Assuming Apple sticks to their usual annual release cycle, we’re now closer to the release of the next iPad than to the first one (five months vs. seven). Time for the speculation about the next iPad to begin!
The MacBook Air is the best laptop I’ve ever used, but with mobility there are usually compromises. As a photographer, one thing that I’m not willing to compromise too much on is photo editing performance. I was a bit concerned about how iPhoto ’11 would perform on the MacBook Air since it has a lot [...]
So, Steve Wozniak says that Android will eventually be the winner instead of Apple’s iOS. I think it is time to stop pretending like there is still a race when it comes to Google’s Android vs Apple’s iOS handset wars. Not just because of Steve Wozniak’s words, but because it was obvious, even before Android [...]
I use a lot of Apple gear these days for a variety of reasons and had to quickly throw my four primary devices in my backpack so I could move some stuff around my new home office. I’m in the midst of writing a multi-part MacBook Air Review and I realized that it’s pretty amazing [...]
Consider this rumor for now, but a leaked image of a white iPhone with a slightly different build than the iPhone 4 that is being offered on GSM networks across the world including AT&T has surfaced. That image shows a white iPhone model with a slightly different body, no SIM try as Verizon Wireless doesn’t [...]
I wrote earlier this week that new 13″ MacBook Air is the best laptop I’ve ever bought or used. But that doesn’t mean its perfect. In this portion of my multi-part MacBook Air review I’ll tell you about some of the things I don’t like about the MacBook Air and things that I hope Apple [...]
It’s a real luxury to have a laptop that does what you tell it to, quickly and obediently. Often times it’s a mystery as to what a laptop will do when you try to start it up or wake it from sleep. That’s simply not the case with the MacBook Air. Press the power button [...]
In this portion of my multi-part MacBook Air review I’m going to discuss the laptop’s keyboard and trackpad. Yesterday I mentioned that the MacBook Air is the best laptop I’ve ever used (MacBook Air Review Part 1). One of the major reasons that I call it that is because of its trackpad and keyboard. There [...]
Well for those who have been waiting the wait is over. The official Google Voice App (iTunes link) for the iPhone is now available. Yep, that’s right. Google’s own App. You remember the saga. There were Apps initially allowed on the App Store that gave you access to Google Voice, then there weren’t. Google submitted [...]
If you’ve followed my writings, rantings, and musings over the years, you already know that I think most tech industry analysts have cushy jobs that basically allow them to gather some info and make guesses. Yeah, I do that to on occasion, but I don’t pretend to guide investors with my guesses. But anyway, according [...]
Yawn. It’s not quite 10am EST yet, and Apple’s iTunes already shows what most believed, that Apple would announce that it finally reached a deal with the Beatles to deliver that content on iTunes. Heralded as a “day you’ll never forget,” I’ve already forgotten it. I’m guessing quite a few folks who enjoy a Beatles [...]
Research in Motion’s put together a video demo of the BlackBerry PlayBook’s web browser and how it stacks up against the iPad’s. Pages appear to load significantly faster on the BlackBerry PlayBook and of course you can run Flash on it, while iPad’s Safari experience is a Flash-free zone. Javascript animations appear quite a bit [...]
We’re getting close to that point in the year where every publication, every website, and every blogger comes out with their ideas on the biggest stories of the year. This year has certainly been full of big stories in the world of gadgets and mobile computing and I’ll have a post in a few weeks [...]
I’m doing a multi-part review of my new MacBook Air and have gotten a lot of questions. Geeks and non geeks alike have been asking me about my latest laptop and why I call it the best laptop I’ve ever used. At first glance the MacBook Air has a lot in common with other thin and [...]
Apple’s home page is currently overtaken by a message that points to a new product offering tomorrow. Apple recently introduced several new features, including social networking, in iTunes 10.1, the latest version of the company’s digital storefront and media player. The new iTunes offering comes just in time for the holiday shopping season. The message [...]
I picked up a new MacBook Air a few days after it was first introduced and have been using it as my primary mobile computer since then. If you want to skip reading a long block of text, I’ll get to the point. The new MacBook Air is the best laptop I’ve ever purchased or [...]
Despite recent predictions and projections stating that sales of netbooks and notebooks are being cannibalized by the emerging consumer consumption tablet category that is being led by the popular iPad, the tablet category may be cannibalized by the ultra-portable computer segment that’s being led by the newly unveiled MacBook Air. According to analysts at Rodman [...]
Magazine and newspaper publishers who have been frustrated by Apple’s failure to deliver a subscription model and the ability to obtain valuable subscriber information on the iOS platform that powers the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad may form their own partnership to deliver a subscription newsstand on Google’s Android platform. Dubbed Next Issue Media, [...]
Given that the supposed release today of iOS 4.2 wasn’t exactly an official thing, the fact that the Internets are going crazy saying Apple is delaying the release is interesting news. This has grown from one site saying the new OS would be released next Tuesday, to a possible two week delay. Speculation centers on [...]
So, yesterday Apple dropped the Mac OSX 10.6.5 update and many thought that would clear up the rumors and mystery about whether or not AirPrint was going to be pulled or not. Apparently, at least for the moment, the mystery remains. Steve Jobs reportedly emailed a user yesterday saying “don’t believe everything you read” about [...]
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is being released now in the US, at least on T-Mobile. Those wanting to choose the other carriers will have to wait a few days or so. So, the reviews from the major US media are coming out. Here’s a quick roundup of the ones I found of interest. As expected [...]
We had reported about the ZTE Peel case before, which is a hard-case that adds mobile broadband and gives the iPod Touch a data connection to Sprint’s Now Network, and it looks like Sprint has finally come clean and announced that the device will be coming on November 14th. Beginning on Nov. 14, Sprint (NYSE: [...]
