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The Telegraph reports that Steve Jobs was reportedly blocked from knighthood because the Apple CEO refused an invitation to speak at the Labour Party conference. (Other notable honorary knights include Bill Gates and Apple collaborate-U2 frontman Bono.) The info comes from a former senior Labour Party member, but a party spokesperson denies the news. (Telegraph via Fortune)- Meanwhile, Apple is currently in the midst of defending its attempt to trademark the phrase "App Store," claiming that Microsoft failed to prove that the term should remain a generic term that can be used by any mobile app marketplace. (TechFlash)
- Also, expect Apple to finally unveil the follow-up to its über-popular iPad at its big event this afternoon at 10 AM PST/1 PM EST in San Francisco, where Jobs himself may make an appearance. If outlets like Engadget are to be believed, expect the next-generation tablet to be thinner, faster, and more powerful with a dual-core ARM processor, double the RAM (512 MB), and at least one video camera, though it will likely not have a higher-resolution display and built-in SD card slot. Fortune will cover the event throughout the day, so keep checking in for the latest. (Fortune, AllThingsD, and Engadget)
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Meet the BlackBerry PlayBook
Fortune senior writer Michael Copeland got a first-hand look at the new BlackBerry PlayBook and gives his take on whether it's got the goods to compete with Apple's iPad.
Ben Baer, Senior Producer - Sep 27, 2010 10:31 PM ETPosted in: Apple, Apple tablet, BlackBerry, BlackBerry Playbook, BlackPad, iPad, iPad 3G, Tablet, Tablets -
Forget an iPad with 3G. Get a MiFi router instead.
Why buy a 3G radio locked into Apple's sleek iPad when Verizon and Sprint's personal high-speed Internet hotspots can be faster and let you bring five gadgets online?
When Steve Jobs brought out the iPad and leisurely flicked, scrolled and swiped his way through web sites and applications before a captive audience last January, he made clear that his latest brainchild was intended as nothing less than the consummate media consumption MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jun 14, 2010 12:31 PM ET -
Unlimited data, R.I.P.
Why AT&T's reversal to metered data usage will move Internet innovation in the wrong direction.
Starting next week, new AT&T subscribers will no longer have the option to pay a flat fee for unlimited data, as they have since the dawn of our smartphone economy. Many users may end up saving money under the new pricing plan, but the demise of unlimited data will likely have a more negative impact on MORE
JP Mangalindan, Writer - Jun 4, 2010 12:24 PM ETPosted in: Apple, AT&T, iPad, iPad 3G, Jeff Jarvis, Pulse News Reader, Smartphones, Steve Jobs, Tom Evslin, unlimited data, Verizon -
iPad 3G sold out in 49 of 50 stores
By Sunday afternoon, most Apple Stores had run out of Wi-Fi-only iPads as well
Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster, one of the few Apple (AAPL) analysts who attends product launches and counts heads, estimates that Apple sold 300,000 iPad 3Gs over the three-day launch weekend, including units pre-ordered online for Friday delivery. That's the same number of units Apple sold in one day when the Wi-Fi-only model launched.
The lines at the stores MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - May 3, 2010 4:24 AM ET -
iPad 3G draws hundreds in New York
The line formed at noon outside the big glass cube of Apple's Fifth Avenue store
By the time the doors of Apple's (AAPL) flagship New York City store opened at 5 p.m. Friday, at least 330 loyal customers were lined up along Fifth Avenue and down 58th Street, nearly to Madison.
It was the first time anyone in the world could buy the iPad 3G, and these people wanted to be there MORE
Philip Elmer-DeWitt - Apr 30, 2010 4:08 PM ETPosted in: Apple Store, iPad 3G
