TODAY'S BEST MIX » ipad

Best Buy Sends Lucky Shoppers Five iPads Instead of One

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:16:45 +0000

An iPad would normally be considered a prettyÂ substantial gift this holiday season. Thanks to a fortunate error by Best Buy, a couple of shoppers can now use the tablet computer for stocking stuffers. Best Buy customer Alexa had ordered one iPad and was shocked when a neatly packed box of five showed up at her [...]

Apple Introduces the iPad Mini, Which Is Like an iPad, Only Smaller

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 12:50:19 +0000

Just a few short weeks after the successful release of the iPhone 5, Apple unveiled its latest offering in the growing tablet computer market: the iPad Mini. As you might guess, it’s a bit smaller than the standard iPad (which also got an upgrade), but this product is meant to compete with items like Google’s [...]

Facebook Releases New Version of its App for iPhone and iPad

Tony Hart — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:28:59 +0000

Addressing speed concerns, Facebook released a new version of its app for the iPhone and iPad today it was announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg via a status update, the updated app is available now. Zuckerberg said, “We just released a new Facebook app for iPhone and iPad and it’s a lot faster. Our team completely [...]

Microsoft's Announcement of the 'iPad Killer' They Call 'Surface' Turns Embarrassing as It Fails [VIDEO]

Nick Cooper — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:55:38 +0000

Apple's iPad was the first real tablet computer to take off as a successful mobile computing option. Since it was announced in 2010, the rest of the tech world has tried to catch up with the hot-selling device. Microsoft is looking to do the same with what they are calling "Surface", a new device that will run Windows 8; which is set for release later this year. Microsoft's Zune comes to mind. What's a Zune? Exactly.

Conman Tricks iPad Buyer Into Purchasing Bag of iSpuds

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:13:50 +0000

A man in Batley, England who thought he was buying an iPad ended up with a dirty sack of potatoes instead. If we had a nickel for every time we’ve fallen for that old trick… The Yorkshire Evening Post reported that an unidentified 31-year-old man gave the purported conman 200 pounds for the transaction. The [...]

Steve Jobs Stepping Down as Apple CEO

Stephanie Berning — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 15:35:22 +0000

Steve Jobs is stepping down as chief executive at Apple, the company said on Wednesday. Jobs will remain at the company as chairman, but he and his iconic black turtleneck will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. Jobs sent Apple a letter of resignation, which he later made public, on Wednesday. In [...]

Entire Counterfeit Apple Store Uncovered in China [PHOTOS]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:30:58 +0000

Given the Chinese population’s well-documented love of Apple products — and the Chinese government’s well-documented disregard for copyright laws — it should come as no surprise that there are many counterfeit iPads floating around the land of a billion plus.

But an entire fake Apple store, selling entirely fake Apple products, is still pretty stunning. And that’s what the blogger BirdAbroad found in the Chinese city of Kunming.