Those 7” iPad stories

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As is often the case with online tech news, an initial rumour has sparked a flurry of follow up stories, each in turn diluting the speculative nature of the premise so that the casual reader could be mistaken for believing the story in question is based on a known, unassailable fact. This time the stories feed off a rumour that Apple are mere weeks away from launching a 7” … [Read more...]

MobileMe, iDisk and my iPad

I’m a big fan of Apple’s MobileMe service - as someone wanting to keep calendars, contacts and bookmarks in sync across multiple devices I find it an invaluable tool and - at the risk of sounding all fanboi - well worth the annual subscription. One of the first things I did to make my iPad part of my ‘digital life’ was to add my MobileMe account to it, not only did this … [Read more...]

O2's time limited iPhone 4 upgrade offer

I swore I wasn't going to get all excited about the new iPhone after the frustratingly long wait for my iPad but O2's teasing about their "limited time special upgrade offer" has whetted my appetite. Lord only knows what the offer will actually be but like the sucker for shiny new gadgets I am, I've subscribed to their mailing list. Hopefully the offer is decent - I'd happily … [Read more...]

UK online Apple store: iPad ships within 7 to 10 days

What gives? I've been periodically checking the online Apple store's delivery estimates for iPads to see if there's any change from the open ended 'June' listed against my order. Today I spot that that the store is now quoting "7-10 business days" for all models which is a fair bit less nebulous than 'June' - however my existing queued order hasn't been updated and still shows … [Read more...]