Apple's 128GB iPad aims to drive profits up a path competitors can't easily follow

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  • Reply 81 of 188

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by tjwal View Post


    I would hate to be the one in the back of a court room speaking into my iPad.  LOL...



    Yes, I must say, this use case might not be the best one. Then again, lawyers are paid enough they can afford to learn an obscure language to talk to Siri. /s

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  • Reply 82 of 188
    macrulezmacrulez Posts: 2,455member


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  • Reply 83 of 188
    desuserigndesuserign Posts: 1,316member


    Removable storage on a mobile device is considered an unacceptable security problem by many corporate customers.

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  • Reply 84 of 188
    charlitunacharlituna Posts: 7,217member
    solipsismx wrote: »
    Goes on sale February 5th.

    Correct. I believe it was even stated there would be no preorders etc.
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  • Reply 85 of 188
    charlitunacharlituna Posts: 7,217member
    But none of the competitors will try to sell a 128GB tablet at the same price! Ok except the always clueless MSFT, but still...

    I do believe there is a 128 GB Surface Pro. But whereas the actual capacity is like 125 GB and the iOS etc takes up perhaps 2 GB of that (leaving the cx with 123 GB for their stuff) all the Windows stuff takes up like 50 GB (leaving the cx with only 78 GB) so can we really call it a 128 GB Surface. Many cx are say no and talking class action for false advertising.
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  • Reply 86 of 188

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    Originally Posted by DaHarder View Post



    ... as nice as it is to have a 128gb (on-board) storage option (at a rather exorbitant cost), merely increasing capacity does not fundamentally change the functionality of the iPad.



    Likely the single biggest obstacle for to having such a large amount of storage on an iPad is that iOS still lacks a user accessible file system, so as to easily acess all of those 'CAD files' etc. one might load on all that new space.



    Note: Several competing mobile devices have reached the 128gb storage level already via having 64gb of built-in storage plus (fully OS integrated) 64gb microSDXC/Class 10 cards (often found for around US 50.00) with 128gb microSDXC cards soon to be released.

    Not Really... at least not until it gets a user accessible file system and the abilty to run apps in individual windows etc.


     


    Millions of iPad users don't care if it has a file system or not. It works great as is. If it was really a problem, people would be flocking to Android and Windows tablets and that's just not happening.

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  • Reply 87 of 188

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    Originally Posted by Panu View Post



    Why buy a Molex when you can buy a Rolex? Don't Apple's imitators realize that the existence of the Molex proves the value of the Rolex?



    I hope Apple prevails on all their design patents, but not for their sake. Right now there is only one way to do things: Apple's way. If Apple's imitators are forced to be creative, they might produce products that are really better than Apple instead of just as good as Apple.



    In the course of a conversation, I showed someone a video on my iPhone. He immediately said, "Wow! Look at the sharpness! Look at the colors! That's fantastic." Then he pulled out his chunky Android phone to demonstrate how mine was better. I wonder what brand his next phone is going to be.


    He is cheap enough to not go for the Galaxy S III, nor the iPhone. I think your answer is "a chunky Windows Phone".

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  • Reply 88 of 188
    Where is all of this derision for the author coming from? Another great article DED!
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  • Reply 89 of 188
    solipsismxsolipsismx Posts: 19,566member
    macrulez wrote: »

    ExtremeTech raised that question, but with a twist:
    http://www.extremetech.com/computing/147034-apple-releases-over-priced-128gb-ipad-4-is-this-really-technological-innovation

    The article includes this note:

    "To begin with, the iPad 4 only has space for a single NAND flash chip — and Samsung only recently released the first single-chip 128GB solution."

    Is it true that Samsung is currently Apple's sole supplier for the NAND chips on this new iPad?

    I think Samsung is most likely but I know Micron and Sandisk are using the 20nm process for 128GB single chip solutions. AnandTech has had a few reviews of the new Intel mSATA SSDs.
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  • Reply 90 of 188
    charlitunacharlituna Posts: 7,217member
    shen wrote: »
    Fun to read the comments.... "Fanboy, reading a lot into storage, drank the koolaid" all very funny.

    But his history is dead on, and the logic is sound.

