iPad By Davis: “Jasmine YouTube client updated with new features but loses a few too” plus 19 more |
- Jasmine YouTube client updated with new features but loses a few too
- Apple now taking pre-orders for iPad mini, iPad 4, did you get yours?
- Apple posts "Samsung didn't copy iPad" notice in the UK
- Bad Piggies for iPhone and iPad updates with with 15 new levels
- If you are an Apple shareholder, learn to stomach the volatility. It’s not going away.
- Tim Cook says Microsoft Surface is compromised, confusing
- iPad Mini & iPad 4 Pre-Orders Start Late Tonight
- Staying up to pre-order an iPad mini? Jump into the iMore slumber party and win prizes!
- DMCA rules it's okay to jailbreak your iPhone, but not your iPad
- Tim Cook addresses Steve Jobs' 7-inch tablet remarks, says iPad mini in a whole different league
- Base European App Store prices rise from €0.79 to €0.89
- AT&T vs Verizon vs Sprint: Which iPad carrier should you choose?
- Notes of interest from Apple's Q4 2012 conference call
- Apple Q4 2012 financial results: 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPads, 5.3 million iPods, 4.9 million Macs,
- iPad 4 vs. iPad 2 vs. iPad mini: Which iPad should you get?
- Pocket for Mac now available in the Mac App Store
- 16GB vs 32GB vs 64GB: Which new iPad mini or iPad 4 storage capacity should you get?
- Apple’s delights with iPad mini “Piano” ad
- Shameless Plug: My iPad Tips eBook
- iPad Mini Tech Specs
| Jasmine YouTube client updated with new features but loses a few too Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:38 AM PDT
Google has insisted that the developers remove the following from the Jasmine app:-
To offset the disappointment of losing these features, Jasmine has got some shiny new features to enjoy so it is not all bad news:-
Free Download NowIt is always disappointing when an app update takes away feature so if you use the removed features think carefully before updating the app. Of course by not updating you do run the risk of the app not working in the future as well as missing out on new features when they are added. 
  
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| Apple now taking pre-orders for iPad mini, iPad 4, did you get yours? Posted: 26 Oct 2012 12:14 AM PDT As expected, at midnight Pacific Time, Apple began accepting pre-orders for the iPad mini and the iPad 4 via their online store. Initial stock often gets sold out quickly, so if you want an iPad mini or iPad 4, and want it to arrive at your door on launch day, hurry on over and secure it now. And once you have, come on back here and let me know which one you bought, in which color, what capacity, and for which carrier (if you went cellular). Wi-Fi models come out on November 2, with cellular models hitting a couple of weeks thereafter. If you're having trouble deciding which iPad mini or iPad 4 to get, check out our newly updated buyers guide: 
  
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| Apple posts "Samsung didn't copy iPad" notice in the UK Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:55 PM PDT In compliance with a U.K. court ruling, Apple has posted their "Samsung didn't copy iPad" notice. At least after a fashion. The notice is rather long, and no doubt meticulously crafted by Apple's lawyers. It's also written in anything but laymen's terms. It mentions patents rather than devices, and gets its own back at the end by citing a German court ruling that did find Samsung violated Apple's design, and well as their massive, billion dollar win over Samsung in U.S courts. And yes, they posted it in Arial. Since I'm not sure how long it will remain up on apple.com/uk, here's the complete text:
Source: apple.com/uk, thanks @hykang 
  
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| Bad Piggies for iPhone and iPad updates with with 15 new levels Posted: 25 Oct 2012 08:08 PM PDT Rovio's latest hit Bad Piggies has been updated with 15 new levels. The story is that the bad piggies have finally got the birds' eggs and the Angry Birds are hot in their pursuit. The piggies are trying to take cover in darkness, but it's not enough, so you must help them build the best machines to stay ahead. In addition to the 15 new levels, Bad Piggies has also added a new sandbox level called Field of Dreams that is available as a $2.99 in-app purchase. So how many of you have been playing Bad Piggies? Are you just as addicted to it as you once were to Angry Birds? If you haven't picked this one up, yet, check out our review to see if it's a game you'll enjoy. $0.99 for iPhone - Download Now$2.99 for iPad - Download Now
  
