It’s official : APPLE says the iPad 2 will go on sale in Malaysia and Singapore tomorrow – it’s a Friday – 29 April. This announcement was a shock to many as it was always rumored Malaysia would only be in the list after June. There were already leaks that 29 April will be the […]
March 3, 2011
The euphoria behind the iPad 2 launch has now subsided. Over the next few days, we should be seeing more hands-on review and videos about it. Having used the original iPad for 8 months, I was looking for improvements that could justify one to upgrade to iPad 2. Overall, I am not well impressed, l’d […]
March 3, 2011
Following this morning iPad 2 launch event, Apple has quietly released iTunes 10.2, the latest version of its digital media management software. According to Apple’s release notes, iTunes 10.2 allows users to sync with iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices using iOS 4.3 and adds Home Sharing support that will allow iOS 4.3 device users to […]
March 3, 2011
Dateline : 2 Mar 10 am ( 3 Mar 2 am M’sian Time ) Yerba Buena Center at San Fransisco Despite his sickness, Steve Jobs in his signature black turtleneck and jeans appeared today to launch the new iPad 2. He said “We’ve been working on this project for a while, and I just didn’t […]
February 21, 2011
Now that Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress is over, all eyes are now on the upcoming iPad 2. Interest in the iPad2 has gone feverish in view of the spate of 10″ Android tablets announced by Samsung, Motorola, HP, LG , RIM and Huawei. The most obvious challengers are the Motorola Xoom and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Comparisons […]
December 20, 2010
As in a computer or any smartphone, one could similarly overclock the iPad. The iPad’s A4 CPU is being tweaked by Apple to run at an optimum speed of 833 Mhz instead of 1 GHz. The overclocking steps just involve renaming a processor speed monitoring file. Listed below are the steps which are pretty straightforward […]
December 7, 2010
With the upgrade to latest firmware 4.2.1, you can now print from the iPad to some selected and approved printers. However, it will only officially print from printers labeled “AirPrint-compatible,” which most probably most users will not have. There is however a mod to overcome this. AirPrint Activator is a small application that will enable […]
November 24, 2010
This is based on news release at techarp.com : summarized below Launch date is 3rd Dec 2010. The first batch of Apple iPads will be delivered on the launch date to selected customers who pre-booked their iPads. Model Malaysia Singapore Difference Apple iPad 16 GB WiFi (MB292ZP/A) RM 1,800 S$ 728 (RM 1,747) + RM […]
November 20, 2010
News and rumors of the new iPad featuring a 7″ screen was squashed by Steve Jobs during the press conference on Apple’s Q4 results. Jobs criticized the 7″ tablet size offered by its competitors saying that it was too small to be a viable product. He said such 7″ are “useless” and “dead on arrival”. […]
November 17, 2010
This is my impression and a brief layman’s review of Apple’s latest MacBook Air ( Model MC506LL/A ). This is the 11.6” model with 2 GB ram and a 128 GB SSD . I will make some comparisons with my previous owned 2009 1.86 Ghz model. On 20 Oct during its launch, Apple CEO’s Steve […]
April 28, 2011
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