iPad Release Date Announced
Well, it’s official, the iPad is going to be out on the market soon. Here’s how it breaks down. US: April 3rd for Wi-Fi models only Late April for Wi-Fi + 3G March 12 – Pre-order starts for both...
View ArticleA Reason to Watch the Oscars – iPad Commercial Debuts
If you were watching the Oscars last night, then you probably saw the debut iPad commercial. Maybe even more than once. But if you haven’t, head on over to the Apple website to check it out. Go ahead,...
View ArticleApple Vs Amazon: It’s War!
OK, so maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration. But the fact is, Amazon isn’t too thrilled with the iPad, nor with its iBooks store. The iPad represents a huge threat to its e-book sales, and that’s a...
View ArticleAn Hour (or Two) With The iPad
I got a text message yesterday from my buddy, Tim. “When do want to check out the iPad?” I couldn’t respond fast enough. I had played with the iPad a little bit at the Apple store the day before, but...
View ArticleiPhone OS 4.0 – The Deets
What do you need to know about iPhone OS 4.0? Here you go: Multitasking Pulls up a dock on the bottom of the screen when you double-click the home key. The dock displays all of your programs that are...
View Article99-Year-Old Woman Buys iPad – Her First Computer
I don’t have a lot of family, at least not on my side. My grandparents have all passed, and most of the others are estranged in one way or another. Really, the only real relatives I have left are my...
View ArticleMother’s Day and the iPad
A little over a week ago, I was with my wife and we were discussing what to get my Mom for mother’s day. For the past two years, we’ve been wanting to get her an iMac for either Christmas or her...
View ArticleLulu Offering Books in iBooks Store
I’ve got a little bit of a secret to tell, and I feel like I should get it off my chest. Here goes. I’m working on a book. Actually, I’ve been working on a few different books over the years, but I...
View ArticleBarnes & Noble Releases eReader for iPad
When Apple introduced the iPad, it was instantly touted as a competitor to the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook. The difference between the iPad and those other devices though is that the...
View ArticleWWDC Wrap Up
[Photo Credit: Adam Jackson / Flickr] Here it is, our big wrap up of Steve Jobs’ keynote speech at WWDC 10. This is going to be written as it goes, with more formal posts in the coming days to discuss...
View ArticleGetting Bigger all the Time: Apple has 22% of Book Market
I’m not quite sure how this one works out, but here’s the deal. Cult of Mac is reporting that Steve Jobs has stated that Apple owns 22% of the book market. Really? Although much talk about Apple’s...
View ArticleAn App Bookshelf
One of the cool things about the iPhone 4 and iOS4 on the 3GS is the customizable home screen background. This is also a problem, as some backgrounds are more distracting than others, and can detract...
View ArticleThe Reader
I’ve spoken pretty extensively about my mother’s day gift of an iPad, but over this past weekend, another revelation came to my mother which she excitedly showed me. But first, a little background. My...
View ArticleThe Macification of my Mother
My mother is a big fan of the iPad my wife and I bought her for mother’s day, and it’s completely changed the way she does things. She hasn’t been in Barnes & Noble in over four months, and she...
View ArticleApple Planning Media Event in NYC — But What For?
Multiple news outlets are quoting insider sources today who say that Apple is planning one of its “keynote”-style media events to tout a new product. But this time, there’s a twist. Instead of Apple’s...
View ArticleApple Reinvents Textbooks
Textbooks in iBooks 2 Today’s big announcement from New York City is out, and it’s exactly what everyone was expecting: a new kind of textbook. But the real news comes from the big-name textbook...
View ArticleApple’s Textbooks a Hit
Textbooks in iBooks 2 Apple’s inexpensive new textbooks were downloaded 350,000 times in their first three days. Take a second and let that number sink in. The education revolution is in full swing....
View ArticleHarry Potter and the iBooks Snub?
In case you haven’t heard, all seven Harry Potter novels were released today as ebooks, for the first time ever. At first blush, it looks as though all of the ebook retailers are selling the Potter...
View ArticleApple Unveils iPad Mini, New iMac, & More
Apple CEO Tim Cook Thin is in. That seemed to be the prevailing message at Apple’s final media event in 2012, which just ended a short while ago. Apple showed off new, razor-thin iMacs, a 13″ MacBook...
View ArticleJony Ive developing new version of iOS
When Scott Forstall left Apple last October, Jony Ive took over most of his responsibilities at the Human Interface department. This means that Apple’s hardware design genius is now dipping his hands...
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