iPad

Apple may sell 9 million iPads in Q3Apple’s competitors have “fallen woefully short in matching its features, ease-of-use and the number of applications written for the device,” Mr. Wolf said according to Forbes. “Indeed, the only risk in our forecast is on the supply, not the demand side.”Mr. Wolf also raised his estimate for Mac…

 Title: My New iPad 2 – A Users Guide Author: Wallace Wang Date of Publication: May 2011 Publisher: No Starch PressSoft Cover Print: U.S.$24.99, includes free Ebookebook US$19.95  I’m always pleased to review a book when I discover in the “About the Author” section that in addition to writing Mac books, the author is also a…

Thus was it written, and thus shall it be, and Marathon shall come to the iPad of thee! It shall be! IT SHALL BE! How do we know this? Because the angels at Bungie told us! In a blog post/interview with the developer who ported the project, Bungie said that Marathon for iPad will released…

Apple may be hunting down defective Verizon iPadsIt seems Apple has provided a list of iPad 2 serial numbers to its retail stores detailing which iPad models are to be pulled from inventory, and so far all of the units are Verizon 3G-compatible models, according to 9 to 5 Mac.The devices Apple is pulling back…

iOS dominates mobile video viewingThe iPhone and iPod touch each made up 30 percent of the mobile viewing devices, and the iPad accounted for another 20 percent.“This majority reflects the number of these devices in market and their early dominance in the smart-device sector,” the FreeWheel report said. “It also reflects the development priorities of…

Anyone with an interest in time and time keeping will want this must-have app for the iPad. It’s the new big brother to the awesomely beautiful Emerald Chronometer (EC) for the iPhone that was launched in July of 2008. One of the significant features is that it accesses NTP time standards, thereby assisting with the…

Customers lined up for hours for China’s iPad 2 launchApple launched the iPad 2 in China with only its Wi-Fi models. Customers could, however, choose between white or black, just like in other countries.Customers in China can order the iPad 2 online through Apple’s Web site, too, although ship times are currently delayed between one…

The deal is good news for print subscribers, although Time hasn’t gone so far as to allow in-app subscription purchases on the iPad. Doing so would force Time to agree to Apple’s terms and give up 30 percent of in-app sales revenue along with access to personal information about iPad users.Apparently Time and Apple had…

Big Grips offers an unusual product. While other companies specialize in sleek, thin, beautiful cases and holders for the iPad, Big Grips has come up with a 1.5-in thick, squishy, colorful, holder. The company emphasis is on things like; “non-toxic”, “lead free”, “resistant to stains”, and “easy to clean”. In other words, this thing is…

iPad 2: Coming to a country near you!Countries that will offer the iPad 2 on April 29 include Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Turkey and UAE. China will get in on the iPad 2 action, too, on May 6, although only the Wi-Fi models will be available.The iPad 2…

The caption posted by the White House reads, “President Barack Obama salutes as he walks to Marine One following a town hall meeting in Fairless Hills, Pa., April 6, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza).” In March, President Obama acknowledged having an iPad during an interview with Univision. Today’s photograph suggests that it’s…

Back in February, 2011, I found that a Wi-Fi only iPad 1 was not invoking an NTP daemon to check with an external time standard over that Wi-Fi connection. Apple seems to have determined that this is not necessary, even though, without constant calibration, the iPad 1 clock can drift by a second per day,…

Previously, my own estimate was that Apple would report sales of 9+ million iPads for the last quarter. That was based on Christmas momentum and the popularity of the iPad 1. I used Apple’s own aggressive goal of selling 40 millon iPads in 2011. That’s 3.33 million per month. However, it appears that Apple customers, right…

iPad 2 lands at Toys R UsSo far, Toys R Us is offering the iPad 2 in about 30 states, and only in select stores. The company is also selling cases and other accessories for the iPad 2.Apple sells the iPad through its own stores and online, as well as at other retailers such as…

This is the third in a series of reviews of iPad 2 cases that wrap around the back and sides. Some also come with a screen protector, but the Macally SNAP2-MR does not. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Differences when compared to the previously reviewed Scosche glosSEE and snapSHIELD are immediately obvious. The SNAP2-MR…

This is the second in a series of reviews of iPad 2 cases that wrap around the back and sides. Some also come with a screen protector, and the Scosche glosSEE p2 is one of those. The product is very similar to its sister product, the polycarbonate snapSHIELD reviewed previously, and much of what I said…

This is the first in a series of reviews of iPad 2 cases that wrap around the back and sides. Some also come with a screen protector, and the Scosche snapSHIELD p2 is one of those. The Scosche snapSHIELD p2 iPad 2 case is made of polycarbonate, and is fairly stiff. The case I received…

Bloomberg Businessweek+ for the iPad includes the same content as the printed edition, behind the scenes videos for feature stories, the ability to manage individual issues and search for content across multiple issues, support for sharing articles via Facebook and Twitter, and more.In-app readers will pay US$2.99 for four issues, as opposed to the $4.99…

The training materials include a fact sheet and a page from an employee test about the device. The fact sheet also lists Apple’s Smart Cover, the iPad Camera Connection Kit, and VGA Connector as accessories that will be available at the toy store. Since the introduction of the iPod, and then the iPhone, Apple has…

In a research note to clients covered by AppleInsider, Mr. Whitmore wrote, “We remain skeptical whether the likes of (HP), Dell, Motorola, Samsung and RIMM etc can close the competitive gap on iPad 2. Specifically, iPad challengers must either undercut on price (negative margin implications) and/or offer a superior user experience.” He added, “In aggregate,…

iSkin has introduced the Summit messenger bag style iPad case and it won’t go unnoticed. It is deeply padded in a quilted pattern, made from Italian nylon, very lightweight, and very bright and shiny. Both the original iPad and the iPad 2 with the Apple Smart Cover fit comfortably inside the bag. iSkin Summit Messenger BagThe…

While the idea of a front facing camera makes a lot of sense for FaceTime, many have had a hard time visualizing how to exploit the rear facing camera of an iPad. Here are just a few of the applications I’ve run across or thought of recently, and I’m sure I haven’t thought of everything.…

The biggest change, according to iSupply, is in the batter subsystem, where Apple went from a two-cell battery to a three-cell battery. Doing so allowed Apple to eliminate an injection-molded frame used to support the old battery, and the change resulted in a battery subsytem that is a mere 2.5mm thick, a 59% decrease from…

Many of my friends have asked me if I have bought, or intend to buy an iPad 2, and whether I think they should get one. I’ve read about as much as a body can about Apple’s new baby, but to render any reasonable opinion, I had to get up close and personal with one.…