Ever since Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad, it seems like the world has been divided into two – One group comprising of those who adore the iPad and the other group that hates it. For the moment, it appears like even a lot of traditional Apple fanboys have chosen to take the latter stance and the reason is not too hard to guess – lack of important features makes the iPad look simply incomplete.
Steve Jobs on Google, Adobe Flash, Next Gen iPhone, New Macs and more
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jan 31, 2010 | Comments (29)
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Wired is reporting that Steve Jobs had a town hall meeting with Apple employees late last week following the launch of their latest creation, the iPad.
At the town hall meeting, he is rumored to have spoken on quite a few topics such as rivalry with Google, reason for not supporting Adobe Flash, the next generation iPhone, regarding Lala’s acquisition, New Macs in 2010 and more.
Apple Corrects iPad Demo Video; Reconfirms it Has No Plans to Support Flash
Posted by iPhoneHacks on Jan 30, 2010 | Comments (21)
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If you were hopeful that Apple iPad would support Flash based on Apple’s official iPad video then we’ve some bad news.
Apple has just corrected the iPad demo video by removing the Flash content from it. It now shows the broken Flash plug-in icon.
iPhone OS 3.2: Support For Video Calls, Multi-Tasking, File Downloads, SMS And Handwriting Keyboard
Posted by Andy on Jan 30, 2010 | Comments (12)
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Ever since the Apple iPad was unveiled, the blogosphere has been abuzz with complaints about the lack of Camera and Flash on what Steve Jobs claims is the "most important thing" he has ever done. However, it now appears that there is much more to the iPad than what was demoed on Wednesday. According to fresh rumors, a camera on the iPad is quite likely; at least in the second generation of the device.
Will iPad’s A4 Chip Make Its Way to iPhone 4G?
Posted by Andy on Jan 30, 2010 | Comments (13)
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One of the notable aspects about the recently unveiled Apple iPad is its speed. From what we can gather from early reviews of the device, the A4 processing chip on the iPad enables the applications to be opened "instantly" and its response time is seen to be much faster than even iPhone 3GS, let alone the older iPhone models (as you would expect from a tablet computer).
iPhone Tip: How to Turn Off Camera Notifications
Posted by Andy on Jan 30, 2010 | Comments (5)
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You might have noticed that whenever you connect your iPhone or iPod touch to your computer, the operating system recognizes the device as a digital camera and displays a notification.
This can be quite annoying and can occur in both Windows and Mac OS X systems. This is because digital imaging devices are set to this option by default.
Apple’s Official iPad Video Reveals Support for Flash?
Posted by Andy on Jan 29, 2010 | Comments (8)
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The lack of support for Flash on the iPad was revealed while Steve Jobs was giving a demo of their latest creation at the media event on Wednesday.
But folks at 9to5Mac think they have every reason to believe that the iPad could in fact be coming with Flash installed. This is based on the official iPad video released by Apple on their iPad microsite.
Fring Brings Video And Voice Calls Over 3G to iPhone
Posted by Andy on Jan 29, 2010 | Comments (4)
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After Apple announced an update to the iPhone SDK earlier this week, which finally saw users being allowed access to VoIP services over the carrier's 3G network, Israel based VoIP startup Fring has said that their iPhone app now lets users make video and voice calls over 3G.
Announcing this on the company blog, Fring says this does not require any update to the current iPhone app and users wishing to make VoIP calls over 3G may do so right away.
AT&T Claims Drop Call Rates Have Reduced Network-Wide
Posted by Andy on Jan 29, 2010 | Comments (13)
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AT&T's problems with network congestion need no introduction. This is particularly true of areas like New York with high iPhone density where dropped call rates of 30% are considered normal.
However it now appears that the company has managed to reduce drop call rates network-wide.
Will iWork for iPad – Multi-Touch Version of Productivity Apps Come to the iPhone?
Posted by Andy on Jan 29, 2010 | Comments (4)
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Phil Schiller, Apple's Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing unveiled iWork for iPad at the media event on Wednesday, which he claimed was specially designed for the multi-touch surface of the iPad.
The launch of the software suite will provide a range of productivity tools to iPad users, which we believe will be one of the killer apps for the iPad.
