Three, are the latest network to enter in to the iPad data plan market, ready for the UK launch on Friday, and their pricing is keen to say the least. They also have a network that unlike some of their competitors is actually very fast, although in our experience it’s also a little patchy in…
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iPad to be on sale in Dixons/Currys/PC World
If you want an iPad on Friday your best bet is to start camping outside one of the 139 Dixons Group stores, as you’ll have no luck at an Apple store, and you’re way out of luck if you’ve ordered online. According to the Times and confirmed on the Register the iPad will go on…
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UK iPad sales predicted at 585k in 2010 and 8.1 million worldwide
The iPad is such a hot property that, according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky sales of the tablet are likely to hit over 8 million worldwide with of 585K units in the UK. “Checks indicate that US iPad sales remain strong post-launch, driven by rising consumer visibility to iPad’s user experience, sustained PR/word-of-mouth…
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iPad users 350% hungrier than iPhone users
The iPad may not have yet officially been launched in the UK, but that isn’t stopping the device from performing better for retailers than the iPhone, in fact 350% better. Despite having not being released in the UK yet, an initial like-for-like comparison of conversion rates of visitors to buyers on UK takeaway website Just…
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iTunes iPad UK store now live
There’s a week to go to the official launch and the UK iPad site on iTunes has gone live. There’s some UK content in there but the pricing is in US dollars and cents, and the majority of the content is still US. In a report by web site ElectricPig they found a different look…
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PayPal adds Android to it’s iPhone developer toolkit
Payments giant PayPal have added Android to their list of devices, with their latest update of their Mobile Payments Library. The library enables Android developers to add a PayPal payments system to their applications with a library of standard functions that can be added quickly and simply. The Mobile Payments Library allows developers to add…
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FT launches iPad app
The Financial Times following on from the Express the BBC – in the US – has launched an iPad app. The FT’s free iPad app – it’s sponsored by very expensive watchmakers Hublot – watch will provide access to video, markets data, investment portfolios, news and analysis. The new app integrates with the FT.com limited…
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Netbook market to get a 20 million iPad tablet boost
Last year ABI Research forecast that approximately 35 million netbooks would ship into world markets in the course of the year – an estimate was viewed in some quarters as unrealistically high – they were wrong, by the end of 2009 36.3 million netbooks shipped. This year they estimate 58 million netbooks will be shipped…
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Amazon on iPad
Amazon has launched an iPad shopping application but unfortunately as yet it’s only available in the US and it’s not a world shattering app. Disappointingly the app is a just a redesigned version of its existing iPhone shopping application but adjusted for the larger screen rather than anything big and new. As with the iPhone…
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Would you buy a Google Pad?
It seems that Google has decided to get in to the iPad/slate market, and who can blame them? The Nexus wasn’t exactly a huge seller, but according to Google it has made a positive contribution to their sales, which in our book is a success, and the encouraging sales for the iPad makes a move…
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Android overtakes iPhone
The figures are out for smartphone sales and Android based smartphones are doing incredibly well in the US, while Nokia continues to dominate worldwide. According to analysts NPD Group Android is now number two position in the US on consumer smartphone sales with 28%, behind RIM (36%) and ahead of the iPhone (21%). “As in…
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Vodafone iPad data prices now confirmed
Vodafone has now confirmed it’s dedicated iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G data plans, as mentioned in our last post http://www.bmob.co.uk/2010/05/10/ipad-data-plan-prices/ They’ve also added roaming costs which are fairly steep, but they’re not off the map for roaming. iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G Plans: 1GB – £10 per 30 days 5GB – £25 per 30 days…
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iPad data plan prices
Hot on the heels of the iPad UK pricing comes the data plan pricing and quick off the mark we have O2, and rumours from Vodafone and Orange and a spat from BT. O2 On O2 all iPad data tariffs will be available without a long contract and include unlimited access to BT Openzone and…
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iPad sales to top 10 million in 2010?
Encouraging analyst figures, and the crack-like desire that seems to come over people on first seeing and touching an iPad, can only mean one thing, huge sales for the iPad in 2010. The only question we’re asking is not how many millions will it sell, but will it sell in to the double million figures…
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iPad submissions start now
According to a report Apple on Fierce Developer http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/apple-now-accepting-ipad-app-submissions/2010-03-20 Apple is now accepting application submissions for its iPad device, and if a report in Business Week is to be believed everything is starting to go a little cloak and dagger if you want to test your apps on a real-life iPad. According to details of…