Computerworld Blogs - iPad

Apple iWatch hits pre-production as product tests begin

Jonny Evans — Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:00 +0000

Apple's iWatch is perhaps the world's worst kept secret, so it's becoming increasingly clear the new device will be one of the most advanced gadgets around, bringing new materials and production processes to the mass market.

Google threatens Apple's brand leadership as Samsung's Galaxy shines

Jonny Evans — Tue, 21 May 2013 10:45:29 +0000

Apple remains the world's most valuable brand, but Tim Cook's people will likely be infuriated at the rise of arch-nemesis, Samsung, which has gained 51 percent in brand value across the last year while Google continues to threaten Cupertino's leadership.

Now even iPads seem delayed as Apple targets fall

Jonny Evans — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:14:07 +0000

Apple appears likely to maintain its slow product release schedule as it seems set not to introduce its thinner and lighter fifth-generation iPad and iPad mini 2 until late summer as partners prepare to begin trial production of the new devices. Volume production begins in July.

Apple: 205 days since a big reveal and the wait continues

Jonny Evans — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:52:20 +0000

Does anyone still remember the olden days when doomed Apple shipped products? Those days appear gone, giving Foxconn a headache and turning all our predictions upside down: 205 days have passed since Apple gave us a significant product release.

DoJ summons spirit of Steve Jobs in Apple iBooks case

Jonny Evans — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:26:22 +0000

Apple seems set to take the stand to argue DoJ charges it conspired to introduce an agency price model for eBooks, raising online book prices by up to $3 for a period subsequent to launch of the iBookstore.

Why did Steve Jobs cancel dinner with Bill Gates? A) 'I'm sick', B) 'I'm an asshole'

Jonny Evans — Mon, 13 May 2013 13:33:17 +0000

The death of Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, still visibly moves close rival and later friend, Microsoft's Bill Gates, who talked about the two men's final meeting at the home of the ailing tech Svengali on CBS last night, revealing the depth of respect that grew between the two.

Google should think before it unloads its Wallet

Jonny Evans — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:13:51 +0000

Google has a bad habit -- a terrible one: it leaps before it thinks. That's precisely what's happened in the company's adventures in NFC-based payment systems within Google Wallet. While this gave the company a short-lived PR advantage against Apple and the iPhone, that advantage failed to translate into anything of any significance whatsoever for most human beings on the planet.

Go on Microsoft: Give Office for iOS, take iTunes for Windows 8

Jonny Evans — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:34:47 +0000

Microsoft is doomed in its attempt to slow Apple'siPad sales by denying iOS users a mobile version of Office as the iPad maker controls the most searched for app on the Windows 8 store -- iTunes. Surely there's a deal in that?

Pegatron, Foxconn recruit thousands as Apple's major product release cycle spells iPhone

Jonny Evans — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:17:02 +0000

Climb aboard the Apple rumor train as manufacturers Pegatron and Foxconn begin major recruitment in preparation to produce millions of new and low cost iPhones as part of Cupertino's major new product introduction cycle.

EU, Motorola, Apple: How long will Google's 'Don't be evil' fiction last?

Jonny Evans — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:16:32 +0000

Apple has won yet another argument against its Android nemesis as EU officials declare Google's Motorola Mobility abused its market position when it filed an injunction against Apple. It's a decision that strongly suggests Android is not truly about open competition and choice, so how long can the "don't be evil" fiction be believed?

Bill Gates swats the iPad, says Office will help Windows 8 tablets rule

Preston Gralla — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:34:38 +0000

The iPad may rule the roost today, but eventually Windows 8 tablets will succeed, in large part because they're built to run Office. So says Bill Gates, while also taking a backhand swipe at the iPad.

Will Apple's flat iOS society please shut up?

Jonny Evans — Fri, 03 May 2013 13:56:40 +0000

Apple is working hard to redesign iOS 7. This important project is demanding resources from elsewhere in the company as it abandons some skeumorphic elements to create a cleaner, more user-focused interface. That's all we think we know. But it's time to shut up about it.

Adobe's Lightroom app for iOS is yet another step to Post-PC

Jonny Evans — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:25:40 +0000

We're at the dawn of a Post-PC age, at least according to Adobe which is developing a powerful iOS app for Photoshop Lightroom, putting the Mac and PC another few steps further into the background as it does.

Apple's $17b debt product launch: Is it ethical?

Jonny Evans — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:14:52 +0000

It's legal of course, don't get me wrong, but is it really ethical? That's the question I just cannot resolve as I consider Apple and its record $17 billion bond sale. But is it a sale or an attempt to limit tax liability? I'll allow someone cleverer at this sort of financial stuff than I to explain.

Google Now for iPhone, a symphony of Android fragmentation

Jonny Evans — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:38:47 +0000

So many people don't seem to understand the fragmentation divide between Apple and Android, but the introduction of Google Now for the iPhone is one of the better examples I've come across of the big difference between the two platforms.