Apple’s product lineup for the next six months is probably set after last Thursday’s event, which means it’s time to reassess what I need as an active Apple user for the next year.
One line of code found in the iPhone version of Google Play Music optimizes the software for Apple’s iPad indicating a universal Google Play Music app could be on the way soon. If your iPad is jailbroken, you can get the experience now.
When Apple says it sold 37.5 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads this is often interpreted as Apple declaring that 37.5 million iPhones and 19.5 million iPads have been purchased by customers. That’s not quite the whole story.
China’s top consumer watchdog group is the latest to attack Apple over issues of consumer protection. It’s the latest bout of criticism Apple has received in the Chinese media.
After five crazy years, it seems that Apple’s breakneck-growth might be settling into a more reasonable pattern. With years of strong growth still left in the mobile industry, it’s not exactly time to panic.
Wall Street was looking for between $52.01 billion and $59.55 billion in revenue, and earnings per share between $11.97 and $15.50. iPad sales also were at their highest ever, with more than 22 million sold.
By stacking all major product releases at year’s end, it leaves the whole rest of the calendar as a giant question mark. What new products will Apple introduce in the spring? Some evidence points to a six-month product cycle for its biggest sellers.
While revenue was in line with expectations, earnings per share were slightly off: Financial analysts had been anticipating revenue between $34.28 billion and $38.04 billion, and around $8.75 earnings per share.
Apple reported its fiscal third quarter earnings on Tuesday of $35 billion in revenue and $8.8 billion in earnings, or $9.32 per share. That’s ahead of what Apple(s AAPL) itself had forecast, but below what Wall Street was expecting.
Here’s our daily pick of stories about Apple that you shouldn’t miss. Today’s installment: Can Apple contain the crowds for its next China launch?, the murky grading process for EPEAT, checking in on the in-app purchase hack, and why people visit Apple stores.
In the four months since the new iPad went on sale, usage has increased across most categories that CIRP tracks: using the iPad for social networking, web browsing, and apps, but no category of usage saw a bigger bump than business.
Apple has cleared a regulatory hurdle in China for selling a 3G device there. But what is it? The latest iPhone and older iPads are already available, but the newest iPad is still a question mark. Is this a sign its Chinese debut is near?
China is very much on its way to becoming the world’s most important market for mobile devices. But how many iPhones and iPads specifically are there in China right now? A research firm says 21 million. Here’s how those numbers could get even higher.
Just because the new iPad is assembled in China doesn’t mean you can buy one there — yet. But on Tuesday AllThingsD dug up the Chinese certification for the new iPad — for the WiFi-only version of the device — which means it could be headed to store shelves soon.
Apple’s new iPad–apparently just called “the new iPad”–has a faster processor, a better display, and support for both AT&T and Verizon’s 4G LTE networks. It will cost the same amount as its predecessor and become available later in March.
On Monday the social networking company debuted its long-awaited native application for the iPad, capping off months of speculation of the whens and hows of a potential launch. The app has a few features made especially for the iPad experience, particularly when browsing photos.
Is Facebook’s iPad app stuck in pre-release mode or are finishing touches being applied right now? There are two reports Monday concerning the social network’s much-anticipated iPad application that paint two somewhat different pictures of the situation. The latest says Facebook’s app could arrive next week.
If you’re still looking to grab an iPad cheap, there’s a new option that will get you one cheaper than pretty much any other, including buying used. Verizon is offering first-generation iPads starting at $299 to clear out remaining stock, according to various reports.
AT&T has reduced the price of the original 3G-capable iPad by another $100, adding to the existing $100 discount that it introduced following the introduction of the iPad 2. That means you can now get an iPad 3G + Wi-Fi for as little as $429.
To upgrade or not to upgrade? That is the $829-dollar question. I mean, if you have an iPad, should you line up outside the Apple store and buy the new iPad 2? Is it worth it, especially if you’re a first time buyer?
Yesterday, Women’s Wear Daily reported that according to recent numbers, interest in iPad magazines is quickly dwindling. Wired’s iPad edition sold 100,000 in its first month. By November, that number had dropped to only 23,000. Can publishers turn that trend around?
With Wi-Fi iPads now available directly from Verizon bundled with a MiFi wireless hot spot, you’re no longer limited to AT&T for on-the-go iPad connectivity. So which is better, Verizon or AT&T? We look at three key determining factors to help decide the answer.
