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Apple iPad Stress Test

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Here is a Stress Test video of Apple’s new sensation iPad from PC World.

We already reviewed iPad this month here on Tech Freek and now it is time to test iPad’s durability.  This video shows you how sturdy the iPad is.

The iPad didn’t withstand the tests and was totally disappointing. It failed on the first scratch test. The screen isn’t hard enough when scratched using a coin. Then the “Fall Test” and some line occurred after the second fall on mattress.

The screen went patchy when tested with coffee and followed by water. Lastly, the screen broke when dropped from hands on concrete.

This is a must watch video if you are planning to buy an iPad.

The video is 4:34 minutes long and about 28 MB in size.

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Why the iPad may NOT be a hit

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The iPad has finally arrived and Steve Jobs claims that it’s “more intimate than a laptop, and it’s so much more capable than a smartphone.” Comparing it with Apple’s own smartphone, the iPhone, and what do we see, a larger screen hence an interface to support larger screen. thanks to the larger screen, we now have a large keyboard, a larger screen enables better use of productivity software – kind of like an iPod avatar in a larger body.

Apple iPad

Apple iPad

Sure, the faster processor means it is more capable technically. the Nexus One itself features a 1GHz processor, and doesn’t come with the shackles surrounding the iPhone OS store. When comparing it with the iPhone you come to realize that the iPad is just an over sized iPhone which can’t make calls.

Steve Jobs discards netbooks as cheap laptops, yet the iPad is still to show any multitasking capabilities. Better than a netbook, really? The iPad fails to be better than an iPhone. So, here are 10 reasons why we think the iPad may not be so hot:

  1. No Multitasking. Remember, it’s meant to be better than a netbook.
  2. No Flash Support. “The best web experience”; indeed.
  3. Screen isn’t Widescreen. Well, innovation sometimes takes us a few steps backwards.
  4. No HD Output. Who watches HD these days anyway?
  5. No Camera. So much for video chat.
  6. No USB Port. Don’t want to be too much like a netbook now, do we?
  7. No SD Card Slot. Because 64GB ought to be enough for anybody.
  8. Essential Peripheral Sold Extra: Keyboard, USB, SD Card dongle, each sold for $30!!
  9. Another iPhone like Operating System: We have a larger iPhone here, remember?
  10. You need to pay $10 per application for the iWork productivity application suite.

Even so, the iPad has a chance for success, and for many of the same reasons that the iPhone is a success. It is a beautiful product, with a dedicated developer community which just won’t give up despite the constant abuse.

It has hundreds of thousands of applications which give it an edge over new platforms which have lesser applications. The iPhone continues to be favorite of many because it is a pleasure to use despite its many flaws. Apple may not have done anything new here, but just given a more of the good old stuff that they already know works.

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The Business of iPhone Apps

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July marked one year since Apple began allowing independent developers to sell their apps through the iTunes App Store. During the year that passed by, we have witnessed a frenzy from geeks all over the world to create a variety of applications for the iPhone.

iPhone Apps

iPhone Apps

But are any of these geeks becoming millionaires selling inane applications such as “Rate a Fart 2.0″, which, incidentally, is selling for 99 cents? All logic points towards a Firm no. Still that hasn’t stopped the App Store’s repertoire from reaching well over 50,000 apps and more than 1.5 billion downloads. The base and top or this pyramid consists of applications that cost less than a dollar. One might in fact be inclined to think Apple is running a digital dollar store.

The best seller lists titles such as GloBall and Flight Control — both games. These are hardly the building blocks of something that can become as big as an Amazon or eBay.

Besides, most veteran app developers around the world are saying that the app store is now very crowded. Getting noticed is therefore becoming even more difficult. There are sites such as l48Apps.biz that even give app makers tutorials on how to market their applications. Tips include getting your app reviewed on some of the dozens of app review sites that have sprung up, such as AppScout.com.

Making apps might be serious business or just something that geeks do on the side for fun or popularity. Yet, there are signs that more serious and utility- oriented apps are on their way. For example, the QuickOffice Mobile Office Suite that has crept in at the 99th position on the top 100 list. It’s a $12.99 application for creating, editing and synching documents and spreadsheets. There i5 also a S 100-million dollar venture capital fund called iFund, that intends to “fund market-changing ideas and products that extend the revolutionary new iPhone and iPod Touch platform”.

However, the fund has so far managed to fund only five ventures. Considering the competition from Pre and Android that is expected in the near future, let’s hope the enthusiasm of app makers continues undampened.

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