Why does the BBC have an iPad news app but no Android one?
Smartphones are great devices but - no matter how much manufacturers say otherwise - their smallish screens aren't ideal for prolonged web browsing of the sort many people do when reading news. So of course it makes sense to develop apps where they … [Read More...]
Where are all the iPads?
With more than three million iPads already sold am I the only one surprised not to see more of them out in the wild? Even in central London I've not seen more than a handful being used out and about which is pretty surprising. Is it just that people … [Read More...]
Feeling the Apple love
Did you feel it? As I watched a live blog of Steve Jobs explaining Apple's findings into the iPhone 4 signal I could almost feel his soothing tones washing away anguish at the device's perceived shortcomings. And I don't even own an iPhone 4. However … [Read More...]
Hiding the iPad’s beauty
The iPad is a thing of unquestioned beauty but most people seeing mine would never know it because it spends it's whole life in Apple's fairly unattractive - though highly functional - case. Within 5 minutes of unboxing the iPad I'd put it in the case … [Read More...]
MobileMe, iDisk and my iPad
I’m a big fan of Apple’s MobileMe service - as someone wanting to keep calendars, contacts and bookmarks in sync across multiple devices I find it an invaluable tool and - at the risk of sounding all fanboi - well worth the annual subscription. One … [Read More...]
iPad – great for live blogging
I regularly live blog meetings at London's City Hall via Twitter and normally either have to lug my MacBook Pro around with me or make do with my iPhone which, useful as it is, isn"t ideal for rapid accurate typing. Last night I was able to give my … [Read More...]
Harsh truths for Toshiba from BBC’s Rory
Rory Cellan-Jones is one of those rare things at the modern celeb obsessed BBC - knowledgeable and passionate about his subject matter. Sadly few BBC news outlets allow him to present particularly in-depth technology reports but his BBC blog is one … [Read More...]
The iPad has ruined my iPhone
Here's an unexpected consequence of being an iPad owner - suddenly my iPhone feels rather small and unexciting. Having failed to be impressed by any number of iPhone wannabes I'm suddenly finding myself drawing unfavourable comparisons between my phone … [Read More...]
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