iPhone and iPad from a Sharp Canadian Perspective
Comments and recommendations regarding iPhone applications.
Remember when the iPad was characterized as a device for media consumption only? Well those pessimistic analysts have been proven wrong as a wealth of creative and productive apps have been developed and now it is being even starting to be used for enterprise IT purposes. It shows that analysts who judge computing technology’s potential […]
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If you are looking for one more reason to upgrade to an iPhone 4. You Gotta See This! uses the new gyroscope capability which will also be featured in new games and other sensor applications. Other possible reasons: Retina display Upgraded processor and twice the memory (faster) Better camera front and back with flash Facetime
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Canadian Apps This doesn’t include apps by Canadians that are not specific to Canada.
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It is not taking long for creative productive applications to emerge for a device some people have categorized as only a media consumption device. iPad DJ Looks like a fun way to experiment with beatbox tunes as the next generation of garageband. I also think the magical piano from the same Smule developers that came
It isn’t taking long for developers to get on board with developing iPad specific apps. Mashable has a list of 10 great apps worth checking out: 1. Twitterrific $Free 2. Magic Piano $2.99 3. Bento for iPad $4.99 4. Pandora for iPad $Free 5. Omnigraffle $50 6. MLB at bat $14.99 7. NetFlix for iPad
The April 2010 edition of Wired has a series of articles on how the tablet will change the world. Wired is known for its bold prognostications and this article is no exception: the tablet will eventually replace laptops people will carry around an iPhone and iPad (or Google equivalent), using the cloud and home computers
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March 12 the date for American pre-orders for the iPad has arrived and some new details have come out. Nothing big but some additional clarity on how the more flexible American data plan ordering will work, confirmation that free epub ebooks can be read in iBook, and identification of a screen lock switch. The key
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For a device that hasn’t yet even been released there was yet another critical article about the iPad by ZDNet. Despite all the iPad’s supposed flaws apparently it generates more web page traffic to do another iPad critique and it worked since I checked to see if there was anything original or enlightening. Unfortunately it
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It will be really interesting what new kinds of apps will be created for the iPad. I am already jazzed about Omnigroup’s announcement that they will be introducing OmniOutliner and enhanced OmniFocus for the iPad. Omnigraffle touch would be awesome. Brushes will be great with a bigger screen. I can’t wait to pay my $30
Tailored Multitasking One of the criticisms of the iPad is the assertion that it doesn’t support multitasking. Of course the facts are that it really does but it is restricted to some core Apple apps. For performance, battery and other reasons it is likely that a new form of multitasking will be enforced with tradeoffs
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