Since Steve Jobs has taken it upon himself to answer customer queries, he becomes a frequently cited source for what Apple is working on. According to one reader, Steve Jobs replied to an email asking why there are no printing capabilities on the iPad. Steve Jobs reportedly replied “It will come.”
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Developers familiar with the iPhone 4.0 beta report that the new firmware brings spellcheck and suggested word replacement features from the iPad to the iPhone and iPod touch.
The new features first premiered on the iPhone OS 3.2 used exclusively by iPad, but when iPhone OS 4 hits this summer, it will extend the new features across Apple’s range of mobile devices.
The spelling system extends the mechanism Apple created for copy and paste operations, enabling users to touch a misspelled word to select it, and then touch “Replace…” as an alternative to cut or copy operations.
The system then offers replacement word suggestions in blue type, allowing for one touch correction. Misspelled text is underlined in red, a convention from Mac OS X’s system wide spell check that was originally taken from Microsoft Word.
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Does the iPad 3G deal mean another year of iPhone exclusivity for AT&T?
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Another week, another analyst weighing in on the iPhone’s future.
This one comes from Brian Marshall of New York equity researcher BroadPoint AmTech (now part of Gleacher), who predicts that because of a deal AT&T cut with Apple for the iPad 3G, the U.S. telecommunications giant will continue to have carrier exclusivity for the iPhone until at least 2011.
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Still searching for that perfect Mother’s Day gift for your mom or wife? Why not get her an iPad?
Buy Mom a computer? You’re kidding me, right? The iPad’s versatility lends itself to some computer-like comparisons. And a natural response to this would be: "Who would want a computer for a Mother’s Day gift? That’s tacky." This would be similar to Al Bundy buying Peggy a bowling ball, only because he wanted it for himself.
Except that it isn’t just a computer. As a consumption device, the iPad can also be seen as an appliance. No matter where you put it, it doesn’t seem too out of place, and blends in with its surroundings well. This versatility, coupled with its ease-of-use, could make it an ideal gift for mom.
Now getting an iPad alone would be tacky. There’s little thought behind it. Why not go the extra mile and customize an iPad for her? This will take some legwork, however. But who cares. This is for Mom, right?
Buying the iPad
First things first: buying the iPad. Sure, you can get one from your local Apple store, but why not try to save yourself a couple of bucks and get a used one? After all, you’ll need to open the box to customize it anyway, so she won’t know — and shouldn’t care — if you bought it used or new.
In the past week, I’ve seen a noticeable flow of WiFi-only iPads up for sale on Craigslist, as many are being displaced by 3G iPads. Because the WiFi-only iPad has only been in the market for roughly a month, and because its use is more wear and tear prohibitive than say, an iPhone, you’ll likely find many an iPad in very good condition. And if it comes with original packaging, great. If not, don’t sweat it. It’s what’s inside that counts most.
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iPad owners should have access to all of the web videos available on CBS.com by the start of the fall TV season, says Anthony Soohoo, the senior VP of CBS Interactive. While the iPad can already view some clips and episodes from the site using HTML5, access is otherwise unequal, with clips coming only gradually. This severely limits the practicality of an iPad for watching CBS shows.
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The video you see here was in my inbox this morning and I really liked what what I saw. IUGO, a long time player in the mobile entertainment arena, is in the process of releasing four new games for the iPad platform.
What made these games stand out for me was how well they leveraged the iPad hardware realities for both cooperative and competitive game play. Several of these games highlight multi-handed multi-player interaction on the same device. That’s a feature that’s specific to the iPad. The iPhone’s size doesn’t allow that kind of two player interaction, except through online game play with virtual opponents. What IUGO’s games are doing is expanding play from an iPhone-style one user at a time paradigm into a two-users-at-once iPad experience.
Read on for an exclusive discussion with IUGO Mobile Entertainment.
Sarah Thomson, Director of Business at IUGO Mobile Entertainment explained, "We knew that the iPad was going to be a great opportunity. We took [some of our older titles] and added some cool user features — things you could not do on the iPhone. Along with updating the graphics for the iPad we were able to create these game playing modes that really lent itself to that device. The advantage here is that you can have two people playing on one device. It’s a great opportunity to exploit the iPad’s features."
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