News

Apple Store Quietly Drops 4G Branding From The New iPad… Almost Everywhere

Gizmodo AU

After promising to purge any mention of the 4G capabilities of the new iPad from its Australian marketing, it looks like Apple has come through. But rather than surgically make the change to just the Oz Apple Store, the company has taken a machete to all its major online fronts, lopping 4G from the US, UK, New Zealand, Canada, and Hong Kong stores, among many others.


May 11, 2012
Computing

This Is The iPad Keyboard Case You Want

I know you came here looking for a keyboard case, but my honest opinion is that if you do any serious typing with your iPad, you should get the Apple Bluetooth keyboard, along with a separate case to protect your tablet. If, however, you have your heart set on buying a keyboard/case hybrid for your iPad, then I suggest waiting a month and ordering a Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover. It’s the best of all the lousy keyboard cases out there.


May 9, 2012
Computing

Can Windows 8 Tablets Succeed Where Android Has Faltered?

Gizmodo AU

Despite a couple of years of competition, Android tablets haven’t made the kind of impact into iPad sales and adoption that their manufacturers would have hoped. This year will see the re-emergence of Windows tablets. Can they topple Apple at the tablet game?


May 8, 2012
Software

Here’s The iOS 5.1.1 Jailbreak

iOS 5.1.1 is out now. While it’s mostly usability upgrades and bug fixes, you may as well upgrade if you can. As usual, the Redsn0w jailbreak tool is ready pretty much simultaneously, and Redmond Pie has a walkthrough for how to install it.


Computing

The Real Reason Why This Year’s iPad Is Bigger And Fatter

This year’s iPad has a very pretty retina display, but it came at a cost: a massive battery that in turn makes for a thicker tablet. Apparently, though, the original plan was to use a newer display technology that would have made the screen thinner and the battery lighter. So what happened?


May 5, 2012
News

The iPad Is Dangerous In Bed

This Taiwanese girl just learned the laws of gravity from her iPad. Not the apps inside the iPad, but the iPad itself. While holding the tablet over her head in bed, she dozed off. That’s when decided to deliver his first and second laws directly to her face, in the form of a mouthful of Apple technology.


Geek Out

Apple, Make The iPad Keyboard Work Like This

Editing text on the iPad can be a total pain. Say you want to insert a word in the middle of sentence. You have to tap just so or you’ll stick it in the wrong spot. A guy named Daniel Hooper thinks there needs to be a better way, showing off his idea for a superior alternative in the video above.


Gadgets

The Upgraded iPad 2 Has Significantly Longer Battery Life Than The Latest iPad

The new iPad might have a gorgeous retina display, but a test from AnandTech shows that its predecessor gets better battery life.


May 3, 2012
Entertainment

Alas, An iPad Speaker Dock That Isn’t So Awkward-Looking

The iPad’s built-in speakers aren’t exactly mindblowing, so if you find yourself using it mostly as a stand-in for your TV, Beoplay’s new A3 dock is a gorgeous solution to its sound woes — even if it costs more than the tablet itself.


May 2, 2012
Gadgets

Wallee Moves Into Android And New iPad Territory With New Cases

Gizmodo AU

Back when I first got my hands on the new iPad, I bemoaned the fact that it wouldn’t fit the highly flexible Wallee case. The team behind the Wallee has announced it’s got new cases to solve that problem, as well as take on a new market, with a specific case for the Galaxy Tab 10.1