused some very vocal folks are on what they believe the iPad “can’t” do.  Specifically: -no Flash -no camera -no multi-tasking -no file system -no external hardware/media connectivity What’s bizarre to me is why … Continue reading

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In support of the lag…

There’s been a great deal of discussion about “the lag” – the period between Apple announcing the iPad, and Apple selling the iPad. When the iPhone was released, SJ specifically pointed to the FCC approvals process, one that makes information … Continue reading

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WAY beyond the paperless future…

Some exciting work is cropping up around the web only days after the introduction of the iPad.  The work ponders a not-too-distant future wherein the iPad has comfortably installed itself deeply into the fabric of our everyday lives. One of … Continue reading

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To 3G, or not to 3G?

When I started this blog I was convinced that I would get the 64GB + 3G model.  Upon reflection I’m now super torn about this, but for a reason I’ve not seen mentioned often.  Let me explain. First let’s get … Continue reading

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