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Next-Generation iPad Mini's Silver Rear Shell with Embedded Black Apple Logo Appears in New Photos

JohnGrey said:
There I don't agree, because the current crop of tablets and smartphones are toys, geared toward basic communication (which only phones really do well) and media consumption. I'm a software engineer, and the idea of doing any kind of app development on a tablet, or any mobile platform really, is laughable. Even content creation beyond basic image manipulation and Instagram-type application of pre-defined styles is absolute joke. Seriously, it took the release of the Surface (which I despise and am totally not defending) to have any kind decent Wacom-style stylus support.



Can you give some examples of apps for professionals?
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Clearly we have different needs in our professional lives. Like I said, I am not expecting a software engineer to toss out their workstation and use an iPad Mini.

There are many great apps for professionals:

Mail Apps
Calendaring Apps
Project/Time Tracking Apps
CRM-integrated Apps
Various VoIP Apps
WebEx, GoToMeeting, and other online meeting software
Data Analysis Apps
Dropbox, Box, Drive - Collaboration/Storage
LogMeIn, Parallels - Remote Desktop Software
Expensly - Expense Management
HipChat - Corp IM Communication
iWork/Open Office - Basic Review/Editing of docs, workbooks, presentations
Egencia - Book/Manage Company Travel

Additional gaps will be filled as we go forward.
 
attila said:
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Don't be a Padhole http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=padhole
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I will keep making photos with whatever device I want, thanks.

EDIT: I read this page and the author has obviously no idea what he is talking about. My iPads photo resolution is in fact higher than the one in my phone. Besides that you have a very clear view of the final picture, because the screen is so big. You know if the focus is right, and if there's blur or somerhing.
 
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This will be rly busy fall..


iOS 7 - confirmed
Maverick - confirmed
iWork in the Cloud - confirmed

iPad 6 - logical prediction
iPad mini - logical prediction
iPhone 5S - more than a logical prediction
iPhone 5C - for me its true

Mac Pro - comfirmed
Macbook Pro with Haswell - almost 100% sure
iMac with Haswell - maybe
Mac mini with Haswell - maybe

What a holyday season...whoho...


September event Macbooks and Mac Pro plus one more thing iPhone 5S and 5C

Small November event: iPads
 
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Patriot24 said:
Clearly we have different needs in our professional lives. Like I said, I am not expecting a software engineer to toss out their workstation and use an iPad Mini.
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Oh, I definitely believe a time will come when the workstation, the media device and the mobile phone will constitute a single digital device. But I'm also saying that we're a long way from realizing that goal, despite the advancements of the current generation of media consumption devices. In truth, the requirements of a many-fold increase in portable energy density (LIBs are still terrible), and a better computing architecture (whether quantum computing, optoelectronics, or some other kind of circuitry with much higher electron mobility than copper), we won't see anything other than more toys coming out of tablet makers. Yes, they'll be impressive toys, but still toys.

Patriot24 said:
There are many great apps for professionals:

Mail Apps
Calendaring Apps
Project/Time Tracking Apps
CRM-integrated Apps
Various VoIP Apps
WebEx, GoToMeeting, and other online meeting software
Data Analysis Apps
Dropbox, Box, Drive - Collaboration/Storage
LogMeIn, Parallels - Remote Desktop Software
Expensly - Expense Management
HipChat - Corp IM Communication
iWork/Open Office - Basic Review/Editing of docs, workbooks, presentations
Egencia - Book/Manage Company Travel

Additional gaps will be filled as we go forward.
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Are those really "professional" apps? Most of those fall into the communication, scheduling and utility segments that are not really geared toward a particular industry or profession. And they're fine for tablets because they mostly involve passive use, such as the case for data analysis and watchdog utilities, or very limited input, as is the case for iWork. But even the more robust office/productivity suites lack support for a lot of complex formatting, and generally have terribly limited selections of fonts.
 
There is a perfectly good reason why somebody would want a flash on iPad Mini's camera. When in meetings I often take notes with my iPad mini connected to a keyboard. We frequently also take notes on a whiteboard. I like to snap pictures of the white board and put them into Evernote with my other type notes. A flash would allow me to improve the pictures that I am taking with my tablet. I'd rather use my tablet camera instead of having to pull out my phone to take the picture.

attila said:
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Don't be a Padhole http://thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=padhole
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I didn't understand where all these people complaining about "No Flash" were suddenly coming from until I realized they weren't talking about Adobe.
 
looks classy, really eager for the mini 2, i hope they add a quad-core processor and the retina display in the ipad mini this time. a better camera and a louder speaker would also be great.
 
good, but is it really worth to wait for it or should i just go for the new nexus 7 or the note 8
 
the logo's great, i just want to see a better speaker and a better screen in the next ipad mini, everything else is great.
 
couldn't care less about the logo and color of backing. will most likely sit in a case, I care more about speed, connectivity, and performance and to be honest the mini better come out strong or get its logo handed to itself!
 
Since the new AE and TC got black logs's instead of silver I'm guessing that black Apple logo will be the new standard. Except of course for those that light up. :)
 
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