iPad News

Dec 7, 2010

A Detailed Look At Samsung's Galaxy Tab: Real Competition For The iPad?

http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Tab-Review/

Samsung is hoping to take over a share of the tablet market with its new Galaxy Tab. This tablet is available from all four major cellular providers in the U.S. Will the Galaxy Tab's widespread availability help propel it to success beyond Apple's already successful iPad? Find out in our review of the Samsung Galaxy Tab.

iPad 2 Begins Shipping From Foxconn in February

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/07/ipad-2-begins-shipping-from-foxconn-in-february/

The source is DigiTimes so take this rumor for what you will. Nevertheless, the Taiwanese tattle house is citing sources at local component makers claiming that Foxconn has been notified that it must ship Apple's "iPad 2" within the next 100 days or as early as the end of February.

Here's How You Can Listen to Music for Free on an iPad (Web App)

http://beta.mflow.com/

This site lets you listen to music for free, with no ads, no software downloads, no subscritptions - if you are in the US register with the beta to get unlimited access when it goes live.

Dec 6, 2010

Can An iPad Replace A Laptop?

http://blog.syracuse.com/cny/2010/12/can_an_ipad_replace_a_laptop.html

A recent survey found that one out of five Americans teenage or older want an iPad. No wonder Apple is selling three million iPads a month. It's the fastest-selling single product in the history of consumer electronics. The iPad pretty much has the personal side of computing covered. But what about the computer side? What about the tasks you do on your laptop or on your desktop computer?

The SlingPlayer Mobile for iPad Review

http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/review/review-of-slingplayer-mobile-for-ipad/

Sling Media makes a truly innovative product with their Slingbox place shifting technology and with the Slingplayer Mobile iPad app you can enjoy your TV/DVR viewing on the road with a much larger screen than on a cell phone or other non laptop device. However, Sling Media also makes some questionable decisions such as locking out many older Slingboxes from using the app....

Dec 2, 2010

DISH Turns iPad Into TV Viewer And Remote Control

http://hothardware.com/News/DISH-Turns-iPad-Into-TV-Viewer-And-Remote-Control/

The DirecTV and DISH Network battle is becoming more heated by the month. Not only are the two competing hard on price and content, but now DISH has another reason to choose their services. Well, if you own an iPad. The pay-TV provider has announced today that DISH Remote Access, the free application that gives DISH Network customers the ability...

Dec 1, 2010

TiVo Coming To iPad

http://www.appscout.com/2010/11/tivo_coming_to_ipad.php

TiVo will soon be releasing a free iPad app that allows users with the newest Premiere boxes the ability to control TiVo boxes anywhere...

Kinect for Xbox 360 Outselling the iPad

http://www.gearlog.com/2010/11/kinect_for_xbox_360_outselling.php

As we mentioned this morning, Microsoft has managed to move more than 2.5 million Kinect units in the first 25 days that the product has been on sale. To put that into perspective, that's roughly twice the current rate of iPad sales.

Should I Get the iPad Now? 3 Reasons We Say Yes

http://www.ismashphone.com/2010/11/ipad-2-is-inevitable-should-i-get-the-ipad-now-1.html

The iPad 2 is bound to happen early 2011, is it worth getting an original iPad?

Report Shows iPad Gaining On Kindle In E-Reader Category

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/11/30/report-shows-ipad-gaining-on-kindle-in-e-reader-category/

I'm not really sure this research is as revealing as it seems to be. Take a look at the diagram. The take-away is ...