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Adobe Photoshop App Update Absent in iPad App Store
I was updating some apps on my iPhone through the App Store today, and I noticed that most of my apps were being iPad update readied. From large names to small apps, they were updated except for one very conspicuous name – Adobe. It’s no secret that Adobe Flash and iPad do not mix. It’s also no secret that Steve Jobs has said that HTML5 and open standards are the stronger of the languages, going so … Read entire article »
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iPad’s Browser Makes Developers Work Harder
Developers are gearing up for the next round of browsers that they have to develop web applications for. A world without browser plug-ins is the world that Apple pictures, as their iPad browser doesn’t support even Flash, the most common plug-in on the web. An early decision from Apple was that the iPad would only render videos and other multimedia found commonly on the internet in HTML5. While this is typical for Apple to control their environment, never before have they been able to control the user’s browsing experience to this level before the iPad. Now, from an iPad developer standpoint, this makes another browser to throw into the cross-compatibility mix. The biggest hurdle is that HTML5 is not backwards compatible, so browsers like IE6 (which will not die), will never be … Read entire article »
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Amazon Kindle Users Switching to iPad As eReader
According to Piper Jaffray’s research as highlighted on Electronista, e-Readers are switching from the Amazon Kindle to the iPad in a fairly significant number; 7.5% of users surveyed said they had or intended to switch over to the iPad and use the iBookstore. Furthermore, an iPad survey from ChangeWave showed indicated that over 25% of current eReader owners would have waited to purchase an iPad if they had the choice again. The research is really interesting and I suggest you browse through it. The consumer sentiment clearly thinks there’s room for the Amazon Kindle, but that iPad’s market share will dominate by almost 2:1. This is an amazing stat in more than just iPad hysteria. It indicates that, despite a recession, almost 10% of users from differing eReader platforms are willing to … Read entire article »
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The British Are Coming – for Tablet PCs
Good news, UK, the iPad global release is on April 24th…and according to the Kelkoo survey, at least 1 out of every 4 people in the UK would prefer a device like the iPad Tablet to the standard laptop or desktop. The survey lists a variety of reasons that the tablet pc is preferred over the normal, traditional laptop but topping the charts is weight and portability. The surveyed, as well as most folks, are having the dilemma of balancing computing power -v- portability. While the iPad launch ushered in a new era of portability, the iPad still doesn’t multi-task, a big problem with the heavy-duty user. Bruce Fair, Managing Director at Kelkoo, expressed that the iPad may change the tides of how people feel about tablet pcs. Up until now, the … Read entire article »
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