Is the iPad 2 a good alternative to buying a notebook or laptop?

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I’m planning on buying an iPad 2 and will use it for a number of things, but I’m going to college next year and I need a reliable computer for taking notes, writing papers, etc. will the iPad be a good buy for this situation?

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Answer by Scott Virgin
Yes it could but laptops and notebooks are made for more “professional” work than an iPad was ever meant to be.

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More Than Half Of Kindle Fire Owners Will Buy An iPad 3, According To TechBargains.com Survey

More Than Half Of Kindle Fire Owners Will Buy An iPad 3, According To TechBargains.com Survey

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

TechBargains.com, a leading deal aggregation website for electronic products, released its iPad 3 survey results, revealing that a surprising 48% of those surveyed will buy an iPad 3. Of the respondents, 58% want to upgrade their current tablet and 74% concede that no tablet compares to an iPad. The anticipated high price tag of Apple’s next iPad is the main reason 16% of shoppers will not buy the iPad 3 and why 35% remain undecided. The survey also found that more than half of owners of the recently released Kindle Fire will buy an iPad 3.

“When it comes to tablets, Apple’s iPad will continue to remain the leader,” said Yung Trang, President and Editor in Chief of TechBargains.com. “But what’s identical interesting is that Kindle Fire was released just three months ago and yet more than half of Fire owners already know that they will, in fact, buy the iPad 3. This could be a commentary on consumer dissatisfaction with Amazon’s product or simply a message that the iPad’s user experience remains unparalleled.”

Kindle Fire vs. iPad 3
With the recent release of Amazon’s Kindle Fire, a surprising 53% will buy the iPad 3 (6% will wait in line on the release date, 17% will buy online on the release date, and 30% will wait and buy the iPad, but with no set time frame). The survey indicated that 85% of those Kindle Fire owners who will buy the iPad 3 want to upgrade their current tablet and 73% say no tablet compares to an iPad. Additionally, 31% of Kindle Fire owners are undecided about their plans to purchase an iPad 3 and 16% do not plan to buy the iPad 3 (of those respondents, 78% won’t buy an iPad 3 already own a tablet and 71% say iPads are too expensive).

iPad & iPad 2 vs. iPad 3
Of the survey respondents 66% of iPad owners and 56% of iPad 2 owners plan to purchase the iPad 3 which indicates consumer’s strong Apple loyalty and the eagerness to have the latest products available. Additional survey results indicate:

iPad Owners

    35% are undecided if they will purchase the iPad 3     8% will not purchase the iPad 3 (of those 91% already own a tablet and 72% believe it’s too expensive) iPad Owners iPad 3 Wish List:
    85% want a quad core processor in the iPad 3, 80% memory card slot, 80% USB port, 76% want a broke speaker iPad 2 Owners
    32% undecided if they will purchase the iPad 3     13% will not purchase the iPad 3 (of those 94% already own a tablet, 65% say iPad is too expensive) iPad 2 Owners iPad 3 Wish List:
    83% want a better speaker in the iPad 3, 83% quad core processor, 79% memory card slot, 77% USB port

Who is Buying the iPad 3?
The survey revealed that men (51%) are more likely than women (35%) to purchase the iPad 3. The main concluded men and women were either undecided or were not going to bought an iPad 3 was because they felt it was too expensive. On the other hand, the main reason men and women will buy an iPad 3 is because they believe no other tablets analogized to iPad. Additionally, the survey found that respondents ages 31-50 are most likely to purchase an iPad 3.

Consumers’ iPad 3 Wish List
The survey included questions regarding what features consumers predict will be included in the iPad 3 and additions they wish Apple would make. The majority of people (67%) believe the iPad 3 will have an upgraded camera to record video in 10-80p and 8MP for high resolution photos. 92% of respondents predict the iPad 3 display will have an increased pixel resolution than the 1024 by 768 of the iPad 2, but people were split on what the new resolution will be. The display size and price of the iPad 3 will remain the same as its predecessor according to the majority of shoppers. Consumers also shared a wish list of features they would like to see included in the iPad 3. The results include the percent of people who want the following features:

    Quad Core Processor: 85%     Better Speaker: 82%     USB Port: 82%     Memory Card Slot: 81%     Less Reflective Screen: 72%     Siri: 65%     Support for Thunderbolt (42%) and Multiple User (51%) accounts ranked low on wish list

“It’s clear from the wish list results that consumers don’t want the iPad 3 to be a slight improvement ended the iPad 2; they’re looking for a significant leap in tablet functionality and specs from Apple’s newest device. That means addressing some elements that left users underwhelmed, similar wanting a faster processor or a less reflective screen,” said Techbargains.com Editor Jeff Haynes. “The storage features from the wish list probably won’t be included, but those stats speak to the consumer’s desire for Apple to increase its storage options gone from iCloud, especially if it wants memory intensive apps or initiatives, care the new textbooks through iBooks, to really take off.”

Techbargains.com’s infographic illustrates who will buy Apple’s iPad 3 and a complete list of the survey results can be found here. Helpful resources for consumers are just a click away with video clips on Techbargains.com’s YouTube channel that focus on product reviews, product cover, gadget giveaways and seasonal shopping tips.

About TechBargains.com
Founded in 1999, TechBargains.com is a deal aggregation website that combines unbiased expert hand-curation and a real-time price/value discovery algorithm. TechBargains uses this technology to highlight the best deals and coupon codes on the Internet each day. Over $ 150 million worth of products were sold via TechBargains.com over the last year. 80% of the people that visit the site are repeat visitors and they give TechBargains.com a 98% customer satisfaction rating. TechBargains is actively pursued by manufacturers based on the quality of channel and sales achieved. The company is a top partner to Dell, HP and NewEgg. For more information visit http://www.techbargains.com or join the conversation on Twitter @techbargains or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Techbargainscom/33983412764

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YUYAO Software to Release Major Update with iCloud, SugarSync and Faster Rendering Speed for PDF Reader Pro

YUYAO Software to Release Major Update with iCloud, SugarSync and Faster Rendering Speed for PDF Reader Pro

(PRWEB) February 17, 2012

YUYAO Software announced that the next update of PDF Reader Pro, an universal entering viewing and editing application for iPhone and iPad, will hit the market around the end of February and incorporate much requested functions by the users. The new version of PDF Reader Pro will feature more powerful registering transferring function, provide support to iCloud and SugarSync, and give a heightening viewing engine with faster rendering speed. With the significant update, PDF Reader Pro will offer users a richer reading environment and increases users’ working efficiency.

Top ranked in the business category of iTunes App Stores throughout the world, PDF Reader Pro continues to be the most cost-effective mobile PDF solution among competitors. In the next update, PDF Reader Pro will feature iCloud service, a new function that will not only make syncing files easier but also allow users to enjoy stronger backup support and greater storage convenience. The upcoming version of PDF Reader Pro will also support SugarSync, a popular online cloud storage serve, to provide users more transferring options. An enhanced viewing engine is another highlight of PDF Reader Pro 2.7. “Users will be amazed by the locked and smooth rendering speed even when they view large PDF files,” said Po-Chou Su, CEO of YUYAO Software.

PDF Reader Pro has been recognized as a leading file viewing app for iPhone and iPad. The app was also selected as the Best Business App of App Store Rewind 2011 in Australia, New Zealand and other countries. “We appreciate the wide support for PDF Reader Pro and care about users’ feedback. That’s why we keep adding functions to the app. We simply want to taking users broke reading experiences,” remarked Su. YUYAO is committed to presented a full-featured PDF solution for mobile devices by quickly responding to the market need, as evident in the company’s constant updates for PDF Reader Pro.

Company Information
YUYAO Software is a world-leading application developer and publisher for mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. The company’s mission is to create innovative and high quality software to enhance productivity at work and in daily life. Copyright (C) 2012 YUYAO Software. All Rights Reserved. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhone, iPod and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.

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Does an iPad 2 need to have a wireless adapter to get internet connection?

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I want to buy an iPad 2, but I’m wondering about buying the wireless network adapter. My house has good wi-fi, and I don’t know if the adapter is needed to connect the iPad to the wi-fi.

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Answer by stlouiscurt
The iPads have built-in wi-fi. If you already have wi-fi in your house you are good to go.