    I would disagree. His history is full of this kind of logic and it is not, in my opinion, sound. DED constantly posits that everything is about beating the competition despite Apple over and over saying they don't care about what the other boys are doing, what they are earning etc. So this 'statement' that Apple did this bump to beat anyone is likely false and is solely based on getting enough user feedback about the desire for more storage that it is worth trying out. No better test than a silent release up with basically no hoopla and see who bites.
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  • Reply 91 of 188
    tjwal wrote: »
    The lack of a file system is OK if you have a few files.  Once you get get past a few dozen within the same app organization starts to become a problem.  With hundreds of files it becomes unusable. 

    That has nothing to do with a lack of centralized and user accessible file system in the OS but a lack of organization features in the apps. Which is not Apples fault as they didn't write them
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  • Reply 92 of 188
    Wow. Couldn't even get through that article. (and I love the Dil.),but seriously... What kind of a "bleep" would use the word "iPad" and "fat" in the same sentence?!
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  • Reply 93 of 188
    solipsismxsolipsismx Posts: 19,566member
    charlituna wrote: »
    I do believe there is a 128 GB Surface Pro. But whereas the actual capacity is like 125 GB and the iOS etc takes up perhaps 2 GB of that (leaving the cx with 123 GB for their stuff) all the Windows stuff takes up like 50 GB (leaving the cx with only 78 GB) so can we really call it a 128 GB Surface. Many cx are say no and talking class action for false advertising.

    About 119GB since 1GB = 1 billion bytes. 83GB is available for the user so the OS and other stuff takes up about 36GB.
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  • Reply 94 of 188

    Quote:


    At first glance, Apple's 128-gigabyte iPad doesn't seem like much of an advance. After all, the company's competitors won't have too much difficulty in adding more memory to their own tablets.



     


     


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    When the iPhone appeared, it packed an iPod-style amount of storage, making it more expensive than most of its smartphone competition. That extra RAM, however, also made it notably more useful, serving as a phone, an iPod and a software platform capable of running a real browser, desktop class email and sophisticated apps and games.



     


     


    Does the author understand the difference between storage and RAM? I think probably yes, but statements like the above, especially the second one, make me scratch my head.

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  • Reply 95 of 188
    Man, the way this thread is going I'd rather watch the BB10 live blog from RIM, oops, tha's not their name anymore:

    [URL=http://www.anandtech.com/show/6712/blackberry-10-announcement-live-blog]http://www.anandtech.com/show/6712/blackberry-10-announcement-live-blog[/URL]

    Spoiler:
    AnandTech Live Blog: The newest updates are at the top. This page will auto-update, there's no need to manually refresh your browser.

    11:13AM EST - Another big announcement

    11:12AM EST - Most partners will be launching preorder websites today

    11:12AM EST - In the UK, the Z10 will be available tomorrow

    11:12AM EST - in the UAE the Z10 will be on the February 10th

    11:12AM EST - Pricing will vary by carrier partner, but the Z10 will retail for around $149.99 with a 3 year contract

    11:11AM EST - In Canada the Z10 will be available on February 5th

    11:11AM EST - Availability for most US carriers of the Z10 to be in March

    11:11AM EST - In the US market: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile will begin announcing price plans today

    11:11AM EST - By the end of February lab testing with 110 carriers globally will be completed

    11:08AM EST - Can install multiple apps simultaneously, no reboots required

    11:07AM EST - All major record labels and independents represented in the BB World music section

    11:07AM EST - BlackBerry World is now the one stop shop for BB apps, games, movies, TV shows and music

    11:04AM EST - Over 1K top apps committed to BB10 today

    11:04AM EST - and Angry Birds

    11:04AM EST - SAP committed to BB10

    11:04AM EST - WhatsApp as well

    11:04AM EST - Amazon Kindle committed to BB10

    11:04AM EST - Skype committed to BB10

    11:03AM EST - Over 70K apps today

    11:03AM EST - BB10 launches with more apps by far than any first gen OS

    11:01AM EST - All major labels and networks to supply content to BlackBerry World

    11:01AM EST - "We will launch with an amazing collection of music, TV shows and movies"



    10:59AM EST - Sounds a lot like desktop iMovie but on BB10

    10:59AM EST - Select videos, choose music, add titles and credit, Story Maker automatically stitches it all together





    10:58AM EST - Now talking about BB10 Story Maker

    10:58AM EST - BB Flow - avoiding constantly having to go back to a grid of applications

    10:57AM EST - Real time photo effects



    10:57AM EST - Built in photo editor

    10:56AM EST - Showing off the pictures app

    10:56AM EST - BB timeshift - let's you select a face from a different capture than the rest of the scene

    10:56AM EST - Tap anywhere to take a photo, drag the focus box around to move focus



    10:55AM EST - BB10 Camera demo

    10:55AM EST - It's one location to save everything you want to remember, organized in folders

    10:55AM EST - Remember allows you to save evernote notes, emails, tasks, etc...



