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My Long Wait For The iPad

The iPad obviously came out April 3, 2010, now dubbed iPad Day and over 300,00 people purchased them at Apple Store nation wide. I was not one of the lucky 300,000, why? To start, I am a huge Apple fan, not to be mistaken as a fan boy, because I have many issues with Apple yet still love them. Now, Apple products are high on the pricing list which I have no issue with minus the fact that my wallet is being emptied, the iPad however is quite cheap in my opinion. I could easily purchase a 32GB iPad with no 3G, but I didn’t because I am planning on purchasing the iPhone 4G or whatever Apple names it. I will be waiting till September, or next April to get an iPad that is quite the long wait. It may be rewarding though, by the time I get an iPad there will be a camera, and many more since it will be the second generation model and it will be much more faster despite it’s already blazing speed. I have a friend who has an insider at Apple who says that the iPad 64GB model may come down to $499 sometime this year. So, waiting is a good thing, only issue is the torture of hearing and watching people play with the amazing apps, spend hours on the toilet and all the other wonderful things the Magic Pad can bring!

2010: 04/05
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A Look At Some iPad Apps

Here I have a little video on some really cool iPad applications that will be available for use tomorrow! The ones I showed in the video are:

Plants vs Zombies HD

Tweet Deck

Twitteriffic

Weather HD

Tap Tap Radiation

iBooks

iWork

N.O.V.A. HD

Netflix

Articles

WordPress

Brushes

Flight Control

Monder Combat Sandstorm

Asphalt 5

Touchgrind HD

Words With Friends HD

Scrabble

Touch Hockey Extreme

There are many more and they will sure to impress, so have a fun iDay tomorrow!

2010: 04/03
CATEGORY: App Store
Apple
iPad
iPhone
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iPhone to Verizon? Why It Wouldn’t Benefit Me.

There has always seemed to be rumors about the next generation iPhone or 4G to be on Verizon service, breaking away from just AT&T, but if that was to happen it wouldn’t affect me. I like in an area of the continental United States where there is really not any good Verizon or AT&T coverage! I have AT&T and am in complete white not blue nor red on the coverage map below:

However, if the iPhone did go to Verizon my connection might be a bit better since there is more red around it than blue. One good thing that would come out of the switch would be that I could get a MiFi, which is a mobile WiFi hotspot. Also, if I happen to get bored of the iPhone, which won’t happen, I could get a Droid or another great Android phone.

As always thanks for reading!

2010: 04/02
CATEGORY: Apple
iPad
iPhone
iPod
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Google Buzz: My Thoughts

Buzzzzzzz, Google Buzz was released not to long ago and like every Google product, I dislike and then grow to love! I wasn’t the biggest Google Nexus One fan, but later loved it and said it is almost better than the iPhone…. almost. Anyway, Google Buzz is Google’s, king of the Internet and Internet Explorer, new take on Twitter, Facebook and Social Networking as a whole. When Buzz was released Google had done a good job of preparing by setting up a mobile web app and adding support to loads of sites like Flickr and Twitter. Buzz allows users to post status updates with no character limits, as well as linking tweets, Flickr uploads, blog posts and so forth all inside the service. Google Buzz is seemingly clean with no privacy issues and such, but it lacks many features though it is sure to in the existence of its life….. we hope. Google can take advantage of this and add it to the ‘Taking over the world one thing at a time’ plan or just let it hang in the shadows like Google Wave and then give it some publicity and so on. I really think Google is intent on putting more time and work into Buzz, and not throw it in the trash. Overall, I do like Buzz, but things like the lack of users and not much to do keep me sticking to Twitter and Facebook.

If you want to follow me on Buzz you can do so here – http://bit.ly/dvZ8LW

Also you can do the same for Twitter here – http://bit.ly/9LhDmH

2010: 02/19
CATEGORY: Google
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Guitar Hero Coming to the iPhone!

Yesterday, it was reported by Nodpad that Guitar Hero, popular console game is coming to our favorite little devices the iPhone and iPod Touch! Activision CEO Bobby Kotick said the publisher would be bringing Guitar Hero to the iPhone, as part of the company’s ongoing plan to “selectively expand brands” to Apple’s handheld. He says “selectively expand brands” to Apple’s handheld, which can only lead us to believe that other such games from Activision are moving to the iPhone soon.

2010: 02/14
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iPad Makes Its Grammy Debut!

Apple’s latest magical device, the iPad just made its Grammy appearance in Stephen Colbert’s hands? Apparently! Apple sure got some good advertising there!

2010: 02/01
CATEGORY: Apple
iPad
iPhone
iPod
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iPhone OS 4.0 Leaked Features?

According to BGR, the update to the iPhone OS, which may come as soon as the special Apple next Wednesday, will include:

There will be multi-touch gestures OS-wide. (Would make sense for that as the rumored OS for the iTablet is close if not the same as the iPhone

“A few new ways” to run applications in the background — multitasking.

Many graphical and UI changes to make navigating through the OS easier and more efficient. We haven’t had this broken down, but we can only hope for improved notifications, a refreshed homescreen, etc.

The update will supposedly be available for only the iPhone 3G and 3GS, but will “put them ahead in the smartphone market because it will make them more like full-fledged computers” more than any other phone to date. Everyone is “really excited.”

The last piece of information is the most vague, but apparently there will be some brand new syncing ability for the contacts and calendar applications.

I find most of the features likely, however I am very unhappy that the update may not be for iPod Touch. Though it does make sense, due to the fact the iPhone has many more healthy competitors.