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It has been almost four months since I woke up in the wee hours of a Saturday morning, drove to the only Apple Store in the Dallas-Fort Worth area that had an iPad in stock, and purchased it. I was skeptical of how much I would use it at first but quickly found it becoming a key part of my day. I spend about 85% of my day working from my iPad for my day-to-day career so it isn’t just a toy anymore. It is very much a tool.
One of the first accessories I began looking into for my iPad was a case. I had seen the Apple designed case but after meeting up with my friend Jeff Sandstrom and seeing – and more importantly feeling it – I decided quickly not to go that route. My search led me to a variety of different case designs and I’ve put together a review of them here. Some of these cases I purchased and some the manufactures were generous enough to send to me for the review.
Ultimately I looked at two primary types of cases: Slip-Style cases which includes shells. The other type are book-style cases that allow for you to put the iPad in landscape mode to work or view videos (this is the mode that I use my iPad in most of the time – doing so now as a matter of fact as I write this review!). It is hard to say which case style is best because it really comes down to your own needs. However this review should give you a good idea of some of the cases out there as you start your own search for your iPad case.
Continue reading The iPad Case Review – The Best from Proporta, Vaja and Targus
MLB has put all their mobile apps on sale now through 11:59 PM EDT September 7th as the Major League Baseball season comes to the closing stages for 2010. If you have been on the fence and want to see what I’ve been raving about all season long, now is your chance.
You can get MLB at Bat 2010 for iPad by clicking this button for only $6.99 
You can get MLB at Bat 2010 for iPhone by clicking this button for only $6.99
 MLB At Bat 2010 for iPhone
Continuing on the new OS theme of the day, Apple yesterday announced that they will be releasing two new iOS version for various devices in the coming weeks and months. First, for iPhone and iPod Touch, iOS 4.1 will be released next week. This new build will have several new features including HD YouTube uploads, TV rentals as part of iTunes 10 (which was released yesterday), Game Center and HDR photos. Just as importantly, the new 4.1 build will also fix issues with the proximity sensor, Bluetooth and improve performance in the iPhone 3G.
The new iOS 4.1 is expected to hit iTunes next week according to the announcements made by Steve Jobs in the Apple event yesterday. When “next week” is exactly is unclear but I would imagine Tuesday given that Monday is a national holiday in the United States.
Continue reading Apple to Release iOS 4.1 for iPhone Next Week – iOS 4.2 for iPad in November
The announcement this week from Microsoft is big and it really sets the stage for what will be an exciting holiday season in the mobile market. Windows Phone 7, the newest mobile offering from Redmond, has been Released to Manufacturing (RTM). This is a major milestone for any software development as it reflects the point where the code is complete and ready to be shipped to OEMs to be put onto devices.
How ready is Windows Phone 7? Terry Myerson on the Windows Phone 7 blog said the following:
Windows Phone 7 is the most thoroughly tested mobile platform Microsoft has ever released. We had nearly ten thousand devices running automated tests daily, over a half million hours of active self-hosting use, over three and a half million hours of stress test passes, and eight and a half million hours of fully automated test passes. We’ve had thousands of independent software vendors and early adopters testing our software and giving us great feedback. We are ready.
If the number of testing units and the amount of feedback are any indication, Windows Phone 7 should come out of the gates ready for action.
Read the full blog post here and then post your comments here at ClintonFitch.com. What do you think about Windows Phone 7 based on what you have heard?
AT&T has updated their U-Verse app for iPhone users and the new 2.0 version is impressive. Not only has A&T completely updated the UI of the app but have added a host of new features to it as well. As before, with the App you can manage recordings on your U-Verse DVR such as set up recording (an individual show or a series) and can delete recording from your DVR remotely. Now you can stream television content straight to your iPhone through the app if you are a U-Verse 300 or 450 subscriber. While you don’t get every channel or ever show out there, you do get a wide range of content to stream on-the-go. In my opinion, it is clear to see where AT&T could go with this app and the streaming content – hopefully they can get there someday! One final new feature: You can now setup your favorite channels listing in the app to view only those channel’s listings that you want to see quickly.
The new 2.0 version runs much smoother and faster than the previous version. Now navigating the Guide to see what shows are coming on is actually usable with few hesitations or outright crashes. From a visual perspective, it is much easier on the eyes as well.
 AT&T U-Verse App for iPhone Continue reading AT&T U-Verse App for iPhone Gives DVR Control and Streaming Television
PayPal, the online payment branch of eBay, has updated their iPhone app and have added a bevy of new features to allow you greater control over your account and finances. The new build allows you to transfer funds from your PayPal account to your checking account, link credit cards to your account and donate to a charity – or to your favorite mobile website! 
In fact there is very little that now requires you to go to the PayPal site itself. Almost everything can be done from the app itself. For those who don’t know, PayPal is accepted on millions of websites as a payment option for online purchasing.
 PayPal App for iPhone Continue reading PayPal Updates iPhone App Offering Greater Account and Financial Control
Netflix has released an update to their, up to this point, iPad only app, to allow it to work on iPhone and iPod Touch as well. The popular app allows you to not only manage your movie queue in your Netflix account but also allows for streaming content. It is one of the best media apps I have found for the iPad and having had the opportunity to use it some this morning on my iPhone 3GS, it is pretty impressive on the small screen as well.
The Netflix app performs exceptionally well on the iPad using a WiFi connection with minimal pixelization. The question of course is how it would perform on the iPhone with a 3G connection. In my testing this morning, not bad at all! Here is a screen capture from District 9 that I streamed on my 3GS this morning.
 Steaming Video from The Netflix App for iPhone Yes there is pixelization but it is not horribly distracting in my opinion.
Continue reading Netflix Updates App to Support iPhone and iPod Touch
USA Today has released a new version of their iPad app which now includes a daily crossword puzzle in the popular news app. The new 1.0.1 version gives you a new crossword puzzle each day and allows you to go back a few weeks to complete puzzles you may have missed. Each puzzle is timed and you can save your progress at any point by simply navigating away from the puzzle. If you are like me, you can have multiple puzzles going at the same time so if you get stumped on one, just go to another one and work on it.
Continue reading USA Today for iPad Adds Daily Crossword Puzzles
Last week Facebook released an update for their social networking application for iPhone featuring Places, a new Foursquare-like feature that allows you to tell those who follow you on Facebook your location. With the release a new login bug was also introduced, especially those who had jailbroken their iPhones. This morning they have addressed that with the new 3.2.2 release.
The update is free in the App Store and you can find it by clicking this button
Note that Places is only available to users of the app in the United States.
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