January 2010 - Apple News - Techies Community

iPad Rumor Wrap Up and Likelihood of 22-Inch TouchScreen iMac

With the launch of the Apple iPad, we can finally put to rest long running rumors of the Apple tablet. We've been talking about the possibility of an Apple tablet for nearly a decade with an early MacRumors forum poster from 2001 even labeling a rum...

Published 01-31-2010 8:03 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

iPad Makes Early Appearance at the Grammy Awards

Apple's iPad made a surprise appearance at tonight's 52nd annual Grammy Awards when Stephen Colbert pulled out an iPad to read the nominees for song of the year. The iPad was clearly a real unit that must have been provided by ... Read More.....

Published 01-31-2010 7:11 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Amazon Reluctantly Agrees to Higher eBook Pricing

Even before the launch of the iPad, there had been rumors that Apple was working with publishers to allow them to set their own prices for ebooks. This could result in bestselling ebooks being priced as high as $14.99 vs the current selling price of....

Published 01-31-2010 11:46 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Steve Jobs at Apple Town Hall Meeting on Google, Adobe, Next iPhone, 2010 Macs and More

Steve Jobs held a town hall meeting with Apple employees late last week following the iPad launch. Wired reports on what was said at the meeting by Steve Jobs. Two of the biggest topics included Google and Adobe. On Google, Jobs conf... Read More...

Published 01-30-2010 6:02 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Omni Group Commits to Bring Five Productivity Apps to iPad

OmniPlan for Mac OS X In a blog post, Omni Group has committed to bringing five of their productivity apps to the iPad including OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, OmniPlan, OmniFocus, and OmniGraphSketcher. Remember how Maci... Read More...

Published 01-30-2010 1:41 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Corrects iPad Promo Video to Show No Flash Capability

In response to confusion surrounding the iPad promotion video, Apple has replaced the video with a more accurate version. The iPad promo video originally had mocked up scenes showing the iPad browsing the New York Times complet... Read More...

Published 01-30-2010 6:46 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Excitement about iPad: A Large Screen Multi-Touch Platform

With the launch of the Apple iPad, there has been no shortage of reactions and opinions on the device. We feel the most promising aspect of the iPad is there is now an relatively inexpensive full-sized multi-touch platform that is open to a massiv......

Published 01-29-2010 5:02 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

3G VOIP Phone Calls Allowed on iPad Too, Skype Imminent

LA Times reports that Apple has confirmed that it is now allowing the iPhone and newly released iPad to make voice over IP (VOIP) calls over AT&T's 3G cellular network. "We revised our Program License Agreement in conjunction with our......

Published 01-29-2010 4:05 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Apple Was Working on Video Conferencing in iPad?

Engadget reports that evidence has been found in the iPad 3.2 SDK that Apple had been working on the possibility of video conferencing for their new tablet device: We're told that there are hooks to accept and decline a video confer... Read More....

Published 01-29-2010 2:43 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Tablet Manufacturers Reevaluating Pricing Options in Light of iPad Announcement?

DigiTimes reports that several Asian notebook manufacturers were taken by surprise by the unexpectedly low entry-level $499 price point for Apple's iPad, forcing them to reconsider how they will price upcoming tablet models. The vendo... Read More...

Published 01-29-2010 8:44 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Display of Flash Content in iPad Promo Materials Likely Not Indicative of Actual Flash Compatibility

A discovery that Apple's promotional materials for the iPad show properly-displayed Flash content while Web browsing in contrast to the "broken plug-in" icon observed on-stage at Apple's media event has generated a great deal of interest...

Published 01-29-2010 6:38 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

iPad Promotional Video and Images Show Properly-Displayed Flash Content

One of the major complaints so far about Apple's new iPad tablet device has been a lack of support for Flash content, a limitation also placed on the iPhone. At several points during Apple CEO Steve Jobs' demonstration of the iPad at Wednesday's...

Published 01-29-2010 2:35 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Cosmetic Differences in iPad 3G vs iPad Wi-Fi

iPad 3G As pointed out by 9to5Mac, the 3G version of the iPad is pictured in Apple's online gallery and carries a cosmetic difference to the Wi-Fi version. The 3G version has a black plastic strip that extends to the top of the devic... Read More...

Published 01-28-2010 6:01 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

iPad: Music Playtime 140 Hours, eBooks Priced Same as Amazon

Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg attended the Apple Media event where Steve Jobs announced the Apple iPad. Swisher has posted a video where Mossberg questions Steve Jobs after the event. Mossberg brings up the issue of e-book pricing w... Read More...

Published 01-28-2010 5:27 PM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

Possible Details on Apple's ARM-based 'A4' Chip?

Bright Side of News claims to have information on Apple's "A4" chip unveiled as the brains behind the company's new iPad tablet device. Unsurprisingly, the CPU included in the chip is said to be based on the ARM Cortex A9 licensed by...

Published 01-28-2010 9:48 AM by MacRumors : Mac News and Rumors

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