Readability: Nexus 7 vs iPad the 3rd

Love to read? Me too. Sometimes it is a novel, sometimes it is one of those super-thick technical books or downloaded PDF. I got tired of dragging books around, and reading in front of the screen is not very comfortable, so I made a small test to find out which mobile device is best for reading technical literature.

Is Nexus Tablet Right Choice for Me?

Today Google announced Nexus 7 tablet. With decent screen resolution (1280 x 800, 7"), quad-core processor, latest version of Android - 4.1 Jelly Bean, and $199 price tag, it is very appealing device for every gadget lover, but how it will work for regular user? How it will work for me?

Windows 8 Has a Lot of Apps Already

"There's an app for that", says old iPhone commercial, and yes, today's mobile world is unimaginable without apps and stores. Success of platform is measured by the size of its "ecosystem", and many wonder is Windows 8 coming too late to create one.

But why do we have apps in the first place? Before smartphone boom, we had applications on desktops so it makes sense to have them on mobile. However, there is one important step between: web applications. Dynamic HTML applications are replacing more and more of traditional desktop applications and they are becoming better at it. Heck, most of mobile application that I use have web counterparts that are even better. So why apps?

Dawning of iPad 3

Apple will today announce their new device so I don't really see a point in writing about anything else.

I'm not so interested in hardware; I wonder what will Apple add to new version of iOS. There were couple of features missing that are must for serious tablet OS.

It is really convenient to have tablet at home. Instead of going to another room with PC or holding hot and bulky laptop in my lap, I can enjoy surfing in a more civilized way. We can all share it as needed. We could share it if had some notion of users, but it doesn't.