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| If you are an Apple shareholder, learn to stomach the volatility. It’s not going away. Posted: 25 Oct 2012 07:26 PM PDT Last night Apple reported Q4 fiscal 2012 earnings. In what seems like a case of deja-vu, the stock slipped by a few percentage points in after market trading. What's knocking Apple down this time? Well, they shipped a lower number of iPads than Wall Street expected in the quarter, and guidance for the holiday quarter is lower than expected. And the sooner we learn to ignore the short-term nature of Wall Street thinking, the better. Just to recap, last quarter the stock dropped 5% in after market trading because of perceived weak iPhone sales and weak guidance. Then, within a few weeks, the stock had climbed from about $575 up to $700. Subsequently, it has now dropped back down to about $609. It's a volatile stock and that's just something you have to accept if you participate in the stock market. The numbersLet's take a quick look at the key numbers: Apple delivered $36 billion in revenue and $8.66 in earnings per share (EPS). Gross margin was 40%. This is significantly better than guidance, but then again Apple is notorious for giving conservative guidance. Nothing has changed. Apple's largest product is the iPhone. In Q4 they sold 26.9 million units, which is up slightly from 26 million units last quarter. Customers knew the iPhone 5 was coming, and people obviously held off on iPhone purchases until it launched, considering the 5 million units sold in the first week after launch. iPad sales were only 14 million units. This is down from 17 million last quarter, and Wall Street is a bit worried about this. Analysts expected more iPad sales, despite the fact that Apple says sales exceeded expectations. I wonder if people held off buying because of such huge anticipation for the iPad Mini, which Apple just announced this week. Still, iPad sales are up nicely on a year-over-year basis and are bound to be up dramatically in the December quarter. So I'm not worried. Mac sales and iPod sales were solid, as usual. Macs continue to outgrow PCs, which means Apple is gaining on Microsoft in terms of OS market share. This is a trend that has been ongoing for many years, and shows now signs of slowing down. That's great news for Apple shareholders. Is profitability dropping?During the Q&A session of the conference call, one analyst pointed out that if Apple's guidance plays out, it will mean an earnings decline year-over year. Why would Apple tell Wall Street to expect the December quarter to be less profitable than last year's comparable quarter? CFO Peter Oppenheimer had a well-scripted and quite reasonable answer to this question. First of all, Apple's December quarter will only be 13 weeks this year. Last year it was 14 weeks, so we should expect a 7% headwind from that alone. But far more important is the huge refresh of products that Apple just threw at us. The iPhone 5 will be shipping for the entire quarter. The new 4th generation iPad and iPad Mini will ship for the bulk of the quarter. We've also got new 13" Macbook Pros and iMacs hitting us. I think Apple is correct in saying that they've never had a quarter with so many new products hitting all at once. Here's the thing about new products - they cost more to make than the prior generation of product. They have better screens, faster processors, and other component enhancements. This cost hits Apple, yet they don't raise prices. Instead, they work their way down the cost curve over the life of the product. So the gross margin takes a hit. It's a step change. And because Apple is launching so many products at the same time, it's a lot of step changes in the wrong direction. Apple is also introducing the iPad Mini, with a significantly lower price point versus other iPads. It has a lower gross margin. So profitability goes down. As an investor, none of this bothers me so long as Apple can do two things. First, it has to prove that it can get costs down on new products just as it always has. This shouldn't present much of a challenge. Second, they need to show me that the iPad Mini expands the overall market for iPads. If the Mini doesn't accelerate iPad unit growth, then Wall Street can correctly say that Apple either canibalized its own profits, or was forced to take this step due to pricing pressure from competing 7" tablets. If iPad sales improve with the new form factor, I look at is as Apple gaining more share and capitalizing on a portion of the market that was shopping elsewhere, or not buying tablets before. But if iPad sales don't grow then Apple has simply lost profit, which is bad. For the record, I expect the former situation to unfold. The bottom lineI'm pleased with Apple's quarterly performance and I understand the reason for their guidance falling below Wall Street expectations. I take a longer term perspective on the business than most analysts and investors. I love the products they've just unveiled and it's obvious to me that I'm more likely to increase my spending on Apple products than slow it down. If others feel the same way I do, that's good for the stock. In the mean time, if you are an Apple shareholder, learn to stomach the volatility. It's not going away. 
  
