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Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is forecasting that Apple will sell over one million new iPads this Friday when it goes on sale for the first time. Munster has been fairly on target with Apple predictions in the past compared to other analysts. There’s no reason to not believe that figure. Shipment dates for the new…
While the new features found in the iOS 5.1 update were fairly minimal, one that snuck under the radar was an increase to the maximum download file size over 3G/4G networks. The new version of iOS allows downloads of up to 50 MBs to be conducted over cellular networks, a fairly sizable increase from the previous 20MB…
When the new iPad was officially unveiled to come to Verizon and AT&T’s LTE networks in the U.S., many were left wondering what this meant for Sprint, which is building out its own LTE network starting this year. As Sprint has a fairly expensive agreement with Apple to sell the company’s iPhones over the next…
Demand for Apple’s new iPad is off the charts, according to a statement made to the USA Today by an Apple company spokesman. Apple has already blown through the preorder stock it set aside to be delivered on March 16th, and on Friday we reported that the shipping date had slipped to March 19th for…
As is customary with preorders of hot new Apple devices, customers who waited a few days to pull the trigger on purchasing Apple’s new iPad will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on the device. Customers who visit the online Apple store are being greeted with March 19th as the new…
If you downloaded iPhoto for iOS after Apple released it a couple of days ago, you may have realized something was slightly different about the maps used for things like viewing the location of a photo taken. Some speculated Apple finally ditched Google Maps so it can stop relying on a competitor. It turns out…
One thing that Apple didn’t talk about when they announced the new iPad earlier this week was just how insane of a battery it has inside. The iPad 2 has a 6,944 mAh battery and goes for about 10 hours. The new iPad has a 11,666 mAh battery, which is roughly 70% larger, yet still…
Apple introduced its new iPad today and several technology journalists got some hands-on time with the device after the event. While most reviews couldn’t test out the LTE connectivity or the camera, they did get to see the device and most walked away impressed by the quality of the retina display. Most also commented on…
Apple is still working out the kinks with its online Apple store for pre-orders, but we managed to snag a bit of information about the plans available on AT&T and Verizon for the 4G LTE iPad models. Putting aside coverage and speed differences between the two carriers, it basically comes down to whether you are…
It looks like George may have been underwhelmed with iOS 5.1 hitting the App Store, but there’s a little something that I’m sure many of you will be excited about to see once you update your AT&T iPhone 4S. As you see from the screencap I took of my iPhone 4S, the 3G indicator has…