iWork for the iPad RevealedWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/iwork-for-the-ipa/service=bit.ly"/aOne of the nice surprises in a href="http://mashable.com/category/apple"Apple/a#8217;s software announcements for the a href="http://mashable.com/tag/ipad/"iPad/a was iWork for the iPad./ppiWork is Apple#8217;s suite of productivity software, including Pages, a word processor; Numbers, a spreadsheet program, and Keynote, presentation software (and what powers all of Apple#8217;s own presentations). [...] Read more |
A First Look at the iPad for PublishersWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/ipad-for-publishers/service=bit.ly"/aAfter a protracted flirtation with the rumour mill, a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad/"Apple#8217;s iPad is finally official/a. Did Apple deliver on its expectation to a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/30/apple-redefining-print/"redefine print/a with a new computing form factor?/ppOnly time will tell, but on first blush things look promising. Steve Jobs invited New York Times SVP Martin Nisenholtz to the stage to show off that newspaper formatted for the iPad#8217;s 9. [...] Read more |
Apple iPad Pricing Starts at $499Wednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-price/service=bit.ly"/aSteve Jobs referred to netbooks as nothing but #8220;cheap laptops#8221; during today#8217;s introduction of the a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad/"Apple iPad/a. And he just backed up, by declaring that the iPad will start at $499. That#8217;s an absolute shocker considering recent rumors that had the device priced at upwards of $1,000./ppThere will be three different models: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB, priced at $499, $599, and $699, respectively. [...] Read more |
Apple iPad Specs RevealedWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-specs/service=bit.ly"/aa href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tablet-top.jpg"/aAs we#8217;re listening into the a href="http://mashable.com/apple-tablet/"Apple tablet event/a, more technical details about the iPad are finally starting to creep out. The overview: thin, fast, lots of flash storage and more./ppHere#8217;s what we know so far:/ppApple#8217;s own 1 GHz Apple A4 chip/pp16 #8211; 64 GB of Flash storage/ppBluetooth 2. [...] Read more |
BREAKING: Apple Introduces iPad Tablet DeviceWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad/service=bit.ly"/aIt#8217;s official: Steve Jobs has just revealed the much anticipated a href="http://mashable.com/apple-tablet"Apple Tablet/a. Its name: the Apple iPad./ppOn stage just moments ago, Apple#8217;s founder and CEO held up the device to the thunderous applause of the audience. The rumors surrounding it have been the talk of the town for months, but now Apple has put them to rest. This device is real. [...] Read more |
5 Apple Hits and 5 Misses: Which Will the Tablet Be?Wednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-hits-misses/service=bit.ly"/aLike many of you, we can#8217;t wait for the official unveiling of the a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/mashable-readers-pick-islate/"iSlate/a (or whatever name Apple chooses for its next product). Apple is an interesting company to watch because not only are their products innovative, but the best Apple products create entirely new markets. Sure, there were mobile applications for sale before the App Store, for example, but the App Store transformed how mobile apps are advertised, sold and distributed, just like iTunes transformed the way music was distributed. [...] Read more |
War Protesters Storm Facebook Before the State of the Union AddressWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/facebook-war-protest/service=bit.ly"/aa href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/facebookprotest.jpg"/aAn organization called a href="http://rethinkafghanistan.com/petitions/state-of-the-union/" target="_blank"Rethink Afghanistan/a has executed a widespread war protest on a href="http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=63811549237" target="_blank"the White House#8217;s Facebook page/a./ppIt began with a drive for 20,000 signatures at Rethink Afghanistan#8217;s website, but folks who added their signatures were also given instructions for participating in the a href="http://mashable. [...] Read more |
Mashable’s Weekly Guide to Jobs in Social MediaWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/mashable-jobs-jan27/service=bit.ly"/aa href="http://jobs.mashable.com/a/jbb/find-jobs"/a/ppIf you#8217;re seeking a job in social media, we#8217;d like to help out. For starters, Mashable#8217;s a href="http://mashable.com/category/jobs-lists/"Job Lists section/a gathers together all our resource lists, how-tos and expert guides to help you get hired. In particular, you might want to see our articles on a href="http://mashable. [...] Read more |
Will Twitter Crumble Under the Apple Tablet’s Weight?Wednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/twitter-apple-tablet/service=bit.ly"/aWe’re still a couple of hours away from Steve Jobs taking the stage to unveil a href="http://mashable.com/apple-tablet/"Apple’s tablet/a, but a href="http://mashable.com/social-media/twitter"Twitter/a appears to already be feeling the weight, with timeline delays hitting the service this morning./ppAs of 11:00am ET, a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?lang=en#038;q=timeline" target="_blank"timeline delays/a for many users have swelled to 4-5 minutes. [...] Read more |
ATT Takes On Location With Buzz.comWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/att-buzz/service=bit.ly"/aa href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/buzz.jpg"/aa href="http://google.com" target="_blank"Google/a knows that local search is the next big thing, and a href="http://yelp.com" target="_blank"Yelp/a knows it, too. Is there space for more competition? AT#038;T thinks so, as it prepares to launch a href="http://buzz.com/" target="_blank"buzz.com/a (currently in closed beta phase), a place that taps into your social graph to make local search easier and more meaningful for you. [...] Read more |
