Samsung official: Apple to use Samsung displays in smaller iPad
It probably won’t be this small Even though the third-generation iPad was announced less than a week ago, the iPad rumor mills haven’t slowed down a bit. The latest whispers come from the Korea Times, who have quoted an unnamed Samsung official as saying that Apple will be releasing a smaller iPad, possibly by the...
Tether launches $30/year web-based tethering service for iPhones, works around Apple’s restrictions
Tether made news in November, 2011 when Apple seemingly accidentally accepted their application into the iTunes App Store. The $14.99 piece of iPhone software allowed anyone to simply download the iPhone app, install a Mac app, and have unlimited tethering by way of a USB cable. The service still didn’t compare to the ease-of-use found in...
Apple to close iWork.com service on July 31st, tells users to use iCloud instead
In an email to customers, Apple has announced that their iWork.com beta service will be shutting down effective July 31, 2012. The service was launched in early 2009 in concert with iWork ’09, and has served as an online method for document sharing and commenting. Dear iWork.com user, Thanks for participating in the iWork.com...
Access camera without unlocking iOS devices
A new feature in iOS 5.1 is the ability to access the camera without unlocking your iPhone or iPod touch (if you have a passcode set). To do this, press the home button, and to the right of the Slide to Unlock slider, you'll see a camera icon. The firs...
At 42.5-watt-hours capacity, the new iPad is almost all battery
During the new iPad’s unveiling yesterday, Phil Schiller noted many of the device’s upgrades— the new Retina display, quad-core graphics engine, and LTE networking— consume a lot of battery life. Schiller then announced the new iPad would have the same 10-hour battery life over Wi-Fi (or 9 hours over 4G) as the iPad 2. A...
At 42.5-watt-hours capacity, the new iPad is almost all battery
During the new iPad’s unveiling yesterday, Phil Schiller noted many of the device’s upgrades— the new Retina display, quad-core graphics engine, and LTE networking— consume a lot of battery life. Schiller then announced the new iPad would have the same 10-hour battery life over Wi-Fi (or 9 hours over 4G) as the iPad 2. A...
Dev-Team: tethered jailbreak for iOS 5.1 with redsn0w ready
Of course, just like the rest of us, the Dev Team was waiting-by during yesterday’s event to give us an update on the jailbreaking situation following any announcements. Very briefly during the event, Apple told us iOS 5.1 would begin rolling out. The major takeaway of the announcement was Siri support for Japanese users. Over on the Dev-Team...
New poll: will you buy an iPad 3?
As you probably know, Apple announced the "new iPad," or iPad (third generation), yesterday. What do you think about it? Are you going to rush out and pre-order one? Are you definitely not buying one? Or are you on the fence?
Make your voice heard. V...
It’s obvious now? The next iPhone is called…“the new iPhone”
So about two weeks ago we got a tip from a reliable source that Apple was going to call the iPhone 5 (or whatever)- the new “iPhone”. That seemed a little nuts at the time but what a difference a Keynote makes. As Christian explained, Apple chopped the suffix off if the iPad as part...
What’s in a name: Why the new iPad isn’t called iPad 3
The cat is out of the bag: Apple's new tablet won't be called iPad 3 or iPad HD, but simply the new iPad. That may sound like an odd choice at first, but it signals a profound change, as the iPad is dominating the post-PC world.
How Apple could screw the U.S. wireless industry
All signs point to Apple unveiling the first iPad with LTE on Wednesday, but if that tablet -- and more importantly the forthcoming iPhone 5 – doesn't support LTE, then Apple will have struck huge blow to the wireless industry and impeded mobile broadband’s progress.
Reports claim the new iPad will actually be called the ‘iPad HD’
According to both CNET and VentureBeat, Apple’s new iPad won’t be officially called “iPad 3,” but rather “iPad HD.” The “HD” suffix is a nod to the new iPad biggest upgrade: the high-definition Retina Display. The Verge reported last year that the new iPad would be called the “iPad HD,” so it’s worth taking a...
