Who knew? First in a flurry of extra changes to the iPad is a screen orientation lock switch. Translation: lock the screen orientation so you can use your iPad in any awkward position you please. Second is iBooks will be able to sync free (non-DRM) ePub titles from iTunes, and the VoiceOver screen-reading tech for reading pages of books out loud will be better intergrated into iBooks.
Third? Well, for iPad 3G customers on a 250MB iPad data plan you will receive pop-up alerts when you’re running short on data, exactly like battery warnings, at the 20 percent, 10 percent and zero percent marks.
There’s more? Yes! Apple has added Google’s “Terrain” view in maps and a newer slightly revamped iPod app UI. 3.2 which brings support for (AVI and MJPEG) video formats and native image uploading to Facebook. Is that enough for you to succumb to one?
That’s right. After years of rumors, leaks, speculation, hoping, guessing, and chaos, Apple is taking orders for their iPad. As you can see above you have plenty of options. So, will you buy an iPad (aka the device that can’t multitask, has no SD card slot, and a closed OS)?
While we might have knew that pre-orders for the iPad started tomorrow, no one knew exactly when. Until now obviously. You can set your alarm clocks to 8:30 AM on the East Coast or 5:30 AM on the West Coast to pre-order yor iPad for an April 3 release. From there on you can transmit your $499 to Steve Job’s coffers. See you there, fanboys (and fangirls).
The iPad isn’t even out yet, and the eBook app wars have begun! Barnes & Noble is promising the book savvy that “around the time” of the slate’s launch, a B&N Reader app for access to their 1 million+ eBookStore catalog will be “designed specifically” for the iPad. That means you’d have books, magazines and newspapers at your fingertips, and might even be able to dodge Apple’s prices on books, whether it be small or high. Now where’s that Kindle app?
Above is the very first ad for the iPad which made its snazzy debut at the Oscars tonight. And that’s on top of Steve Jobs actually appearing on the red carpet. One thing that’s for sure is the media blitz that will appear after this ad.
So there you have it. If you want an iPad you’ll have to wait until Saturday April 3rd for it to be available at all Apple stores. But if you don’t want to wait in an extremely long line at an Apple Store, there’s the pre-order option that comes in just a week’s time on March 12th for the Wi-Fi model. The 3G model will arrive later in April, followed by releases to buyers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. As for all of those reports about a “delay”; there isn’t one, but it makes you wonder if there really will be enough iPads for everyone? Oh, and here are the prices for the iPad, just so you know howw much you need to bust out of your savings:
It only takes a while. Give or take 3 months, and your iPhone looks like it came from a war. It’s scratched, dented, dull, and lost its charm. You’re hopeless, and are cursing Apple for not letting your iPhone stay good looking enough. You begin envying the Nexus One owner who will never have to face such an issue. Until MacRumors forum member Shenaniganz08 comes to save the world your iPhone! With this simple and easy step-by-step guide, your iPhone will look like it just came out of its box. You’ll need:
• Sandpaper 320(or 500),800,1000,1500,2000,2500,3000 grit
• 3M Rubbing compound
• Machine Polisher ( Power Drill or small buffer)
• Microfibers
• Sticky tack and or tape
Know what’s amazing? Half of the junk you’ll need to pull this off — those microfibers, the polishing disc and rubbing compound – is included in a $15 3M headlight restoration kit. Afterwards any household drill that works can be used for the buffing. The results from the picture above are truly stunning, so why don’t you make your iPhone feel happy again?
Then only in a few months time you’ll find the new iPhone 4G. This world….
It’s hard to believe, but this is a major shadow in Google’s direction. It appears that the main lawsuit has to either do with Android as a whole, or that HTC uses Android in a certain way that Apple doesn’t like, for example in HTC handsets. If this really is a shot at Android, then things could get ugly, but if it’s against HTC infringing Apple patents, then still, there will be sparks that fly. Head up to Engadget where the docs are in a massive gallery of 41 pages.
That’s right. After years of rumors, leaks, speculation, hoping, guessing, and chaos, Apple is taking orders for their iPad. As you can see above you have plenty of options. So, will you buy an iPad (aka the device that can’t multitask, has no SD card slot, and a closed OS)?
It’s 8:10 AM here on the East Coast. I wonder if it’s just for this 
While we might have knew that pre-orders for the iPad started tomorrow, no one knew exactly when. Until now obviously. You can set your alarm clocks to 8:30 AM on the East Coast or 5:30 AM on the West Coast to pre-order yor iPad for an April 3 release. From there on you can transmit your $499 to Steve Job’s coffers. See you there, fanboys (and fangirls).
The iPad isn’t even out yet, and the eBook app wars have begun! Barnes & Noble is promising the book savvy that “around the time” of the slate’s launch, a B&N Reader app for access to their 1 million+ eBookStore catalog will be “designed specifically” for the iPad. That means you’d have books, magazines and newspapers at your fingertips, and might even be able to dodge Apple’s prices on books, whether it be small or high. Now where’s that Kindle app?
It’s hard to believe, but this is a major shadow in Google’s direction. It appears that the main lawsuit has to either do with Android as a whole, or that HTC uses Android in a certain way that Apple doesn’t like, for example in HTC handsets. If this really is a shot at Android, then things could get ugly, but if it’s against HTC infringing Apple patents, then still, there will be sparks that fly. Head up to Engadget where the docs are in a massive gallery of 41 pages.
