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DigiTimes reported yesterday on some news from component makers for iPad. Touch panel manufacturers suggest an upgrade from iPad 2 to iPad 3 is unlikely for this year as the higher resolution technology for Apple’s tablet is “still at the initial planning stage.” But there is also mention of a different communication format possibly coming with the next iPad version.
As for the iPad 3 rumor, the sources from upstream component makers pointed out that the new rumored device should be an upgrade version of iPad 2 or an iPad 2 version that supports different communication format. Since Apple just released its iPad 2 in early March and is ready to start mass shipping, launching the iPad 3 would simply bite off share from its iPad 2.
DigiTimes also notes its sources have not received any direction regarding iPad 3 components and that with iPad 2’s strong demand, iPad 3 won’t be available anytime soon.
It’s becoming more apparent that iPad 3 will launch around the yearly release schedule of the first-generation and iPad 2 launches, within the 1st quarter of 2012. iPad 1 was launched in the US on April 3, 2010, iPad 2 was launched on March 11, 2011.
Anybody who’s interested in modifying or adjusting images, or creating artwork on their iPad will want to check out three new Photoshop apps made for the iPad. Adobe just announced its new Creative Suite 5.5 group of applications, with a few new iPad apps that users are sure to find useful.
Adobe president and CEO, Shantanu Narayen said:
Creative Suite 5.5 will drive the development of new digital experiences across devices, including all major smartphones and tablets. As publishers, media companies, advertisers and enterprises transform the way they develop and distribute their content, Adobe will be there to support them with technology innovations in content creation, management, measurement and distribution.
Creative possibilities with these new apps, Adobe Color Lava for Photoshop, Adobe Eazel for Photoshop and Adobe Nav for Photoshop, are endless.
In the Color Lava app, users can easily mix different colors with their fingertips to create new swatches which can then be used in Photoshop.
Artists and painters will enjoy the Eazel app for iPad. A new type of “wet’ and “dry paints will allow users to create realistic paintings and artwork by taking advantage of iPad’s multi-touch screen using their fingers or a stylus.
The Nav app for iPad serves more as a utility function, letting the user select and control Photoshop tools, customize the toolbar, create new files or zoom in on open Photoshop files.
Last week, some people reported experiencing connectivity issues with their iPad 2 3Gs using the Verizon network. In the grand scheme of things, the number of users having this type of problem is very small. But it was big enough for an Apple spokesperson to address it.
All Things Digital received a message from Apple stating, “We are aware that a small number of iPad 2 customers have experienced connectivity issues with the Verizon 3G network and we are investigating it.”
A few weeks ago we reported about an issue some people were having with FaceTime on their iPad 2. The video conferencing feature would sometimes freeze up on the user. Some remedied the problem by simply restarting the iPad, or by performing a complete restore of iOS.
BGR sees solutions for both problems, and an issue with WebKit, coming in the next iOS update. iOS 4.3.2 should be available “in the next week or so.”
Last week we reported about a rumored dispute between Apple and Best Buy over the retail chain’s supposed policy to hold onto its iPad 2 stock after daily sales quotas were met for each day. It turns out there was no love lost between Apple and Best Buy at all. But Best Best is holding on to some of its iPad 2 inventory as part of an upcoming promotion, which there are no details for as of this time.
BGR received a message from Best Buy detailing the situation.
“Best Buy continues to receive iPad 2 inventory from Apple on a regular basis. As we’ve said previously, we are fulfilling customer reservations first. Our stores have been asked to temporarily hold non-reserved iPad 2 inventory for an upcoming promotion. This is a customary practice for us when there are supply constraints. Best Buy enjoys a great partnership with Apple, and we’re delighted by customer response to iPad 2.”
It’s like owning your own comic book store. For kids.
When I was younger I’d stroll into my local comic book store and peruse the merchandise one page at a time. I read a lot of Batman comics, but also Spiderman and Superman, and X-men…most of my heroes were men. But it would have been nice to have had access to a comic book store in my own home. A place where my imagination could roam free through space, time, and Gotham City. Now, with the iKids Comics app for the iPad that childhood wish has sort of come true. Now if only I were still 8 years old.
When you open iKids Comics, you’re immediately met with a playful welcome screen that promises “an amazing journey filled with wonder, comedy, and adventure!” The next screen explains what you’d discover if you skipped the welcome screen altogether: That on your “bookshelf” are 12 graphic novels for you to peruse, which, in totality, offer over two thousand pages worth of content. That’s a lot. You then learn that you get one book, Ed’s Terrestrials, in all of it’s 90 page glory for FREE! But, if you’re like me, you immediately think “what about the 2,000 pages you told me about earlier? Do I have to pay for those?” The answer is yes. Sort of. You get to sample 20 pages of every other graphic novel on your bookshelf, which the app is quick to point out is over 220 more pages of free fun.
And that’s a decent amount of free content. Plus, if you enjoy a book you can purchase the rest of it from within the app for only $1.99. Although I couldn’t get this function to work properly, I’m sure it’ll be sorted out soon. The comics themselves are relatively entertaining. I know they weren’t written for someone my age, but, they have their own style and are drawn just as well as any of the cartoons on Cartoon Network or Nick Toons. That doesn’t mean they’re particularly funny, but, they could be, maybe, if you were eight.
CrunchGear posted a rumor yesterday about a Best Buy iPad 2 sales policy that had the retail chain telling customers their iPad 2 stocks were sold out. The truth, the rumor suggested, was they some Best Buy stores did in fact have iPad 2s available but were holding them back because they had already met their iPad 2 sales quota for the day.
A reader who works at Best Buy just told us that there’s been a bit of a misunderstanding between the electronics retailer and Apple. Apparently, Best Buy was holding off on selling the iPad 2s it had in stock, telling customers there weren’t any when in fact they had just reached their quota of sales for the day.
This supposedly sent Apple’s Chief Operating Officer, Tim Cook, into a tizzy and he was reported to be helping with negotiations to resolve the matter.
TUAW also received a tip that iPad 2 sales were ordered by Apple to be put on hold at Best Buy.
But it seems this rumor may haven been proven to be untrue. The original tipster that gave details to CrunchGear received this email from Tim Cook:
SL,
My understanding is most of their stores sold all of their initial supply on the first night of the launch and the balance were out by the following day. I am not aware of any units being held.
Tim
From Tim Cook’s own words, he is not aware of Best Buy holding back any iPad 2s.
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