I have never touched, felt, or even smelled an iPad. But I know the Apple iPad, which is launching this Saturday, is going to sell – here is why. The iPad was announced to lukewarm reception by the techie world. Most folks complained that it’s nothing more than a large iPod Touch, no multi-tasking, and [...]
It’s been a week since Apple’s latest product announcement. Reaction to the announcement has been mixed, with many enthusiasts calling the new product a “disappointment”, or even “failure”. We, at SkratchBoard, has an entirely different perspective. We believe that the iPad will cause an inflection in the industry to fundamentally transform the form factor of [...]
It’s always fun to look back at the predictions that we made a year ago and see how the world really turned out. We are pleased to say that we are correct in 4 out of the 5 predictions that we made. 1. Mobile phones will see their first major form factor breakthrough since the [...]
Many iPhone users have reported problems with sync’ing with Microsoft Exchange after they upgraded to OS3.1 But the problem isn’t with the new software update; it’s that Apple had been lying to you. It turns out that prior to OS3.1, all the iPhones have been incorrectly reporting to Exchange that it supports on-device encryption. Only [...]
You like to throw parties but you either get too drunk to go around and take pictures or don’t have the money to hire a photographer? Sony’s got your back with its Party-shot dock. The $150 dock automatically swivel around, detects people’s faces and zooms in and take pictures – all automatically while you party [...]
While surveying a number of online resources to gauge the relative satisfaction of iPhone 3GS users, we found that users are calling it the “Perfect” phone. TestFreaks gave it a score of 10 out of 10 – iPhone is the only phone who has a perfect score. Do you agree with this? Leave a comment [...]
Back in early April, we predicted that Apple’s stock price would hit $140 by June (see our previous blog post). Well, if you have listened to us, you would have made almost 20% on your investment in less than 2 months. Right on June 1, Apple’s stock was at a day’s high of $139.99. Ok, [...]
Today, Amazon.com debuts a new addition to its successful Kindle line of eBook readers. Amazon is aiming the new device at students as a textbook replacement, as well as customers who prefer a larger screen for reading newspaper and magazines. The main difference between the DX and the Kindle 2 are: Larger screen size (9.7” [...]
Quick! Head over to Microsoft Download Center for the latest and hottest Windows 7 Release Candidate. It got released early tonight (it’s supposed to be out tomorrow). This much anticipated OS has been garnering lots of praises from critics. We have tested the Beta earlier and went away impressed. Unlike Vista, Windows 7 works great [...]
Microsoft has unleashed a slew of arsenals this week at Mobile World Congress. Just a quick recap of the various announcements made on Monday: Windows Mobile 6.5. Pictures of WM6.5 have been circulating around for a while now, but Mr. Ballmer officially announced it earlier this week. Except phones with WM6.5 by the end of [...]
