The iPad 2 is really not what it is said to be!!???

Extensive use of the iPad 2 (from which I am typing right now) I have discovered that although it might well be one of the best tablets out there the technology is still premature. The keyboard is one of the main things since at first the layout and size seem somehow weird and your fingers no matter how small that is tend to twitch so that you do not hit any other keys and so making many mistakes. Certainly not the most comfortable to type on, and of course you could tell me to use an external keyboard but that is still annoying because it adds a lot of extr a bult to you device and also drains a lot of bsattery because of the bluetooth. Honestly that is not the best travel solutions by no means. However, as I am typing this I am discovering that I am starting to get increases accuracy and speed typing. I still am making a lot of mistakes and my hands and fingers feel weird and are already starting to itch as I am typing this.

Another thing that I am observing about the IPad 2 is that it is not as snappy as it it's advertised to be. In applications such as IMovie, there tends to be an occasional lag which is perfectly understandable since these are pretty stressful processing and it still is pretty admirable that the iPad can do what it does.

Another thing that I might object with is the fact that the sound is pretty bad thought. Since Apple decided to only add one speaker (if you are holding the iPad in portrait) on the right bottom speaker (behind the device).
The sound is very low for things like watching videos on your average video. The fact that you don't even get stereo sound in a device of this size is also pretty much worth of pity. Another bad decision related to the speaker is that it is located behind the device which combined with the already low volume of the device make a very muffled sound. In this case, Apple has again reduce a useful thing for the sake of cosmetics.


The last issue I wanted to talk about today was the low quality of the cameras.
I do well admire the fact that Apple finally decided to add a front and back facing camera to the device but I believe they could have done two more thing to actually add a major improvement throughout this update of the original IPad: they could have added a flash to the back facing camera and they could have also at least add cameras that have the same quality as the IPhone's. This is probably part of the Apple marketing strategy that makes a user have to re-buy a device every year for the sake of a few but critical updates related to hardware and over a more extended period of time software.

One of the last things that I wanted to clarify about this device was that apple said that the new processor, the A5 has double the speed of its predecessor, the A4. That is technically incorrect because both CPU's are clocked at 1 GHz. Th difference is that the A5 has one more processing cores than the A4 so it's a dual core processor. If a device has 2 cores it doesn't mean that the device is two times as fast but rather that you can run more applications at the same time. Also, while in the computer world applications such as games running on a dual core processor usually are able to use more of the CPU than is clocking speed because it can basically divide the task between the 2 cores. However, the IPad can't take advantage of such processing power. It only allows it to run more applications at the same time. So, technically the A5 chip is not 2x faster than the A4 but rather can run a few more apps at the same time.

In conclusion, I believe that the IPad is a very overpriced device for what it can do and a better alternative for the money would be to build yourself a 6 Core DESKTOP Pc or if you are looking for a portable solution a netbook wit higher performance for only $400 or so. I suggest waiting a little more before diving head~first in the world of the tablets since it is still a very premature technology.

News of a New IPad 2 (IPad 2 Plus or HD???)

Apple as been rumored to be introducing a new IPad later this year. Leaked information from producers like Samsung has indicated that Apple has been asking for new materials from them for a new tablet. One of the features believed to take place on this new tablet will be a retina display. We believe that this will not be an IPad 3 because at the beggining of the year, when the IPad 2 was lunched, Steve Jobs has announced that this year will be the year of the IPad 2. We believe that Apple is going to stick to that statement and bring a device that includes the name of IPad 2. Much is more to be seen and I'll be posting you guys with all the updates.

The Difference between BFBC2 and Black Ops

Getting a feeling of a game such as BFBC2 or Black Ops can be preety hard to get. EA and Frostbite made Battlefield a game that encourages realistic tactics and team work while Activision and Treyarch have chosen a different approach. They took the Call of Duty series has been concentrated for the liking of the mass public and therefore does not need a great strategy or any skill with a gun to achieve the rank of expert. While COD is a game for everybody, Battlefield is mostly a sanctuary for tactics of FPS'. Battlefield brings realistic, 95% destructible environment at a cost. As Treiarch made Black Ops have indistructible environment, they have added the option for shooting thourgh certain types of materials such as wood and light concrete.

Google Earth, Google Maps and all of their features are closed in Morroco!

The Moroccan authorities have announced that Google Earth and Maps will be closed until further notice for security reasons. It has blocked a lot of people from accesing it but  there are ways to get to it!

1. Way number one is to get a program such as Vidalia or Hotspot shiel
2. Way number 2 is to create a proxy server or join one (it must be in a country in which Google Earth works)
3. Way number 3 is to create or join a VPN server which applies to the same rules as the Proxy

There are other ways to do this but these are the simples and #1 really needs no skill in computers!

I recommend Hotspot Shield since Tor and Vidalia don't work that well here!

Battlefield 3 coming up on March!

EA has finally announced the lunch date of this amazing game! EA has been working hard along with FrostBite since 2005 when the Battlefield 2 had been lunched! So far, not that much is know but here are a few of the things we do know:

• It is located in the Middle East
• It is a direct continuation of Battlefield 2
• Jets will return to the game
• There will be four classes (most likely: attack, engineer, medic and recon)
• The Multilayer will support up to 64 Players at one time for PC and even more for Consoles (PS3 and XBOX 360)
• There will be some character customization
• One of the playable characters will be a US Marine named Sergeant Black
• The Graphics Will be "Picture Perfect and from the game play footage on all the consoles as well as PC, its stunning realism 
• In one of the missions in the single player campaign, a 10 story tall building collapses right in front of you without any lag or without it being a cut scene!

The Demo Beta is available now at battlefield.ea.com and you can pre-order it there or on Steam!