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Announcement

Happy Memorial Day from the PowerPage

It’s Memorial Day, the beginning of summer and we here at PowerPage will be taking the day off to spend it with friends and family. We’ll resume our regular news coverage of all things Mac, mobile and awesome tomorrow. In the meantime, there’s a nice day out there, friends to invite over and tasty barbecue […]

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Apple TV Rumor

Rumor: Apple working on next-gen Apple TV device powered by iPhone OS 4.0

Details have emerged of a next-generation Apple TV set top box reportedly based on iPhone OS 4, powered by Apple’s custom-built A4 processor, and offering 1080P cloud-based streaming content with a price tag starting at US$99. Per Engadget, editor Joshua Topolsky said the information came from a tip and was confirmed by a source “very […]

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iPad News

International iPad launch underway, line of over 1,200 reported in Japan

Apple’s iPad hit the international markets today with initial reports over over 1,200 lined up at Apple’s Ginza flagship store for its 8AM opening. Per Electronista, lines had started as early as Wednesday in Japan and have been matched by similar lines in Australia and Europe. Japanese pre-order numbers aren’t known, but over 900,000 allegedly […]

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News

Apple updates iBookstore, allows for self-published submissions

Yesterday, Apple opened up the ability for individuals to submit their books to the iBookstore within the United States. Previously, aspiring authors have been able to work with third-party agggregators with whom Apple has deals, such as Lulu, Smashwords, and Ingram, these firms handling a lot of the overhead and performing tasks such as acquiring […]

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Podcast

PowerPage Podcast Episode 134

Episode 134 of the PowerPage Podcast is now available. You can either download it from the iTunes Store or directly (29.4 MB, MP3). This week we went with MP3 encoding because it was too long to keep under the 20GB cap for OTA downloading on the iPad/iPod/iPhone. Panel: Jason O’Grady and Rob Parker Topics: This […]