April 2010 Blog Posts
Earlier this month I wrote about my 1st generation iPod Touch getting the shaft in regards to iPhone OS 4, but today I understand (to a degree) why that is. Take a look at the following chart:
Ouch. I suppose that it doesn't make much sense from a business perspective to support a device that doesn't have very much market share when compared to its newer, nimbler siblings. It doesn't make it any less irritating that I won't be supported, but at least I can understand some of the why.
Source: AdMob Mobile Metrics
I feel like being in a ranty mood, so here we go.
This evening I was accosted by a solicitor. She rang my doorbell and knocked on my door, not a friendly knock mind you, but the kind that announces, "HEY, I'M HERE TO SELL YOU SOMETHING YOU DON'T NEED AND AM GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE A JERK IF YOU DON'T BUY SOMETHING FROM ME." She shook my hand immediately after I opened the door and I noticed at once that she held a bottle of water. "One of those," I thought to myself.
"You're not trying to...
Next month will mark the second year I have owned a first generation iPod Touch. It has been an excellent device for not just music (truth be told I don't use it much for that), but also for reading, surfing and email. It has a number of apps that have become an integral part of my daily life, so it is a frustrating time for Apple to now write it off.
Today Apple announced the upcoming release of iPhone OS 4.0. Among the many features it brings, multi-tasking stands out to be the one most people will be happy with. As...
I was able to get into the Apple store this morning using a secret technique to beat the crowds, just so I didn't have to wait in line for eternity. I've been using this iPad for a little while now and can say that I am both impressed and underwhelmed at the same time. The device is attractive, no doubt, and is very responsive, but some of the apps just straight up suck--especially the double pixeled ones. I'll post a photo later, but the apps designed for iPhone just look absolutely horrid on the higher resolution display, and I'm...