May 3rd, 2010 at 12:02 PM EST | by inu846W
Apple announced today that on Friday the one millionth iPad was sold. The figure does not break out Wi-Fi vs. 3G iPads, yet the number is still staggering considering it only took 28 days. For the original iPhone, the million unit milestone was not hit until 74 days after release.
Apple also announced that iPad users had purchased 12 million apps and 1.5 million eBooks from its fledgling store. Friday was the release of the iPad 3G in the US; it’s likely that this was the source of the final push that got Apple to the millionth unit. Those first-year sales projections from analysts are beginning to look a little conservative.
Read more: TUAW.com
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May 1st, 2010 at 10:37 AM EST | by inu846W
The iPad 3G was delivered to customers on Friday, about a month after the launch of the Wi-Fi iPad. The main differences between the units are the inclusion of a 3G data module as well as GPS functionality in the newer model. iFixit has already performed a teardown of the new unit, though few surprises were found.
Some additional notes of interest:
– Gizmodo notes that Netflix works over 3G but with down sampled video. ABC’s app, however, refuses to play over 3G and is Wi-Fi only.
– Dan Frommer suggests ABC’s 3G limitation is due to content licensing issues rather than a technical limitation imposed by either Apple or AT&T. When questioned, AT&T deferred to Apple for specifics.
Read more: MacRumors.com
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