Apple on Friday announced that the iPad will be available in nine more countries starting May 28th. Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK will get the device on May 28, 2010, with pre-orders starting on … Continued
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∞ Using the iPad with iPhoto and Aperture
The iPad may be considered a mobile device, but Apple built-in a lot of intelligent features, like its ability to work seamlessly with iPhoto and Aperture on the Mac.
∞ Report: Apple could be under antitrust investigation
Apple’s decision to require developers to use its tools to program apps for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch could have it in hot water with federal regulators.
∞ Apple sells a million iPads in 28 days
Apple announced Monday that it has sold its one millionth iPad. The sale occurred on Friday, April 30th, the day that Apple’s 3G-equipped iPads went on sale in the United States.
∞ iFixit tears apart the iPad 3G
Kyle Wiens and his crew at iFixit are some of the only people in the world that buy Apple’s new devices and immediately tear them down. The iPad 3G is no different. Wiens found a lot of interesting things inside … Continued
∞ Twenty iPhone and iPad apps to help celebrate Mother's Day
If an iPhoto Book isn’t quite what you were looking for on Mother’s Day, chances are you can find just what you are looking for on the App Store for Mom. Here are 20 apps categorized for the iPad and … Continued
∞ Apple files for app icon trademarks
I don’t know if other developers have filed for trademarks on their app icons, but Apple has. The company filed to have trademarks for all of its official apps on the iPhone, which would also cover the iPad. Apple files … Continued
∞ Apple buys mobile app assistant company, Siri
Apple is on quite a buying spree this week. The company’s newest reported acquisition is mobile app assistant firm, Siri.
∞ iPad 3G models are in the U.S. and ready to ship
Delivery of the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G are on U.S. soil and ready to ship to customers in time for the April 30th deadline. The devices will begin shipping in the next day or two.
∞ Apple buys chipmaker Intrinsity
Apple has purchased Intrinsity, a Texas-based chipmaker that analysts believe is the brains behind the iPad.
∞ Free Bento 3 Family Organizer works with Mac, iPhone, iPad
FileMaker on Tuesday announced the release of Bento 3 Family Organizer, free templates for FileMaker’s Bento software. A free 30-day trial of the Bento software for Mac is also available.
∞ Apple fires iPad engineer after showing Woz iPad on launch day
By now everyone has heard of Gray Powell, the Apple engineer that lost the prototype iPhone at a bar in California. We also know that Powell didn’t lose his job, but not all engineers were so lucky.
∞ Unity game dev tools add iPad support, developer speaks on iPhone SDK
Unity Technologies has announced the release of Unity iPhone 1.7, with iPad support. Unity is a 3D game development tool that works on multiple platforms, including Mac, Windows and the Web.
∞ Google bringing turn-by-turn navigation to the iPhone
Google on Thursday said it would bring free turn-by-turn navigation to Apple’s iPhone. The revelation came during a press conference in the U.K. where the company announced the feature for Android phones.
∞ The iPad can't be compared to netbooks or notebooks, here's why
Since the iPad was released on April 3, tech pundits lined up to compare the device to existing netbooks and notebooks. Even though it’s an impossible comparison, I continue to see it happen.
∞ Ninety-nine year old gets her first computer and its an iPad
We’re all talking about how we use our iPads and there are some interesting stories out there, but none as interesting this one. A 99 year old got her first computer and chose an iPad. So far she read two … Continued
∞ Apple fires back at Adobe in Flash debate
Adobe on Tuesday said it would abandon efforts to allow developers to create iPhone apps in Flash CS5 because Apple essentially banned developers from using the technology. However, Apple fired back on Wednesday, making its position perfectly clear.
∞ Adobe abandons iPhone app building technology in CS5
Adobe caused quite a stir when it first introduced its iPhone app building technology in Flash CS5, but it seems the company will abandon it before anyone really gets a chance to utilize it.
∞ iPad 3G models hit U.S. on April 30
Apple announced Tuesday that the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G model will be available to those who pre-ordered it early on Friday, April 30, 2010. It’ll also be available in Apple retail stores on the same day, starting at 5:00 PM.
∞ Joe Wilcox takes iPad to task for no Flash, Multitasking
Betanews writer Joe Wilcox on Monday posted his story on Apple’s recently released iPad. Personally, I didn’t expect to ever see an iPad story from Wilcox, because he said he would never buy one. Like many PC tech journalists, Wilcox … Continued
∞ Tricky Software releases Puff Deluxe for iPad, Scarface for iPhone
Tricky Software – developers of Spore Creatures, Spore Origins and other games for iPhone and iPod touch – have released two new titles recently: Puff Deluxe, for the iPad, and Scarface: Last Stand, for the iPhone and iPod touch. Puff … Continued
∞ New Dr. Seuss apps for iPhone, iPad celebrate Earth Day
Oceanhouse Media on Friday announced the release of three new Dr. Seuss apps for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. The Lorax e-book, Lorax Garden Game and Dr. Seuss Senders are now available for $3.99, $2.99 and $2.99 respectively.
∞ iPad apps: The good, the bad, the ugly, and where the hell are they
Instead of just posting my top ten favorite apps, or only a list of apps that I like, I decided to break down the apps that I’ve tried into ones I liked, didn’t like, hated, and wondered where they were.
∞ Analyst confident in strong iPad sales for June quarter, despite delay
Despite announcing earlier today that the iPad launch would be delayed by one month internationally, Apple still has Wall Street analysts on its side.
∞ Gruber explains mobile multitasking
We all know that multitasking is an important part of iPhone OS 4, mostly because we’ve been told its important. Multitasking, or the ability to run multiple applications at the same time, is not an easy feat of engineering, but … Continued
∞ Apple delays delivery of iPad outside the U.S.
Apple on Wednesday said it was delaying delivery of the iPad to markets outside the U.S.
∞ Apple bans developers from using "Pad" in app names
If you’re a developer working on an app for the iPad, you might want to pay particular attention to the name.
∞ AIM updated for the iPad
AOL on Saturday released an update for its AIM app on the iPad, fixing several nagging bugs.
∞ Gruber on why Apple changed the iPhone Developer Program License Agreement
Daring Fireball’s John Gruber has a great article on why Apple decided to make some changes to the iPhone license agreement. He nailed it when he said that Apple cannot afford to let another company have control over how apps … Continued
∞ iAds to become part of iPhone OS 4
Apple on Thursday announced a new feature for developers that will be available in iPhone OS 4 — iAds.