Apple has dropped the first and only 'official' hint that it will be launching the next generation iPad in a matter of days.
Press invitations to a special event have been arriving at the in-boxes of the great and the good of the tech world but no further details have been offered beyond the giant 2 and an image of what appears to be the current model of the pioneering tablet.
Ever since Apple TV began running iOS, it was a huge deal to know that it was going to be possible for hackers to easily jailbreak the set top box. The biggest pain of the jailbreak? It was tethered, this meant you had to physically plug your Apple TV into your computer via USB each time you wanted to reboot it. There have been some untethered Apple TV jailbreaks in that time, but today Seas0nPass is getting cord-free jailbreaking.
It seems as though Apple is hard at work on new features for OS X 10.7 Lion this summer, and the latest possible addition to the OS is something that would solve a huge problem plaguing the tech world today -- insecurity with remote file storage. According to this find by Patently Apple, we may see a new "Safe Deposit Box" in Lion that aims to protect your files using cloud architecture in the same way that a physical safe deposit box protects your assets at a bank or other location.
Nobody can deny that Apple’s new iPad is a hot topic in the tech world. Rumored release dates are posted and changed and system specs are theorized almost daily. Now, according to All Things Digital, the wait will soon be over as Apple will be revealing details on the iPad 2 on March 2. Although nobody has received an official invitation to the party yet, the report states that the event will be held in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.
Production bottlenecks at Apple manufacturing partner Hon Hai could delay the next-generation of Apple's iPad until June, a new report claims. Analysts Vincent Chen and Alison Chen with Taiwan-based research firm Yuanta Securities Co. issued the report, Bloomberg said on Monday.
"Our checks suggest new issues are being encountered with the new production and it is taking time to resolve them,” said Chen. "As a number of Android 3.0 tablets are being launched in April and May, the delay in iPad 2 shipments may give the Android camp a brief window of opportunity."
While some publishers have bemoaned Apple's new rules regarding subscription based content, certain developers are starting to feel the pinch as well. Arc90, developer of the Readability Web service, has taken Apple to task for rejecting Readability's native iOS client on the grounds that it doesn't abide by the new subscription rules. Keyone Productions, maker of TinyGrab, has also decided to not even finish developing its iOS app, claiming Apple's rules are so confounding that it is impossible for the company to make an "acceptable" app.
The second-generation iPad is approaching and will most likely hit sometime next month. Usually, a good hint at an upcoming refresh for an Apple product is when the respective item becomes sold out or on sale at some retailers. Today it looks like this process has begun at some official iPad resellers in Europe.
First, official reseller Carphone Warehouse in the UK is now sold out of the 64 GB WiFi-only iPad. Even more interesting is the iPad 3G’s situation: all models are sold out at Carphone Wearhouse.
A new rumor attributed to unnamed sources says the coming refresh of MacBook Pros will feature larger trackpads and boot from SSD, even on models equipped with a conventional hard disk drive.
The rumor, published by BGR, first notes that "new laptops will contain glass trackpads that are even larger than the pads found on current-generation MacBook Pro models."
An announcement from Apple is expected soon about a new high-speed connection technology, a source told CNET.
Whether the new connector tech will be part of the upcoming MacBook Pro update (rumored to happen February 24) or announced in another context is not clear. Intel has been working on a technology called Light Peak for years and recently said the initial version would be based on copper, as practical realities dictate more conventional technology.
Apple has turned what used to be seen as a competitive disadvantage into a security benefit, according to experts at the RSA Conference.
Stephen Trilling, senior vice president of security technology and response at Symantec, said during a panel session that Apple used to be derided in the industry for having such a closed system, but that the approach has considerable security advantages. "A lot of people would argue that what hurt Apple 30 years ago, being so closed to most software, is helping the company now," he said.
