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UPDATE: Addressing my concerns about the adhesive used with this product, Mike Burns (the inventor) contacted me directly. He wanted to make sure I passed on the word that once the dual lock ring is removed from your iPad (or other tablet) that any simple alcohol wipe will remove any dirt, grime or ‘goo’ off.…
Research firm iSuppli, who specializes in identifying the exact components inside a device and generating a rough bill of materials that competitors can then use as a benchmark for building their products, has raised their forecast of iPad shipments from 12.9 million in 2010 to 13.8 million. Hot on the heals of Apple’s Q4 financial…
Aye, the Irish eyes be smilin’ upon ya my boy, my friends down under at foof Bags have released some new sleeves for the iPhone and iPad made of Irish Tweed. Actually, to be more specific these new sleeves are 100% wool Irish tweed, and are built to hug the shape of your iOS-powered device…
The Verizon iPhone rumor just won’t stop and now we’re hearing reports that Apple is in the late-stage testing for its smartphone on the largest mobile operator in the United States. The Boy Genius is reporting that Apple has a CDMA smartphone which in in “AP” testing mode, which is the last stage before a…
Steve Jobs jumped into the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call today and didn’t sound too impressed with the potential iPad competitors. The company shipped more than 4.1 million iPad units this last quarter and this was still below what analysts were expecting. Perhaps that peeved Steve Jobs off a bit, as he tore into the potential…
By most common-sense accounts, Apple had a strong fiscal fourth quarter with $20.3 billion in revenue and more than $4.3 billion in profits. The company did sell more than 14 million iPhone units and more than 4.1 million iPad devices but some of these marks were below analysts’ expectations. “We are blown away to report…
This is an interesting concept to mull over: do you group the iPad into PC sales figures or keep it as a separate category? Analyst Chris Whitmore of Deutsche Bank took the former approach and considered Apple’s position in the PC world with the iPad as a consumer PC device. The startling Q3 2010 results…
Fans of Consumer Reports will be pleased to know that a brand-spanking new Consumer Reports iPhone app has been released. The Consumer Reports Mobile Shopper allows you to access ratings and reliability data while you’re out-and-about doing your shopping. Very convenient (and useful) to say the very least. Key features found within include: Scan barcodes,…
Remember those old Sierra adventure games? You know the ones I’m talking about, Kings Quest, Space Quest, Leisure Suit Larry and the like. If you used to dig these titles as much as I did, get ready to experience them on the iPad. Sierra put out some of the leading games of their time, and…
When it comes to air travel these days, things are changing. We’re starting to see cell phones cleared for use, in-seat live television is becoming more and more of a reality… and other ‘luxuries’ are sure to come. Case in point today comes to us from Qantas Airways in Australia. They have plans to offer…