Category Archives: Apple

Apple iPad 2 sales are ‘amazing’

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That is what Apple is saying after the new iPad 2 went on sale Friday. The Loop: “Demand for the next generation iPad 2 has been amazing,” Apple spokesperson Trudy Muller, told The Loop. “We are working hard to get iPad 2 into the hands of every customer who wants one as quickly as possible.” While…

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Apple and the iPad 3

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During yesterday’s unveiling of the new iPad 2, the question came up as to whether Steve Jobs’ statement, “when you add this together with over 65,000 app, we think 2011 is going to be the year of iPad 2″ meant no iPad 3 this year. However, when you look at the history of Apple and its fall releases…

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Apple Shows Off the New iPad 2 Today

The biggest tech news today has to be the live event where Apple showed the world the new iPad 2 and Steve Jobs made an appearance too.  I watched the event via the live blogs on both Engadget and Gizmodo. Below is a recap and summary of the new features and design of the new iPad 2. Apple iPad…

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iPad 2 on it’s way, in 3 different configurations (rumour)

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Apple are about to release 3 new versions of their insanely popular iPad, as soon as next month, according to a rumour that’s being widely reported by a number of respected news sources.

Originally reported in digitimes.com, the Apple iPad 2, as some have taken to calling it, will apparently come with a choice of 3 variations of Wi-Fi, CDMA and UMTS.

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Steve Jobs: The news that no one reported this week!

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For the larger part of 2008/2009, tech news sites were buzzing with stories of doom and gloom regarding the health of Steve Jobs.  No matter what Apple were launching or what news was coming out of Cupertino, most coverage ALSO contained some kind of comment on how unwell / thin Jobs was. Fast forward to…

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iPhone jailbreak – It’s legal, it’s easy, it works…kind of!

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Jailbreaking your iPhone or iPad? Well, the good news is that it’s now legal; since last month’s US Copyright ruling. Better still, a new app claims to make it super easy to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad too.

So, a legal and easy way to reliably jailbreak your devices and free them from the bullshit DRM that has driven users nuts for years – right?

Err, no, not exactly!

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Why Apple’s BIG announcement will disappoint many!

Everyone’s talking about the Apple Tablet, nick-named the Apple iSlate. So, here’s a quick prediction for all those tech pundits and bloggers expecting ‘game-changing’ hardware from Apple, in their big announcement this week.

Here’s why I think you “might” be disappointed…

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What did I miss?

So, the tech news blog has been on holiday for the past couple of weeks. In that time, quite a bit has happened. Clearly, the BIGGEST story in tech news during that time, was that I got to name the title of last week’s Windows Weekly podcast with Leo Laporte; “bing is my back end”. Yeah, I’m a fan of the show (thanks Leo.)

Here’s the news I missed…

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Apple forces Microsoft to change their “Laptop Hunter” ad!

Apple has forced Microsoft to change one of its ads, and remove a statement about the price of Mac laptops.

Here’s what happened!

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Apple sales are better than expected

Excellent iPhone sales have helped Apple to beat financial forecasts. Apple’s net profits hit $1.23billion in the third financial quarter (to 27th June) up from $1.07billion for the same period last year.

However, there’s one statistic that’s been almost overlooked by many, who have covered this story!

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