Apple got tablets right, and created a whole new market with the iPad 12 years ago today

Today's iPad and iPad Pro are vastly faster and gigantically more capable than the original, but still recognizably the same device that Steve Jobs unveiled on January 27, 2010.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 81

Apple Newton VideoPad prototype axed by Steve Jobs heads to auction block

A previously unseen Apple VideoPad 2, a video-centric companion to the MessagePad from the late '90s, headlines an auction of rare Apple devices in November.

William Gallagher 4 years ago 4

How ARM has already saved Apple - twice

Apple may be transitioning to ARM processors in the Mac soon, but the company has been closely connected to ARM in multiple ways for thirty years — and those connections contributed to why Apple survived the dark days in its history.

William Gallagher 5 years ago 16

Apple sued over spellcheck functions on Mac, iPhone & iPad

An app developer for Apple's older Macs is suing, arguing that a large number of Apple devices and apps violate patents related to spellchecking technology.

Roger Fingas 6 years ago 39

'Love Notes to Newton' is documentary about the before-its-time '90s Apple product

"Love Notes to Newton," which premieres this week, looks at the rise and quick fall of Apple's John Sculley-era personal digital assistant, and talks to both the original Newton team plus the small fanbase of enthusiasts that still remain.

Stephen Silver 7 years ago 17

'General Magic' tells story of Apple vets who created a smartphone, 15 years too early

Andy Hertzfeld, Joanna Hoffman, Bill Atkinson and Tony Fadell are among the once-and-future Apple luminaries who were part of General Magic, the subject of a compelling new documentary.

Stephen Silver 8 years ago 28

iPhone Patent Wars: Apple's $1.1 billion ARM injection ignites a mobile patent race

The wholesale appropriation of Apple's Macintosh technology portfolio by Microsoft in the early 1990s had a profound effect upon how the industry began to think about intellectual property and protecting innovation through patent filings.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 73

Purported Apple tablet pictures leak at last minute [u]

A series of photos shared just hours before Apple's product unveiling show an iPhone-like interface on a larger, higher-resolution screen, representing either an internal leak or a convincing fake [Updated with alleged back shell photos].

Sam Oliver 16 years ago 137

iPhone developer Web site unavailable prior to Apple event [u]

Providing even more evidence that an updated iPhone OS could be revealed at Apple's event later today, the company has taken its iPhone Dev Center Web site offline [Update: Back online].

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 10

Apple wants to price tablet hardcover bestsellers $13-$15 - WSJ

Book publishers are said to be in 11th hour negotiations with Apple to provide books for its forthcoming tablet, with new hardcover bestsellers priced at $12.99 and $14.99.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 155

McGraw-Hill CEO spills details on iPhone OS-based Apple tablet

Appearing on financial network CNBC Tuesday afternoon, the CEO of publisher McGraw-Hill confirmed that Apple will announce its tablet Wednesday, and that the device will run the iPhone mobile operating system.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 235

Tablet rumors: TV subscription talks stall, Verizon preps for 'big day'

With just a day to go until Apple's much anticipated media event, tablet rumors continue to swell, with reports of TV networks balking at Apple's proposed subscription plan, and claims of Verizon employees preparing for a "big day" Wednesday.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 208

Steve Jobs: Apple a $50B company, excited over 'major new product'

Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs announced that the company's annual revenues are now beyond $50 billion, but indicated that even more is in the pipeline to get excited about.

Prince McLean 16 years ago 31

Analytics firm spots 50 suspected Apple tablets running iPhone OS 3.2

About 50 devices matching the characteristics of Apple's forthcoming tablet have been tracked from the company's Cupertino, Calif., campus, with the devices reportedly being used to test iPhone applications.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 132

Apple tablet seen nearing $3 billion business in first year

Selling an estimated 5 million units in its first year as a "base case" scenario, Apple's tablet would earn the company $2.8 billion in additional revenue and solidify it as more than a niche product, a prominent investment baking firm said Friday.

Neil Hughes 16 years ago 135

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