Apple today announced that iPad will be available in Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, and Singapore this Friday, July 23. iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive, and fun way than ever before.
Novartis, a leading manufacturer of vaccines and pharmaceutical products, turned to iPhone and a mix of custom and commercial apps to streamline communications among its 100,000 global employees. Now the company has developed a consumer iPhone app, VaxTrak, that helps parents manage their children’s vaccines and preventive care.
To silence the “dreaded ‘are we there yet’ whine” that can accompany summer travel with children, USA Today columnist Jinny Gudmundsen recommends iPad apps. Her picks include multiplayer board games, art apps, visual puzzles, and a “just for fun” app that features talking sock puppets.
Peter Cohen (Loopinsight.com) presents a selection of standout iPad games — ranging from action to strategy to multi-player crossword — with mini-reviews that detail how each app’s gameplay is enhanced on iPad.
PC Magazine makes Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server an Editors’ Choice (4.5/5 stars) and writes that the ultra-compact device brings “the sort of flawless design and ease of use we expect from Apple…to a space that usually offers neither: the server market.”
The iPhone 4 has been the most successful product launch in Apple’s history. It has been judged by reviewers around the world to be the best smartphone ever, and users have told us that they love it. So we were surprised when we read reports of reception problems, and we immediately began investigating them. Here is what we have learned.
Apple today announced that it has sold more than 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices through Saturday, June 26, just three days after the phone’s launch on June 24. “This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply.”
MobileMe — the easy way to keep your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac, and PC in sync — now includes an all-new Me.com webmail application with faster performance and great new features and a free Find My iPhone app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Apple today announced that it sold its three-millionth iPad yesterday, just 80 days after the device’s U.S. introduction. “People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world, including those in nine more countries next month.”
Engadget reviews the new Mac mini and credits the “striking unibody makeover,” NVIDIA GeForce 320M graphics, and new HDMI port with making it “even more attractive as a home theater PC.” Noting the compact desktop’s exceptional energy efficiency, built-in power supply, and quiet operation, the reviewer calls Mac mini “one of the most perfectly executed small PCs we’ve ever encountered.”