Monthly Archives: March 2012

While I do not feel entirely sorry for the current situation RIM has allowed themselves to get into, I realize it’s easy to bash a company when they’re down. Lest we forget that an incumbent, no matter how successful they are now, could be disrupted by a newcomer. I have zero concerns that Apple isContinue reading “Remnants of A Bygone Era”

Last week I wrote about my decision to go with the 16GB Wi-Fi iPad. If you haven’t read that piece yet, I suggest doing that first and then coming back to this later. On March 16, I had waited patiently in line for a new iPad. Long story short, I did end up with theContinue reading “32 Is The New 16”

I was a little bummed out on Friday night. After not sleeping for a day and waiting more than eight hours in the pouring rain for the new iPad, I was simply too exhausted to do any writing that evening. Initially I had hoped to start writing this review immediately after unboxing my iPad, withContinue reading “In Review: The Third Generation iPad”

Ever since I picked up my new iPad on Friday, I’ve been testing iTunes Match and iCloud syncing. I decided to see how well it would stream music from iCloud, so that’s one of the first things I did when I got home. I know I’ve complained about the music app on iOS before, butContinue reading “iCloud Music Streaming on The New iPad”

Now the waiting begins for developers to push out updated apps with 2x image assets to support the new iPad’s Retina display. Of course, many have anticipated that Apple would be shipping a higher resolution display, so the prudent course of action for many was to include 2x image assets months ago. The problem thatContinue reading “The Wait for Updated iPad Apps: Supporting The Retina Display”

As you all know, Apple is opening their retail stores at 8am on March 16 for the launch of the third generation iPad. I have never been to any launch event or have ever had to wait in a line for anything. In the past, I would wait weeks, if not months, to get whateverContinue reading “iPad Launch Event: Live from Pacific Centre, Vancouver”

I’m sure there are some that may be disappointed that Apple didn’t drop the 16GB iPad and instead make 32GB the new entry level option. I can certainly understand that line of reasoning in 2012. We now have a display that is exactly double the resolution of the previous generation, which means many things. ForContinue reading “Deciding Whether Or Not to Get The 16, 32, or 64GB iPad”

I never did buy a first or second generation iPad. It wasn’t as if I didn’t believe they were amazing and capable devices, but because I didn’t think I would feel comfortable reading on them. The problem is, I’ve been spoiled by my iPhone’s Retina display. Reading on it is an absolutely pleasure, and theContinue reading “Retina iPad? That Means I Am Going Digital Only for Comic Books”

We know technical specifications are becoming less and less important as far as how companies like Apple market their products. More so than ever, there is a massive focus on telling a story and connecting with customers on an emotional level. One only needs to look at Apple’s advertising to see great examples of howContinue reading “Technical Specifications Alone Do Not Sell Products”

So it’s been discovered now that Apple has included a significantly larger capacity lithium-polymer battery on the new iPad. To be exact, the new iPad has a 42.5 watt battery, as opposed to the previous generation’s 25 watt version. It’s not surprising that this had to happen, considering the plethora of power hungry radios included.Continue reading “Discarding Optical Drives to Make Way for Bigger Batteries”