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The meteoric rise of the iPad from the sceptically received ‘oversized iPhone’ of 2010 to class-leading, culture-altering tablet of today has been quite an experience. Apple has recently launched the third generation of its iPad family, but can the new addition live up to the unavoidable hype or is it a flash in the pan that does little to help the range progress?

Hardware

The single most important asset of the new iPad is its Retina Display, which still measures 9.7 inches across the diagonal but manages to pack in twice as many pixels to deliver a resolution of 2048×1536. All of this extra detail means that the graphics and imagery on the screen look crisper and clearer than ever, instantly rendering the outgoing iPad 2 obsolete in the visual department.

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In fall of 2011, one of the world’s greatest visionaries and the great mind behind Apple’s innovative creations, Steve Jobs, passed away due to pancreatic cancer. And since Jobs led such a high profile life, people around the world wanted to know his life story, from his struggles to the success he has achieved during his time on earth. It wasn’t months later that Apple News released a statement to the press about the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic that they were working on. Since then, rumors and speculations have arisen in voluminous amounts flooding the online world. Who will play Steve Jobs? Who are the other characters in the movie? When will it be released? Who is set to produce the film? These are only some of the questions that arose when Apple News did their press release.

Steve Jobs’ Life and Impact On Modern Technology

Almost all people know who Jobs is and what he contributed to our world, from his personal computer revolution to Apple’s bestselling gadgets, such as the iPhone and iPad. Without Steve Jobs and his brilliant and world-changing ideas, we wouldn’t have personal computers as advanced today or mouse-driven graphic user interface that has led to the invention of the Apple Lisa. However, Steve Jobs wasn’t only known for his brilliant work in Apple. His past careers included creating NeXT computer after a power struggle with Apple and working with Pixar and Disney for a couple of years. These are only some of the things that make Jobs’ life so interesting and intriguing that a film about his life story was in order.

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If you thought late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was gone and forgotten, think again.

The Chinese company In Icons reports it is going to make available an unauthorized replica of Jobs (starting in February), who passed away back October from complications of pancreatic cancer.

The foot-tall figurine will reportedly show Jobs with his signature black turtleneck, rimless glasses and jeans, along with a stool and a backdrop stating “One More Thing…” – a reference to the trademark slogan Jobs used to release his latest technology gadgets at carefully orchestrated press events where he unveiled the Macintosh computer, the iPhone, the iPad and other “insanely great” items.

Now, the big sticking point will be whether or not the figure ever sees the light of day around the globe.

In 2010, Apple was successful in blocking retailer MIC Gadget from publicly selling its planned iPhone 4-sized Steve Jobs sculptures.

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Steve Jobs certainly had the last laugh when it comes to flash as Adobe announced yesterday that they will adopt HTML 5 instead of Flash. The move was forced by the popularity of Apple tablets and smartphones which don’t support flash.

The decision by Adobe ends a long battle between the software company and Apple over the cross browser plugin, Adobe will no longer develop flash for mobile browsers instead focusing on HTML 5. Which provides much of the same functionality as flash including the support for the latest multimedia such as video’s.

Questions are now also being asked over the future of Flash on desktop PC’s. Flash has been known to cause security issues for PC users which would not be as much of an issue with HTML 5. Apple are not the only company to choose HTML 5 over flash with Microsoft choosing to remove Flash from their upcoming Windows 8 Operating System. Apple have not included flash on any of their devices since the iPhone launched in 2007.

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Many people blame smart phones for a loss in productivity, thinking that people are wasting time downloading apps and playing games. But for those who would like to increase their productivity, a selection of productivity apps are now available for iPhone and Android, helping people make better use of their valuable time, whether they work in business, administration or computer networking careers. Here’s a look at six of the best:

1. Expensify

Trying to keep track of receipts of business expenditures can be a real headache. They take up space in wallets and purses and are easily lost. Plus, the hassle of filing and tracking them uses up a lot of time. Expensify allows you to snap a picture of your receipt with your phone’s camera and then keeps it in a file. Additional features to save you time include filing expense reports, linking credit cards and tracking mileage.

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Following his announcement last week that he was resigning as CEO of Apple and passing along the duties to right-hand man Tim Cook, Steve Jobs may have hoped he’d be able to become an afterthought in the minds of many observers. Unfortunately, that doesn’t appear to be the case.

Jobs, who went public a while back that he had been battling pancreatic cancer, showed up on the celebrity Web site TMZ in two photos looking gaunt, pale and sickly.

So, the big question is whether or not the photos are authentic or if they were doctored?

According to TMZ officials, the picture was snapped last Friday by Pacific Coast News (who reportedly sold it exclusively to the celebrity site), some 48 hours after Jobs announced he was stepping down at Apple, stating he had reached that point and time where he could no longer give 100 percent to his position.

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There has been a lot of speculation over the past year regarding two highly pronounced Apple devices; iPhone verse iPad, and which provides the best bang for your buck. Both the iPhone and the iPad provide very similar characteristics and benefits within a smooth, sleek, handheld design. They also allow usability for web browsing, e-mail correspondence, gaming, music, videos and more.

The real question is, if you’re an Apple lover and currently invested in the iPhone, is it necessary to buy an iPad? Unfortunately, this answer truly depends on how you wish to use the iPad. For some, the iPad and iPhone deem to provide two separate platforms. One is a pocket held device and serves as a phone and the other has replaced daily usage of a laptop.

However, given the profound statistics that over 1.5 million units of the iPad have been sold in a month’s time and is seen as the fastest adopted hardware in history, it’s no surprise that the iPad has several advantages over the iPhone. Some of these advantages include more memory space, higher screen resolution, larger screen, larger keyboard, iBooks and more apps.
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