Considering that the iPad 2 first came out in 2011, it’s a bit wild to think that it’s just now getting taken off of Apple’s virtual shelves. Three years is an impressive shelf live for a device, especially when there’s an annual update. Apple has replaced the A5 powered, dock connector-sporting old school tablet by […]
We ususally avoid tackling rumors, but when the Wall Street Journal, Reuters, and Bloomberg are all talking about it, then it’s officially time to weigh in. The rumor in question is that the next iPhone will have a four-inch screen, instead of the three-and-a-half inch screen that the iPhone has had since 2007. Bloomberg even […]
My wife received an iPad 2 as a gift in September and loves it, but my kids know how to use it better than she does. She uses the Gmail app, Safari, and that’s pretty much it. So, why are there about 150 more apps on the iPad? To keep the kids occupied of course. […]
This year was absolutely the year of the tablet. As such, expect family wish lists to be full of the things. Here’s a selection of tablets covering two pages that we think your loved ones (or blog writers hint hint) may like. The 10” Tablet They All Want Let’s be honest, when the average […]
Well, that was fast. The injunction against the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab has — albeit temporarily — been lifted in the European Union (a notable exception is Germany, where the ban is still in place). This news came Tuesday a day after several blogs, such as PC World, pointed out that it looked […]
Sure, there were little stories like HP officially dropping the Touchpad’s price to $399, but for all extents and purposes there’s really only one bit of tablet news this week: the heating up of the lawsuit between Apple and Samsung. Apple managed to get an injunction from a German court blocking the sale of the […]
In the inaugural On The Cheap, I told you how to get an iPad 2 for less than $105 via PowerMax. However, they just deal with Macs. What if you want to save on something else? Let’s check out some options. To figure pricing, I’m going to use that same iPad2 and the items I […]
