Apple:"Android tablets are just scaled up smartphones"
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Apple boggles me. Continually. First, we have the #1 key man taking medical leave and not advising shareholders of the situation. As far as I know, this is a big no-no. Then we have Tim Cook saying Android tablets were just "a scaled-up smartphone, which is a bizarre product in our view". I'm trying to think of what a thin 11" tablet-like device that runs Apple's iPhone operating system is, then. I guess, since iPad can't actually make a phone call, iPads are just "a scaled-up smartphone that isn't even a phone". I guess that really isn't that bizarre, then, right?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
iPads are just "a scaled-up smartphone that isn't even a phone".
Funnily enough, if it were possible to make phone calls with an ipad, I would have seriously considered buying one. I don't see a good reason why you can't just put a SIM card into any laptop/portable computer, and use it to make calls (especially with decent-quality video calls becoming more and more possible), and with tablets, I'd call it a requirement, not just "nice to have". The division between mobile phones and other computers feels artificial and false.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Apple boggles me. Continually. First, we have the #1 key man taking medical leave and not advising shareholders of the situation. As far as I know, this is a big no-no. Then we have Tim Cook saying Android tablets were just "a scaled-up smartphone, which is a bizarre product in our view". I'm trying to think of what a thin 11" tablet-like device that runs Apple's iPhone operating system is, then. I guess, since iPad can't actually make a phone call, iPads are just "a scaled-up smartphone that isn't even a phone". I guess that really isn't that bizarre, then, right?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
I have an Apple iPhone bought by my company, God I regret choosing it, it's got the battery life of 12 hours :sigh: Apple products - overpriced and overhyped.
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Apple boggles me. Continually. First, we have the #1 key man taking medical leave and not advising shareholders of the situation. As far as I know, this is a big no-no. Then we have Tim Cook saying Android tablets were just "a scaled-up smartphone, which is a bizarre product in our view". I'm trying to think of what a thin 11" tablet-like device that runs Apple's iPhone operating system is, then. I guess, since iPad can't actually make a phone call, iPads are just "a scaled-up smartphone that isn't even a phone". I guess that really isn't that bizarre, then, right?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
We need a smiley of small Android robot here in CP.
"hi, I am explorer.exe. sometimes when you are doing anything at all, I will just freeze for ten minutes. All of my brother and sister windows will also freeze, because they are sad for me. Maybe we will come back, maybe not, it will be a surprise!"
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I have an Apple iPhone bought by my company, God I regret choosing it, it's got the battery life of 12 hours :sigh: Apple products - overpriced and overhyped.
have you reduced screen brightness? When I had mine, until I lost it, I reduced screen brightness to minimum and selected the option to adjust brightness depending on how bright the day is; turned wi-fi off unless needed and I think I also turned 3G off-might have left that on. It lasted around a day, maybe more. Then again I spent a few hours some days to customise themes and it was iPhoneV2 not V4. Wifi is a pain to toggle, unless you jailbreak it.
Hassan
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Apple boggles me. Continually. First, we have the #1 key man taking medical leave and not advising shareholders of the situation. As far as I know, this is a big no-no. Then we have Tim Cook saying Android tablets were just "a scaled-up smartphone, which is a bizarre product in our view". I'm trying to think of what a thin 11" tablet-like device that runs Apple's iPhone operating system is, then. I guess, since iPad can't actually make a phone call, iPads are just "a scaled-up smartphone that isn't even a phone". I guess that really isn't that bizarre, then, right?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Apple boggles me. Continually. First, we have the #1 key man taking medical leave and not advising shareholders of the situation. As far as I know, this is a big no-no. Then we have Tim Cook saying Android tablets were just "a scaled-up smartphone, which is a bizarre product in our view". I'm trying to think of what a thin 11" tablet-like device that runs Apple's iPhone operating system is, then. I guess, since iPad can't actually make a phone call, iPads are just "a scaled-up smartphone that isn't even a phone". I guess that really isn't that bizarre, then, right?
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Yeah, I have thought same, they can have put a slot for sim!! However on another side(it is my consideration only) why they haven't done is due to the battery consumption. Putting a sim will drain its battery on much faster rate. While if it has to serve as phone it would consume lots of battery. This what I have thought the reason my differ. I am also not happy with iPhone not having FM receiver.
Believe Yourself™
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Yeah, I have thought same, they can have put a slot for sim!! However on another side(it is my consideration only) why they haven't done is due to the battery consumption. Putting a sim will drain its battery on much faster rate. While if it has to serve as phone it would consume lots of battery. This what I have thought the reason my differ. I am also not happy with iPhone not having FM receiver.
Believe Yourself™
Gandalf - The White wrote:
I am also not happy with iPhone not having FM receiver.
Yes,Gandalf FM receiver is must for FM lover like me.. ;) I had not purchased iPhone because of only this reason, though I like it very much. :doh:
Regards :)
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Chris Maunder wrote:
iPads are just "a scaled-up smartphone that isn't even a phone".
Funnily enough, if it were possible to make phone calls with an ipad, I would have seriously considered buying one. I don't see a good reason why you can't just put a SIM card into any laptop/portable computer, and use it to make calls (especially with decent-quality video calls becoming more and more possible), and with tablets, I'd call it a requirement, not just "nice to have". The division between mobile phones and other computers feels artificial and false.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
If you use Skype you can. We've used an iPad instead of a conference phone a number of times for conference calls.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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If you use Skype you can. We've used an iPad instead of a conference phone a number of times for conference calls.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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No, but all the rumours point to the iPad2 having front and rear cameras.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP