Posts by drobforever

When I consider an iPad I don't think about whether it can run Flash, if I want Flash I'd just consider some other tablets. The RAM size issue to me is about hoping iPad2 to be on par with iPhone 5 in terms of the running similar new...

Quote: Originally Posted by regan For those saying 256g ram is not enough...then why can the new iMovie app run on the iPod 4g? Looks like it's fine according to apple. :-) 1. Just because a certain app can run on 256MB ram, doesn't...

Quote: Originally Posted by stelligent Interesting point. Let's put it to the test. I still have my 3G, 3GS, along with my iP4. The 3G has 128 MB RAM and 3GS has 256 MB. I was able to install and run iOS 4.2 on my 3G (remember ...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjtomlin iOS 4 runs on the iPhone 3G which only has 128MB RAM and it works fine, although it does not support multitasking. The CPU is also only clocked at 412MHz. It does not work fine, at least from my...

Quote: Originally Posted by JustReelFilms Funny how last year when people whined about iPad only having 256 of RAM while iPhone 4 had 512MB. So they wished iPad 2 to have double the RAM to be usuable, while I said why not 1GB?. So...

Also don't get why 2011 being "Year of iPad 2" means there won't be a premium version of iPad 2 in 2011. \

Quote: Originally Posted by dimitrir Dual core CPU sounds like a marketing gimmick - since, unlike Android, iOS cannot multitask, second core will just sit there idle all the time. All depends on whether the OS/app is optimized...

Overall looks great, but still a few unanswered questions: 512MB or 1GB Ram? Any improvement on the display? Resolution of front facing camera?

I think Apple should be able to keep the trademark 'App Store', but other companies should also be able to call their mobile apps 'apps', just not their app store 'App Store'. 'App' is generic, but 'App Store' IMO isn't.

This comes down to a tradeoff between market share and profit margin. If iPad2 has 1GB ram, dual-core CPU/GPU, an improved screen (not retina, just better in some ways), and weight 1lb or so, and still keep the 16GB model at $499, it'll...