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June 17th, 2010 at 6:48 AM EST | by inu846W
Verizon on the iPad? Sort of. In an effort to improve the iPad’s mobile data connection one hacker modded an iPad 3G to work with Verizon’s network.
The modder in question was not happy with AT&T’s network, which has come under fire recently for a number of reasons. To perform the hack, the modder removed the device’s internal 3G chip, and replaced it with internals from Verizon’s MiFi mobile broadband hotspot device.
Sadly, this hack is a pricey one: it requires a 3G iPad, which starts from $629, since the Verizon MiFi needs to connect to the iPad’s 3G components. It makes more financial sense to buy a Wi-Fi iPad to use with a MiFi, but this hack has one nice extra: a switch. The modder put a simple $2 switch where the iPad’s Micro SIM slot normally is, allowing the MiFi to be turned off at the flick of a switch.
Read more: PCWorld.com
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June 14th, 2010 at 11:20 AM EST | by inu846W
I wasn’t the first kid on my block to have an iPad. I was the oldest kid. And it’s not been easy. I’ve had to struggle with admiring onlookers who profess jealousy that I have such a neat toy. And at times, it has been hard to find more than five or six hours of enjoyable daily activities to do on my iPad. But I’ve persevered and while I’ve just scratched the surface, it is clear that the iPad can be an invaluable tool for older users. As the first mass-market tablet computer, it will be followed in short order by competing tablets from many providers, mostly in the PC (as opposed to Apple) world. This will lower prices and increase features.
I do not own Apple stock and am not recommending the company. I am recommending its approach to providing easy access to online information. And I’m recommending that older consumers take a serious look at this tool. You may think the computer age has passed you by but the iPad makes a strong case that what’s passed you by is the high-tech "members only" phase of that age.
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June 14th, 2010 at 11:10 AM EST | by inu846W
Although Apple’s iAd service is coming July 1, Pandora couldn’t wait and has created its own advertising platform to attract big name marketers to its latest app. Starbucks, Lexus, and Budweiser are the first brands on the new Pandora iPad advertising platform. Like iAds, Pandora’s ad platform features video, audio and a variety of interactive elements—all without leaving the app—that aren’t available on its iPhone version, at least not yet. Aside from the cosmetic features, since Pandora offers itself as a personalized radio service, it also says it can “hyper-target” its listeners by gender, age, location, the type of music they like, and time of day.
In an e-mail interview with paidContent, John Trimble, Pandora’s chief revenue officer, discussed the rapid pace of the service’s ad growth. “We did $50 million in revenue in 2009, up from $20 million in 2008 and we expect significant growth in 2010,” Trimble said. “We started web advertising in Feb. ‘06 and mobile ads in May ‘09.”
Read more: PaidContent.org
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June 14th, 2010 at 9:39 AM EST | by inu846W
Anyone looking forward to using their iPad for work in place of a more traditional notebook may have one more reason to do just that. The mobile productivity company Quickoffice has released Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad. This app lets you create, manage, edit, and view documents compatible with Microsoft’s Office suite. It also has built in support for multiple online storage services including Dropbox, MobileMe, Google Docs, and Box.net with drag-and-drop file management capability.
Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite for iPad
While some users of the iPhone app may find it a bit of a downer that they can’t upgrade from their current version to the iPad release—not without paying the $10 download fee—the company says Quickoffice Connect Mobile Suite was made with the iPad in mind. This means the app is not a port, but rather that it was built to take advantage of the additional screen space that the iPad provides with an interface the developer dubs SmartTouch.
Read more: MacWorld.com
App Store: $9.99
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June 14th, 2010 at 9:08 AM EST | by inu846W
It seems obvious in retrospect to consider that apps designed for iPhone 4 will nearly fill an iPad display. Conversely, iPad apps will nearly fit into the new phone’s Retina display without modification.
The stunning 960×640 resolution of the iPhone 4 Retina display is double the linear resolution of the current iPhone, giving it the highest pixel density of any smartphone on the market when it goes on sale later this month. The iPad’s 1024×768 resolution is just slightly larger despite having a much larger display surface. While the 132ppi pixel density of iPad was already the highest of any device Apple sells, the new iPhone 4 boasts a 326ppi resolution density.
The iOS app developer of Make Coffee depicts on its site how apps with a native resolution version designed for iPhone 4 will look on iPad (below); it’s the same as a pixel doubled version of a standard iPhone app, but in high resolution of course.
At WWDC, chief executive Steve Jobs noted during his keynote presentation that iPhone 4 will automatically scale existing iOS apps to its higher resolution, making text and user interface controls appear sharper without developers needing to do anything. Jobs noted that with a little additional effort, custom artwork can be enhanced to make iPhone 4 apps that look exceptional.
Read more: AppleInsider.com
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