Tag: IPAD

With print media on the decline, many publishers were counting on tablets like the iPad to usher in a new era of interactive media, which would potentially save magazines from obsolescence and extinction. But a new study by Bonnier (the home of publications such as Popular Science and Field & Stream) and advertising firm CP&B has discovered what some might consider a serious problem: ...

The first batch of iPad 2 reviews have landed. Predictably, most reviewers can't speak more highly of the latest Apple tablet. Then again, as Laptop Magazine's Mark Spoonauer points out, "Apple didn't need to do a lot to stay in the tablet lead." This isn't Apple playing catch-up or exploding into a new market; this the Cupertino crew simply treading water. And, if the reviews are to be ...

With SXSW less than a week away, everyone's racing to push out new apps and updates -- and inexplicably road tripping on a StartupBus -- to beat the rush in Austin. Today's unavoidable app is Zite, a personalized magazine that's being touted as a 'Flipboard-killer' because of its learning capabilities. Unlike iPad publications like The Daily or Sir Richard Branson's 'Project,' Zite mixes the ...

iOS 4.3 has arrived, and with it a number of improvements to Apple's mobile OS. The biggest news is that the App Store will now recognize if you've previously purchased an app, and now iPhone 4s have access to the Personal Hotspot feature. Along with a bunch of bug fixes, Safari has also gotten a nice speed boost and you can finally reclaim the orientation lock button on the iPad. Fire up iTunes ...

Sen. John McCain made a bit of a boo boo the other day on ABC's 'This Week.' Remarking on recent comments made by President Obama that America needs to increase its exports, McCain cited Apple as a good example American manufacturing. "[If] you emptied that house there... if you left a computer there, or an iPad, or an iPhone, those are built in the United States of America," he told host ...

For those of you that haven't been paying attention to the iPad 2 hype-fest that has consumed the Internet for the past month, we can almost understand how you could've unknowingly purchased a first-generation iPad in the last 14 days. For those new tablet owners feeling burnt by Wednesday's unveiling of the iPad 2, Apple is offering a $100 reimbursement under its retail purchase policy. ...

'American Idol' judge Steven Tyler has just released his very own iPhone/iPad app, designed exclusively for the seven people who want more Steven Tyler in their lives. Titled 'AppSoLewdly,' Tyler's application reportedly offers "exclusive, unpredictable, and uncensored content including self-made videos, never before seen photos and other noises from his head." All that can be yours for just ...

There's really no reason why college basketball fans should miss any of this year's NCAA basketball tournament, which kicks off on March 15th. Aside from watching live games on TV or streaming for free on the Web, live tournament games will be available for free on the iPad and iPhone for the first time. In the past, you needed a paid app to stream live games on the iPhone. CBS, which is now ...

Apple's not just showing off new hardware today in San Francisco. iOS 4.3, the long-awaited update to Apple's mobile OS, will officially land on March 11th, and it brings iTunes home sharing, improved Mobile Safari performance and software control over the iPad's hardware lock (meaning you can set it to mute or lock the orientation). Previously only available on Verizon, the 'Personal Hotspot' ...

Apple kicked off the tablet era with last year's launch of the iPad, and countless manufacturers have been scrambling to catch up. It's no surprise that Apple wants to make sure its presence is felt as the Tablet Wars continue on through 2011. The iPad 2 is hardly revolutionary, but it's a worthy upgrade to an already attractive package. And say what you will about Apple and iOS, but it's still ...

Symptom: You reach into your pocket or bag, and, well, it's empty! Diagnosis: Beyond the understandable distress of losing a pricey smartphone, laptop or tablet PC, the real trauma is the sudden and unfettered access afforded to the slippery-fingered jerk who took it. The cost of a new laptop is meager compared to the personal and even financial havoc that a motivated thief can wreak ...

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Read: Texting While Birthing A sheet was draped in front of her, protecting the sterile field while shielding her eyes from the cutting below, none of which she could presumably feel, except for vague sensations. In the woman's left hand, she held a cell phone-which she was using ...

What do you get when you give an iPad to an 8-year-old girl? A bunch of Smurfberries, and a $1,400 bill from iTunes. That's what Stephanie Kay received, after her daughter Madison spent her winter break playing the 'Smurfs' Village' game on her family's iPad. The second-grader from Maryland apparently wasn't aware that the Smurfberries she collected cost real money -- a detail that, according ...

Giant paper playbooks may soon be a thing of the past in the NFL. Many teams, including the Dallas Cowboys, are considering jumping on the tablet bandwagon and leaving the piles of dead trees behind. Switching to a tablet like the iPad will certainly please the environmentally inclined, as a team can easily go through 5,000 pages of playbooks and review sheets per game. It could ultimately save ...

This morning I decide to try a little experiment: I opened up my iPad, clicked on the little Wired icon and purchased the magazine's latest digital issue. After I agreed to fork over $4, it began downloading. For the next phase of the experiment, I grabbed my car keys, left my apartment and drove about 12 blocks to a local magazine store in Brooklyn, where I also purchased the latest issue of ...