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What set all this off is Ars's study that showed flash installation on MBA ate 33% more battery. That's reason enough to disable flash completely. At least on portable computers and phones
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Quote: Originally Posted by Aeolian So we go back to the "pay extra for specs" thought. I agree, but I think they will have a decent update to the iPad 1st quarter every year. I think it will fall in line with iPhone ... Decent upgrade every y…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TNSF Unfortunately for RIM, they've taken so long to bring out the Playbook that competing against the iPad isn't what matters. The Playbook will need to compete against iPad 2. I wonder if they are up to that challe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Finally, we have to consider supplies. This oft goes unchecked as if supplies are boundless , Thanks for the thoughtful answer. It is clear to me you know a lot about this issue. I think especially your in…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Aeolian Let's not forget that the iPhone 4 us using the same chip as the iPad, which still has MORE pixels. So yes retina was easy to implement. What type of chip would be needed to animate a retina iPad? You coul…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism In all this talk of retina displays you have still failed to define what a retina display is. I thought I opened that up with my previous comment, but I guess not. So? how do you define a retina display. 326p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Are having a laugh? The display on the iPad is 8x the size of the iPhone. This article says the system architecture is in place for more res. Maybe not as much as retina , but looks like something is in th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sennen Cost, power/battery life for starters. Then there's the issue of apps requiring re-writing - as mentioned elsewhere many times, an iPad screen with the same dpi as an iPhone 4 would be higher resolution than the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism The best we could hope for is quadrupling the ppi like the iPhone 4 did over the 3GS, but even that seems unlikely at this point. What are the technical hurdles? Can't they just make current iPhone 4 scr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by kbsbeme What troubles me, now that I've seen it, is the HD video screen proportion (1024 x 600?). While it may be optimal for viewing HD video, it is a pain for surfing the web. The extra 168 pixels of height provide…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Akac I doubt they are implementing it better than Safari. It looks more like simply put the iPad is a single core CPU running at 1Ghz while the PlayBook is using a new dual core CPU at a higher speed. Its no wonder it …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wonder I manage great on my iPhone 4 as well, but my iPad is so much better, the 7 inch screen is a cost compromise and users will soon learn that. There is no need to pinch and zoom on the iPad, web pages a very re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by bitWrangler I won't speak to the performance differences, they are likely using the latest greatest whatever browser whereas the browser on the ipad is getting a bit long in tooth whilst waiting for 4.2 to come out, ca…
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Quote: Originally Posted by halfyearsun you're right. you should go buy one right now. Oh sarcasm. i'm just congratulating RIM on the very fine rendering engine they use for the web. The funny thing is i believe they got the webkit from App…
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the fact of the matter isthat the RIM product is kicking my iPad's ass. It looks like a legit test to me. The million dollar question is battery. Frankly my ipad has never come close to running out of battery. Also, what is flash doing to the perfo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by stevetim $150 for the entire collection is very tempting 4 days of ripping and organizing or a simple purchase?
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$150 for the entire collection is very tempting
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Quote: Originally Posted by msantti Intel seems less and less interested in keeping Apple as a client. The market is heading towards powerful low power processors and Intel is mostly interested in the high end. Intel regards apple as a vita…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hezetation Maybe I'm getting old but this feature doesn't interest me even a tiny bit. I really don't want my phone being my purchasing power, it is far more likely to be left somewhere than my wallet & if I ever …
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Correct me if i'm wrong but this appears to be a very nominal upgrade.