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Rumor Has It, Another Apple Tablet In The Works. More Like A Mac Than An iPhone
Apple To Target iPad At Business Users With Added Features - Sources
Nine Out Of 10 Premium-priced PCs Sold At US Retail Is A Mac
iPad a Better Choice than a Netbook
10 Reasons Apple's iPad Will Be A Hit With Business Users
I'd Get An iPad if Apple Didn't Make It
Ulitzer Launches Apple iPad New Media Site
iPad: IPS Screen Technology Explained
Production of ALL iMac 27" Core ix Models Stopped by Apple - Report
Apple's Mega iMac On Hold (Again)
RIAA Preps For Third Trial In Music Piracy Case
Brits To Get 3G iPad Early - And At A Reduced Price?
What Do You Call The iPad in Arabic? - Google Finds Another Way To Insult Apple
Apple's First-Generation iPad Has Some Maturing To Do
iPad Appears At Grammys, Hospitals Eye Apple's New Hardware
Apple's iPad vs. The Netbooks
Acer Has No Plans For iPad-like Product, Says Acer Taiwan President
Rumor Has It, Another Apple Tablet In The Works. More Like A Mac Than An iPhone
TechCrunch's MG Siegler says now that we've all seen the iPad and know just about everything about it that we possibly can, Apple may actually be hard at work on a second device, hastening to emphasize that this is a pure rumor that you should take with a grain of salt, and while it originated from a good source, it was a second-hand source, but this said tablet device would be bigger and much more like a Mac than an iPhone, with a screen maybe as big as the 15.4" one it currently uses in the middle MacBook Pro and running OS X 10.7 instead of the iPhone OS an to be released within the next year.
If there be any substance to this speculation, it would certainly make tablet computing a lot more attractive to those of us who do serious work on our Macs.
For the full commentary, visit:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2010/02/01/apple-tablet-os-x-ipad/
Apple To Target iPad At Business Users With Added Features - Sources
Appleinsider's Prince McLean says:
Apple's new iPad isn't just a new product for consumers; the company is targeting the new device at business users with features designed to make it attractive to the enterprise market, AppleInsider has learned.
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/01/29/apple_to_target_ipad_at_business_users_through_new_features_sources.html
Nine Out Of 10 Premium-priced PCs Sold At US Retail Is A Mac
BetaNews's Joe Wilcox says that Windows 7 has done little to slow the Mac's sales trajectory during fourth quarter, and according to a source at one of the major market research firms, Apple's US retail unit share doubled from 5 percent to 10 percent for PCs selling between $500 and $1,000.
Even more startling, says Wilcox, Apple increased its unit share from 79 percent to 90 percent in the market for "premium" PCs, meaning those selling for more than $1,000,or stated another way: nine out of 10 premium PCs purchased from US retail brick-and-mortar stores or online sites (including major chains and Apple Store) during fourth quarter was a Mac.
The question remains as to whether Apple can really be effective taking its premium brand success to the market below $500, which the iPad will answer, starting in about 60 days.
For the full report, visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/y943uv3
iPad a Better Choice than a Netbook
Low End Mac's Kev Kitchens says:
Steve Jobs introduced Apple's newest innovation, the iPad, last week. Within a day, technology pundits began sharply criticizing the device for a variety of reasons.
While Apple hasn't made a flawless product, I believe the true reason behind the intense negativity stems from one simple fact: They don't understand the device and how it may very well revolutionize the field of mobile computing.
To read more, click here.
http://lowendmac.com/ed/kitchens/10kk/ipad-a-better-choice.html
10 Reasons Apple's iPad Will Be A Hit With Business Users
TechRepublic's Erik Eckel says that while the iPad has come under fire for its limitations, despite some missing features, it holds value for mobile workers, and predicts it will prove plenty popular with on-the-go business users, citing 10 reasons why in particular.
You can check it out at:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1329
I'd Get An iPad if Apple Didn't Make It
So says The Walton Tribune's Stephen Milligan, elaborating that besides lack of sufficient funds to truly underwrite his tech-junkie wish list, he hates Apple, an irony in that he was writing the blog on a Mac, but still says he finds supposedly intuitive Apple operating systems to be designed for an intuitive process other than his, and has managed to avoid owning an iPod or iPhone or any other Apple gadgets because for him, "Apple is the enemy."
Not that he hasn't been tempted, and the iPad announcement is again testing his resolve:
"I don't need it. I can't afford it. But, blast it if I don t want one anyway."
