No it wasn't a joke. The objections to Apple's 'iPad Mini' Trademark Application issued on 1 April by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) were all too real. These objections though, one week later, have officially been withdrawn.According to MacRumours the primary objection, related to the 'iPad mini' name being determined as "descriptive" rather than a distinctive product name was removed as well as the secondary objection, relating to the use of the iPad mini overview ...
While Apple fans lined up in Asia to get their hands on the iPad mini that went on sale today, the crowds queuing were considerably smaller than for the launch of the iPhone 5 and previous iPads, according to TechRadar. Outside of Apple's premier store in Tokyo only about 300 people turned up, and even in tech mad Singapore only 20 people spent the night, compared to about 1500 when the iPhone 4S was launched.There have been many reasons given ...
About 140 000 second-hand iPads were put up for sale ahead of the iPad mini's launch, a 700% increase of the day before, according to Anthony Scarsella, chief gadget officer at Gazelle.com."Consumers can fetch up to US$495 for an old iPad," Scarsella says. Not a bad idea as many thought, as you can walk away with over US$160. What is very significant and interesting is that nearly 70% of the most advertised is the third-generation iPad, released just six months ...
Apple announced a new Safari “feature" in iOS 6 last night that made me grin.And when you’re posting a photo or video to eBay, Craigslist, or another site, you can take photos and video -- or choose from your Camera Roll -- without leaving Safari.If you’re a web developer, you might have noticed that it wasn’t possible to allow iOS Safari users to upload a picture or video to your website using the standard HTML file input type (input type="file"). ...
The amount of hype leading up to the iPad 2 launch by Steve Jobs earlier this week may have been an unprecedented favourable push in publicity and trends for Apple, but also slightly anti-climactic as many tech enthusiasts shared the same overall synopsis on the unveiled final product: It simply failed to deliver.Now before all the fanboys start blasting me for defiling their consecrated Apple gadget-gardens, let me further say that I'm an avid enthusiast of the iPad, the father of all ...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco on Wednesday as Apple debuted the iPad 2.
"We've been working on this product for awhile, and I didn't want to miss it," Jobs said before launching into the presentation.The iPad 2 features a new, faster OS (iOS 4.3)Â with dual-core processor, two cameras (front and back), offered in two colours (black and white) and 1/3 thinner (making it thinner than the iPhone 4). Â It ...