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LTE iPad mini pre-orders begin arriving

by Randy Nelson (Nov 15th, 2012)

If you've been waiting on the delivery of a shiny new iPad mini with LTE capability, you should probably get ready to sign for it. That's because, as MacRumors and some of our readers report, pre-ordered LTE iPad mini units are starting to arrive at the homes and businesses of Apple ...

iPhone 4S launches on China Telecom to 200,000 pre-orders

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 9th, 2012)

China Telecom started selling the iPhone 4S today and became the second Chinese wireless carrier to offer the Apple smartphone. According to a M.I.C. Gadget report, China Telecom processed 200,000 pre-orders in seven days, with the highest number of orders coming from Beijing (10,000) and Shanghai ...

Radio Shack starting up iPad pre-orders

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 8th, 2012)

According to a CNET report, Radio Shack has become the first third-party retailer to accept pre-orders for Apple's new iPad. To pre-order through Radio Shack, you have to purchase a US$50 gift card and go into a physical store to place your order. Radio Shack is an authorized Apple reseller, and ...

Apple store calling to confirm iPad orders

by David Winograd (Mar 31st, 2010)

Just five minutes ago I got a call from the Apple Store at the Walt Whitman Shopping Mall in Huntington Station Long Island, NY, confirming that I would be picking up my new iPad on Saturday. We agreed that it was for the 64GB Wi-Fi model. I was told that pre-orders would only be available for ...

Sony cuts price of Reader Pocket Edition, tries to duck iPad

by Mike Schramm (Mar 24th, 2010)

Even amateur prognosticators could have seen this one coming on the day that the iPad was announced. With Apple's hardware being so pretty and so full of excellent features, the only way any e-reader competitors could ever hope to beat them was with price. That's exactly what Sony is doing with ...

Report: Initial iPad demand greater than iPhone's

by Dave Caolo (Feb 23rd, 2010)

It's hard to forget the near mania that preceded the iPhone's US launch. New Yorkers began lining up to buy one four days in advance. David Pogue wrote a song about it. Things got out of hand. Now, according to RBC Capital Markets' Mike Abramsky, iPad demand is even higher. RBC recently conducted ...

iPad pre-orders overwhelm Norwegian stores

by Dave Caolo (Feb 9th, 2010)

Who's got low expectations for the iPad? Not the Norwegians, as one local store can't keep up with pre-orders. Late last week, retailer Eplehuset (Apple House) suspended pre-orders all together when they sold out. A message posted to their site states that those who have already placed orders ...