Archive for the ‘iPad News’ Category
Apple has quietly launched the iPad mini with Retina Display in its online Apple Store at midnight Pacific Time, November 12. This came as a surprise move, although some voices had whispered that the highly anticipated iPad mini would reach stores today.
When Apple introduced the 7.9-inch tablet, it mentioned no availability date, but since then numerous reports have been highlighting severe supply constraints due to Retina display manufacturing … Read More
Apple will begin its online sales of the iPad Air in Canada on November 1 at 12:01AM PDT, while retail stores will open at 8AM local time.
Prices for the iPad Air start at $519 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model, while the Wi-Fi + Cellular model in 16GB starts at $649. Storage sizes will come in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities. You can check out the prices below:
Apple resellers such as … Read More
Chalk this one up as a bizarre story, as reported by wsbtv.com. Alexa Crisa (from Roswell, Georgia) was driving her car when another car jumped in front of her, causing her to hit the brakes and keep driving, but thought nothing of it at the time after arriving home. After her father came home, he was surprised to see something weird stuck in Alexa’s car bumper–it was an iPad.
Turns … Read More
The iPad turned three years old as of yesterday. When Steve Jobs stepped on stage to debut the tablet in 2010, we had no idea the device would end up selling like hotcakes. But of course, there were doubters about the iPad and whether or not it could make a real dent in the tablet space when others couldn’t. Here was our popular FAQ at the time, on how … Read More
Conan O’Brien and his team recently released an iPad TV ad in what they call “the most truthful iPad ad ever”. It basically is a parody of Apple’s latest iPad TV ads where apps are highlighted but this time around, Conan reveals what people use their iPad the most for: porn.
Check out the video below (NSFW):
What do you think? Is Conan onto something that we don’t know?
You know what makes a great place to work? When you feel appreciated by your leader, which is something LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner has just done by handing out free iPad minis to its entire staff of 3,500, according to Business Insider. A LinkedIn spokesperson confirmed the freebies:
We wanted to acknowledge the hard work and accomplishments of all of our employees in 2012. During today’s biweekly All Hands meeting, … Read More
Looks like Amazon continues to target Apple’s iPad. Last fall, Amazon launched a campaign to pit the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD against the iPad mini. Now, the following commercial which aired during the Super Bowl has the larger 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD against the iPad. The video goes over the display quality and screen size, then ends with a side by side price comparison, with the iPad starting at … Read More
Facebook has a mystery media event being held on Tuesday, January 15th. There have been rumours the announcement could related to a phone or mobile operating system launch. Now, other rumours have surfaced, courtesy of TechCrunch which claims Messenger for iPad will be coming:
Specifically I’m hearing that Messenger for iPad, replete with all the Messenger features we’ve come to love like emoticons, photosharing, read receipts, location tagging, … Read More
According to a report by the Daily Post, a break and enter at Microsoft’s campus in Mountain View over the Christmas break resulted in nothing being stolen–except for five iPads laying around. The report noted “not Microsoft products were reported stolen.”
The Microsoft Research Silicon Valley office employs 75 researchers and was founded in 2001. Its primary goal, according to their director, Roy Levin is to “advance the state of … Read More
If you’re looking for a cheap iPad, then check out the refurbished iPad 2 from Apple.ca. Currently white and black models in 16GB capacities are in stock for $319. Refurbished iPads come with a new exterior shell, battery and a 1 year warranty.
At $319, this is $10 cheaper than a brand new iPad mini, and ships for free in 1-3 business days.
Let us know if you’re going to buy … Read More