get new iPad -> get on tww. haha.

3/16/2012 11:10:56 AM

just trying to nerd out with you guys

it's as slick as expected. display is pretty great. like a really big iPhone4 screen.

[Edited on March 16, 2012 at 11:12 AM. Reason : .]

3/16/2012 11:11:18 AM

I wish Fedex trucks had GPS. Same with Pizza delivery. Probably wouldn't be very safe...

3/16/2012 11:12:42 AM

here yay!

3/16/2012 12:14:51 PM

Screen is nice....

Kinda like the iPhone 4 screen though. Didn't blow me away until I went back and looked at my iPad 2's screen (like looking at a 3GS screen)

3/16/2012 12:42:35 PM

i'd post a screenshot but... it'll put huge ass scroll bars all over this page.

so i won't

3/16/2012 4:05:04 PM

The new one has already been jailbroken, BTW. Who knows how long it will take for a public release, but that's a good sign that Apple didn't put in anything too crazy as far as jailbreak security goes.

3/16/2012 4:15:23 PM

And now a different guy has jailbroken his using a different method. Looks like it shouldn't be too long afterall.

On another note, I just got this email from Apple:

Quote :

"Dear Matt XXX, Your Apple ID, xxx@gmail.com, was just used to purchase Real Racing 2 HD from the App Store on a computer or device that had not previously been associated with that Apple ID. If you made this purchase, you can disregard this email. It was only sent to alert you in case you did not make the purchase yourself. If you did not make this purchase, we recommend that you go to iforgot.apple.com to change your password, then see Apple ID: Tips for protecting the security of your account for further assistance. Regards, Apple"

That's nice of them. I wonder how many emails like that they've had to send out today.

3/16/2012 6:04:40 PM

My Acer A200 is still straight balling on this shit.

3/16/2012 7:44:35 PM

Post! This thing is pretty slick.

3/16/2012 8:25:35 PM

And now a third hacker has found a third unique way to jailbreak the iPad 3. And here I was thinking that this was going to be hard.

(I "typed" all that with the dictation feature of the new iPad by the way, only had to correct a couple of minor mistakes and add punctuation.)

3/16/2012 8:37:42 PM

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3552590/iPad3_Screencap.PNG

screen shot (not mine)

bigger than my 17" Powerbook can display :-(

3/16/2012 10:27:06 PM

^^ You want a cookie or something?

3/16/2012 11:18:31 PM

Sounds like somebody's jealous they don't have a new iPad and they're taking it out by lamely trying to troll the thread. Waah!

3/16/2012 11:42:07 PM

You usually are easy to troll but maybe this iPad got you in a good mood haha

3/17/2012 12:34:55 AM

Quote :

" (I "typed" all that with the dictation feature of the new iPad by the way, only had to correct a couple of minor mistakes and add punctuation.)"

Basically what us Android users have always had.

Good job on finally catching up with us.

[Edited on March 17, 2012 at 12:41 AM. Reason : ,]

3/17/2012 12:41:13 AM

I think what you meant to say was what the 1.6% of Android users on ICS have had for the last 5 months or so. Or what iPhone 4S users have had since its launch.

Man, all sorts of hyper-defensive Android fanboys are crawling out of the woodwork tonight. I guess jealousy must really be a bitch.

3/17/2012 1:13:35 AM

The iPad is fucking amazing. This thing is so cool. I posted all of this from the dictation app on the iPad three.

3/17/2012 2:01:46 AM

haven't you heard? apple did away with numbers... so it can't be the ipad 3...

3/17/2012 2:07:16 AM

Third gen iPad... Like everyone won't call it the iPad 3...

3/17/2012 2:22:11 AM

Quote :

"I think what you meant to say was what the 1.6% of Android users on ICS have had for the last 5 months or so. Or what iPhone 4S users have had since its launch. Man, all sorts of hyper-defensive Android fanboys are crawling out of the woodwork tonight. I guess jealousy must really be a bitch."

Android has had pretty solid speech-to-text since 2.1 or 2.2 actually.

Apple is most likely using the Nuance engine though, which is the best in the industry for speech to text.

[Edited on March 17, 2012 at 2:47 AM. Reason : ]

3/17/2012 2:38:41 AM

So what else can you do (besides talk-to-text) on this thing?

3/17/2012 3:24:49 AM

^^I was just going by this chart and a youtube video I saw that was showing off some of the new features of ICS that spent a good amount of time going over the new dictation software.

Either way, it's a joke to say that Apple has "caught up" to Android, by looking at one feature in a vacuum. I guess the Fandroids have to try to cling to something though, no matter how tiny it might be.

[Edited on March 17, 2012 at 3:31 AM. Reason : That's what she said]

3/17/2012 3:26:18 AM

Yeah that's it. Well have fun with your rows of icons and folders

3/17/2012 1:02:23 PM

^^ he's clearly trolling.

The reality is though that Android does have some features iOS doesn't have, and vice versa.

Whilst iOS is wildly popular, there are still plenty of legitimate reasons someone might want an Android phone over an iOS phone.

[Edited on March 17, 2012 at 1:03 PM. Reason : ]

3/17/2012 1:03:20 PM

take this stupid fucking conversation elsewhere

no one fucking cares

3/17/2012 1:43:16 PM

Quote :

"The reality is though that Android does have some features iOS doesn't have, and vice versa. Whilst iOS is wildly popular, there are still plenty of legitimate reasons someone might want an Android phone over an iOS phone."

Or you could just jailbreak.

