As always, iFixit has started taking apart a new Apple product and of course, it’s the iPad turn today. You can see all the photo gallery here (you may have an heart attack) but what’s most interesting is what they noticed about the battery:
“Confirming our suspicions from yesterday, the battery integrates two separate 3.75V lithium polymer cells wired in parallel for such ample battery life.”
Two lithium cells, for more than 10 hours of battery life. Great job, Apple.
It’s happening again. Remember when Apple used to approve an application into the App Store, leave it for some time there, then remove it without apparent reason? That’s what happened to Desktop, a new application for the iPad which was previously approved and running into the iPad App Store.
What’s interesting is that Desktop is an application that mimics the functions of Mac OS’ Dashboard, bringing tiny windows and fake widgets on the iPad screen to simulate the “multitasking effect”. We’ve also heard that Apple might have removed multiple dashboard-like apps, but we’re still waiting for the mails from the developers to confirm so.
Could this be the beginning of another “Apple insanely remove apps” era? We’ll se. By now, be sure to not develop a Dashboard-like app.
With the induction of the iPad on Saturday, the flood gates will certainly open to a whole new generation of book worms and novelists looking at uncharted, digital territory. I get the feeling that reading books and popular stories, rather than quick text content such as status messages and RSS content, will quickly become more popular among teens and young adults. And with all the new content being devoured, some of us data nuts are gonna wanna be-able-ta track our reading stats. Well there’s an iPhone and iPod Touch app for that (at least until you’ve run out of books to read smarty pants). Read more
No, you won’t get refunds if you buy it now.
“And the iPad beats even my most optimistic expectations. This is a new category of device. But it also will replace laptops for many people. It does basic computer stuff, like email and web surfing, very well. Applications load quickly and are very responsive – think iPhone 3GS with a 50% speed boost.
That’s what surprised me the most. The iPad isn’t just for couch computing when you want to look something up on Wikipedia or send a quick email. It’s a perfectly usable business device. And the form factor just happens to work far better for cramped places like airplanes than a normal laptop. I doubt I’ll ever open a laptop on a plan again after tomorrow.”
And there you have it.
On a side note, please hope our beloved editor Cody Fink finds an iPad in Charlotte next week. You know, I’d like to change my computing life.
Free in the App Store, I really don’t understand the UI choices. Welcome on board Amazon, anyway.
Simple and effective tutorial by my friend Josh Helfferich.
Thanks everyone who entered the Fuel Collective giveaways. We’re getting near to the end of this Fuel Collective special week, so don’t miss the huge bundle giveaway we’ve launched today.
Here are the winners:
Swatch: Thomly
Snippet: brant
PunchClock: leon
You’ll receive the licenses in your inbox in a matter of a few hours. Stay tuned for other giveaways coming this week.
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