    10:53AM EST - You can add attachments, photos, videos, URLs to reminders



    10:53AM EST - BlackBerry Remember demo on the Q10

    10:53AM EST - I really wish all of these real time communications protocols weren't closed

    10:52AM EST - real time share of information while in a voice or video call

    10:52AM EST - "great collaboration tool for small enterprises"

    10:52AM EST - official name: BBM Video Chat with Screen Share



    10:51AM EST - Great for flipping through photos, presentations, etc... remotely

    10:51AM EST - You control the experience, the other end of the line just sees whatever you see on your screen

    10:51AM EST - You can remotely share your smartphone screen with another BB10 user



    10:50AM EST - BBM Screen Share: not only shares your camera, but also share your entire screen





    10:50AM EST - BlackBerry Messenger now supports video calling







    10:49AM EST - BlackBerry Messenger: 60M subscribers globally

    10:48AM EST - Briefcase icon denotes a work app, only allowed to use a certain portion of storage

    10:48AM EST - BB10 gestures seem very fast and smooth, this can definitely work for enterprise users

    10:47AM EST - Single unified user experience but can multitask and quickly switch between work and home environments on a single device

    10:47AM EST - In work mode you get access to a different app store, everything your enterprise server wants you to have access to





    10:46AM EST - Swipe down from the home screen to switch between home and work profiles

    10:46AM EST - BlackBerry Balance

    10:46AM EST - Now talking about users who have to carry two devices: work and personal

    10:46AM EST - Very big focus on international usage in this launch, BlackBerry knows its audience



    10:45AM EST - No toggling between languages, just dynamically move between them



    10:44AM EST - Prediction quickly works and spans multiple languages



    10:44AM EST - Swipe down anywhere on the keyboard to switch to numeric entry

    10:44AM EST - Predictive text lets you flip words right to the screen with one thumb, just swipe words up from the keyboard





    10:43AM EST - "We have the aspiration to be the best keyboard experience period"

    10:42AM EST - Conceptually I'm interested in the idea of something like the BB Hub that lets me do everything in one application, in practice I've never seen something like this work well - will have to spend some time with it

    10:41AM EST - UI seems very smooth and fluid

    10:41AM EST - Contacts aggregate as much available information as possible using Linkedin, fB, etc...

    10:41AM EST - BB10 automatically pulls down photos from Linkedin when you look at meeting details, so you can see who you're meeting with

    10:39AM EST - All activity/engagement in one single place...assuming there are no new major services you want to interact with

    10:39AM EST - You can tweet straight from the BB Hub

    10:38AM EST - One thumb operation to get in and out of the hub and navigate around

    10:38AM EST - BB Hub aggregates content from email, FB, LinkedIn, BBM

    10:38AM EST - Red notification LED tips you to peak at the BB Hub



    10:37AM EST - Swipe to peak at the BlackBerry Hub even while watching a video or playing a game, nothing gets paused

    10:36AM EST - Switching between apps looks very smooth and fast





    10:36AM EST - BlackBerry Flow: quick task switching, real time true multitasking

    10:34AM EST - Q10 has a 3.1-inch screen





    10:33AM EST - The Q10 is the first BB10 smartphone with a physical keyboard

    10:33AM EST - (the earlier specs were for the Z10)

    10:33AM EST - Big focus on content aggregation within BlackBerry 10







    10:33AM EST - Textured back

    10:32AM EST - 4.2-inch screen, 356 PPI





    10:32AM EST - BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10

    10:29AM EST - "We have reinvented this company and want to reflect this in our brand"

    10:29AM EST - One consistent brand, ditching the RIM name makes sense



    10:29AM EST - One brand, one promise



    10:28AM EST - From this point forward RIM becomes BlackBerry

    10:28AM EST - "we have defined our vision"

    10:28AM EST - "we have transformed ourselves inside and out"

    10:28AM EST - "Took heartfelt and...brutal honesty"

    10:28AM EST - "We absolutely knew it was risky"

    10:28AM EST - Bringing an entirely new platform to the market...took careful planning

    10:26AM EST - Thanking the RIM and QNX teams for building the foundation of BB10

    10:25AM EST - Having a good camera, apps, web browser, etc... is expected, how does BB10 go beyond those expectations?

