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If you saw the Apple iPad 2 and wanted to wait to see Microsoft’s response, you may have to wait a long time. A report out of Businessweek suggests that a true Microsoft iPad competitor won’t hit the market until the back-to-school time in 2012. Yowza. We already know that Microsoft’s tablet strategy is Windows…
Back in 1991, there was a video game called Another World (or Out of This World as it was known when it was released in the US) that revolutionized the gaming industry with its cinematic effects, graphics, and cut scenes. At the time, games have yet to reach a maturity that Another World did as…
While the dust is still settling from the iPad 2 announcement the other day, many are no doubt deciding whether or not to throw their hard-earned dollars down for Apple’s latest ‘Post PC’ device. The reaction from friends, family and colleagues I’ve talked to thus far has been mixed. They were either blown away, or…
If you were looking to pick up that shiny new iPad 2 with 3G, you’ll be happy to hear that AT&T has introduced some new postpaid mobile data plans. According to the company, you will now have multiple ways to get your iPad 2 with 3G connected. The best part is that these options don’t…
So you’ve found yourself blown away by Apple’s new iPad 2, and March 11 doesn’t seem like it can come soon enough. If you decided to hold out until now, watching all your friends and family enjoy their now-vintage iPads, good for you. The new iteration of the Apple tablet is thinner than the iPhone…
The iPad 2 made some serious waves yesterday during and after Apple unveiled it, and the occasion was even more momentous because it was presented by Steve Jobs. Many believed that Jobs was too ill to take the stage, but he introduced the new iPad with the typical gusto and charm to which we’ve grown…
Guess who’s getting to play with the iPad 2 first? It’s the men and women of the Federal Communications Commission which always get to try the goods before the rest of us. Of course they’re focused on checking up possible RF interferences, but imagine the temptation to play with all the toys that cross their…
AT&T and Verizon are locked in for a March 11 launch of the iPad 2, but Canada isn’t far behind. Rogers has confirmed that they’ll be selling Apple’s new skinnier, faster tablet. Though they don’t mention pricing or dates, Apple did mention March 25 for international launches, and they’re selling the Wi-Fi-only 16 GB model…
Apple made some waves this morning by introducing the iPad 2 and while the announcement didn’t contain many surprises, it is still going to be one of the major players in the ever-competitive tablet market. As for the specs, the iPad 2 has a dual-core A5 chip for speedier processing, the same (or similar) 9.7-inch…
As expected, the original iPad’s price has been slashed in the wake of the iPad 2 announcement; the Wi-Fi 16 GB iPad is now $399, 32 GB is $499, and the balls-out 64 GB Wi-Fi and 3G model is going for $729. That’s a $100 cut across the board. Apple was reasonably humane and kept the…