All Entries Tagged With: "News"

International iPad Launch Delayed Till May

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 14, 2010 | 0

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but, if you live outside the U.S., you will have to wait another month to get your hands on an iPad. According to Apple’s press release from this morning, iPad demands were higher than expected and shortages had forced them to delay the international release till the end of May.

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USA TODAY for iPad, Free Newspaper Subscription

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 13, 2010 | 0

USA TODAY for iPad is a free subscription-based newspaper application that has been optimized for the device’s larger display. With this app, you’ll quickly get the latest news, happenings, scores and live weather all presented to you in full color, delivered straight to your iPad.

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iPad Overheats, Under Direct Sunlight for 10 Minutes

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 06, 2010 | 3

PC Magazine’s Zach Honig recently posted an image of his iPad after he received a temperature warning on his display on the popular social networking site, Twitter. This came after only using it for ten minutes outside, under direct sunlight, on a 70 degree New York City day. As a result from the overheating issue, his iPad automatically shut itself off, allowing it time to cool off.

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MobileMe Adds Find My iPad Feature

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Apr 02, 2010 | 0

Let’s hope you never have to use this, but just like your iPhone, you can now find your iPad’s location using MobileMe’s Find My iPad feature. By logging into your MobileMe account, you can find the location of your device and have the ability to remotely wipe all the data, should it fall in the wrong hands.

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Newest WiFi-Only iPad Orders Not Shipping Till April 12

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 29, 2010 | 0

According to Apple’s online store, iPad orders made beginning last Saturday won’t be shipping until April 12th. It appears they have sold out of their initial supply.

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Apple Strikes Deal with Samsung, Second Supplier of iPad Displays

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 25, 2010 | 0

Following the $500 million, 5-year deal made by Apple with LG Display Co. over a year ago as their major supplier of displays, a second deal for $240 million was recently signed with Korean electronics company, Samsung, for 3 million more units.

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Digg for iPad Soon to Follow; iPhone App Released

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 25, 2010 | 0

“I think it would be a mistake if we didn’t do anything for the iPad,” said Matt Van Horn, Digg’s business development manager. For those of you who are just waking up, late last night, Digg, the social news site where anyone can collectively go to share news with the rest of the world, launched their app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

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CNN Reports on iPad, iBook Pricing and Survey

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 25, 2010 | 0

A recent report by CNN touches on the increasing amount of publishers joining the iPad bandwagon. The brief also talks about the iPad iBookstore’s price matching those of the Amazon’s Kindle books, as well as comScore’s recent consumer survey.

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CBS.com Work on Site Updates to Support iPad

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 25, 2010 | 0

Colum ODwyer from The Other Mac Blog stumbled onto something different on CBS’ website yesterday. As he went to the site to watch his shows, he discovered a couple of “iPad – test” video links. Currently videos on CBS.com uses Flash and we all know support for this format still eludes the iPad. So what gives?

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Sneak Preview of Instapaper on the iPad

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 24, 2010 | 0

Yes, Instapaper for iPad is coming, but its release is still unknown. Extensive tests have yet to be made to make sure the app runs smoothly and in order for that to happen, the developers must first get their hands on an actual iPad. Thanks to Marco Arment, in his official blog, there are some things we do know…

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Statistics Show Majority of Apps Being Tested on iPad are Games

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 23, 2010 | 0

According to a recent report provided by Flurry Analytics to AppleInsider, the majority of the apps being tested on the iPad are games, taking up 44 percent of the piece of the pie. This is followed closely by Entertainment apps with 14 percent, Social Networking with 7 percent, Sports with 6 percent and Travel with 5 percent of the share. Only 3 percent fall in the Books category, but that’s alright, with Apple’s upcoming iBookstore, Amazon Kindle app and Barnes & Noble’s eReader app coming shortly, this is by no means a shortfall.

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Godzilab Games Announces Upcoming Release, iBlast Moki HD for iPad

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 22, 2010 | 0

Godzilab Games recently revealed to us their plans to have an HD version of their successful iPhone game, iBlast Moki, ready in time for iPad’s launch on April 3rd.

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FCC, iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Larger than Wi-Fi Only Model

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 15, 2010 | 0

A separate Apple document filed with the FCC has disclosed a previously unknown difference in the dimensions between the iPad Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models. The document reports, the Wi-Fi + 3G model is 0.3mm taller and 0.1mm wider than the Wi-Fi only model, due to the 3G model’s top antenna panel. This is also in addition to a previously disclosed 0.1 pound difference in weight between the models, which was announced when the iPad was first introduced back in January.

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iPads Appear on FCC Website, Both Sporting Two Wi-Fi Antennas per Model

Posted by Mary Ann Neder | Mar 13, 2010 | 0

Both versions of the the iPad, Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G, have appeared on the FCC’s (Federal Communications Commission) website. Although the user manual, external photos, and other materials are still being withheld at Apple’s request, there are several small discoveries to be made. Both models of the iPad have two Wi-Fi antennas, one that is shared with Bluetooth, and one that is not. These antennas cannot transmit simultaneously, are “fed with different power levels,” and are located in different places within the casing. Exact reason for the dual antenna configuration was not provided but it appears to be for reception diversity, allowing the iPad to decide which antenna is working better and switch between them, opting for the higher power version when needed.

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