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Pre-Ordered iPads Begin Shipping, App Store Previewed in Video
Apple has begun shipping pre-ordered iPads to customers who pre-ordered units towards the early stages of the pre-ordering process, naturally the early shipping doesn't mean that orders will arrive before April 3. The reports come on the same day that an analyst predicted that Apple…
iPad Apps Turn Up in App Store, WSJ Talks Subscription Plans
This week saw the arrival and quick removal of Apps destined for the iPad when it goes on sale on Saturday, April 3. The listings were spotted by PadGadget but were subsequently removed by Apple. The listings show that Apps are beginning to be approved…
Apple Invites Developers to Submit iPad Apps
Apple has officially invited developers to begin submitting apps specifically designed for the iPad to the App Store for approval. In an email Apple informed iPad app developers that submissions are now being taken for the inclusion of apps on the grand opening of the…
Apple Updates iWork.com Beta, Adds iPad Tweaks
Apple has quietly rolled out a series of updates to its iWork.com beta . The updates add new sharing features, and changes to the interface to improve iPad and iPhone usability. Share documents on websites and social networks. iWork.com allows you to share a document…
iPad Accessories Hit with Delays [Updated]
The iPad will ship in the United States on April 3 but a lot of the associated accessories will not be available on launch day if the online Apple store is anything to go by. As noticed by 9 to 5 Mac both the iPad…
Five Arguments For and Against the iPad
It doesn't often take much persuading for me to purchase a new Apple product, especially one with such interest and potential as the iPad. But when pre-orders opened late last week I didn't whip out the plastic and checkout my basket. Issues of being in…
Estimates Suggest 50,000 iPad Orders in Opening Hours
Estimates from Friday's iPad pre-orders suggest that 50,000 iPad units were pre-ordered in the first two hours with 90,000 at the six hour mark. Members of Investor Village's AAPL Sanity Board put together a spreadsheet to estimate the number of pre-orders based on order numbers…
FCC Receives iPad Submissions from Apple
A pair of filings for the iPad have appeared in the Federal Communications Commission database just a day after Apple made the iPad available for pre-order. The filings discovered by Engadget are for the Wi-Fi (A1219) and the Wi-Fi + 3G (A1337) models of the…
iPad Mute Switch Replaced with Rotation Lock
Apple has made a minor change to the iPad on the day that the Wi-Fi version became available for pre-order . The Loop points out that the "mute" switch located above the volume rocker has been made into a screen rotation lock.
iPad Available for Pre-Order in US
As expected Apple has made the iPad available for pre-order in the US today. Those looking to purchase an iPad in the US can pre-order both the Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G. WiFi versions will be delivered on April 3 with the Wi-Fi + 3G…
Apple Offers Developer iPhone SDK 3.2b4 for iPad
Apple today released the fourth beta of iPhone SDK 3.2 which is aimed solely at the iPad due for United States release on April 3 . The update continues Apple's trend of bi-weekly updates. iPhone SDK 3.2 provides support for developing iPad applications. This beta…
iPad to Ship in US April 3
Apple has announced today that the iPad will ship in the US on April 3 with WiFi+3G models following in late April. Apple also said that all models of iPad would be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK…
Apple Expected to Begin iPad Sales March 26
During the official launch of the iPad in January, Apple said that the iPad would go on sale worldwide at the end of March. Mac Rumors is now reporting that it has heard that the official on sale date is Friday, March 26th at 6PM…
UK iPad Pricing Rumoured
Apple has yet to reveal UK iPad pricing stating that it will do so nearer the time of release. Today Geeky Gadgets has published a tip claiming that iPad pricing will begin at £389. In addition to pricing the site states that despite Apple expecting…
Apple COO Tim Cook Speaks at Goldman Sachs Conference
Earlier this week Apple COO Tim Cook who led the company during Steve Jobs' time off in early 2009 spoke candidly about Apple. During the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference Cook gave a talk about Apple including some interesting details about the company's products…
Jobs Shunned Flash During WSJ Meeting
Rumours suggest that when Apple CEO Steve Jobs met with Wall Street Journal editors to show off the iPad the subject quickly turned to Adobe Flash and the lack of compatibility. The details published by Valleywag say that during the meeting Jobs defended Apple's decisions…
Apple Could Lower iPad Pricing on Demand
Apple has stated that it intends to stay "nimble" on iPad pricing if sales are sluggish upon release. The information comes from a note to clients from analyst Bill Shope on behalf of Credit Suisse recounting meetings with Apple executives. Shope starts with downplaying the…
Apple's A4 Processors Packs ARM Power
In an interview with The Guardian , chief executive of ARM Warren East has given the "strongest hint yet" that the company's technology is inside the iPad . The iPad officially—according to Apple's spec sheets—uses an in-house Apple A4 SoC (system on chip) processor, but…
Rumours of Verizon iPad Persist
Rumours of a Verizon attached iPad have been circulating since before the device was even announced. Last week when Apple announced a partnership with AT&T it looked like the rumours were simply untrue but the originator of the rumours Clayton Morris of FOXNews.com has spoken…
iPad Makes Appearance at Grammy Awards
During yesterday 52nd Annual Grammy Awards held in Los Angeles, Stephen Colbert pulled out an Apple iPad to read the list of nominees for song of the year. iPad was announced by Apple last week during a special media event.