iPhone 5: Same basic design as iPhone 4 A5 processor Better camera Virtual wallet technology (possibly, but not necessarily, NFC) Runs iOS 5 like a champ and works great with iCloud- and games Single model phone for all carriers using hybrid GSM/CDMA technology Big deal is price: $199 for 16GB, $299 for 32GB, $399 for [...]
I like it a lot- it’s clearly a sign of the future. If you break it down to its essence, the iPad represents the beginning of mainstream computing’s switch away from the mouse, keyboard, desktop, and file metaphor of the past thirty (can you believe it?!) years. Coupled with the seamless online app distribution model, [...]
Tagged apple, ipadI think Apple’s got a big shoe to drop in the form of an online service that combines iTunes and MobileMe and adds additional features that enhance the value of using multiple devices on the iPhone OS platform. But that’s just background to keep in mind for the following… I think Apple TV will change [...]
Tagged apple, ipad, iphone, iphone os, ipod touch, speculationThis is the second in a series of posts about what I’d like to see Apple do with the next generation iPhone and beyond (here’s the first). As far as the product family name is concerned, I like “iPhone 4″. Ties it into the vague “4G” concept and how to Apple, “4G” means the next [...]
Tagged apple, iphone, mobile, speculationI’d like the new iPhone to look almost exactly like the infamous prototype. I went from dismissively thinking such a design could come from Apple, to accepting that it was an Apple design choice that I really didn’t like, to finally getting excited about it. It looks very minimalistic and industrial- metal and glass. My [...]
Tagged apple, iphone, mobile, speculationI’m typing this on my new iPad, using the iPad optimized version of the WordPress app. I am sitting on my sofa, with my legs out in front of me resting on my coffee table. The iPad is resting on my legs, in landscape mode, and this is the first time I’ve really tried serious [...]
Tagged apple, ipadHow about: Every app that launches and then quits is passed along to a “Back Seat” process, which is a low-overhead system process designed not to interfere with foreground application performance. Apps in the Back Seat take up no additional resources if they just sit there thinking that they quit. But apps that were in [...]
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