Just when you thought you’d spring for a new iPad, news of iPad 2 starts heating up the rumor mills and blog channels. To buy or not to buy. I have a plan: buy one now, give it to the kids in April, and get an iPad 2 then! Good plan!
* iPad 2 Coming in April?
* iPad 2 To Feature Carbon Fiber Chassis?
* iPad 2 release date, specs: Rumor roundup
* iPad 2 expected to have 2 Cameras and USB Port
* Apple iPad Tops Kids’ Wish List this Season
* Apple’s iOS 4.2 a ‘milestone’ update for iPad, iPhone
* Apple iPad 4.2 and 4.2.1 Mute Sound Problem
* Acer Challenges Apple’s IPad, Unveils Three Tablet Computers
* Richard Branson to launch magazine for Apple’s iPad
* BlackBerry PlayBook vs. Apple iPad 2: The Results Are In
Apple iPad 2 Coming in April?
Wasn’t the iPad just released? And a new one is on the horizon? Will the new one wipe out all the tablets running Android? Was this upgrade planned all along to blow off the competition or to ruin sales?
The unconfirmed rumors of a new iPad coming in April, if they boil up to an extreme level, could ruin the Christmas sales of the current version of the iPad. People will think, “Hey, I was going to buy one, but why bother when a newer, better iPad is coming out in April? Apple always brings out newer and better versions, right? I’ll just wait.”
Full story : John C. Dvorak – www.pcmag.com
Apple iPad 2 To Feature Carbon Fiber Chassis?
Apple may be mulling to replace aluminium by carbon fiber as main material for the chassis of its next iPad 2 tablet according to a patent that has been discovered last week.
Under the title “Reinforced Device Housing”, the patent shows that Apple may want to introduce a lighter enclosure for the iPad (or at least a device that looks terribly like one) made of CFRP (Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic). Full story : www.itproportal.com
Apple iPad 2 release date, specs: Rumor roundup
Rumors rife, regarding Apple iPad 2.0 specs and its release date; should you buy one now or wait until April?
Here we are: more Apple iPad 2.0 rumors. Looks like the release date is April, and specs include cameras, CDMA, and a faster CPU. Oh, it’ll be thinner and lighter, too, so there’s no point buying one now. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers predict perfect fanboi fantasies. Full story : computerworld.com
Apple iPad 2 expected to have 2 Cameras and USB Port
Rumors continue to swirl over Apple’s next generation iPad, and one reliable Taiwanese newspaper says the new device will be out in the first quarter of 2011, complete with video calling, two cameras, new display and touch technology, and a USB port to connect easily to other devices.
First off, the original source of this juicy piece of Steve Jobs and Co. gossip comes from the Chinese-language Economic Daily News financial newspaper. As Dan Nystedt of PC World notes, that is the same publication that was first to report that Apple was going to release a tablet device, while other news sources remained convinced the product was going to be a netbook. The fact that the paper is based in Taiwan is also encouraging given that country’s heavy involvement in consumer electronics manufacturing space. Full story : techpinger.com
Acer Challenges Apple’s IPad, Unveils Three Tablet Computers
Acer Inc., the world’s second- largest computer maker, unveiled a lineup of three tablet devices in a bid to challenge Apple Inc.’s market-leading iPad.
Two of the tablets will be based on Google Inc.’s Android platform and feature 7-inch and 10.1-inch screens, while the third 10.1-inch-display device will run on Microsoft Corp.’s Windows software Full story : www.businessweek.com
Apple iPad Tops Kids’ Wish List this Season
The Apple iPad seems like a runaway hit with the kids as a lot of them plan to purchase one for themselves in the next six months, according to the recent survey by research firm Nielsen. This research was conducted among a group of 6-12 year olds.
From the ones surveyed, around 31 percent want to own the latest tablet by Apple – the iPad. This is the highest among all electronic devices, even gaming consoles. Computers and iPod touches take the second spot, with 29 percent votes for both. The third spot is taken by the Nintendo DS/DSi/DS Lite with 25 percent votes. Full story : www.techtree.com
Apple iPad 4.2 and 4.2.1 Mute Sound Problem
Many people were asking us via e-Mail and by our Good e-Reader Forum about the latest Apple iPad 4.2 and 4.2.1 iOs updates would request in them losing sounds on their device. Some people reported issues arising from lost sounds on the keyboard, or other menus, including some games.
The solution for this, is Apple changed the way Orientation locks via their built in accelerometer. Before you installed this update, there was a button above the volume control on your iPad that would lock your orientation, either in portrait mode or landscape. The button has been changed to mute your device or to unmute it. So if you had locked your device in one of the two modes before you installed this update, after the update your iPad would have muted all the sounds. The solution for this is obviously to unmute your iPad. Full story : goodereader.com
Richard Branson to launch magazine for Apple’s iPad
Entrepreneur Richard Branson is planning to launch a magazine that will only be available on Apple Inc.’s iPad, as media giant News Corp. works on its own tablet-based publication.
Branson’s Virgin has invited journalists to a press briefing in New York on Nov. 30, where he is expected to reveal the magazine, called Project. The magazine will cover international culture, entertainment, design, business and travel, according to Virgin. Full story : www.totaltele.com
BlackBerry PlayBook vs. Apple iPad 2: The Results Are In
The techsphere already knows that one of the biggest questions in technology next year will surround tablets. Specifically, both Research In Motion’s BlackBerry PlayBook tablet and Apple’s iPad 2. We were curious to know just what all of you thought about this. So we posed the question: “Based on what you know about the BlackBerry PlayBook, do you think it will take down Apple’s iPad 2?”
The results, not surprisingly, were incredibly close. 51 percent of you said that you didn’t think the BlackBerry PlayBook would do any better than the iPad. The remaining 49 percent of you said that there’s a good chance the PlayBook would take down the iPad 2. Full story : erictric.com
Apple’s iOS 4.2 a ‘milestone’ update for iPad, iPhone
Nearly five months after Apple rolled out iOS 4 in tandem with the iPhone 4 launch, it has released the latest update for the software that powers its touch-screen lineup: iOS 4.2.1 (along with version 4.1 for the latest-generation Apple TV). The free update is a major milestone for Apple: It finally unifies the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch so that all are running the same operating system with the same major feature set. The update also adds several key new features.
The iPad stands to gain the most improvements — it’s been running the older iOS 3.2.2, which lacks features already available on the iPhone — but all of Apple’s iOS devices that can run the updated software will benefit. However, not all models will be able to use every new feature. iOS 4.2 is compatible with the iPhone 3G, 3GS and 4, as well as the iPad and every generation of the iPod Touch except the first one. Certain features, such as AirPrint, will work only on newer devices. Full story : www.computerworld.com
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