AT&T Details 3G Data Plans for the iPad

April 28, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

AT&T has published the final details on its 3G data plans for the Apple iPad.

AT&T is offering simple and straightforward 3G pre-paid data plans for iPad – complete with easy, on-device activation and management. Data plans for iPad include access to more than 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots nationwide at no additional cost. Read more…

99 Year Old Loves The iPad

April 22, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Virginia Campbell, a 99-year-old woman from Lake Oswego, has finally bought her first computer — an Apple iPad. “It’s changed her life,” one of her daughters told OregonLive.com. Virginia has been an avid reader most of her life, but she suffers from glaucoma, making reading increasingly difficult.

Because of the iPad’s ability to adjust the brightness of the page and to increase the font by simply tapping, Virginia has been able to take up her beloved past-time again. Not only is she reading again, she’s writing again too. So far she has composed twelve limericks on her iPad, including this little ditty: Read more…

References to New iDevices in iPad Filesystem

April 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

References to two new iPhones, a new iPod, and the next iPad have reportedly been found in the iPad filesystem.

A BoyGeniusReport source found the following references while digging inside the new device.
● iPhone3,2
● iPhone3,3
● iPod4,1
● iProd2,1

The first two, iPhones, the second is an iPod touch, and the last? A major revision to the Apple iPad. As if things couldn’t get more exciting…

[Via iclarified.com]

Dual booting Mac OS X on iPad?

April 01, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Some can’t wait to get their hands on the device, while others could care less. The device, the Apple iPad, is set to launch on Saturday, April 3, 2010. Earlier today, TUAW unearthed a hidden feature on the iPad (via an envelope slipped under the door of our headquarters in Roswell, NM) that may even force many iPad naysayers to consider purchasing it. Read more…

Is Sony Making A Phone To Compete Against iPad??

March 04, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Sony is developing a new lineup of products to compete with Apple’s growing stable of portable devices, according to the WSJ.

Journal sources say, the company plans to release a new smartphone which is capable of downloading and playing Playstation games.
Read more…

AT&T To Sell iPad 3G In Stores?

February 16, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

AT&T stores may be selling the 3G version of the Apple iPad, complete with built-in display, according to a BoyGeniusReport source.

One of our AT&T connects down south just hit us up with some pretty interesting info… According to them, AT&T stores will be selling the 3G version of the Apple iPad, complete with built-in display. Read more…

ATT Outbid Other Carriers for iPad??

February 03, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

FoxNEWS correspondent Clayton Morris is reporting that AT&T outbid every other carrier for the iPad leaving even him surprised.

“Where was Verizon? I thought it would be both carriers. As I reported before the event, Verizon appeared to be on board and was even working out the final details of the partnership.”

Sources at Verizon say that the company is more interested in the lucrative iPhone contracts; however, the two companies are still “very much talking and plan to bring an iPhone and an iPad” to the CDMA network this year after AT&T’s exclusive agreement with Apple expires. Read more…

Engadget: The iPad Hands On

January 27, 2010 :: Posted by - SoSly :: Category - News

Here it is folks, the Apple iPad. The screen is gorgeous, tilting is responsive, and the thing is super thin. Still, if you’ve used the iPhone before — and you can see the two devices side-by-side here — there’s not a lot of surprises here so far. Here are some initial thoughts on the iPad:

  • It’s not light. It feels pretty weighty in your hand.
  • The screen is stunning, and it’s 1024 x 768. Feels just like a huge iPhone in your hands.
  • The speed of the CPU is something to be marveled at. It is blazingly fast from what we can tell. Webpages loaded up super fast, and scrolling was without a hiccup. Moving into and out of apps was a breeze. Everything flew.
  • There’s no multitasking at all. It’s a real disappointment. All this power and very little you can do with it at once. No multitasking means no streaming Pandora when you’re working in Pages… you can figure it out. It’s a real setback for this device.
  • The ebook implementation is about as close as you can get to reading without a stack of bound paper in your hand. The visual stuff really helps flesh out the experience. It may be just for show, but it counts here.
  • No camera. None, nada. Zip. No video conferencing here folks. Hell, it doesn’t have an SMS app!
  • It’s running iPhone OS 3.2.
  • The keyboard is good, not great. Not quite as responsive as it looked in the demos.
  • No Flash confirmed. So Hulu is out for you, folks!

[Via engadget.com]