Apple launched their new iPad tablet as a sort of lightweight “living room computer” to replace that bulky laptop and one-up your small smartphone. Like all computers, though, the iPad is subject to temperature extremes that could put its delicate internal components at risk of being damaged. And, like a computer, it can overheat. When…
Video: This is what iPad launch day looks like from the front of the line
Curious about what kind of madness that surrounds a retail launch of a hot new Apple product, but can’t get yourself to stand in line for hours on end? Missed our 16 hour livecast of the iPad launch lines at the Palo Alto Apple Store, did you? Well, you’re in luck! Thanks to the magic…
Apple iPad benchmark shows massive boost in performance over the iPhone 3GS
The iPad is fast. It’s blazing fast – especially compared to the iPhone 3GS. But, did you know that it’s capable of processing native iPhone OS apps an average of two times faster than an iPhone 3GS? Did you know it does that with much of the same specs as the 3GS? Well, consider yourself…
iPad WiFi issues arise – WiFi problems for Apple’s iPad?
Does your iPad have WiFi signal strength issues?online surveys Today isn’t a good day for Apple’s iPad PR team. As we said before, the iPad is a first-generation device. As such, it’s bound to have some problems that need some fixing. One of those problems has to do with the way the tablet charges through…
iPad battery charge problems: Apple iPad has charging issues
The iPad is a first generation product. And you know what that means – we’re going to see some bugs and glitches hidden throughout the tablet’s hardware and software. The first of those not-fully-ironed-out bugs seems to be related to the way the device charges. According to reports, and confirmation on our own fleet of…
Apple on iPad sales: We moved 300,000 iPads on launch day, how do you like them Apples?
This past weekend, in case you somehow haven’t heard, was Apple’s iPad launch weekend. It was the weekend that Apple unleashed their new tablet on the world, and in the process, sparking hundreds of thousands of iPad purchases from eager-beaver Apple fans. So, just how many iPad units did Apple sell? According to Apple themselves,…
Did Apple just move 700,000 iPads on launch day?
When it comes to product launches, analysts and marketing departments all love to spout sales numbers as a means to get a grip on the relative success of the launch. When it comes to Apple, those numbers are usually impressive. The iPhone, for example, sold 1 million iPhones in 74 days – it’s launch calendar…
Video: iPhone Dev Team jailbreaks the iPad – Fully jailbroken iPad inevitable!
We haven’t even spent 48 hours with our iPad, and wouldn’t you know it, the iPad iPhone Dev Team goes and posts a video demonstrating a working iPad jailbreak technique. It was inevitable that the iPad would be jailbroken in due time, but we didn’t expect its file system security to topple so fast. The…
Video: iPad pairing with Apple Bluetooth keyboard
Say you want to to use your iPad to type out a fairly long email or a dissertation on why the iPad should support Flash and third-party app multitasking. Trying to do that on the onscreen virtual keyboard could prove tedious. So, what do you do? Do what we did and just pair your Bluetooth…
Samsung’s amazing Galaxy S media presentation from CTIA Las Vegas 2010
CTIA Las Vegas 2010 has long been over with, but we just stumbled upon a video of Samsung’s amazing Galaxy S media event in one of our cams. We just had to show you, dear reader, what could quite possibly be the most impressive media presentation we’ve ever witnessed for a product launch. What you…