iPad getting a calculator app

[Cmaier]

At long last, our national nightmare is over.

Apple Finally Plans to Release a Calculator App for iPad Later This Year

Apple is finally planning a Calculator app for the iPad, over 14 years after launching the device, according to a source familiar with the matter. ...

www.macrumors.com

 

[dada_dave]

Although … it is just weird they didn’t include even just their iPhone one

 

[Edd]

This is as earth shattering as the mute button on the Apple TV remote. Staggering innovation on display.

 

[Yoused]

Besides RPN, the only thing I really, really want from an iPad calculator is that it be able to float like the Notes app thingy. Also, it should not try to imitate a calculator but take advantage of the extended abilities of the format.

 

[Cmaier]

Besides RPN, the only thing I really, really want from an iPad calculator is that it be able to float like the Notes app thingy. Also, it should not try to imitate a calculator but take advantage of the extended abilities of the format.

Sounds like they are adding a lot of features, like a tape, integration with the Notes app, better integrated unit support, and some other stuff.

 

[Yoused]

Apple's new Calculator for iPad uses deep learning and inference to provide you with the answer before you even begin to ask for it. It is a marvel of predictive logic that always gives the correct answer, and more than 52% of the time, it will actually be what you were going to ask for.