Tag: Apple

According to the company, SkySafari was the only iOS app that correctly reproduced last December's total lunar eclipse.

What I found was an efficient, pleasant enough experience consistent with most newspaper apps out there (USA Today, NYT, etc.). Overall, I was impressed and consider this a must have for existing subscribers.

Differentiating feature: Cunning, spider-like moves. Signature move: Cloaking your iPad in a rubberized grip of certain death -- albeit comfortable and stable.

Tom Bradley may have summed up the sentiment best. It was as true when he penned the headline for PCWorld back in April 2010 as it is today: iPad Killer? We Can't Even Get an iPad Challenger.

How versatile is the Apple iPad? Check out Vogel's new mount and cover system for a quick reminder of the number of applications that suit this incredible tablet.

This morning in San Francisco, Apple CEO Steve Jobs finally unveiled the sequel to the iPad ("Apple's third post-PC blockbuster"), the follow-up to the monster hit of 2010. His appearance in light of recent health concerns was perhaps the biggest surprise of the otherwise predictable event.

By the time the competition finally gets to market with their 1.0 tablets, Apple will already be shipping second generation. A 14-18 month lead time in the tech market is simply unheard of.

Publishers, in essence, pay a 30% fee for the marketing and technology capability that Apple uses to draw in new customers. But is Apple being overly restrictive?

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Jobs is notorious in his quest for minimalist design.