50,000+ Apple iPads Sold in Two Hours

Multiple sources have reported to MacDailyNews about telephone conversations they’ve had with Apple reps regarding changing their iPad orders from delivery to in-store pickup in the case of multiple iPad buyers.
In these cases, the purchasers have been told that in order to do such a change, the delivery order would have to be cancelled and [...]

iPad Now Available For Pre-Order, Limit Two Per Customer

This morning, Apple began taking pre-orders for Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models of the iPad, limit two per person. Wi-Fi models will be ready for home delivery on April 3 and Wi-Fi + 3G models will ship in late April. Apple is also allowing customers to reserve an iPad Wi-Fi for pick up at [...]

It’s Official: iPad to Launch on April 3rd, 3G unit to arrive later in the Month

It’s official: Apple finally announced that the Wi-Fi models of its long-awaited iPad will go on sale in the U.S. on Saturday, April 3rd. 3G-capable models of the device will be available in the U.S. and other countries in late April and Apple will begin taking preorders for the both models on March 12th.
In addition [...]

iPad to Make Emergency Phone Calls?

9to5mac.com has just posted a interesting little iPad tidbit — it seems as if Apple’s latest creation has the ability to make emergency calls.
The image above is a screen shot taken from within the iPad SDK emulator. To get to the emergency call screen the developer simply enabled the passcode lock and entered in the [...]

Apple to Launch iPad on March 26th, No Supply Delays

Although Apple officially announced that the iPad would go on sale at the end of March, the actual release date may be a few days sooner. According to a blog post from The Examiner, an Apple Store employee commented that Apple is planning on launching the iPad on Friday, March 26th at 6 P.M. in [...]

Apple confirms that the iPad uses the same type of GPU as the iPhone and iPod Touch

We suspected that because of it’s larger size, the iPad would be able to fit more powerful components into it’s frame, with the obvious result being more speed, better graphics and longer battery life. Now Apple saying that is only partly the case. While it’s got a more powerful processor and bigger battery, the iPad [...]

Apple COO Tim Cook Speaks! Been Using iPad for 6 Months, iPhone Platform Just Getting Started!

Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook spoke at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2010 today. Here is the “LINK” to listen
Overall, Cook came off extremely well. He talked about the iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad extensively as well as their iTunes content, app ecosystem, and carrier partners. His key points included Apple saying [...]

Apple iPad demand exceeding pre-launch iPhone buzz?

With the iPad well on it’s way, we’re wondering just how many people are planning to get it. If the numbers from RBC/ChangeWave are accurate, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky predicts that the iPad might be even more popular than the first iPhone when it launched.
Their survey shows that 8% of their responders said [...]

iPad Pre-Orders To Start Next Week

Word on the street says that iPad pre-orders may be starting as soon as next week, according to the usual unnamed “source familiar with the matter.” The sales would allegedly be starting in the US only on February 25. That’s roughly one month in advance of the release date that was projected, which would give [...]

Disney Likes The iPad

It was easy to guess that because of their affiliation with Apple’s CEO, Walt Disney is in support of the iPad. They expressed this during a financial call last night in which they complemented the device for how it promises to change the way some people consume media.
“We find that the iPad has a lot [...]

iPad in Business — Doctors Want it, Omni Group Gets it

While much of iPad presentation thus far has been focused on content consumption, Apple’s iWork demo and the ability to run iPhone productivity apps — and eventually iPad-specific apps — as well as 1024×768 web apps means it’s got a fighting chance in business, especially key verticals like medicine, and with developers like Omni Group.
First [...]

Fox News: AT&T Outbid Everyone on iPad, Verizon Still in Talks over iPhone, iPad

Fox News is reporting that AT&T outbid all other GSM providers in offering those reasonable $14.99 and $29.99 data plans for the iPad, and while Verizon and Apple are still discussing both the iPhone and iPad, there’s still nothing approaching an agreement in place.
What about all those rumors of Verizon getting the iPhone like, now?
the [...]

Apple iPad Frame has Space for Missing Front-Facing Camera?

According to Mission Repair, Apple’s iPad has a space for an iSight webcam/camera inside the device. Based on parts seemingly obtained through unofficial channels, the frame appears to have a very similar area to the MacBook’s existing iSight webcam enclosure.
If true, this is almost the exact same situation that occurred with the iPod touch G3, [...]

An Overview Of The Apple iPad And iPhone 3.2

Apple’s new iPad tablet is essentially a larger form-factor iPhone 3GS or iPod touch G3 which leverages both the bigger, 1024×768 screen and an updated iPhone 3.2 OS with enhanced versions of existing apps like Mail and Calendar, new offerings like the iBooks e-book reader and store, low-cost 3G data plans, and a 1GHz Apple [...]

AT&T Beefing Up Network for iPad and iPhone

The recent flurry of rumors predicting the end of AT&T’s arrangement as exclusive provider of the Apple iPhone were apparently false. In fact, not only did Apple not announce the demise of exclusivity, it doubled down on its exclusive arrangement with AT&T by revealing AT&T as the sole provider of 3G wireless access for the [...]