I am not able to confirm this but it sounds good and if it is true this is great for iPhone 5 owners that have the need to unlock their new phone without the normal head ache. Check out the below link for details, great job Romain!
TechCrunch
There are a number of rumors floating around and early bandwagon jumpers who are claiming that there is a bug that allows users to bypass the passcode, PIN, or password lock on an iPhone that has updated to iOS 5.1. This is untrue, the described bug is not a bug at all. It is a failure on the users part to properly set security timeouts on their device.
The videos and descriptions show how anyone can bypass the passcode on an iPhone by simply activating the new camera feature on a locked device, click on the gallery button, and then click the home button. The videos show that the unauthorized user is now logged in without a passcode. Well the fact is, the device was never locked, the screen was only turned off. If the user in the demonstration would have set this timeout to immediate, rather than 1 minute or more, then the device would have truly been locked and this alleged bypass would not work. Check your settings by tapping “Settings”, “General”, “Passcode Lock”, “Required Passcode”. The Required Passcode setting should be set to “Immediately” to properly secure your device.
This is not an Apple failure this is a user failure!
9to5Mac
Sophos
Have you noticed the Picture Frame icon to the right of your unlock slider on your iPad device? This icon allows access to your camera roll by default even if the device is locked. While this may be a cool "feature" to allow the device to work like an electronic picture frame, it also, by default, allows access to images stored on your device while it is locked. I for one am not a fan of that.
While I cannot find an easy way to remove the icon completely, I did find a quick way to limit the images that are displayed. By following these quick steps you can select only certain photos to be displayed while the device is locked.
1. Unlock your device and tap "Photos",
2. Tap "Albums", "Edit", "New Album", name the new album, tap "Save",
3. Select photos from your library that you want to display. I have a photo of my business card with my contact information on it, tap "Done",
4. Exit Photos back to the home screen and tap "Settings",
5. Tap "Picture Frame", un-select "All Photos", select "Albums", and choose your new album from the list.
That should be it. Confirm by locking your iPad, tap the picture frame icon, and the only photo(s) displayed are the one(s) you chose.
While at the RSA Conference in San Francisco last week I had the need to drop into the Apple Store. I was looking for a stand for my iPad that I could use to view the script of my presentation while on stage. With the help of an Apple Genius I as able to find exactly what I was looking for. Then, to my surprise she whipped out her POS device, Point of Sale device that is, and advised me that if I was done shopping, that she could complete my purchase. On her modified iPod she swiped my credit card and emailed me a receipt. Purchase complete no fuss no hassle.
We put a lot of trust in retailers when we hand over our credit card to them to complete a transaction. In many cases we are standing at a checkout counter, we usually swipe our card ourselves or hand it to the checker to swipe for us, but most of the time that card never leaves our hand, or at worse it never leaves our sight. The major exception to this is restaurants. At most restaurants we order, we eat, we get a check, and we hand over our card. Then our card disappears for a few minutes or on some cases more than a few minutes. What is going on back there? Where is my card? Is it being skimmed, are the numbers being transfered or copied, did it get handed to another customer by mistake? There are so many things that could be going on when that card is out of our sight that we have no control over.
If Apple can create a POS system that uses a presumably secure wifi connection and a presumably secure iPod device to complete a credit card transaction why can't Applebee's, and Denny's, and every other restaurant out there. This technology is available, it may cost a little more then their current POS devices, but it could save them:
Time; the wait staff could use one of the devices to deliver the check and take immediate payment, then have the receipt emailed or printed back at the register. The customer, who often is ready to leave can do so without waiting even longer for the ticket and their card to return.
Security; the customers card never leaves their site and there is no question as to whether or not the card is tampered with or copied. The wifi and devices would be compliant with laws and regulations that regulate such transactions, not only in transit but also in rest.
Cost; the establishment simply needs to purchase and design the system for a handful of devices. The wait staff could share multiple devices between them. After all, in most cases they only have one or two current POS devices to complete these transaction now.
Reputation; when a theft does occur or even a suspected theft, that customer is going to complain. But often that customer is complaining loudest to other customers. They will tell everyone about the theft and how they think that it must have been that waiter that stole his card. If the card does not leave the customers sight the opportunity of skimming or theft would be low.
Satisfaction; the customer will be very pleased that their credit card does not leave their sight, that they don't have to worry about losing a receipt because it has been emailed, and they don't have to wait for the lengthy payment process at the end of their meal.