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| Tim Cook says Microsoft Surface is compromised, confusing Posted: 25 Oct 2012 06:44 PM PDT During Apple's Q4 2012 conference call today, when asked about Microsoft's new Surface tablet, Tim Cook said he hadn't had a chance to play with one yet, but based on everything he'd read, he found it to be compromised and confusing. Cook went on to say that one of the toughest things to do when designing a product was making hard tradeoffs and deciding what a product should be. He said that's what Apple had done with the iPad, and what made the iPad user experience incredible. While not exactly citing Home Simpson's car, Cook did liken Microsoft's Surface to making a car that could also fly and float, but not do any one of those things particularly well. The use of the word "compromised" is interesting, since "no compromises" was Microsoft's buzzword for Windows 8. That translates into two versions of the Surface, one that's releasing now and runs Windows RT for ARM, and one that's being released early next year and runs Windows 8 Pro on Intel. It also translates into two modes, the Metro/Modern/Windows 8-style of higher-level apps, which is more like iOS, and the full-on Windows mode, which is more like traditional Windows, of course. It also comes with two versions of Internet Explorer, one for Metro and one for Windows. They also have two kinds of keyboard-covers, one that's multitouch and one that has physical keys. And the bifurcation goes on and on. Optimistically, it can be viewed as Microsoft trying to best serve the needs of both new, iPad-generation users and old, Windows-generation users both, and transition the latter towards the former. Pessimistically, it can be viewed as Microsoft failing to make any choices of their own, and offloading all those choices to the users. Pragmatically, it can seen as living somewhere in between the iPad and the laptop, the way the iPad mini lives somewhere between the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad. It's personality is undeniably split, and that will seem compromised and confused to most Apple users, made only worse by the inarticulate way Microsoft has handled their messaging. But it might also be exactly what traditional Windows PC users need to help move them into the post-PC era. The Surface isn't a product Apple would ever make, but it's also more than the Tablet PCs Microsoft has allowed to be made in the past. So whether or not history ultimately judges it as a misstep, for Microsoft, it remains a step, and that's interesting. 
  
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| iPad Mini & iPad 4 Pre-Orders Start Late Tonight Posted: 25 Oct 2012 06:25 PM PDT  Pre-orders for the new iPad Mini and iPad 4 are set to begin on October 26 – and if Apple handles pre-orders the way they have in the recent past for their big mobile device launches then that should mean pre-orders will start at midnight Pacific time tonight. On recent launches of the iPad and iPhone two things that stood out on launch night are that Apple's servers get slammed and many users find it difficult to get their orders in, and pre-order stock gets sold out fairly quickly. So if you're planning to pre-order one of the new iPads tonight, you may need to start right at midnight Pacific and be ready to keep trying if it's difficult to get pages to load and orders to complete. It may also be helpful to try the Apple Store app on your iPhone or iPad – that can sometimes be a faster way to get an order in. Prices for the iPad Mini start at $329 for the 16GB WiFi only model. The iPad 4 starts at $499 for the WiFi only model. You can compare iPad specs, see prices for all the models, and get ready to pre-order at Apple's Shop iPad page. I won't be pre-ordering – as usual, I'll be out in front of a local Apple store waiting in line at Crazy O'Clock on release day. Are any of you pre-ordering either the iPad Mini or the iPad 4 tonight? If so, good luck. © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us         Related Stories
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| Staying up to pre-order an iPad mini? Jump into the iMore slumber party and win prizes! Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:19 PM PDT iPad mini pre-orders start tomorrow, which we're going to assume is soon after midnight PT unless we hear otherwise. If you are going to brave the web tonight, make sure you join our iPad mini pre-order pajama party. We'll be hanging out with the staff and readers, having fun, and giving away cool prizes to the people posting. 
  
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| DMCA rules it's okay to jailbreak your iPhone, but not your iPad Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:26 PM PDT The DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) has extended the exception that makes it legal to jailbreak your iPhone which will be good news for most of the jailbreak community. It doesn't come without a few hefty caveats though including new rules on unlocking and the fact that tablets, namely the iPad, are not granted the same exception. The DMCA has recently renewed their exception to make jailbreaking your iPhone legal but it doesn't come without some serious drawbacks this time around. When it comes to unlocking your iPhone, it won't be covered under the exception unless the actual carrier unlocks it for you. This basically means that any iPhone (or smartphone at all for that matter) that you purchase as of January 2013 will require you to get the carrier's permission in order to unlock it. Software unlocks such as ultrasn0w will be considered illegal. If you've got a smartphone that you've purchased before January 2013, you'll still be covered under the exception but any smartphone purchases made after that date won't receive the benefits of the old exemption. When it comes to tablets, the DMCA has decided not to grant the same jailbreak exception.
The exception goes on to talk about laws on DVDs and other types of media such as eBooks as well. If you care to find out everything the exemption, hit the source link below then come back and tell us what you make of it all. Is it fair or do you think the DMCA is out of touch with electronic rights in our day and age? Source: Ars Technica 
  
