Posts by Phong

I started a thread about this here over a year ago.   http://forums.appleinsider.com/t/135228/iphone-nano-wristwatch   The discussion back then mostly centered on what features Apple would be willing to cut, but now...

So, the iPod nano is already our new wristwatch and its been out well over a year. How far are we away from miniaturizing the iPhone so that it can be worn as a watch, allowing for cuts in certain features? What would make it worth...

Seriously? I don't think it's out of the question to think that in 10 years Apple will be in the business of making cars. Yes, cars. At the very least, I expect them to be making operating systems for cars, specifically self-driving...

Vintage Zen agrees to kill off the iPod Touch http://vintagezen.com/2011/08/31/app...he-ipod-touch/ And Daring Fireball concurs http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/08/31/vintagezen ...but he thinks cell carriers would be hesitant...

I game regularly with my iPad 2 on my 52" HDTV via HDMI and I love it. The only thing lacking is developer support. Have you played Pinball HD over HDMI? Wow. 1080p 60fps, smooth and beautiful. The iPad 2 is capable of a lot and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil iOS 5 is already jailbroken… No, the beta is jailbroken.

Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 There's an app for that... RetinaPad $2.99 from Cydia. But yeah, why it's not enabled by default is very strange. I've decided I want this, but there's no way to jailbreak the latest iOS...

Moore's law is more an economic law than physical or computational. It's about computational power at a given price. It may be that typical consumer-level computers are not getting better as quickly, but we're not spending as much on...

Quote: Originally Posted by MacRonin Which is why I would rather go the Mac mini Server route (faster quad-core CPU) with an external Thunderbolt chassis housing something like a nVidia GeForce GTX 580 (or the 590, if it will utilize...

No, and the reason is because the iPad 2 is really good. This was the iPad everyone was waiting for. The original iPad was "wait and see" but this one definitely is not. You can tell just by picking it up. It has a standard,...