Tag archive: iPad

When it comes to purchasing equipment, most military machines around the world will spend their time leafing through catalogs packed with bullets and bombs. The US Air Force (USAF), however, is also taking a close look at something else—Apple’s iPad. According to a Bloomberg report on Friday, the Air Mobility Command (AMC) component of the USAF is considering purchasing as many as 18,000 of the tablets. The AMC is responsible for transporting… Read More

There's no doubt about it: Apple will, at some point in the near future, release the next version of its market-ruling tablet, the iPad. Nobody outside Apple's walled garden can say for sure what the new device will offer — but as with any Cupertino creation, there are plenty of tips, rumors, speculation and good ol' fashioned guesses to satisfy us till launch day. Here, a quick round-up of the most-likely details surrounding… Read More

Following the recent rumor that Apple will unveil its highly anticipated successor to the most popular tablet ever in less than a month, the cacophony of iPad 3 buzz has grown deafening. Yet at the same time, a very different sort of cry is developing—one that the tech Goliath (at the time of this writing valued greater than Microsoft and Google — combined) is less experienced in dealing with. Protesters on four continents organized yesterday at… Read More

A new ad from Amazon attempts to make fun of the cost of Apple’s iPad by highlighting the cheaper price of its own mobile devices. The 30-second ad takes place at a plush resort and involves an exchange between a bikini-clad woman (representing Amazon) and a slightly awkward-looking man (representing Apple). The 30-second ad begins with the Apple guy walking past the woman, shielding his iPad from the sun. She’s reading a book on her Kindle… Read More

An image has surfaced of what may well be the inside rear shell of the iPad 3. While it may not sound like the most exciting news of the year, if the shell is genuine then it gives some clues as to how the next version of Apple’s tablet will compare with the current device. For starters, according to MacRumors (via RepairLabs), the redesigned shell shows different mounts [A] for the iPad 3’s logic board, meaning the board could be narrower [B].… Read More

Amazon is reportedly pushing further into the physical realm with plans to build brick-and-mortar boutiques which will showcase the company's e-readers, tablets and other products. While talk of an Amazon retail store has been heard before (patent D593,208), the recent rumors have taken form from details in a report by the Good E-Reader tablet and e-reader news site. Citing unnamed sources, Good E-reader says that Amazon will be starting… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle Fire tablet has been out a few months now and while reports suggest it's selling well, Amazon has declined to give detailed information regarding precise numbers, going only so far as to say it sold a million units in December. An analyst at Barclays went further recently, claiming that the online retail giant had shifted around 5.5 million units over the holiday season, and estimating that it could sell as many as 18.4… Read More

Originally discovered by The Guardian earlier today, Apple's App Store was flooded with copycat gaming applications that mimicked the design style and names of popular iPhone and iPad games like Plant vs. Zombies and Tiny Wings. Created by a developer called Anton Sinelnikov, these applications trick iOS users into wasting money on software that doesn't even work. Sinelnikov is responsible for publishing apps such as Plants vs.… Read More

Detailed by reports from both the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, Square's mobile payments hardware is being rolled out to collect campaign donations. Fundraisers are being outfitted with the small, plastic credit card reader which can be used with the iPhone, 3G iPad or Android smartphone to collect money while campaigning within neighborhoods or other commercial locations. Assuming that this… Read More

Now that tablet devices like the Apple iPad, Samsung Galaxy Tab, and Amazon Kindle Fire are becoming commonplace in everyday society, researchers have started examining some of the possible ergonomic impacts of these devices. After all, almost every other technological gizmo and device that has become ubiquitous in society seems to have an impact on our bodies, from desktop computer users suffering carpal tunnel syndrome and circulation… Read More

Market analysis firm Strategy Analytics has released its analysis of the worldwide tablet market during the fourth quarter of 2011, and finds that while the Apple iPad continues to dominate with a 58 percent share, Android tablets are catching up, accounting for 39 percent of the market. And even Windows tablets put in an appearance, accounting for roughly one percent of the global market. The figures represent a solid year-on-year improvement… Read More

Of course, tablet computers can cause injuries in a variety of ways. Dropped from a great height onto someone’s head will likely have the same damaging effect as being on the receiving end of one hurled Frisbee-like across a room. Thankfully, there are up to now no recorded cases of such incidents, though researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) are warning of other injury risks associated with tablets. While many of us will… Read More

We've seen more than a few iPad stands come across our desks, but none that quite fit into the Apple aesthetic like the Magnus ipad Stand. After all, the one that Apple makes is still clinging to the old white plastic instead of getting onboard with the brushed aluminum that now exemplifies the Apple look. Instead of ponying up any money for something made of plastic, we are inclined to suggest the Magnus iPad stand ($50) instead. This… Read More

Apple’s quarterly earnings call surmising sales during the fourth quarter has ended, and the outcome is as we all expected: records were broken and the company has reported its largest revenue period in history. Here’s a quick breakdown of where all the money came from. iPhones sold: 37.04 million (up 128-percent year over year) iPads sold: 15.43 million (up 111-percent y.o.y.) Macs sold: 5.3 million (up 26 percent y.o.y.) iPods sold: 15.4… Read More