Good job to Apple on this one. Another great device even if it is just a POS device.
Though you may not have heard about it, yesterday Facebook announced that its Facebook social networking application was now available on the iPad. For only being out for a single day it already has a solid four star rating with over 1.8 million votes on the Apple App Store. The app is very easy to use and includes many of the features and options that previous third party applications were lacking. Some examples are the ability to modify your security and privacy settings as if you were logged on to the Facebook website.
There is a very good walk through of the new app over at PCWorld (LINK).
I have been using a third party Facebook application since the iPad came out. Unlike third party apps, I enjoy how the application looks and feels very similar to the web based version of the site.
For an operating system that cannot get virus's I find it very odd that Apple would release daily malware definition checks to their Mac OS X operating system. Of course it is true that Apple does not get virus's, right? Or at least that is what the 'experts' over at Best Buy will tell every one.
Fact is, just like any OS out there, they can, and they do get virus's and they are affected by malware. It is recommended that you protect all systems, including Mac OS X, with an anti-virus product form a reputable vendor. Don't bother looking to hard in the Apple Store though, you probably won't find many, after all, Mac's don't get virus's.
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac
Source: Threat Post
The Apple iOS 4.3 Software Update is now available and can be installed by simply connecting your compatible iPhone, iPod, and iPad device(s) to your computer running iTunes. This is a free minor release of the iOS 4.x operating systems for select portable Apple devices.
Enhancements to this version of iOS include:
- AirPlay Enhancements which allows the user to wireless stream content from their device to their Apple TV device,
- Improved Safari performance,
- iTunes Home Sharing which allows the user to play their iTunes library on their portable devices from anywhere on their network,
- A change to the way the iPad Side Switch works,
- Personal Hotspot.
This post is a follow-on to the post "How to Install Mac OS Snow Leopard in VMWare". Much of the information is similar, but this is a much better way to get started and provides for a much better start up and shutdown process. While I am going to keep the other guide up, because this is in the spirit of testing and learning, I encourage you to use this guide first. Once again I stress:
"Apple licensing does not allow for the virtualization of OSX Client on any hardware and only allows for the virtualization OSX server on Apple hardware. Anything else is in violation of the license agreement. This article is for informational purposes only, you can never achieve full utilization of Mac OS X on VMWARE. So if you like the Mac then go ahead and buy a Mac."
Requirements:
Mac OS X version 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Windows (XP, Vista, 7),
VMWare 7.x Workstation,
Intel based, multi-core computer,
The "macosx_guest_vmware_7.tar.gz" file from MediaFire OR insanelymac.
Instructions:
- Exctract the "macosx_guest_vmaware_7.tar.gz" file to a temp folder,
- Close all VM's and close VMWare,
- From a command prompt (is Vista or 7 run as administrator) execute the "windows.bat" from the tar.gz file you just downloaded. (credit to Albert Nietsnie for creating this file).
- Create a new Custom VM Machine with the below configurations:
- CD/DVD = Use physical DVD with the Snow Leopard DVD inserted,
- "Apple Mac OS X" and "Mac OS X Server 10.6" or "Mac OS X Server 10.6 64bit",
- CPU = at least 1 CPU and 2 cores (I assigned 2 CPU's and 4 cores),
- Memory = at least 2GB,
- New virtual disk set to SCSI, and at least 40GB of space (I assigned 100GB),
- If you are using a i3, i5, or i7 CPU you need to make be below tweak, if not move to step 6:
- For i3, i5, or i7 you need to edit the *.vmx file that was created in the above steps. This file is located in the folder you specified in setup and the * is the name you specified in setup,
- Open the *.vmx file in notepad or other editor and add the below line:
cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:1010:0101" - Now save and close the *.vmx file. (credit to Mac Son of Knife)
- Launch the VM booting to the DVD,
- When the "Welcome" screen appears, choose your country and click "Continue". On the next screen you will notice that you now have options at the top of your screen. Click on "Utilities" and then "Disk Utility...". You will see the VM hard drive that you will install Leopard on. Select the drive, label the drive as you desire, and click the erase button. Save and close utilities,
- As you continue with the setup watch for the customization button to appear (lower left). When it does, click "Customization". De-select Printer Drivers and Language Translations. I skipped this step at first and had problems. I also decided to add some things and had problems. I recommend leaving all selections as they are other then un-checking these two,
- Once the installation is done the machine will reboot,
- You should not be booting into Mac OS X.
