sim667
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Im with virgin media, and this is clearly an attempt to reflect their service in a negative light in comparison....
Or something,
Apple iPad and related items (part 2)
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Im with virgin media, and this is clearly an attempt to reflect their service in a negative light in comparison....
Or something,
elbows
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I can just feel myself regressing to the 11 year old me, valiantly defending my ZX spectrum against the bias and denial of the C64 owners. Oh well,at least this time it should not end in bizarre electric vehicle deathtraps and that shite Alan Sugar in control of my beloved platform.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Mate, seriously give it up, it's beyond clear that you don't like Apple and jump at any chance to slate them, even Fridgemagnet has joined another of your mods in calling you on this! It's only an issue because you refuse to recognise it and just post normally like the rest of us...
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hiraethified
Rumour, schumour of course, but an Apple iPad 2 UK release date of 9 February is being speculated on some, frankly, pretty flimsy evidence.
The timing would appear about right though - Apple needs to get in quick before the Android Honeycomb tablets start flooding the market.
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/rumour-ipad-2-uk-release-date-9-february--922850
The timing would appear about right though - Apple needs to get in quick before the Android Honeycomb tablets start flooding the market.
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/rumour-ipad-2-uk-release-date-9-february--922850
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hiraethified
True, but Apple often launch their products straight after they've been announced unlike, say, Palm, who like to take a leisurely ten months before the product reaches the UK.
Crispy
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It was three months from announcement to launch last time, so I expect the same this time round.
With their computers, Steve can say on stage "...and it's available online to buy, right now"
With their phones and tablets, they have to get FCC approval (cos they're "communications devices"), which is a public process and would spoil the reveal, so they announce 3 months ahead of time.
With their computers, Steve can say on stage "...and it's available online to buy, right now"
With their phones and tablets, they have to get FCC approval (cos they're "communications devices"), which is a public process and would spoil the reveal, so they announce 3 months ahead of time.
Kid_Eternity
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True, but Apple often launch their products straight after they've been announced unlike, say, Palm, who like to take a leisurely ten months before the product reaches the UK.
Yep...which is why today I have an iPhone 3GS rather than a Palm Pre...
elbows
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Is that only for 3G etc enabled devices then? Because if it applies to wifi too then it should also apply to their computers. But yes, in general FCC approval does do a few things to timescales.
As for the launch event date, Feb 9 would fit, although I make no guesses about when it will actually go on sale. There was at least one rumour that the release would be staggered around the globe again, which even though unconfirmed means the article should have played it safe by not using the phrase 'UK launch date'.
I think someone on these forums previously pointed out that time period between announcement and it going onsale should not be as long as last time, as ipad 1 sales may suffer badly during the interim period. That makes some sense, although I have some vague memory of Apple not caring as much about this issue in the past as Id have thought they might, eg with at least one of the iphone new model paper launches coming a while before actual availability.
As for Apples need to move quickly before Honeycomb onslaught, Im sure Appletake this issue more seriously than their dismissive public statements about Android tablets would suggest. But they still have some time to play with, and could afford for the ipad 2 not to ship for some months yet. People already know an ipad 2 looms and so some will hold off any decision till they see the detail. When is honeycomb due anyhow?
In what ways will the ipad 2 be better at fighting off Android competition? I think its a safe bet that the cameras and speed bump will be the main things that keep the ipad competitive, with some of the other rumours such as screen res and usb/sd card being far from certain. And on a related note, I expect the ipad 2 announcement to be considered just as underwhelming as the original ipad launch event. Because again we have had rumours about device capability that may well not come true, leaving some to complain at the lack of res bump, usb or whatever turns out not to be in ipad2.
I cant imagine what ipad2 would have over ipad1 that would cause me to upgrade quickly, as I probably wont use the cameras much. If quality apps come out that require the greater performance of the ipad2 then I guess it may start to become compelling, and there is interest in the ipad at work from people so I can probably sell my ipad 1 pretty easily and for a reasonable price if I decide the 2 is worth it.
Kanda
Diving wanker
They'd get the wifi chipset stuff certified beforehand I would imagine.
Kid_Eternity
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elbows
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Maybe, fits the timescale people are expecting. The rumours of a different resolution, usb and sd cards have been withering in recent weeks so theres bound to be some disappointment when ipad2 finally gets anounced. Mind you Im still amused by how negative the reaction to the ipad1 unveiling was, compared to how well its actually been received.
Kid_Eternity
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Yep but that's always the way with Apple products of late, frothing at the mouth by a group of naysayers then they sell millions...
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hiraethified
Sure seems a bit bonkers to me, but here goes...
http://www.tipb.com/2011/02/09/apple-preparing-ipad-3-september/
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
More like the jump from the 3g to the 3gs rather then a massive upgrade then?
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
That's an odd rumour...why would the upstage their own iPod refresh period?
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hiraethified
The latest rumour is that it's going to be a mini-iPad - http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20031288-82.html
Mind you, a smaller screened iPad would represent an absolutely colossal volte-face for Jobs and he's usually too stubborn for them.
Mind you, a smaller screened iPad would represent an absolutely colossal volte-face for Jobs and he's usually too stubborn for them.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Not really, I doubt anyone takes him that seriously with his denials given his history of saying no to things then doing them a year or two later!
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
You know thinking about it this could just be Apple stirring the pot a bit to keep people guessing ahead of the iPad2 announcement..?
elbows
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Who's going to want to buy an iPad2 if there's a bigger and better iPad3 just a few months away?
If it comes at an additional price premium then it wont cannibalise ipad2 sales. However, rumours about it without fixed details including price would have great potential to harm ipad2 sales.
After discovering that my iPod - which was sold as a '3rd gen 8gb' - is actually a SECOND generation, I've been beset by feelings of profound inadequacy. Well, that, and profound irritation that my iPod can no longer handle half of the more interesting new-release games.
So I've decided to bankrupt myself on an iPad 2 this year. Or 3, perhaps, looking at the ed's posts.
I'm going to justify it as 'something I will probably do some work on, at some point.'
So I've decided to bankrupt myself on an iPad 2 this year. Or 3, perhaps, looking at the ed's posts.
I'm going to justify it as 'something I will probably do some work on, at some point.'
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