| Student sells spot in iPad 2 queue for $900 Posted: 13 Mar 2011 06:14 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sun 13 Mar 2011
Apple launches have a tendancy to bring out the crazy in some folks, with Apple fans camping out Bear Grylls-style overnight in front of Apple Stores worldwide just for the honour of laying first hands upon the latest iDevice.
But what if you're of a mind to both avoid the queues AND get the first go on Apple's latest touchscreen toy? With pre-orders in the States reportedly backed up by two or three weeks, one intrepid Apple fan, app developer Hazem Sayed, went all Gordon Gecko and turned to bribery.
US college student Amanda Foote sold her place near the front of the Apple Store queue to Mr. Sayed for an eye-watering $900 - iPad not included. Sayed was reportedly leaving on a business trip that evening, and darn it just didn't have the time to wait in line. Ms. Foote had apparently joined the line with the express intention of selling her spot, and had endured 40 hours of rain-soaked queueing, in which time she managed to wrangle just over three hours of sleep.
Foote's $900 has apparently been ear-marked for Lady Gaga tickets, although with the 64GB 3G iPad going for just $829 dollars in the States, we're not sure we wouldn't have just joined the queue again at the back and let a stranger pick up the tab (no pun intended).
Thinking about picking up an iPad 2 on March 25th? Read our full iPad 2 review for our take on the tablet, and take a peek at our hands-on iPad 2 video below.
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| Apple iPad 2 suffers from yellow screen tint? Posted: 13 Mar 2011 05:28 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sun 13 Mar 2011 Un-set glue causing iPhone 4-style screen problems for iPad 2 users? Just two days since Apple Stores across the States were ringed with customers clamouring for the latest Apple wunder-tablet, and already some early iPad 2 adopters are crying foul.
The cause of the iPad ire is a yellow tint that has appeared on several devices around the edge of the 9.7-inch touchscreen. If that sounds familiar, it's because Apple faced an identical problem with a number of its iPhone 4 handsets when the phone launched last summer.
The yellow tinting is reportedly caused by the glue Apple use to hold their iDevices' screens in place, a problem which also causes light to leak onto the screen from around the bezel. Happily, if indeed it is the same problem as with the iPhone 4, both problems fade with time, reportedly as the glue sets.
Screen discolouration aside, the iPad 2 has been selling like hotcakes in the US since its release on Friday, with Apple fans literally queueing around the block and Apple Stores across the country running out of stock. UK customers have just under two weeks to wait until the March 25th launch - fingers crossed we'll have a verdict on this iffy screen problem by then.
Thinking of picking up an iPad 2 come March 25th? Read our full iPad 2 review for the T3 team verdict, or watch our video hands-on below.
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| Nintendo 3DS price drops down to £187 Posted: 13 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sun 13 Mar 2011 Morrisons slash £10 off Amazon's lowest asking price. With just two weeks to go before its launch in the UK, Nintendo's glasses-free 3D gaming handheld, the Nintendo 3DS, has had another snip made to its not-inconsiderable £230 asking price.
The 3DS, which goes on sale in the UK on March 25th, is available for the currently rock bottom price of £187 from Morrisons (for pre-order), undercutting Amazon.co.uk by a tenner. In return, Morrisons are asking for a £10 deposit, and giving early bird 3DS customers until March 31st to pick up their new handhelds.
The Nintendo 3DS uses special parallax technology to create a 3D image without the need for 3D glasses. You can brush up on all it has to offer - games, technology, features - with our everything-you-need-to-know Nintendo 3DS feature, or check out the video below for a peek at what 3DS gaming actually looks like.
Link: Morrisons
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| Nintendo 3DS price down to £187 Posted: 13 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PDT Posted by Richard Wordsworth on Sun 13 Mar 2011 Morrisons slash £10 off Amazon's lowest asking price. With just two weeks to go before its launch in the UK, Nintendo's glasses-free 3D gaming handheld, the Nintendo 3DS, has had another snip made to its not-inconsiderable £230 asking price.
The 3DS, which goes on sale in the UK on March 25th, is available for the currently rock bottom price of £187 from Morrisons (for pre-order), undercutting Amazon.co.uk by a tenner. In return, Morrisons are asking for a £10 deposit, and giving early bird 3DS customers until March 31st to pick up their new handhelds.
The Nintendo 3DS uses special parallax technology to create a 3D image without the need for 3D glasses. You can brush up on all it has to offer - games, technology, features - with our everything-you-need-to-know Nintendo 3DS feature, or check out the video below for a peek at what 3DS gaming actually looks like.
Link: Morrisons
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| Apple iPad 2 review: T3's reaction to Apple's tablet Posted: 13 Mar 2011 03:01 AM PDT Posted by Kieran Alger on Sun 13 Mar 2011 T3's verdict on the iPad 2 is in. Reactions have been flying in since the iPad 2 went on sale in the US and T3 has just revealed its first response to the latest Apple tablet.
The iPad 2 will face far stiffer competition than its predecessor with the likes of the Motorola XOOM, the BlackBerry Playbook and the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 all out to pile pressure on the Apple product.
Read the full iPad 2 review to see there's enough upgrade quality in the latest Cupertino tablet to successfully fend off the opposition. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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