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Archives for April, 2010

Scosche reVIVE II Brings USB Charging for the iPad on the Go

If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands of folks to pick up the iPad a little over ten days ago, then you’ve probably noticed that your new tablet has some trouble charging while plugged into a PC’s USB port. While Apple has pulled together a helpful page to fix your concern, we understand if …

Review: Opera Mini for iPhone different, not exactly better

Opera announced on Monday that its Opera Mini for iPhone was approved by Apple for distribution via the App Store. Though App Store restrictions have so far limited alternate browsers to those that use the built-in capabilities of WebKit, Opera Mini is the first true alternative browser—rendering engine and all—to challenge Mobile Safari. And it’s …

AT&T Ends Marketing Spat With Verizon; No More Luke Wilson Ads

AT&T (NYSE: T) is walking away from an advertising battle with Verizon Wireless that ignited last year when Verizon created the clever tagline, “There’s a Map for That,” and poked fun at AT&T’s 3G coverage. AT&T responded by launching a series of commercials featuring Luke Wilson that defended its network coverage and criticized Verizon’s network …

No Overseas iPad, But Vodafone, Orange, O2 Announce Price Plans

Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) may have postponed iPad’s international roll-out by a month – but, within an hour of that announcement, all three UK iPhone carriers released identical statements declaring they “will offer dedicated iPad price plans for all models from the end of May”. —Vodafone (NYSE: VOD) will offer plans in Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain …

How Apple Designed the iPad Out in the Open

How Apple Designed the iPad Out in the Open If you take a look at Apple’s “magical and revolutionary” iPad, you might see a brand new device, an entirely new product category that sprung forth from Apple’s labs fully-formed. Take a closer look, though, and its parts start to seem rather familiar. In fact, pretty …

Apple delays international launch of iPad due to high demand

Apple had originally planned to slowly roll out the iPad around the world beginning April 24. However, due to “surprisingly strong US demand,” Apple has announced that it will delay the international launch of the iPad until late May. According to a statement released this morning, Apple has sold over 500,000 iPads to date, and …

Apple Delays International iPad Launch Until ‘End of May’

It looks like even Apple has been surprised by the huge success of the iPad. After selling way more than expected, Apple has “made the difficult decision” to delay the international launch by an entire month. If you live in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland or the UK, you’ll now have to …