Apple's iPad is beginning to take over from computers as the key electronic learning device in schools, according to a new survey by Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster.
The survey of 25 schools and their technology directors found that all of them were making use of Apple's iPad while, just as interestingly, none of them were using an Android-powered tablet.
In fact, iPads are becoming so popular that many technology directors believe that there will soon be more iPads per student than computers...
Judging by the huge number of people queueing for the iPhone 4S release a couple of weeks ago, it is fairly safe to say that demand for the iPhone that analysts called a "disappointment" is still strong.
Now, one analyst is pointing to dwindling Best Buy stocks as a sign that stock shortages are creeping up on all iPhone vendors, and that demand is outpacing Apple's supply chain.
W. Baird analyst William Power told clients that during research, his company checked with a number of Best Buy stores, and many locations are running out of stock...
It would seem that there is quite the political battle going on inside Apple's Cupertino headquarters, and the subject matter may not be what you'd expect.
According to 9to5Mac, Apple is currently mulling over the decision to allow Hulu Plus onto its Apple TV platform. That's right, Hulu Plus.
The story suggests that there is currently a completed build of Hulu Plus running on internal Apple TVs, and that the app is ready for primetime. In fact, it has been ready for a month. Apple hasn't yet decided whether to allow it onto the Apple TV alongside the existing Netflix app...
It appears Apple's Mac OS X team is working on integrating two of iOS's biggest features into Mac OS X, with iMessage and AirPlay mirroring apparently in the pipeline.
According to 9to5Mac's sources, the Mac OS X team at Apple is currently working on ways to make both technologies part of a future Lion update, though there are no guarantee that the features will ever see the light of day.
iMessage in particular has been long rumored to be the replacement for iChat we've been waiting for, but AirPlay mirroring could potentially change the way presentations are given using a Mac...
While Apple's Photo Stream is a great way of getting photos to sync across multiple devices, there's one glaring problem. Photo Stream doesn't support video, presumably because Apple doesn't want its servers full of hours and hours of 1080p videos showing cats sleeping.
It makes sense from a technical standpoint, but that doesn't help you if you need to get a video from one device to another. There's syncing with iTunes, and doing the iPhoto jig in the hope that everything works as planned, but it's a pain, and not always practical.
That's where PhotoSync comes in...
If anyone doubted whether Samsung really meant business in its pursuit of total smartphone marketshare ownership, this one little tidbit to come of the company's earnings call might just help to put the record straight.
During a call to discuss Samsung's most recent financial results, the company's spokesman, Robert Yi, said that Samsung was working on a flexible display for its upcoming smartphones and tablets.
Surely all this is pie-in-the-sky stuff for Samsung, right? Wrong. Samsung hopes to introduce flexible displays to its smartphone lineup in as early as 2012...
With each new product release, Apple launches a whole new advertising campaign around whatever fancy new features have been added, and the iPhone 4S is no exception.
Starting today, Apple is airing three new ads to help spread the word about the "most amazing iPhone yet." The 30-second spots feature iCloud, Siri, and the supercharged 8 megapixel camera packed into the iPhone 4S. And in typical Apple fashion, we're not sure where real products end and the hype machine begins...
If you're an iPad user, the chances are you want to keep it looking in tip-top condition. It's also entirely possible that you've chosen a lovely case to help in the preservation of your iPad, like one of Apple's own Smart Covers.
The problem with most iPad cases is the sheer size. After all, why spend the cash on arguably the nicest looking tablet out there to have it hidden away in a giant case?
Things get worse if you want to have the added functionality of a bluetooth keyboard built right into your iPad's case. Adding hardware undoubtedly adds size, but as one new startup is showing , that doesn't always have to be the case...
Apple's iPhone 4S has already proved to be a huge success across the globe, so long as you happen to live in one of the seven initial launch countries. International Apple lovers fear not, for Apple's iPhone 4S has now gone on sale in 22 more countries.
Two weeks after the US launch, the iPhone 4S is now available in Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway, Mexico, Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Austria and Denmark...
Sprint has revealed that its deal to carry Apple's iPhone will run for four years, costing a whopping $15.5 billion.
The carrier has been criticised for the money it had to pay Apple to get the iPhone on its network, although, with AT&T and Verizon already sporting the iPhone on their networks, it's debatable whether Sprint really had any choice but to cough up the cash.
Fear not, Sprint shareholders, for your man in charge is confident that they can bleed customers dry, and ultimately, turn a profit...
It's a rumor that's been around for easily two years now, and it just won't go away. Is Apple really working on making a dedicated TV set?
Not the little black box we know as an Apple TV, but rather a big, Apple-branded television. Such a TV is definitely coming, according to Nick Bilton's anonymous sources, writing for The New York Times.
What does Apple hope for by entering a market that is already very much in a race to the bottom, with prices on TV sets plummeting? How could Apple bring its typical flair to an industry which is, after all, simply selling the panels that we sit and stare at? The real magic happens in the boxes we attach to our TV, right?
According to Bilton, Apple has a secret weapon up its sleeve, and it's Siri...
We've covered a few KickStarter projects in the past, mainly because we think some of the best iPhone and iPad accessories come from the little guy, rather than the big companies knocking out forty different iPhone stands in ten different colors. We also like to help those same little guys get off the ground, as long as their project is good enough.
The latest to come across our radar is MobileMount, which can serve as both a kickstand and a suction cup mount for iPhones, iPads, or pretty much anything else that has a flat surface...