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| Tim Cook addresses Steve Jobs' 7-inch tablet remarks, says iPad mini in a whole different league Posted: 25 Oct 2012 05:12 PM PDT During Apple's Q4 2012 conference call Tim Cook was asked about the iPad mini, and why Apple released it after Steve Jobs had previously called 7-inch tablets "terrible". Cook responded that Apple wouldn't make one of those 7-inch tablets, which they didn't consider good products for a number of reasons. The iPad mini, according to Cook both during the call and at Apple's iPad and Mac event previously, is 7.9-inches rather than 7-inches, and due to its 4:3 and 1024x768 pixel display, it has 35% more screen real-estate than a 7-inch, typically 16:9, tablet. Including the difference in landscape height, and depending on interface chrome, Cook said that translates into a 50-67% more space. The iPad mini, because it has the same display as the iPad 2, only at a smaller size, can run all 250,000 iPad apps, compared to the tiny number of competing tablet apps. Cook sees 7-inch tablets as compromised, and the iPad mini as being in a "whole different league". When Steve Jobs first made his comments almost exactly 2 years ago, the 7-inch tablet market consisted primarily of the original Samsung Galaxy Tab, and the unveiled but not yet released BlackBerry Playbook. Neither of those tablets were fantastic then, and while the Galaxy Tab has been replaced with new versions, and the BlackBerry Playbook will eventually be upgraded to BB10, neither have gained much traction since. The Amazon Kindle Fire is more a U.S.-centric content appliance than tablet, with otherwise middling hardware and software. Even the Nexus 7 remains more iPod touch than iPad, still lagging far behind in terms of tablet software. You can argue Cook's screen size comparisons, but the build quality and software quality of the iPad mini can't be argued, nor can its international content offerings. Whether or not that puts it in a different league remains to be seen, but it's tough to see the iPad mini not becoming the best selling small tablet on the market. And quickly. 
  
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| Base European App Store prices rise from €0.79 to €0.89 Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:56 PM PDT According to numerous European readers, the lowest App Store price tier has just changed from €0.79 to €0.89 (to put that in rough perspective, imagine the U.S. base price going from $0.99 to $1.12). Whether that reflects updated exchange rates or other factors of doing business in Europe, including taxes and other charges, is unknown at this time. If you're seeing higher prices in your local App Store, let us know what they are, and what the difference is. UPDATE: Federico Viticci of MacStories has confirmed price changes in 15 countries, and a switch to local currencies in 8. 
  
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| AT&T vs Verizon vs Sprint: Which iPad carrier should you choose? Posted: 25 Oct 2012 03:28 PM PDT If you're in the U.S. it's probably not so easy deciding which carrier is best for your iPad or iPad mini needs, AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint. Price is always a huge factor to consider when choosing a carrier, but coverage should be just as, if not more, important when making a decision. Since the iPad and iPad mini support LTE cellular technology, you're going to want to take a close look at which carriers offer the best LTE coverage in your area. First, let's take a look at prices. iPad mini and iPad 4: AT&T vs Verizon vs Sprint prepaid monthly plansAll three carriers offer LTE data plans for iPads with month-to-month, contract-free pricing. So if you are interested in choosing a different provider than you have for your cellular service, you can. You may also be interested in one of these plans if you are not on a "share everything" plan on AT&T or Verizon, since those are the only plans eligible for adding a tablet at a low price. Since the data amounts and prices vary so much between the carriers, we have created two different charts to present the data -- one organized by data amount and one organized by price. iPad mini and iPad 4: AT&T vs Verizon vs Sprint add-on plansIf you already have a "share everything" plan with AT&T or Verizon, you can add a tablet to your plan for just $10 per month. If you have an individual plan, this is not an option and you must use one of the above prepaid plans. Sprint does not offer a simple add-on price for iPads since their "share everything" plans include unlimited data. Instead, even if you already have a smartphone with Sprint, the same costs above apply. However, for an unknown amount of time, Sprint is offering discounted rate plans that include 1 GB of data for $15 per month and 100 MB for $10 per month. These are the only two plans available at a discount. To see a comparison of the different "share everything" plans, check out our AT&T vs Verizon vs Sprint comparison for the iPhone. iPad mini and iPad 4: LTE availabilityIn addition to price, you must also consider where each carrier offers coverage and if you're within that area. When it comes to coverage, the first thing you want to consider is LTE availability. Clearly, the above maps are not a good enough indication of LTE coverage in your area. So make sure you look at each of carriers' maps very closely as they all offer an interactive tool that lets you zoom into your specific area and learn exactly which areas of your city get coverage. If LTE is not available to you on either network, the next thing to look at is 3G (or "4G" -- ugh!) coverage. In general, AT&T's HSPA data is much, much faster, but also less reliable than Verizon and Sprint's CDMA networks -- and Verizon is typically faster than Sprint. Because of 3G/4G data speeds, I am inclined to recommend AT&T over Verizon and Sprint providing that they offer solid coverage in your area. It really does come down to who offers the best coverage. If price is deal breaker for you, you may have to compromise on coverage and stability and choose Sprint, but if you're willing to pay extra for a better network, take a close hard look at the coverage that AT&T and Verizon offer. Don't only look at maps, either. Talk to your friends, family, neighbors, and coworkers who use AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint to learn how satisfied they are with their carrier's network. iPad mini and iPad 4: International travelingSince AT&T is GSM carrier and Sprint and Verizon are CDMA carries, Apple chose to make two different models of the iPhone 5: GSM+LTE for AT&T and CDMA+LTE for Verizon and Sprint. For people who don't travel internationally, this fact is irrelevant, but if you're a frequent traveler, it may play a very important role on which carrier you choose. To make a long story short, if you regularly travel within North America (US and Canada) and want LTE when you travel, AT&T is your only option. If you travel to the rest of the world, then you want Verizon or Sprint. If you travel between Canada and the rest of the world, well, you're out of luck -- you can't have both, unfortunately. If this is something that you need to consider, hit the link above for more details. iPad mini and iPad 4: Making the choiceSo which carrier are you going to choose? Will you be ditching one carrier for another or sticking with the one you already have? Sound off in the comments below! 
  
