iPhone Dominates Japanese Smartphone Market
When it comes to smartphones in Japan, the market has changed drastically in the last year. Approximately one year ago, Wired wrote that the Japanese hated the iPhone. Three months later, a survey showed that the iPhone was the top selling smartphone in Japan. And in December 2009, a report from Impress indicated that the […]
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Now Available
Although there’s a heated Adobe vs. Apple discussion going on, creative professionals are probably much more excited about the latest version of Adobe’s Creative Suite, which is now officially available. Besides the new versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro and Dreamweaver, Adobe Creative Suite 5 also brings Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR® 2, […]
Parody Asks: What is the iPad Revolutionizing? [VIDEO]
Do you want an iPad with every wretched fiber of your being, but you can’t quite articulate why? Well, College Humor’s Jake and Amir feel your pain. After all the waiting in line, televised hype and general silliness, it’s kind of a relief when the parodies start coming out in full-force — especially when they […]
Gartner: Most Kids Will Use PCs With Touchscreens by 2015
The iPad may indeed be the future of computing, at least when it comes to the way you interact with it. According to IT research company Gartner, more than 50% of PCs, purchased for users under 15 years of age, will have touchscreens by 2015. Leslie Fiering, research vice president at Gartner, thinks kids will […]
The First iPad Compatible Vest is Here
The iPhone is not a problem – it fits into most pockets and you can make do without special iPhone pockets in your clothes. But the iPad is a much bigger beast; if you’re not content to wear it in your hands or a backpack, very few clothing items have big enough pockets to accommodate […]
Track iPad Sales in Real-Time [Apps]
Apple announced that it sold 300,000 iPads on day one, but if you want to get a real-time update of iPad sales — to turn a marketing slogan — there’s a website for that! The Chitka advertising network has set up a page that attempts to estimate the number of iPads sold based on unique […]
First iPad Car Installation [VIDEO]
It was one of those “waiting to happen” customizations from the get-go: The iPad has been installed in a car dashboard. A project of Sound Man Car Audio in Santa Clarita, CA, the installation video below shows the dock connector hook into an Onkyo ND-S1 Digital Media Transport, Audison Bit One D/A converter and, appropriately […]
Marvel Comics Arrive on the iPad
When people talk about content on the iPad, they mostly mention books, video, TV, and games. But there are many other niches which fit the iPad’s 9.7” screen perfectly, and one of the more important ones is comics. It wasn’t hard to predict that big comic publishing houses will jump on the opportunity; you never […]
Verizon iPhone: What We Know So Far
Yesterday the web was ablaze with new rumors that Apple is developing two iPhones, one of which would be for the Verizon network. Deep-seeded unhappiness with AT&T’s network only helped fuel the rumors across the web. The reality though is that little is known about the supposed “Verizon iPhone.” Nobody knows if it even exists, […]
Adobe Flash Now Officially a Part of Google Chrome
Although Adobe Flash is already installed on virtually every computer, Google has announced that all downloads of its Chrome web browser will now include the plug-in. Rumored since Monday, Google’s blog post on the partnership adds a few details about what we can expect from the integration. One of the key benefits to Chrome users […]
MapQuest Brings Free Voice Navigation to the iPhone
It’s quite inevitable, really: after Google announced free turn-by-turn GPS navigation for Android devices, followed by Nokia’s decision to offer the same on its smartphones, the price of full-featured GPS navigation apps on other platforms is hurling towards zero. Case in point: MapQuest 4 Mobile, a free GPS navigation app for the iPhone, now offers […]
Who Will Buy the iPad? [STATS]
Wondering just who put in a pre-order for the coveted iPad? The NPD Group just released a new market research report assessing consumer awareness and interest in Apple’s iPad. Unsurprisingly, current Apple owners are most excited about the product — 24% of Apple owners said they were very interested or extremely interested in buying an […]
iPad to be Sold at Best Buy on Day One? [PIC]
Apple appears to have run out of iPads for shipping on launch day, but iPad buyers might have another option: a leaked image (above) from Best Buy appears to show that the retailer will stock iPads at 675 of its stores on Saturday, April 3. Apple had already announced that iPads would be available at […]
iPad Parody Highlights Device Shortcomings [VIDEO]
For all y’all out there who think that the iPad leaves much to be desired, we’ve got the video for you. This parody, made as an assignment for a Comm 340 class (I hope they got an A), highlights all that’s lacking in the mythical device. It doesn’t have a camera, you can’t use it […]
No Copy And Paste for Windows Phone 7 Devices
Talk about not learning from others’ mistakes. Apple has been bashed for months due to lack of copy and paste on its iPhone – never mind if you actually use clipboard or not (I bet most people don’t), it’s a smartphone, and not having this functionality makes the phone seem a lot less smart. Users […]