Last week a leaked iPad Apps database ensured us that yes, there will be a multitude of iPad games readily available at the tablet’s launch this weekend. One very influential and notable iPhone game seemed to be missing from the list, although we can now confirm that Subatomic Studios’ Fieldrunners will be available on the…
Apple sued over multitouch by Elan Microelectronics, asks ITC to ban Apple products from US
Patents are big money, and when a company with cash reserves like Apple starts pushing out technologies based on shaky patent portfolios, you can bet the patent litigation business is going to benefit. The latest tech company chasing a piece of Apple’s massive cash hoards is Elan Microelectronics. The company claims that Apple is infringing…
Apple shipping pre-ordered iPads – Are you jumping for joy yet?
The iPad has stirred up an air of feverish excitement in the geek world, as Apple prepares to unleash their oversized iPhone tablet this weekend. So, amidst all the coverage you’re going to see this week about iPad apps, iPad demographics, iPad this-and-that, we thought you’d like to know that pre-ordered iPads are already making…
iTunes 9.1 paves way for iPad
Apple has released an updated version of iTunes and the 9.1 version paves the way for the iPad, and it may be taking another swipe at the jailbreaking community. There’s not much new without an iPad in hand to sync, but the multimedia software will be ready to transfer all types of content once you…
Rumor: iPad Coming to Canada April 24th?
Yo, Canada! Have some awesome news all Canadians this morning. If ‘late April’ was just a little too vague for you, I’m happy to report that some actual launch date rumors for the iPad in Canada are finally coming out. According to iPadinCanada, the weekend of April 24th has been set as a ‘black out…
Apple secures iPad patents just in the nick of time
We’re less than a week away from Apple’s iPad launch, and it looks like the patent-Gods at the USPTO are looking favorably on the famous tech company from Cupertino. No, Apple isn’t suing anyone else over patent infringement. Rather, they’re building their own portfolio. Apple has just secured a pair of patents that cover the…
iPad as sheet music reader (aka the most expensive sheet music ever)
The Apple iPad is being pushed to consumers as an eBook reader to rule them all (despite having a backlit LCD that’s harsh on the eyes). But, not all eBooks need be actual books – the iPad might actually be the coolest, and most expensive, sheet music reader to ever compliment a piano’s black and…
University will give out iPads to students
This was gonna happen at some point – Seton University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania will give all full-time students an iPad who are a part of their Technology Advantage Program, starting this fall. The iPad is capable of many things, but as a text book replacement? That’s gold for any student! Much like other colleges have…
Android hiding in the skin of iPad OS
The iPad is coming! So are the clones. While Apple fanboys will say that all tablets are iClones, this seems to be the clone of clones we have on our hands. Running Android, the skin of this tablet is pretty much identical to the iPad OS, from the picture, at least. The Android tablet is…
Apple looks to iPad OS to milk customers – iPad updates won’t be free
Apple customers tend to be more loyal than their PC-using counterparts, and Cupertino is using this to their advantage with the iPad. Just like the iPhone and its iPhone OS, the iPad will get periodic updates to its iPad OS throughout its lifetime. Some of those updates will be minor bug fixes, while others will…