November 2013
Beginner
399 pages
13h 43m
English
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Introduction
APPLE ANNOUNCED THE ORIGINAL iPad on January 27, 2010, and the consumer technology world hasn’t been the same since. Customers rushed to buy the tablet, snapping up more than 300,000 the day it went on sale. Competitors rushed to copy it, with Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Motorola, Amazon, and others creating their own variations on the app-friendly touchscreen device.
In the fall of 2013, Apple released the fifth generation of the iPad, a slimmed-down full-size version dubbed the iPad Air, and the second version of its smaller sidekick, the iPad Mini, now with a super-sharp Retina display. Building on its success with the iPads that came before, this latest set of iPads bring zippier processors, lots of free Apple software for work and play, and the bright new iOS 7 operating system to the table.
Apple has now sold 170 million iPads. So why has the tablet proven so popular, even among its increased competition? One theory: The world has shifted to an online and on-the-go lifestyle. Tablets and smartphones are outselling traditional computers, and a thin Internet-connected device that can expertly handle communications, entertainment, and school/business tasks—and look extremely stylish to boot—is going to be a winner.
Apple embraced this “post-PC” world in 2011 with the arrival of its iCloud service. You don’t have to connect your iPad to your computer to set it up, fill it up, or back it up anymore. Your iPad can be your primary window to the Internet for work, play, ...
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