Tweaks:
* Take a snapshot of your VM machine before tweaks*
- Adjust the Resolution: Again thanks to ihackintosh.com for this: Find the "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" file.
- Move the file to another location and add the below two lines just above the </dict>:
- You should replace the 1280x1024 with whatever resolution you want and is supported by your display.
- Save the file, move it back to the original location replacing the original file, and reboot.
- Audio: find the EnsoniqAudioPCI.mpkg.tar.gz file that you downloaded earlier. Copy that file as it is to your VM and launch it. Select both options and after a reboot your sound should work.
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1280x1024x32</string>
Software Installation:
At this point your box should function nicely. I was able to successfully install just about anything that I had. Good Luck!
*note: I am not an expert in Mac OS or VMWare. I am learning, just like many of you. I probably cannot answer your technical questions.
**Thanks to Jason for help, links, advice, and finding this new and improved method!
See my updated post: "How to Install Mac OS Snow Leopard in VMWare - Better Way!"
I found a great write-up at ihackintosh.com on how to install Mac OS Snow Leopard on a Windows VMWare Workstation. When I find the ones that work well, I like to include them in my blog and make some changes and/or recommendations that I found useful. As Vinay states on the ihackintosh site:
"Apple licensing does not allow for the virtualization of OSX Client on any hardware and only allows for the virtualization OSX server on Apple hardware. Anything else is in violation of the license agreement. This article is for informational purposes only, you can never achieve full utilization of Mac OS X on VMWARE. So if you like the Mac then go ahead and buy a Mac."
Requirements:
Mac OS X version 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
Windows (XP, Vista, 7),
VMWare 7.x Workstation,
Intel based, multi-core computer,
Snow Leopard VMDX and dariwn_snow.iso from one of these links:(Rapidshare1, Rapidshare2, MediaFire, Megaupload).
Instructions:
- Open VMWare and load the.vmx file that came in the above download,
- Edit the machine settings to the below configurations:
- CD/DVD = "Use ISO image file": assign the dariwn_snow.iso from the package,
- CPU = at least 1 CPU and 2 cores (I assigned 2 CPU's and 4 cores),
- Memory = at least 2GB,
- Power on the VM and as soon as you can control it, start pressing the "F8" key rapidly. If you see anything other then a short boot menu, you went too far, restart the VM,
- At this point you need to edit the VMWare DVD settings. Un-mount the ISO and assign the physical DVD drive to the VM. Insert your Snow Leopard DVD into the DVD drive,
- Press "C" to boot to the DVD and press F8 immediately for options. Type "-v" at the prompt. Now wait, this may take a few minutes,
- When the "Welcome" screen appears, choose your country and click "Continue". On the next screen you will notice that you now have options at the top of your screen. Click on "Utilities" and then "Disk Utility...". You will see the VM hard drive that you will install Leopard on. Select the drive, label the drive as you desire, and click the erase button. Save and close utilities,
- As you continue with the setup watch for the customization button to appear (lower left). When it does, click "Customization". De-select Printer Drivers and Language Translations. I skipped this step at first and had problems. I also decided to add some things and had problems. I recommend leaving all selections as they are other then un-checking these two,
- Once the installation is done the machine will reboot. When the machine fails to shut off cleanly, or to reboot, or you get some error messages about your CPU changing or whatever, don't worry, just do a hard power off of the VMWare machine,
- Once again, edit your DVD settings so the you are again booting to the dariwn_snow.iso file, save, and power the VM back on,
- Again, as soon as you can, start pressing the "F8" key until you see the boot menu,
- This time choose "h" to boot to the first hard disk. You should not be booting into Mac OS X.
Issues:
- If you experience very long delays in booting up, you may have to hard reboot the machine. I found this to be the case in about one out of five start ups.
- When you shut down or restart the VM it will not shut down clean and you will get an error message. At this point don't worry, just power off the machine and reboot as normal.
Tweaks:
* Take a snapshot of your VM machine before tweaks*
- CD/DVD Drive: Add another CD/DVD device in the VM configuration and assign your physical drive to it. This will allow you access your DVD drive without the need to un-mount and re-mount.
- Adjust the Resolution: Again thanks to ihackintosh.com for this: Find the "/Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.Boot.plist" file.
- Move the file to another location and add the below two lines just above the </dict>:
- You should replace the 1280x1024 with whatever resolution you want and is supported by your display.
- Save the file, move it back to the original location replacing the original file, and reboot.
