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iPad I'm disappointed with the rumored specs of the new iPad 5....
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Yeah, ok...you never ever have two apps open side by side on your Mac/PC? Never had two Safari windows side-by-side? You never typed a paper on Word and had a PDF of an article open at the same time? You never watched YouTube videos in my window and used iChat at the same time?!
Apple should eliminate anything but fullscreen apps on OS X too!
Yeah, ok...you never ever have two apps open side by side on your Mac/PC? Never had two Safari windows side-by-side? You never typed a paper on Word and had a PDF of an article open at the same time? You never watched YouTube videos in my window and used iChat at the same time?!
Apple should eliminate anything but fullscreen apps on OS X too!
Occasionally on a Mac, yes. Just never have I thought I needed it on an iPad. If I'm trying to watch a video, I want to watch it and not be distracted with something else.
Videos aside, I've never met anyone who uses a Mac/PC exclusively in Fullscreen mode. People compare things from different websites, use a calculator app alongside websites, etc.
It is a legitimate request. Just because Apple doesn't allow it doesn't mean it isn't useful.
Oh, I agree. But use on a computer usually differs from a tablet. That's why the Surface is struggling. It's not really a tablet and not really a PC.
If split screen came natively I may use it. I just haven't had the need or want for it yet.
Couldn't agree with this more. The iPad is revolutionary, all other products are based on what the iPad has done and will continue to do. If you aren't happy, purchase something else.
Bah, just buy two iPads and do all the multitasking you need..!
But seriously, it seems to me almost like the OP doesn't really understand what an iPad is. I'm definitely not saying this in an patronising way - of course everyone has their own use cases for a particular product. But demanding tons of ports and an integrated mobile phone is just asking for the iPad to become something it isn't.
I respect criticism about products that have been released and are possibly not up to Apple's standards. For example, I understand the folks that reject the iPad mini because of its low pixel density.
But this 'criticism'... Well, it's like telling the popular singer Adele that you're disappointed because her forthcoming album isn't in the style of Nicki Minaj. Just buy the Minaj album in the first place! (and preferably a pair of ears, too...)
The products metamorphosis manifests itself in the OS more than the hardware. With that in mind the focus should be on iOS7 rather than the iPad 5.
Expect the usual incremental improvements in hardware between 4 and 5 but what does iOS7 have to offer?
And will iOS7 for iPad/mini/iPhone/iPod differ enough?
With all the screen real estate an iPad has to offer it would be good to see widgets or multitasking like that seen using the Quasar jailbreak app.
Expect the usual incremental improvements in hardware between 4 and 5 but what does iOS7 have to offer?
And will iOS7 for iPad/mini/iPhone/iPod differ enough?
With all the screen real estate an iPad has to offer it would be good to see widgets or multitasking like that seen using the Quasar jailbreak app.
Yeah, ok...you never ever have two apps open side by side on your Mac/PC? Never had two Safari windows side-by-side? You never typed a paper on Word and had a PDF of an article open at the same time? You never watched YouTube videos in my window and used iChat at the same time?!
Apple should eliminate anything but fullscreen apps on OS X too!
Ha, I do split screen on the iPad! No, but I do use dual screens! One iPad and an iPad mini. Using them side by side. I probably watched too much Star Trek TNG when growing up, watching characters using multiple PADDS on the show for specific tasks. But it works for me.
Real split screen would probably be useless for me, because how would the UI scale for that to happen? Everything would become really small.
Yeah, ok...you never ever have two apps open side by side on your Mac/PC? Never had two Safari windows side-by-side? You never typed a paper on Word and had a PDF of an article open at the same time? You never watched YouTube videos in my window and used iChat at the same time?!
Apple should eliminate anything but fullscreen apps on OS X too!
I would like this as well.
When it becomes available jailbreak and install Quasar, which lets you run apps in separate windows.
Ha, I do split screen on the iPad! No, but I do use dual screens! One iPad and an iPad mini. Using them side by side. I probably watched too much Star Trek TNG when growing up, watching characters using multiple PADDS on the show for specific tasks. But it works for me.
Real split screen would probably be useless for me, because how would the UI scale for that to happen? Everything would become really small.
I think they should follow the Surface RT for UI: each app has two layouts (fullscreen, and mini version). Think of how iTunes has a fullscreen and a condensed Miniplayer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Yb68FR37p1A#t=41s
I've watched several videos, but it seems Windows RT has scalable UI. Apps are made of "blocks" so stretching them and rearranging these blocks is easy. Android is also scalable UI. But iOS has always been pixel precise UI. That's why Apple always maintained 2x scaling for retina displays from the original displays used in iPhone and iPad, and we don't see any other HD resolutions like 1080 and 720. It's simply not how the iOS UI works.
this forum is like a special school. In this school, all the grades are all mixed up together. You get high school kids in first grade classes and vice versa.
This is a wonderful thing as you occasionally feel really smart. Of course the end result is you become an idiot.
Oh well.
This is a wonderful thing as you occasionally feel really smart. Of course the end result is you become an idiot.
Oh well.
All iPads SHOULD have wifi and optional cellular data?
Have you Been to a Best Buy or the like in the last four years.
Have you Been to a Best Buy or the like in the last four years.