Why Apple Banned Flash
There’s been a lot of discussion of late over the “Apple doesn’t/won’t support Flash” topic. Thanks to my personal Buddha, Paul Eng, for alerting me to Steve Job’s explanation in Thoughts on Flash. I won’t summarize the article here, so read it for yourself. Jobs closes with his 2 cents for Adobe: “New open standards [...]
Expectations of Apple’s iPhone 4G
Rumors surrounding the highly anticipated Apple iPhone 4G are spreading like wildfire all over the Internet. I’m sure tight-lipped Steve Jobs loves every minute of it. Who needs a multi-million dollar marketing campaign when people all over the Internet are talking about buying the phone before it or its specs have even been officially released?
If [...]
Adobe v. Apple Standoff
Has the long-running rivalry between Steven Jobs and Adobe Flash finally come to a head? Although no law suit is currently pending, rumors of a possible law suit spread like wildfire after Apple changed its SDK language; thereby keeping Flash off iPhone and iPad platforms. While neither party is commenting about the potential suit, the [...]
iPad Blackboard App
If you are a student or have been a student in the past decade you probably know what Blackboard is. Mobile Garage recently announced plans for Blackboard (Bb) Mobile Learn for the iPad. According to Kayvon Beykpour, author of First Mobile Learn App Goes Live: iPad, this new app “has real potential to change education [...]
iPad Pitfalls
After its much anticipated release, will the iPad fall short of consumers’ expectations? Although the iPad is available in 16-, 32- or 64-gigabyte models and comes with WiFi connectivity, it lacks a camera, the capability to upload via a micro-SD slot or USB port and it does not support Flash Media. However, even with these [...]
CNN’s 12 Things to Know Before You Buy an iPad
We’ll do our best not to overwhelm you with tons and tons of links about the iPad, but we will be giving a heads-up to y’all about some good ones. Check out CNN’s Before you buy: 12 things to know about the iPad for some good, basic insight for those not in the know.
Consumer Reports’ iPad Blog Hub
You may have heard about this new gadget coming out today from Apple. The ill-named iPad. Many of you have just heard about it, but don’t really know much about it.
If you are interested in learning more, keep an eye on Consumer Reports iPad blog hub. It’s updated often with various topics, both fun and [...]
Waiting to iPad
Did you see last night’s Modern Family? Spoiler alert: It was Phil’s birthday and the release of the much anticipated iPad. All Phil wanted was an iPad so Claire runs all over creation, trying to track one down. But was it worth it? Phil certainly thinks so, but what do the media moguls think of [...]