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- Analysis: U.S. pre-orders for Wi-Fi iPad likely to begin this week
If you're ready to buy that Wi-Fi iPad, then get your credit card out of your wallet and start practicing your fastest clicking and typing techniques. According to a rumor on iPad / iPhone site AppAdvice, a "reliable source" has told them that Apple will begin pre-sales of the Wi-Fi iPad as soon as Thursday, February 25.
As noted on 9 to 5 Mac, Apple traditionally begins selling new products like iPhones or iPods on Fridays. The closest Friday that is approximately 60 days after the iPad announcement on January 27th is March 26th, 2010. If Apple decides to take pre-sale orders of the device online for express delivery on March 26th, they would probably do this about a month in advance in order to better judge the demand for the product.
The iPad must pass muster with the FCC before it can be offered for sale in the U.S., so if this rumor is true we'd expect to see the device approval sometime in the next week. The 3G model, which will be offered about a month after the Wi-Fi version, will require separate approval due to the inclusion of a cellular modem in the device.
[via 9 to 5 Mac]TUAWAnalysis: U.S. pre-orders for Wi-Fi iPad likely to begin this week originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: App Store
Last week, Apple announced through the iPhone Developer News feed that the iTunes App Store is now supported in 13 additional countries:
"You can now distribute your apps to more customers with the addition of App Store support in Armenia, Botswana, Bulgaria, Jordan, Kenya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Niger, Senegal, Tunisia, and Uganda."
Unless an app has been set to "sell in new territories," developers will need to update their iTunes Connect preferences before their products will be available in the latest batch of added countries. If your apps already have the "sell in new territories" option checked, you're good to go.TUAW13 new countries added to the App Store originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sun, 21 Feb 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Odds and ends, TUAW Business
Welcome to The Reader's View, a new weekly TUAW column that will feature insightful and well-written commentary by you -- our readers.
The comments are the one place where our readers can get on their virtual soapboxes and tell the world what they're thinking. Not all comments are created equal, however, and we want to recognize and celebrate the ones that rise above the rest by showing thought, knowledge, and constructive/considerate feedback. Enjoy this week's cream of the crop, and remember that you also have the opportunity to have your comments showcased here.
First, our giveaway of a limited edition set of Beatles MusicSkins required that readers leave a comment telling us who their favorite Beatle was. This, of course, brought up some fun memories and commentary from kathycorby: "Bet I'm one of the few who saw the Beatles in person, Milwaukee, 1963 (I think), first US tour. Of course, by the time I stood near the back of the auditorium screaming and weeping, I already knew it was Paul, Paul, just forever Paul....."
To the post about Celebrity Cruises adding an "Apple Store" to the new Celebrity Eclipse, quinton provided some nice input about other cruise lines that are using Macs: "Celebrity and Royal Caribbean have already been using Macs aboard their ships for years. Currently the first ship in the Solstice class (the Celebrity Solstice) has Mac Minis running a modified custom media center OS in every stateroom on the ship (Eclipse is Solstice class). Royal Caribbean has done the same. I have personally used the services and they work great. A bit like Front Row but even cooler. Over a hundred new release movies are free to watch on demand (like iTunes.) In addition, you can order room service, view your account, and track the ships location on a map. What I wonder is, is Apple working with Celebrity to integrate these systems and design the software, or is Celebrity doing this on their own. The former seems much more likely. The ships backbone for the equipment is run on Xserves as well."
Navigation app / service provider TeleNav told TUAW about how GPS and search services apparently helped a lot of guys on Valentine's Day. For TUAW reader Phil H., an iPhone really kept him out of trouble: "Oh my god did my iPhone save the day here. First it helped me find a show to go to, buy tickets on the go. Get the showtimes. Get me directions to the theater so I got there just as the show was starting. Find a parking garage which is impossible to do in downtown Philadelphia. Then I used it to get directions to get from the garage to the theater. Used it as a light to see the playbill :) Then found directions to the Hard Rock cafe which was like 5 blocks away. After [we were] done [with] dinner, used it to hail a cab so I didn't have to walk at midnight and get mugged. Then used it to get directions on how to get out of the maze of downtown streets. Didn't really realize how much it helped until now. Thank god I have it!"
Auntie TUAW always helps out her nephews and nieces, and David F. was nice enough to respond to her post about buying a 3G iPad vs. the Wi-Fi model: "...I'm really glad I went the iPhone route because I was thinking about a touch. You would be surprised at just how handy 3G access is. Especially when it is in your pocket every minute of the day.
Now iPad is certainly a different animal that will result in profoundly different usage patterns. Frankly I suspect that is why Apple pushed for the no contract plans as pay as you go is likely to be a better arraingement for many. The common example being someone taking off on a trip and buying a months 3G coverage.
As a side note one place I see iPad winning big is with travelers, especially once the better GPS mapping apps hit. Vacationers are only the tip of the iceberg here, truck drivers and other on the road professionals will be quick adopters. Air crews would be in that list too. All of these people would need 3G access.
Apple certainly has a winner in iPad but I suspect it will win in ways that aren't expected by the general Mac Community."
We'll be back with another edition of The Reader's View next Saturday here on TUAW.
Original post photo credits: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabine01/ / CC BY-NC 2.0TUAWThe Reader's View: Best of your feedback, comments and opinions originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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