- Audio: find the EnsoniqAudioPCI.mpkg.tar.gz file that you downloaded earlier. Copy that file as it is to your VM and launch it. Select both options and after a reboot your sound should work.
<key>Graphics Mode</key>
<string>1280x1024x32</string>
Software Installation:
At this point your box should function nicely. I was able to successfully install just about anything that I had. Good Luck!
*note: I am not an expert in Mac OS or VMWare. I am learning, just like many of you. I probably cannot answer your technical questions.
The iPad 2 will hit the shelves on March 11, 2011. That's only a week away! I didn't run right out and buy the original iPad when Apple released them last year. No, I waiting until after lunch before I bought mine. I have been satisfied with it and have been able to figure out ways to work around the lack of flash and VPN.
The new iPad will introduce a few new features that frankly should have been in the first version. A dual core CPU, a little thinner, a little lighter, a little faster graphics, and a camera located on the front and back and still no flash (Specs). The new iPad will be sold for the same price as the current version and the current version has been reduced in price by $100. The best deal though in on the refurbished iPads direct from the Apple Store. There you can find a 32 GB WiFi only for $429, that's $170 off from April of last year!
Am I going to buy an iPad 2? No. Would I recommend it? Maybe, if you think you will use the new features, but if you would be happy with a first generation iPad go get a refurbished one and save the money!
If you can count on anything in life, besides death and taxes, is the fact that Apple will be releasing another iPad within the next 10-12 months that will be even thinner, even lighter, and even faster and probably still no flash. I will sit this round out, but may look at the Motorola Xoom.
Yahoo! News is reporting about a 6-year old racked up a $420 bill playing games on her iPod. Playing a game called "Tap Zoo" she made in game purchases. I love one of the quotes "who in their right mind... would allow a $99 purchase for a bucket of stars?"
I too have been hit with this... My 4-year-old said to me the other day "Daddy how do I play this horsey game?" What happen to me, and the Smiths in the Yahoo! story, is; I installed an application for him to play and handed him the iPad. He played it for about two minutes and went back to the iTunes store and started buying more games. Lucky for me, he told me about it and did not go on a shopping spree.
In order to prevent this you need to update to the newest iOS. Go into Settings, General, Restrictions, and disable: Installing Apps, Deleting Apps, and In-App Purchases. You may also choose to disable iTunes to prevent the possibility of making purchases from iTunes.
Yahoo! Link.
Apple has released the much anticipated iOS 4.2 for the iPad. And... in a very un-Apple like move, the update is free!
Below is a cut and paste from the installation notes:
iOS 4.2 Software Update for iPad
This update contains over 100 new features for iPad including support for multitasking, folders, unified mail inbox, Game Center, AirPrint, AirPlay, and many system improvements. It is highly recommended for all iPad users.
iOS 4.2 for iPad includes the following:
• Multitasking support for third-party apps
- Multitasking user interface to quickly move between apps, adjust screen brightness, control playback, lock screen-rotation, and manage print jobs
- Support for audio apps to play in the background
- VoIP apps can receive and maintain calls in the background or when device is asleep
- Apps can monitor location and take action while running in the background
- Alerts and messages can be pushed to apps using push and local notifications
- Apps can complete tasks in the background
• Folders to better organize and access apps
• Mail improvements
- Unified inbox to view emails from all accounts in one place
- Fast inbox switching to quickly switch between different email accounts
- Threaded messages to view multiple emails from the same conversation
- Import .ics files into Calendar
- Open attachments with compatible third-party apps
- File or delete search results
- Option to select size of photo attachments
- Messages in the Outbox can be edited or deleted
• Game Center
- Send and receive friend requests
- Invite friends to multi-player games over the Internet
- Play multi-player games by auto-matching with other players
- View Leaderboards and Achievements
- Discover new games from friends
• AirPrint
- Print mail, photos, web pages, and more directly to AirPrint compatible printers on a local wireless network
• AirPlay
- Wirelessly stream videos, music, and photos to Apple TV
- Wirelessly stream music to AirPlay-enabled speakers or receivers, including AirPort Express
• Find text on web pages in Safari
• Use Spotlight to search the web and Wikipedia
• Suggestions and recent searches appear during a web search
• Support for TV show rentals using iTunes
• Create and edit iTunes playlists on device
• Support for iTunes gifting of apps
• Send and accept calendar invitations wirelessly with supported CalDAV servers
• Support for MobileMe calendar sharing
• Enhanced location privacy
- A Location Services icon appears in the status bar to indicate when Location Services are being used