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SparkPeople.com Exceeds 10 Million Unique Visitors for First Time in January

SparkPeople.com Exceeds 10 Million Unique Visitors for First Time in January

Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) February 15, 2012

SparkPeople.com is pleased to announce that it received more than 10.2 million unique visitors across its sites in January, according to Google Analytics, extending its position as America’s largest diet and fitness site with a more than 50 percent year-over-year increase in unique visitors.

In addition, SparkPeople.com, which was called “The Facebook of Dieting” by Fortune and “The Online Program That Works” on the cover of Good Housekeeping, added more than 330,000 new members in January via its website and mobile applications. SparkPeople.com’s mobile applications are experiencing rapid growth in unique visitors and engagement. In October 2011, a study by Duke and George Washington Universities ranked SparkPeople’s iPhone application #1 out of 204 surveyed.

“While reaching 10 million unique visitors is a significant milestone for our business, it’s fifty-fifty more gratifying that SparkPeople.com is attracting record numbers of people seek to reach their goals, improve their health and change their lives,” tell SparkPeople.com’s Founder and CEO Chris Downie. “As they transition to healthier, sustainable lifestyles, our members repeatedly tell us that they love the fact that our program is costless and flexible, and that for the first time, they’re actually holding fun losing weight. That’s one of the main reasons why SparkPeople.com is both unique and number one.”

About SparkPeople.com
Headquartered in Cincinnati, SparkPeople.com is a multi-platform media and technology company with leading health, fitness and food websites and mobile applications. Its mission is to spark millions of people to reach their goals and lead healthier lives. SparkPeople.com is employee-owned, with one outside minority investor, AOL Founder Steve Case. With over 12 million members in more than 100 countries, SparkPeople.com’s websites, which are free, include SparkPeople.com, SparkRecipes.com, BabyFit.com, dailySpark.com, SparkSavings.com and SparkTeens.com. SparkPeople.com provides free mobile applications for diet and fitness as well as healthy recipes for the iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry platforms. SparkPeople Founder and CEO Chris Downie’s 2009 book, The Spark, was a New York Times bestseller. Released in October 2011, The SparkPeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight, by World Master Chef Meg Galvin with SparkRecipes.com editor Stepfanie Romine, has been in the Amazon Top 100 for 25 days.

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Ashley Clifford Secures Sponsorship with iPhone/Android app Firm Bluefin

Ashley Clifford Secures Sponsorship with iPhone/Android app Firm Bluefin

Indianapolis, IN (PRWEB) February 10, 2012

Apple changed the way everyone communicates works and plays with the iPhone and/or iPad. They have sold over 100 million iPhones and 20 million iPads. As a new professional triathlete, Ashley is very excited about one of her 2012 sponsors. Bluefin Software develops apps for people around the world that want to participate in many of the races in their local communities. Whether you want to achieve a personal best time running a 5K or finishing a marathon without getting hurt.

Bluefin Software is sponsoring Ashley Clifford, professional triathlete, for the 2012 season. Ashley is extremely excited to be working with a software firm that helps so many runners achieve their goals. Bluefin Software, which can be found at http://www.bluefinapps.com/ is a company that helps create and design training programs to help individuals complete running races in the best times possible. It doesn’t matter whether it is a 5k or a marathon, Bluefin has created a spectrum of apps that covers distances from novice walkers/runners to marathon finishers.

As a professional triathlete, it goes without saying that having a training program to train by is critical. It keeps one disciplined to training as well as having rest days. It lets one know when long days are ahead and when to start tapering prior to a race. Ashley is extremely disciplined in training and cannot stress enough the need for a training program to assist in this. All one has to do is follow the program, and complete the workouts to undoubtedly achieve ones ultimate goal.

A little about Bluefin Software:

Started in 2008 by individuals that decided it was time to get into training shape. It was decided that the first goal would be a 5k. Developed training programs on both iPhone/Android app making it easier to prepare for it versus just winging it. Since 2008, the company employees have completed numerous races of all distances including the 2010 Chicago Half Marathon. Strives to provide optimal functionality, customer support and a community for all the users of the company’s programs.

Ashley Clifford and Bluefin Software are both excited about their partnership in this 2012 season. Both encourage all to download one of the apps today. Get started working toward one of your running goals this summer no matter what fitness level of training you are. Download an app by Bluefin today! All will love it!

