iPhone and iPad from a Sharp Canadian Perspective
Marco Arment in addition to being the developer of the excellent “read web pages later” instapaper app and web service is a first rate analyst who has written a number of insightful articles about the tech industry. His latest, “There Really isn’t much of a Tablet Market”, establishes a very solid context for viewing would […]
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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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The iOS Fonts site lists the fonts available to iPhone and iPad with iOS 4.2. Could be a useful reference if you want to see how you can make better use of the fonts available to you.
If you are interested in learning how Apple IOS is based on trustworthy computing principles check out the article at my security blog.
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Some new games are becoming available that use the iPhone or iPod Touch as a controller for the game running on the iPad (which can also be displayed on your TV). Scrabble was one of the first but now there is also action games like Chopper 2 and The Incident 1.3
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IOS 4.2 the grand unification of iPad with iPhone features has reached Gold Master status for testing so it is expected within days. Rene Ritchie has a walkthrough of the new features. My Favorites: Folders Unified Mailbox Multitasking Safari enhancements Wireless printing
Mobilesyrup provides news on mobile developments in Canada. They had an article on Square which is a mobile payment system that processes credit cards without the normal obstacles and with lower fees. No news yet on when Square will be available in Canada but in the Square forums it is stated that it is coming.
Technofriends is an interesting blog that presents a variety of tech news from an Indian perspective. Lately there have been a few posts about free IOS games that play on the iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad (unoptimized). Learn how to play chess with chess.com app. Top 5 free apps I have heard a lot of
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Antennasys iphone-4-meets-the-gripofdeathinator This is the most informative article on the iphone 4 antenna measurements that I have seen and it comes from an IEEE source. Certainly better than reports based on the bars which have been shown to be just approximate indicators with no standards on how they are displayed and what they mean. This
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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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