iPad Battery Replacement Means New iPad

Topic: Apple

Non-replaceable, built-in batteries are something Apple is famous for. If your iPhone battery dies, you can't just swap out a new one. You have to send it in to Apple and let them replace it. Or you can do it yourself and say 'goodbye' to the warranty. We thought the rules around an iPad battery replacement would be similar, but they're actually far more of a pain in the butt. (iPad Insider)

As it turns out, replacing your iPad battery means replacing your iPad. The exact wording of the website is,

Posted on Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:52:19 CDT | by Robert Evans

New Button Added To iPad

Topic: Apple

The iPad pre-ordering has begun. Apple has put out new information on the iPad, and as a result we've started to see some new information on the upcoming tablet. iPad Insider reports that a button has been “secretly” slipped into the iPad between the keynote address, and now.

Posted on Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:34:13 CST | by Robert Evans

Just Pre-ordered My iPad, Did You?

Topic: Apple

I have been using an iPhone for years and one of the things that I use the iPhone for more than anything is to play games. I was never a mobile gamer until I started using the iPhone. When the iPad was unveiled and I heard that you could play the same apps on it that the iPhone supported I decided I needed one for gaming.

With the Apple Store being down this morning and today being the day set for pre-orders to start I have been spamming the F5 key waiting for the store to open back up. A bit ago the store came back up and you can now pre-order any of the iPad versions. Only the WiFi models will ship on April 3, all other versions are set to ship later in April. Read more

Posted on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:01:38 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Apple Store Down in Preparation for iPad Pre-order

Topic: Apple

The Apple Store is down hours before the Apple iPad pre-order is supposed to start. As reported earlier Apple is launching the Wifi iPad pre-order at 8:30am EST.

It is still hard to say how high the demand for the iPad will be. Earlier reports talked about shortages. It will also be interesting if Apple can manage to keep the site up, once the iPad pre-order is up.
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Posted on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:14:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple iPad Pre-order launches at 8:30am EST [Update]

Topic: Apple

Today is the day. A new Apple product is going to be available for pre-order for all Apple early adopters in the United States. Apple will start taking pre-orders for the Apple iPad today and ship it to you on April 3rd.
TUAW reports that Apple will start taking iPad pre-orders today at 8:30am EST.
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Posted on Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:37:53 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Someone Literally Made A Giant iPhone

Topic: Apple

Prior to its launch, many tech bloggers expected that the iPad would basically take the form of a 'giant iPhone'. Well now a Chinese manufacturer has decided to make that product a reality. MP4 Nation reports that Shuo has just unveiled...a gargantuan iPhone tablet computer.

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Posted on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:10:00 CST | by Robert Evans

Quirky Launches Cloak Undercover iPad Case

Topic: Apple

You know what every piece of space-age technology needs? A cloaking device. Star Trek has convinced me of this. Thankfully, I'm not the only person who thinks this way. SlashGear reports that Quirky has just launched the Cloak Undercover case for the iPad.

Posted on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:01:22 CST | by Robert Evans

Steve Jobs Re-Iterates: 10 Hour iPad Battery Life

Topic: Apple

10 hours of in-use battery life is a LOT for a 1.5 pound color LCD tablet. As a general rule, you can't trust a product's PR to give you a good estimate of how long the battery will last in real-world conditions. That's why numerous pundits have been a little leery of the battery life claims Steve Jobs made in his iPad keynote.

Redmond Pie reports that GCN blogger John Breeden questioned that battery life claim in a column. He received the traditional hateful posts from Apple fanboys.

Posted on Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:39:29 CST | by Robert Evans

Apple: World's Most Admired Company, 2010

Topic: Apple

Fortune Magazine has just released their 2010 list of the world's most admired companies. This list is the result of a survey of businesspeople across the world and across industries. Once again, for the third year running, Apple nabbed the #1 spot. Google came in second place.

Amazon.com managed a respectable #5, while Microsoft came in at 11th place. Fortune states that Apple won this year by the highest margin ever. They credited Apple products for the majority of the admiration.

Posted on Fri, 5 Mar 2010 11:23:12 CST | by Robert Evans

Apple iPad delayed, iPad Pre-order starts March 12th

Topic: Apple

The Apple iPad does not ship in March as previously announced by Apple. Apple just announced that the iPad is shipping April 3rd. Apple will start to take iPad pre-orders next week on March 12th for the Wifi iPad.

The 3G iPad is still scheduled for late April. The rest of the world has to wait for the Wifi and 3G iPad until late April.
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Posted on Fri, 5 Mar 2010 09:51:47 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple iPad seen to Cause NAND Flash Shortage

Topic: Apple

The Apple iPad will launch later this month (rumored iPad launch is March 26th) and most expect spectacular sales. Digitimes has a new report about the fear of hard-drive makers that Apple is about to cause another NAND shortage with the iPad.

Apple already uses 1/3 of the total NAND flash production. The report implies that Apple is the cause for the slow SSD adoption in PCs. If NAND flash would be readily available at lower prices SSD would faster become the standard storage technology in PCs and notebooks.
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Posted on Fri, 5 Mar 2010 07:33:12 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr