Personally, I don’t like watching long videos on the iPad. There’s too much other stuff to do, and I can’t sit still through an entire movie or TV show without succumbing to the tablet’s many other distractions.
So TouchTV, a …
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Yup, the iPad 4 Rumors Have Begun
iPad 3 rumors? Old and boring. The rumor mill is already moving on to talk of the iPad 4, which is apparently coming this October, six months after the supposed launch of its predecessor.
The source of this rumor, as expected, …
Apple vs. Samsung: Here Come the Retina Display Tablets
Apple and Samsung are preparing tablets for early next year with double the screen resolution of the current iPad and Galaxy Tab, according to a pair of rumors.
The first bit of claptrap comes from Citi analyst Richard …
Pilots Replace Paper Manuals with iPads (Even During Takeoff)
Another day, another “look who’s using the iPad now!” story.
According to the New York Times, airplane pilots are the latest to join the tablet craze. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines and Executive Jet Management have all allowed pilots to store reference manuals — a collection of documents that weighs 40 pounds on paper — on …
Opera Mini Browser Lands On iPad, but It Won’t Replace Safari
Opera’s littlest web browser, Opera Mini, just got a big update for iOS, with optimization for the iPad. This free browser underdog provides a great experience on Apple’s tablet, but it has too many frustrations to fully replace the iPad’s default Safari browser.
There’s a lot to like about Opera Mini on the iPad. The browser’s …
‘Planetary’ Is a Celestial iPad Music Player
Someone didn’t tell the folks at Bloom Studio that music players are supposed to be boring, because Planetary for iPad is something entirely different.
The free app visualizes your music library as a massive galaxy, floating in deep space. Artists are represented as solar systems, their albums are planets, and each song is a moon, …
Latest ‘PCs Are Doomed’ Forecast Includes Worst Line Graph Ever
I thought I could write a serious blog post about Asymco’s first quarter PC forecast, but no.
The conclusion is similar to every other sky-falling-on-Windows story you might have read: PCs are in trouble, Macs are doing fine, and the iPad is causing laptop vendors the world over to wake up in a cold sweat. Asymco’s version is a bit …
Microsoft Courier May Live on in Taposé for iPad
Nearly a year after Microsoft scrapped its ambitious Courier tablet concept, a couple of iPad app developers are trying to keep the dream alive.
They’ve proposed an iPad app, called Taposé, that would realize the Courier’s digital journal and scrapbook features. Users would be able to import images, maps and addresses from other apps …
Motorola ‘Xoom’ Tablet to Start at $600, Verizon Version at $800
Okay, now we’re moving in the right direction.
It appears that the rumored $800 price tag for the 10-inch Motorola Xoom Android tablet has been confirmed by the company’s CEO.
However, Reuters reports that Motorola will also be selling a Wi-Fi-only version of the Xoom that’ll be priced at around $600. Official availability dates …
No iPhone Tethering For iPad
With AT&T recently shaking up its iPhone data plans and announcing an upcoming tethering option, many iPad/iPhone owners may be wondering if it’ll be possible to share your iPhone’s data connection with your iPad.
It won’t.
An AT&T rep told TechFlash that tethering wouldn’t work because the iPad doesn’t have any USB …
Two Minute Video: Here Come the iPad Killers
Speaking at All Thing’s Digital’s D8 conference this week, Steve Jobs announced that his company sells an iPad every three seconds. Unsurprisingly, plenty of manufacturers are readying their own tablets with several being unveiled this week at the Computex 2010 computer show in Taiwan. Here’s a look at a few of the upcoming …
Two Minute Video: Is the 3G iPad Worth the Upgrade?
The newly-available 3G iPad is nearly identical to the standard iPad except for a $130 price premium and the ability to connect to AT&T’s cellular data network. Monthly plans range from $15 for 250 megabytes of data to $30 for unlimited data with no long-term contract. So is the 3G iPad worth the extra $130 and, if so, which data plan …