If you’re like me, you assumed that the iPad was pretty much identical to the iPhone, but bigger. The form factor alone opens up some new possibilities on the iPad, but there are other differences aside from size. Here are five differences that, while obvious, might be news to you if you’re thinking about purchasing an iPad.
Last week, Pingdom parsed the data on iOS and Android apps, revealing an interesting difference. Specifically, roughly 70% of the apps in Apple’s App Store are paid apps, while 64% of the apps in the Android Market are free.
Why the difference? Are there more junk Android apps, since anyone can develop for it? Or does Android foster a different culture, due to its open nature? What do you think the reason is for this difference?
The mobile app divide: Free rules on Android, paid rules on iPhone [Pingdom]
Everybody knows that the folks over at Apple are flighty, at best, when it comes to what is allowed or rejected from their App Store. They have their, reasons, of course, but those reasons are often unclear to the public, or even to the developers of iPhone and iPad apps. Apple's rejection of, or sudden pulling or neutering of apps has been the subject of much contention and even a few blog posts here at 40Tech. There may be a light at the end of the proverbial tunnel, though, with OpenAppMkt.
Today, 40Tech is pleased to present a guest post by Tony Hue from LonePlacebo. Tony's post is especially timely, in light of the U.S. Library's of Congress ruling that jailbreaking an iPhone does NOT violate copyright. Apple, of course, says that jailbreaking does void your warranty, and that it can cause the iPhone to become unstable and not work reliably, so proceed at your own risk.
Since this article was published, our guest author, Tony, has sent us this link to a video that shows a new two step method for jailbreaking your iPhone. Here it is, embedded:
Jailbreaking is the process of reconfiguring the restrictions Apple places on the iPod Touch and iPhone firmware to allow you to gain access to any code on your device. One familiar case is with Apple's App Store. We all know that all apps must undergo an approval process before it is available to download at the App Store. The applications that are not approved, however, sometimes end up at third-party application installers like Cydia.
Traitorware: The EFF Condemns Apple’s New Proposal for Device “Security”
As some of you have no doubt heard, Apple has recently applied for a patent entitled: Systems and Methods for Identifying Unauthorized Users of an Electronic Device. This technology is, ostensibly, supposed to give Apple the power to help you protect yourself in the event someone else has gotten a hold of your iPhone. It also gives Apple the power to remotely wipe your iPhone if you have Jailbroken your device — the legality of Jailbreaking notwithstanding.
Just that last detail is enough to get many people up in arms, but it is the method in which Apple wants to implement its new Big Brother feature that has people truly freaked out. After taking a bit of time to think about it and consider the implications, I have decided that I am one of those people.
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