For some time, production problems have made ordering the ultra-popular iPad 2 seem like a slow boat to China. Despite heavy demand for the tablet, Apple’s foreign partners have been the weak link. Friday comes word that the situation has ‘significantly improved.’
We start the day off with two MacBook deals. The first is a 1.83GHz Core 2 Duo MacBook for $400. Next is a 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo-powered MacBook Pro for $1,049. We wrap up the deal spotlight with the rooCase for the iPhone 4. The package includes a screen protector and stylus.
Along the way, we also check out a number of iPad accessories, as well as software for your Mac. As always, details on these items, plus many others, can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
More signs that your iPad may be the future of print. Online bookseller Amazon announced Thursday e-books are outselling paper versions. While the announcement focused on the Kindle, the news also gives reason for Apple to celebrate its own e-reading plans, including iBookstore.
Your iPad or iPhone sitting idle may be costing you money. That’s the message from a class-action lawsuit charging AT&T with overcharging Apple customers up to 300 percent.
That new MacBook Pro of yours, may be more Apple than originally thought. Although Intel was credited with the Thunderbolt trademark on early 2011 Apple laptops, it now appears that Apple may have beaten them to the bunch and snuck in their own trademark application a year ahead of time. Is this cricket?
Despite Google’s position as one of the biggest advertising companies on earth, if you’re a company looking to promote your product, buying ads for an Android device is a pretty dicy proposition when you could buy them on an iOS device instead.
We start out another day of deals with more iPod bargains, followed by interesting video eyewear for your iPhone and a new case for your favorite handset. First up is an 8GB iPod touch (current generation) for $160. Next is the Vuzix Wrap 230 Video Eyewear bundled with the Vuzix iWear Composite Adapter for iPod or iPhone. The glasses provide dual 320×240 LCD displays. Finally, how about a ballistic case for your iPhone 4?
Along the way, we’ll also check out an iPod classic, more iPhone cases and software for your Mac. As usual, details on these and many other items can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
Tablets are the new must-have device for the cubicle crowd. Trouble is, once that shiny iPad is in their hands, most suits treat tablets like oversized smartphones.
Sit-ins are so twentieth-century. Protesters Wednesday ‘planked’ outside a Foxconn shareholders meeting in objection to the Apple manufacturer’s long history of worker suicides.
Faced with the ongoing PR crisis of suicides and alleged human rights violations of its Chinese contractors, it’s looking increasingly like Apple might shift a sizable portion of their iPad production to Brazil. To prepare, Brazil’s president lowered taxes on producing and purchasing tablets in the South American country.
Despite talk of a coming onslaught of Android alternatives, almost all consumer tablet conversations begin and end with Apple’s iPad.
If you are looking for a MacBook, have we got some deals for you. First up is a number of MacBook Pros, starting at $630 for a 1.83GHz machine with a 15-inch screen. Next is a group of MacBook Pros from the Apple Store, starting at $899 for a 2.4GHz machine with 13.3-inch screen. Finally, how about some MacBook Air laptops, starting at $849 for a 1.4GHz Core 2 Duo machine with 64GB of SSD.
We also check out docks for the iPhone and iPod, along with cases and warranties for the iPad 2. As always, details on these and many other items can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
Is Steve Jobs the MC Hammer of tablet computing? ‘Can’t Touch This could be the message behind a 115-page report which gives thumbs-down on Android as unable to compete with Apple’s iPad.
Once more potential supply problems could hinder Apple’s iPad sales goals. Don’t hold your breath for a next-day delivery as one analyst projects they are far “out of reach.”
Apple’s iPad has become the latest fall-guy for PC makers seeking a reason for falling sales … and the ground’s coming up fast.
Although owning guppy-like market share of smartphone sales , Apple is landing whale-sized profits, one analyst said Tuesday. Indeed, within 3-5 years, expect non-smart handsets to vanish from the mobile landscape.
We start off another week of deals with several MacBook Pros from the Apple Store. The laptops begin with a 2.4GHz model for $899. Next is a refurbished 8GB iPod nano (current version) for just $100. We wrap up with a deal on the Four Folded Smart Slim Cover, a version of Apple’s Smart Cover for the iPad 2.
Along the way, we’ll also take a peak at an auto-charger for the iPod and iPhone, an audio system for the iPod, the 27-inch LED Cinema Display and software for the Mac. As always, details on these and many other items can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
The company that helps build the Kindle reportedly is expanding their office in Cupertino, Calif. But Lab126 is unlikely to get a congratulatory fruit basket from their rival neighbor Apple.
Faced with the incredible juggernaut of Apple’s iPad, Amazon may have no choice but to gang-tackle Cupertino with an “entire family” of Android-based Kindle tablets.
Why is the iPad winning the tablet war? Look beyond the sexy package to the nitty-gritty of Apple’s retail and marketing expertise, offers Nvidia’s CEO. Despite many rivals, the iPad in your hands isn’t likely to become endangered soon.
Those Chinese censors are at it again… and this time the popular Flipboard app is the victim.
We close out another week of bargains with three deals. First us is a number of iPods, starting at $149 for an 8GB iPod touch. Next is a fun accessory for either an iPod touch or the iPhone. You can pick either a CTA Digital iPhone/iPod touch steering wheel or a digital steering wheel with a suction cup stand. Finally, AT&T offers a refurbished first-generation 3G iPad with 16GB for $329.
Along the way, we also check out some iPad cases and Mac software. As usual, details on these and many other items can be found at CoM’s “Daily Deals” page right after the jump.
The courts smacked Apple down today in a suit against Kodak, and it could cost Cupertino up to $1 billion in licensing fees.
Adding insult to injury, the ITC judge also ruled one of Apple’s patents invalid.
If you thought Android would be the choice of the pin-stripe business crowd, think again. Turns out the iPhone is the pick for the cubicle, as well as the art studio.
“A club to make them do what we want.” That’s the way one Google executive described the gauntlet device makers must pass to get Android certification. So much for being “open.”
