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MOBILE AND TABLET COMPUTING
The iPad, Xoom, and Other Tablet and Mobile Devices
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Mobile Device vs Tablet
Mobile device (also known as handheld) Small handheld
computing device Screen display with
touch input Miniature keyboard Less than two
pounds Smart phones and
PDAs
• Tablet computers– Complete mobile
computer– Larger than a
mobile phone or PDA
– Virtual keyboard
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Operating Systems
Apple’s iOS Started for iPhone Expanded to iPad
Google’s Android Originally for smart phones Found on more devices than any other OS Android 2.2
Smaller devices (smart phones to 7 inch tablets) Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
Larger tablets (10 inch and more)
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Other OS for Tablet Computers
Windows Business oriented with active pen and handwriting
recognition. webOS
Initially developed by Palm Used by HP’s tablet and Synergy technology
BlackBerry OS Developed by RIM for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet Based on OS found in on-board automobile
systems and International Space Station eReaders
eInk screen, weeks between charges, read in direct sunlight
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Mobile/Tablet Devices
Apple’s iOS iPod iPhone iPad
Google’s Android Motorola
Smart Phone Xoom
Samsung Galaxy Tab
• Other Devices– Amazon’s Kindle
Fire–Window’s Motion
CL900– BlackBerry
PlayBook• Apps are OS, thus device dependent• iOS apps will not run on Android OS• iPad apps will not run on iPhone• iPhone apps will run on iPad
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Differences Between Apps iOS
500,000 apps No widgets Multitasking 37% of apps are
free More games
Android 250,000 apps Has widgets Multitasking Different sized
screens make development difficult
57% of apps are free
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Apps (Education)
UNCP Pine Needle UNCP International Programs Ted HowStuffWorks Science360 for iPad
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Apps (Document Management)
Dropbox: on-line "cloud storage" that wirelessly synchronizes with you mobile devices. A great way to transfer documents from you computer to the mobile device.
iBooks: manages books, pdf files, and other text files
Kindle: eReader from Anazon Nook: eReader from Barnes & Noble
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Apps (News)
CNN AP News Huffington Post NPR USA Today NY Times ($20/mth subscription) CNBC (Financial information) WRAL: Channel 5 in Raleigh; news and weather News and Observer: it is an iPhone app, so it
doesn't take advantage of the iPad real estate, but it does provide state news
WUNC: North Carolina public radio, iPhone app, but runs on iPad. Live broadcast as well as archives.
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Apps (References)
Dictionary.com: a must have app Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List WebMD Google Earth Dragon Diction: converts speech to text Speak4it: input voice to get information on
local businesses The Weather Channel: a must have app
(UNCP graduate working on this app for the Weather Channel)
YPmobile (Yellow pages)
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Apps (Utilities)
Nightstand Evernote Bamboo Paper Pcalc Lite Units by TheMacBox Skype DataVault Password Manager eWallet Password Manager
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Apps (Google)
Google Google Translate Google Sky Map Google Goggles Google Earth Google Docs Google Maps Google Body Google Voice Google Books
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Apps (Entertainment)
What's On (tv guide) TV Guide IMDb (if you are a movie enthusiast):
information about thousands of movies Netflix: try hooking your iPad to your TV
set to watch a movie TuneIn Radio
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Apps (Photos) (these have great pictures)
Life Fotopedia The Guardian Eyewitness
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Apps (Universe)
Planets GoSkyWatch
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Apps (Social Networks)
Facebook Flipboard Twitter
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Apps (Games)
Fruit Ninja HD Lite
NinJump HF Hungry Shark
– Part 1 HD iStunt 2 HD –
Insane Hills Angry Birds
HD Free
Paper Toss HD
Chess.com ATC Mania Fire Ball Me Giggle 2
HD Lite Solitaire Sudoku Joy
Reversi HD *
Retro Pinball
Pool Break Lite
Talking Ben the Dog
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Apps (Others)
Medscape: medical information Action Burn: exercise tracking
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Links to iPad Apps Articles
Top 20 Free Apps for Your New iPadhttp://www.makeuseof.com/tag/top-20-free-apps-ipad/
Top 100 Best Free iPad Appshttp://savedelete.com/top-100-best-free-ipad-apps.html
The 100 Best iPad Appshttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2362572,00.asp
Gizmo’s Best Free iPad Apps http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-ipad-apps.htm
Comparisons – iOS vs Android http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38382217/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/t/app-showdown-android-vs-iphone/#.Tq8PpHJbX8g
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Devices
MOTOROLA XOOM Android Tablet (10.1-Inch, 32GB, Wi-Fi) $426.00
Samsung Galaxy Tab (10.1-Inch, 16GB, Wi-Fi) $499.00
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus $499.00
iPad2 starting at $499.00