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
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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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
I was playing around with various 11” and 13” MacBook Airs today at my local Apple store. I’ve been thinking of getting rid of this 15” MacBook Pro, which has served me well since 2010. It’s a great laptop and spec’d pretty high with a 2.66GHz
Wouldn’t it be interesting if Netflix’s future revolved heavily around bringing people unique exclusive TV shows. This has already begun with shows like Lily Hammer, and surely many more exclusive deals will follow. The cable companies won’t fare well with the ever increasing popularity of Netflix. As
I thought I would revisit the App Store app discovery discussion I started last year. By now you’ve probably heard that Apple has acquired Chomp. Although I believe his is more than just a pure talent acquisition, all twenty of Chomps employees are heading to Cupertino. Last year I
Since Twitter decided to stop actively developing what once was a lovely Twitter client for OS X, I started to look elsewhere for a suitable replacement. I have tried many alternatives since last year, but they have all fallen short of my expectations for what I believe should be the
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I woke up this morning to the pleasant surprise of Apple announcing the next version of OS X: Mountain Lion. Last year I wrote about the iOS-ification of OS X with the release of Lion. At WWDC 2011, Apple made it clear that they wanted to bring some of the