For the full commentary, visit:
http://www.waltontribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=e0514b54b13adca4
Ulitzer Launches Apple iPad New Media Site
linux.sys-con.com's Carmen Gonzalez reports that Ulitzer.com, the first revolutionary "new media" platform in the world, has announced that a new Ulitzer topic site, iPad ( http://ipad.ulitzer.com ), is launched to provide the most comprehensive breaking news and blog coverage of iPad.
For the full report, visit here:
http://linux.sys-con.com/node/1262950
iPad: IPS Screen Technology Explained
PC World's Chris Brandrick says:
During Wednesday's unveiling of the long-awaited iPad, Apple CEO Steve Jobs detailed that the new 9.7-inch tablet will make use of In-Plane Switching display technology. So, what exactly is In-Plane Switching, what does it do and why is Apple choosing to make use of this display technology for their new device?
To read more, click here.
http://www.macworld.com/article/146028/2010/02/inplaneswitching.html
Production of ALL iMac 27" Core ix Models Stopped by Apple - Report
HardMac's Lionel says:
Apple is facing new problems and issues on the production of the iMac 27" Core i5 and i7, and is already announcing to its customers that it will not be able to ship the unit for the expected delivery date.
According to one of our sources, the company completely stopped the iMac 27" assembling lines, the production will not resume before Apple has finally found a reliable and definitive fix for the remaining past (flickering and flashing display) and new issues (yellowish panel and flickering display) affecting those models....
For the full report, visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/y8g7ug3
Apple's Mega iMac On Hold (Again)
The Register's Rik Myslewski reports:
Apple has stopped production of its multi-troubled 27-inch iMac.
Or so say unnamed sources speaking to MacBidouille/HardMac. According to those sources, production of both the Core i5 and Core i7 models has been shut down entirely. The Core 2 Duo versions of Apple's top-of-the-line all-in-one were not mentioned.
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/01/more_27_inch_imac_troubles/
RIAA Preps For Third Trial In Music Piracy Case
Computerworld's Jaikumar Vijayan reports:
The long music piracy fight between the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Minnesota native Jammie Thomas-Rasset shows no sign of ending anytime soon.
RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth today said the industry association is beginning preparations for a third trial in the case after Thomas-Rasset rejected a $25,000 settlement offer it made earlier this week.
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.macworld.com/article/146031/2010/02/music_piracy_trial.html
Brits To Get 3G iPad Early - And At A Reduced Price?
The Register's Tony Smith says:
Will Brits be able to get their mitts on the iPad sooner than they thought? Apple UK's website seems to suggest they will. The gadget may also be cheaper than expected too.
The site, updated late last week to incorporated pricing - stated, bizarrely, in US dollars - says: "Wi-Fi models shipping in late March. 3G models shipping in April."
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/02/01/uk_ipad_cheap/
What Do You Call The iPad in Arabic? - Google Finds Another Way To Insult Apple
The Register's Drew Cullen reports:
What do you call the iPad in Arabic? Sorry, can't help you there, but then neither can Google Translate, which transliterates whatever the iPad is called in Arabic into the English "Aye Bad".
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2010/02/01/ipad_is_aye_bad/
Apple's First-Generation iPad Has Some Maturing To Do
sci-tech-today.com's Richard Koman says that while the first-generation iPad appears to be a good effort, it doesn't have it all, noted shortcomings being lack of support for Flash, AT&T's troubled network being the only 3G carrier, and the iPad's screen needs to be better outdoors.
For the full commentary, visit:
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=71408
iPad Appears At Grammys, Hospitals Eye Apple's New Hardware
Appleinsider's Slash Lane reports:
As hospitals look at potential applications for Apple's newly announced iPad, the hardware made an appearance with comedian Stephen Colbert at Sunday's 52nd Grammy Awards.
For the full report, visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/yaden3h
Apple's iPad vs. The Netbooks
Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports that Deutsche Bank's Chris Whitmore in a note released Sunday predicts that by 2011, Apple will have captured 7% of the low-end computer market, and that with the release of the iPad this spring, will instantly add more than 50 million users to its addressable market.
For the full report, visit here:
http://tinyurl.com/yl3l3jd
Acer Has No Plans For iPad-like Product, Says Acer Taiwan President
DIGITIMES' Max Wang and Joseph Tsai say Acer will focus on pushing ultra-thin notebooks for 2010 and currently has no plans to jump on the bandwagon to launch a hardware device similar to Apple's new iPad, according to Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin, who also said he believes the iPad is unlikely to impact the notebook/netbook markets as the two products target completely different consumer groups.
For the full report, visit here:
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20100201PD208.html
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