iPad rumors continue to heat up … this edition sees a leaked video of the iPad 2, and rumored release dates, among others … * Apple iPad 2 to lose home button with iOS 4.3 updates? * Apple iPad Enterprise Future Looks Bright vs. PlayBook * News Corp’s The Daily: iPad newspaper to be launched on Jan. 19 * Apple iPad 2 Captured on Video: Fake or Not? * If Oprah can do it, so can schools in Singapore. * Apple Gets Patent For Solar-Powered Mobile Devices * Possible iPad 2 US Release Date Leaked * What’s In Store For Attendees at Macworld 2011 * Verizon iPads finally ditch MiFi cards for real connectivity … and more
Apple iPad 2 to lose home button with iOS 4.3 updates?
iPad 2 goes even sleeker with no physical home button … With iOS 4.3 now in the hands of developers, the software’s iPad-bound multitouch adding credentials will see the physical home button removed from the upcoming iPad 2, new reports have suggested
Apple’s insatiable desire to produce stunningly attractive, ultra sleek gadgets has seen its portable devices limit the use of physical controls as much as possible with latest reports suggesting that the four and five finger multitouch gesture controls soon to hit the iPad will spell the end of the current home button found on the company’s iDevices.
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Apple iPad Enterprise Future Looks Bright vs. PlayBook
Forrester Research has some advice for businesses mulling whether to support Apple iPad, RIM’s PlayBook, HP’s Slate, Cisco’s Cius or Android tablets such as the Motorola Xoom.
Following the tablet frenzy of the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, it’s fair to ponder the question of how tablets from RIM, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, as well as the slew of Android tablets, will fair among corporate employees. Full story : www.eweek.com
News Corp’s The Daily: iPad newspaper to be launched on Jan. 19
News Corporation on Jan. 19 is launching its e-newspaper The Daily, which will be available only to iPad users, reports Reuters citing its own sources.
E-newspaper The Daily will be formally presented by News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch and Apple CEO Steve Jobs. According to Reuters, the event will be held at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Full story : seerpress.com
Apple iPad 2 Captured on Video: Fake or Not?
Well now that the Verizon iPhone has been officially announced the next thing most people want news on is probably the next generation Apple iPad, the Apple iPad 2 which is also epected to see launch this month according to rumours which we reported previously (here).
In the video which lasts just 50 seconds we are shown what they say is the Apple iPad 2 and shows that the device has a slimmer profile with angled edges to its aluminium back, sports a large speaker grill and a front facing camera. Full story : www.phonesreview.co.uk
If Oprah can do it, so can schools in Singapore.
Apple’s iPad enters Singapore classroomsFour schools in the wealthy city-state have begun handing out Apple iPads to students, relieving them of the need to carry satchels full of bulging text books and notes.
Nanyang Girls High School has spent S$135,000 (about $100,000) to buy 150 iPads for 140 students and 10 teachers in a pilot project. Users connect to the Internet using the tablet, and download books and course material. Full story : www.reuters.com
Apple Gets Patent For Solar-Powered Mobile Devices
The patent filing may portend that future iPhones and iPads use solar power to extend battery life.
Apple has received a patent for a solar power system for mobile devices, a possible solution for keeping iPhone and iPad batteries charged for longer periods. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded patent number 7,868,582 Tuesday. Apple originally filed for patent in February 2009. Full story : www.informationweek.com
Windows Tablets Need Tweaks to Become Apple iPad Threat
Windows’ next version will run on ARM-based systems, according to Microsoft, but any tablets could need software tweaks to compete against Apple iOS and Google Android.
Microsoft will also need to make some fundamental changes to Windows’ software if it wants to compete against Apple’s iOS and Google Android for a chunk of the tablet market. Full story : www.eweek.com
Possible iPad 2 US Release Date Leaked
Apple fanatics, mark your calendars: the Apple iPad 2 will supposedly be released on the first or second Saturday in April, and will be available exclusively through the Apple store for up to six months; retailers like Walmart and BestBuy may have to wait as late as October before they can sell the new tablet from Apple.
Retailers like Walmart and BestBuy may have to wait as late as October before they can sell the new tablet from Apple. Full story : www.tabletpcreview.com
What’s In Store For Attendees at Macworld 2011
Macworld Expo is two weeks away so you still have plenty of time to make plans to attend. The dates are January 26 through 29 and the conference takes place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. You can get specific Macworld information at the conference web site.
You may know that last year, prior to the event, all was gloom and doom. Apple was not going to participate so Macworld was going to be a big failure, blah, blah, blah. Well, guess what, those of who were there had a blast. In the Expo where all the new products were introduced you couldn’t stir people with a stick and many of the vendors had to call in extra staff to handle the crowds. Full story : www.macobserver.com
Verizon iPads finally ditch MiFi cards for real connectivity
Along with hearing the announcement about the Verizon iPhone Tuesday, we’ve learned that Apple’s iPad — which has been marketed by Verizon for some time — will now actually be able to connect directly to the Verizon network.
Now, as Apple’s exclusivity with AT&T comes to a close, the iPad will be able to connect directly to Verizon’s 3G — and who knows, perhaps even its 4G LTE — network. Full story : www.cnn.com
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