iPad Online News

More IDG Headlines – San Francisco Chronicle

According to iSuppli, an El Segundo, Calif.-based market research firm known for its consumer electronics teardowns, the least expensive iPad, which Apple will retail for $499, contains $219 in parts and $10 in manufacturing costs, providing a profit … Read this except’s full story



Join the iPad gold rush – but strictly on Apple’s terms – Irish Times

WIRED: For many thinking of dabbling in creating software for the iPad, a little culture shock, courtesy of Apple, awaits, writes DANNY O’BRIEN YOU WOULD think the dust would have settled from Steve Jobs’s iPad launch, but no. Even though it … Read this except’s full story



TheSpec.com – style – Online decor satire gains serious web buzz – Hamilton Spectator

So what if the name, for all its alliterative bounce, seems not quite right? Who cares, really, if the quality has ebbed ever so slightly in the last few days? The website Unhappy Hipsters (unhappyhipsters.com) is the most welcome addition to the … Read this except’s full story



A big mobile browser launch and mounting frustrations add up to some … – DailyTech

Norway-based Opera Software ASA’s mobile browsers — Opera Mini 4 (currently in beta for Mini 5) and Opera Mobile 10 — are the world’s most used cell phone browsers. One of the key challenges to Opera’s mobile market share over the past couple years … Read this except’s full story



Researcher: iPad costs give Apple room to cut prices – MacWorld UK

The iPad runs Apple between $229 and $346 in materials and manufacturing costs, giving the company plenty of room to cut prices, a research analyst has said. According to iSuppli, an El Segundo, Calif.-based market research firm known for its … Read this except’s full story