3/17/2012 3:33:34 PM

Is there a good free epub reader app for the Ipad? I have a few books in .epub format that I just want to transfer from my PC and view on the ipad. I downloaded BlueFire but I don't see a way to transfer files to the filesystem.

3/17/2012 7:32:58 PM

Usually the way to transfer files to an app like that is to go into iTunes and drag it into the box that comes up when you select the app under the apps submenu

3/17/2012 10:51:33 PM

^^What's wrong with iBooks?

3/18/2012 1:20:45 AM

Anyone care to share LTE speed tests you've done while in the triangle area? I'm seeing 30-40 Mbps on Verizon LTE in Raleigh and Cary. I expect that AT&T users should see even faster speeds since the network is so new here.

3/18/2012 11:03:06 AM

<--- can't even get LTE in his apartment in NYC. Good work Verizon

3/18/2012 11:04:31 AM

Quote :

"Anyone care to share LTE speed tests you've done while in the triangle area? I'm seeing 30-40 Mbps on Verizon LTE in Raleigh and Cary. I expect that AT&T users should see even faster speeds since the network is so new here."

About 30mps down, 10 up from AT&T in Charlotte.

3/18/2012 11:07:33 AM

I went to the apple store in Northlake Mall, Charlotte yesterday and they surprisingly still had plenty in stock.

I was impressed. Still I'm going to wait for payday before I decide to get one.

3/19/2012 12:24:48 AM

Anyone use Splashtop? Works surprisingly well on the iPad. Not updated for new display yet so it's a little bit fuzzy at 1024 by 768 but video and game streaming work well.

Logmein Ignition works great as well. Don't like the blue bar at the bottom though but for streaming HD video it works like a charm.

3/19/2012 9:03:50 AM

I use splash top. It's a great little utility. Was extra great cause I got it when it was free a long time ago.

3/19/2012 10:33:45 AM

Yeah it's great. I hope they update for the new display. It's all fuzzy now. Although I don't know about 1:1 but at least the option to adjust higher than 1024 by 768.

3/19/2012 10:37:51 AM

i'm really thinking about getting a new iPad, 32 Mb with 4G through Verizon. SInce I want to go 4G would it be better to purchase the iPad through the Verizon store or is just as easy through Apple Store, WalMart, Best Buy, etc? FWIW this will be my first tablet.

3/19/2012 11:56:02 AM

it shouldnt matter where you buy it. the service is enabled/connected through the device on a monthly basis.

3/19/2012 12:27:52 PM

So after having this for a couple days and trying to read on it I still much prefer my Kindle 3 for reading novels. It's just worlds better especially outside.

bahahah:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/03/reuse-ipad-2-satire/

[Edited on March 19, 2012 at 12:47 PM. Reason : s]

3/19/2012 12:36:00 PM

I wanna see some more speed tests before I committ to this verizon model

3/19/2012 5:20:25 PM

I can't remember if it's been posted in this thread or not but you can pop a AT&T sim card in the VZW 4G iPad and get on AT&T 3G. That would make a huge difference to me if I was shopping for the 4G versions.

3/19/2012 6:18:19 PM

Another thing to keep in mind is while the LTE speeds are comparable on both Verizon and AT&T Verizon falls back to EVDO which is slow as balls when not in an LTE area.

AT&T on the other hand falls back to HSPA+ which is still pretty fast. So if you travel or aren't in a Verizon LTE area then go AT&T.

http://www.imore.com/2012/03/07/att-verizon-4g-ipad/

Simply because AT&T's 3G networks are a lot faster than Verizon's. Just depends where you live.

[Edited on March 19, 2012 at 6:56 PM. Reason : s]

3/19/2012 6:55:15 PM

I'm in Raleigh.....so I was looking mainly at LTE coverage in NC. I wish I travelled outside of the state more

3/19/2012 8:36:13 PM

^^ Not true. EV-DO Rev. A is really brisk. It's not quite HSPA+ quick, but it's real quick.

AT&T's LTE network is so tiny it's practically a laugh. Get the Verizon model, no question. They throw in free wireless hotspot tethering, too.

(P.S. - I'm an AT&T customer)

3/19/2012 9:16:28 PM

quick? It has a theoretical max of 3.1 Mbps with actual real world speeds averaging out around sub 2Mbps. Can that still be called quick these days? At least HSPA+ maxes out at 14.4 Mpbs with 10+ being a serious real world possibility. It's not LTE speeds, but it's at least in the same ballpark.

Quote :

" Get the Verizon model, no question."

I do agree with this though. you get VZW LTE and you can fall back to AT&T HSPA+ if you travel somewhere that VZW doesn't cover. I really would hate to have to use VZW 3G as a fallback though.

3/19/2012 9:28:14 PM

Got a 64gb wifi model today. It's amazing how much the display reduces eye strain, I would never have thought it. It's one thing to have a retina display in an iPod but completely different in a larger screen.

It'll be nuts once laptops get this.

iCloud not only had all my email settings backed up, but even individual apps settings were retained (like for the jabber client I use).

Overall extremely pleased so far with the new iPad 3.

Another thing I noticed is that the speaker seems to be MUCH improved over the iPad 2. It's still mono but it sounds a lot better.

3/20/2012 12:13:36 AM

It makes my iPhone screen feel so cramped to look at if I switch from iPad to iPhone quickly

3/20/2012 9:33:35 AM

What would be hot it they made and iPhone that was the size of the Galaxy Note, I predict 100% I'd buy it.

3/20/2012 1:02:32 PM

who let the ghost of NCStatePride in here?

3/20/2012 1:13:43 PM