You may have your iPad resting its derriere on your desk dock, but as it sits lifelessly charging, have you ever considered giving it some purpose? Perhaps your official (wo)man-desk needs a bit of a classy clock to spice up the atmosphere.
DeskAgent is a Formal iPad Dock
Stanza 3.0 Adds iPad, PDF Support
Lexcycle has released an update to their popular book reader for iPhone, Stanza. The new 3.0 version comes as a free universal update that introduces many new features such as native iPad support, PDF / Comic Book Archive / DjVu compatibility and iTunes file sharing.
New AT&T Plans and iPad 3G Shortage Incite Shopping Panic
Something AT&T didn’t expect when it changed their plans on Monday was the influx of customers who are now racing to purchase an iPad 3G in hopes of getting on the old $30 Unlimited plan, which ends June 7th. The New York Times reports that many customers are downright dissatisfied with AT&T’s new policies, and with the iPad 3G at a shortage, they’re panicking they’ll have to settle for presumably worse. Not wanting to lose potential customers, however, AT&T is considering allowing people to pre-purchase iPad 3G units and sign up for the plan they want as to alleviate people’s fears. Still, even if many are arguing that these plans are actually better for you, I argue that a savings in only $5 doesn’t constitute capped data; many customers (even if many are uninformed) are incredibly concerned about these new policies. AT&T, you may want to make a special exception for the iPad as to uphold the original strategy.
Dapp, Jubilee, The Early Edition Winners Announced
Thanks everyone who entered our giveaways in the past week. We’d also like to thank all the developers who offered their products to MacStories readers, so be sure to drop a “thank you” in case you’ve won something!
Anyway, you’ll find the winners after the break. Congratulations!
Apple Gets Ready for the WWDC [Photos]
Apple is hanging banners for the WWDC at the Moscone Center. We’ve gathered some photos from Twitter and Flickr, check them out after the break.
Also, stay tuned for our live coverage post on MacStories later today.
New Mac Mini Headed our Way?
One product I seriously considered before I purchased my Black Macbook had to be the Mac Mini. And I still think the Mac Mini is a rather overlooked machine that’s quite powerful on its own; I love its small form factor and green output. But recently they’re becoming slim pickings according to AppleInsider. With Apple slowly cutting off the air supply to the current model, can we expect to see a Mac Mini refresh?
Why Apple Succeeds & Others Fail
Mike Rundle nails it over at Flyosity:
“If someone is trying to understand why Apple products do well and they’re putting them in a feature comparison matrix against competitors, they’re already doing it wrong. When the iPod first launched it famously had “less space than a Nomad” but it ended up dominating the industry. The specs for Nokia’s high-end smartphones blow the iPhone’s away but their U.S. market sales are abysmal and almost non-existent. The iPad doesn’t compare well against a netbook in a feature-to-feature lineup but it has over 2,000,000 sales in less than 2 months.
Apple’s products sell because they focus on the overall user experience and how people actually use the device, from when they buy it in an Apple Store to the first time they open the lid on a MacBook Pro all the way through its lifetime. Apple treats each product as something special by itself; a treat for the person who bought it. Even the cheapest iPod nano has beautifully-executed packaging while other companies throw their most expensive products in a cheap, brown, cardboard box.”
I wonder if this concept can be applied to any other company competing with Apple. Is there a game you can’t Microsoft at? Is there a game you can’t beat Dell at? Samsung, Nokia and other follow.
The very last competitor Apple has to tear down is prejudice.
You still can’t get iPhone to iPad Tethering
So AT&T has some new plans out. What you need to know is what exactly you can and can’t do with tethering. First (and maybe last) in this rundown is the fact that you cannot have your iPhone tether to your iPad for wireless wifi or bluetooth.