May 09
At work, I typically work at one of three sites. It always seems that I never have the right papers, notes, or notebook with me. What I need is always somewhere else.
I have thought about ‘going paperless’ in the past but never really put forth the effort to really try it. I recently …
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Apr 02
Consumer Reports came out with their tablet ratings today and named Apple’s iPad the top tablet. The top rating was based on the new iPad’s Retina display, its 5-megapixel camera, long-lasting battery and dependable connectivity to Verizon’s 4G network.
Other highly-rated tablets included the Toshiba Excite 10LE (light and thin), Pantech’s Element (waterproof and …
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Apr 02
At the time, Consumer Reports conducted some tests that found the new iPad to be about 12 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the iPad 2 when running an action game. Well, Consumer Reports just …
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Mar 23
So a few days ago, Judy posted her take on the potential Heatgate storm brewing around the new iPad. In her post, she references an article by Consumer Reports finding that, in their testing conditions, the new iPad ran 12 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than its predecessor. That Consumer Reports story continues to explain that, while playing a …
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Mar 20
We’ve had Antennagate and Batterygate with some of the iPhone launches. Even a little Locationgate and AddressBookgate along the way. With numerous anecdotal reports of hot iPads (and I don’t mean stolen), is it time for Heatgate?
Probably not. With more than 3 …
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Mar 07
Today, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple‘s CEO Tim Cook introduced the new iPad, featuring a Retina display (2048 X 1536), the A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5-megapixel camera for capturing photos and 1080p HD video. The Wi-Fi + 4G iPads will connect to AT&T’s and Verizon’s 4G LTE networks …
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Feb 27
Seems to be my time for new devices. I recently wrote about my experiences purchasing an eReader for the bride and now it’s the turn of the iPad. My eldest son got a brand new iPad 2 from Santa so he has given me his older iPad to play with – bless him.
First thing …
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Feb 14
In an earnings call with Apple in October of 2010, Steve Jobs was talking tablets, namely, the iPad. The call featured Jobs boasting about the number of iPhones (14.1 million) and iPads (4.19 million) the company had sold in the previous quarter. This was the start of Apple’s domination in the tablet arena, and …
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