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| Notes of interest from Apple's Q4 2012 conference call Posted: 25 Oct 2012 02:03 PM PDT We're listening along with Apple's Q4 2012 financial results conference call and we'll be jotting down notes as we go.
And that's it! 
  
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| Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:41 PM PDT Apple has posted their Q4 2012 financial results, which includes revenue of $36 billion and profit of 8.2 billion. In terms of devices sold, they reported 26.9 million iPhones, 14 million iPods, 5.3 million iPods, and 4.9 million Macs.
It was, of course, a record for everything but iPods, which should help explain why they introduced the iPad mini a couple of days ago. Source: Apple PR
  
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| iPad 4 vs. iPad 2 vs. iPad mini: Which iPad should you get? Posted: 25 Oct 2012 01:10 PM PDT The latest, greatest, iPad -- in this case the late 2012 iPad 4 -- can't be considered a no-brainer buy this year because Apple has now also introduced the all-new iPad mini. The iPad 2 has also stuck around in some sort of limbo-like middle ground, further complicating your purchasing decision. Power vs portability, starting at $329 vs. starting at $399 or $499 -- there's a lot of factors to consider. (Late) 2012 iPad product lineJust when you thought Apple had already introduced the new iPad this year, they went and introduced a newer one! If you haven't taken the iPad plunge yet, or if you're looking to upgrade from another tablet or a first generation iPad, that just means you have even better value for your money. If we map out Apple's product line completely, you can start with the iPod touch or iPhone, which are the most portable but arguably the least productive (small screen, most difficult input). They're great for on-the-go. The iPad mini bridges the gap between iPod touch and iPad, with a bigger screen and the ability to run iPad apps, but lighter and easier to hold up. It's for lying down and traveling around. The iPad has a bigger screen and is the most productive of the iOS devices. It's for feet up, literally on the lap, light productivity and more immersive content. The MacBook rounds things out. It's OS X not iOS, and while bigger and heavier than any iOS device, it has a full keyboard and runs full-on desktop software. It's for getting traditional computing things done. If you want something between that iPhone and iPod touch, and the MacBook or another laptop, that's where the iPads fits in, and here's how they break down. iPad miniThe iPad mini is slightly cheaper than the iPad 4 or the iPad 2, but that's just a side benefit of being a little smaller and a lot lighter. In terms of hardware, it's got basically the same body and components as the 2012 iPod touch 5, including the aluminum unibody, Apple A5 processor, and storage options. It has the iPad 2-style screen, however, at 1024x768, only shrunk down from 9.7 inches to 7.9 inches. That makes it slightly higher density -- the same 163 ppi as the iPhone 3GS if you're keeping score -- than the 132 ppi iPad 2, but nowhere near the 264 ppi of the iPad 4. The lightness is the biggest differentiator, however. You can hold it easily in one hand, and while it's not small enough to be an on-the-go style device like the iPhone or iPod touch, it's not relegated to be a sitting-down, on-you-lap style device like the full sized iPad either. It's much better lying down, and much easier to hold for longer periods of time. It's also easier to stash in big jacket pocket or small carry bad. Apple offers the iPad mini Wi-Fi at three price points depending on the amount of storage:
If you want it with 3G GSM/CDMA, and 4G LTE version, the prices go up $130:
If you value portability over the power of the processor and prettiness of the screen, get the iPad mini. iPad 2 (2011)The 2011 iPad 2 with 16GB of storage is the big "budget" iPad designed to ease the barrier of entry for price-concious first-time buyers and for bulk buyers like schools and businesses. It doesn't have the crystal clear, high density Retina display, 4G LTE data, the new, super-fast Apple A6X processor, or the new Lightning connector, and the cameras are terrible, but it runs the same iOS 6 operating system, and has access to the App Store and Safari, and can do most everything the new iPad can do. And it looks almost identical. However, while the iPad 2 was arguably a reasonable buy compared to the iPad 3 due to the overhead of the Retina display, the iPad 4 promises 2x the performance of the iPad 3, diminishing that concern. Apple offers the iPad 2 at one price point:
If you want it with 3G GSM/CDMA, the price go up $130:
Still, If price is more of an issue to you than getting the latest and the greatest, and $100 makes a big difference in your budget, the iPad 2 is still a valid point of entry, simply less so than before. iPad 4 (late 2012)The iPad 4 (or iPad with Retina display, or 4th generation iPad) is the new king of the tablets. It has everything the iPad 2 had, and a lot more. Notably, the screen is a double-resolution Retina display at 2048x1536, which is more than 1080p TV scrunched down into a 9.7-inch size. In other words, you can't see the pixels. Speaking of 1080p, it supports both 1080p video playback, and has a 5mp camera on the back that can shoot 1080p video. (It looks like the iPhone 4 camera with the iPhone 4S photo processing software). Compared to the iPad 3, it has a faster Apple A6X processor, LTE that works internationally, and the new Lightning adapter. Apple offers the iPad 4 at three price points depending on the amount of storage:
If you want it with 3G GSM/CDMA, and 4G LTE version, the prices go up $130:
If you know you want a top of the line iPad, with the latest and greatest features and every bit of cool technology Apple has to offer, then get the iPad 4. Any questions?If you're still not sure, hit up our iPhone Forums to get the help you need to make up your mind. 
  
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| Pocket for Mac now available in the Mac App Store Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:39 AM PDT Pocket, the popular read it later service for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch has made its way to the Mac. If you're a fan of the iOS version of Pocket, you'll be glad to know it's now available for download and yes, the Mac version is also free. For those of us that read news feeds frequently, having a way to save certain articles, images, or videos for reading and browsing later in a must. Pocket is the first read it later service to have a Mac counterpart available.
If you've used the iOS version of Pocket, you'll be right at home as the layout is very simliar. Your articles will aggregate in the left hand navigation pane for easy browsing and will sync with Pocket's service wirelessly. This means any story you save on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch will be ready for viewing on your Mac when you sit down at your desk. Pocket for Mac is available in the Mac App store now. Free - Download Now
  
