Several Chinese online stores are offering die-hard Apple fans the opportunity to buy the much-anticipated next-generation iPhone 5. There’s just one catch — the US tech giant hasn’t released it yet.
The fake smartphones are available for as little as 200 yuan ($31) on hugely popular websites such as China’s largest online marketplace Taobao.com, which has 370 million registered users.
Read More
HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Apple opened its first retail store in Hong Kong on Saturday, and thousands of fans lined up for chances to get one of the limited edition T-shirt.
Read More
Posted by admin under iPad News on Friday Dec 10, 2010
You love your Apple iPad case. You love that it is more like a slim, slip-on skin than a thick case. You love that it seals in the iPad from all sides, and that it has a built in stand for typing. You love that, once fitted, you almost don’t notice it.
Problem: You don’t love the way it picks up dirt, or that you can’t fasten it shut. And you hate its utilitarian blankness, made to look like a corporate, trade-show giveaway by the Apple logo on the front.
Solution: The gorgeous Travelteq iPad case, almost identical in design to the Apple version, only fashioned from leather and costing a scary €225 ($300). The Italian leather is lined in a choice of colors and seals the iPAd in just like the Apple case. There are cutouts for all ports and switches, a fold in the front cover to bend the flap into a typing or movie-watching stand, and a strap to keep the case closed. You even get a business-card holder inside, should you need it.
If only this thing wasn’t so damn expensive. I’m an avowed fan of the Apple case, for all the reasons listed in the first paragraph, and I don’t even care about the cons in the second (apart from the logo). But even I would buy the Travelteq case in a second if it wasn’t
Article source: Read More
It is certainly interesting what you can find out when a device is taken apart. And as far as the iPad is concerned, you may be surprised to find that it has five antennas inside. Two antennas handle the cell reception, a single GPS antenna is and two antennas that handle Wi-Fi / Bluetooth connectivity, one in the Apple logo and another to the left of the dock connector.
So basically, the iPad seems to be making use of the same 3G based processors for the iPhone which certainly isn’t surprising. Hence, the iPad should deliver get great reception for users who have experienced it with the iPhone.
Read