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What is an efficient way to share files between my iPad and IMac?

Question by Jen: What is an efficient way to share files between my iPad and IMac?
I downloaded the cloud app on my IMac and it works great, I drag and drop a file into the cloud icon and it is automatically on my personal could page online. I can view these files from my iPad but there’s no way for me to put files on cloud from my iPad because I cannot download the cloud app for my iPad. Is there anyway that I can easily file share between my two devices?

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Answer by Jack
Email, if the file is too big for email use sites like 4shared where you can post and download files

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Woody Durham Inspires Kids to Cheer for the Carolina Tar Heels in New iBook for the Apple iPad

Woody Durham Inspires Kids to Cheer for the Carolina Tar Heels in New iBook for the Apple iPad

Wrightsville Beach, NC (PRWEB) February 08, 2012

RivalRompers announces the release of What’s It Called? University of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball iBook by John Beausang & Mia Bosna narrated by Woody Durham for the iPad through Apple iTunes.

The iBook version of the popular hard cover book teaches kids about the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, landmarks on campus, the basics of the game of basketball and most importantly, how to cheer for the Carolina Tar Heels. The book includes a newest Carolina Basketball Fan Pledge, which is a promise to cheer for the Tar Heels as long as they shall cheer for basketball, and ends with the school songs, I’m a Tar Heel Born and Hark the Sound.

“Hearing Woody’s voice narrate this iBook might be fifty-fifty more exciting for the parents and grandparents,” says John Beausang, RivalRompers CEO. “Here’s the tenacious-time voice of the Tar Heels reading to our kids and inquiring them questions about basketball and the Tar Heels. It’s a lot of fun. Tar Heel fans are travelling to toss at being capable to have Woody Durham learn their kids how to cheer for the Tar Heels.”

“The iBook was designed so parents or grandparents can either read through each section on their own, or have Woody Durham read it to them,” says Mia Bosna, RivalRompers Creative Director. “There is also an option to touch text in some areas to hear individual words being read by Woody Durham.”

“We chose the iPad as our first iBook launch because Apple report sales of 15.4 million iPads in its recent quarterly filing,” says Gus Franklin, RivalRompers CFO. “You can’t go anywhere without seeing someone transport about an iPad. And kidding are already used to interacting with this new medium. Having Woody’s voice available really brings our books to life.”

The iBook is for children ages -5 and is available for $ 9.99 through Apple iTunes for the iPad: http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/whats-it-called-university/id495886611?mt=11&ls=1. After purchasing the book, fans can find it on their Apple bookshelf on the iPad. The iPhone version and animated iPad Application will be available in the next few weeks.

What’s It Called? University of North Carolina Tar Heels Basketball is an officially licensed product by the Collegiate Licensing Corporation. A portion of the proceeds goes to The Woody Durham Distinguished Professorship Fund.

About RivalRompers
RivalRompers was founded to create the tools parents, grandparents and friends can use to help teach their kid to cheer for their favorite sports teams. RivalRompers is a product of RivalRompers, Inc. located in Wilmington, NC. Learn more at: http://www.rivalrompers.com.

Where to buy
To purchase the iBook through iTunes, click on this link http://itunes.apple.com/us/book/whats-it-called-university/id495886611?mt=11&ls=1 , which will prompt the iTunes store to open through iTunes. Hard cover versions of the RivalRompers books include What’s It Called? Carolina Tar Heels Basketball, What’s It Called? Carolina Tar Heels Football, and What’s It Called? Duke Blue Devils Basketball. These are available for $ 14.95 at popular campus and off-campus bookstores in Chapel Hill and Durham as well as children’s stores and gift stores in the Triangle and Wilmington areas. Books can also be purchased directly from RivalRompers online at http://www.rivalrompers.com. For direct-sales inquiries or wholesale inquiries, contact John Beausang at 910-616-9675.

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Nearly $4,000 in Prizes to be Awarded at Namecheap’s Super Weekend Trivia Contest

Nearly $ 4,000 in Prizes to be Awarded at Namecheap’s Super Weekend Trivia Contest

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 03, 2012

Namecheap.com, Lifehacker’s best domain name registrar, is running its annual Super Weekend trivia contest with thousands of dollars in prizes, including two iPad 2 tablets for the top winners.

