CVByrne Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 ****, I wanted that display on the Air, instant buy! Would compromise batterylife and cost too much. Or require a bigger battery meaning weight and even more cost. Air is meant to be 1.4kg or lighter and have great batterylife. It's about laptop power with portability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted June 12, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted June 12, 2012 ****, I wanted that display on the Air, instant buy! Would compromise batterylife and cost too much. Or require a bigger battery meaning weight and even more cost. Air is meant to be 1.4kg or lighter and have great batterylife. It's about laptop power with portability. I didn't mean exactly like the 15 inch one, just the tech. If you can squeeze 2048-1536 resolution into the ipad there's no excuse (apart from the obvious "maximize sales roadmap" holding it back) not to have it in the Air, even the 11 inch one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted June 12, 2012 Administrator Share Posted June 12, 2012 Well, I'm not sure we have any way of knowing if its better or worse until its actually out? And why the switch to iOS? Just for a change really, I've been on Android for about three years (since 1.6) and I just want to see what life is like on the other side. Fancying a change is a perfectly valid reason, I challenged you because you said that it was maps that swayed your decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Ah, well lack of maps built into the operating system was the biggest advantage Android had over iOS in my eyes. Yes, there are paid for apps like Tom Tom on iOS, but I'll be **** if I am shelling out for a sat nav app when I dont need to and there are free apps like Waze which are perfectly serviceable (assuming the iOS version is similar to the Android one) but Google Navigation sets a very high bar, turn by turn navigation with real time traffic information for free is an amazing feature. If Apple can match that then my fears about going to iOS for a year or two are quelled, because I do like me a sat nav. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Nothing inspiring in ios6 for me, so looks like I will be jumping ship and giving android a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 ****, I wanted that display on the Air, instant buy! Would compromise batterylife and cost too much. Or require a bigger battery meaning weight and even more cost. Air is meant to be 1.4kg or lighter and have great batterylife. It's about laptop power with portability. I didn't mean exactly like the 15 inch one, just the tech. If you can squeeze 2048-1536 resolution into the ipad there's no excuse (apart from the obvious "maximize sales roadmap" holding it back) not to have it in the Air, even the 11 inch one. You forget that the new iPad is heavier than the old one. Also iOS is better for batterylife than OSX. Plus apple can make changes to their chips in iPads, but rely on Intel for laptops. So the bottom line is that at this stage any increase to the display to get it to retina level would not be possible without effecting key MacBook air things like weight, battery life or price. I think MacBook air is too heavy tbh. I think about 1.1kg is the prefect weight so I'd imagine weight reduction is still on the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 IO6 = shit. Think the time really has come for Android and a bigger screen, better engine, better updates, better better better. Apple are dropping the ball big time, so many people I know are switching on their next contract update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 tbf there's very little improvements apple and google can do with their mobile operating systems at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 My experience on here and in the real world is that people on Android are going Apple.next time and Vice versa. I'm.due an upgrade in October and aren't sure what to do. S3, Note or the iPhone 5 assuming it comes along. The 4s is a nono. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 I know when the iPhone 5 is out - ITK stuff right here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Go on then? Plus any other news on specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I call shenanigans! A mobile phone company has probably taken a guess based on last year and the release of ios6 and told him it will be in October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Are there any decent and free document creation apps for iPad that will export via email and can be read and edited on PC - OpenOffice sort of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 1, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 1, 2012 Google Docs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Can't create with it, think its called something else now (google drive?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted July 2, 2012 Administrator Share Posted July 2, 2012 I create things with it every day, what do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Go on then? Plus any other news on specs? Quad core A6, 4" Retina display, 1gb RAM,new dock connector. All made up but I bet it isn't far off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b23avfc Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 The new connector is apparently the smaller standard for phones now, same as samsung etc use. According to a bloke in a phone shop. Makes sense and would be welcome news. Though fairly un-apple like to use something standard other than the earphone jack, which is fairly obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 That's a micro USB port he was referring to. I wouldnt be surprised to see that happen, but I don't think the guy who works in the phone shop is privy to any more information than the rest of us at the moment. He might spend a bit more time reading Macrumors.com than most, but that's about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Wasn't it the European Union that made the decision that phone manufacturers had to have the same charger connections? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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