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iPad 2 Speculation: Apple to Unveil Update
 What to Expect From iPad 2 
OPINION
Mar 2, 2011 8:49 AM CST

What to Expect From iPad 2

Apple to unveil tablet this morning

(Newser) - Apple is set to unveil its iPad update today at 10am PT, so naturally the tech world is awash in speculation. What should you be expecting? "Not much," opines Farhad Manjoo of Slate . It's been less than a year since the iPad first hit stores, and it's still...

Xoom Reviews: Motorola's iPad Challenger Is Decent, but Pricey
 Meet Xoom, iPad's  
 First Big Challenger 
Review Roundup
Feb 24, 2011 11:24 AM CST

Meet Xoom, iPad's First Big Challenger

It's fast, but it's pricey: critics

(Newser) - Critics agree: Motorola’s Xoom is the iPad’s the first serious competition. But the base price of $800 could scare customers away:
  • Xoom “has a more potent processor than the current iPad; front and rear cameras versus none for the iPad; better speakers; and higher screen resolution,”
...

iPad 2: Apple Will Likely Unveil March 2, Sources Say
 Coming March 2: The iPad 2 
Feb 23, 2011 7:23 AM CST

Coming March 2: The iPad 2

Sources say big event is likely its unveiling

(Newser) - Good news for Apple fans: The iPad 2 is coming—soon. Apple will hold a big event March 2 in San Francisco, likely the unveiling of the iPad 2, sources tell All Things Digital . The new version is expected to be thinner than the original, with a better display, front-facing...

Why Shouldn't I Hate My iPad?
 Why Shouldn't 
 I Hate My iPad? 
OPINION
Feb 19, 2011 10:54 AM CST

Why Shouldn't I Hate My iPad?

Slate tries to convince one writer (unsuccessfully) that the device is great

(Newser) - Advice for would-be iPad owners: try it before you buy it. John Swansburg didn’t, and “now I just feel annoyed, having spent $600 on a device that hasn’t done anything to improve my life,” he writes in Slate . “A salad spinner would have been a...

Apple Unveils Long-Dreaded App Subscription Plan

...Much to developers' chagrin

(Newser) - Apple at long last introduced its long-rumored subscription plan—whether app developers like it or not. The system not only sets up an easy way to charge recurring payments for iPad/iPhone/iPod content, it also mandates that developers use it if they want to set up any kind of subscription service,...

iPad 3 Rumored To Be Apple's Fall Surprise
 Apple's Fall Surprise: iPad 3? 
Feb 10, 2011 4:44 AM CST

Apple's Fall Surprise: iPad 3?

Third version of tablet may have retina display

(Newser) - Rumor in the tech world has it that Steve Jobs will be bringing out as many tablets as Moses this year. Apple hasn't even admitted that the iPad 2 exists—although plenty of details have been leaked —but the iPad 3 could well be on its way already this...

Get Ready for iPad 2
 Get Ready for the iPad 2 
Feb 9, 2011 7:15 AM CST

Get Ready for the iPad 2

Thinner, lighter, faster, but close to same resolution

(Newser) - It's hard to believe, but the iPad is very nearly old technology already. Now the latest intelligence is offering more details about the unofficially nicknamed "iPad 2." It will be even lighter, thinner, faster, and boast more memory and a front-facing camera to take advantage of FaceTime video...

Murdoch Unveils The Daily, at Price of 14 Cents a Day

News Corp. boss promises big things for iPad-only paper

(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch unveiled The Daily, his new iPad-only tablet today, promising that it would set the standard for digital newspapers. The much-hyped paper will cost 14 cents a day, or 99 cents per week, according to TechCrunch . An Apple executive was also on hand to confirm that the launch will...

iPhone Gunning for Your Credit Card

Apple devices to beam consumer information

(Newser) - So the next generation of iPads and iPhones will help you empty your wallet in a whole new way: As a credit card. Using “near-field communication” technology, the devices will be able to beam data—credit-card numbers and bank details, for example—up to 4 inches away. The move...

Private School Requires iPads
 Private School Requires iPads 
Jan 21, 2011 6:01 PM CST

Private School Requires iPads

All students in grades 4-12 will need Apple tablet

(Newser) - A private school in Knoxville, Tennessee, is adding an unusual requirement to students' back-to-school gear starting next year: an iPad. The Webb School will mandate that all kids in grades 4 through 12 either buy or lease (from the school, for $200 a year) one of Apple's tablets, notes Fast...

