Apple’s iPad mini has been around for several months, and with device consistently increasing in popularity, it is no surprise that part productions for the device have also increased. According to a report from Reuters, Sharp is reducing the production of the 9.7” displays for the fourth generation iPad, due to the popularity of the iPad mini. This production is … Read More
AT&T Opens Up FaceTime over Cellular to All Tiered-Data Plan Customers
AT&T is making changes to its data plan offerings, opening up FaceTime over Cellular to all customers who currently have a tiered data plan. AT&T has been carrying the iPhone since the original model, after it acquired Cingular in 2007. Initially, AT&T restricted FaceTime over Cellular to devices with 4G LTE, including the iPhone 5, iPad mini, and the third … Read More
Fifth Gen iPad 5G and Second Gen iPad mini to Launch in March?
Apple will reportedly be refreshing the iPad twice a year now, with the lineup consisting of both the full sized iPad and the iPad mini. Brian White of Topeka Capital Markets is suggesting that industry sources are pointing to launch of both the fifth generation iPad 5G and the second generation iPad mini in March. The conclusion was made by … Read More
News Corp Shutting Down iPad-focused Newspaper, The Daily
On Monday, a press release from News Corp noted that their news and entertainment division would be spitting up and there would a new CEO for the publishing division. In this separation of businesses, News Corp has proposed a plan to entirely shut down its iPad-focused newspaper, The Daily. The Daily launched on February 11th last year, in an attempt … Read More
iPhone 5, iPad mini, and Fourth-Generation iPad Launching in China in December
Apple’s new product lineup, including the iPhone 5, iPad mini, and fourth generation iPad is finally coming to China, after the Cupertino company had trouble with specific certifications that the country requires. Earlier in the week, the iPhone 5 received certification in China, and was eligible to go on sale. On Friday, Apple announced that they would be bringing the … Read More
Sponsored Feature: NARR8 Limited Aims to Make Comic Books Come Alive with NARR8 on iPad
Those “Choose your own adventure” books were impressive back in the day. Nowadays, however, most people will likely want something shinier, something all new – something they’ve never seen before. Developer NARR8 Limited has created a digital book reader that it hopes will be all that, and more. We spoke to Alexander Vaschenko, founder of the team that developed NARR8, to … Read More
Major U.S Carriers Officially Launch LTE Versions of iPad mini and iPad 4G (fourth gen)
Apple’s iPad mini was announced several weeks ago and went on sale in early November. Apple promised that LTE versions of the iPad mini and the 4th generation iPad (4G) would be available in late November and held up their end of the deal. On Friday, all of the major United States carriers, Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint announced they will … Read More
Apple Airs Two New iPad mini TV Ads, ‘Books’ and ‘Photos’
Apple has aired two new iPad mini television ads in the United States, highlighting the iPhoto app on the full sized iPad and iPad mini as well as iBooks on both devices. During the iPad mini media event, Apple played and later aired the first iPad mini ad, called ‘Piano’. The new ads, called ‘Photos’ and ‘Books’ very cleverly show … Read More
Apple Posts iOS 6.0.1 for Cellular Versions of the 4th Gen iPad and iPad mini
Late last week, Apple released iOS 6.0.1 to the users of the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, adding a few new features and fixing a number of bugs. On Friday, the Cupertino company posted a iOS 6.0.1 update for the new 4th generation iPad and the iPad mini, which are expected to be released in the coming weeks. Apple promised … Read More
iOS 6.1 to Bring Movie Ticket Purchases to Siri
Apple released an iOS 6.1 beta to developers recently, and features that are expected to be in the new update are now being shown off online. One of these new features in iOS 6.1 is the ability to purchase movie tickets through Siri. Apple is bringing movie ticket purchases to Siri, allowing users to simply tell Siri to book them … Read More
Apple’s iPad Mini Sells Out in 2 Hours At Fifth Ave Retail Store
On Friday, Apple’s iPad mini and 4th generation iPad went on sale, and lines were shorter than other product launches. However, other retail locations experienced heavier traffic than usual and although hurricane Sandy prevented some customers from coming out to buy an iPad mini, Apple’s Fifth Ave Retail store sold out of iPad minis within two hours of going on … Read More
Apple Airs iPad Mini TV Ad “Piano”
Early last week, following the announcement of the new iPad mini, Apple began airing the first television ad for the 7.9 inch device. Apple’s SVP of Industrial Design, Jony Ive mentioned that the company focused on creating the iPad mini from the ground up rather than shrinking down the full sized iPad. He also mentioned that Apple’s reason for doing … Read More
Apple’s Initial Stock of White iPad Mini Pre-Orders Sold Out
Apple’s iPad mini and 4th generation iPad was announced this past Tuesday and was available for Pre-Order 3AM Eastern / 12AM Pacific on Friday. However, within the first 20 minutes of the iPad mini being available for Pre-Order, the white/silver version of the device has already sold out. Delivery for the white iPad mini which was scheduled for delivery on … Read More
iPad mini features Advanced Software To Detect and Prevent Unintended Touch
Apple introduced the new iPad mini on Tuesday and already, users are beginning to notice some smarter features that the Cupertino company has included that wouldn’t be available on competing devices. According to the Apple’s iPad mini design website, the company has included advanced software in the iPad mini that detects and prevents unintended touches. This is just one of … Read More
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Phil Schiller Defends iPad mini Pricing
On Tuesday, Apple Inc. (AAPL) introduced the widely rumored iPad Mini. Although the iPad mini was exactly what users were expecting, a smaller screen, a full sized experience, many are still disappointed with the pricing of the device, which starts at $329. Users expected AAPL to introduce a device in the $199-$299 price range, usually what Android tablets are selling … Read More