Category: News (Page 66 of 130)

      Steve Jobs shows up for estimated 700,000 iPad day one

      April 3, 2010 /

      Steve Jobs iPad.It was a big day for Apple. It was a big day for fanboys (and fangirls). It was a big day for publishers. Alright, it was a big day for just about everyone. Yes, even you haters, because like it or not the iPad is here and it’s a pretty big deal. It’s the first ultra-portable device that’s capable of handling all of your day to day tasks, be it business or entertainment.

      The iPad is such a big release that Steve Jobs himself showed up at the Palo Alto location to survey the damage for just under an hour. Analysts are setting estimates for day one sales around 700,000 units, a huge chunk of the supposed couple million Kindles in the wild. By comparison, the iPhone sold just 270,000 units when it launched.

      The iPad does have a leg up in that it has access to the iPhone OS App Store. Along with iPhone apps, the iPad will have its own set of apps designed to take advantage of a larger screen size.

      Computers, ebooks, iPad, News

      iPhone to iPad converter is cool, isn’t real

      April 2, 2010 /

      iPhone-iPad converter.I’ve never been one for playing practical jokes on April Fool’s day. Part of my problem is that I’m chronically unaware of the universal line, you know, the line that you just shouldn’t be crossed for public things like pranks. I’m great in small group settings. I can usually figure out when I need to shut up or what’s just far enough outside everyone’s comfort zone to be funny without being offensive. Give me an open forum, though, and I’m stuffing feet in my mouth like so many bacon infused pancakes.

      The internet tends to not wow me with it’s April tomfoolery either. The jokes are expected and most of them are pretty bad. This thing, though, was pretty cool. It’s an iPhone to iPad converter for blowing up your iPhone to iPad size. It runs about $125 and is totally fake so don’t try to buy one. I just thought you might like a look at one of the better jokes of the day.

      Source: Iwantoneofthose

      News

      Apple refunds rush shipping charges

      March 31, 2010 /

      Steve Jobs with his new babyIt can be hard to wait for your new gadget to ship. I’ve spent countless hours fretting over Newegg shipments, whether they were for me or a friend. I’ve also spent countless upcharges on rush shipping to make sure I get my toys the very second they’re available.

      Apple offered a rush shipping method with the iPad pre-orders for an extra $12. That’s not so bad for tech gear, that is, until you find out that standard shippers would receive their tablets on the same day. Did I mention standard shipping is free?

      Thankfully, Apple decided to come clean and refund the rushed shipping upcharge. Here’s the letter you’ll be receiving if this affects you:

      To Our Valued Apple Customer:

      Thank you for your recent Apple iPad purchase.

      Our records indicate that when you placed your iPad pre-order, you chose to pay for expedited shipping.

      Expedited shipping is not necessary to ensure delivery. Apple has processed a refund for the shipping charge on your order. Please contact your card-issuing bank for information on when the credit will be posted to your account.

      Your iPad will deliver on April 3rd in the areas where UPS offers
      Saturday delivery.

      You can view the most up-to-date status of your order at
      .
      Sincerely,
      The Apple Store Team

      Apple, Computers, News

      RIM looks better than expected

      March 31, 2010 /

      Blackberry phone lineup.For a while there it seemed as if every analyst was ready to sell RIM up the river. The company wasn’t performing well outside the enterprise market according to most, and the iPhone and Android were gaining speed at alarming rates. Not much has changed. The iPhone has slowed a bit and Android continues to skyrocket, but according to the latest RIM numbers, the BlackBerry brand is doing surprisingly well.

      The company missed its quarterly earnings mark, but not by much. Activations are at an all-time high with 4.9 million this quarter. Annual revenue is up a whopping 35 percent. CEO Jim Balsillie sounded positive and said the company is, “off to a great start in fiscal 2011 and expect strong shipments, revenue, subscriber and earnings growth in Q1.”

      Shares were still down for the day, likely because of the missed earnings numbers, but all in all things don’t seem so dire. In fact, it all sounds pretty good.

      Mobile, News

      JooJoo only took 90 preorders, 15 of which were returned

      March 30, 2010 /

      Chandra with the JooJoo.The JooJoo lawsuits have unearthed some very interesting information. Apparently the device formerly known as the CrunchPad isn’t doing as well as expected. It isn’t doing well at all. To date there have been just 90 JooJoo preorders, that’s a nine with one zero after it, and 15 of those have been returned (which supposedly hasn’t been easy).

      If you’ll remember, the initial run of JooJoo’s was supposed to finance a run into high production and provide the financing to support a legal defense against TechCrunch and Michael Arrington. For some reason I don’t think $44,000 is going to do that.

      Part of the problem is that the JooJoo was announced in the same month as the iPad at the same price. Who are you going to buy a $500 tablet from, Apple, or some company you’ve never heard of for reasons other than the lawsuit brought against it because the tablet it’s selling may be stolen IP. I think we all know the answer to that one.

      Source: Gizmodo

      Computers, News

      « Older posts Newer posts »

      © 2026 Gadget Teaser

      Theme by Anders Noren — Up ↑