Apple iPad is great at a very few things — light web browsing, watching movies, reading comic books — but it’s too big to go everywhere with you like an iPhone, and too small and limited to get any serious work done like a Macbook. But with iOS 9, the upcoming update to Apple’s operating system for iPhones and iPads, the iPad is going to get a lot more like a PC.
The headlining feature for iPads with iOS 9 is Split View, a new split-screen feature that lets you run apps right next to each other. The screen can be split either 50-50 or 70-30, and you can drag pictures and other stuff right across the divide. So if you want to consult a map while you’re texting with your friends about where to go for dinner, you have the power. A new feature called “Slide Over” that lets you quickly slide an app over the thing you’re working on, so you could, for example, answer a Twitter message without having to leave the app.
Basically, and at the end of the day, iPad is going to get a lot more like a PC, but still retaining the stuff that people like about iPads. It’ll still be touch-friendly, simple, and stable. You can just do more with it, all at once, without feeling the need to grab something with a keyboard just to cope. It’s good news for those who want to use their iPads at work. The iPad may have found its niche: A simple, portable computer that’s finally good at actually doing things, not just consuming media…….
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