CONTEST: Tweet to Win a Free Apple Tablet!Wednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-tablet-contest/service=bit.ly"/aLater today, we should learn all about the a href="http://mashable.com/apple-tablet"Apple Tablet/a, the hotly anticipated device that supposedly a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/18/harpercollins-apple-tablet/"sells ebooks/a, a href="http://mashable.com/2009/12/24/apple-tablet-dynamic-keyboard/"offers a dynamic keyboard/a, and sports dozens of other a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/apple-tablet-all-the-rumors-in-one-place/"rumored features/a. [...] Read more |
Poor Apple Tablet, Bolted Down to a TableWednesday, January 27, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/apple-tablet-bolted/service=bit.ly"/aa href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tablet3.jpg"/aAdmit it: after all the rumors about the mythical Apple Tablet, you hate the Tablet and want it to suffer. Well, these images, which finally look like they might be genuine, real pictures of the device, will satisfy your evil cravings, as the Tablet looks to be bolted down to a table. Yep, that#8217;s how Apple makes sure no one steals it. [...] Read more |
Mashable Readers Pick iSlate as the Apple Tablet’s Name [Poll]Tuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/27/mashable-readers-pick-islate/service=bit.ly"/aLast week we asked you a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/20/poll-apple-tablet-name/"which is the best name/a for the a href="http://www.mashable.com/tag/apple-tablet"Apple Tablet/a from among the top rumoured names so far: iSlate, iGuide, iPad, iTablet, or none of the above./ppThe results are now in, and it turned out to be a very tight battle between two frontrunners. The final winner is iSlate, which at 31% eked out a narrow 15 vote margin over the next closest contestant, iPad, with 30% of the vote. [...] Read more |
Google Xistence Offers to Live Your Life For You [Parody]Tuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/google-xistence/service=bit.ly"/aIt#8217;s fake but funny: a href="http://www.googlexistence.com/"Google Xistence/a is a new type of social aggregator whose goal is to #8220;live your life for you.#8221; It does this through #8220;randomly-generated status updates, picture uploads, and tweets,#8221; so you can spend your real life doing more of exactly what you secretly want to do: play World of Warcraft and Tower Defense. [...] Read more |
Why the Idea of the Apple Tablet May Be Better Than the RealityTuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/apple-tablet-idea/service=bit.ly"/aa href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/magic-lamp.jpg"/aAs a rumor, the a href="http://mashable.com/tag/apple-tablet"Apple tablet/a can be anything to anyone. We#8217;ve all latched on to the idea that it#8217;s a a href="http://mashable.com/2009/09/12/apple-tablet-eats-kindle/"symbol of hope/a for the struggling print media industry. We#8217;ve also taken the lack of substantiation as free reign to imagine a device capable of the impossible. [...] Read more |
Crosswords: The Apple Tablet’s First Official GameTuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/apple-tablet-first-game-crosswords/service=bit.ly"/aIt#8217;s not often you see an announcement for a piece of software that will run on a hardware device that hasn#8217;t been announced yet. Nevertheless, the first official Apple Tablet game has been announced via press release. Developer a href="http://standalone.com/"Stand Alone Inc./a is working on a version of its a href="http://standalone.com/iphone/crosswords/" target="_blank"Crosswords/a game for the iPhone, formatted for a 10-inch screen. [...] Read more |
Twitter Local Trends Now Live For AllTuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/twitter-local-trends-now-live-for-all/service=bit.ly"/aTwitter began a rollout of a new a href="http://mashable.com/2010/01/22/twitter-local-trend/"Local Trends/a feature last week, and now the company reports a href="http://blog.twitter.com/2010/01/now-trending-local-trends.html" target="_blank"Local Trends is live to all/a./ppOnce you set your location, Local Trends allows you to see what conversational trends are popular nearby. [...] Read more |
Fashion4Home.com Lets Customers Vote on and Buy Furniture DesignsTuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/fashion4home-com/service=bit.ly"/aThis post is part of Mashable#8217;s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details a href="http://mashable.com/bizspark"here/a. The series is made possible by a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.microsoftstartupzone.com/BizSpark/Pages/At_a_Glance.aspx?WT.mc_id=MSZ_Mashable_posts"Microsoft BizSpark. [...] Read more |
Obama’s State of the Union Address: Where to Watch OnlineTuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/state-of-the-union-address-online-video/service=bit.ly"/aa href="http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/whitehouselive.jpg"/aU.S. President Barack Obama#8217;s first official State of the Union address will be delivered tomorrow night at 9:00 p.m. EST./ppWhile you#8217;ll be able to catch it on the TV networks, you might prefer to watch on your computer or your mobile device and take advantage of all the social media integration the White House and media outlets are trying out this time; a href="http://mashable. [...] Read more |
Applet Tablet With iPhone-Like OS Confirmed in TV Interview [VIDEO]Tuesday, January 26, 2010Source: Mashable | Category: Social pa href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/26/apple-tablet-iphone-os-2/service=bit.ly"/aMost everyone is certain that Apple will reveal its tablet device tomorrow, but no one involved #8212; from Steve Jobs to the hundreds of likely partners #8212; had explicitly confirmed it. Until now./ppMcGraw-Hill’s CEO Terry McGraw told CNBC this afternoon that Apple will make a Tablet announcement tomorrow, and that the device “will be based on the iPhone operating system, so it will be transferrable” #8212; presumably referring to the 100,000+ apps that have already been developed for iPhone. [...] Read more |
