The lowest brightness setting in Settings is still not low enough, that’s what I meant.
iBooks can dim the screen a lot more than the brightness setting in Settings can. It only works in that app though. Apple needs to open the ability for either apps to do that or better yet, give greater control in the Settings to allow for more dimming.
I read a book on the Kindle app last week and it would have been nice to have dimmed it more for when I was reading at night. It's a bit bright for my tastes even at the lowest brightness setting.
Secondly, you can make the kindle app go white-on-black for easier night time reading. I read twitter at night and when I hit a link I get smoked with a blank white screen that bleaches my vision. Doesn't feel good.
Not sure if this is overblown or if this affects any of you?
Don't take this as me coming down on you, because I'm not, but...
1). It wasn't an iPad security breach, it was AT&T's website that was breached... not the iPad, nor Apple.
2). It's Gawker Media. Right now, "biased" is probably the nicest way to describe them.
One of the funniest parts of the whole story is the lead image...
No, not because of the tired maxi pad tie-in... but because, again, it was AT&T's website that was hacked.
Edit: Putting that aside, this could get interesting. Sure, for everyone in the know, Gawker has all the credibility of The National Enquirer... but now that they have an axe to grind against Apple, and are obviously firing up their grinders, how does this whole thing play out? When was the last time something like this happened? I mean, besides Bicycle Bruce and the Flames...
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Don't take this as me coming down on you, because I'm not, but...
1). It wasn't an iPad security breach, it was AT&T's website that was breached... not the iPad, nor Apple.
2). It's Gawker Media. Right now, "biased" is probably the nicest way to describe them.
One of the funniest parts of the whole story is the lead image...
No, not because of the tired maxi pad tie-in... but because, again, it was AT&T's website that was hacked.
Edit: Putting that aside, this could get interesting. Sure, for everyone in the know, Gawker has all the credibility of The National Enquirer... but now that they have an axe to grind against Apple, and are obviously firing up their grinders, how does this whole thing play out? When was the last time something like this happened? I mean, besides Bicycle Bruce and the Flames...
I haven't looked at the story yet in too much detail but my understanding of briefly skimming an article was while, yes, it was a breach on the AT&T website and completely the fault of AT&T, it only exposes information of people using an iPad.
I guess another question about the 3G iPad, does it have the same sort of exclusivity that Apple set up with AT&T for the iPhone? If so, then even though this is probably not directly Apple's fault (other than setting up the exclusivity agreement), it does effect all iPad users in the states and only iPad users.
I haven't looked at the story yet in too much detail but my understanding of briefly skimming an article was while, yes, it was a breach on the AT&T website and completely the fault of AT&T, it only exposes information of people using an iPad.
I guess another question about the 3G iPad, does it have the same sort of exclusivity that Apple set up with AT&T for the iPhone? If so, then even though this is probably not directly Apple's fault (other than setting up the exclusivity agreement), it does effect all iPad users in the states and only iPad users.
The iPad is a completely unlocked device. You can freely use it with any GSM carrier that supports Micro SIM cards. There is no exclusivity contract with carriers, and there is no monthly contract for the end-user.
That's another red herring that Gawker is adding to their story. They're saying this is all Apple's fault for signing an exclusivity deal with AT&T... meaning that, since users can't pick another carrier, it's all Apple's fault. They leave out the fact that the only exclusivity deal is for the iPhone, not the iPad.
The iPad is a completely unlocked device. You can freely use it with any GSM carrier that supports Micro SIM cards. There is no exclusivity contract with carriers, and there is no monthly contract for the end-user.
That's another red herring that Gawker is adding to their story. They're saying this is all Apple's fault for signing an exclusivity deal with AT&T... meaning that, since users can't pick another carrier, it's all Apple's fault. They leave out the fact that the only exclusivity deal is for the iPhone, not the iPad.
Interesting. Good to know.
I've done a bit more reading about it and maybe it's changed in the last month but I read on a couple sites from a month ago about how Apple's choice of using MicroSIM and how they set up their 3G transmitter, you're not contractually limited to AT&T but if you want to use your 3G iPad properly at full 3G speeds, you're effectively limited to AT&T (at least for now).
Interesting. Good to know.
I've done a bit more reading about it and maybe it's changed in the last month but I read on a couple sites from a month ago about how Apple's choice of using MicroSIM and how they set up their 3G transmitter, you're not contractually limited to AT&T but if you want to use your 3G iPad properly at full 3G speeds, you're effectively limited to AT&T (at least for now).
Weird, I haven't heard anything about altering a 3G transmitter. I don't know how that would even be possible.
As far as I know, the only thing limiting whether or not carriers can offer data for the iPad, is whether or not they support Micro Sim. For instance, in Canada, you can get your data on a month-to-month basis, without a contract, from either Telus, Bell or Rogers, since all three support Micro Sim.
Weird, I haven't heard anything about altering a 3G transmitter. I don't know how that would even be possible.
As far as I know, the only thing limiting whether or not carriers can offer data for the iPad, is whether or not they support Micro Sim. For instance, in Canada, you can get your data on a month-to-month basis, without a contract, from either Telus, Bell or Rogers, since all three support Micro Sim.
*shrug*
They were saying its 3G transmitter frequency only works fully with AT&T. How they have their frequencies divvied up in the states means they'd have to have a different model of iPad each with it's own version of the transmitter for each carrier to fully utilize it's capabilities.
Also they mentioned as of early May, AT&T was the only carrier that actually supported micro sim.
I'm a luddite when it comes to phones; I only want and need my phone to make phone calls so I don't know how much truth there is to this. Figured I'd ask people that follow it more closely.
Yes, the iPad uses the following frequencies:
# UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
# GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
T-Mobile initially rolled out their HSDPA network with a 1700 frequency, but they've (apparently) upgraded it to a 1700/2100 network since. Which means that Micro Sim support is still the only thing stopping them from offering iPad data. There are even videos on YouTube of people who have shaved down their normal T-Mobile sim card to fit in the micro slot on the iPad, and are able to get data service that way.
Well ... I made it until tonight when my Dad brought his new one over ... posting from my 32 GB wi-fi right now!
Haha, nice dude.
I keep saying I'm not going to get one, but I keep seeing more and more uses for them. It doesn't help that my best bud is getting one each for him and the wife...
Although. Now that I think about it, I might just offer him $500 for his wife's old MacBook that he and I both know she isn't going to even look at anymore, once she has an iPad...