    10:23AM EST - "BlackBerry 10 - Built to keep you moving"

    10:22AM EST - Thorsten is thanking the RIM employees and congratulating them on launching BB10



    10:21AM EST - "Innovation is at the heart of RIM"

    10:20AM EST - (Sorry for the super considerate videographer that decided to setup right in front of us)



    10:19AM EST - Here we go, I think the launch is now starting - Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of RIM is taking the stage

    10:16AM EST - Now Lil E is on video rapping about BlackBerry 10, this is bizarre

    10:15AM EST - Now showing a video of some BB fans

    10:15AM EST - "the largest catalog of applications ever for a first generation launch in mobile"

    10:15AM EST - Big focus on developers and a global audience with BB10

    10:14AM EST - "We've seen all types of developers we haven't seen before: young people"

    10:14AM EST - The official presentation hasn't really started yet, this is sort of the pre-game show at this point it seems

    10:13AM EST - VP of dev rel, Alec Saunders is speaking about getting BB10 developers on board

    10:10AM EST - Playing a video of user reactions to BlackBerry 10 now

    10:09AM EST - and we're starting!

    10:06AM EST - Should be starting soon...

    09:59AM EST - Luckily 5GHz WiFi and wired ethernet are both available at the venue

    09:59AM EST - We're being asked to disable any personal wireless hotspots...that request never works

    09:53AM EST - We're being asked to take our seats - "the BlackBerry Experience will begin shortly"



    09:47AM EST - T-minus 15 minutes until this thing starts...

    09:39AM EST - On the plus side for RIM, I feel like we're quickly approaching maturity in the current era of mobile devices. The next era will be mobile/desktop convergence and no one has demonstrated obvious leadership towards that end yet.

    09:36AM EST - I suspect winning over the first group won't be all that difficult, it's the second that I'm unsure of.

    09:35AM EST - Success will be determined in two phases imho: can RIM retain its faithful user base and then, can RIM begin to win back users who have been lost to Apple/Google

    09:35AM EST - The world is a very different place today, but there are still a significant number of BB and BB enterprise users who RIM can still sell to

    09:34AM EST - I was a huge BlackBerry user through college, it was the first platform I could really be productive on after my old Palm V



    09:30AM EST - So far both NYC and the venue are cooperating - weather isn't horrible and upstream bandwidth is awesome
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  • Reply 96 of 188
    I think another strategy with the 128gb is the economy of scale. This ties in with the new 128gb options on the Mac side, ala Fusion.

    I like Daniels articles, I guess I'm a Dedhead!.
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  • Reply 97 of 188
    solipsismxsolipsismx Posts: 19,566member
    philboogie wrote: »
    Man, the way this thread is going I'd rather watch the BB10 live blog from RIM, oops, tha's not their name anymore:

    http://www.anandtech.com/show/6712/blackberry-10-announcement-live-blog

    <div class="UserSpoiler"><div class="SpoilerTitle">Spoiler: </div><div class="SpoilerReveal"></div><div class="SpoilerText">AnandTech Live Blog: The newest updates are at the top. This page will auto-update, there's no need to manually refresh your browser.

    11:13AM EST - Another big announcement

    11:12AM EST - Most partners will be launching preorder websites today

    11:12AM EST - In the UK, the Z10 will be available tomorrow

    11:12AM EST - in the UAE the Z10 will be on the February 10th

    11:12AM EST - Pricing will vary by carrier partner, but the Z10 will retail for around $149.99 with a 3 year contract

    11:11AM EST - In Canada the Z10 will be available on February 5th

    11:11AM EST - Availability for most US carriers of the Z10 to be in March

    11:11AM EST - In the US market: AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile will begin announcing price plans today

    11:11AM EST - By the end of February lab testing with 110 carriers globally will be completed

    11:08AM EST - Can install multiple apps simultaneously, no reboots required

    11:07AM EST - All major record labels and independents represented in the BB World music section

    11:07AM EST - BlackBerry World is now the one stop shop for BB apps, games, movies, TV shows and music

