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iPad to Hit Apple Stores on April 3, Pre-Order Starts on March 12

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Apple finally dropped the bomb that many of us have been waiting for, the past couple of weeks. The iPad will start hitting Apple Retail Stores on April 3 and you better get yourself ready as early as now because the Apple.com will start accepting pre-orders seven days from now. You read it right folks, you can pre-order your iPad starting March 12. Did that get you excited?

Anyway, whether you’re excited or not, here are some major details that you should know in relation to Apple’s announcement today. First, the start of pre-order will be for all models of the iPad – Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi+3G and each of the various models that these two have that differs in storage capacity – 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.

Now, if you order the Wi-Fi only version, regardless of its storage capacity, you can either pick up your iPad at a designated Apple Store or have it ship directly to your home on April 3 only if you order the Wi-Fi model. If you order the Wi-Fi+3G model, you can only have your iPad later in April.

And those apply only if you are in the U.S. If you’re in any of these countries – Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK, all models of the iPad will be available in late April as well.

As for the iPad pricing, here goes - $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, $699 for 64GB for the Wi-Fi model, and $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB for the Wi-Fi+3G model.

So there you go. Are pre-ordering the iPad on March 12? Which one are you going to get, Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi + 3G?

Via Apple Press

Originally posted on March 5, 2010 @ 11:40 am

Google Chrome Tablet Could Be the iPad’s Worst Nightmare

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If  these concept pictures of what seems like a Google Chrome tablet is close to becoming a reality, I would have entitled this post with something like – “Move over iPad, here comes Google Chrome Tablet.” But unfortunately, this Google Chrome Tablet is just part of Google’s testing procedures in trying to perfect the Google Chrome OS which is about to be released this year.

The pictures were created by the folks at the Google Chromium projects website.  The pictures were believed to be proof of Google’s way of finding the best device that can fully utilize the Chrome OS. In other words, this is not about hardware but rather about a software product.

Actually if Google will put this into the drawing table it would be a close competitor of the iPad. And with the negative feedback that the iPad got after it was announced, Google could very well take advantage of the situation and come up with a better tablet PC.

Interestingly, the documentation on the Chromium project website notes that the tablet device running on Google Chrome OS should have 5 to 10 inch display with fully optimized touch features. In addition, other features such as multi-touch gestures, docking panels, high-res display and visual exploration were also noted on the documentation. These, plus some other features all point to one thing – that Google Chrome OS would run well on tablet PCs.

The question now is, would Google also make the Chrome OS available on a tablet device? It is currently under negotiation with HTC for the development of the Chrome netbook, so a Google- HTC  tablet might be possible as well.

If that happens, then the iPad will be in serious trouble .

Originally posted on February 2, 2010 @ 8:10 am

Mozilla To Make Junior Browser for iPad

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Arguably, the most overlooked application in your computer or your mobile device (whether it be a tablet or a smartphone) is the browser. A browser has become so ubiquitous and such an integral part of surfing the internet that it is usually overlooked. It’s that app that is there, but is not there. I bet you just mindlessly open the browser of your choice, use it, then then close it without thinking about the browser itself and how it is the vehicle towards accessing the world wide web. [Read more…]

Originally posted on June 18, 2012 @ 9:50 am

NYC Taxis in Square Mobile Payment System Pilot Program

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The Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) of New York City has given the go-ahead for Square Mobile Payment system to conduct a pilot program.

The approved pilot program will involve 30 NYC taxicabs (the city has a total of 13,237 taxis) and will run for one whole year. The taxis under the program will be installed with iPads in the backseat, replacing the Creative Mobile and Verifone Taxi TVs. Aside from the iPad, the drivers will also access an iPhone that is installed within their easy reach. The iPhone will help in processing credit cards, looking at traffic data and other types of information. [Read more…]

Originally posted on March 2, 2012 @ 8:38 am

Apple iPad 2 now only $399

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Now that the new iPad has been announced, all of the attention of gadget lovers will be on this newest of Apple’s offerings, anticipating when it will finally be made available for sale. But while all of the attention is on the new kid on the block, the iPad 2 is still very much alive and at a new price point that may actually turn more than a few heads.

Apple has announced that it is not totally discontinuing the iPad 2 but will instead offer it a budget price. The iPad 2 will now only come in two variants the 16GB WiFi only version and the 16GB WiFi/3G version. The former will cost $399 and the latter will sell for $529. [Read more…]

Originally posted on March 8, 2012 @ 6:25 am