By Todd Haselton |
The folks at iFixit never cease to amaze us with their teardown prowess. This time the group took the iPad mini out of the box and broke it apart revealing every single internal component and, essentially, that you probably don’t want to try fixing the…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s iPad mini officially launches on Friday, but there are plenty of other tablets in the 7-inch range on the market to whet your tech appetite this holiday season. The Amazon Kindle Fire HD has a sharper display, the Barnes & Noble Nook HD has…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s iPad mini and fourth generation iPad will go on sale this Friday, Nov. 2 to the general public. Those who pre-ordered the device should expect them at the same time, or shortly thereafter. But if you’re lucky, as one iGen.Fr reader clearly is, you may…
By Todd Haselton |
The fourth generation iPad is now out of stock and new orders will now ship in a week, instead of by this Friday when the tablet officially launches. The supply was either in less demand, or in greater supply, than the iPad mini, which is…
By Todd Haselton |
Pre-orders for the white iPad mini were delayed last week and, now, it appears that neither the white nor the black model will ship for at least two weeks. We’re not sure if this is an inventory problem or if Apple only provided a limited…
By Brandon Russell |
So Apple finally went and did it: With Amazon and Google running away with the smaller tablet market, Apple announced the iPad mini. It wasn’t the biggest secret around town — companies are finding it quite difficult to surprise us these days — though it’s…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has fired a shot across the bow of Apple in the days leading up to the release of the iPad mini. The Kindle Fire last year wasn’t the first 7-inch tablet, but it was the first to meet with any surt of real sales…
By Brandon Russell |
Competition is essential to the mobile market, an ingredient that breeds excellence and ultimately gives consumers more options to choose from. Sometimes it’s not always the latest and greatest options that people want, however, even when dealing with Apple’s new iPad mini. Yes, the Apple’s…
By Brandon Russell |
Jon R. is back to tackle the biggest tech rumors of this week! The recently announced Asia-only HTC J Butterfly superphone appears to be making it’s way to the US – specifically Verizon under a different name. In other news, Microsoft is apparently gearing up…
By Joey Davidson |
Welcome to the ninth official episode of Tech on the Range. This show will feature three staff members from the TechnoBuffalo team as they discuss a central idea in an almost random fashion. This week’s panel consists of Sean Aune, Joey Davidson and Todd Haselton. You…
By Brandon Russell |
When Apple execs talk about competition, it does not mince words, especially if the company is talking about a product — in this case, Microsoft’s Surface — trying to move in on hallowed territory. But, in a response to AllThingsD, Microsoft has a frank rebuttal…
By Sean P. Aune |
The iPad mini in white is already proving to be a popular option as the initial pre-orders have already sold out from Apple. You can still snag a black version of the iPad mini for the initial shipment date of Nov. 2, but those of…
By Killian Bell |
Thinking about pre-ordering the iPad mini today? Why spend your money on a device with a 7.9-inch display when for just $19,670.99 more you could get an 84-inch Ultra High-Definition TV from LG? That’s right — LG’s mammoth 4K set is now on sale in…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple’s latest tablet offerings will be available for pre-order on Friday, October 26. If this process is anything like past pre-orders, then it will probably go live at midnight PST/3AM EST tonight. Not sure if you should pre-order or just wait for the retail locations to snag…
By Brandon Russell |
As is the case with every Apple release, the company’s iPad mini might be hit with supply constraints. But the issue, this time, is Samsung’s refusal to hand over displays, according to Richard Shim, an analyst with NPD DisplaySearch. With Samsung out of the picture,…
By Roy Choi |
Last week we wrote on what the future of the Pod lineup will look like once the iPad mini entered the Apple product portfolio. We stated there is very little room for a device in the $200-$300 price range to maintain a strong presence especially…
By Todd Haselton |
No real surprise here, since people usually tend to resell gadgets when new onces are announced, but Gazelle and NextWorth, two gadget reseller sites, noticed huge jumps in consumers trying to sell off old gadgets recently. The sites noted that, since yesterday, iPad trade-ins jumped 700%…
By Todd Haselton |
We recently covered a fascinating story written by Ars Technica that covered Apple’s leak problem. Apple’s iPhone 5 was leaked extensively ahead of launch and we all knew almost a year ago that the iPad mini was going to hit the market at some point. Those…
By Todd Haselton |
The iPad mini starts at $329, which is a good deal more than the entry-level Kindle Fire HD, Barnes & Noble Nook HD and the Nexus 7, but it’s still going to scare the pants off of competitors, according to Sterne Agee analyst Shaw Wu.…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s senior vice president Phil Schiller recently said that he thinks the iPad mini and its $329 price point will be incredibly attractive to consumers, even if it costs more than the Kindle Fire HD and the Nexus 7, which many have argued Apple is…
By Brandon Russell |
Google is maybe, probably phasing out the 8GB Nexus 7. Either that, or this is foreshadowing a major price reduction, which has been hinted at for the past several weeks. The 8GB device has abruptly gone from In Stock to Coming Soon, with nary a…
By Killian Bell |
Following months, if not years, of rumor and speculation, Apple finally unveiled the iPad mini during a special event in San Jose on Tuesday. I’m sure you already know all about it, so I won’t bore you with the details. But I thought you might…
By Adriana Lee |
Apple has only just freshly announced its long-expected iPad mini, but that hasn’t stopped accessories from already crawling out of the woodwork. If you’re interested in the petite iPad, but not the new Smart Cover, it looks like you’ll have plenty of options. Within moments,…
By Roy Choi |
If you weren’t huddled around a computer, iOS device or an Apple TV-connected TV to watch Apple’s live stream of today’s product announcements, you can now watch them (and past keynotes) in their entirety. Grab a bowl of popcorn, sit back with a slurpee and…