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| 16GB vs 32GB vs 64GB: Which new iPad mini or iPad 4 storage capacity should you get? Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:35 AM PDT So you've decided to take the plunge and the new iPad mini or the newly updated iPad 4, but you aren't sure which storage capacity size to go with? The difference between 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB isn't just how much stuff you can put on it, but $100-$200 in up front costs, so it's worth thinking about. iPad mini and iPad 4 price for storage breakdownThe current US prices for the iPad mini are (not counting the $130 surcharge for 3G + 4G models):
The current US prices for the iPad 4 are (not counting the $130 surcharge for 3G + 4G models):
At first glance it may look like 64GB is twice the price for four times the storage, in other words a really sweet deal. But nothing is ever really that simple, is it? Basically, the 16GB for $329 (iPad mini) or $499 (iPad 4) is Apple's lowest margin device. After that, Apple is getting you to pay a premium for every additional doubling of storage. In other words, going from 16GB to 32GB costs you $100. Take a look at the cost of a 16GB SD card and you'll see how much more you're paying for that bump. The $200 premium for an additional 48GB of storage is more interesting, because it's for more expensive, double density NAND Flash. But it's still not $200 more expensive. If your goal is to pay Apple absolutely the least amount of money as possible, the 16GB might tempt you. But hold on, there's a lot more to consider than just the cost of storage... iPad mini and iPad 4 vs. iCloud and other online storage optionsiCloud gives you free, unlimited storage for all your iTunes stuff. That includes iBooks, music, movies, TV shows, and apps, as well as 30 days or 1000 Photo Stream photos. You also get 5GB of additional storage for backups, data, etc. In many countries, you can use iTunes in the Cloud to download your media only when, and as needed. You can even purchase more iCloud storage for the following yearly fees:
All of this might make that 16GB iPad mini or iPad 4 all the more tempting, since you could keep most of your media nearline in iCloud, and maybe even buy a little extra iCloud space if you need to. It's not a crazy idea but it's important to remember that online storage isn't always as available, fast, or convenient as onboard storage. For starters, you can't really play a movie from iCloud, you have to download it at the same time you watch it, which means you have to have enough space available on your iPad mini or iPad 4 to handle the download. If you want to watch a lot of movies, you may have to watch, delete, watch, delete, over and over again. Annoying. iCloud also isn't as open as things like Dropbox (which is also an option to consider), so you can only really store what Apple lets you. If your movies and videos don't come from iTunes, that's an important consideration. Also, in our tests, iCloud's free 5GB could get filled up pretty quickly by photos and especially videos. Bottom line, iCloud means you can get away with managing more content on your device, but you still want to have enough local storage for what you need, when you need it. iPad mini and iPad 4 and 5 megapixel photos and 1080p videoBoth the iPad 4 and iPad mini actually have good iSight cameras on them, and that means they take good 5 megapixel photos and 1080p video. That also means you need room to store 5 megapixel photos and 1080p video. For example, I take a ton of photos and videos on my iPhone 5 and with 16GB I'd quickly run out of space. Since it's a pain in the butt to have to go through and figure out what to delete if I'm not near my computer, I opted for more storage. Unlike an iPhone, however, an iPad probably isn't your go-to camera, and isn't the camera you always have with you. In other words, I don't think most people will take and store as many photos or as much video with their iPads as they would their iPhones (or other smartphones). That being said, I do store a ton of photos and