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Best Buy Sends Lucky Shoppers Five iPads Instead of One

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:40:45 +0000

An iPad would normally be considered a pretty 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 [...]

People With Vision Problems Encouraged to Read on an iPad

Rayman — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 19:16:31 +0000

As we age, our eyesight often fails us to the point we have great difficultly reading. While glasses and some surgeries will help, often doctors tell patients to use a magnifying glass for reading as a last resort. Now The Daily says help has come by using a iPad.

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

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:14:19 +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 [...]

Tech-Savvy Bear Steals iPad

Donald Deane — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 18:06:04 +0000

Campers at Jenks Lake in California's San Bernardino National Forest got an unexpected visitor over the weekend when a bear sauntered into camp and stole a backpack containing an iPad. Not that we blame him, of course. Those things are expensive!

Sales Professionals Ditch The Brochure In Favor Of IPads And Technology

Steve Tanko — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:33:15 +0000

It’s a changing world and Boston Scientific is at the forefront. Recently, the medical device manufacturer decided to do away with paper sales brochures in favor of IPads and cloud-based technology that would allow their sales staff to walk into a potential client without a single piece of paper on them. The company distributed the [...]

American Airlines Attendants and Pilots Go Hi-Tech; iPads and Social Media Allow the Airline to Offer Better Customer Service

Steve Tanko — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 19:36:40 +0000

Been to the doctor lately? You might have noticed that some physicians are making use of iPads and smart phones to serve you better; Whether they're looking up diagnoses or searching your actual electronic medical file, modern technology is helping them do their job better. Now, that same technology is about to make your next airline flight better.

D.C. Restaurant Bans Cell Phones and Mobile Devices

Steve Tanko — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:56:40 +0000

Leave the smart pad at the office. Don't bring the IPod. And you'd better not check your cell phone. A Washington D.C. restaurant has banned the use of all mobile devices in their establishment.

How To Print From Your iPad

Rayman — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:43:34 +0000

There are millions of iPads the world over. Big problem..they don’t print. Check out this article to find an app for that. From time to time you may need to print data that’s on your iPad–business documents that you created in Pages and Numbers, for example, or driving directions to hand someone who’s not packing [...]

Friskies Makes iPad Apps for Cats [VIDEOS]

Jordan Breindel — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 18:28:50 +0000

Given how popular cats are on the internet, it’s no surprise that Friskies — makers of delicious cat food (or so our cats tell us) for over 50 years — recently rolled out a line of tablet-based apps just for cats. Featuring movements, shapes and colors tailored to appeal to kitty’s sensibilities, your feline friend can now download titles like ‘Cat Fishing’ ‘Tasty Treasures Hunt’ and ‘Party Mix-Up’ from the iTunes App Store and Android Market (if you don’t mind a couple of scratches on your screen). Watch some cats test drive the apps below:

Pope Benedict XVI Sends First Papal Tweet From an iPad [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:13:23 +0000

The technologically-savvy Pope Benedict XVI has already encouraged priests to blog and helmed the launch of the Vatican’s YouTube channel and Pope2You mobile and Facebook apps. So it’s really no surprise that as part of his newly-launched news portal, the pontiff sent his first tweet recently — from the papal iPad.

You can follow the Vatican on Twitter at @news_va_en.

76% Of iPhone Owners Plan To Use Apple's iCloud.

Rayman — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:36:36 +0000

Being an avid Apple guy, I might be interested in using iCloud. Security could be an issue, and I’d rather wait until the bugs are worked out, but by and large yeah, it’s worth looking into. A new survey of iPhone users indicates that Apple’s iCloud service could gain 150 million users, while nearly as [...]

Teen Sells Kidney For iPad

Rayman — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:27:00 +0000

Let me think. I have two kidneys. I want one iPad. If I sell one kidney, I’ll still have one kidney left to buy something else with. Like a brain. Apple’s iPad 2 has quickly become the must-have gadget for a lot of tech junkies. However, this story might take the cake when it comes [...]

Nobody Needs a Tablet. So Why Are We Buying Them?

Rayman — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:19:15 +0000

If we don't need one, why did we buy one? We bought one because we wanted one. Confused? Read the article to find out why we wanted one.
Apple’s iPad is just one year old, and more than 15 million customers have voted with their wallets. The tablet is officially mainstr

iPad-Only Newspaper Debuts

Tony Hart — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:51:39 +0000

On Wednesday, News Corporation announced the launch of The Daily — the first-ever newspaper designed exclusively for the Apple iPad. News Corp Chairman Rupert Murdoch unveiled the new periodical for journalists early in the day. The move will likely prove momentous for digital media and journalism as publishers look to e-readers as exclusive news delivery [...]