Apple lovers across the country hope to get their hands on the new iPad-or is it New iPad?-when it hits stores this week, but the geeks at iFixit headed to Australia and got a hold of one early thanks to time zone differences with the U.S.
What happens when your iPad goes on the fritz? Take it to an Apple Genius, of course. If it's an iPad used for work, though, you'll probably ring up the help desk first-and this means CIOs better be ready to support consumer products.
Hoping to steal some of the recent thunder surrounding Microsoft Office on the iPad, Quickoffice launched Quickoffice ProSelect HD this week, an iPad and iPhone app tuned for the enterprise.
The day the iPad 2 was released last year, I watched a young boy playing with his shiny new Apple device while on a BART train to San Francisco, his beaming father standing behind him.
Leaping into the swirling waters of the Office-iPad debate, OnLive unleashed this week a more complete version of its virtual Windows apps offering. Called OnLive Desktop Plus, the $4.99 per month service delivers hosted desktop versions of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer and Adobe Reader on the iPad.
As Apple's much anticipated March unveiling of the iPad 3 (or whatever it'll be called) fast approaches, the Apple rumor mill is in hyper-drive about what to expect. This week, it's all about the iPad 3 and LTE.
The iPad promises to make your work life a little easier. Traveling salespeople, airline pilots and even construction workers don't have to carry around heavy binders anymore. Executives can check real-time business analytics statistics without having to run back to their desktop computers.
It's Apple season, even in the enterprise.
When I was in high school, I wanted my MTV. Today's students want their iPad.
Uh-oh, CIO. You're not going to like this.
How much will you spend on Apple gear this year? Probably more than ever, especially on iPads.
Memo to CIO: I'd like to get email and some cool apps on my shiny, new Amazon Kindle Fire. Make it happen.
Did you wait until the last minute again this year? If you need to find a present fast, just gift an iPhone or iPad app. There's an app for everyone on the Apple App Store. Of course, you don't want to give someone a cheap $.99 app.
Apple's extraordinary run over the last few years may begin to show signs of slowing next year--its first year without visionary leader Steve Jobs.
The Apple iPhone might not be dominating the smartphone market like its iOS cousin, the iPad, is commanding the emerging tablet market, but recent signs point to an upcoming iPhone boon that will go bonkers this holiday season.