Category: Ipad

Remember the netbook? Crowdfunding is bringing it back

The mini-laptop’s market niche got swamped by the iPad and the phablet, but netbook fans are funding a comeback Since Apple rolled out the first iPad in 2010, tablet computers have become so ubiquitous and cheap that netbooks, the mobile device category they effectively killed off, have largely been forgotten. The mini-laptops once were all the rage among students, writers and anyone else looking for a portable computer that could do a lot for a low price.

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Author Robert Coover, who famously declared “The End of Books” in an influential 1992 essay published in The New York Times, stepped to the podium not with an iPad or e-reader but with a sheaf of pages. At the Jan. 31 Writers Institute event, the father of hypertext and metafiction read from his new novel, “Huck Out West,” from honest-to-God ink pressed into dead trees.

The world’s smartest book club

Whether you’re enjoying John le CarrA ‘s latest thriller or Sebastian Faulks’ new heart-wrenching novel, do you ever wonder what the writers are reading as you’re poring over their latest classic? There’s a new app called Alexi to tell you just that, and it also provides a digital library curated by some of our finest authors. Subscribers receive a selection of six or seven titles a week.

Diana Furchtgott-Roth: You might not have to pay more for Trump’s spending plans

President Trump pauses as Vice President Mike Pence, left, and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan applaud during a joint session of Congress in Washington on Feb. 28. People who watched President Trump’s address to Congress on Feb. 28 might have been forgiven for thinking Big Government was back in fashion, despite the Republican sweep of the White House and both chambers of Congress. Trump said he would make health-care insurance – and health care itself – affordable; he would make inner cities a place for opportunity; he would boost infrastructure spending; and on and on.

Atari Announces RollerCoaster Tycoon Toucha Available Now On iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

Following the success of RollerCoaster TycoonA 4 Mobile a , which has garnered over 18 million downloads and 295 million sessions globally, comes the latest entry of the beloved RCT series, where players can design, customize and share their greatest park creations in full 3D with friends from around the world. RollerCoaster Tycoon Touch has already received early acclaim and is now featured as one of the App Store’s ‘New games we love.’

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 shows up wearing an iPad Pro-like keyboard

Following a previous leak of a manual that showed the Galaxy Tab S3 with a keyboard dock akin to those on the iPad Pro and Microsoft Surface tablets – smart connectors that power draw power from the tablet to power the keyboard to save it relying on Bluetooth – a rendered image of a Tab S3 connected to a keyboard has appeared online. The image, courtesy of usually reliable tipster Evan Blass , shows a keyboard that appears to have taken design cues from Apple’s Smart Keyboard.

Social Media: Another insight on PSFK for Members

Companies are always trying to figure out how to better connect with audiences on social media, but leave it to Apple to take tweeting to another level. In lieu of a simple reply, the tech giant has taken four real-life tweets and answered them in a new series of ads for its iPad Pro.

Is Apple Pushing iPads Again?

Now despite the fact that Mac sales are stable, and the iPhone is growing again, the iPad has remained a drag on Apple’s numbers. Profits are surely high, but sales keep dropping, quarter after quarter, after reaching a peak in 2013.

Schools help fuel rise of Google Chromebooks

The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down laptop, isn’t a practical mobile device for many people – mostly because it basically turns into an expensive paperweight whenever it can’t find a Wi-Fi connection. In retrospect, that shouldn’t be too surprising.

Seniors in the digital age show it’s never too late to learn

ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF FEB 11-12 AND THEREAFTER – In a Jan. 13, 2017 photo, Diann Murdock sets up her laptop before a recording session in her apartment at Primrose Retirement Community in Gillette, Wyo. Murdock has been working to record herself playing the piano at home, in hopes of leaving behind a body of music for her family.

How Google Chromebooks conquered schools

The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down laptop, isn’t a practical mobile device for many people – mostly because it basically turns into an expensive paperweight whenever it can’t find a Wi-Fi connection. In retrospect, that shouldn’t be too surprising.

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Reduce some of that cable clutter with the ultra compact Jackery Bolt 6,000mAh external battery charger that features a built-in Apple Lighting cable for your iPhone or iPad and a built-in micro-USB cable for other mobile devices. With an additional open USB port you can charge up to 3 devices at once.

Apple TV Could Still Be a Major Opportunity, if Apple Can Execute

The tech giant’s hiring of a new exec from Amazon comes as pay-TV streaming apps and a burgeoning smart home market spell new opportunities. The TV has long been Apple’s white whale, a giant digital content and communications platform that has captured its imagination for at least a decade, but one which it has only established a modest presence for through a line of streaming set-top boxes.

How Self-Service Technology is Enhancing the Guest Experience.

At hotels around the world, the friendly face of a concierge who remembers your name could soon be replaced by technology that aims to do just the same and when it comes to a great hotel stay, that personalized touch is often the defining feature. At the Aloft hotels in Boston and Santa Clara, guests can perfect their room’s temperature not by ringing down to housekeeping, but by telling the in-room iPad to “cool the room”.

TelephoneNigeria.com Reveals 9 Choices that Nigerian Expats Made in…

According to an in-house study by TelephoneNigeria.com, Nigerians abroad prefer Chrome, Apple iPhones and Samsung devices, love movies and travelling, and use access numbers more than apps to call Nigeria with no 3G, 4G or WiFi, among others. TelephoneNigeria.com, the platform serving the Nigerian diaspora worldwide, ran research on thousands of Nigerian expats, aged 25-44, who used the calling and top up service on its website in 2016.

Theater Mode Comes to Apple Watch

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Evernote vs Apple Notes

Mac Stories has a nice rundown of the new Evernote 8 and how it compares to Apple’s Notes: Mac Stories: Evernote’s features have remained largely the same, but the implementation and organization of those features is greatly improved in version 8. The app doesn’t feel bogged down by extra tools; rather than getting in the way of creating or viewing notes, Evernote’s tools enhance those tasks. I recently tried getting into One Note without much success.