Hef: Uncensored Playboy Coming to iPad

Could this mean a wave of porn for the tablet?

(Newser) - Has Apple gotten over its porn hang-up? Hugh Heffner set off a wave of speculation by suggesting as much on Twitter today. “Big news! Playboy—both old & new—will be available on iPad beginning in March,” he tweeted, according to Apple Insider . Playboy already has a censored...

2 Busted in Mass iPad Hack
 2 Busted in 
 Mass iPad Hack 
Jan 19, 2011 3:21 AM CST

2 Busted in Mass iPad Hack

Feds: Pair snatched emails of NYC major, Defense Department staffers

(Newser) - A pair of ingenious hackers have been arrested for busting into AT&T servers to steal information on 120,000 iPad users , including New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and Defense Department staffers. Daniel Spitler, 26, of San Francisco, and Andrew Auernheimer,...

The iBike, and 9 More Exciting Apple Patents

The iKey? Why not?

(Newser) - Steve Jobs may be stepping back , but that’s no reason to stop being jazzed about all things Apple: The company snagged a whopping 563 patents last year, some of which are sure to eventually see the light of day. Mashable reports on 10 you should be particularly excited about:...

Apple Pushes Back Launch for Murdoch's 'The Daily'

Company wants to perfect subscription tech

(Newser) - We know you're all anxiously awaiting the Steve Jobs/Rupert Murdoch buddy comedy , but it looks like you'll have to wait: the moguls have pushed back their launch event for The Daily, Murdoch's new tablet-only tabloid. The delay is reportedly Apple's doing; it wants more time to perfect the iPad's subscription...

Booming iPad Stunts PC Shipments
Booming iPad
Stunts PC Shipments
Jan 13, 2011 12:08 PM CST

Booming iPad Stunts PC Shipments

Personal computer shipments not growing as anticipated

(Newser) - Is the era of personal computers really ending ? New figures seem to support the idea: Shipments of PCs slowed last quarter, thanks mostly to, yes, the iPad. Total worldwide shipments increased 2.7%, says one report released yesterday; another puts the growth at 3.1%. Both numbers are slower...

The Next 5 Apple Gadgets to Speculate About

Just in case you have nothing better to do

(Newser) - This was a bumper year for Apple, as it released the iPad, iPhone 4, new Macbook Air, and new Apple TV. Business Insider speculates on what Steve Jobs and company may have in store for the 2011.
  1. New iPad. iPad 2 will likely be faster, boast a higher-resolution screen, and
...

Apple Sued for Letting Our Apps Track Us

iPhone, iPad contain identifiers that can't be blocked: suit

(Newser) - Apple allows iPhone and iPad apps to send users' personal info to advertising networks without consent, according to a lawsuit filed last week. The suit says the gadgets contain identifying devices that let these networks track users' app downloads and usage, Bloomberg reports. Some apps also sell information like users'...

Kindle Becomes Amazon's Best-Selling Item Ever

Passes even Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

(Newser) - Move over, Harry Potter. The Kindle 3 has passed The Deathly Hallows to become the best-selling product in Amazon’s history, the company has announced. The latest generation Kindle is also selling much faster than its predecessors, and, as Mashable notes, the sales milestone indicates that the iPad isn’t...

Why an iPad Is a Stinky Christmas Gift
Why an iPad Is a
Stinky Christmas Gift
OPINION
Dec 25, 2010 6:02 AM CST

Why an iPad Is a Stinky Christmas Gift

It's expensive, and addictive. Plus, Apple's profit margins are too high

(Newser) - There's at least one American who isn't hoping Santa puts an iPad under the tree. Lest your jaw drops too far, Brett Arends gives the 10 reasons why he's not hopping on the iPad/Christmas bandwagon:
  • They're going to be a heck of a lot cheaper in 2011: The iPad II
...

These Predictions for 2010 Were Way Off

They said iPads wouldn't make it, but Google Wave would

(Newser) - The media gave us plenty of predictions for 2010, and plenty of them simply didn’t come true. AOL News lists some of the most glaring:
  • Job growth will begin again. Newsweek predicted it unemployment would fall “below 9%,” but it was never less than 9.5%.
  • Republicans
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