NPD Group has released (via CNET) a new study that suggest that the recent decline in PC shipments is now due to the iPad’s success. The report notes that only 14% of early adopters (people who bought an iPad more than six months ago) bought the device instead of a PC. For the Holiday quarter [...]
Verizon Stores Selling Original iPads at Steep Discounts
Verizon is selling the last of their original Wi-Fi iPad stock at prices starting at $299.99 for the 16GB model, $399.99 for the 32GB model, and $499.99 for the 64GB model. That’s around a $200 discount for each model. It offer appears only affect Verizon’s corporate owned stores, not independent stores. Stock is reportedly selling [...]
Shipping Estimates For iPad 2 Orders in US Now at 3-4 Weeks
Corresponding with the international launch, the shipping window for the iPad 2 for US customers has improved from 4-5 weeks, to 2-3 weeks. This, along with the huge international launch in 25 countries, of course suggest that supply constraints are beginning to ease. Demand is still high, but Apple is apparently cranking these things out [...]
International iPad 2 Sales Now Live
Right on cue, as the new day arrived for our friends in the east, the iPad 2 went on sale. Apple has planned since the iPad 2′s introduction, for the device to go on sale internationally on March 25th. Sales began online at 1AM local time, and 5PM local time in Apple’s brick-and-mortar retail stores. [...]
Apple Confirms International Launch of iPad 2 on March 25th
Apple has confirmed their previously slated plans to bring the iPad 2 to 25 other countries, including Canada, France, German, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland and the UK, this Friday, March 25th. Here’s a quote from Apple’s press release: “While competitors are still struggling to catch up with our first iPad, we’ve changed the game again [...]
AT&T Marks Down First-Gen iPad 3G Models
AT&T has knocked another $100 off the 16 and 32GB iPad 3G models, and $200 off the 64GB model. That puts prices for the first generation iPad at $429 for the 16GB model, and oddly, $529 for both the 32 and 64GB models. With that odd pricing scheme in place, it’s worth noting that AT&T’s [...]
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