You can do many things with your iPad, and investing is now added to that list with the release of Kapitall. The iPad app is a portal into the Kapitall website, a simple site designed to build and track investment portfolios online.
Twitter is launching the first native app it’s built from scratch tonight, Twitter for iPad. Aimed at fostering content consumption, the app is designed for new users and power users alike. The iPad app indicates the direction all Twitter-designed apps will be heading
Twitter is launching the first native app it’s built from scratch tonight, Twitter for iPad. Aimed at fostering content consumption, the app is designed for new users and power users alike. The iPad app indicates the direction all Twitter-designed apps will be heading
There’s been quite a bit of buzz around the next iPad. The one we’re using now is only six months old, but some are already looking forward to the possibility of a new form factor. I expect Apple to release another iPad this year. Here’s why.
I set out to enable Google Calendar syncing with the iPad Calendar and found some of the documentation on this subject to be out of date. I found that you can set up and sync multiple Google Calendars right from within the iPad Calendar App.
Time Warner Cable is jumping on the iPad bandwagon, developing an app that will give its subscribers to access to an interactive programming guide, remote control and DVR scheduling capabilities. It could also give consumers the ability to view the content they want wherever they want.
The iPad is good at many things, and having fun with it is one of them. We’re such a busy, task-oriented society that sometimes you need to let your hair down and have a little fun. Here are five good apps to help you do that.
Portable scanners can be the perfect tool for those mobile workers looking to go paperless. The 10.9-ounce Doxie scanner is as small as these devices can be, and it can now scan documents directly into iBooks for the iPhone and iPad on the fly.
The iPad screen is good for Twitter due to its size and the ability to rotate it to landscape orientation. I have a weakness for Twitter apps, and I’ve tried so many I lose count. Here are the current top five Twitter apps for the iPad.
This lazy morning has me thinking about the gadgets I use, and the apps that make them zing. Putting the usefulness of the iPad aside, the apps I use play a big role in the utility it gives me. Here are my five favorite iPad apps.
The iPad was expected to be a game changer, so Yahoo! started tracking visits by early adopters. Now that the iPad has been out for a while –and available outside the U.S. — the company made an analysis of those visiting Yahoo! sites using the iPad.
iPad owners find lots of different uses for the device except one. It is only natural to take a pen to a slate device, but it doesn’t work very well. A concept by Ten One Design that adds pressure sensitivity to the iPad may change that.
Like most who try the iPad, this guy admits he mistakenly thought typing on the virtual keyboard would not be good. This is the only iPad I’ve seen in use at the conference today. Of course, I’ve only seen two other Macs at this techie conference.
The App Store is growing steadily, with over 10,000 apps now available. My top 5 apps for the iPad change regularly, but no matter which apps are on the list at any given time they add a lot of value to my usage of the iPad.
Like many other newspapers, the New York Times has been trying to find an online business model that works, including experimenting with iPhone and iPad apps. Now, the company appears to be sending its lawyers after news aggregators that use its RSS feeds in commercial applications.
The most impressive feature on the iPhone 4 is the Retina Display, which pushes display technology quite far. The new technology is so advanced one has to wonder if Apple will bring it to the iPad? The 9.7 inch display would be quite impressive if so.
Love it or hate it, AT&T’s new usage-based smartphone data plans fire up on June 7th. That means there’s still time to buy an iPhone or iPad to gain the current unlimited data offerings. Are any of you planning to hurry up and buy one?
I admitted being an iPad app junky and a reader mentioned an app for the iPad that I tried, and it is so useful I shot a video to show it in action. Air Display turns the iPad into a wireless external monitor for any Mac.
AT&T today revamped its data offerings for both smartphones and Apple’s iPad 3G with plans that are reduced in price but also limited in monthly data, effective June 7. Some will complain, but the data shows that most smartphone users don’t need unlimited data plans.
I have a problem; I feel better having admitted that. I’m not the only one with this problem based on what I see on the web. My problem is an addiction to apps on the iPad. They are cheap (or free) and one-click easy to buy.
My look at a typical day with the Sprint EVO 4G was well received and I started getting requests for a similar look at a day with the iPad. Not one to ignore requests, this covers a typical day with the iPad in Mobile Tech Manor.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs touted the iPad’s “freedom from porn” as one of the device’s key selling points, but that freedom didn’t last very long, as at least one major adult site — YouPorn.com — has begun encoding its videos to work on the Apple tablet.