“We’ve been running our trivia contests for the last few years. They’ve been tremendously successful in building community and giving us a chance to give back to our customers,” Richard Kirkendall, CEO of Namecheap said.

Over a two day period starting on February 4th (EST), American football related questions will be asked every hour. Eight winners will be awarded domain name credits valued at $ 10.87 every hour. The top scorers will be featured on a leaderboard; the topmost winners will be eligible to win an iPad 2.

Contest details and full rules can be found at http://namecheap.com/contest.

About Namecheap
Namecheap is a Los Angeles-based ICANN accredited domain registrar founded in 2000 by CEO Richard Kirkendall. With over 500,000 clients and millions of domain names under management, Namecheap is one of the top domain registrars in the world. Find out more by visiting us at http://www.namecheap.com.

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Comedy Guys Defensive Driving Sees Growth in its Corporate Driving Safety Classes

Comedy Guys Defensive Driving Sees Growth in its Corporate Driving Safety Classes

Dallas – Ft Worth, Texas (PRWEB) February 01, 2012

As businesses experience increased pressure to cut costs and maximize profits, more companies in a variety of industries are taking advantage of Comedy Guys Defensive Driving’s corporate classes to cut costs arising from their transportation and distribution networks.

Comedy Guys co-owner Mark Cooper said, “Whether it’s a small company or large organization that saw a need, if they have drivers on the road, we can save them money.”

THREE WAYS TO SAVE
Better trained drivers will have a better safety entering, saving the company financial losses arising from collisions, including damages, repairs, workers’ compensation, and clocked disoriented due to injury.

More immediately, putting a company’s drivers though a telling-certified driving safety course reduces the insurance premiums, both for the company and the individual drivers.

Moreover, by requiring that all company drivers take such a course, a business gains added lawsuit protection against allegations of negligence should a collision involving a company vehicle occur. It becomes much more difficult to claim a company has been negligent once this additional driving safety class becomes a standard part of required training for all company new-hires.

WHY CHOOSE COMEDY GUYS
Cooper claims that more companies are choosing his Dallas-based defensive driving school because of the experience of the personnel. “We were some of the first people to mix driving safety with comedy, and because we’ve retained our best instructors over the years, we have a core group of corporate trainers who, combined, have more than 100 years experience at making drivers safer.”

The flexibility of the Comedy Guys’ corporate program is also a valuable attribute. The school is often able to design a course to meets a company’s specific needs, including driving conditions and even particular vehicles in use.

Also a Comedy Guys corporate driving safety class can be adapted to a wide range of company sizes. One small Dallas-based ambulance service has for years required all of its new-hires to attend one of Comedy Guys regularly scheduled local defensive driving classes. Larger companies set up special on-site classes for groups ranging from ten to one hundred drivers. In December, for example, Comedy Guys sent defensive driving instructors to thirteen locations across Texas to train more than 500 drivers for a multinational energy transportation company.

Many corporations prefer a classroom environment, but when that isn’t convenient or cost-effective for a particular company, Comedy Guys can create a corporate account for its online defensive driving course so that the company’s drivers can meet their training requirements via the Internet. In November 2011, for example, ComedyGuys.com did exactly this for almost forty drivers for a Texas-based oil transport company with employees in two states.

Online convenience is enhanced by Comedy Guys having formatted its online driving safety course to work via iPhone, iPads, and Android phones and tablets.

A GROWING SERVICE
Comedy Guys fully anticipating the size and total of its corporate driving safety classes to proceeded to grow through 2012.

In fact, added Cooper, “Just this week I was approached in one of our regular classes by a company representative who wants to use Comedy Guys to save his company money and improve its safety record. As long as we can salve accompanying this kind of money, they’ll keep coming to us.”

ABOUT COMEDY GUYS
Comedy Guys Defensive Driving is one of the largest driving safety schools in Texas, currently offering live defensive driving classes taught by professional comedians in 17 Texas cities. ComedyGuys.com also offers an entertaining online defensive driving course available anytime and programmed with work-when-you-want flexibility.

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