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Are you looking to track down a last-second
iPad 3G? TUAW is receiving tips from all over the country. Best Buy seems to be
the place to pick up an unreserved 3G iPad, quantities permitting. TUAW reader Bill writes, "In Albuquerque, by 3pm, the line went half way around the Apple store. Meanwhile, at Best Buy, there were only 15 in stock but at 5pm they still had some available."
Surfeast told us he picked up his iPad 3G "from Best Buy in Wilmington NC. No lines no hassles walked in at 4:40 and out at 5:04. Limited Supply and all gone by now." Jebz did as well, writing, "I too got one at Best Buy in Cuyahoga Falls OH. Last one of 15 in line. 20 minute wait and no prob..." Iamwatson also reported success. "I just got an iPad 3G from my Best Buy in Mobile, AL. They had 25 of them ranging in sizes."
So you want an iPad 3G? Didn't get one at Apple today? You know who to
start calling and visiting next.
TUAWWant a last second 3G iPad? Try Best Buy originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Many people might not be bothered about the default page layout shown in the famous social site, Facebook, as long as they can log in and continue to enjoy the services and activities there. Having said that, there are still many Facebook enthusiasts who have different opinions and a lot to say about the default [...]
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Luxist is our luxury-obsessed sister blog here at Weblogs, Inc, and even though I'm just a poor blogger, I still enjoy browsing through their site every day, checking out all of the stuff I don't need and can't buy. Enter
the Louis Vuitton iPad case, patterned canvas cases made by the famous French fashion brand that provide a very stylish sleeve for your Apple tablet. I especially like the notches in the top to show off the Home button -- you'd never actually need to press that button without seeing the screen, but I suspect it's there to just show enough of the iPad that you can prove to any onlookers that that's what you're carrying around.
They're $365, which is almost as much as the iPad itself, but as with most luxury items, if you're worried about the price, you probably shouldn't be buying them anyway. Just in case you do have more money than sense, these will go on sale sometime next year. In the meantime, if you need any $400 cases made from felt, we should talk.
TUAWLouis Vuitton selling an iPad case you don't need originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This afternoon's Cover It Live liveblog with TUAW readers provided us with some great info about the iPad Wi-Fi + 3G, which is available from Apple today! Here are some interesting notes provided by readers, our own bloggers Erica Sadun and Steve Sande, and special guests (and iPhone/iPad developers) Nate True and Kyle Kincade:
o. Reggie Suplido tried calling his iPad. Every iPad that's signed up for digital service is assigned a phone number -- and he was curious to discover how it worked when called. He reports, after trying this, that it said "The person you are trying to reach is not accepting calls at this time..." He also tried sending an SMS message. The iPad didn't receive it.
o. Several readers tried using Skype over 3G connections and, as expected, failed.
o. 3rd-Party International SIM cards were confirmed to work by our readers. One chat participant experimented with an O2 Germany SIM and reported success.
o. Unfortunately, the 3G iPad signup process experienced difficulties. One reader reported, "I just signed up and after a lot of headache, the credit card went through. I then got a timeout." After, he was not able to "Add Data" to his account. All we can say is be patient - a lot of people are in the process of activating their iPads right now, so you may run into this issue.
TUAWTidbits from today's TUAW iPad 3G liveblog originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Having made most of my living in the news business, I'm pretty much a news junkie. As a result, I've loaded my
iPad up with a lot of news applications so I can keep up throughout the day.
I'd taken some pretty
strong issue with the failings of the
AP News app for the iPhone, but the
iPad version hits a new low in design and function.
Let's start at the beginning. When you launch the app, you are presented with a screen that has little strips of news on what appears to be a cloth background. Each strip is a story. You can get about six of these strips on the iPad screen. That's pretty silly, since the screen is so large and the strips are so small. You would think the people that designed this app would use the extra space for more content, but that isn't the case. The home screen also has a large window which is a gateway to AP photos, and another window that leads you to video. More about those later.
TUAWAP News for iPad a missed opportunity originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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During our
live iPad 3G first look this afternoon, TUAW readers were able to confirm that Skype calls still cannot be placed over the
iPad 3G's cellular network connection. The Skype application will not connect those calls, telling users that, "You need WiFi to call over Skype." So what's the reason for this? "Skype calls over 3G networks are currently not allowed due to contractual restrictions."
This should not come as a surprise. Skype has yet to release an iPad version of their software, and the iPhone-specific application has not received an update since early April. Testing the software on the iPad only confirmed that the same old things continue to work the same old way, regardless of the platform they were run upon.
So why the big interest?
TUAWSkype calls not allowed over iPad 3G connections originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Sonic the Hedgehog has had a presence on the iPod since before everything "app" lived on the iPhone / iPod touch. Even today, old-school iPods like the 3rd- and 4th-gen Nanos, the iPod classic and the 5th-gen iPod can enjoy the
original Sonic the Hedgehog game with some scrollwheel fun. The newly released sequel to the original game,
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 [US$5.99], was just released for the iPhone and it's kind of like having a Genesis in your pocket. This is a good thing if you have fond memories of that 16-bit system, but if you're looking for a smooth, modern game with the little blue bomber, it's not. For you, we recommend keeping an eye out for
Sonic 4.
We're guilty of falling into the former camp, so we're kind of pleased with the same Sega emulator the company uses in its other iPhone games (e.g.,
Golden Axe). This means that anyone who played the first Sonic game on the iPhone will be instantly at home with this sequel. Read on to see if it's worth investigating if you don't have any sort of history with the game.
TUAWReview: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 16:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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You waited, you waited, and you waited. And now some of you finally got your new
iPad 3G. Sure, most of you had to remain patient while us Wi-Fi owners preened and showed off our new babies. And some of you are still waiting for the next ship date (the "arrives by" in May).
For some of you, though, your "magical" treasure is now on hand.
Whether you're waiting or a happy new owner, please join us to ask questions about your new iPad, or just share your iPad buying experience. This live TUAW community events will let you jumpstart your ownership experience and connect to other new 3G (and, yes, Wi-Fi) owners.
TUAWChat live during the iPad 3G release originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Gameprom has taken their three popular iPhone/iPod touch pinball games,
The Deep,
Jungle Style Pinball and
Wild West Pinball (US$.99 each), and rolled them into one amazing
iPad app:
Pinball HD selling at $2.99. The iPad app is much more than just a simple port with better graphics, it adds so many features and so much additional value over the iPhone apps that I consider the price to be a huge bargain. I haven't played every pinball game out for the iPad at this point, but with some minor technical quibbles, I really can't see pinball on the iPad getting much better than this. At least not for now.
TUAWPinball HD for the iPad: It doesn't get much better than this originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Today you fall into one of three camps: you're buying your first iPad and you waited for the 3G-enabled model, you're NOT buying an iPad today no matter what or you bought a Wi-Fi iPad only to cash it in and upgrade to the 3G edition. So which one are you?
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TUAWAre you buying an iPad with Wi-Fi+3G? originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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