video on my iPad that I've taken with my iPhone and with my DSLR. It's just a great way to show and share those special moments with friends and family. If you want to keep a lot of home movies and photos available, you'll need space for them. iPad mini and iPad 4 contentThe other thing that can fill up our iPad quickly is content. The other thing that can fill up the iPad mini and iPad 4 quickly is apps, especially games. It's not uncommon for some console-quality games to be well over 1GB in size these days. Even basic apps might include interface assets for the Retina iPad 4, which are huge, and which all add up. iTunes movies can be 1-3GB in size for SD depending on the length. If you prefer watching HD, they can be 3-5GB. iTunes TV shows can be a quarter to half the size of movies, but more than make up for it by the number of episodes typically available. If you get your movies and TV shows from somewhere other than iTunes, you're still looking at about 400MB an hour for SD and over 1GB (sometimes way over) an hour for HD. Music files are generally quite small but can add up as well, especially if you have lots and lots of albums you want to keep with you everywhere. Even with something like iTunes Match or a similar music locker service, or a streaming service like Slacker you need local storage for offline playback. Again, it all adds up. Who should get 16GB iPad mini or iPad 4If you don't use a lot of apps, if you don't want to have a lot of movies and TV shows, or a huge amount of music, if you don't intend to shoot and keep very much 8mp photos or 1080p video on your iPad, you'll probably be okay with 16GB. Some people like to keep their iPads light and delete games and media when they're don with them, and some people just don't shoot a lot of pictures or video. If that's you, you can save yourself some cash and get a 16GB iPad mini or iPad 4. Who should get 32GB iPad mini or iPad 4If the iPad is your primary device, if you play games on it and watch movies and TV shows on it, if you have a decent-sized music collection you want to keep with you, and if you shoot an average amount of photos and videos, 32GB is your sweet spot. Some people like to have one device that, while it doesn't do everything all the time, it's capable enough to do most things most of the time. If you do a fair but not overwhelming amount of stuff on your iPad, your probably better off going for 32GB. Who should get 64GB iPad mini or iPad 4 If you're a power user who wants to keep as much as possible for as long as possible, if you have a large amount of apps and games, TV and movies, and a huge music collection you simply have to have with you all the time, or you shoot photos and video almost non stop and don't want to have to bother transferring it all the time... we'll, you've probably already decided on 64GB, haven't you? Some people really do want their iPad mini or iPad 4 to do everything, all of the time, and never (or rarely) have to worry about running out of space. They probably want 128GB -- or even 256GB if they could get it! -- but they'll use the most they can, whenever they can. That's 64GB. What if you choose the wrong iPad mini or iPad 4 size?Remember, in most places you have time to try out your new iPad mini or iPad 4 and return it if you don't like it. Make sure, as soon as possible, you put your iPad mini or iPad 4 to realistic use. Load up all the apps and games you want with you, load up your movies and TV shows, go out and take some photos and shoot some video. Give it a complete and thorough workout and see. If it feels like you got too much storage, say 64GB and you haven't even gone past 2GB, or if you got too little, say you're already at 15GB of 16GB, then take your iPad mini or iPad 4 back and exchange it for one that better suits your needs. If you come to this realization too late, after the exchange period is over, remember you can buy additional iCloud storage, or look at other options like Dropbox which will let you keep your stuff available online and potentially free up some much needed space on your iPad mini or iPad 4. 
  
