jivemaster

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• Its lucky people in the USA have Apple to think for them by selling 4G iPads linked to a carrier so they can't make mistakes. Derp.

  in Australian government, Apple can't reach deal on branding of 4G LTE iPad Comment by jivemaster April 2012
• Openstreetmap is plain ugly. Not sure why everyone is making the shift. Google maps are far more functional and free.

  in Wikipedia joins Apple in migrating from Google Maps to OpenStreetMaps Comment by jivemaster April 2012
• Highly likely the 13" pro will disappear. The only difference in the 13" pro is the faster CPU and the optical drive. Optical is gone on all, so there isn't much left to retain to distinguish it apart from the air. I just hope the 15" model has a…

  in Apple to build 200K 15-in. MacBook Pros in April, 400K 13-in. units in June Comment by jivemaster April 2012
• Quote: Originally Posted by Ronbo Every time this comes up, this thought goes through my head once again: I thought the whole point of LTE (long ago) was supposed to be how worldwide-compatible it was gonna be. What went wrong? LTE as a standa…

  in Apple proposes refunds for Australian customers unhappy with '4G' iPad [u] Comment by jivemaster March 2012
• Hopefully gtalk compatibility makes its way to the iOS version. It's the major thing I'm missing on the iPad/iPhone. The 3rd party apps are pretty ugly, using iMessage for all aim like here on OSX would be epic.

  in Apple releases Messages beta for Mac, replacing iChat and integrating with iOS Comment by jivemaster February 2012
• I was hoping they'd change it because frankly the home button is the worst thing about the iPhone and iPad. I can't understand Apple's logic with that button. The iPhone and iPad are so advanced, then they have the most primitive button functionalit…

  in Purported iPhone 5 part suggests Apple won't change home button Comment by jivemaster September 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by island hermit Maybe Apple should hold off on occasion to see what Google is going to do. Google can't wait forever so they're going to have to lay down their cards at some point if Apple holds its hand tight. Quote:…

  in Google launches 'One Pass' for publishers as Apple's iOS payments frustrate Comment by jivemaster February 2011
• It's a shame the practicality isn't there as far as openness is concerned. I use my ipad to read the news and make the odd note here and there, but anything further than remote access apps, it's too locked down to be overly useful. Once competing ta…

  in Apple's iPad "running far ahead" in enterprise adoption Comment by jivemaster February 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by zencowboy Google must scare the bejesus out of you Apple fanboys, since you now seem to spend more time bashing Google and Android than talking about Apple products. I would suggest that Sophos actually use the web…

  in Google's Android Market web store opens new malware threat Comment by jivemaster February 2011