So, at some point in the near future, possibly Friday, Apple will release its next update to its iOS devices, iOS 4. This is supposed to be a unifying update bringing the iPad, the iPhone, and the iPod Touch all together, in what many anticipate as a road that leads to some sort of merging [...]
Speculation about when Apple will release iOS 4.2 for the iPad (and other iOS devices) is about to end soon I hope. Word is running around that the iOS update will come this Friday at 10am PST. But that’s not official yet. Before that happens it appears Apple will be releasing Mac OSX 10.6.5 and [...]
A recent study released by SquareTrade says that the current crop of smartphones are the most reliable ever, with iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry all having resolved many of the manufacturing glitches that had plagued the platform and their respective devices a few years prior. Fast forward to 2010 and in just two years, Square Trade [...]
While we had reported that Skyfire had legitimately made it to Apple’s iPhone App Store to bring a little taste of Adobe Flash for iOS users, there may be another illegitimate, unofficial way to do get Flash on your phone. My friend David Gasior had sent me a link that Google Android 2.2.1 has officially [...]
Chinese clone-maker E-Stary has received a lot of attention today for its 11.6-inch MacBook Air clone, though the design and device leaves a lot to be desired. Labelled the E-Stary HY118, the clone is essentially a glorified netbook running on Windows 7 stuffed into a chubby silver body and slapped with an Apple logo. The [...]
The story surrounding this makes me laugh. Apparently there is a bug in the iOS 4.1 software that causes the alarm functions of the clock to not work well with whatever programming monitors Daylight Savings Time shifts. Several weeks ago the folks down under in Australia and New Zealand got bit by this. Last week [...]
Jeez. I’m calling for a moratorium on The Great App Counting Race. It has become a meaningless statistic. If fact it has been meaningless for a long time. The other day we picked up a tid-bit saying Apple has passed 300,000 Apps in the App Store. Great. I’m thrilled. Makes me feel so much better [...]
Apple’s App Store has hit a new milestone having passed the 300,000 app marker for active apps, up from just under 200,000 apps about six months ago. The report comes from Distimo, which is reporting that iOS developers are releasing just shy of 5,500 iPad apps and over 12,000 iPhone apps per month since April, [...]
After having revealed its Google Instant search feature for the desktop, Google is now enabling the predictive typing search feature on mobile devices. All you have to do if you own an iPhone or an Android smartphone is to navigate to Google.com on either Safari or your Android Browser–no downloads needed–and start typing your search. [...]
The floodgates have opened. Everybody and their brother is releasing some form of Tablet this month and next in hopes to capture some of your Christmas dollars. Actually that’s not completely true. Some smart players are waiting until next year before getting into the game. But all are playing a very weird game of follow [...]
Staff reviewing Apple’s case against Nokia concerning accusations that Nokia had infringed on Apple’s patents on its mobile phones had issued a preliminary early victory for Nokia, the leading phone manufacturer in the world. In a pre-hearing examination, the U.S. ITC found that Apple had not provided enough evidence to its case, and that the [...]
Big news. Actually big news that isn’t news. Actually it isn’t news, but it is playing like it is big news. Bloomberg is reporting that Strategy Analytics has been working hard combing through data and crunching numbers and has figured out that as of the end of Q3, Apple is leading the Tablet/Slate market with [...]
The band Atomic Tom got a lot of attention when its members swapped their instruments for iPhones. Reggie Watts, a musician and comedian, is now in on the iPhone act and put together a nice demonstration of how the iPhone can be used as a performance and content creation device. In a live appearance on [...]
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Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE Review: A Worthy Successor to the Original (Video)
When Sprint had debuted the original WiMax-capable HTC EVO 4G nearly two years ago, it was an instant hit on the Now network. Not only was the HTC EVO 4G the first 4G smartphone in the world taking advantage of Sprint’s then speedy WiMax network, but it brought some new features and pizzazz to the [...]
Last year Toshiba waded into the Android tablet market with the Thrive, a 10.1-inch slate that served as the company’s response to what they deemed missing in the then current crop. Thus, it had several full-size ports, a rugged-ish exterior, and a thick chassis to accommodate both. Though a decent tablet, the Thrive didn’t generate [...]
Samsung Shows That It Is a Software Company
As exciting as it has been to talk, postulate, and speculate about the Galaxy S III’s hardware and specs before the third-generation Galaxy flagship smartphone was announced on May 3rd in London, once the device was announced one thing became apparent: Samsung is now a software company. That doesn’t mean that Samsung is shying away [...]
Autumn Dynasty Review: A Great RTS for the iPad
With its large touchscreen, the iPad seems like the perfect platform for Real Time Strategy games, and Autumn Dynasty proves it, mostly. Autumn Dynasty is an RTS iPad game with art that looks like tradition Chinese painting. The story involves quelling a rebellion while solving a mystery of shady noblemen. The story though, just serves [...]
Griffin GuitarConnect Pro Review: Record Your Jams with Ease
The Griffin GuitarConnect Pro interfaces with your Guitar and your iPad or iPhone so you can record your music easily using apps like Apple’s GarageBand. My son Daniel, who’s learning to play guitar, helped me test it out and he loved it. When he gets as good as Jimi Hendrix, I’m sure he’ll steal my [...]
Google Search App iPhone and iPad Update Looks Beautiful (Video)
Google just delivered a beautiful update to the company’s Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad The Google Search app for iPhone and iPad replaced Safari as my browser of choice, earning a spot in the iPhone and iPad dock. It’s faster and offers a beautiful new full screen image search which looks awesome on the [...]
