grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Looking likely though. (That there is no new 'retina' display) Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 World Of Goo is fun! Link to post Share on other sites
Kraut_in_HongKong 0 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 It will most likely get announced on Feb 9th. What really sux most on the iPad is the reflective screen. Almost impossible to use outside (other then as a poor quality mirror). Of course Apple fans will disagree, but I look at the device from a users point and not as a collector and certainly not as piece of worship. Another annoying thing, more general though, is iTunes. That I can't get Apps from other iTunes stores. I wanted to get the free Aldi-Süd App from iTunes Germany to keep me informed about discounts, but can't get it. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Originally Posted By: Kraut_in_HongKong Of course Apple fans will disagree, but I look at the device from a users point and not as a collector and certainly not as piece of worship. Comments like this crack me up. It's like the mirror opposite of the geek fan boy stance. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 This is all very interesting. I'll be a bit pissed if I end up not being able to use the Kindle app on my ipad/ http://gizmodo.com/5751288/apple-inc-publishing-company?skyline=true&s=i Link to post Share on other sites
Saitaman 1 Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Will be interesting to see how that turns out perhaps a fuss over nothing. I'm thinking of getting one, will wait until the updated one comes out. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 There's new rumors that iPad 2 might be coming soon, and the followed by iPad 3 in autumn, that being the one with the 'retina' screen. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I want that hi-res screen. If the 2 don't have it, I doubt I will be tempted. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Same here. I wish they would push it out and really bring us some mad upgrade to really storm the competition rather than something just 'good enough'. Though, that's Apple I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I see Apple seem to be enforcing this 30% charge on all things sold now. If Amazon want to keep their app on the store, they will need to increase their prices to account for that 30% cut Apple want. Which means a 40%+ increase. And they need to offer as good as or better prices within the App. So they can't offer an Apple only price that includes this cash. 30% for everything? WTF? That just seem Quote: With Apple's announcement yesterday of new App Store subscription offerings and policies requiring all content providers to offer at least the option of in-app subscriptions at the same prices as external options, questions have been raised about how providers will respond to the likelihood that significant numbers of customers will likely choose options that require them to hand over 30% of their revenue to Apple. The Wall Street Journal explores possible antitrust issues, with experts noting that any such case would hinge on the definition of the market, as that would determine how dominant Apple's position is in it. "My inclination is to be suspect" about Apple's new service, said Shubha Ghosh, an antitrust professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School. Two key questions in Mr. Ghosh's mind: Whether Apple owns enough of a dominant position in the market to keep competitors out, and whether it is exerting "anticompetitive pressures on price." Experts note that publishers might be able to argue that tablet devices constitute the market for their offerings, and Apple's dominance in that market could subject it to antitrust investigation. But a broader market encompassing the entire App Store ecosystem and thus smartphones and tablets in their entirety would likely not raise red flags due to Apple's much smaller share of that larger market. "Millions will be spent litigating how broad the market is," said Herbert Hovenkamp, an antitrust professor at the University of Iowa College of Law. Mr. Hovenkamp said digital media is the most plausible market. He said he doubted that Apple, currently, has a sufficiently dominant position in that market to warrant antitrust scrutiny. All eyes are of course also on the content providers themselves, who would have to raise prices by 43% in order to provide Apple with a 30% cut and still maintain their existing income, should all transactions shift to in-app subscriptions. While many content providers have yet to respond publicly to Apple's announcement as they weigh their options, music streaming service Rhapsody spoke out yesterday, noting that it will be talking with other companies in its same position in "determining an appropriate legal and business response to this latest development." Our philosophy is simple too - an Apple-imposed arrangement that requires us to pay 30 percent of our revenue to Apple, in addition to content fees that we pay to the music labels, publishers and artists, is economically untenable. The bottom line is we would not be able to offer our service through the iTunes store if subjected to Apple's 30 percent monthly fee vs. a typical 2.5 percent credit card fee. Publishers of existing App Store applications have until June 30th to comply with Apple's new policies. Link to post Share on other sites
Error404 0 Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Will be interesting to see if apps like Kindle stay on there or not. Apple are daring them! Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 And Google offer 10% for the same. Fai-to! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Greedy pigs. Like those pigs in Angry Birds. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Looks like we will find out about ipad 2 on Wednesday then. Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Will be interesting to see just how much of an upgrade it is. Doesn't sound like it will be a huge one. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Still hoping. Link to post Share on other sites
ShinyDiscoBall 2 Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 There are rumours that the rumours that the rumours of not having a hi-res screen have been put out by Apple to dampen any expectation. And then they will come out with it. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Look! Look! Look! Here's where the event will take place: See how there are more blobs on the right hand side than the left hand side. That proves it will have a higher res screen. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 Does it do Flash? Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Rumour has it that Steve Jobs is 'definitely considering' ( ) being at the launch. Other rumours have him to appear on the iPad screen introducing Face Time. A bit like this: The future is here, as predicted by Futurama. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Anyway we will know if it's a disappointing update or not by breakfast time. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well, Mr Jobs himself turned up. Not retina display. Does looks sexier, but not enough for an update. Rumour has it that it still only has 256 of RAM. That would be wild, but if the thing moves sleek and fast enough then I suppose that's all that matters. Link to post Share on other sites
orinoco 0 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 You've got to hand it to Apple the way they do things. Pretty much give minimal updates in terms of specs but wrap it all up into something that actually is something that will sell masses. I suppose it just isn't all about 'raw specs' is it. Link to post Share on other sites
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