iPad News, Updates, App and Accessory Reviews
March 2nd, 2011 at 7:21 AM EST
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This may be the last big rumor we hear about the iPad 2 before its official announcement later today at 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern. It appears the specs for iPad 2 have been accidentally posted on Amazon.com in Germany. YourAppleDaily.net was first to spot this interesting bit of news and took the screen snapshot above.
The two most exciting details listed on the German Amazon detail page was a launch date of March 17 and inclusion of the new Thunderbolt technology, a feature similar to USB but faster.
Among the other specs listed, which aren’t a big surprise, is the new processor(presumably the new A5 dual-core) with a speed of 1.2GHz (compared to 1.0GHz for the first iPad’s CPU), camera, 3G/wireless/bluetooth connectivity, and a 9.7 inch screen like the first generation iPad.
It’s a good thing we only have hours to hear if this “accidental” posting was a true glitch with correct information or just a hoax. Stay tuned to iPadNewsUpdates later today just before 10 Pacific, 1pm Eastern time as we cover the unveiling of the new iPad 2 live.
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March 1st, 2011 at 3:01 PM EST
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Reports are popping up that Steve Jobs is thinking about making an appearance tomorrow at the iPad 2 announcement event in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Acting CEO Tim Cook will be leading the ceremony as Jobs has been on medical leave since mid January for health reasons. It’s rumored that he may be having issues once again with pancreatic cancer. His last leave of absence was in January 2009 when he received a liver transplant and was treated for cancer. in 2004, Jobs underwent surgery to his pancreas.
All Things Digital says Jobs is “mulling” over making an appearance. Should he show up, it’s unlikely he will lead the announcement, but be there in a supportive role.
According to several sources close to the situation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs – who is on a health-related leave from the company – is definitely considering an appearance at its big iPad 2 event tomorrow.
But the possibility – which would be a big sensation at the San Francisco gathering – is also just as definitely not confirmed as yet, stressed sources.
If he did appear, sources said Jobs would at least make a brief appearance onstage, along with other top company execs in showing off Apple’s latest version of it hugely popular tablet.
setteB.IT is also suggesting Steve Jobs, who turned 56 last week, will make an appearance.
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March 1st, 2011 at 12:11 PM EST
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iPad 2 is widely expected to have some cool updates from the first generation iPad, but not all the bells and whistles that most may have hoped for. It looks like one only need to wait for this fall to get an even tastier iPad chock full of more features.
Cultofmac.com has heard from an Apple staffer who is echoing rumors of an even beefier iPad coming later this year, the iPad 3. The unnamed staffer said of the iPad 2:
the new MobileMe service will store music, TV shows, and films that were purchased from the iTunes store. The staffer also said that there was talk inside Apple of being able to upload all your music and videos to the cloud whether it was purchased from iTunes or not. However, they couldn’t confirm whether this will be rolled out or not. Before Apple bought it, the LaLa music service allowed users to upload music to an online locker for streaming to any device. There has been a lot of speculation that Apple would roll LaLa’s service into iTunes to create a streaming music service.
Also mentioned by the staffer is the fact that Apple has had “a number of problems along the way” with the iPad 2. This may be the reason for a more robust Apple tablet being launched only 6 or so months after iPad 2. Apple needs to compete with a lot of other tablets in 2011.
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March 1st, 2011 at 11:04 AM EST
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9to5mac.com has heard from some iPad retailers that Apple is no longer shipping any first generation iPads. This should be of no surprise as Apple is set to launch the iPad 2 very soon after the official announcement of the new iPad tomorrow.
Retailers across the globe can now only sell the iPads they have in stock and will probably have sold out the device by tomorrow.
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March 1st, 2011 at 9:36 AM EST | by
Ever wanted to know what Robert Plant was up to on your birthday?
I love Led Zeppelin. They may be my favorite band. So I was excited about taking the “This Day in Zeppelin” iPad app for a ride up the Misty Mountain (where the spirits fly). The app does exactly what it says it does. It provides a listing for what the boys in Led Zep were up to for every single day of the year. Sometimes it provides two or three facts. Pressing “Zeppelin on this Day” from the colorful home screen will provide facts for whatever day it is, but you can access other facts from any day of the year. Want to know what Zeppelin was up to on Christmas Day? Apparently they arrived in the United States for the first time to prepare for their North American tour. Sidenote? They received $1500 per gig on this tour. Also, that’s not a lot of money.
The facts are almost always kind of interesting, but occasionally you read something that doesn’t sound that impressive, or useful. Take Christmas Day, once again. A secondary fact, in 1973 “D’yer Mak’er” from Houses of the Holy was on the US Singles chart. Not number one. Not top ten. Just, on the chart. Somewhere. In other news, the gang probably also took part in a White Elephant Exchange. Robert Plant was stuck with the fruitcake. I suppose my point is, most of the facts are awesome. Others are superfluous. But perhaps you won’t view them that way, Led Zeppelin Super Fan.
And if you are a Super Fan, there’s trivia and random facts for you as well. You can rank anywhere from Dazed and Confused to…well, I don’t know. I never scored 10 out of 10. And I have no idea what the answers to some (most) of the questions I got wrong are. It’d be nice to see the answers to what you missed. I really wanted to know which member of the band coughed at the beginning of “Whole Lotta Love!”
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February 28th, 2011 at 4:35 PM EST
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A Wall Street analyst from Goldman Sachs is saying Apple’s overseas suppliers may be experiencing production delays in regards to the new iPad 2’s ultra-thin glass screen.
Bill Shope explained in a note to investors this week that there may be a decreased supply of iPad 2 devices when the new version of Apple’s tablet is launched. The good news is Shope also suggests the launch date will not be effected by this recent production bottleneck. That launch date was previously rumored to be very soon after Apple officially announces iPad 2 this Wednesday.
Apple is once again pushing the technology envelope by making the device far thinner than the original iPad, and the iPad 2’s ultra-thing glass screen is generating yield issues,
Supply is expected to ramp up quickly once suppliers can finally catch up with demand. It’s a logistics issue, not a technical one. Limited supply of Apple products at their launch seems to be commonplace in recent years and “should not be a major concern” for investors.
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