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Jesús y Maria the iPad has finally been revealed. At last Face O’ Dalrymple and I can return to the great white North. Now that the speculation is over we can get down to the serious business of making fun of the idiots feverishly blogging about how the iPad is crap.

Let me tell you: I’m already bound and determined to get an iPad, but the question remains – which one? Will it have 3G or be Wi-Fi only? This is the question I suspect many early adopters are trying to answer as they wait for Apple to tell them when they’ll be able to place [...]

You’ve read the live coverage of Apple’s special event unveiling the iPad, and now you can watch it yourself. Apple has posted the video of the presentation.

Apple on Wednesday introduced the long-rumored iPad, a new touchscreen device. The iPad is priced starting at $499, and Apple plans to make the iPad available within 60 days.

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It’s been rumored for years, we’ve suspected it’s coming tomorrow, but McGraw-Hill’s CEO has confirmed it on CNBC — The tablet is real, according to a story on MacRumors.

Apple on Monday reported a first quarter 2010 profit of $3.38 billion on $15.68 billion of revenue.

Apple on Tuesday released Security Update 2010-001, available for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Server and Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. It’s available for download through the Software Update system preference and from Apple’s Downloads Web site.

Apple has released an update to Boot Camp, the software it uses to enable Intel-based Mac users to install Windows. The update provides support for Windows 7, the latest major release of Windows that came out last fall. The update is available for download from the Downloads page of Apple’s Support Web site.

Apple on Monday sent an email to select media inviting them to see the company’s “latest creation.”

Apple has set up a page on the iTunes Store to enable iTunes users to donate pre-configured amounts from $5 to $200 to the American Red Cross, to assist in relief efforts associated with the Haitian earthquake.

Apple on Tuesday released an update for its professional audio products, Logic Pro and MainStage. In addition to many bug fixes, the update also adds 64-bit support to both applications.

Greetings boys and girls, I bring you wondrous news from the majestic white North. I, the one, the only Beard of Dalrymple have deigned to grace you with my musings. Yes, ’tis true. I have graciously consented to take time from my busy schedule of straining hearty stews and preventing the crumbs that Jim [...]

Everyone is weighing in on what the new Apple tablet will look like, how it will work, what it will be named, and even when it will be released. I decided to throw my hat into the ring and give some predictions of my own.

The back and forth battle between Greenpeace and Apple has been going on for years, but in its new report, Greenpeace ranked Apple as its No. 1 company.

Quattro Wireless on Tuesday confirmed the rumors that started on Monday — the company has been acquired by Apple.

I’ve been attending Macworld Expos since 1996, or thereabouts. Every year the excitement leading up to a Macworld is intense and exciting, but sadly this year is different.

Apple’s long rumored, but non-existent tablet may see the light of day at a special event held at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in late January, according to reports.

BetaNet on Monday filed a lawsuit against 18 companies, including Apple, Adobe and Microsoft.