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iPad Air Display review

Posted 25 May 2010 | By Chris Davies | Categories: Featured, archive | No Comments

Having that slick 9.7-inch iPad sitting idle while you’re hammering away at your MacBook seems like a bit of a waste, and so Air Display promises to turn the tablet into a secondary display.  Avatron’s app uses a WiFi connection to bridge MacBook to iPad wirelessly; we checked the $9.99 software out.

Installation is straightforward, with [...]

iPad International preorders begin

Posted 10 May 2010 | By Chris Davies | Categories: Featured, archive | No Comments

Preorders for Apple’s iPad WiFi and iPad WiFi + 3G have opened in in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.  Deliveries of the touchscreen tablet are expected to begin from May 28th.

In the UK, pricing for the iPad starts at £429 for the 16GB WiFi-only version and £529 for the [...]

Griffin Jumper iPad Sleeve Review

Posted 04 May 2010 | By Chris Davies | Categories: Featured, archive | No Comments

Apple’s official iPad case is great if you want a multifunctional folio and stand, but if all you’re concerned with is protecting your tablet from scrapes and scratches while it travels in your bag, a sleeve-style case might be an easier, cheaper alternative. Griffin sent over their Jumper sleeve, a low-cost neoprene case, so [...]

Apple sell 1,000,000 iPads in 28 days

Posted 03 May 2010 | By Chris Davies | Categories: Featured, archive | No Comments

Apple have confirmed that their iPad tablet has broken its first major sales milestone: it sold its one millionth iPad on Friday, April 30th 2010.  That means it took less than a calendar month to ship 1m of the touchscreen slates, a feat which Apple CEO Steve Jobs contrasts to the 74 days which it [...]

iPad launch delayed outside US; preorders from May 10th

Posted 14 April 2010 | By Chris Davies | Categories: Featured, archive | 2 Comments

Would-be buyers of the iPad who live outside the US are learning today that there’s a downside to the surprising success of the Apple tablet: launch delays.  Apple have just announced that they are pushing back the international launch of the iPad for a month, from its original “end of April” window to the end [...]

iPhone OS 4.0 Announced: Brings Multitasking and More to the Operating System

Posted 08 April 2010 | By Evan Selleck | Categories: Featured, archive | No Comments

A little bit over a year ago, Apple brought the world iPhone OS 3.0, and here we are, rocking in the wake that Steve Jobs and company has created after officially announcing their latest, and best, version: 4.0. But, as you should expect, this isn’t about the iPhone proper. No, we’re keeping it iPad-centric here, [...]

Fusion of Ideas StealthArmor Giveaway: Tell Us Why You Ned One

Posted 08 April 2010 | By Evan Selleck | Categories: Featured, archive | No Comments

Public announcement here, folks. Looks like Fusion of Ideas has some pretty gracious hosts, because they’ve just informed us that they’ve got a pair of StealthArmor protective skins for iPads that they want to give away to our great readers. And, of course, we’re happy to oblige them. Check out the instructions after the cut, [...]

Fusion of Ideas StealthArmor Reviewed

Posted 07 April 2010 | By Evan Selleck | Categories: Featured, archive | 1 Comment

When you get a new toy, especially an expensive, shiny one, you want to take all the necessary steps to make sure that it stays safe at all times. There are all sorts of cases, sleeves, and protective screens for your iPad out there right now, but none of them have the appeal to us [...]

Apple iPad: The Review

Posted 07 April 2010 | By Evan Selleck | Categories: Featured, archive | 3 Comments

So, it’s finally here. Depending on how you look at it, you could be one of those people who has been waiting years to get your hands on a traditional Apple tablet. Or, if you’re more contemporary, you’ve been waiting since about January. Whatever the case, we’re sure the excitement is still ridiculously high. And, [...]

300,000 iPads sold on April 3rd

Posted 05 April 2010 | By Chris Davies | Categories: Featured, archive | 3 Comments

Apple have announced sales figures for the iPad’s first day of availability, and as you might expect they’re glowing.  Pre-orders, Apple Store sales and iPads sold through Apple’s channel partners amounted to over 300,000 units in the period from 9am EST to midnight on Saturday April 3rd.

Apple iPad preorders now live (but US only)

Posted 12 March 2010 | By Chris Davies | Categories: Featured, archive | 3 Comments

Apple’s iPad has arrived for preorder, though as expected you’ll have to wait until April 3rd before your multitouch tablet arrives.  Having been taken down earlier today for updating, the Apple Store is now accepting preorders for the 16GB, 32GB and 64GB WiFi-only iPad models, priced at $499, $599 and $699 respectively.

Curiously, however, while Apple [...]