When I looked at stands for the iPad I was taken by the Skadoosh by Jadu. What I liked most about this stand was the ability to tilt the iPad to almost any angle. Jadu sent an early prototype for me to give a look.
Apple’s success in mobile computing can be attributed to consumers who want fewer choices, according to a Forrester report released today. The report calls the proliferation of mobile apps “curated computing” and said it’s computing’s future. If true, it will change the industry significantly.
When I got the iPad I decided to be good, to make an effort to stay away from games. But in a moment of weakness I picked up Scrabble and it was all over. Here are my top five games for the iPad.
Shane Pearlman (of Shane & Peter, the company behind WWD’s redesign) has been been forced into using his iPad for work for the past few days — effectively, running the company from his iPad — and describes how it went in a blog post.
The Clamcase is innovative if nothing else, and straddles the line between “super cool” and “just get a netbook.” It’s supposed to appear later this year, and the Clamcase is essentially a Bluetooth keyboard turned into a case/stand for the iPad. No word on pricing yet.
Mobile technology has advanced at a breakneck pace the past few years. There are netbooks, handhelds and smartphones. The iPad has led many to proclaim the perfect mobile device has finally arrived. Guess what? There is no perfect mobile device, and there never will be.
My recent account of mobile blogging on the iPad with a portable keyboard touched a vein, and I have been flooded with requests for information about other keyboards that will work with the iPad. This list of portable keyboards shows there a quite a few options.
It’s Saturday morning at the eBay/PayPal headquarters, and developers are busy preparing for the second day of iPad development at the first official iPadDevCamp (brought to us by the same people who previously organized three iPhoneDevCamp events).
Apple has announced that the 3G model of the iPad will be made available on May 7. News of the launch comes following an update to the Apple online store, which finally details the U.S. availability of the 3G capable device.
I didn’t set out to work when I headed out to the local Starbucks. I got my drink and sat down at one of those tiny tables, the ones that fit a couple of drinks. Little did I know that I would soon be working away.
It’s official — the iPad doesn’t suck — according to a press release by Apple. The company is pushing back the availability of the iPad outside the U.S. a month, due to higher than expected demand in this country. The U.S. 3G model is on schedule.
The iPad Accessories Series continues with a look at power options. There are as many power adapters as there are cases but I found some good models for the iPad owner. Note the car chargers that will top off your iPad while in the car.
Apple has just started shipping the dock accessory, which provides a stand for the iPad on the desk while charging the tablet. Third party accessory makers are not conceding the market to Apple and there are some pretty cool iPad stands now available or expected soon.
The iPad has a reputation as being good for many things — media consumption, mobile messaging and games — to name a few. It does all of those things but even before getting my hands on one I started thinking about the iPad in the enterprise.
Doug Bernards of SoundMan Car Audio in Santa Clarita, California decided to conduct what’s looking like the first iPad custom install in an auto and put the video clip of his work up on YouTube.
Apple’s hotly anticipated iPad went on sale this weekend. Hopefully some WWD readers were lucky enough to get one, so I thought I would post an open thread getting your opinions on how well it functions as a web working tool.
Apple this morning said it sold 300,000 iPads this weekend and 1 million apps were downloaded, which is far from the success of the initial 3G iPhone. Apple sold 1 million of those phones during its first weekend of sales, and folks downloaded 10 million apps.
Yesterday, the iPad launched and uncharacteristically missing from the line-up of apps: Facebook. The lack of the official app turned customers to buying a $2.99 app, Facebook Ultimate, which is now being universally panned by those who ponied up the cash. Did Facebook miss an opportunity?
The big launch of the iPad was only yesterday, so my time with the slate has been limited. I am impressed with what I see so far, and I have tested a lot of apps to find a good method for using the latest Apple product.
The line here in Southlake, TX was pretty pathetic, which was just fine by me. Once I was through the doors I tried out an iPad for few seconds and then was quickly moved on to the purchasing process. Here’s a video of the experience.
After spending less than 24 hours with the iPad, I can confidently stay two things: One, it will re-define how we consume information and how we interact with information. And two, it will surely make us think differently about the very idea of computing.
Despite being an Apple fanatic, I’m not waiting in line to buy an iPad this morning, nor am I anxiously awaiting my friendly, brown-attired delivery specialist to arrive with one today.
