iPad 2 Even Better Than the Original

In USA Today, reviewer Edward Baig argues that the “slimmed-down iPad 2” makes what was already “splendid” even better, citing “headline additions” of front- and rear-facing cameras with FaceTime and PhotoBooth, a “snappier” Apple A5 du…

iPad 2 As Good as It Gets

Engadget’s Joshua Topolsky writes that because the original iPad “soared far above most of its competitors,” the “thinner, sleeker, faster” iPad 2
is “already at the front of the pack.” Noting that the “unbelievably thin” iPad 2 desi…

GarageBand a Must-Have App

In a detailed review, MacWorld’s Chris Breen recommends GarageBand for iPad (5 out of 5 mice) as a “flexible and affordable” tool for anyone “from musicians to tin-eared newbies.” Writing that GarageBand “may be the most inspiring musical i…

With iPad 2, Apple One-Ups Itself

Associated Press reviewer Rachel Metz writes that with the release of a “skinnier, faster, and slightly lighter” iPad 2, Apple has pulled further ahead of competitors “with improvements that make an already excellent tablet even more enticing.”…

iPad 2 Will Dominate the Market

Writing that iPad 2 is “one-third thinner, 15 percent lighter, and twice as fast,” while still getting “10 hours of battery life on a charge,” The New York Times’ David Pogue predicts that iPad will continue to “dominate the market, because…

Renderscript Part 2

[This post is by R. Jason Sams, an Android engineer who specializes in graphics, performance tuning, and software architecture. —Tim Bray]In Introducing Renderscript I gave a brief overview of this technology. In this post I’ll look at “compute…

Phone updates: process and timing

Who doesn’t love presents? Luckily, my new job at Microsoft is to deliver them to you. My name’s Eric, and I run the team responsible for sending software updates with new features and improvements to your phone. From time to time, I’ll be postin…

BlackBerry App World: Using In-App Payments

A walkthrough of what you may see when you use a BlackBerry® app with the in-app purchase ability.

North America BlackBerry Developer Days – Spring 2011 Series

An announcement of the upcoming spring 2011 series of BlackBerry Developer Days, happening across North America.

Announcing SlideShare for BlackBerry Business

The Inside BlackBerry for Business Blog now has an account on SlideShare!