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Ten Myths of Apple’s iPad: 7. It needs cameras
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Daniel Eran DilgerHere’s segment seven in my series taking on iPad myths: no the iPad doesn’t need a camera for video conferencing.Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 1. It’s just a big iPod touchTen Myth of Apple’s iPad: 2. iPad needs Adobe FlashTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 3. It’s ad-evilTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 4. It [...]
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Ten Myths of Apple’s iPad: 6. It needs HDMI for HD video output
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Daniel Eran DilgerHere’s segment five in my series taking on iPad myths: no the iPad doesn’t need an HDMI 720p HDTV output.Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 1. It’s just a big iPod touchTen Myth of Apple’s iPad: 2. iPad needs Adobe FlashTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 3. It’s ad-evilTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 4. It [...]
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Eccentric but effective Steve Jobs pitches iPad to NYT execs
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Prince McLean, AppleInsiderApple booked a quiet dinner reception for fifty executives at the New York Times, but the VIP guest ended up being Steve Jobs.Eccentric but effective Steve Jobs pitches iPad to NYT execs.The gathering, as reported by New York magazine, was booked at Pranna, a cellar basement restaurant featuring a southeast Asian menu. The [...]
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Ten Myths of Apple’s iPad: 5. It’s just a Tablet PC or Kindle
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Daniel Eran DilgerHere’s segment five in my series taking on iPad myths: no the iPad isn’t just a Microsoft Tablet PC or Amazon Kindle copycat.Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 1. It’s just a big iPod touchTen Myth of Apple’s iPad: 2. iPad needs Adobe FlashTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 3. It’s ad-evilTen Myths of Apple’s [...]
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Ten Myths of Apple’s iPad: 4. It was over-hyped and under-delivered
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Daniel Eran DilgerHere’s segment four in my series taking on iPad myths: no the iPad wasn’t over-hyped and then under-delivered.Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 1. It’s just a big iPod touchTen Myth of Apple’s iPad: 2. iPad needs Adobe FlashTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 3. It’s ad-evilTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 4. It was over-hyped [...]
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Ten Myths of Apple’s iPad: 3. It’s ad-evil
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Daniel Eran DilgerHere’s segment three in my series taking on iPad myths: no the iPad isn’t an “insidious plan” to hurt content producers who use ad networks to monetize their mobile apps and web sites.Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 1. It’s just a big iPod touchTen Myth of Apple’s iPad: 2. iPad needs Adobe FlashTen [...]
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Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 1. It’s just a big iPod touch
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Daniel Eran DilgerApple’s unveiling of the iPad was guaranteed to do two things: temporarily tank the company’s stock price (just because) and, of course, generate a torrent of feigned outrage and righteous contempt from the usual suspects who always jump all over anything the company produces. As reader Jose Cerritelli points out, an Upton Sinclair [...]
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Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 2. iPad needs Adobe Flash
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Daniel Eran DilgerHere’s segment two in my series taking on iPad myths: no the iPad doesn’t need to supply Adobe’s Flash runtime.Ten Myth of Apple’s iPad: 1. It’s just a big iPod touchTen Myth of Apple’s iPad: 2. iPad needs Adobe FlashTen Myths of Apple’s iPad: 3. It’s ad-evil.Dear Adobe: 2. It’s a myth that [...]
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Join Roughly Drafted on Facebook
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Daniel Eran DilgerYou probably know I have a Facebook page, but now I’ve set up a Roughly Drafted page on Facebook you can join.Become a Fan
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Apple to target iPad at business users with added features
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Prince McLean, AppleInsiderApple’s new iPad isn’t just a new product for consumers; the company is targeting the new device at business users with features designed to make it attractive to the enterprise market, AppleInsider has learned.Apple to target iPad at business users with added features – sources.Apple has long had a business sales group ready [...]
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Daniel Eran Dilger’s iPad Apple Event Photos
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Daniel Eran DilgerDespite being aggressively manhandled by a Fox affiliate cameraman who stomped on my foot and shoved his tripod into my broken shoulder in an ineffectual attempt to register ahead of me (he was already registered by his colleague, and I was trying to tell him that — we weren’t even in the entry [...]
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Hands on with Apple’s iPad (with videos and photos)
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Daniel Eran Dilger, AppleInsiderThe big question before today’s Apple event was how the company would deliver a tablet-sized product that any significant number of people might want to buy. On stage, Steve Jobs provided a lot of answers, but the most powerful answer required holding the new device in your hands.Hands on with Apple’s iPad [...]
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Pulling the pin
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Daniel Eran DilgerFinally got the pin pulled out of my hand following my motorcycle accident. It hurt for a bit, no pain killers used, and yes, that is a real doctor using a pair of pliers from Ace Hardware. It was like having a baby out of my hand. More pics on my Facebook.
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Apple targets Google’s mobile ads market with Quattro acquisition
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Prince McLean, AppleInsiderApple has signaled a clear intent to muscle its way into the mobile ad market using its recent acquisition of Quattro, a direct challenge to Google’s Android-related ventures.Apple targets Google’s mobile ads market with Quattro acquisitionGoogle’s Android has been viewed as a direct competitor to Apple’s iPhone, even before the company officiall
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Apple defends AT&T, downplays talk of multi-carrier inevitability
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Prince McLean, AppleInsiderDespite a howl of complaints and even lawsuits filed by some disgruntled iPhone users, Apple reiterated that it supports AT&T as a great mobile partner, despite rumored moves to expand its iPhone partnerships in the U.S.Apple defends AT&T, downplays talk of multi-carrier inevitability.During Monday’s quarterly earnings conference call, Apple Chief Operatin
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Steve Jobs: Apple a $50B company, excited over ‘major new product’
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Prince McLean, AppleInsiderApple’s chief executive Steve Jobs announced that the company’s annual revenues are now beyond $50 billion, but indicated that even more is in the pipeline to get excited about.Steve Jobs: Apple a $50B company, excited over ‘major new product’.“If you annualize our quarterly revenue, it’s surprising that Apple is now a $50+ billion [...]
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Steve Jobs: Apple tablet “the most important thing I’ve ever done”
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Prince McLean, AppleInsiderAdding fuel to the already blazing bonfire of excited anticipation surrounding the tablet-sized product Apple is expected to announce on Wednesday, CEO Steve Jobs has being quoted as saying, “This will be the most important thing I’ve ever done.”Steve Jobs: Apple tablet “the most importing thing I’ve ever done”.That phrase was attributed to [...]
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Inside the multitouch FingerWorks tech in Apple’s tablet
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Prince McLean, AppleInsider The hyped anticipation surrounding the Apple Event later this week is looking for clues as to exactly what the company might deliver. One element of the anticipated new tablet’s software side is related to Apple’s 2005 acquisition of multitouch technology and expertise from FingerWorks.Inside the multitouch FingerWorks tech in Apple’s tabletThis artic
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Podcast: Tablet anticipation, Google’s Android Nexus One
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Gene Steinberg of the Tech Night Owl invited me to talk about the potential of Apple’s Tablet and things Google is doing wrong with Android. Listen here, pull up earlier podcast episodes via iTunes, and subscribe to the Tech Night Owl RSS feed at:The Tech Night Owl LIVE with Gene SteinbergThe family behind the Night [...]
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Microsoft frets Google’s Nexus One will suffer Zune’s failure
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Prince McLean, AppleInsiderMicrosoft announced to the press that Google will face a series of Zune-like problems with its Nexus One as it tries to balance its Android platform.Microsoft frets Google’s Nexus One will suffer Zune’s failure.Speaking at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft’s Robbie Bach, president of the company’s Entertainment & Devices Divisio
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