It’s been two long months since the iPad was announced, and since then it’s been featured on the Grammys, various talk shows, and a comedy TV series. Today, the Apple stores have opened their glassy gates, and you can now get your very own.
Our buddies at the GigaOM HQ got their hands on an iPad and accessories so without any wasted words, here’s a slideshow to keep you excited for tomorrow. There are pics of the iPad, case, dock and keyboard dock. Enjoy.
In a matter of hours, Apple will officially launch the iPad across the Apple stores in the country.Here are some photos of the device, the special iPad keyboard and few other accessories. Enjoy this simple slideshow we have made for your visual pleasure.
Well, unfortunately Apple got my shipping address mixed up with David Pogue’s again and I did not get an iPad to review early. Fortunately, Pogue, Andy Ihnatko, Walt Mossberg and a lucky few others were able to talk about their experiences with the iPad starting today.
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The frenzy this week in anticipation of the arrival of hundreds of thousands of iPads is as expected. One of things that remains to be seen is how Apple will impact the e-book game, with the iBookstore. Get ready for a big impact, for everyone.
Today, when you walk into a typical Apple store, you see clear demarcation of Apple’s two major product lines – computers & entertainment devices – which creates a brilliant retail experience. With the the iPad, I wonder, how will Apple re-organize this brilliant retail experience.
It’s less than a week before many will have iPads in hand(s), and there is one question that is unanswered about the new slate. Many already own an iPhone that is linked to our iTunes library. How does adding the iPad impact that association?
The world has been firmly in the throes of iPad mania for weeks, rivaling that of any gadget in memory. The amount of pixels dedicated to the iPad is astounding, and it’s sure to ratchet up this week as the mania transforms into a full frenzy.
Kindle for iPad has peeked out to show what Amazon is bringing to the slate, and it looks pretty. The bookshelf takes advantage of the bigger iPad screen, and presents books in a pleasing format. The reader is receiving a facelift, but will Apple approve it?
In the iPad, Apple has managed to create a beautiful, thoughtfully designed, compelling product. But is there room for a third category of product that sits between your two most essential devices, the laptop and phone? I’m still not sure there is.
I have been using tablets to surf the web for years, and I can state with confidence that iPad owners are going to enjoy going online with the slate. There are 168 ways the iPad will be better at surfing the web than convertible netbooks
Apple touts the iPad as “magical and revolutionary” but it’s not the device alone that can make that claim. The service plan and no-contract model, combined with on-device 3G metering show the real revolution is with the data plan for these three reasons.
Apple iPad pre-orders begin this week, but some folks are holding out for a price drop and letting the early adapters shoulder the cost risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t like the iPhone debut. Three reasons tell me not to bet money on an iPad price cut.
Apple today announced both pre-order and availability dates for its iPad. Many see it as an oversized iPod Touch, but perhaps the form factor is part of the purchase equation. You might need to hold and use the device before making a decision. Are you buying?
Apple says it will start selling the Wi-Fi versions of the iPad on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. Apple says it will start taking pre-orders for both models on March 12.
Magazine publishers are lining up to get magazines onto the iPad. It’s almost as if they believe the slate will save the industry from itself. I’m not so sure that regular folks will be in a hurry to read magazines on a gadget, even the iPad.
In the weekly iPhone roundup I take a second look at an iPhone app I haven’t touched in nearly two years. It’s much improved for reading digital magazines. And Apple just received a patent for capacitive displays — will they start to protect it?
The minute I touched the iPad at the Apple event, I knew my idea of computing had been transformed, irrevocably and irreversibly. With iPad, I see a clean slate to reinvent pretty much how we think of media, information and in fact the whole user experience.
I’m amazed at the play being given to this iPad price cuts story. People seem to be overlooking the fact that Apple’s business model is in transition, in that in addition to being a hardware and software company, it’s becoming a “transactions” company.
So the much-discussed Apple iPad has finally arrived. But how does it stack up for web working? Last week, Darrell compiled a wish list of features that he thought were necessary for Apple’s tablet to be a useful web working device — let’s take a look a how the announced iPad compares to Darrell’s dream machine.
Despite their evolution, laptops and desktop computers as we know them are essentially work tools. They’re designed for content creation. The iPad, on the other hand, is made for consumption — the consumption of digital media. Here are some early impression, including a brief hand-on review.