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Toshiba Libretto W100 not an iPad killer

By Daniel Peiser , Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Toshiba celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Libretto subnotebook releasing a dual touchscreen tablet concept, the Libretto W100.

Toshiba Libretto has a traditional netbook form factor, but with an additional 7 inch 1024×600 multi-touch display instead of a keyboard. The design reminds of Microsoft’s Courier, th...

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The iPad for Media Creation: Music Apps

By Daniel Peiser , Monday, May 24th, 2010

While the iPad is widely regarded as great media consumption device, cleverly designed apps that take advantage of its touch interface, rather than suffering from its ergonomics, can turn the iPad into an effective media creation device.

Many music apps already popular on iPhone have been ported to iPad, taking adva...

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iPad usability suffers from inconsistent app design

By Daniel Peiser , Monday, May 17th, 2010

Nielsen Norman Group published a report with research findings on iPad usability that result from testing seven people interacting with different iPad websites and apps.

Websites on the iPad look good, especially considering the web browsing experience on devices with smaller screens like the iPod Touch and the iPho...

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Google vs. Apple: Rent movies on YouTube

By Daniel Peiser , Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Google’s monetization strategy for YouTube will hurt Apple this time. YouTube could become a fierce competitor for iTunes, Netflix and other online (and offline) movie rental services: starting from today, the rental service will allow US users to rent Sundance Film Festival movies for 48 hours at prices ranging fro...

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iPad App Store SEO

By Daniel Peiser , Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

Four billion apps have been downloaded from Apple’s App Store, and other device manufacturers are embracing the App Store model: Samsung sells apps for its mobile phones and televisions, Intel launched the AppUp Center for netbooks, Windows Mobile AppStars sells Windows Phone applications, while the Ovi Store feat...

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iPhone OS 4, Multitasking and iAds

By Daniel Peiser , Monday, April 12th, 2010

On April 8th Apple unveiled the developer beta version of iPhone OS 4, the software update that will be available for iPhone and iPod Touch in the summer, and in fall for the iPad.

Third party multitasking is probably the most awaited feature by iPhone owners. Apple has developed 7 APIs that will make the OS handle ...

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The Unbearable Lightness of the iPad

By Daniel Peiser , Thursday, April 8th, 2010

It’s time for iPad rumors again. According to Taiwanese information source DigiTimes Research, Apple is going to launch a smaller iPad during the first quarter of 2011.

The iPad mini (or iPod Touch XL?) will sport a 5-7” screen, and will target the mobile device market in a segment currently dominated by interne...

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Why the iPad is the Ultimate Hammock Media Consumption Device

By Daniel Peiser , Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

Apple released the iPad just 3 days ago, but few of the first reviews pointed out what seems to be the iPad’s major flaw: Ergonomics.

I’m sure Apple and hammock fanbois will disagree, but the iPad is a little bit too big and too heavy to be comfortably held with one hand for prolonged periods of time. Typing whi...

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iPhone HD rumors start to fly

By Daniel Peiser , Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is developing two next generation iPhone models, one of which would cause the end of the iPhone’s AT&T exclusivity.

The iPhone 4G could be a WiMAX enabled handset that would be developed for the CDMA network (used by Verizon, Sprint and other carriers worldwide), while t...

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HTML5 and the iPad may spell the death of Flash

By Daniel Peiser , Monday, February 1st, 2010

YouTube and Vimeo began testing HTML5 video players that in the future will replace Flash ones. Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer (with Chrome Frame installed) users can test HTML 5 videos on YouTube, but Firefox users can’t yet because the browser doesn’t support the H.264 video codec.

Why is everybody so excite...

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