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Archive for January, 2010

Steve Jobs Laughs At Himself By Launching iBooks

Posted by Owaeis On January - 29 - 2010

Remember what Steve Jobs had said about Kindle? In an interview soon after Kindle’s launch, Steve Jobs told NYT that Kindle would be a great failure:
“It doesn’t matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don’t read anymore. Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or [...]

Remember the confirmation of Apple tablet by McGraw Hill CEO the day before the official announcement? Terry McGraw, CEO McGraw Hill had told CNBC:
Yes, they’ll make their announcement tomorrow on this one. We have worked with Apple for quite a while. And the Tablet is going to be based on the iPhone operating system and [...]

Funny: iPad = (iPod Touch) x 4

Posted by Owaeis On January - 28 - 2010

Not too good but so true!

[Found on Twitter]

Funny: iPad Vs Maxipad

Posted by Owaeis On January - 28 - 2010

Yeah, I know they appeared for iPhone too.
[Found on twitter]

Whole World Is Singing Chorus “iYawn” For iPad

Posted by Owaeis On January - 28 - 2010

We are not alone to be disappointed with Apple’s tablet announcement. Here are a few posts depicting world’s reaction for the iPad:
1. Gizmodo: 8 Things That Suck About the iPad
2. We, TheGadgets.net: iPad Won’t Be An iPhone Like Success
3. Engadget: Apple’s iPad keeping Adobe Flash away from your couch
4. TechCrunch: The [...]

Gaming Is a Pleasure On Apple’s Tablet “iPad”

Posted by Owaeis On January - 28 - 2010

iPad can run all the iPhone apps without any modification but if they are redone for a bigger screen, you’ll definitely enjoy a fabulous experience. Playing games on the LED-backlit glossy 1024×768p (132 pixels per inch) widescreen Multi-Touch display is something that even hi-fi gaming consoles can’t deliver. We’ll see developers developing the games specifically [...]

Though Steve Jobs didn’t showed off the rivalry for Amazon as he usually does for Microsoft but he has actually pulled Amazon’s legs. Steve Jobs admired that “Amazon has done a great job by pioneering this [ebook readers]” and the same moment, he announced iBooks, the library app for iPad.

iPad has now its own book store [...]

iPad Won’t Be An iPhone Like Success; Lacks a Lot of Features

Posted by Owaeis On January - 28 - 2010

iPad might not be such a huge success like the iPhone. First of all, it didn’t meet our expectations, we wanted something all new from Apple but it is not! It is just a huge iPhone. No, in fact a huge iPod touch. You cannot make calls from it.
The second most annoying thing is its storage [...]