- Location Services can be enabled and disabled per app
- Indication of apps that have requested your location within the last 24 hours
• Additional Parental Controls
- Prevent adding friends in Game Center and deletion of apps
- Restrict changes to Accounts and Location Services settings
• New languages, dictionaries and keyboards
• New fonts available in Notes
• Wirelessly sync notes using IMAP-based mail accounts
• Automatic spellcheck
• Silence background sounds using the Silent switch on the side of iPad
• Improved support for Bluetooth AVRCP
• Persistent WiFi connection to receive push notifications
• Support for Bluetooth braille displays and International braille tables, control VoiceOver using an external keyboard, and other accessibility enhancements
• Wireless delivery of carrier settings updates for iPad WiFi + 3G
• Improved enterprise support
- Support for third-party Mobile Device Management solutions
- Enables wireless distribution of enterprise applications
- Exchange Server 2010 compatibility
- Support for multiple Exchange ActiveSync accounts
- Support for Juniper Junos Pulse and Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN apps (available from the App Store)
• More than 1,500 new developer APIs
• Bug fixes
Products compatible with this software update:
• iPad
• iPad WiFi + 3G
For feature descriptions and complete instructions, see the user guides for iPad at:
http://support.apple.com/manuals/ipad
For more information about iPad, go to:
http://www.apple.com/ipad
To troubleshoot your iPad, or to view additional support information go to:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipad
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
In order to restore or update your apple device from an ipsw backup file you simply perform the following steps, be sure to have your ipsw backup file on the computer that you are restoring from, that your device is connected, and your iTunes is up to date.
- Open iTunes,
- Click on the connected device under "Devices"
- On PC; Hold the Shift key and click the "Restore" or "Update" button,
- On Mac; Hold the Option key and click the "Restore" or "Update" button,
- Follow on screen prompts.
Apple reported its second quarter earnings after market close today and the numbers crushed expectations. The 90% increase in earnings is attributed to very strong iPhone sales and increased sales in practically all other products.
I wont get into the numbers, you can use the link below for that. For those of you that do not follow the markets or earnings, this report does not include iPad sales. The iPad has brought fuel to the Apple fire and future quarters will also likely beat expectations.
On release day of the iPad Apple shares were priced around $204. After hours today it was as high as $265.
Source: Yahoo!
It was only one day after the release of the iPad before it was hacked. “MuscleNerd” posted on his Twitter and YouTube accounts that he was able to hack the iPad operating system and gain “root” access.
He did this using a variation of the same “Spirit” jailbreak hack that was used to break the code on the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Just as with other “jail broken” devices, the hacked iPad will be able to run unauthorized third party applications and allow users to modify the system.
Besides the fact that you will most definitely void any warranty of your iPad by doing this hack you will also not be able to run any firmware or other official software updates. That is unless you need a $600 paper weight.
Source: MacNN
I am not usually one to jump to a new flashy product on day one of its release. But the Apple iPad, in my opinion, is not your normal day one, generation one device. In my eyes the iPad could in fact be viewed as the fourth generation of the iPhone/iPod Touch. So, with that in mind, I did not concern myself too much about the fact that I became an ‘Apple Zombie Lemming Robot’ with everyone else standing to get one. Of course, with that said, I did wait until 4 in the afternoon to go down to my local Best Buy to pick mine up, no camping for me!
Apple iPad: 10 Things I Love About You
- Fast: The operating system is very fast and responsive. You have very little wait between actions and very short load times.
- Big: The screen is big, not too big, and very easy to see and read.
- Bright: The screen is bright which makes light and low light viewing wonderful.
- iTunes Onboard: With iTunes built in you can access your podcasts (like the Attack Computer Wiz Podcast) and other subscriptions straight from the device.
- iTunes App Store Onboard: Same as above, in order to search, install, and buy applications you do not need your computer. It can be done straight from the device.
- On Screen Keyboard: The keyboard in very big and responsive. No more fat fingering keys!
- Blue Tooth: Blue Tooth built in means that you can use blue tooth devices such as input devices, head phones, and hands free devices. Which leads me to my next “Love”…
- Skype: The Skype application is free from the App Store and coupled with a blue tooth hands free device makes for free Wi-Fi Skype to Skype and low cost Skype out calls.
- HD Video: High video quality for high quality videos. Meaning, if you have a HD or high bit rate video it is going to look superb on the iPad.