    11:04AM EST - Over 1K top apps committed to BB10 today

    11:04AM EST - and Angry Birds

    11:04AM EST - SAP committed to BB10

    11:04AM EST - WhatsApp as well

    11:04AM EST - Amazon Kindle committed to BB10

    11:04AM EST - Skype committed to BB10

    11:03AM EST - Over 70K apps today

    11:03AM EST - BB10 launches with more apps by far than any first gen OS

    11:01AM EST - All major labels and networks to supply content to BlackBerry World

    11:01AM EST - "We will launch with an amazing collection of music, TV shows and movies"



    10:59AM EST - Sounds a lot like desktop iMovie but on BB10

    10:59AM EST - Select videos, choose music, add titles and credit, Story Maker automatically stitches it all together





    10:58AM EST - Now talking about BB10 Story Maker

    10:58AM EST - BB Flow - avoiding constantly having to go back to a grid of applications

    10:57AM EST - Real time photo effects



    10:57AM EST - Built in photo editor

    10:56AM EST - Showing off the pictures app

    10:56AM EST - BB timeshift - let's you select a face from a different capture than the rest of the scene

    10:56AM EST - Tap anywhere to take a photo, drag the focus box around to move focus



    10:55AM EST - BB10 Camera demo

    10:55AM EST - It's one location to save everything you want to remember, organized in folders

    10:55AM EST - Remember allows you to save evernote notes, emails, tasks, etc...



    10:53AM EST - You can add attachments, photos, videos, URLs to reminders



    10:53AM EST - BlackBerry Remember demo on the Q10

    10:53AM EST - I really wish all of these real time communications protocols weren't closed

    10:52AM EST - real time share of information while in a voice or video call

    10:52AM EST - "great collaboration tool for small enterprises"

    10:52AM EST - official name: BBM Video Chat with Screen Share



    10:51AM EST - Great for flipping through photos, presentations, etc... remotely

    10:51AM EST - You control the experience, the other end of the line just sees whatever you see on your screen

    10:51AM EST - You can remotely share your smartphone screen with another BB10 user



    10:50AM EST - BBM Screen Share: not only shares your camera, but also share your entire screen





    10:50AM EST - BlackBerry Messenger now supports video calling







    10:49AM EST - BlackBerry Messenger: 60M subscribers globally

    10:48AM EST - Briefcase icon denotes a work app, only allowed to use a certain portion of storage

    10:48AM EST - BB10 gestures seem very fast and smooth, this can definitely work for enterprise users

    10:47AM EST - Single unified user experience but can multitask and quickly switch between work and home environments on a single device

    10:47AM EST - In work mode you get access to a different app store, everything your enterprise server wants you to have access to





    10:46AM EST - Swipe down from the home screen to switch between home and work profiles

    10:46AM EST - BlackBerry Balance

    10:46AM EST - Now talking about users who have to carry two devices: work and personal

    10:46AM EST - Very big focus on international usage in this launch, BlackBerry knows its audience



    10:45AM EST - No toggling between languages, just dynamically move between them



    10:44AM EST - Prediction quickly works and spans multiple languages



    10:44AM EST - Swipe down anywhere on the keyboard to switch to numeric entry

    10:44AM EST - Predictive text lets you flip words right to the screen with one thumb, just swipe words up from the keyboard





    10:43AM EST - "We have the aspiration to be the best keyboard experience period"

    10:42AM EST - Conceptually I'm interested in the idea of something like the BB Hub that lets me do everything in one application, in practice I've never seen something like this work well - will have to spend some time with it

    10:41AM EST - UI seems very smooth and fluid

    10:41AM EST - Contacts aggregate as much available information as possible using Linkedin, fB, etc...

    10:41AM EST - BB10 automatically pulls down photos from Linkedin when you look at meeting details, so you can see who you're meeting with

    10:39AM EST - All activity/engagement in one single place...assuming there are no new major services you want to interact with

    10:39AM EST - You can tweet straight from the BB Hub

    10:38AM EST - One thumb operation to get in and out of the hub and navigate around

    10:38AM EST - BB Hub aggregates content from email, FB, LinkedIn, BBM

    10:38AM EST - Red notification LED tips you to peak at the BB Hub



    10:37AM EST - Swipe to peak at the BlackBerry Hub even while watching a video or playing a game, nothing gets paused

    10:36AM EST - Switching between apps looks very smooth and fast





    10:36AM EST - BlackBerry Flow: quick task switching, real time true multitasking

    10:34AM EST - Q10 has a 3.1-inch screen





    10:33AM EST - The Q10 is the first BB10 smartphone with a physical keyboard

    10:33AM EST - (the earlier specs were for the Z10)

