The 7-inch Galaxy tab will be smaller than the iPad and it will run on the Android operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab could have slightly different versions depending on the wireless carrier, much like the Samsung’s Galaxy smartphones have different versions. Here’s my take on the Samsung Vibrant, available at T-Mobile.
Apparently, Adobe software will work on the iPad after all. Sort of. Wired Magazine’s iPad app arrived at the iTunes store Wednesday, bringing enhanced features developed especially for Apple’s newest touch-screen device. Editions are also being planned for other tablet devices, notes Wired’s long-time editor Chris Anderson. (A video demo of the app is below.) [...]
Each time I pick up my iPhone these days, the App Store icon informs me there are apps that need updating. And each update description includes the following phrase: “Optimized for the iPad.” Pandora, Acid Solitaire and IMDb are just a few of the apps I use often that have included that description. The Pandora [...]
The first version of the hotly anticipated Apple iPad arrives in stores on Saturday. This version starts at $499 for a 16gb model that connects to the Web via Wi-Fi. A month later, a 3G plus Wi-Fi version will be available starting at $629. (The Apple iPad pricing chart.) Here’s what the gadget reviewers think [...]
In what may be considered a minor miracle in today’s wretched environment for print publications, a new Las Vegas weekly launched last week. Called Vegas Seven, it is a stylish publication featuring local news, smart features, offbeat profiles, cultural stories and personal technology. Guess what I get to contribute? My first column is on the [...]
Originally published in Vegas Seven Apple iPad attracts attention but other options are worth a look, too. The first generation of tablet computers didn’t create much buzz, yet a range of new and improved devices have become the talk of the tech world. Apple’s iPad may have attracted the most the attention when it was [...]
Apple’s iPad is iCandy, that’s for sure. But based on the demonstration I saw today — from the Internet and not live — I was largely underwhelmed with the exception of one key area: price. The iPad looks like a giant iPhone or, more precisely, a giant iPod touch, a device I don’t think is [...]
I’m as interested as anyone in seeing the tablet-type product Apple is expected to introduce on Jan. 27. But there is one thing I am especially curious to find out: Will people feel they really need an Apple tablet? Apple will not be the first computer maker to introduce a tablet. Indeed, the iPod was [...]