- Pinch or Zoom-in/Zoom-out: The technology for zooming-in and zooming-out, especially when reading an eBook or surfing the web it spectacular. Very smooth and very fast all without losing much, or any, image quality.
My conclusion: If you are considering purchasing an iPad, but are concerned about it being a first generation device, don’t worry too much about that. I don’t think we will see the bugs and problems that you may see with other first generation devices. This is a tried and true technology that has already seen three generations in the iPhone and iPod touch.
And lastly, at least in my region, the supply was sufficient for the demand. When I swiped my no interest for 18 months credit card, Best Buy still had 4, 7, and 9 of the 16 GB, 32 GB, and 64 GB version left (respectively).
If you are interested, I opted for the 32 GB version.
This concludes the 10 Things I Love, please see my other post “Apple iPad: 10 Things I Hate About You”
*This post sent form my iPad :)*
I am not usually one to jump to a new flashy product on day one of its release. But the Apple iPad, in my opinion, is not your normal day one, generation one device. In my eyes the iPad could in fact be viewed as the fourth generation of the iPhone/iPod Touch. So, with that in mind, I did not concern myself too much about the fact that I became an ‘Apple Zombie Lemming Robot’ with everyone else standing to get one. Of course, with that said, I did wait until 4 in the afternoon to go down to my local Best Buy to pick mine up, no camping for me!
Before I get into this post I want to say that the 10 things that I will list that I “Hate” are things that I totally expected (with only one exception that I will explain). As I said above, I see this as the fourth generation of the iPhone so I pretty much knew what I was going to dislike.
Apple iPad: 10 Things I Hate About You
- PIN Number Security: I do not like the numerical PIN number security that Apple has built into their devices. I would like to have a password or pass phrase that can be configured with complexity rules. I would also like to see the keypad move around the screen so that when you enter your PIN it is not always in the exact same position leaving fingerprints.
- No USB Port: I really would like to see a USB port so that I can plug in input devices and thumb drives.
- USB Charging: USB charging is limited to the AC adapter or high powered USB ports on computers and USB hubs. If you have an older computer don’t expect that you will be able to charge your iPad from your USB ports.
- iTunes Required Before Use: Before you can even get past the first screen you must install iTunes on a separate computer and activate the device. This is just plain silly, the setup does not require you to do anything but plug it in and until you do that your new iPad is an expensive brick.
- No iWork: This is the surprise to me. I missed the little tiny footnote about the iWork suite being “sold separately”. My bad, but I thought that it was so prominent on the page that it was included, the demo models all had it, and I felt that was advertisement was misleading.
- No HULU: Flash is still not supported… There should be an “App for that”.
- Multitasking is Difficult: The iPad does not handle multitasking well. When you move from one application to another application often you have to start over again. This is annoying especially when using an application that requires to you log in each time you move out of it, like stocks and password management. Another complaint here is after you chose to install an application from the App Store, and you go back to the App Store, you have to start over again. So, if you were on page 30 of your search results you will be forced back to page one.
- iPhone Applications: Applications made for the iPhone/iPod Touch come over to the iPad fine, but they are very small in the center of the screen. The iPad can zoom them to 2x but then everything becomes blurry and pixilated. It would be nice to see some smoothing of the pixels after zooming.
- Consolidated Email Box: Multiple email accounts take multiple clicks to navigate. One email box that consolidates all email accounts would be very nice.
- Price: An Apple logo on the back of anything means that you are going to pay a premium, that’s given though.
*This post sent form my iPad :)*
That is roughly 76 million dollars in pre-orders, depending on features.
Wow!
The Mac Observer
Apple has announced that April 3rd shall be the day that the iPad will be available for purchase. I think March 26th was the rumored date so that probably came as a disappointment to some.
This should buy some time for those who forgot to check overnight shipping for their pop tents, sleeping bags, and rain coats. You have no idea how hard it is for me to refrain from feminine hygiene product jokes!
*With wings and extra absorbent models by special order!! phew.*
Yahoo!
You can register right now for a free Expo Only pass for Macworld 2011 to be held January 27-29 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco California. You better get it fast because this free offer looks like it will be subject to “while supplies last” and is set to end on March 8, 2010 regardless.
I got mine; heck Apple may introduce a revolutionary new device. My prediction will be after the huge success of the iPad they will introduce the iPad Nano. It looks like the iPad and it will run the same software, it will just be smaller.
Register for Macworld 2011 by clicking the below link:
https://register.rcsreg.com/r2/macsf2011/ga/index2.html
