Many of us can’t wait to get our hands on the new Apple iPad. Unfortunately, if you did not order your device online early, you are going to have to wait a while to get your hands on it. The device will officially launch on March 16th. But some are already thinking about selling their tablets on eBay. Some iPad owners are trying to sell their tablets for over $1000 to those who can’t wait a couple of weeks to get theirs.
Once again, we have an exciting Apple event upon us. Apple is expected to present the next iPad. If we are lucky, we may find out more about the future of Apple TV. We have heard all kinds of rumors about this. Let’s see if this event lives up to expectations.
1:00 PM EST: this is going to take a while to finish. Apple never spills the beans right away. There will most likely be a lot of talk about the success Apple has had so far.
1:02 PM EST: Tim Cook is impressed with the iPad’s success. We are too! 172m post-PC products sold. Read the rest of this entry »
We are only a couple of weeks away from iPad 3′s announcement date (which is rumored to be March 7th). The iPad 2 has been a great device for Apple. But it is now time for the company to deliver a worthy upgrade. The latest rumors suggest that while the iPad 3 won’t be perfect, it will be a major step up over its predecessor. We are still not clear whether this tablet will have a quad core processor. In fact, the latest leak by WeiPhone shows an A5X inside an iPad 3 prototype. While the A5X processor will be more speedy than iPad 2′s processor, it will still be an evolutionary upgrade. Read the rest of this entry »
No matter how great its devices are, Apple simply can’t afford to ignore the fact that some of the top app developers for iOS have been collecting data on users without asking for permission. Apps such as Twitter, Yelp, Path, and Foursquare were all collecting data this way. That is going to stop though. Apps that use address book data will require explicit permission to do so.
Apps that collect or transmit a user’s contact data without their prior permission are in violation of our guidelines… We’re working to make this even better for our customers, and as we have done with location services, any app wishing to access contact data will require explicit user approval in a future software release,
Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr told AllThingsD. As always, the U.S. congress is interested in investigating this issue. Apple CEO, Tim Cook, has already received a letter from Congress which expresses concerns about the way apps handle user data: Read the rest of this entry »
The Super Bowl is quite a spectacle even for those who are not addicted to NFL football. Many folks watch the event for its halftime show and the commercials that play during the game. Samsung took its opportunity to promote the Galaxy Note in front of the millions who watched the show. It also took shots at Apple in the process.
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