iPad News

Reinventing Textbooks on the iPad – Today’s Little Apple Education Event Turned Out to Be Hugely Exciting

by Patrick Jordan January 19, 2012

I followed Macworld’s excellent liveblog coverage of Apple’s ‘Education Announcement’ event this morning. For me, this was one of the most exciting Apple events I’ve ever tuned into. I got more and more excited as the event went on, because I feel like the things that were announced are going to have a massive impact [...]

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Survey Says IT and Business Pros Using iPad More for Work, Shows How Versatile iPad Is

by Patrick Jordan January 16, 2012

IDG recently did a global survey titled iPad for Business Survey 2012 – looking at usage of the iPad by IT and business decision-makers. The survey has some interesting findings and a lot of good news for Apple in terms of the range of ways the iPad is being put to use by business users, [...]

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Report Says iPad App Downloads Have Hit 3 Billion

by Patrick Jordan January 4, 2012

A report issued by ABI Research today says that app downloads by iPad users have topped the 3 billion mark. That’s a big number in its own right – but the report also notes that the iPad hit this milestone around six months faster than the iPhone. That seems pretty amazing, given the way the [...]

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US Small Businesses Planning to Go Big on iPad in 2012

by Patrick Jordan December 29, 2011

Looks like the iPad may become a big hit in the small and medium business sector next year, following on from its massive success in the consumer space and major inroads in the enterprise arena. As reported by Apple Insider, a new NPD survey of SMBs in the US (businesses with less than 1,000 employees) [...]

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AirPrint Supported Printers List Updated – Brother Printers & More Added

by Patrick Jordan December 28, 2011

Apple has updated its list of printers that support AirPrint again. The last time I checked the list back in November there were four manufacturers supported – HP, Canon, Epson, and Lexmark. Now Brother printers have been added – specifically, 18 Brother printers are listed, from the DCP and MFC series. The list of supported [...]

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Study Shows iPad Users Are Very Satisfied, Using Lots of Apps

by Patrick Jordan December 23, 2011

A new study on iPad usage shows that users of the iPad and iPad 2 are hugely satisfied, that they’re using a lot of apps, and using the iPad for work as well as fun. The study by Software Usability Research Laboratory (SURL) shows not only that over 83% of respondents are satisfied with the [...]

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Apple’s Selling Refurbished iPad 2s for Up to $100 Off

by Patrick Jordan December 9, 2011

  Apple is currently offering some good deals on refurbished iPad 2 models, at up to $100 off. The iPad 2 16GB WiFI model in white or black is being offered at $419 – $80 less than the standard retail price. An even bigger discount is available on a 32GB iPad 2 WiFi only model [...]

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Latest iPad 2 TV Ad – ‘Love’

by Patrick Jordan November 22, 2011

Apple’s latest TV ad for the iPad 2 is titled ‘Love’. It’s the sixth in the series that started with ‘We Believe’ – all featuring excellent narration by Peter Coyote. This one has another good ending line: Getting lost in the things we love has never felt quite like this. This one features a handful [...]

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Survey Offers Good News for iPad Magazine Publishers

by Patrick Jordan November 21, 2011

A recent survey (commissioned by a publishers trade association, the Association of Magazine Media) has some good news for publishers of digital magazines and iPad edition. As noted by All Things Digital, it looks like most of those who are reading digital editions are enjoying it and planning to increase the amount of time they [...]

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iOS 5.0.1 Update Fixes iPad 2 Passcode Lock Bypass Security Issue

by Patrick Jordan November 10, 2011

As expected, the iOS 5.0.1 firmware update released today for iPad (and iOS devices) has fixed the recently exposed iPad 2 security issue, the one that allowed anyone with a smart cover to bypass the iPad 2’s passcode lock. I’ve just tested this on my iPad 2, after installing iOS 5.0.1, and the passcode lock [...]

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iOS 5.0.1 Will Fix the iPad 2 Passcode Bypass Security Issue

by Patrick Jordan November 3, 2011

A couple weeks back, a major security flaw in the iPad 2 was discovered, one that allows anyone with a Smart Cover to bypass passcode lock security on an iPad 2 running iOS 5 (and possibly on older firmware as well). Now a fix is on the way from Apple. Last night they released a [...]

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