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| Apple’s delights with iPad mini “Piano” ad Posted: 25 Oct 2012 11:59 AM PDT 
With each new goodie or upgrade that Apple serves up, there is the accompanying ad that attempts to showcase the innate qualities of the New Thing in Question, giving observers and buyers a peek into what Apple thinks is most important about it. Let's be honest, Apple has proven time and time again that it is best-in-class with regard to advertising choices. Examples easily spring to mind: the "1984" or the iconic iPod silhouette ads of yesteryear. Of course, not everything has been a hit, but in general, their instincts are spot on. With the iPad mini, Apple has given us an short but sweet ad that instantly delights and shows why they excel at what they do – displaying a sense of humour and giving the right sense of what the user experience is like. No need for specs list or complex layered content. Just a tune. Played on a piano. Check it out below:
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| Shameless Plug: My iPad Tips eBook Posted: 25 Oct 2012 10:49 AM PDT  A few weeks back my first ever attempt at an eBook was published in the iBookstore, the Amazon Kindle Store, and at a handful of other eBook stores. The book is called iPad Insight's Tips and it's a collection of what I think are some killer tips for iPad users of all levels. The book also includes some iPad app and accessory recommendations and the latest Paparazzi photos of my enormous Deputy Editor Dawg. I'm happy to see the book has a 4 star rating in the iBookstore, despite a couple of negative reviews that knock it because the sample (the sort of try before you buy piece) is just a slice of the book's introduction. I have tried asking the publishing company I worked with to get that changed to a real chapter from the book, but they tell me that is just not possible (which I find very difficult to believe). I'm also thrilled to say that I've received a few wonderful emails from readers telling me how much they enjoyed the book and how useful it was to them. Here's an excerpt from one of those:
I hope some of you may want to check the book out. I think it's especially useful for newer iPad users. You can get it now in the iBookstore, the Kindle Store, and via Barnes and Noble and Kobo eBook stores as well. © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us  Related Stories
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| Posted: 25 Oct 2012 08:46 AM PDT  Apple introduced us to the iPad Mini a couple days ago and touted it as 'every inch an iPad' and 'the whole package in a smaller package'. As always, Apple did a great job of showing off the key features of the new smaller iPad – from its 7.9 inch screen that offers 35% more overall display area than its 7 inch rivals to its incredible lightness at well under a pound and more. After Tuesday's event Apple posted their product pages for the iPad Mini, including the full tech specs for the newest member of the iPad line. Here are some of the notable details: Colors: As shown in the screenshot above, the iPad Mini offers two color options: Black & Slate and White & Silver. Models: WiFi or WiFi + Cellular (for always on connectivity if you choose to have a data plan active) Storage: Just like the larger members of the iPad line, the iPad Mini comes with 16, 32, or 64GB of storage capacity. (...) © patrickj for iPad Insight, 2012. | Permalink | One comment | Add to del.icio.us  Related Stories
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Since Apple removed the stock YouTube app in iOS 6 many users have flocked to the hugely popular third party YouTube app Jasmine for their YouTube fix. Jasmine has just received an update today which adds in some nice new features but unfortunately, Google / YouTube have insisted that some features be taken away too.
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