Archive for the 'iPad News' Category

iPad Updates: Can They Do Without iTunes?

That’s the question many of us are asking after Apple has moved a step closer to declaring the major changes that it has made to its iOS software. It’s this software that is used for both iPhones and iPads; hence naturally millions of users world over are keeping an eye on any bit of news [...]

Make your iPad experience better with the aid of iPad accessories

Any machine is incomplete without its accessories to complement it, and the same is true for the iPad.The iPad accessories play an important role in providing the iPad user a complete and comprehensive package, as the iPad experience would have been imperfect and unfinished without these cool iPad accessories. These iPad accessories allow the user [...]

Apple Sues Over Knock-Off IPod and IPad Accessories

Apple Inc. sued companies it said are selling unauthorized electronic accessories such as chargers, speakers and cables for the iPod music player, iPhone and iPad tablet computer. “Many are of inferior quality and reliability, raising significant concerns over compatibility with and damage to Apple’s products,” Apple said in the complaint, citing a user comment that [...]

Apple Hit with iPad Heat Lawsuit

Apple was hit with a new lawsuit on July 23 that alleges the iPad overheats too quickly and stops working in sunlight and hot weather conditions. The case was filed in Federal Court in Oakland, California, and is seeking class action status, according to Bloomberg. The suit claims Apple’s iPad “overheats so quickly under common [...]

Why the iPad hasn’t killed the Kindle

Amazon’s Kindle e-reader is a terrific device, but a lot of people, myself included, figured that once Apple’s iPad came out, the poor little Kindle would be toast. The first thing I did at the iPad introduction event was snap a few pictures of a shiny new iPad right next to my Kindle. They came [...]

Flipboard ‘personal Social Magazine’ Debuts for iPad

Major publishers have slowly been rolling out their visions of how an analog magazine should look and work in a digital world full of iPads. Flipboard, on the other hand, is a new type of digital publication for the iPad that wants to meld your news and social worlds into a sort of personalized magazine. [...]

Rock out with the iPad now

A few weeks ago I wrote about an innovative app that lets you power your electric guitar via the iPhone or the iPod Touch. Now the AmpliTube has gone big with a version optimized for the larger iPad. The app starts at free for limited use, or $19.99 for a full range of sounds (fuzz, [...]

LG Can’t Meet Apple Demand For iPad Displays

LG Display’s CEO, Kwon Young-soo has indicated that while demand for its LCD TV screens is somewhat soft, it is having trouble with the smaller LEDs for the iPad. “Demand (from Apple) keeps growing and we can’t meet it all,” he said. “Apple may have to delay launches of the iPad for some countries due [...]

Apple iPad – the ‘Tickle Me Elmo’ of 2010

Apple will sell 12.9 million iPads before the end of this year, according to the market watchers at iSuppli, upping their earlier estimate of 7.1 million “magical and revolutionary” devices. “The iPad is shaping up to be the ‘Tickle Me Elmo’ of the 2010 holiday season,” said iSuppli’s Rhoda Alexander in a statement, meaning that [...]

Amazon Kindle Sales Defy IPad by Rising Each Month in Q2

Predictions for the Kindle’s death at the hands of the iPad appear to have been premature as Amazon on Monday reported strong growth in sales of its popular e-reader after dropping the price to US$189. “We’ve reached a tipping point with the new price of Kindle–the growth rate of Kindle device unit sales has tripled [...]