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Category Archives: iPad
How did Apple miss the issues with Maps, when developers were reporting them?
Developers: We warned Apple about iOS maps quality | Apple – CNET News: “‘I posted at least one doomsayer rant after each (developer) beta, and I wasn’t alone,’ a developer with three iOS apps in the App Store told CNET. … Continue reading
Why comfort and familiarity are features
Techpinions – It’s Good to be Back on the iPhone: Often I heard the battle cry from the Android community complaining that the iPhone 5 was just not innovative enough and lacked many of the cutting edge features common on … Continue reading
One more thing about iOS 6 Maps
I'm pretty tempted never to write anything about the iOS maps app again, but there's already starting to be a backlash against the backlash, so ill write one more thing. I've seen a few comments out there to the effect … Continue reading
iOS 6 Maps is a mess
In common with everyone else, I spent Wednesday night attempting to DDoS Apple’s servers by hammering them with update requests for all my iOS devices, plus all the applications, plus the odd Mac system update too. iOS 6 is, by … Continue reading
The putative 7in iPad versus the Nexus 7
I'm not one for comparing products which don't exist yet to products which are already on the market, but James Kendrick has written what I think are a good set of reasons why he'll be first in line for a … Continue reading
Computer security doesn’t have to be a binary state
Robert Atkins, on John Gruber “missing the point” about the EFF’s “crystal prison” argument: It’s a pity Richard Stallman is such a boor because he’s actually right about some things: if we aren’t vigilant, the general public will have its legal right to … Continue reading
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Apple’s move into maps may not be plain sailing
MG Siegler on Google’s Maps announcement and Apple’s forthcoming map tech: I say that with the biggest caveat possible: again, no one knows much about the Apple maps product yet — it could very well suck. Mapping is not easy. … Continue reading
No, iOS is not a prison
I shouldn’t have found Gruber’s comment to be such a revelation. Last year, I wrote about Richard Stallman and Eric Raymond’s comments upon the death of Steve Jobs; both of these leading lights of open-source software compared Apple customers to … Continue reading
Will the iPad 3 use LTE?
Almost everyone seems to believe that the next iPad, rumoured to be being launched in early March, will have 4G connectivity, in the shape of LTE. When the Wall Street Journal is reporting it, that usually means it’s pretty likely. … Continue reading
Three things Google needs to do to kickstart Android tablets
I’ve been using a Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 for a while, in addition to the iPad 2 that I regularly use. It’s a nice little piece of hardware – lighter than the iPad (as you’d expect from the smaller size), … Continue reading
