Businessweek is reporting a rather bizarre rumour that “elite developers” have been given early access to iPad hardware for testing and development of Apps prior to the official debut of the device. Colour me officially jealous! The conditions for these loans is straight out of Mission Impossible: Would-be testers of the tablet-style computer, due to be released Apr. 3, must … Read More
Apple’s Infrastructure Ramps Up for Mobile Computing
It’s interesting to watch the subtle background changes happening in the Appleverse as April 3rd gets closer. The fact that Apple is not only rolling out new hardware but also the supporting elements indicates their drive and determination to not only make the iPad a success but to drive their dominance in the mobile space. The latest such instance comes … Read More
Steve Jobs Presentation Skills Lead To Strong Presales for iPad
iPad Presales Strong Now that the dust has settled on the beginning of the iPad presales period, some interesting facts have started to come out about the initial draw of the device. Regardless of your opinion of the iPad and its future success as a consumer device, you have to admit that the numbers that have come to light are … Read More
What to do if your iPad battery stops holding a charge? Get a new one from Apple, of course!
iPad Battery Replacement Apple are very keen on their batteries being non-user serviceable, and being packed tightly away inside their devices in order to make the design of their cool toys amazingly ergonomic. Batteries are often packed tightly into the case structure in-between components, and simply not accessible unless you want to crack your device open and void your warranty, … Read More
Weekly news roundup on all things “Touch”
Apple shares are still rising, iPads are selling like hot cakes “virtually”, as well as receiving last minute design changes. Microsoft, Palm and Android are playing catch-up in the mobile space at GDC, and in sales figures. Some with more success than others…. Oh, and eBooks, or iBooks?, may be in a format you recognise and can be read aloud, … Read More
B&N eReader for iPad Coming Soon
Apple is taking the e-book business very seriously and the iPad will certainly prove to be a serious threat to Kindle from Amazon. By developing eReaders major publishers want to make sure that people always have access to their favourite books in digital format. Today Barnes & Noble updated their blog with some information about their upcoming iPad app. The … Read More
Apple Removes Camera Option in iPhone (iPad) OS 3.2 SDK beta 4 [Images]
Almost every soon to be released Apple product goes through a lot of speculation before it is officially available. The iPad has undoubtedly become one of the most discussed topics in the blog-o-sphere and there has been speculation regarding its hardware and software since the time it was first announced by Steve Jobs. The first rumor which became very popular … Read More
Unity releases Unity Engine 3.0 which adds support for the iPad
Unity Technologies has announced that it’s released a new version of the Unity Engine (version 3.0) which adds in support for the iPad, Android and PlayStation 3, giving it the “broadest support on the market,” according to a statement. Unity already had support for iPhone and iPod Touch, so this is a welcome but not unexpected move from them. With … Read More
Touch Reviews on iPad
With less than 27 days left for the iPad to be made available in the US Apple stores, we couldn’t resist testing how ‘Touch Reviews’ would look like on the iPad. We’ve managed to get some screenhsots of our blog on the iPad simulator! The large display allows you to view more content above the fold.
iPad WiFi US Launch April 3, Pre-Order from Apple Online Store Starting March 12
Apple WiFi iPad available for pre-order on March 12th. In store pickup on April 3rd. US Only initially. Since the day Steve Jobs appeared on stage for the Apple Special Event 2010 to announce the iPad there has been a lot of buzz about it’s availability. Many rumor blogs suggested that there might be minor delays in production and that could possibly … Read More
Help Zombie Fairy Defeat Monsters In Bella Boo for iPhone
Bella Boo [rating: 4/5] It’s amazing that with the number of games in the app store that developers can continue to come up with new ideas, but while they do I’ll be more than happy to review them for you and this time it’s Bella Boo by Half Fast Games. Bella Boo is a Zombie Fairy and it’s your task … Read More
ArtStudio for iPhone Is Creative Fun
ArtStudio [rating: 5/5] If you watched the iPad keynote last month you know one of the application demoed for the new platform was called Brushes. Brushes allows the user to make artistic creations using their fingers instead of a mouse as they might do on a personal computer. Although Brushes for the iPad is still at least another month away, … Read More
iPad Will Change Mobile Advertising As Well?
The phrase game changer has been used a lot during the month of the iPad’s public existence. In some cases it’s been overused but in others it’s the perfect expression of how different the iPad is and will become. The world has seen and used tablet computers before but you get a sense looking at the product that it is … Read More
The iPad Gold Rush | Development On Rise
New products always elicit excitement and aggregate buzz around them. The iPad has been a perfect example of this truth. We’ve documented the build up to, and aftermath of, the iPad announcement in many articles. Now new information has come out providing further empirical evidence of the excitement the iPad has caused. Flurry is a San Francisco-based analytics company that … Read More
iPad Pressure Already Being Felt?
Much has been made about Apple’s lack of Flash support on their portable devices. A few articles here have already discussed it and the likely repercussions. News out of the tech world today seems to indicate the pressure and promise of the iPad is forcing some major web sites to rethink their strategy and make their content available to non-Flash … Read More