    10:33AM EST - Big focus on content aggregation within BlackBerry 10







    10:33AM EST - Textured back

    10:32AM EST - 4.2-inch screen, 356 PPI





    10:32AM EST - BlackBerry Z10 and BlackBerry Q10

    10:29AM EST - "We have reinvented this company and want to reflect this in our brand"

    10:29AM EST - One consistent brand, ditching the RIM name makes sense



    10:29AM EST - One brand, one promise



    10:28AM EST - From this point forward RIM becomes BlackBerry

    10:28AM EST - "we have defined our vision"

    10:28AM EST - "we have transformed ourselves inside and out"

    10:28AM EST - "Took heartfelt and...brutal honesty"

    10:28AM EST - "We absolutely knew it was risky"

    10:28AM EST - Bringing an entirely new platform to the market...took careful planning

    10:26AM EST - Thanking the RIM and QNX teams for building the foundation of BB10

    10:25AM EST - Having a good camera, apps, web browser, etc... is expected, how does BB10 go beyond those expectations?

    10:23AM EST - "BlackBerry 10 - Built to keep you moving"

    10:22AM EST - Thorsten is thanking the RIM employees and congratulating them on launching BB10



    10:21AM EST - "Innovation is at the heart of RIM"

    10:20AM EST - (Sorry for the super considerate videographer that decided to setup right in front of us)



    10:19AM EST - Here we go, I think the launch is now starting - Thorsten Heins, President and CEO of RIM is taking the stage

    10:16AM EST - Now Lil E is on video rapping about BlackBerry 10, this is bizarre

    10:15AM EST - Now showing a video of some BB fans

    10:15AM EST - "the largest catalog of applications ever for a first generation launch in mobile"

    10:15AM EST - Big focus on developers and a global audience with BB10

    10:14AM EST - "We've seen all types of developers we haven't seen before: young people"

    10:14AM EST - The official presentation hasn't really started yet, this is sort of the pre-game show at this point it seems

    10:13AM EST - VP of dev rel, Alec Saunders is speaking about getting BB10 developers on board

    10:10AM EST - Playing a video of user reactions to BlackBerry 10 now

    10:09AM EST - and we're starting!

    10:06AM EST - Should be starting soon...

    09:59AM EST - Luckily 5GHz WiFi and wired ethernet are both available at the venue

    09:59AM EST - We're being asked to disable any personal wireless hotspots...that request never works

    09:53AM EST - We're being asked to take our seats - "the BlackBerry Experience will begin shortly"



    09:47AM EST - T-minus 15 minutes until this thing starts...

    09:39AM EST - On the plus side for RIM, I feel like we're quickly approaching maturity in the current era of mobile devices. The next era will be mobile/desktop convergence and no one has demonstrated obvious leadership towards that end yet.

    09:36AM EST - I suspect winning over the first group won't be all that difficult, it's the second that I'm unsure of.

    09:35AM EST - Success will be determined in two phases imho: can RIM retain its faithful user base and then, can RIM begin to win back users who have been lost to Apple/Google

    09:35AM EST - The world is a very different place today, but there are still a significant number of BB and BB enterprise users who RIM can still sell to

    09:34AM EST - I was a huge BlackBerry user through college, it was the first platform I could really be productive on after my old Palm V



    09:30AM EST - So far both NYC and the venue are cooperating - weather isn't horrible and upstream bandwidth is awesome
    </div></div>

    I've been watching the live stream.


    Excellent presentation (save for Alisha Keys giving her celebrity impression at the end). Very focused and organized all the way through. Highly professional.

    Love the clever gestures, the simple switching between personal/work screen options, the tying of BBM (like iMessages) in with video sharing (like FaceTime) with one button, and the ability to share your screen with someone. So hard to troubleshoot an iDevice if you can't see the display.
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  • Reply 98 of 188


    Originally Posted by PhilBoogie View Post

    Man, the way this thread is going I'd rather watch the BB10 live blog from RIM, oops, tha's not their name anymore:



    http://www.anandtech.com/show/6712/blackberry-10-announcement-live-blog


     


    Aww, that's sweet. They're pulling an Apple. So for the last 11 months of their existence, they're changing their name to "better reflect their scope". Also, now we have two fruits in the industry.

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    macrulezmacrulez Posts: 2,455member


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