Apple has put up an official webpage for the iPad version of the iOS 4.2 update, which is due in November. The page mentions “100+ new features,” most of which are actually being carried over from v4.0 for the iPhone and iPod touch. iOS 4.2 will, however, be the first version of iOS 4 for the iPad…. ... Read More
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LG Optimus Pad design slips out early
31
Aug
LG’s promised Optimus Pad tablet has leaked out through an LG-run dealer show in Belgium. The design has a tall ratio like the Samsung Galaxy Tab but, from Multimediawereld’s photos, takes some of its design cues from older iPhones with a chrome bezel and a rounded shell. It also claims the tablet is “thinner and lighter” with “superior performance” to other tablets, alluding to the iPad, though doesn’t say how…... Read More
USA Today deemphasizing print to focus on iPad, web
27
Aug
USA Today today said it would undergo a major overhaul of its structure to shift attention away from print. Most of its focus will now be on formatting for digital, including the iPad app, other mobile devices, and the web... Read More
Sharp sees its tablets competing with iPad, getting 3D
25
Aug
Sharp President Mikio Katayama late Tuesday told Japan’s Kyodo News that his company’s upcoming tablets should compete with the iPad. Although initially positioned as e-readers, their color touchscreens give them multi-role functions Katayama believed could challenge Apple. At least one model is due to ship to Verizon before the end of the year with built-in 3G…. ... Read More
Inkling adapts school textbooks for iPad
21
Aug
A new developer, Inkling, is bringing a variety of high-profile school textbooks to the iPad. The first four are from McGraw-Hill, and described as best-sellers in biology, economics, marketing and psychology; these should be available today, at an early cost of $3 per chapter or $70 for an entire book. In the near future prices should be hiked to $4 and $85, respectively…... Read More
New iPad TV spot brings focus down to apps
18
Aug
Apple has debuted a new TV ad for the iPad, simply known as “iPad is Delicious,” after the first slogan flashed on screen. ... Read More
HBO plans iPad access, skips Netflix
18
Aug
HBO provided mixed news for the fate of its video services in an interview on Tuesday. HBO co-president Eric Kessler told Bloomberg that an adaptation of HBO Go for the iPad and other handhelds should be ready within six months. ... Read More
China Unicom to launch iPhone 4, iPad
17
Aug
China Unicom will soon be selling both the iPhone 4 and the iPad in China, according to Agence France-Presse, quoting local media sources. The iPhone 4 is expected to be launched next month, while the iPad has yet to be given a definitive timeframe. ... Read More
Frash puts Flash on iPhone 4
09
Aug
An updated hack, still in alpha, allows people to use Flash on an iPhone 4. Dubbed Frash, the software has been recompiled based on a version for the iPad and iPhone 3GS. ... Read More