Tablets
Many things look horrid on the new iPad
A lot of my friends have bought the new iPad. Every one of them said the only reason they bought one was for the Retina high-resolution display. They were looking forward to beautiful pictures from their favorite magazines and publications. Now every one of them are disappointed with the way their ...
FAA will consider testing tablets and E-readers for use – Part 2
If you have not yet read Part 1, you may wish to Every single piece of avionics equipment in an airplane from the autopilot to the fuel gauges “are tested to well-established limits during various modes of operation and with setup configurations that represent the airplane installation in terms of electromagnetic ...
Apple sells over 3 million new iPads over the 3-day opening weekend
Apple just released the sales figures for their new iPad which went on sale last Friday. From Friday through last Sunday, over 3 million were sold. This is somewhere between six and three times the 500,000 to 1 million sold of the iPad 2. Since Apple did not release the iPad ...
FAA will consider testing tablets and E-readers for use – Part 1
I have done quite a bit of flying and found it very annoying to have to turn off my laptop during long taxiing procedures that have lasted for up to 45 minutes. Waiting for a train of aircraft to take off before my plane came to the head of the ...
The new iPad is finally revealed but there is still mystery
No, no, no, no, no! I don’t believe Apple did this to all of us. Yes, I am talking about the official name for the iPad just possibly unveiled today. There was much speculation as to what they were going to name it. Would it be the iPad 3, the iPad ...
Is the iPad 3 being released in three flavors?
Apple sent out invitations for the invitees to join them on March 7 at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Anytime Apple has rented Yerba Buena Center in the past, it has been a big blowout of an announcement. They hint “We have something you really have to see. ...
OS 2 0 for BlackBerry PlayBook unveiled today
WOW! Tablets are in the news today! The long-awaited BlackBerry OS 2.0 for the PlayBook was released today by RIM. This software version is definitely a cut above the older version as it provides a lot of new features PlayBook users have been clamoring for. One feature is a unified inbox. You ...
Microsoft has Office app for the iPad
An app for the iPad that allows you to edit Microsoft documents, spreadsheets, slideshows and the like would be cool. There are times that you may want to read and modify Microsoft docs, especially with the explosion of businesses getting iPads for their employees. Even though the iPad does not have ...
Cheaper NOOK Color Tablet will be revealed tomorrow
A new and less expensive NOOK Color Tablet will début tomorrow, February 22nd. Barnes & Noble has decided to issue another tablet with pricing that can compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The present NOOK Color Tablet is priced at $249. With the Kindle Fire selling on Amazon today for $199, people ...
Amazon Kindle Fire gets Hotmail app
Many people have been using the built-in Kindle Fire mail application to access their Hotmail account. Many people were also unhappy with that arrangement. POP email is the basic “just the email, ma’m, just the email” way of getting your communications. No-frills email – no contacts. Starting today, Microsoft now has an ...
