Hey, what's wrong with a small iPhone?
Is a bigger iPhone a better iPhone? The iPhone rumor du jour this week was about a big screen. In fact, "iPhone 5" rumors going way back almost invariably cite a bigger screen.Sizes run the gamut from 4-inch screens to 4.2-inch to, now, 4.6-inch. The iPhone currently has a 3.5-inch screen. And that's just fine with me.A smartphone should be as small as possible. Certainly notBlackBerry Curve small but not so big that it isn't compact.It's a phone, after all.Related storiesRumor: iPhone 5 with 4-inch screen expected this summerReport: Next iPhone to feature larger screenThe brave new big-honking-iPhone world that Reuters claimed is coming (only to be shouted down and debunked by Apple blogs), isn't one I'd necessarily look forward to. I don't need to haul around something brushing up against the mini-tablet category (e.g., a Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket).I have a real tablet for that.Though I may be in a minority with this opinion. That's not to say Apple can't do better.After all, there are large tracts (relative to the size of the iPhone's face) of do-nothing plastic on the front of the iPhone (see photo above) that could be better utilized as screen real estate.And that's not to say I'd object to a slightly larger iPhone. But I'd be perfectly happy with an iPhone 5 with essentially the same chassis and the same Retina display, but with an edge-to-edge screen all around. So, here's my question, is it retrograde for a smartphone to be small? (And note that the latest rumor says the next iPhone's screen size won't change).Should Apple worry about defying a big-screen smartphone trend in the Android world?
Here are 20 apps ready to go for the new iPad
Here are 20 apps ready to go for the new iPad
Apple's new iPad arrives in stores tomorrow (which has already happened in parts of the world), but app makers are still preparing their applications for the new device.We've just got a full list of the apps that are all ready to go (not including Apple's own apps), along with a list of apps that should be going live later today with Retina Display-ready updates:(Each app links directly to its page on iTunes)• Amazon Kindle• Barefoot World Atlas•Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy•Tweetbot for iPad• Flight Control Rocket• Solar Walk• NYTimes for iPad• SketchBook Pro for iPad• StockTouch• Martha Stewart Cookies• Evernote• Day One•Incredibooth• Joining Hands• Star Walk for iPad• Diamond Dash• iStopMotion for iPad• Labyrinth 2 HD• Calcbot• Foosball HD Apps that should be getting updates later today include Facebook, Flipboard, The Daily and Wired. Several high profile games also due for an update are Real Racing 2 HD, Flight Control Rocket, and Mass Effect 3 Infiltrator. ABC is updating its ABC Player app, Roambi's Flow and Analytics apps are getting tweaked, as are MLS Matchplay and Sesame Street's Another Monster At the End of This Book app. Developers have had just under a week and a half to prep their software for the new hardware. Among this list, Autodesk, Namco and Epic (makers of Infinity Blade) all had an extra week to prepare demos for the unveiling event. Hands on Apple's new iPad (photos)See full gallery1 - 4 / 23NextPrev
Apple's new iPad arrives in stores tomorrow (which has already happened in parts of the world), but app makers are still preparing their applications for the new device.We've just got a full list of the apps that are all ready to go (not including Apple's own apps), along with a list of apps that should be going live later today with Retina Display-ready updates:(Each app links directly to its page on iTunes)• Amazon Kindle• Barefoot World Atlas•Sky Gamblers: Air Supremacy•Tweetbot for iPad• Flight Control Rocket• Solar Walk• NYTimes for iPad• SketchBook Pro for iPad• StockTouch• Martha Stewart Cookies• Evernote• Day One•Incredibooth• Joining Hands• Star Walk for iPad• Diamond Dash• iStopMotion for iPad• Labyrinth 2 HD• Calcbot• Foosball HD Apps that should be getting updates later today include Facebook, Flipboard, The Daily and Wired. Several high profile games also due for an update are Real Racing 2 HD, Flight Control Rocket, and Mass Effect 3 Infiltrator. ABC is updating its ABC Player app, Roambi's Flow and Analytics apps are getting tweaked, as are MLS Matchplay and Sesame Street's Another Monster At the End of This Book app. Developers have had just under a week and a half to prep their software for the new hardware. Among this list, Autodesk, Namco and Epic (makers of Infinity Blade) all had an extra week to prepare demos for the unveiling event. Hands on Apple's new iPad (photos)See full gallery1 - 4 / 23NextPrev
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