Verizon iPad TV ad is out
Last month Verizon Wireless stores began selling iPad/MiFi bundles. Now, the first television spot advertising that fact has debuted.
It features a user in a small room with an iPad on his lap. He pulls a MiFi from his pocket, flicks it on and presto...
iOS 4.2 improves iPhone 3G performance
Testing has shown that the iPhone 3G's performance is much improved under iOS 4.2. Rene Ritchie at TiPb has posted a video (which you can watch after the break) of both iOS 3.0 and 4.2 (the gold master) running on an iPhone 3G. Here's what he found.
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iPad pre-orders to begin in Korea this week
South Korea's KT Corporation will begin taking iPad pre-orders "this week." Initially banned by the Korea Communications Commission, the iPad eventually passed inspection and has been highly anticipated by customers. KT Corp. hopes to begin shipments i...
iPad 2 ads being shot in New York City?
British photographer David Sims is rumored to have been shooting a TV ad for the next generation iPad in New York City recently. According to 9to5 Mac, the shoot took place at Pier 59.
As with most rumors, details are few and far between. Sources say...
.Mac Homepage shutting down today
In April of 2009, Apple announced the pending discontinuation of its .Mac Homepage service. A formal date was set in October, and that date is today.
Your sites won't be gone for good, however. To find them, open your iDisk and navigate to the Sites f...
Posterous for iPhone puts microblogging power at your fingers
Arguably, one of the easiest ways to publish online is with Posterous. Creating and updating a weblog with Posterous is as simple as sending an email. Now, the gang has created another tool for users to play with: Posterous for iPhone (free). I've been...
Apple features "Hall of Fame" apps
In its continuing effort to present customers with the best of the App Store, Apple has published an "App Store Essentials Hall of Fame" page. It features many titles you've undoubtedly heard of, including Angry Birds, Evernote, Facebook and Epicurious...
Mac Pro server config added to product lineup
Shortly after announcing the end of the Xserve, Apple has added Mac Pro server configuration in its place. The new machine features a single 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Xeon 'Nehalem' processor, 8GB (4 x 2GB) of DDR3 ECC SDRAM, a pair of 1TB (7200RPM) hard ...
LaCie offers USB 3.0 to Mac users
Cupertino may not be ready to offer us USB 3.0 quite yet, but LaCie is. The company has announced the availability of both the USB 3.0 PCI Express Card and the USB 3.0 ExpressCard/34 with Mac compatibility.
To get things working, just install the fre...
An all-time intraday high for Apple stock
What goes up must keep going up apparently: Apple's stock hit an new, intraday high today of US$320.18 and is trading up $6.24, or 1.99%, as of this writing. These numbers knock out Apple's previous intraday record of $319.00, set just a little while b...
Apple is building a NYC office for the iAd team
Business Insider is reporting that Apple has begun construction on a New York City-based office for members of the iAd team. Referring to information attained from "multiple sources," Dan Frommer says that the building will be in Manhattan near Union S...
Skyfire pulls iPhone app from App Store due to overloaded servers
Just five hours into availability, high demand on Skyfire servers forced them to pull the Skyfire iOS app from the App Store. The company says its working to increase server capacity and will have a new group of apps available "soon." The $US2.99 app...
