http://allappleblog.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:49:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The iPad went on sale that dawn at around 8:35am ET (at least by my clock) via Apple’s Web site. The site offered two options, a) have it shipped to you on April 3, or picking it up in a local Apple Store on April 3. Being an Apple freak, ... http://allappleblog.com/gallery-the-ipad-pre-order-process-updated/ The iPad went on sale that wee hours at around 8:35am ET via Apple’s Web site. The company limited pre-orders to two iPads, but whether you’re willing to drive a little you can really order four. Here’s how: The iPad pre-order Web site offered two options, a) have it shipped ... http://allappleblog.com/hoarding-ipads-here-s-how-to-order-four/ A company called Novothink has unveiled a new case for the iPhone called the Solar Surge. The device has a solar panel that helps charge a 1320mAH battery inside the case and the thing sells for $79.95. The iPhone is still in second place for smartphones in the US according to ... http://allappleblog.com/solar-surge-charger-iphone-second-place-idongle-hardware-jailbreak/ There are rumors that Apple's iPad launch has aly run into some rough patches that are uncharacteristic for the company, but how much substance is actually behind them? One frequently mentioned challenge is having a sufficiently impressive array of available subject matter that's compatible ... http://allappleblog.com/will-the-ipad-bookshelves-be-sparsely-stocked/ MacTech recently released a 7,500-word head-to-head comparison of Parallels Desktop for Mac and VMware Fusion, comprising more than 3,500 tests on both single- and multiprocessor desktop and mobile Macs with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows XP and Windows 7. What more could we want? How a... http://allappleblog.com/fusion-vs-parallels-takedown-the-movie/ Last week Apple announced that it would begin taking pre-orders for the iPad on March 12, 2010 - tomorrow - but it didn’t specify precisely when on the 12th. The satan is, as they say, in the details and that is a huge detail to the cult of Mac. Myself ... http://allappleblog.com/ipad-pre-orders-begin-at-5-30am-pt-friday/ Sources tell AppleInsider that Apple has developed a “full-on solution” to multitasking on the iPhone OS and that the feature will be released as iPhone 4.0. People with a proven track record in predicting Apple’s technological advances tell AppleInsider that the Cupertino-based ... http://allappleblog.com/iphone-4-0-to-include-background-apps/ Verizon Wireless announced that it has signed a four-year exclusive contract with the National Football League. The National Football League (NFL) has joined forces with Verizon Wireless, the owner and operator of the nation’s most dependable wireless network, to supply fans with the deepest NFL... http://allappleblog.com/iphone-users-mourn-at-t-s-loss-of-nfl/ If you are a huge fan of the iPhone and you need more magnets to stick on your fridge Jailbreak Toys has your item. The company has a set of magnets selling for about $13 that has all the iPhone home page icons on individual magnets. Guitarists that would like to ... http://allappleblog.com/iphone-icon-magnets-guitarbud-and-os-4-0-rumors/ When Apple enabled in-app purchases for iPhone applications, it seemed as though the days of "free" and "paid" versions of any given app were coming to an end. Soon, I thought, everything in the store would start out free as a teaser and soon after charge for an upgrade. That ... http://allappleblog.com/vlingo-faces-off-with-the-dragon-a-speech-to-text-smackdown/