Apple announced today that the wi-fi model of the iPad will be available for sale in China starting on September 17. Apple today announced that the Wi-Fi models of its magical iPad will be available to customers in China from Apple Retail Stores, and select Apple Authorized Resellers, on Friday, September 17 starting at 10:00 […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 13, 2010
Comments Off on Target to start selling iPad on October 3?
You might call it a stretch, but Engadget recently received the photo on the right (from a Target PDA) purporting to show the arrival of a mysterious product to Target beginning on October 3rd. The [shot] “seemingly show that the item numbers match the iPad prices exactly, and that it will be located in the […]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 12, 2010
Comments Off on FaceTime for the next-gen iPad reportedly in “advanced testing stages”
In a piece of news that shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, AppleInsider is reporting that Apple’s highly touted FaceTime feature will soon find its way into the next-gen version of the iPad. A version of the tablet device with a built-in video camera and support for the new FaceTime video conferencing standard has already […]
Continue reading...Sunday, September 12, 2010
Comments Off on iPad – Great for reading papers, not so much for swatting flies [Video]
To promote the release of their new iPad app, Newsday put out the following video highlighting the one area in which a newspaper is still superior to an iPad.
Continue reading...Friday, September 10, 2010
Comments Off on VLC media player app ported over to the iPad
Whenever someone gets a Mac for the first time and asks what software they should download, the VLC media player is always brought. The VLC media player, in case you haven’t yet had the pleasure, is an open source cross-platform player can run almost any kind of video format you can think of – which […]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 9, 2010
Comments Off on Grandtheft Auto: Chinatown Wars now available on the iPad for $9.99
Don’t get us wrong, we’re big fans of the Grand Theft Auto series, but the iPhone version of Chinatown Wars simply didn’t get the job done. Sure the graphics were alright and the gameplay was sort of acceptable, but maneuvering around on a tiny iPhone/iPod Touch screen just wasn’t up to snuff with the console […]
Continue reading...Monday, September 6, 2010
Comments Off on Apple seeking to ramp up iPad production to 3 million units monthly
Like a bat out of hell, the iPad hit the market like a freight train when it first hit store shelves back in early April. Apple would go on to sell over 3 million units in just 80 days, and the popularity of the iPad appeared to decimate netbook sales in the process. Moreover, demand […]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 2, 2010
Comments Off on Official Twitter app for the iPad is now available for download
Loren Brichter is up to his old tricks, having worked on the recently released Twitter app for the iPad. It’s available as a free universal binary and can be downloaded here. Below is a video of the app in action. \ Engadget has a review of the app over here.
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 24, 2010
There’s a great Simpsons episode where Homer, in an attempt to collect disability insurance, puts on a few hundred extra pounds of fat. In one particularly funny scene, he attempts to use a touch-tone phone whereupon he hears a recording stating, “The fingers you have used to dial are too fat. To obtain a special […]
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Comments Off on New iPad Commercial – Delicious and Magical
Check out this solid new iPad commercial from Apple. Turns out the iPad is delicious, artful, and a host of other adjectives. Incidentally, it’s nice to see the awesome app “Fruit Ninja” make a cameo.
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Comments Off on HBO content soon to be available on the iPad via HBO Go
Bloomberg reports: HBO intends to stick with its own plan to make shows and movies available online through HBO Go, Kessler said. The cable channel, which has more than 29 million subscribers, generated operating profit of $1.2 billion on $3.9 billion in revenue last year, according to a presentation by Time Warner on May 27… […]
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Comments Off on Another report hints at a 7-inch iPad by years end
IDG reports: Apple is readying another tablet similar to the iPad but with a 7-inch touchscreen for launch as early as the end of this year, according to a major Taiwanese newspaper. This is the second report of an iPad 2 sighting in Taiwan, and it comes from the island’s Chinese-language Economic Daily News financial […]
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Monday, September 13, 2010
Comments Off on Wi-Fi iPad to hit China on September 17